From: shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com   
      
   On 25/01/2025 10:38 pm, Sir Tim wrote:   
   > ~misfit~  wrote:   
   >   
   >> I'd put money on Lawson being in the top 5 in the DWC - maybe even in the   
   >> top 3 (depending on the   
   >> odds).   
   >   
   > Can’t see it myself. I think you are letting your patriotism (or is it   
   > nationalism?) affect your judgement, Shaun.   
   > We shall see ;-)   
      
   Maybe, maybe. However Lawson's strength has always been to jump into a new car   
   and learn to drive   
   it very well quickly - he's very adaptable. His record for maiden wins is   
   quite remarkable. That's   
   why I wishfully said almost a year ago that I hope he gets Checo's seat soon -   
   before he stagnates   
   somewhere else.   
      
   To me the fact that Lawson didn't trounce Tsunoda speaks volumes about how   
   good a grip Yuki has on   
   that Racing Bulls car - and that the car likely isn't capable of much more   
   than Yuki's been getting   
   out of it. I feel sorry for Yuki, for Liam to have leap-frogged him, as I   
   think he's a capable   
   little driver.   
      
   I just hope that for Liam's sake the RBR car is as competitive this year, what   
   with Adrian having   
   left. I've got a feeling that it won't be as relatively good as it was in 2024   
   (and I don't think   
   Max is much longer for the team either...).   
      
   --   
   Shaun.   
      
   "Humans will have advanced a long, long way when religious belief has a cozy   
   little classification   
   in the DSM"   
   David Melville.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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