Posts by stormybadger8

Walter Anderson43 said:If Ferrari needs to fire anyone, it’s definitely the strategists. They pit Kimi while he's leading, then leave Hamilton out on old tires for another 6 or 7 laps, only for Kimi to get stuck behind Bottas, leaving Hamilton right on his tail with fresh rubber.

Honestly, screw them. In my book, Kimi should just say goodbye to these clowns at Ferrari.

What happened with Kimi makes zero sense...
From a strategic standpoint, someone at Ferrari deserves to be fired immediately—right now—because of that call. 😳

I mean, even with Vettel, they couldn't be 100% sure his softs would go that fast...
but they knew damn well what was happening with Kimi's tires 🤦 since Vettel's tires were already completely trashed by that point.

mellowtiger83 said:I just don't get why Vettel didn't play it smart and blame a slide. He could've just said the car lost grip, both end up DNF, and he keeps those 17 points. Sounds way better than taking a -30 hit.

Now Vettel’s basically praying for a Hamilton DNF, and even then, Hamilton would still be up by 5 points.

And don't even get me started on the pressure. It's all on Vettel now—one more mistake and his championship hopes are dead. Meanwhile, Hamilton can mess around and still stay right in the fight.

He probably thought Bottas was lunging at him. I mean, that's pretty much classic Bottas tactics, right?😁
Plus, we all know his rearview mirrors aren't exactly top-tier.😬

Brandon Evans5 said:He knew himself that arrivaben would sort things out and let Kimi through; he just needed patience, but clearly, he ran out. Sometimes he’s just like Max—there’s something weird going on in that Red Bull school

He knew they weren't going to order Kimi to move aside. That much is obvious to anyone with half a brain...
arrivaben literally adores Kimi, and he's certainly not a huge fan of Vettel...
It's pretty clear Vettel asked them to get rid of him and just got shut down...
I don't see why else he'd be that aggressive at the start, especially against Kimi. Lewis Hamilton is just the fallout from all that anyway...

Still, it was definitely a total brain fart by Vettel. It should have been obvious he had enough pace to overtake Kimi during the race without making a scene,
but the guy goes in attacking like an idiot instead of just handling it, and naturally, he ends up in the mess he created himself 🤦

Today, the red team was basically in "stupid mode," if that's even possible...
Ferrari's tactics were 🙏

I'm also getting a little worried about the car. For some reason, they absolutely shredded those soft tires, which is pretty bizarre...
Vettel could've cruised to a podium if he wasn't worried about his tires being completely trashed. Who knows, maybe he would've even made it there if they'd just gone straight to mediums...
What's actually shocking, and shows just how screwed they were on those softs, is Vettel's gap to Kimi...
Jesus, only 8 seconds at the end of the race, and that's even though Vettel effectively started from the back and fought his way through, plus hitting the pits again after the SC...
In the end, his biggest deficit to the leader (pretty sure it was Kimi) was about 42 seconds at one point...
If the race had lasted five more laps, I'm not even sure Kimi would've finished in the top 10. Seriously, what kind of kid is this? You lead by a massive margin for over half the race only to get overtaken on track by Sergey Sirotkin 😵

mellowtiger83 said:Tibi, get out of here! Nobody's asking you for anything. Let’s actually talk about the master himself, Vettel, behind the wheel.🙂

What do you need from me, sweetheart? 😍

mellowtiger83 said:I honestly wasn't expecting anything else from you when it comes to Fernando Alonso. He’s stuck driving a total snail of a car, yet he still managed to outmaneuver Esteban Ocon in that sluggish thing. And yeah, I was definitely rooting for him during that scrap with Kevin Magnussen yesterday!
If I asked you what would’ve happened if Kevin Magnussen had pulled that move on Sebastian Vettel before the hairpin? He probably would've been thrilled.
Look, Ferrari is so fast that they’d basically have a massive slipstream going, giving them enough momentum to cruise straight into first place without even trying.🙂.

