Posts by stormybadger8

How on earth did I end up finishing second in the group after such a pathetic prediction?🤣

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Daniel Ricciardo
3. Sebastian Vettel

4. Nico Rosberg
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Kimi Raikkonen
7. Jenson Button
8. Felipe Massa
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Daniil Kvyat

I'll throw another one your way if you're still drawing a blank 😁

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Daniel Ricciardo
3. Sebastian Vettel

4. Nico Rosberg
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Kimi Räikkönen
7. Jenson Button
8. Felipe Massa
9. Kevin Magnussen
10. Pastor Maldonado

1 Lewis Hamilton
2 Sebastian Vettel
3 Nico Rosberg

4 Daniel Ricciardo
5 Nico Hülkenberg
6 Fernando Alonso
7 Felipe Massa
8 Kimi Räikkönen
9 Sergio Pérez
10 Valtteri Bottas

graniteharbor502 said:Look, quit the drama. By my math, you're taking the group win with 29 points.

True... there's this one old prediction that calls it.😁

analogbison71 said:ESPN has been broadcasting F1 since way back, at least they do over in Mexico, so don't go telling me what year it started!

I’ve never actually watched it on ESPN. 😁
But I’ve recorded some local broadcasts before, so it’s not impossible that I missed something or have some old footage lying around...
I just need to dig through the absolute mess of files on my hard drives. To make matters worse, my stupid software recorded everything using only the date as the filename instead of the channel name...

Mark Lewis54 said:Listen, folks,

I urgently need footage from Canada and Belgium on SPT..
I've got plenty of F1 dirt I can trade for it..

Which year are we talking about, and what's your tier?😁

1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel

4. Hulkenberg 4th, Vettel 5th
5. Daniel Ricciardo
6. Jenson Button
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Felipe Massa
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Valtteri Bottas

Just pour on the heavy artillery and don't hold back on the volume 😬
Everything'll be fine 🤣

So, why haven't my mechanics fixed my Mustang yet? 😬

dustycyclist19 said:It's actually because of all this artificial hype that Hulk will probably land a seat at a top-tier team one of these days😉

Wrong. If they hadn't messed around with all those ridiculous rule changes, Hulk would already be a starter on a top-tier team.
McLaren, Lotus, even Ferrari—they were all eyeing him, and they weren't exactly being subtle about it. But everyone backed off. Turns out, the new regulations and his size just made him too much of a headache for them.

Besides, if you haven't realized Hulk is incredible by now, you’re basically blind. And honestly, Tom's little stunt in the FI didn't do a damn thing to help.

You just don't get what sports is actually about...
The whole point is proving you're a beast while driving for some underdog garage, which then earns you a seat at a powerhouse team where you help build their legacy from the ground up...

But this nonsense with constant rule changes? It kills that entire spirit...
I mean, seriously, what's the point of artificially boosting someone's points just to get them on a podium once or twice? At the end of the day, they'll just end up right back where they started...
And because of some idiotic regulations, a driver with talent on par with Hulk is stuck rotting away in that same mid-tier team instead of having moved up to a top-tier squad years ago...

dustycyclist19 said:Really solid, high-quality breakdown here👍
But if we're talking about rule changes, there’s this massive distinction between soccer and Formula 1 that I think you missed. See, F1 is fundamentally a technical sport, whereas soccer isn't even close. That’s exactly why they feel the need to tweak the regulations; because how else do you tell an athlete they just aren't good enough? In soccer, you just tell them to hit the gym harder and the results will follow, but in F1, sometimes the only way to level the playing field is to change the rules itself.😉

You really nailed it with this one. Absolute genius.😉

In Formula 1, the rules don't change because drivers ask for them or because they make sense for the racers. They change because the fans want more drama. Period.
Drivers have always known the deal: if you want to actually win, you move to a better team. You don't go around crying that the rulebook needs changing.

ruggedhawk20 said:You’re just being dense because you don't get it—simple as that. You stared at the screen, saw the guy in third crossing first, and decided to come here and cry about it. Listen, thousands of people watching the race twenty years ago knew exactly why the leader was technically third—it was crystal clear—but since a few thousand people today are just as clueless as you, Bernie decided to play hero and simplify things for the masses, even if it meant screwing over the leader.

That’s exactly my point—F1 races used to be these niche little events that only a tiny handful of people actually cared about. For every fan watching, there were like a hundred others who didn't give a damn.

Look, I don't follow football—I have no clue who Arsenal is, how they ended up named after some coach, or what a corner even is... whatever. All I know is it’s basically 22 guys chasing one ball while only two wear gloves, and everyone else just wears cleats. Also, a 0-0 tie is mind-numbingly boring. So, if someone actually fixed the game for me—like, making the goals the full width of the field, killing off the offside rule, and getting rid of goalies entirely just to stop those zero-score snoozefests—what would a "real" fan think? Would they actually have a point if they told me to go jump in Lake Tahoe?

I’ve been obsessed with F1 since back when it was actually just a rulebook for building cars—not this circus we have now. Back before Google existed, before all the cheating, and before the constant drama—it actually made sense. If you started on pole, you won. Simple. You were the fastest in qualifying, so obviously, you were the fastest on race day—and if you're the fastest, nobody's passing you. It was common sense, period.

