#again EYE think an argument could be made for BrawnGP rocketship but it was legit a cheeky throwaway

[gayferrari]

/gen not trying to be argumentative but if you consider brawn gp in the first few races of 2009 to be rocketship, what's weird about considering mclaren a rocketship in these last few races? like that that a car can be very very competitive for this half of the season. again, genuinely, to me it just seems like brawn gp had a development advantage for a while that the other teams caught up on, which also in 2024 (o, the inverse) happened to mclaren. :)

[disclaimer this is my personal opinion as a random tumblrina on the internet!!]

re: this post — I actually threw in the BrawnGP as a cheeky addition more than anything, and I would NOT put it even closer to the same level of dominance as 2014 or 2023 RBR. But it's only fair I'm being called upon to defend my thesis, so here it goes. To Me. Brawn had a wholly different concept than anyone else on the grid due to early-regulation loophole, and were absolutely dominant during their success streak. JB won 6 of 7 races with the only exception being a chaotic wet race. Once everyone else had the same tech, they only won 2 more. Mclaren don't have that level of engineering dominance right now. They've just nailed their updates better than anybody else (the much discussed front wing is also a Merc feature; flappy rear was only in play at a few tracks and has not singlehandedly guaranteed a win, see Monza.) Mclaren have only won 3 races of the last 10, as many as Mercedes, and I'd argue only Zandvoort and Hungary were a dominant display — Zandvoort because Lando won by 20 seconds even though Oscar didn't even get to the podium, Hungary was a 1-2. The competition at the front remains open. If not for Carlos's crash, Ferrari could still be a viable wcc challenger, and I don't expect they'll win the wdc. I don't expect them to go on a win streak just on the basis of their technology. TO ME that's not a rocketship, it's just a very good car

anyway again! that's just my opinion and I'm not expecting others to agree!! It's legit just nitpicking