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Who is the most likely driver to win a race this season other than the Redbull drivers? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by SaucyGoodness@lemmy.world to c/formula1@lemmy.ml

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Assuming neither Redbull driver finishes, who is the most likely driver to win a race? Alonso seems like the obvious choice, but with Mercedes looking strong, who knows?

What would happen if Stroll recovers and wins before Alonso? What sort of meltdown are we looking at?

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[–] iamgamerman@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really don’t hate Stroll like some mindlessly so, but the l problem is that even if he has the most dominant car on the grid during a race, it’s very likely he’ll still be beaten by either his teammate or those in slower cars.

He has 1/3 the amount of points as Alonso right now and is sitting down in 8th while driving what has overall been the second best car this season. This isn’t new either. Almost every season he’s been in F1 he has underperformed compared to his teammate/car capability.

It’ll be interesting to see how Aston navigates the pressure of having almost all the components of a championship winning team, except for Stroll.

[–] SaucyGoodness@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually rank Stroll pretty highly compared to most, but this season in particular has been abysmal.

Looking back, I think his 2020 season sort of shows he could at least be on the level of Perez. But then, he really needs to start getting podiums this year for that to be even remotely true.

[–] florge@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I remember hearing from somewhere that Stroll has the underlying pace to be quick, just doesn't put in the work.