Look, at the start, Vettel and Hamilton would’ve just pulled ahead before they even hit the hairpin. There's zero chance Magnussen pulls that off. ☕
And even if I'm being optimistic—which, let’s face it, I’m not—if they decide to play stupid and try to block him, wouldn't they both just end up screwing up their own entry into the Final Qualifying Round? 🙂

It’s not even the first time Alonso has pulled this kind of nonsense out of his bag. I distinctly remember him losing his mind and acting like a total jerk toward Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, or Kimi Räikkönen just because they were lapping him. He gets these ridiculous little tantrums when he's being overtaken, and honestly, this is pretty much the same thing.
All that was missing was a little wave and a middle finger, just like what Vitaly Petrov used to pull.

mellowtiger83 said:I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what Sebastian Vettel would even do if he were dropped into a car driven by Lewis Hamilton or Max Verstappen. It’s a wild thought. But hey, we’ll find out eventually—once Charles Leclerc actually gets his act together and finds some form again.

Are we ever actually going to find out? Probably not.
Neither Lewis Hamilton nor Max Verstappen give a damn about their teammates, let alone Sebastian Vettel. They just don't have the heart for it.
It’s not like they both just stumbled into their No. 1 status or ended up stuck with some mediocre rookie as a teammate.

Besides that, I’m just sitting here waiting for Valtteri Bottas to turn into an alien. Honestly, there wouldn't even be a point in Lewis Hamilton going anywhere if that were the case. I mean, has anyone ever had a tougher teammate than Bottas? 🙂 What could possibly be harder than that? 😍
If he’s that desperate, he should just pick Ocon or Ricciardo to sit next to him instead of Bottas...

Thomas Davis98 said:I also think that if Kimi had been the number one driver at Ferrari from the start of the season, he’d be leading the championship right now. I don't mean he'd have an extra 110 points, but he'd be roughly where Lewis Hamilton is—though Lewis and Vettel would probably have slightly less. Of course, that assumes all those mistakes made against Kimi were due to the team not caring about him or even actively sabotaging him. If we assume Kimi was the lead driver but all the crashes and errors on his car were just pure bad luck that would've happened to anyone instead of Vettel, then that whole theory falls apart.

Yeah, yeah, this and that...
We can make up whatever fairy tales we want, but honestly, I have zero clue how anyone can blame Ferrari for Kimi's pile of terrible Final Qualifying Rounds this season, his pathetic starts, or those races where he looks like he’s literally sleeping before suddenly waking up confused, wondering where the track even is...

Look, you can't really blame Ferrari for that. I mean, you could, but it's ridiculous...
The problem with Kimi is Kimi 😍, not Ferrari, the Illuminati, lizard people, or whatever else you want to blame...

Sure, we can spin it however we want, but the truth is Kimi just doesn't give a damn and he's simply unmotivated...
The only time he might actually give it his all and show what he's capable of is when it's time to sign a new contract. As soon as that's done, he'll go right back to "don't care, gonna grab a coffee or take a nap" mode and everything stays the same...
Kimi clearly has the raw talent and speed to be a champion; he just hasn't had the drive for a long time now...
And the only way he'd get that drive is if Ferrari offered him a new contract every single Sunday afternoon for the following week. Otherwise, it's never going to 😬
If there's one thing you can actually fault Ferrari for regarding Kimi, it's that they haven't tried giving him weekly contracts yet...

And Ferrari knows that damn well. Why do you think they bother signing him to a new deal every single season...
They know perfectly well they won't find another driver with his talent and speed on the grid, especially not for that kind of money. They also know that despite his personality, he could eat his entire collection of famous quotes for breakfast...
But they also know that if they sign him for two, three, or five seasons, they'll end up stuck with a driver in a car that will never deliver anything decent, let alone special... Keeping him on a short leash is actually what makes Kimi drive better. 😁

mellowtiger83 said:Fernando Alonso really earned my respect today by calling out Magnussen’s absolute clown show of a drive. The guy actually overtook him on the formation lap right before the Parabolica heading into the straight, instead of just chilling, waiting his turn behind Alonso, and maybe grabbing some slipstream from the McLaren.
Alonso was clearly pissed. He did that move on purpose, basically screwing over both his own lap and Magnussen's, even though he probably wanted that monster tow later on. 🙂.

