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One of these has to work if you want to kill it.😬

cosmicridge5 said:Why don't you just stream it via BBC online? 😁

I'm still pretty skeptical about this whole fake LAN adapter thing 😳

If I wasn't being such a lazy bum lately, I would've already set up some towers and hooked up the antennas—satellite or terrestrial, whatever. 🤣

Right now, everything is still nowhere near where it needs to be.😂

Frank Collins85 said:then nobody 😍

and neither does anyone for me😢

Hell, not even for me 😢

and I was actually convinced it would happen 🙂

I can't believe this. These idiots over at FOX don't even have a live broadcast; they just have a recording airing at 10:25 PM. 🙄

And during qualifying, they’re running some stupid movie. A freaking movie. 🤦

If they were broadcasting some other game or a different sport, I'd get it. But a movie? And a crappy one at that. 🙄

Frank Collins85 said:which is exactly what I'm rooting for, along with McLaren 🙂

So, a win for Kubica 🙏 and Petrov on the podium 👍

That would look roughly like this order:

Kubica
Vitaly Petrov
Nico Rosberg
Adrian Sutil
Kamui Kobayashi
Michael Schumacher
Pedro de la Rosa
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Sebastien Buemi
Karun Chandhok
Felipe Massa 😬🤣

Joshua Newman2 said:Yeah, you're right. My bad—I miscalculated. Those 2008 qualifying sessions are actually about 2.3 seconds faster, not 1.3.
Since there wasn't even a race in Canada last year, and let's face it, it's not exactly a high-grip circuit, times should jump significantly once they get some rubber on the asphalt.

What I don't know (and honestly, I can't be bothered to check) is whether qualifying was faster last year or the year before. With those weird cars we had last season, maybe they were lagging behind or just plateauing compared to the 2008 stuff. That might be why we're seeing such steady improvements over last year's times this time around. 🤷

I'm guessing the best qualifying time will settle somewhere around 1:15.400-1:15.500. ☕

Spain:

2010 - 19.995

2009 - 20.192

2008 - 20.701

Times were noticeably faster last year than back in 2008 too.😉

I'm telling you, this practice session is totally useless.🤣

I wouldn't even be shocked if pole position dips below 1.15.

Honestly, I expect 1 or 2 Red Bull cars to dominate both qualifying and the race, unless they end up taking each other out. 😬

Joshua Newman2 said:Here are the FP1 results:



McLaren looks strong as expected, and Mercedes is surprisingly quick—definitely encouraging. Kubica spent most of the session at the top before Rosberg and Vettel snatched it away in the final minutes. Vettel practically kissed the wall during that last flying lap (I don't know if he actually hit it, but if even a fly had been between him and that barrier, he would’ve lost his mind). Ferrari is trailing the leaders (Alonso), and Massa is way back. Webber is also lagging significantly behind.

The best time is about a second and three-tenths slower than the 2008 qualifying times, so we can expect some serious speed increases tonight and tomorrow. .s

Almost every qualifying session this season has been faster than last year's best times, yet look at this: http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2008/793/6517/ This means it's 2.5 seconds slower than the fastest time from the last race. I'm expecting qualifying times to land somewhere around 15.500. ☕

These were obviously full-tank testing runs.

Michael Lee4 said:Great, but I'm still sticking to my guns: instead of wasting cash on DirecTV or whatever, you're better off just getting a satellite receiver and paying for card sharing. It costs the exact same as a subscription, but you get a million more channels...

Even better? Just install Jdownloader 😁
just set up FreeIP and watch Hulu or other free internet TV. Pay absolutely nothing. 😁

Look, man, don't even sweat it. 😉

The world today is just a massive pile of half-witted idiots running around causing chaos. You’ve got two choices: you can show your true colors and get blasted by them, or you can play dumb, join the circus, and manipulate the whole lot of them since you're easily thirty times smarter than they are. Honestly? Just go with the second option and enjoy your life. 😉

Fighting against a bunch of windbags is a total waste of time—you aren't winning that fight anyway. Better to just pretend to be one of them, do whatever works for you, and live your life. Screw the rest of them. ☕

Siniša Cmrk & Denis Latin, with Holoverka laughing in the background whenever someone flies off the track 🤣

One thing is for sure, Whitmarsh and the McLaren crew were definitely snooping around the Red Bull garage again and then ran straight to the FIA to complain. 🤣

🙂🙂 They basically stole Newey and our chocolate supply; someone needs to give them a serious kick in the pants. 🙂

Joshua Newman2 said:If Vettel moves to Ferrari, it’s only logical that stormybadger8 starts rooting for .

Honestly, this whole thread is getting way too OTT. Let's just focus on the race. Everyone’s expectations are sky-high because this GP is always a classic. But do I really need to hear everyone's predictions for the teammate battles? Webber vs. Vettel? Alonso vs. that crybaby? Hamilton vs. Button? Schumacher vs. Nico Rosberg? Kubica vs. Petrov?

Chandok wins every single one of those duels 🤣

But for the actual winners:
Vettel
Felipe Baby Plaćljivko
👋 Gumbek 🎉
Grandpa
Kubica

Nicole Reyes97 said:Well, we saw that. :rofl : :rofl : I’m really hoping he doesn't end up there 😁 but if he does, 😳 I honestly want to know who you're going to root for then. 😁

Kamui Kobayashi 😉

Maybe I'll send a heated email to Toyota. They should just bring back Juan Pablo Montoya 😍 and Takumi Sato 😍 as drivers.

