Posts by rapidstag2

I have completely and utterly wasted my entire Sunday.

He’s officially bid farewell to Chelsea FC and has touched down in Istanbul.

Rain is a fickle mistress; she grants opportunities only to snatch them away just as quickly. ☕

If Lewis Hamilton continues to face this kind of unrelenting misfortune, the championship battle remains anyone's guess for quite some time.

fadedwalker18 said:A perfectly orderly and justifiable accusation of cheating.

He certainly looked rather sour during his interview, didn't he? 😂
But then again, why should it matter? 😂
I fail to grasp why Herbert was so visibly agitated when the crowd reacted, eventually forcing him to hush them down.

Jacob Castillo70 said:.
who intentionally drags their pace in Q3 just to spite a specific rival.

At the end of the day, this is a competition, and where is the actual issue? He hasn't broken any rules, nor would I go so far as to label his actions immoral. He had already secured pole position at that moment and left his only competitor in the dust. Had he pushed harder or chased a faster lap time, it would have been quite absurd. 🤷

I feel for Perez, but he really ought to have hit the track sooner.

It was essentially a surgical strike; he managed to pop nothing but the tire right off the rim. 🙏

Most races tend to be quite tedious, where the primary drama stems from pit strategy—someone diving in early or staying out late to snatch a position—but that element is entirely absent in a sprint race. All we really saw was Lewis Hamilton’s lackluster start, that push off the track, and two overtakes simply because the other driver burned through their tires far too quickly.

I haven't the slightest clue; it feels as though I tuned in halfway through an event only to have it suspended, leaving me to wait until tomorrow for a resolution. One doesn't even get the impression that these were qualifying sessions where Max secured pole position, though I suspect the organizers feel the same way.

They cater specifically to the TikTok generation, and then they decide to parade an old truck from the 1980s around. 🙏
Why not just toss them into a simulator where they can chase each other around the track like holograms on horseback—some sort of mindless drones amidst a backdrop of explosions? Naturally, the interviews would need to be capped at five seconds so the children can actually process the information.

A quick overview of the confirmed transfers, just so we can observe how the market is actually behaving during this pandemic era—even as the billionaire owners constantly whine about their lack of liquidity. 🙂

Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.



Rui Patrício moving from Wolverhampton to Roma for €11.5m.



Nuno Tavares leaving Benfica for Arsenal at £8m.

Why on earth does this director insist on ignoring the intense battles happening mid-pack, choosing instead to focus solely on the leaders while absolutely nothing of consequence is occurring in their lane?

Perez had a nightmare of a race, honestly.

Patrick Newman5 said:Lewis Hamilton will make it to the podium

Things finally seemed to fall into place for him today; however, one cannot help but notice how easily he overtakes five or six drivers on the track, whereas Valtteri Bottas remains stuck in eighth place, seemingly devoid of any possibility of closing the gap to the leaders.

rapidstag2 said:A few weeks back, I picked up an RX580 Strix 8 gb for $367, and looking at the current market rates here and there, it seems I made a decent call. My only reservation remains the lack of a warranty...

I originally posted this back in January. Now, having taken a casual glance at some listings on Craigslist, I see the asking price for an RX580 8 gb is sitting at $1333 ? 😲
I am certainly aware of the current market volatility and the general supply shortages, but one has to wonder: is this crowd demanding 3000-4000 bucks simply being wildly optimistic, or is anyone actually purchasing an RX580 at those prices?

In all honesty, if I could triple my money within a three-month window, I would likely offload it immediately; after all, the card is essentially gathering dust since I haven't even launched a single game on it yet. The fans have only spun up because I manually triggered them just to clear out a bit of dust. 😁

All things considered, there is an abundance of possibilities here, spanning from the top three podium contenders all the way down to those fighting for tenth. Norris is clearly showing some serious pace, while Bottas seems to be struggling just to keep up beside him. And who knows? If we happen to get hit by rain and see some chaos from Mazepin Racing, anything could happen. 😁

graniteharbor502 said:Rain is expected tomorrow 🙂

And yet, as usual, it won't rain. I fully expect we will see more dark clouds on the screen tomorrow than we will see from someone like Antonio Giovinazzi. 😁

By that logic, one can only assume the Red Bull retaining wall will step up to do its job and take out Lewis Hamilton tomorrow. At this point, I could probably double his lap time, provided he doesn't somehow drop three or four seconds after just a few laps.

Have you all heard that particular joke?

Michelle Palmer, Anthony Jackson2, and Carol Lewis walk into a discussion thread, and someone asks them...