Maybe the idiot should've realized he has to wait his turn entering the Parabolica.

All Alonso showed is that the McLaren is painfully slow—so slow he's practically falling asleep at the wheel...🙂.
And he showed how frustrated he is about it. Like, seriously frustrated...
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The guy's been fraying at the edges off-track for ages, and now he's doing it on-track too...
. If McLaren had even an ounce of sense, they’d just dump him and put little Lando Norris in the car already. I mean, Alonso isn't going to do anything but mess things up for the rest of the season anyway...
. At least the kid would get some experience, and Alonso could spend more time bickering with reporters and team bosses about who offered him a seat and how many times 🙂
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Oh, man... just realized I completely missed the poll. 🤣
I don't get why we even have such a brainless poll. 🤔

I mean, the answer was obvious from the jump. It was always going to be Kimi Räikkönen. There was no other way this could have gone. 😁

If they don't pull off a single win before the season wraps up, the answer is simple: it's Kimi 20 versus 3. 😁
If Valtteri Bottas wins every single race left this season, the answer is still Kimi 20 vs 11. 😁

So, just like Bottas, they're completely impossible options. 😬🤣
🎉Let's go, Kimi! 🎉

Jack Kelly5 said:I bet you're choking on your own spit after that disaster in the US, so maybe just stop embarrassing yourself...
🤦

And why exactly would I be choking?🤣
There was no way I could have done better in qualifying today.😁
Honestly, I'm more than happy with how it went.😁

How naive can you guys be? 🤣

This was a tactical move by Vettel, and honestly, a masterstroke 🙏
They call it killing three birds with one stone 🙂

1. He starts ahead of Lewis Hamilton, but right next to him...
2. Kimi starts directly in front of Hamilton, and we all know how Kimi starts...
3. Kimi is signing his new contract with Ferrari tonight 🙂

The race is clearly ending with Vettel, Kimi, and Hamilton in the top spots ☕

Gary Palmer8 said:comparing Kimi's standing at Ferrari to how Bottas is treated at Mercedes is just ridiculous...

Right, because Bottas is clearly the #1 driver since he spends his life slipstreaming Hamilton, and Vettel is obviously the lead driver because he’s busy slipstreaming Kimi...
I see you've totally nailed the logic there. 👍😁

James Harris34 said:Bravo Kimi. Showing up at 39 on his home track and absolutely tearing it up against a driver the entire team has been favoring over him for four years straight? Priceless.

Did you see how stoked Ariverbene looks in the garage? 🤣
The guy is practically jumping for joy like they just clinched a double championship. 😁
So much about who he actually favors. 🙂

stormytiger4 said:Who’s actually at fault here? I bet Fernando Alonso will go out and claim Kimi is just an idiot, but from what I've seen so far, it's not that simple to call.

The folks over at US News are saying Fernando Alonso is purely to blame and acted like a complete moron—claiming even a total amateur couldn't pull off something that stupid...
they spent a good five minutes tearing him apart 🤣 damn, honestly, I wouldn't have defended him either 😂
I actually started questioning my own eyes and wondering if Louis messed up the lap because they were bashing him so hard.😬

Finally, Ferrari actually pulled their pit stops together like they’re supposed to 🙏
Those guys 👍

That slipstream move was brilliant, and seeing Kimi ahead of Lewis Hamilton is just great 😁

And hey, Kimi finally grabbing pole 🙏

Fernando Alonso 🤦🤦🤦

First time I've ever heard someone get called an idiot directly on the BBC during a live broadcast 😲
And then they had the nerve to add that even if you win Le Mans, you still haven't figured it all out 🤣

Gary Palmer8 said:if Bottas actually had what it takes to win, he would've done it by now

Bottas actually started this season looking way sharper than Hamilton...
Halfway through, he was arguably better in almost every department, regardless of the points gap...

