Posts by stormybadger8

Raymond Ortiz89 said:Did you see how much they're bouncing in the corners? It's like watching a bouncy ball. Yeah, everyone's hitting turbulence in that new turn, but McLaren is taking the biggest hit compared to Scuderia Toro Rosso.

It was obvious during the third practice session too. Jenson Button's car looked totally sketchy, like he couldn't even hold it steady through the turns.🤷

Arthur Doyle70 said:It gets even weirder when you actually look at this http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre...fying-trap.pdf

I wouldn't say McLaren is slower than Mercedes—sounds crazy after spending years trying to gap them—but just listen to the drivers. First, Lewis Hamilton mentions losing a full second in the middle sector and being "thrilled" with 4th Place. Then Jenson Button says the car was acting weird 🤷. Plus, there's a whole second between P1 and P4 😲 and half a second between P2 and P3
....

Look, last year Force India and Scuderia Toro Rosso were consistently topping these measurements and it didn't mean much. To me, it looks like McLaren completely botched the design. They have massive straight-line speed, but they're dead in the corners. If they don't make some massive fixes like they did last year, they're in trouble. Even Robert Kubica made a mistake in Qualifying 3 😉 so we might end up seeing Renault outpace them.

Michael Schumacher is clearly either totally out of his old prime or the Scuderia Ferrari car was just that dominant 😬. But even so, being this bad is ridiculous. Having Nico Rosberg beating him in qualifying is just silly 🤷.
Doesn't add up to me. In the same team, I don't see Rosberg having any real shot against someone like Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, or Sebastian Vettel 🤷.

If Michael just tightens things up a bit, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be staring at his rear wing all day.

Arthur Doyle70 said:😲 What a weird time to be alive... both McLaren and Mercedes are acting completely bizarre...🤷, I knew Ferrari would be fast and Red Bull was cooking something up... but this is just strange..

Right now, it looks like Red Bull and Ferrari are the top tier, while Mercedes and McLaren are stuck in the second tier with Robert Kubica breathing down their necks.👍

Honestly, the only thing that trips me up is Mark Webber's time (could be the tires). If he hit traffic or just messed up, then this might end up being a better season for Red Bull than what Brawn GP had last year.😁

Sebastian Vettel was on softs, just like Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, and Michael Schumacher.
Being 1.5 seconds off—Jenson Button in a McLaren is clearly even among the worst of the bottom four teams.🤷

The only guy I actually noticed on the hard tires was Adrian Sutil.👍

EDIT:

Force India
Adrian Sutil (10th, Q3 - 1m 56.309s)
“I'm very happy. I think it was a great achievement to go into Q3 at the first race: our best start to the season for a long time. The team should be very proud of it, I am very proud of this, so let's see how it goes tomorrow. Our goal is now to finish in the points. At the moment I'm in tenth and hopefully we can make one or two positions up as I'm the only car on the hard tyre so it may be an advantage. I'm surprised that the others were on the soft tyres so our decision could pay off tomorrow. We are strong under heavy fuel loads but we were very fast in Q1 and Q2 when everyone was on soft tyres so there are a few more positions we could gain. We worked very hard over the winter and over the last four years and it's nice to see it giving dividends now.”

Yeah, but Alonso is simply slower than Massa, just like Michael Schumacher is to Nico Rosberg, and Mark Webber to Sebastian Vettel. Tire strategy has nothing to do with it.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82068

If Sebastian Vettel is surprised by Pierre Gasly's pace, then it’s unlikely the car is tuned specifically for qualifying. It really looks like Red Bull is the fastest and best thing on the track right now.👋

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82073

And yeah, Button said it too—McLaren is just plain bad. Looks like they missed something again. So far, nobody seems to be complaining about their rear wing.😬

stormybadger8 said:This is just the start of a 19-race winning streak for Sebastian Vettel. 👋

Which basically means he’s going to dominate several world championships in a row. 🙏

🙂It's a clear Red Bull 1-2 finish.

