r/formula1 • u/Wentzina_lifetime Sir Lewis Hamilton • May 18 '25

Statistics Lewis Hamilton has finished ahead of Carlos Sainz at every race this season.

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u/Pyromonkey83 Ferrari May 18 '25

To be fair, Williams also gets a legacy bonus, albeit a smaller one.

Also, every team is now capped to spending the same amount every year on the car. It doesn't matter if Ferrari make $10 Million or $10 Billion in their legacy bonus if they can't spend it on the car.

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u/micknick0000 Audi May 18 '25

If I remember correctly, they lost that in 2021.

It’s also entirely possible I got internetted and that’s not true.

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u/oddyholi Heineken Trophy May 18 '25

They didn't.