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stormybadger8 said:What an "expert." Seriously, he didn't say anything smarter than what any random person could have scribbled down from this PDF...
graniteharbor502 said:Gasly clipped Russell with his front tire, which then sent the Briton colliding into Zhou Guanyu. The issue arises because Gasly spotted a gap between Zhou and Russell, yet Russell began veering toward Zhou just as he tried to close that opening. However, he was simply too late to make the move, leaving him essentially responsible for the contact. Zhou maintained his line, Gasly attempted the gap, but Russell failed to hold his position.
Roger Wright94 said:Feel free to add your own thoughts as well.
George Russell veered left, likely attempting to gain some sort of advantage. It was a pretty sharp turn, in my opinion—not just a slight adjustment—so it seems quite strange that he didn't spot Pierre Gasly in his rearview mirror. Essentially, it was careless and inattentive.
He caused a significant amount of damage. I suspect it flew under the radar because there were more pressing matters at hand during that moment.
I am not entirely sure if there was even an official investigation regarding 🤔?
Lawrence Garcia5 said:I can't believe how worked up people are getting just because Sky put Hamilton on the race cover.
I was just scrolling through and reading the comments, and man, it’s a mess.
It's probably just clickbait, plus he's one of their own drivers anyway.
But honestly, I doubt that's even the main reason. Even with his recent results, Ham is still hands down the most popular driver on the grid and remains the face of Formula 1.
If it weren't for him, I bet Massi would still be in F1; the guy owes a lot to Hamilton.
People are clearly hurting, but hey, that's life.
I find it hard to wrap my head around why people are so incredibly jealous and hateful toward those at the top.
Lionel Messi went through this, LeBron James dealt with it, and even my old man told me that people didn't exactly shower Michael Schumacher with love either.
That specific side of human nature just baffles me.
Look, I get it—there are millions of us out there, and nobody is going to be liked 100% of the time, but the sheer amount of hate being thrown around is just overkill.
Tyler Bennett5 said:The SFW Birthday was actually back on April 16th, while the race didn't happen until May 13th.
Raymond Anderson4 said:How can we actually tell what a car is truly capable of? Between managing tire degradation over the weekend and trying to preserve the engine life throughout the season, you just don't get the luxury of hunting for qualifying-style laps constantly. In reality, we probably only see two or three genuine runs per week where the car is light on fuel and dialed in with maximum settings. That’s hardly a large enough sample size to know if a qualifying time is actually the absolute limit, or if there are still a few tenths hiding under the surface.
silverviper44 said:If those laws were absolute, Pastor Maldonado would never have snatched a pole position and a race win, yet there we were.
Everything just aligns perfectly at the right moment, and suddenly you get a result that defies any logical explanation.
It's happened countless times in Formula 1 history, and it'll happen again.
stormybadger8 said:If you’re driving near-perfectly—or just straight-up perfect—hitting your marks exactly when everyone else is busy blowing it...
Let’s be real—Aston Martin didn't stand a chance at breaking into the top 10. But looking at Alfa Romeo, AT, McLaren, and especially Ricciardo, Alpine, Bottas, and Gasly? Yeah, they definitely had business being up there.
Honestly, I’m starting to wonder if Aston Martin even had the pace to make it into Q2.
stormybadger8 said:Leclerc was carrying way too much fuel yesterday...
You could really see it when he messed up his weigh-in. When he missed the scale and those Ferrari mechanics had to push him back, you’d naturally expect them to just shove him straight into the garage to top off the tank. Instead, they swapped his tires and sent him right back out!
Basically, he had enough extra fuel during that first lap to cover at least three more laps (the out-lap, the flyer, and the in-lap), which is a massive amount of reserve to be lugging around...