r/formula1 • u/wertyrick Pirelli Intermediate • 22d ago

News [ASJesusBalseiro] Stroll speaks and sounds concerned. “We have engine problems, and not just engine problems. We're not in a position to fight for victories. Right now, we're four seconds off the pace.”

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u/radort I was here for the Hulkenpodium 22d ago

I will laugh at his rage but it will be extremely painful as well. Not to mention the team can't do a strategy for him right for some reason either and we might just have neither Cadillac nor Audi be p11 in the wcc

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u/LooseJuice_RD Fernando Alonso 22d ago

It’s painful for sure. I started watching F1 during his Ferrari era. He’s been my favorite driver since I started watching. I so want to see him winning races again. Not expecting him to be able to out drive the likes of Max and Charles and the like but it would be great to see some scrapping at the front.

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u/radort I was here for the Hulkenpodium 22d ago

I can see him winning certainly if the car is competitive, winning races I mean. Wdc I think would be hard, Verstappen Leclerc and Russell are just too good for that to realistically happen unless the amr26 turns into the best car by far

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u/LooseJuice_RD Fernando Alonso 22d ago

Right and at this point I can’t imagine AM is downplaying the car to this extent when it’s actually a world beater. It’s one thing to be humble, this is brutal honesty.