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Vandoorne is pretty overrated, to be honest. I don't get the hype.
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Mclaren aren't worried about Stoffel at the moment are they!!
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Experience counts for a lot and that's why Fred is getting more out of that s***box. I couldn't Adam and Eve it when I saw he was 7th, but that just shows why he's one of, if not the, best
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They've probably turned down Vandoorne's engine for reliability reasons as well. He's had less failures than Alonso.
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He shouldn't be expected to set the world alight at any moment, to be honest. It's not just the comparison to his teammate, but also his lack of situational awareness. Being as dull as a Belgian doesn't help either.
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I just think experience is more important in this season's cars, which makes it hard against a world class driver like Fred
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Absolutely! I honestly don't know how or on what grounds people judge drivers these days. F1, more than it ever has been, is about car and engine (well the reverse of that really!) The lack of testing is killing a lot of rookie drivers ability to do a job in anything less than top line machinery.
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It's not his fault the Honda engine has fallen back again. Fred's just doing a mega job in the car
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probably should post this in the Alonso/Indy thread but in a way i think its more relevant for F1 fans so here is an article by the man himself written for the Players Tribune website. (obviously move if necessary)
for those not familiar with the site, it was created by a former baseball player and is a site for athletes to tell their own stories in their own words. Kobe Bryant chose to announce his retirement on this site with a poem so check it out as there are many great stories on it and its a brilliant site. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/fe...onda-andretti/ |
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I've grown to like Alonso over the years. This stuff wasn't obvious to me at the beginning of his career. Although his speed was. As was his ability to adapt. Do you remember his early Renault, odd front end. Yet he can take a car set up different to this. There is no he can't drive a car with understeer or oversteer with Alonso. No circuit specialist.
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Fred can adapt to a wheelbarrow
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I've both liked and not liked some aspects of his way of going about things, but I've had (sometimes begrudging!) respect for his ability to wrestle cars into places they clearly shouldn't be. I'm really looking forward to the 500, I just have to hope I get back from Silverstone in time to watch it!
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