• SouthernCross@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I wonder who from today’s grid, when given a Red Bull car is able to give Max a real challenge? Charles? Lando? I think Oscar looks promising. I don’t see anyone in RB’s current line up being on par with Max.

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      1 year ago

      Of all the drivers and you don’t pick the obvious pick?? Lewis Hamilton. I’d also say maybe Alonso and Leclerc.

      Lando would put up a better fight than Perez though, but probably not over a whole season. Same with a couple of others.

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        1 year ago

        Hamilton is a Mercedes driver. I don’t see him even considering RB.

        Whether we like it or not, age has a massive effect on driver’s performance. Lewis might still have it, Alonso too but the young guns like LEC, NOR, and PIA… They’re hungry for a championship win.

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          I mean it’s also unlikely af for the drivers that you mentioned. Other than Perez, Yuki or Ric no one is close to a Red Bull car.

          I took your question as an hypothetical focusing purely on driver quality and not on the feasibility of them getting to a Red Bull.

          Based on that interpretation your question has no answer, because no driver that is close to a Red Bull can get anywhere near Max.

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          I read your parent comment as being hypothetical, not tied to the driver actually having to have a contract with a team.

          The only drivers who I think would trouble him are Hamilton, Norris, Piastri (maybe, he’s got the pace but lacking experience), and Alonso. Leclerc is fast but too error prone.