Then the Disney crowd showed up and decided the race was "boring." Those are the people who ruined my sport—I didn't change theirs, because honestly, I never even bothered to change their sport—since their version was boring to begin with, just like mine was to them from day one. Truth is, I never even noticed their sport existed, and I still don't.

It’s all just a mindset thing—honestly. If I don't like something, I just stop watching; if they don't like it, they go ahead and change it. Some people call that progress, others call it aggression—it’s a total gray area. Look, I’m not claiming I’m right, I’m just saying you and I aren't cut from the same cloth. You like one thing, I like another. You’ll probably call me a bully, and I might just call you some stuck-up, old-fashioned dinosaur whose time has passed. Maybe. Who knows?

Maybe my era is over—and yeah, it is. Was it better? Who knows. If F1 looked like this back then, I probably wouldn't have even noticed—actually, I’m pretty sure I wouldn't have given it a second thought.

I’m watching F1 today mostly because it reminds me of a sport I actually used to give a damn about—back when it was fun. One of my favorite things about following Formula 1 was being seen as a total weirdo for staring at cars driving in circles—and honestly? I loved that little bit of eccentricity. But nowadays, if you watch F1, you aren't some oddball anymore—you're just one of the masses—and that's where all the soul goes to die.

Then you get one of those days—totally polar opposite to how things used to be—where it actually hits you just how much the world has shifted. You’ve got two drivers, basically neck-and-neck in terms of talent and trophies, yet they trigger completely different vibes today. One guy practically breaks the internet, while the other is mostly just a niche topic for the die-hards.

and honestly, in the context of F1, they're basically the same guy

Props to you, 🙏
In a single post, you’ve managed to say more than most people on this entire forum have said in their whole lives.👍

I don't really get why silvercobra68 thinks it’s somehow "fairer" if everyone restarts at once and we just settle the time penalties from before the delay later on...
Which, honestly, is the only "fair" thing about that nonsense, because let's be real: that scenario would be neither fair nor logical given how things actually work.

And frankly, sitting there on the grid just killing time isn't any less illogical or unfair than his idea. In fact, forcing these guys to sit around on cold tires waiting is way more unfair to everyone trailing behind.
Plus, what darkmarlin16 is suggesting is basically impossible to pull off. Who’s even going to coordinate all that? How would they even manage the lights or whatever crazy setup he’s dreaming up...
Bottom line: it’s a total utopia that just wouldn't work in the real world,😉 not to mention that nobody would be able to keep track of who jumped the start anyway...

As for adjusting times later, that's hardly groundbreaking stuff. It happens all the time nowadays when someone picks up a time penalty after a race is already over.

So wait, we’re talking about a restart from the grid on cold tires while just sitting there waiting for the lights to go out?
That’s absolute garbage. It isn't fair. Everyone except the leader would be losing their minds right now...
Basically, everyone's just overthinking a situation where there isn't even a smart way to play it.

darkmarlin16 said:@stormybadger8
You just don't get what I'm saying, man.

So, what's your big idea? What would actually be fair and logical in your book?🤷

darkmarlin16 said:I'm dead certain that 90% of the people on this forum think what I just laid out is way more logical, way fairer, and just plain better than the nonsense you're pushing.

And they're right.

The way you want things done is just like DRS in Formula 1—you can only use it in specific spots under very specific conditions, which is just straight-up stupid.

Just hit me up in a DM if you're too terrified of the censors to say it here.

And what exactly did you say?
If I’m following you correctly, you're claiming it's "fairer" and "more honest" for someone like Hamilton to lose a massive 30-40 second lead to Perez just because some idiot like Maldonado is driving like a maniac... where's the justice in that? 🤷

What kid thinks that's logical or fair?🤷

I just stumbled onto a pretty wild stat...

Felipe Massa finished the race on 87.82kg of fuel, while his teammate Valteri Bottas burned through 89.23kg.

The big question is how much of this is actually legit.🤷
If it’s true, Williams is absolutely crushing everyone. According to this, they aren't just efficient—they’re supposedly getting by on less than 90kg of fuel, while everyone else is probably pushing a hundred.

Brian Campbell36 said:I’m just calling it like I see it: he'd rather stop dealing with the fuel cycle at Ferrari altogether. 🤣

If Alonso moves to Red Bull Racing anytime soon, you'll be worshiping him like a deity. I bet that's exactly what you're praying for. 😁

He won't be anything more than a distant cousin to Jesus, who—obviously—is the greatest driver to ever live. ☕

What do you mean, Alonso to Red Bull Racing? 🤣
There is zero chance of that happening. None. Absolutely none. Even if Vettel leaves Red Bull Racing, there's still no way Alonso ends up there...
He might want it, but there isn't even a theoretical shot they'd take him.

Plus, to my absolute delight, Bank of America wants to sign Alonso to a new ten-year deal at Ferrari. 👋
So, I guess I'll just sit back and enjoy the next ten masterful years. 😁