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Originally Posted by HeelToeShift

When does Max stuggle with pace? You must be confusing him for Ham who usually does have much of it. Honda requires that the engines be turned down for practice sessions, yet Max is THE ONLY one who goes to practice sessions and usually leads or is near the top of them. Usually his times on Hard or Medium tires is as fast or faster than those on softs. Albon has said when he was ther, Max would get the car set-up in almost no time at all which was astonishing.
Well, we know Ham got a WDC car right away, and only won because of blatant cheating. Beyond that, I've heard he got upgrades Alo didnt because they were favoring him and he still didnt beat him on points. Max at the same age, same car would have destroyed Alo or Ham. That's why Ham always had a 'no Max' clause. He was terrified of his talent.

I couldn't agree more