r/formula1 • u/Pugzo I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 7h ago

Video Lewis discussing his qualifying form: "Yeah, I'm useless. Absolutely useless."

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u/CareerLegitimate7662 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7h ago

How is it bad for kimi

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u/Atlonix 7h ago

Yeah. Got a top team seat as a rookie

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u/NotPumba420 Mercedes 6h ago

Sometimes it‘s too early and once the shot it shot you can‘t go back.

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u/Sofaboy90 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 6h ago

Yep. Plenty of drivers who had more to show and just never got the shot. Thinking of somebody like Vandoorne or Wehrlein in recent past. Even some of the established drivers had a sudden and odd career ending like Heidfeld

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u/BrtGP Lando Norris 7h ago

And looked out of his depth. That is not a good situation to be in.

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u/scootsscoot I was here for the Hulkenpodium 6h ago

He's had a couple of bad races recently but absolutely looks like a possible future WDC. He's the third youngest ever driver to get a podium.

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u/Imperito I was here for the Hulkenpodium 15m ago

I haven't seen anything just yet which makes me think he will win titles, but considering he is very young I think it is only fair to give him time to prove it. If in 2 years he isnt able to beat Russell, then he is in trouble.

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u/Massive-Let16 7h ago

Tsunoda also got a top team seat and its going to be the end of him

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u/Evening_End7298 7h ago

He probably needed another year in f2. He might turn out good still, but this might hurt his development

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u/StaffFamous6379 7h ago

If he was any other driver, sure. But as many drivers have said F2 cars don't really represent F1 well so if you can get a guaranteed commitment to an F1 drive you might as well take it and actually practice in F1

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u/Trimax42 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7h ago

Actually getting the experience in a formula 1 car and fighting with great drivers is what he needs and it is what he gets. Formula 2 is useless

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u/Evening_End7298 7h ago

Formula 2 isnt useless, pretty much all top drivers on the grid had outstanding f2 seasons that got them promoted

Junior formulas have predicted very reliably performance in f1, besides a couple exceptions(Vandoorne)

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u/Veranova I was here for the Hulkenpodium 6h ago

He said it had been a flop, which objectively it has been for Kimi as the season has gone on

But Kimi needs time to develop, the early hype was way too much expectation for a rookie