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its not the car so much as the style of racing theyve got to put up with now, I dont think any of the drivers who have been there for a while and remember how it was, are enjoying it, obviously if he was leading the championship he could probably put up with it, when youre mid grid and still risking your life, Ollie Bearmans crash was a reminder this sport is very dangerous, in these things...and at Suzuka especially with memories of Jules Bianchi.
you do question why you are doing this, as any normal adult would, Max is just more vocal about things than the others.
None of them have complained except Max. The Merc, Ferrari and McLaren drivers seem to be loving it.
biggs682
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You wait till they get beaten
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FishFright
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Norris isn't happy either. Piastri is happy he won but it was the first GP he started this year.
No driver is happy with the car deciding how much battery to deploy and not them.
Bearman's accident was caused by the huge delta between cars either deploying or not.
I predict chaos when it rains .
All fair points and many drivers have said that the system needs tweaking. Max is the only driver who has complained that he doesn't like these cars at all. All of the other interviews suggested that drivers like the cars and system but want some changes to improve it.
FishFright
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I've no idea where you get the idea that everyone bar Verstappen is happy with the regs.
Or are u just annoyed that everything Verstappen predicted about these cars is correct ?
No-one else is bitterly and vociferously complaining?
FishFright
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Besides Norris, Leclerc, Sainz, Albon, Hadjar, etc who complain all the time .
Hulkenberg won't comment and the Cadillacs are too busy building a team .
Basically trying to put it Verstappen's door is fundamentally incorrect.
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I think majority of the field are unhappy about the changes in all fairness.
It's a big change for sure and the smaller teams will always be playing catch up .
It's a big change for sure and the smaller teams will always be playing catch up .
Norris was initially upbeat, folowing engine reliability issues he became downbeat. LeClerc has only been annoyed about qualifying. Sainz has been concerned about safety but has made no other public comment. I can't see that Albon has said anything at all. Hadjar hasn't said much other than he wants to break lap records and feels the new cars are a bit slow.
Verstappen has said he could walk away from F1 if the rules don't get better, that his car is the worst ever, that its like Mario Kart, etc etc
FishFright
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Norris was upbeat in testing and his opinion tumbled once the season started.
Leclerc was complaining in the race about the deployment too.
Sainz is not a happy bunny about the power train rules too but that is possibly down to the rubbish car.
Albon is very pissed off , every time he tries to push the car it gets slower , mostly due to the same deployment issues everyone faces.
Verstappen has been critical of the powertrain formula since it was announced , maybe you've only just noticed ?
The only people upbeat are the FIA and Liberty because they can't be critical in public.
No drivers are happy with the way the deployment levels are out of their hands but are controlled by power train itself.
Even Sky , who are usually total fanboys, are worried about the safety concerns.
The first 2 races were fun because of the number of mistakes made which made it look exciting. Suzuka brought the issues front and centre . Luckily the 5 week break curtesy of the tangreine has given all concerned time to change things away from the public eye.
ETA Free practice is usually a good place to hear the drivers opinions away from the race day media machine.