Anything else isn't even worth mentioning. 🤣

But I am 1000000000000000000000000000% certain I won't be painting my room that gorgeous Ferrari red. 🤣 😂

it’s probably better for him 🙂

if he ever jumps ship to Ferrari, I’m officially disowning him on the fan thread 😳

there's zero chance I'm rooting for him if he sells his soul to the devil ☕

Nicole Reyes97 said:Just let the cars and drivers race. ☕ Save your hatred for Ferrari for somewhere else. 😉

🤣 Are you seriously trying to defend Ferrari right now? 😂

Well, I guess everything changes eventually. 🤣

Who knows? Maybe one day I'll actually start rooting for Ferrari. Honestly though, I highly doubt I'll live long enough to see that happen. 🤣

cosmicridge5 said:Red Bull Racing 1,2 🙏🙏🙏 😁

Red Bull Racing 0.8, 1.8 🤣

Crosses the line first, but they're missing half their parts. 😬🤣

silvercobra68 said:Damn soccer and whoever came up with the idea

Joe, what's that supposed to mean? It's not like you actually hate the English.😲

What an intro 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
nice job 🙂

this has to mean the race will be even better than the last one😁

I’m expecting total carnage—collisions, favorites dropping out, and the top 10 teams all crashing out. Basically, I'm rooting for Chandok to win by default when everyone else's cars just give up on them.🤣

silvercobra68 said:Plus, Mark Webber just ate Fettel alive again, so my comparison to Jacques Villeneuve was actually an overstatement. Fettel is looking more and more like Rubens Barrichello.

Exactly. 🙏
The same old Rubens. 🤣

He’s already eating Button for breakfast. Pretty soon he’ll be chewing him up just like Rubens did back in 2008, finishing about 4 times higher in the standings. 👋

Are you even grasping the reality here? By the next race, Sebastian Vettel is going to be leading Mark Webber by at least 7 points, and he'll be ahead of Button by at least 20. 🤣

That's the bottom line.

stormyviper11 said:It’d be interesting to see what timeframe we're actually talking about here.
For example, Jenson Button has a pretty rough stat sheet, but it would be worth looking at how he fared once he actually matured—or even just focusing on the seasons where he had a decent car. A huge chunk of his stats probably comes from just fighting through traffic in the back of the pack, and let's not forget that back in 2007 and 2008, the guy was stuck in one of the absolute worst cars on the grid, which naturally leaves you wide open for those kinds of incidents. That also explains why Lewis Hamilton looks relatively "clean" by comparison; he rarely had to spend his Sundays grinding through the back of the field.

I remember digging into stats for old-school drivers once. It blew my mind that Emerson Fittipaldi—if I recall correctly, out of roughly 150 races during a wilder era of F1—only finished out of a race due to a crash or spin four times. Meanwhile, Fangio, if I'm not mistaken, didn't DNF for something like that even once (granted, he had that serious accident during qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix in 1952). It just reinforces my belief that he was the Greatest of All Time.

Well, that applies to everyone else too. This whole stat sheet looks pretty poorly put together to me; if you wanted to kill him, you'd just add up all the mechanical failures.

Plus, obviously, drivers who are just starting their careers and were stuck in junk cars early on can't exactly boast great stats. Over time, those percentages are only going to drop.

Take Adrian Sutil, for instance—he's sitting way too high on this list, and I can't even think of a single incident where he was actually at fault. 🤷

If anything, all I remember is Kimi Raikkonen knocking Sutil out of some really solid races.😢

I don't know what you're trying to say. You're just typing random letters. Get to the point. kaže:
Yeah, I have to agree, it’s unfair to Mark Webber. But honestly, that’s his own fault for being filed away in most of our minds a long time ago as one of those guys who pulls off a perfect race once or twice a year—kind of like Gerhard Berger, David Coulthard, or even Ralf Schumacher. (Though, if we're being real, I think Rubens Barrichello was more consistent and generally better than that bunch.) I still remember the days when even a lineup of Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, and Nigel Mansell couldn't touch Gerhard Berger, back when Michael Schumacher was actually in his prime. 😬He looked pretty mediocre compared to David Coulthard... But those kinds of days were rare, just occasional flashes. It’s the same story with Mark Webber; he still hasn't convinced me he can turn those brief moments of brilliance into actual consistency. Honestly, if Jenson Button were driving for Red Bull Racing, I think he’d be leading the championship right now. 😉 Look, I’m not saying he’s definitely going to defend the title. But if the rest of the field keeps shooting themselves in the foot—maybe they'll even take each other out at some point—he could honestly coast his way to it just by being consistent.

I'm with you—Jenson Button definitely has a shot. If he were in that Red Bull Racing seat, he’d be banking points left and right, consistently grabbing third, fourth, or fifth place finishes. Throw in a few wins when the competition trips over their own feet, and he might actually pull off a championship. He’s easily one of the most consistent drivers out there. Sure, he isn't going to dominate every race unless the car is in a completely different league, but he'll always be up there. It's rare to see him finish outside the top ten or DNF. He’s basically the perfect number two driver, but honestly? He's dangerous for whoever is sitting in the number one spot. If Hamilton starts playing stupid games and making unforced errors, Button will be right there to capitalize on it.👍

I’d say he’s right on the edge between the elite tier and the rest of the pack. He just sits there waiting for those guys at the top to trip up, and then he pounces.