Posts by nimblesurfer17

Honestly, I have to say—there are quite a few lovely ladies on my team...😬

Jason Campbell70 said:Kimi Kimi Raikkonen looking out for his buddy—again.

Someone really needs to kick Romain Grosjean out of NASCAR. 🤮

Yeah, sure, Kimi is the one to blame...🤦
A massive conspiracy... a global plot...

Adam Chase41 said:I don't see how Kimi is at fault here.😕

According to Jason Campbell70, it's just because he races in NASCAR...☕

Jason Campbell70 said:Kimi Kimi Raikkonen has a broken front wing, and Fernando Alonso has a punctured rear tire.

Pretty logical, right?

🤦
I honestly can't tell if you're just trolling for fun or if you actually believe this nonsense...
The way you "predicted" Fernando Alonso swerving toward Kimi Kimi Raikkonen was quite something...☕

Jason Campbell70 said:We moved past that ages ago. He took a gamble, it didn't pay off, and we've all made our peace with it.

But the real kicker is that he didn't lose out because of his own driving error—he lost out because of someone else's mistake.

And let's be honest... if the roles were reversed, or if we saw Alonso and Vettel in swapped positions, I'm sure TBF would be absolutely tearing into Ford International Assistance, throwing shade at everyone involved, and making a huge scene about it.

Based on the logic some people are trying to push here, every driver who has ever triggered an SC by causing a mishap (without actually hitting anyone—you know, like an Indian driver in Singapore) or even just pulling a yellow flag, should probably be offering deep apologies and feeling immense regret for messing up someone else's race...
but of course, they don't feel bad, nor should they—it’s just racing, after all.
and apparently, all this finger-pointing is aimed at Kimi just because he hasn't offered an apology.🤷

stormybadger8 said:At the end of the day, that’s just how all F1 drivers operate—it's part of the game.
Do you honestly think Alonso would be losing sleep over anyone else in that situation? Or any other driver for that matter? :rofl

It’s just that they won’t openly say, "I couldn't care less about the others." Instead, they’ll spin some PR-friendly nonsense along the lines of, "Oh, I feel terrible about it." 😉
They aren't saints—they aren't going to sit around feeling bad for their competitors or actually caring about them...
They might offer an apology to smooth things over, sure, but don't mistake that for genuine empathy.
It's one thing when a driver crashes into someone and ruins their race, but ultimately, none of these guys can blame anyone but themselves for not setting a faster lap earlier. :coffee

The weather could have turned or rain could have come out too—after all, it did pour right after qualifying.
And should Kimi have felt guilty about the rain coming down or the fact that he set his time before everyone else? Not really.

It’s all for the marketing, just to keep the sponsors happy and satisfied.☕
If it helped the image, Alonso would probably shed a tear on cue if he had to...☕
But then you have Kimi, who bluntly tells you he doesn't care—which makes him a "heartless" man, apparently, while his fans are labeled as marketing puppets.🤣
Just typical forum chatter...🙏🙏🙏

And I see even Alonso's fans are starting to adopt his 🙂 attitude...

Alonso took the risk and it blew up in his face... just accept it for what it was.☕

stormybadger8 said:All five points are absolutely valid—honestly, you can see it right there in the footage where Felipe Massa glances over at him a few times before moving in, clearly knowing a collision was coming.

In my opinion, that’s actually the core reason behind the penalty.

The only real "what if" is this: if he truly intended to cause that wreck, he executed it terribly. I mean, if the goal was to take someone out, he should have made sure Lewis Hamilton ended up off the track or just took them both out entirely—instead, he just ended up losing his own race.
Think about it in a 🙂Button style
way. That was a pretty fitting response to some of Hamilton's questionable moves earlier.

