[MKSixer]

Sergio Perez is confirmed at RBR for the 2021 season!!!

This is awesome!! Having been paired with RIC, GAS and ALB, in that order, RBR will finally have a test for Max since his time with RIC. We will finally have a real barometer for Max!!

In the VER vs PER battle for 2021, where does everyone think it will end up?

[EdM5]

Great pairing! And Checo will rake up a lot of points but Max will easily beat him. No doubt.

IMO Ricciardo is better than Checo. And Max outperformed Danny in their last joint year at RBR.

2018, Max vs. Daniel:
points:249 / 2 wins for Max - 170 / 1 win Ricciardo
Quali: 15 - 5 for Max, average gap -0,145 s.

[Steeler]

If VER matures he should be ahead of PER.
If not...well...cue the VER gang.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by EdM5

Great pairing! And Checo will rake up a lot of points but Max will easily beat him. No doubt.

IMO Ricciardo is better than Checo. And Max outperformed Danny in their last joint year at RBR.

Spot on !
I knew it already from last monday . #192 => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showth...1781704&page=9

As MAX said : Actually I don't care who my teammate is , I just push the car beyond the limits .
Let us hope Checo is faster than Albon was in this season .

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by dbarton62

If VER matures he should be ahead of PER.
If not...well...cue the VER gang.

Mate . From what we saw is MAX mature enough to beat the Mercs , at least if his car is fast enough !
That's what we saw the whole season...
PER is a piece of cake...and the rest as well !

[rcracin]

From 2018 Ric forward, no way Max is magically that much better than the other Red Bull driver. Case in point is Gasly’s success at Alpha Tauri even without the win. Red Bull hasn’t invested in their other driver and we’ll see if Perez can do something about that internal bias at the team.

[inTgr8r]

The big question is, will he be designated the #2 with less than equal equipment as Redbull has done in the past?

With a good car Checo could really help mature Max.
He needs someone to push his limits within the team.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by rcracin

From 2018 Ric forward, no way Max is magically that much better than the other Red Bull driver. Case in point is Gasly’s success at Alpha Tauri even without the win. Red Bull hasn’t invested in their other driver and we’ll see if Perez can do something about that internal bias at the team.

This. Spot on. RIC saw the writing on the wall and pulled the rip cord.

Brilliant analysis. PER and his handlers need to keep an baleful eye on Darth Marko and make sure his shenanigans aren't taking place!!

[Ngilbe36]

I like Albon, but this was the right move for RBR. Im glad they were able to make it. Hopefully this will give them some alternative strategy opportunities that they did not have this year. Good for Checo for getting to race for at least one more year. Well deserved!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by rcracin

From 2018 Ric forward, no way Max is magically that much better than the other Red Bull driver. Case in point is Gasly’s success at Alpha Tauri even without the win. Red Bull hasn’t invested in their other driver and we’ll see if Perez can do something about that internal bias at the team.

Of course mate ...

[minn19]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Mate . From what we saw is MAX mature enough to beat the Mercs , at least if his car is fast enough !
That's what we saw the whole season...
PER is a piece of cake...and the rest as well !

This is what YOU and a few others saw..............

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by EdM5

IMO Ricciardo is better than Checo. And Max outperformed Danny in their last joint year at RBR.

2018, Max vs. Daniel:
points:249 / 2 wins for Max - 170 / 1 win Ricciardo
Quali: 15 - 5 for Max, average gap -0,145 s.

If you factor in the DNFs and engine problems, then Ricciardo was arguably still the better driver. As he clearly was in the first two years he was in the same car as Verstappen.

https://drivetribe.com/p/verstappen-...TD-_6vFDiBREZg

Has an interesting analysis of the 2018 season.

"[....]What my chart shows is that with Ricciardo qualifying on average at 6.2 and Verstappen at 5.7 there is effectively very little between them in qualifying and that really was to be expected. From that point on things get interesting.

Drivers ahead of them that suffered DNF’s significantly help Verstappen. 8 for Verstappen and 5 for Ricciardo.

