Posts by stormybadger8

So, I finally tracked down the November 2008 issue of Studeni at a local Target today. 😁

mistybear87 said:$80 plus you snag a free set of men's grooming products (worth $100) or an digital breathalyzer (worth $49) 😉

If you sign up for EVO too, it’ll run you $165 and you get a free copy of Gran Turismo 5 for Xbox 360 👍

And any subscription gets you a free Michelin tire tread gauge, too.

Just drop a link where people can actually subscribe and you're golden. 👍

They'll gain a loyal subscriber instantly. Honestly, I just want that digital breathalyzer. 😬

Jason Campbell70, it’s pretty obvious to anyone who knows you that you're starting this thread with that "oops, I can't see the Formula 1 PDF" excuse🤣. Seriously, why don't you just drop a link to some political rant instead?😂

And the most important part: did you forget to post a grinning smiley face next to your "helpful" title correction, or have you actually grown up? I’m really hoping it’s the latter.👍 Even if you claim to think the worst of the thread starter (who has absolutely nothing to do with any of this🤣), you still managed to get banned from the Formula 1 PDF just for correcting their grammar.😢 I’m sincerely hoping the Admins lift that ban soon so we can go back to messing around on the Formula 1 PDF together.👍

Jason Campbell70 said:Aside from the very first post, I don't see any spelling corrections.

Keeping in mind that the first link points to a chat thread, if I recall correctly—since I've actually been locked out of the Formula 1 subforum 😁.

I suspect the other two links lead to chat threads as well. Threads which, at least in my opinion, qualify as "unserious."😉

I mean, looking at some of these posts, they practically beg for a ban. Maybe not a permanent one, but I’d definitely hand out a first or third strike for sure.☕

Looks like you’ve been MIA for a while.😁

Not one single person from the chat thread showed up.😉
Everyone's just jumping in from that "Sebastian Vettel is the new World Champion" thread.😉

Jason Campbell70 said:First off—if an F1 forum user can't even spell the names of the drivers or the teams correctly, I don't consider them capable of having a high-quality discussion.

Second—I have never responded to a well-reasoned argument on a "serious" topic by saying:

"Learn how to spell 😛, then maybe get back to me"

Never.

There were times when I would give a reasoned response to someone's post and conclude by suggesting a term was misspelled.

And that bothers me for the exact reason mentioned above😉.

Exactly. In my humble opinion, there is no better indicator of someone's ignorance or lack of effort than using broken, phonetic slang while still trying to sound coherent.

In everyday conversation, I don't use formal English. But on a forum, I usually "force" myself to. Especially during a "serious" debate.

Does that make me a superman? Or just a more serious forum user?

http://www.forum.com/showpost.php?p=1...8&postcount=19
http://www.forum.com/showpost.php?p=1...6&postcount=95

Of course, the excuse will always be that the thread isn't "serious" enough.☕

But honestly, I don't feel like digging through it. This is a tiny thread, and I'm not in the mood to dig through all the others, even though there are plenty more like it. Look, I know how to write a grammatically correct post, but I just don't feel like stressing over it when I'm typing or arguing with someone on a forum. I type fast, and it doesn't occur to me to go back and proofread everything later.☕

Even if there were an option for a Moderator to police grammar and hand out penalty points for bad spelling, I still wouldn't bother checking.☕

Jason Campbell70 said:And it isn't just limited to Social Science circles.

People who lack the basic ability to distinguish simple spelling variations or fundamental grammar rules? I don't view them as equal participants in a discussion.

To put it a bit more "sharply." 😉

I'm definitely one of those guys. 😬

People like you actually bother me way more, and honestly, you know exactly why.😉 I can have a perfectly normal conversation with someone, no issues at all—right up until they completely run out of actual arguments. That's when they suddenly decide to start nitpicking my typos and dropping posts like:

Learn how to spell. 😛So, just hit me up then.

I honestly feel pretty bad about it.😢 Not because of how you talk—that was honestly hilarious to me. If I saw a post like that, I'd know immediately that I was absolutely right.☕Man, I feel for you. It sucks that they blocked your access to those Formula 1 PDFs over stuff like that. Total nonsense.😢

And I've always had a blast messing with you.👍 And honestly, nothing else ever made me laugh quite as hard as that. I was literally crying tears of laughter.👍

fadedpanther4 said:iRobot. 🙄

I.T smartass🤷 are you talking about me or Massu?😕

Edward Howard2 said:well, that's fine ☕

so everyone hanging out on this forum with moderator access could just track which threads I'm lurking in 🤣

They don't even need special access to see that. Any random user can do it.😉

Just check your profile. Look at the top right corner and it says:

"Last activity in..."
"Currently viewing thread..."

