F1 2020 - Turkish GP

[Angelus]

Ka-pi96 said:

Angelus said:
It's still crazy to me that Lewis is going to break all of Michael's records. I remember watching that domination back in the day as a kid, thinking surely there was no way, in a sport as unpredictable, and ever shifting as F1, that anybody could ever come close to 91 wins and 7 championships again. Yet here we are. Lewis is going to end his career somewhere probably well north of 100 wins, and at least 8 championships, by the looks of things. That's insane.

I wonder if Max will end up dominating the sport the same way once Lewis retires. Max is still so young, and yet already has so much F1 experience under his belt, it's really almost unfair for all his contemporaries.

It seems like that will depend a lot on the team he drives for. It's certainly possible, but you'd hope things aren't as one-sided in terms of car performance in the future. Without a superior car, it would still be possible, but much less likely.

Of course, that's why these records seemed so untouchable to me in the first place, but Max is quite ideally positioned atm. Whenever Lewis leaves, it's highly likely that Max will be viewed by every team on the grid as the best driver in the field, and he'll probably be able to go race for whatever team he wants for quite some time. If there was ever a driver positioned to have a chance at these types of records, it's probably him.

Much like you though, I'm of course hopeful that we'll ultimately see a more mixed up field of winners in the future. As cool as it is to see people make history, by the time Lewis gets done doing it, I'll have already seen that bar smashed twice in my time as an F1 fan. I'm ready for some more unpredictable years.