From Verstappen’s adjusted grid position of 5.2 he is finishing a race on average at 4.0, a gain of 1.2 places. Ricciardo however, starts from an adjusted position of 5.6 and finishes a race at 3.5, more than 2 places gained on average per race. So while Ricciardo is on average starting behind Verstappen, he is on average finishing ahead of him and by more than a full position. Clearly, Ricciardo is better at gaining true positions.

The cumulative positions gained is also very illuminating. One the face of it Ricciardo is clearly the big winner, gaining 17 positions to Verstappen’s 12. However, if you remove Verstappens result from Monaco, where he started 20 and gained 8 positions, Verstappen position gain is really just 4. Do the same for Ricciardo and remove his biggest race position gain, which was Hungary where he gained 7 positions, he now has 10. Now Ricciardo leads 10 – 4. Which means Ricciardo is gaining a lot of positions while Verstappen without the Monaco result is essentially finishing where he started. Again advantage to Ricciardo.

In terms of races where either driver lost positions, Ricciardo wins again. He’s never finished a race lower than he’s started, while Verstappen has finished worse than he started twice.

The only category that Verstappen is better in is qualifying and the difference is so small that it’s essentially insignificant. Everywhere else Ricciardo is clearly better.

Regardless of the spin Red Bull have put on Ricciardo leaving, I think it’s pretty clear they have lost their best driver. The implications of that I believe will be significant in 2019. I question whether Gasly is really ready for the move to Red Bull. On paper the Verstappen / Gasly pairing looks weaker than Ricciardo / Kyvat pairing of 2016. And that was probably the weakest team Red Bull have ever had.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Mate . From what we saw is MAX mature enough to beat the Mercs , at least if his car is fast enough !
That's what we saw the whole season...
PER is a piece of cake...and the rest as well !

Originally Posted by minn19

This is what YOU and a few others saw..............

Who is the only driver who was able to split the Mercs during the whole season ?
Who is the only driver who finally could beat the Mercs ?

Name of the driver please ?

[minn19]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Who is the only driver who was able to split the Mercs during the whole season ?
Who is the only driver who finally could beat the Mercs ?

Name please ?

This isn't what you said in your other post. He was the only one that could do it, but he stills has immature/inconsistent side we saw quite a few times this year.

He still needs to mature to beat the Mercs/Hamilton and whoever else they put in that seat to replace Bottas.

As others said in this thread, if RBR doesn't eff with Sergio like they did Gasly and Albon, he will be able to do this as well. So Max won't just be fighting Lewis this time. Let's see how his fragile ego can handle that.

Regardless, I love this move and makes me very excited for next year.

Edit: Also, it might not be status quo next year. RIC in the McLaren and if Ferrari pulls their heads out of their asses, it could be more crowded up front finally. Could be..............

[SenorFunkyPants]

Its already looking like Horner has decided how he see the part he expects Perez to play.

"Horner said it was crucial for Red Bull to give Verstappen a competitive team-mate to help in the fight against Mercedes after being left without a rear gunner at races this year."

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by minn19

This isn't what you said in your other post. He was the only one that could do it, but he stills has immature/inconsistent side we saw quite a few times this year.

He still needs to mature to beat the Mercs/Hamilton and whoever else they put in that seat to replace Bottas.

As others said in this thread, if RBR doesn't eff with Sergio like they did Gasly and Albon, he will be able to do this as well. So Max won't just be fighting Lewis this time. Let's see how his fragile ego can handle that.

Regardless, I love this move and makes me very excited for next year.

Edit: Also, it might not be status quo next year. RIC in the McLaren and if Ferrari pulls their heads out of their asses, it could be more crowded up front finally. Could be..............

We both know how old MAX is . But that doesn't matter , as he is the youngest race winner ever anyway !
Last weekend we finally saw "Equal Machinery" That matters mate !
And hopefully also in 2021 !

[minn19]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

We both know how old MAX is . But that doesn't matter , as he is the youngest race winner ever anyway !
Last weekend we finally saw "Equal Machinery" That matters mate !
And hopefully also in 2021 !