But wait, didn't Massa end up with a massive thirty-second lead that got completely wiped out because of that pit lane penalty? 🤷

What is up with Sebastian Vettel lately...🤣
He’s got such a subtle way of inflating his own ego—it's almost impressive: "Look, this race just proved we were all right there in the mix, and that the field was neck-and-neck all season long, even if it didn't look like it..." 🤣 Yeah, we get it, you're the big man on campus...🙏

Vettel acted a little awkward in the waiting area when Gumb asked him about the grass... he was kind of clueless, honestly—just stood there not knowing what to say..🤣
But seriously, huge congrats on the championship! Cheers to him and all his fans here on the forum..
Gumb: Great drive..
Alonso: Excellent..
Deda: Brilliant..
Kamui: Not so good..😢
Rubens: Move aside, it's time..☕

What a terrible director...🤦
How incredibly dull that race was...🤦
That was such a pathetic call by Red Bull...🤦
Just one Rubens...🤦
And what a poor prediction from TBF1D...🤦 😁

stormybadger8 said:Kamui 👋

has a massive shot at this race😍😍 😍

and he's looking at the win 👋

He’s the only one starting on hard tires, plus he still has one fresh soft left over😁

Whoa, you're quite the optimist...😁
Personally, I'm just hoping he finishes in the top five and gives us a spectacular show while he's at it..👋

I'm really expecting Deda to jump out of the gates and hold at least 3rd place after the start..☕
Right ahead of Lewis, Alonso, and Massa..
And then we can finally celebrate..👋

Also, I'm crossing my fingers that Kamui gets a great launch and puts in a solid performance..after all, this is his home turf..

cosmichawk12 said:Well, obviously the cars aren't the same

Of course the mechanics are putting more effort into Vettel's car, working on it more, and he’s getting the better parts—(just look back at Silverstone last year, when they swapped the front wing from Webber's car onto Vettel's without him even knowing, leaving Webber with the older, inferior one)

Which is understandable, really... after all, Vettel is their lead driver, a two-time World Champion, his face is plastered on all the Red Bull promotional shots and advertisements, his name is on the merchandise... it's all quite predictable...

Everything checks out, but let's be real—Webber still has that much bigger star power..😁
I actually think that’s what Vettel is missing—that certain "X factor."🤷
It feels like he doesn't quite have that magnetic quality that draws the crowds in the way some other drivers do..
☕That said, I can't deny he's a fantastic driver..

Chris Ortiz said:That is a brilliant idea. We would just have to award points to everyone, because otherwise, there would be no point in finishing 11th, since everyone from 11th down to 25th would be fighting tooth and nail to finish last instead.

I don't think they'd be fighting to be last... 🤷 The ultimate goal is still those precious points. If you finish 12th, you're always hoping for a little chaos—maybe two cars ahead collide—and suddenly, you're in the points! Besides, every single point matters when you're sitting at the negotiating table with sponsors or working out financial deals. And honestly, if you stay stuck in 12th, it doesn't really matter if you're 12th or 23rd since you didn't score either way. The only real consequence is that someone might leapfrog you in the standings, which actually helps you because you'll start ahead of them in the next race. At the end of the day, it's all about the championship standings, not just how you finished in the previous race.
I haven't spent too much time overanalyzing this—it's just something that crossed my mind a few years back when it used to drive me crazy seeing the fastest cars pull away instantly at the start, kind of like what we saw this past Sunday...😁
In my opinion, I'm 99.9% sure the final race results would look pretty much the same as they do now with qualifying. The only difference is that us fans would finally get to enjoy the chaos, the constant overtaking, and some truly tense racing!😬

mistybear87 said:What if we just messed up qualifying entirely and had two races instead? In the first race, everyone starts based on the championship standings, and in the second, you start in reverse order based on how the first one finished.

You’d essentially have the same dynamic, just without all the headache of complicated qualifying strategies, wouldn't you?😉

Personally, I’ve been making this same point for a few years now—both in real life and here on the forums—that we should just scrap qualifying entirely...
Let the races start in reverse order of the current championship standings.
So, for example, Sebastian Vettel would start last in the next race, Jenson Button would be second to last, and so on—while the HRT fans and Virgin fans would actually be sitting right there in the front two spots!
Now, that would certainly make things interesting—talk about a party!
☕ 😁

stormybadger8 said:Look, I agree he needs to chill and the previous penalties were way too light.😳

Personally, I think he deserved a black flag in Monaco, but this incident with Massu doesn't really fall into that category for me.🤷

I don't see any malice or anything else here; it just looks like a bad call by Lewis Hamilton. It’s just a typical racing incident.
It’s no different from the Sergio Perez vs Michael Schumacher duel (though honestly, Damon Hill should have been penalized there, even if neither deserved it) or Sergio Perez vs Nico Rosberg.