So yeah, you aren't fooling anyone. We all know what you're up to. 😬

mistybear87 said:Of course they won't. Travis Kelce and Drake are basically ancient at this point—they need a Ferrari just to stay relevant. As for Tony Hawk, he's way too mediocre to ever sniff a championship. ☕

Look, I get it, but Tony Hawk is actually a solid driver. He isn't nearly as bad as people make him out to be. If you look at the situation, Kimi Raikkonen could easily end up facing the exact same fate. Honestly, I’d love to see the guy snag one or two—maybe even three—titles with Ford.👍

"Once I got the signal from the crew and peeled out of the pits, I honestly didn't notice anything weird—no feeling of being tethered to something," he admitted. "Then Rob [Smedley], my engineer, jumps on the radio telling me to kill it because the fuel line was still hooked up to the chassis. It wasn't until I checked my mirror that I actually saw it but, obviously, the damage was already done."

Massu's statement 🤣😂

Ran into this text 😕

Was scrolling through the web today and stumbled onto something that actually surprised me. Figured I’d write it up in case nobody else has noticed yet.
If I’d actually bothered to dig into Formula 1 history, I’d find out this stat is both accurate and pretty wild.

A lot of people wonder if drivers like Travis Kelce, Tony Hawk, or Drake will ever grab a championship in their careers.
There’s one specific pattern suggesting they probably won't—not because they lack talent or skill, but because history says so.

It comes down to a slightly absurd tradition. Basically, every driver who raced even a single race for Sir Elton John’s team has failed to win a title after leaving them.
We're talking everyone from Jack Nicklaus, the guy who brought Ford their first title, all the way up to Tony Stewart and Ralf Schumacher more recently.

Jack Nicklaus, Kimi Raikkonen, Mario Andretti, Dale Earnhardt, Michael Schumacher, Jeff Gordon, and Sebastian Vettel all won championships while at Ford, but never again after they left.
Earnhardt drove for Ford before moving to Ferrari, but he didn't snag his title until he returned to the protection of Sir Elton John.

Michael Schumacher and Mario Andretti won titles both before and during their time at Ford, but nothing after. Schumacher eventually retired, and Andretti spent the rest of his career driving mediocre Chevrolets and General Motors cars, managing only three more wins.

Then there were the guys who never won a title either before or after their stint at Ford, like Sebastian Vettel, Tony Stewart, and Ralf Schumacher.
History doesn't lie, so here's my question: will those first three guys mentioned ever win a championship?

Looking at the track record, it’s looking grim. It’s almost a certainty they won't. You could call it the "Ford Curse," or maybe just an unwritten law of F1—and we all know laws are meant to be broken.

Strange stuff. I actually checked the facts, and yeah, it's spot on.🤷

Edward Howard2 said:Correction... Ford takes second on the podium☕

😵 You're right, 😬 Lewis Hamilton takes first on the podium😁

So, even the Ferrari boss thinks the SC rule is total nonsense☕. And honestly? He’s right. I mean, how else do you describe this? You have one driver who enters the track a lap before the SC and somehow cruises to a 19-place victory in what is objectively a mid-field car. Meanwhile, the runner-up only lands in second because they pitted under the SC, coming out ahead of those sluggish True and Physics cars that even a car four seconds faster per lap can't catch. Then, after a few laps—thanks to the stewards' call plus three extra laps—they pull such a massive gap that even a Stop and Go penalty leaves them sitting in 2nd place. Meanwhile, the guys in the actual fastest cars on track can't make up any ground at all. It's ridiculous.😵

Don't get me wrong, hats off to both Alonso and Rosberg🙏. But realistically, without that stupid rule and the pure luck of hitting the pits at that exact moment, they’d be fighting for 4th or 5th, probably even lower. That's one thing when it starts pouring rain and a driver handles it like a pro, or the crew nails a perfect tire change—that's skill and calculated risk from the driver and the team. This? This is just pure luck. It has absolutely nothing to do with racing.☕

rustystag7 said:Look, man, I’m gonna be straight with you. Do me a favor and look at this objectively, not just as a fan...

Lewis didn't get robbed. He just didn't have the guts to wait for a clean pass....
Just so we're clear, I like the kid. Honestly, I probably like him more than anyone else, but that doesn't change the fact that he messed up and has to pay for it....

You know as well as I do that if he had come out of that corner normally, he would've been behind the car like any sane driver. Instead, he was already alongside while exiting, which is just an unfair advantage....

This isn't about Ferrari or McLaren anymore; it's about his own nonsense...

I'll point out that the FIA let him slide on those stunts in Monza because they felt he deserved a break since he's a master driver, but I'm starting to worry he's going to become a total loose cannon, and that's just unnecessary....