Oh goody, this game again! Who is the youngest WDC?

I'm not sure we saw equal machinery either...........

I'm hopeful for an exciting 2021 season.

[5.M0NSTER]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Of course mate ...

Sorry, Senna and Schumacher were champions, so not even close bro

[Chappers 71]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

If you factor in the DNFs and engine problems, then Ricciardo was arguably still the better driver. As he clearly was in the first two years he was in the same car as Verstappen.

https://drivetribe.com/p/verstappen-...TD-_6vFDiBREZg

Has an interesting analysis of the 2018 season.

"[....]What my chart shows is that with Ricciardo qualifying on average at 6.2 and Verstappen at 5.7 there is effectively very little between them in qualifying and that really was to be expected. From that point on things get interesting.

Drivers ahead of them that suffered DNF’s significantly help Verstappen. 8 for Verstappen and 5 for Ricciardo.

From Verstappen’s adjusted grid position of 5.2 he is finishing a race on average at 4.0, a gain of 1.2 places. Ricciardo however, starts from an adjusted position of 5.6 and finishes a race at 3.5, more than 2 places gained on average per race. So while Ricciardo is on average starting behind Verstappen, he is on average finishing ahead of him and by more than a full position. Clearly, Ricciardo is better at gaining true positions.

The cumulative positions gained is also very illuminating. One the face of it Ricciardo is clearly the big winner, gaining 17 positions to Verstappen’s 12. However, if you remove Verstappens result from Monaco, where he started 20 and gained 8 positions, Verstappen position gain is really just 4. Do the same for Ricciardo and remove his biggest race position gain, which was Hungary where he gained 7 positions, he now has 10. Now Ricciardo leads 10 – 4. Which means Ricciardo is gaining a lot of positions while Verstappen without the Monaco result is essentially finishing where he started. Again advantage to Ricciardo.

In terms of races where either driver lost positions, Ricciardo wins again. He’s never finished a race lower than he’s started, while Verstappen has finished worse than he started twice.

The only category that Verstappen is better in is qualifying and the difference is so small that it’s essentially insignificant. Everywhere else Ricciardo is clearly better.

Regardless of the spin Red Bull have put on Ricciardo leaving, I think it’s pretty clear they have lost their best driver. The implications of that I believe will be significant in 2019. I question whether Gasly is really ready for the move to Red Bull. On paper the Verstappen / Gasly pairing looks weaker than Ricciardo / Kyvat pairing of 2016. And that was probably the weakest team Red Bull have ever had.

Given equal machinery Big Dan has already proven that he is the fastest F1 driver.

Please see attached link, as I'm not clever enough to be able to attach it directly


https://www.google.com/url?q=https:/...VjeGpwMFaRSsWD

[EdM5]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

If you factor in the DNFs and engine problems, then Ricciardo was arguably still the better driver. As he clearly was in the first two years he was in the same car as Verstappen.

https://drivetribe.com/p/verstappen-...TD-_6vFDiBREZg

Has an interesting analysis of the 2018 season.

Any fact based analysis is much appreciated Sir! Thank you.
Tbh I like Ricciardo very much. He's a real warrior and under the right circumstances at the right time he could definitely win the WCD (just think of Button or even Alan Jones). I never understood why Ferrari didn't sign him.

But this analysis makes no sense really. For example: [Which means Ricciardo is gaining a lot of positions while Verstappen without the Monaco result is essentially finishing where he started].
Well, it seems quite logical that if you start further down the field you got more opportunities to gain positions. Nevermind the dynamics of the race. During races, the running order and intervals are not a lineair phenomenon.

Let's just rely on the F1 drivers for a solid assessment of who was best in 2018.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Chappers 71

Given equal machinery Big Dan has already proven that he is the fastest F1 driver.

Please see attached link, as I'm not clever enough to be able to attach it directly


https://www.google.com/url?q=https:/...VjeGpwMFaRSsWD

Awesome mate !

Now we are talking ...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

...and das definitely banned for the MIB as from now,Todt should remember that if he stays awake

" Cirque du Soleil "