Honestly, he should’ve been sitting in a commanding lead heading into Silverstone, but instead, Bear just screwed him over at every turn—and somehow he still ended up with more trophies than anyone else on the grid...

Lujo is clearly on edge because he knows his luck's finally run out, and that both Vettel and Bottas have actually outpaced him this year...
Because you can only coast on pure luck for so long before reality hits you in the face...

Just got the email notification for the US Grand Prix 😬



Gaff, move this to the first post 🙏

https://www.pitpass.com/62770/Italia...ess-Conference

Aldo Costa: As Mattia was saying, the two cars are very, very close.

So basically, you're saying Mercedes and Ferrari are neck and neck, with virtually no significant advantage for either side.

Or do you actually think Binotto and Costa are just talking nonsense...

mellowtiger83 said:If it stays dry, Ferrari is going to be sitting on pole tomorrow by a mile.!

What exactly are you basing that on? 🙂
That massive 0.017 advantage Ferrari showed during Fp2 Vettel time today 🙂

Just completely ignore Vettel's time, because that entire gap came from the final sector where he had a massive double slipstream, basically like Ocon at the start of Spa,
which is a total fluke and there's practically zero chance it happens again...
The main thing is, before that, his time was basically identical to Lujo and Kimi—actually, Lujo was slightly faster than him in the first two sectors...

On top of that, Lujo's lap included a pretty significant mistake in S3...
Bottom line: nobody actually put together a legit fast lap with top-tier times across all sectors. The closest anyone got was Vettel in that specific lap thanks to that crazy anomaly that almost never happens in Q3 qualifying...

Richard Walker38 said:Webber was the complete opposite. He’s more the Bottas type, I guess, but my ego won't let me admit it, so I'll just suffer in silence.

What do Webber and Bottas have to do with each other? 🤔
Bottas is the kind of guy who accepted being the number two driver from day one. You could see it written all over his face when he signed with Mercedes—he was totally ready for it...
And look at how he reacts to nonsense, like when Wolf calls him a wingman or scolds him like he did at Spa. It's like, "Excuse me, Mr. Wolf, that wasn't very nice, I feel quite hurt"...😁

On the flip side, Webber never truly made peace with being number two. He never could; it's just not in his nature... every single time, he’d lose his mind and tell everyone exactly where they could shove it without holding back...
Even with stuff like that famous wing that didn't fit him—he asked them to take it off, then predictably lost his cool the next day when he saw it on Vettel's car...
Bottas wouldn't lose his cool; he'd probably ask if there's anything else he should strip off his own car or if he can help with the removal process...

Seriously, I can't even imagine Webber pulling what Bottas pulled during qualifying at Spa. Even if they offered him millions or a 10% stake in Red Bull Racing, I don't think Webber would ever go for it...

At the end of the day, Webber nearly shoved Vettel off the track in the USA back in 2012 during the season finale while fighting for the title, even though he had zero chance of winning it himself. In that situation, he’s actually pushing his teammate off the track. 😍
A natural number two like Bottas would never allow that, not even in a fever dream. Webbo, however, would do it every single time...
And that's exactly why I love the stubborn guy. 🙏 Ultimately, to me, he’s like Montoya—someone who definitely should have had at least one championship under his belt.

Sure, he drove me crazy because of Vettel, but at the same time, I really liked him precisely because he didn't just roll over.
And honestly, putting Webber and Bottas in the same sentence is an insult. Webber is miles ahead of Bottas, and if we're being real, he's better than Rosberg too...
He just didn't have any luck. He was often in the right place at the absolute wrong time, right in the middle of a young, hungry Vettel's path to glory...
Basically, the same thing happened to him as it did to Alonso at McLaren, except unlike Alonso, Webber actually had the balls to stay in the team and try to help the kid succeed instead of just running for the exits.