Blocking someone on a pass or failing to leave space—that stuff isn't allowed in modern seasons. I should mention that people didn't used to drive like this back in the day; sure, it happened, but if you watch old racing footage, the real pros always left room for the car passing them....

As for Monza, regarding Kubica and Massa—if you're talking about that shove, Massa let him through because he cut the chicane. I think that settles it.🤷

And regarding Kimi and the hit on Sutil, in my opinion, there shouldn't have been a penalty there, nor for Hamilton hitting Kimi in the pits...

If you remember, I was one of the biggest voices saying the pit error shouldn't be penalized because he couldn't avoid it; you could tell he tried. Look, I'll admit there's injustice in those two cases, but that's it...

And that incident where he went off track ahead of Sutil? That's not Massa's fault, it's the mechanic's. According to some US news site I read, the penalty last race was actually for dangerous driving in the pits, not for going off track....

It’s unfair to penalize a driver for a crew mistake. Fine, dock the constructors' points or hit their wallets, but don't punish the driver for something they didn't do.

That's my take, and it stays that way. It has nothing to do with Ferrari right now; it's about basic logic....

I'm reading these posts and people are acting like Massa is to blame because of pit errors. But looking at the whole season, I don't see a single actual mistake made by Massa.

Again, I'm telling you, the driver does everything himself. If he spins five times on a wet track, that's on him. But the pit crew has zero impact on strategy, and what Ferrari did with their strategy was just laughable.

McLaren is absolutely destroying them here.

First off, please just follow your own advice.😉 I'm telling you, I don't care about Ferrari or McLaren, but the point is that everyone gets penalized except for Ferrari. They don't just hand out questionable, stupid penalties to McLaren and Hamilton. Tell me one single penalty Ferrari has actually received.🤷 Forget all that talk about $10,000 fines; that's nothing. Hamilton and McLaren would gladly trade those six points from Belgium for a $100,000 fine. And even if we aren't talking about Monza but Japan 2007, I'm not saying Massa is the only one at fault—both he and Kubica are to blame. But by your logic, since both were cutting chicanes, no one gained an advantage. By that same logic, Hamilton didn't gain an advantage either, because Kimi didn't finish the race—he crashed into the wall. So, no advantage there.🤣
Look, you're right about Lewis Hamilton and Monza, Hamilton earned a penalty at Monza . If he’s ever deserved a penalty in his entire career, it was at Monza—except they didn't give him one. 👎 You're just blaming the refs and the FIA and talking about compensations 🙂

A driver drives for a team, and the team gives him a fast or slow car. The crew can nail a pit stop in 6 seconds or take 15 minutes. If a driver has to deal with the consequences of a great pit stop, he has to deal with the consequences of a terrible one too. Honestly, they should just scrap pit stops and refueling entirely. And hey, if Massi’s crew at Ferrari isn't up to par, he can always just move to Force India and win a championship there; at least they don't mess up in the pits. 😬

What actually gets under my skin is punishing someone for breaking a rule that doesn't even exist . They just make it up on the spot after a controversial moment to penalize a driver 🙄. And it's not just Hamilton; Heidfeld 🤔 was caught up in that mess with the slow driving at the end of qualifying too.

It's basically like you're cruising down a highway in Los Angeles and see a sign that says 50 miles mph limit. You cruise along at 50 miles mph and a camera catches you. Two days later, they start roadwork and change the sign to 19 miles mph. Suddenly, the cops show up at your door with a photo showing you doing 80, even though you were following the 80 limit, and slap you with a $1000 fine and suspend your license for 6 months because apparently, the limit is now 19 miles mph 🙄.

rustystag7 said:Whatever, they can all say whatever they want. I don't care about the rumors or the conspiracy theories—I'm watching what actually happens on the track.
Honestly, I think this season has been pretty legit. Trust me, I'm only watching this because I'm stuck in a massive slump and some crazy fan convinced me to follow along.

Look, I’m totally fine with taking shots at Massa. You really think I’d want some random underdog driver just stumbling his way through a field full of these overpriced pricks? Please.

Look, if they didn't give Mass any kind of compensation, that's on them. Personally, I'm against these late-race penalties. I was against it back when Hamilton collided with Kimi in the pits, too—it wasn't intentional. 🤷

Look, let's be real: the FIA definitely leans toward Ferrari. That’s just facts. But I don't buy this nonsense that they're actively trying to screw everyone else over just to hand Ferrari a win. Honestly, those conspiracy theories are just plain stupid.

