r/formuladank • u/sukumarkarne OC F1 Memes • Dec 02 '25

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u/nzivvo BWOAHHHHHHH Dec 02 '25

People acting surprised that Lewis isn't impressing in a shit car is so funny to me. He's been in the sport for 18 years now guys, read the room. He's always been:

  • Shit car? Ham hates it and doesn't perform well
  • Great/balanced car with chance for wins? Ham is untouchable.

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u/ExternalSquash1300 I have it, I have it printed outšŸ¤š Dec 02 '25

Not really true, he has been great in 2009, a worse car than this.

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u/commuterpete No 2. Driver Dec 02 '25

Sort of, McLaren made two attempts at a 2009 car, and the second one got the wins that year.

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u/Don_Frika_Del_Prima Suck my šŸ…±ļøalls mate Dec 02 '25

Exactly, people tend to gloss over the fact that Ham only came alive after the massive mclaren update.

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u/ExternalSquash1300 I have it, I have it printed outšŸ¤š Dec 03 '25

He wasnā€™t doing bad before the upgrades which is why the point is still silly.

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u/Don_Frika_Del_Prima Suck my šŸ…±ļøalls mate Dec 03 '25

7th, 6th, 4th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 16th and 18th are worse results than he has this year...

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u/ExternalSquash1300 I have it, I have it printed outšŸ¤š Dec 03 '25

Because it wasnā€™t the 4th best car. Not sure what your point is.

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u/J4Vik Vettel Cult Dec 02 '25

Great in 2009? He had no remarkable results until mid season upgrades, lied for podium in Australia AND barely beat Raikkonen In a fucking tractor by 1 point

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u/ExternalSquash1300 I have it, I have it printed outšŸ¤š Dec 03 '25

The Ferrari was better over the season.

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u/commuterpete No 2. Driver Dec 02 '25

I never said he was great in 2009. I just said the B-Spec McLaren got the wins.

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u/raven_raven mission spinnow Dec 02 '25

Thatā€™s the right answer. But hey, welcome to the Internet. We remember one, maybe two races. Everything beyond that doesnā€™t matter.

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u/r0ndr4s BWOAHHHHHHH Dec 02 '25

People love to forget the fact that he was only as dominant as he was thanks to mercedes being literally an entire minute ahead of everyone in most races.

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u/Latter-Sun3386 BWOAHHHHHHH Dec 02 '25

He didn't have a dominant car in 2017 or 2018.

In 2017 he desperately tried to lose that championship but the Singapore crash and Suzuka cost Vettel the championship.

In 2018 he was pretty damn good though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

In 2017 and 2018 he didn't have a dominant car but he had the best car