Re: Cullen and Hamilton re-join forces.

On 25/01/2025 10:38 pm, Sir Tim wrote:

~misfit~ <shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> wrote:
 

I'd put money on Lawson being in the top 5 in the DWC - maybe even in the
top 3 (depending on the
odds).

 Can’t see it myself. I think you are letting your patriotism (or is it
nationalism?) affect your judgement, Shaun.
We shall see ;-)

Maybe, maybe. However Lawson's strength has always been to jump into a new car and learn to drive it very well quickly - he's very adaptable. His record for maiden wins is quite remarkable. That's why I wishfully said almost a year ago that I hope he gets Checo's seat soon - before he stagnates somewhere else.
To me the fact that Lawson didn't trounce Tsunoda speaks volumes about how good a grip Yuki has on that Racing Bulls car - and that the car likely isn't capable of much more than Yuki's been getting out of it. I feel sorry for Yuki, for Liam to have leap-frogged him, as I think he's a capable little driver.
I just hope that for Liam's sake the RBR car is as competitive this year, what with Adrian having left. I've got a feeling that it won't be as relatively good as it was in 2024 (and I don't think Max is much longer for the team either...).
--
Shaun.
"Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy little classification in the DSM"
David Melville.