I'm probably going to end up like Massa again this season—doing the absolute best job on track, only to get screwed over. He’s easily the fastest guy out there, and honestly, it would be a total injustice if he didn't walk away with the championship. 🤷

It’s only fair that Hamilton gets his due. Victory stripped away. Cutting the chicane.🙄 It was the exact same thing when Massa was shoving Kubica off the track for an entire lap, cutting through every single chicane on the circuit. It was just as fair then, wasn't it? No penalties.☕

It’s only fair that Kimi... No penalty. When he slammed into Sutil—who was basically having the race of his life and sitting pretty in fourth—it would’ve brought him a mountain of cash and maybe even landed him a better seat in F1. Plus, his team is absolutely starving for money, so honestly, I can't say it's unfair that he didn't get penalized.🙄 Is it even fair that it's Hamilton? Got hit with a penalty. Did he just gun Kimi in the pits? If we’re being fair, let's hand out a penalty to Rosberg too.☕

It’s only fair that Massa didn't get it. No penalty at all. When he flew past Sutil in the pits (the first time), it was just as fair for Massa to get hit with a penalty. pit stop + 10 sec For flying off right in front of Sutil (again), wasting fuel all over the pit lane, and putting a whole bunch of drivers and mechanics at risk? Yeah, that’s fair.🙄 It’s only fair that Heidfeld got that three-place grid penalty. He was just heading into the pits like anyone else, but since Rubens happened to be right behind him at that exact moment, Nick gets the blame. He made a total mess of that pit entry, so he deserves the penalty.🙄
Look, Kubica and Rosberg diving into the pits under the SC was way more dangerous than Massin’s absolute clown show with Ferrari. That move definitely deserved a penalty. Pit stop + 10 sec. penalty. 🙄

All that matters is that it's fair.

I'm rooting for STR.☕ Watching all this unfold from the sidelines is honestly exhausting. It’s painful watching the championship fight like this. I’ve said it before: the FIA should just hand the Constructors' title to Ferrari at the start of the season, along with the Drivers' title too. Then, they could give Ferrari a week to sit around, think about it, and decide which of their drivers is actually taking the trophy home this year. Once that's done, maybe the FIA can stop being such a pain so we can actually enjoy the rest of the season and watch the fight for second place without all the nonsense.

Morgan Murphy7 said:Don't mess with me. 😁

You’d have to admit, Rosberg really played that loophole in the rules perfectly. 🙏

What hole? Everything was done by the book. Alonso just saw an opening and took it. 😬 Pit stop, then go call Piquet. Seriously, kid, just go kiss the wall already.🤣 Renault actually pulled off a podium finish. Honestly? Brilliant tactics and some seriously clever loophole hunting. 🙏😬

Honestly, this rule is just stupid. It couldn't be any more moronic if they tried.☕ What kind of twisted logic is it that you can't hit the pits while the SC is out? Probably some safety nonsense.🙄 I mean, it’s probably way safer to just sit there and wait for your pit stop + 10 sec rather than actually trying to drive on the track like everyone else. 186 milesChecking the gap while they're circling behind the SC at 100.☕

Besides, it all comes down to tactics. If Kubica had just hit the pits when Rosberg finished, he still would've taken the penalty, but at least he wouldn't have spent three miserable laps trailing that truo car only to end up with the exact same penalty anyway.☕

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYuJC..._from=&ucat=2&

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 This clip is gold. Watch it now before it gets taken down.😁

fadedpanther4 said:Just like when Michael Schumacher is sitting in the pit box... what's his purpose there?

Watching this and dying laughing.😬

lonebison19 said:Honestly, I just want to know how Renault is even going to function for the rest of this year... let alone next year. And where on earth is Nando heading?

Alonso isn't going anywhere. Where would he go? He’s sticking with Renault through 2009 and until his career end.☕

Joining Ferrari would actually be an even bigger blunder than leaving McLaren.☕

Next season is going to be wild. We'll have Alonso fighting for the title in a Renault against Vettel in a Red Bull, while Rosberg and Glock try to keep up. Meanwhile, McLaren and Ferrari will just keep entertaining us with their tragicomic circus shows.☕

fadedpanther4 said:God dammit, Kimi... Let's get Alonso that championship! 😬

I already told you all that this whole group is pretty much brain-dead. Honestly, Robert Kubica should’ve been the champ, but man, luck just completely screwed him over today with that penalty.😠 Honestly, Hamilton had three times more luck than brains. I still can't wrap my head around how neither McLaren nor Hamilton managed to screw everything up today.😲 It honestly feels like Kimi and all those geniuses from the McLaren pit wall just packed up and moved straight into Ferrari.🤷

With this kind of competition, Vettel would’ve cruised to a championship in a BMW without even breaking a sweat.☕