@Keith Baxter @Corjan
Who do you feel are the next up and coming future champions or top class racers ?
We can all see that Max and Hamilton are way ahead of the field. Generally the best way to see that is with reference to their performance against their team mates. This year has been a bit of a strange one though as Valtteri was crapped on by mercedes by them sacking him late in the season - which corresponded to his performance drop off and also Checo not being in the same league as max albeit that he is a damn good consistent driver placed in a damn good car - yet, unable to be close to Max.
Anyway, now this season is over. Has anyone stuck out in your mind as a potential star ?
For me it is Yuki Tsunoda. In a year or two the guy will be a star. He has the very rare abilities of people like Max, Prost, Senna, Schumacher to push and go for it and not be too upset when it goes wrong. The raw talent is outstanding. I can see him in the top team at RBR in a couple of years.
The other guy is Lando Norris but the only thing that lets Lando down imho is the lack of 'killer instinct' but he seems to be learning rapidly. A truly amazing driver but a bit 'too nice'. Very much like Alex Albon. Alex is a truly amazing talent but is also 'too nice' to go for the top.
They are my two - Yuki and Lando - if Lando bolts on a larger pair of brass balls.
I was well impressed with George Russell at the end of last year when he shoehorned himself into hamiltons car and simply aced the track and would have blown everyone away apart from the horrendous mistakes by the merc pit crew and the puncture, yet he seems to have dropped off severely this year with Latifi owning him in the latter part of the year.
The new rules next year will be a thing to behold. 98 days to go.
Joe