Who knows, right? 😁

Vettel 🙏 is a second faster than Webber. 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

By the way, the magnificent and mister 6 tenth of a second gap is looking a bit weak compared to his No. 2 teammates at McLaren. 🤣

😕 This McLaren looks like it hasn't even hit Qualifying 1 yet 😲

What is actually going on with this car? The button setup looks pathetic on track—it’s like the thing is totally undriveable. 😕

🤣😂 man, this rookie is absolutely cooked🤣

their wheels are literally falling off mid-track😬😂
it's not even about whether he finishes the race or what position he gets, it's about whether he survives half a lap, a quarter lap, or maybe—if we're lucky—one whole lap🤣

hollowgull5 said:what do you guys think
if they ran out of gas 😕 🤣

Massa and Alonso both, and halfway through the race at that😬 🤣

btw:
ESPN is doing a live broadcast of qualifying tomorrow😉

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are absolutely crushing it, sitting two full laps ahead of the pack. 😁

As ridiculous as it sounds, these practice sessions look almost identical to last year. 🤣

http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/807/
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/807/6618/
http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2009/807/6617/

Forget all this testing nonsense. We won't know what's actually happening until Sunday rolls around. 😁

Raymond Ortiz89 said:hehe, the king reclaimed his throne 😬

🤣Yep, they were just sitting there watching Vettel blast right past them 😬

Just look at those confused faces 🤣😂

Arthur Doyle70 said:Good, that's just impossible.....😬

You mean 😬

who on earth would've guessed last year that some underdog like Brawn would swoop in out of nowhere and basically clinch the championship within the first seven races? 🤣

And don't even get me started on Force India actually fighting for wins, let alone in 2009.
Nobody seriously expected Ferrari to walk away with zero points in the first three races while McLaren 9 grabbed them all. You never know. 😬
Total nonsense happens all the time. 🤣
It’s even possible one of these three newcomers takes the title. 😂

Arthur Roberts12 said:That’s just impossible. And even if it weren't, neither Senna nor Chanhok ever actually sat in the car.

Give me a break, this is hilarious. It's not like Kamui was even driving last year, yet he still managed to finish ahead of the current champ in his first race.😉

Honestly, HRT could easily end up faster and better than Virgin, Lotus, Renault, or Force India. I wouldn't be shocked at all if that actually happened.

We won't know anything for sure until Sunday afternoon. Who knows? It's not out of the question that Virgin, Lotus, and HRT could actually be the fastest ones on the track.😂

Arthur Roberts12 said:Honestly, the only thing you can count on in Bahrain is seeing those two Hispania cars bringing up the rear at the start and through the race.

🙂 You're way off base here.😉

They'll break into the top 15, and Blaž will absolutely lose his mind with joy.🤣

This is just the start of a 19-race winning streak for Sebastian Vettel. 👋

Basically, we're looking at the first of many championship seasons to come. 🙏

It’s going to be a clear-cut Red Bull 1-2 finish. 🙂

stormybadger8 said:Looks like you've actually stepped up your game lately. Maybe it really is time for a comeback. Everyone deserves a second chance, right? Since it's the holidays, you've got my vote. 👍

Bring back Pila 😁

p.s. bring back maminha and Joe too 😢

Glad I have your attention 😁

Joe and Pila are back, but apparently everyone forgot about maminha 🙂

Christmas and New Year's are long gone, and the holiday spirit went right along with them. Honestly, don't expect much support around here anymore.

It’s probably better you aren't there. Everyone would just start picking on you once your favorite driver starts losing to the younger guys. Why even bother? 🤷

So the Red Baron went silver on you, huh? Guess we're stuck with the Silver Baron now. 😬🤣

Ever since you bailed on F1, there hasn't been a single decent fan left. It’s like everyone just vanished overnight. 🤷

And honestly, once the Christmas holiday spirit wears off, so does any actual support. I'm worried we won't have anything left at all. 🤷

Lately, it looks like you've actually turned things around. Maybe it really is time for the return of the king. Everyone deserves a second chance, and since the Christmas holiday is here, you've got my vote. 👍

