06-12-2020, 20:55
Great race in Bahrain!! Full of drama with Verstappen and Leclerc going out on the first lap and Russell out racing Bottas to lead for most of the race. A screw up by Mercedes on a pit stop under the VSC saw Russell and Bottas drop down the field and then a puncture for Russell pushed him further down!! In the end Perez, the man with no seat next season took the win after being in 19th after the first lap, followed by Ocon and Stroll.
So what did we learn without Hamilton in the No 44. The Mercedes is the best car for sure. Imo Bottas is a mid-table driver and couldn't step into Hamiltons shoes. Russell is destined for better things and maybe even a Mercedes seat behind Hamilton. Perez deserves a ride in the Red Bull as he is clearly better than Albon. Hamilton deserves the accolades he gets, he is not only the best driver but he is the best during the race as well in terms of not making the mistakes we see from others and his management of the car. Russell drove a great race until the pit stop fiasco and would have easily got the win.
This race gave us a glimpse of what F1 could be if Mercedes and Hamilton were not so dominant, not their fault at all, its up to the others to get better and close the gap. Would have been good to see Verstappen and Leclerc go the distance but in the end it was a great race to watch.
So what did we learn without Hamilton in the No 44. The Mercedes is the best car for sure. Imo Bottas is a mid-table driver and couldn't step into Hamiltons shoes. Russell is destined for better things and maybe even a Mercedes seat behind Hamilton. Perez deserves a ride in the Red Bull as he is clearly better than Albon. Hamilton deserves the accolades he gets, he is not only the best driver but he is the best during the race as well in terms of not making the mistakes we see from others and his management of the car. Russell drove a great race until the pit stop fiasco and would have easily got the win.
This race gave us a glimpse of what F1 could be if Mercedes and Hamilton were not so dominant, not their fault at all, its up to the others to get better and close the gap. Would have been good to see Verstappen and Leclerc go the distance but in the end it was a great race to watch.