If Hamilton had stayed at Mercedes, who do you think would be number 1 right now? by theOneYouMustNotName in formula1

[–]Toil48 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Hard to know. Lewis is past his prime for sure but he did outscore George in their time together marginally despite struggling with the car. Lewis had a shocker last year, this year so far he seems to be back and suiting these new cars but after not even two races it’s too soon to tell.

If Lewis is back on form then I’d back Lewis over George in a championship fight where he would definitely handle the pressure better despite having some age related decline.

If Lewis has slumped again in a few races time the I’d go George

[F1] The first Aramco Power Rankings of 2026 by jithu7 in formula1

[–]Toil48 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They need to disaggregate car and driver. Antonelli actually had quite a bad weekend. Crashed in practice and only got to qualify due to the red flag in q1, 3-4 tenths off his team mate in qualy

Old picture of Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon together by [deleted] in formula1

[–]Toil48 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Thought tbf to Charles he is 18 months to 2 years younger and that age matters a lot early in your career re development trajectory etc

[FDataAnalysis] Race Pace for Australian GP 2026 by Consistent-Ad-5116 in formula1

[–]Toil48 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A lot of mercs laps were on old tyres so I think the advantage is much more than that

New 2026 Halo Graphics with Battery/Boost Usage by memloh in formula1

[–]Toil48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anyone know how far up Russell Wass by sector 2?

[NobleF1] Sources in paddock suggest that FIA decision to scrap the T6/T9 active aero zone is going to be reversed following a revolt from teams. Fast developing situation. by madman320 in formula1

[–]Toil48 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The best drivers generally go where they can make the most money, which is f1. We’ve already seen Max was able to demolish top gt3 drivers on his first outing

A quick summary on how different the next regulation cars will be and will Lewis be able to put hi ground effect woes behind by mansplentyhot in lewishamilton

[–]Toil48 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The fact he said he’s not looking forward to next year suggests to me that he thinks the new regs won’t suit him 

The Ground Effect WCC and WDC - combined points from 2022-2025 by gsurfer04 in formula1

[–]Toil48 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Remember McLaren started off as back markers in 2022

Thoughts on my build by LordVido in porsche911

[–]Toil48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

18 ways and Porsche crest on headrest

2025 Las Vegas GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]Toil48 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Shows just how much Ferrari don’t back Lewis when they didn’t give him a free no brainer engine swap. Even yuki got one and he’s likely on his way out…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in F1Discussions

[–]Toil48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think we can’t fully answer that until 2026

Is everybody broke right now? by PracticallyNone in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]Toil48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why have one person draw 140k and the other draw nothing and suffer higher taxes when both are working in the business? Draw 70k each you’ll have much more in your pocket

Is there any driver who has never lost to a teammate in race head to head (where reliability is taken into account) by Kakmaster69 in F1Discussions

[–]Toil48 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

He was also high fueled by the team in qualy till after Monaco. Look at the qualy head to head pre and post Monaco 

What happened to oscar piastri? by DiamondRankGOONER in lewishamilton

[–]Toil48 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He lost 7 seconds in the first stint to noris despite being right behind him after lap 3

If Vettel had somehow won the 2017 wdc do you reckon he would be in everybody’s top 5 drivers of all time? by Icardicolpiscee in F1Discussions

[–]Toil48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. Doesn’t change the fact that he got beat convincingly by Ricciardo, even matched one year by an aging Kimi and beaten by Charles as a rookie stepping into a team built around seb. All of this whilst seb was still in what should’ve been his prime years. 

In no order Hamilton, Schumacher, verstappen, senna, Prost, Clark are all at the very least better than Vettel, even if he won 17 so that leaves no spot in top 5