Bring back Jason Campbell70 😁

p.s. bring back Mommy's and Joe too 😢

Well, Inter fans, that's it—from your 5:34 PM post onwards from this point on, this PDF and thread are amazing; seriously, just a massive collection of stunning, beautiful, and top-tier images. A perfect example , even better . It’s definitely a huge plus that Manny Pacquiao will never post about soccer again, but mostly it's for his own sake and his eyes.
If posting stuff like this is considered normal here—especially coming from a moderator—what are we even supposed to expect from a 17-year-old kid who wanders in by mistake? 🤷The behavior of the group reflects the individual. Now I get why Manny Pacquiao was totally chill in Formula 1 but went crazy in soccer; clearly, this kind of behavior is just standard practice there. 😲I first hung out on Reddit back from 1998 to 2002, then came back from 2004 until now with just one username change, and I have never, ever seen anything like this on the Formula 1 or AV Tech subreddits I frequent. I barely even watch soccer, but after this, I'm definitely done. 😱

You guys might think this is some big joke, but as a father with two little kids, I find this absolutely disgusting. 👎

Sorry, I said I wouldn't write anymore, but I couldn't just sit here and stay silent.

Michelle Palmer6 said:He also used clones to insult people, spam, and post obscene (to put it politely) images on the soccer board. How else are you going to explain the existence of users with nicknames like Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, South Africa, Cameroon, and Kenya (I think I got most of them, who could possibly keep track of them all?) and, by the way, accounts like Manny Pacquiao1, Manny Pacquiao2...

You guys just need to realize that because of how he acted, he would be kicked out of any online community, not to mention in real life. Out there, with insults and threats like that, he'd get a permanent ban from life itself.

Let him face the consequences of his own actions.

I'll say it again: he had the exact opportunity you all are looking for, and he blew it.

I haven't seen a single one of those clones insulting anyone on the Formula 1 boards, 🤷 so whether they're his or not, I have no clue.
I'm one of the few who's been against Manny Pacquiao playing in these competitions as a banned user since day one. I've been complaining about his way of playing and the rules—we were literally acting like cats and dogs.🤣 I lost to him in the quarterfinals and got knocked out (turns out that was one of his clones), and even so, I still think we should 😉return mommy first
. By all accounts, I should be against this, but I'm not, which means he definitely wasn't bad on the Formula 1 boards.😉
Why, how, where, or when he clashed with the soccer mods? I have no idea and honestly don't care, because I don't write on the soccer boards or even read them. Personally, I think neither him nor the rest of you soccer fans should be here if you get a permanent ban from the soccer section—at least that's my take.🤷

Anyway, this is ultimately up to the admins, not us regular users. It's honestly pointless for us to argue about it here. I've stated my opinion, you've stated yours, and that's fine.🙂
But for me, the debate ends here, because I really don't see where this is going other than endless, mindless bickering.🤷

What’s even the issue? If Manny Pacquiao gets a partial ban on the soccer subreddit, it’s a hundred percent certain he won’t make a single clone and won't step foot in the soccer world ever again. It’s as clear as day.😉 Honestly, I don't see what your problem is in this scenario or why anyone is complaining about it. 🤷 Look, his biggest wish is just to post on the Formula 1 sub and play in the tournaments and leagues. We’ll make sure the rules include sanctions and bans from those competitions if any clones show up on soccer or if there's inappropriate behavior—basically, if he gets banned. I am 1000% sure Manny Pacquiao won't let himself lose the right to compete in championships that were literally started because of his idea and initiative.😉 There isn't even a shred of a theory that he'd actually do that.☕

He mostly made clones because he was trying to find a way back in to participate in the games. In this case, there is absolutely zero reason left for him to do that, or to even write about soccer. After this whole debate, it's pretty obvious he learned his lesson. 😉 Is he maybe posting on soccer right now? He isn't even responding to your accusations, he's not arguing with you, and he isn't insulting anyone. He posted an apology and is waiting for a resolution. He’s definitely showing he's much more mature and smarter than before.