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The single post, directly in front is less of an impediment than two posts would be. After all, the greatest risk of collision isn't with a car directly in front of you but rather with the wing hitting the rear wheels of the car you're trying to overtake - which would be more or less 30° either side of straight ahead.
All it would do for Williams is make everyone more aware that he's a Mercedes driver in waiting!
I know, I'm pointing out (in reply to @birchesgreen) that Russell winning a race in a car that isn't a Williams, wouldn't do much for the Williams team in terms of publicity.
Not a huge shock, it was only ever between Vandoorne and Russell.two bits of F1 news. The first is a little bit of a surprise while the second has been touted for a while
Sakhir Grand Prix: British driver George Russell to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in Bahrain
Williams driver George Russell will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix.www.bbc.co.uk
Correct, Jamie Chadwick (the W Series champion) is a development driver. Very strange post. Would one accuse her of having a "male" name?
If you say so, but it will raise his profile and name recognition.
Exactly, for Russell it's his golden opportunity. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Russell scores those elusive first points, and that Aitken is at least able to match Latifi.
THe bigger question is WHY there are so few female drivers or drivers from ethnic minorities.
I ma not THAT old you cheeky so and so
A good showing and he moves up the pecking order for the next seat. He has done comparatively well in a rubbish Williams and constantly beaten his team mate in qualification and races. There is still a hint Williams might dump him for next season which seems mad!
I am old enough to remember Williams actually winning and not coming around eighth and ninth place
And McLaren and Ferrari
TBF, for either of those you only need to go back five or six years.
I remember Montoya, Maldonado and... um...I am old enough to remember Williams actually winning and not coming around eighth and ninth place
My posting was made in jest, as I'm far too young to have watched Williams winning their final championships.
Not as pointless as Davide Valsecchi at Lotus in 2013, where they passed him over at least twice as Kimi Räikkönen's late season replacement!
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That’s a good point, but slightly different as Davide, from memory, had never entered an F1 Grand Prix, whereas Stoffel has two seasons experience.
It was a rather tongue-in-cheek reply. I think Vandoorne would have been more likely to fill in at Mercedes if Hamilton had tested positive on a Thursday, rather than a Monday.