Amanda Kelly, calm down with the fanboy rage and look at the facts. What you wrote above isn't even okay, and I wouldn't expect that kind of stuff from you.😢

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I don't get why he was even penalized. It was a bad call, a racing incident—just move on...
They are totally overdoing it with these penalties. Like someone else mentioned, at this rate, they'll be penalizing drivers just for failing to maintain a specific following distance!🤮
And yeah, I'm just waiting for them to hand Grandpa a five-place grid penalty at the next race—now that would be a real hit.🙄

As for that news from RTL's...🤦
Nowadays, it feels like absolutely anyone can write the news...🙄 He managed to survive.🤦

stormybadger8 said:Alright fine, let's just say we weren't on the same page and leave it at that.🙂

Hmm, why? Personally, I think Kamui Kobayashi could be really, really good here. Plus, this track should suit Sauber perfectly, right?🤷

I'm not sure why, but I just have this nagging bad feeling about it...🤷
I really hope I'm wrong though..😁

stormybadger8 said:It wasn't the primary reason, whoever told you that 🤦, but damn it, it's not insignificant like some people claim either.☕

This season, he's the one responsible for the results—way more than last year. I don't care what anyone says, he's only got two other podiums this season, and just five third-place finishes in a dominant car where Vettel has 8 wins and 12 total podiums.

If last year's title contender only grabbed 7 podiums in total, the car is the only reason Vettel won the championship. Think whatever you want, 🙄

I wasn't talking about the main reason, just the most significant role... which is actually quite a distinction.
And regarding roles: since you mentioned that Adrian Newey has been at Red Bull since 2006—throwing out all those points totals that support Vettel—and pointed out that Newey was at McLaren and they didn't achieve anything useful there, I think it's clear you were implying that Vettel played the leading role in all of this. I have to disagree, though... he played an important role, sure, but not the leading one.
Anyway, it doesn't matter—this thread is supposed to be about Singapore, so let's get back to that.
Unfortunately, I don't have a great feeling about how things will go for Kamui Kobayashi and Nico Rosberg...

stormybadger8 said:2006: Adrian Newey joins Red Bull Racing - 16 points in the season (7 total)
2007 Red Bull Racing - 24 points (5 total)
2008 Red Bull Racing - 29 points (7 total)
2008 Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull Racing - 35 points☕
2009 Red Bull Racing - 153.5 points (2 total)
2009 Sebastian Vettel in Red Bull Racing - 84 points (2 total)

We know the rest; it wasn't even that long ago.🙂

Besides, Ferrari dominated for years, so now it's their turn to sit back for at least a decade. If someone else is going to take the crown from them, I'd much rather it be Williams Racing or McLaren.🙂

Look, you really can't just look at it in such a straight line...
For instance, the budget factor plays a massive role in Formula 1...
When they first bought the team, they had to build everything from scratch—get the right people in place, secure the right engines...
And all of that comes with a price tag.
They were constantly building up their capital; in that first season, Red Bull had about $58 million, which then climbed to around $80 million per season... and they maintained that level until, well, 2009, when the budget jumped to $109 million—plus they invested 20% more into developing the race car for 2009 compared to the previous year.
We also shouldn't overlook the compound effect of having that money—I mean, there's a huge difference between dropping $50 million into a team that hasn't found its footing yet versus pouring $110 million into an organization that’s already been finely tuned for a while now.
Having a bigger budget than McLaren is no small feat...
Of course, Vettel played his part, but claiming he was the main driver behind it all feels like a bit of a stretch—especially in today's era of Formula 1.

stormybadger8 said:They've got the best driver. ☕

He had that same engineer over at McLaren too, so what exactly did they manage to build with him?

Oh, come on now—at this rate, people are going to start acting like Vettel was the sole reason for all those championships... 🤣
It’s honestly pointless to argue against the fact that Newey is the greatest genius in Formula 1...
I totally get wanting to downplay everyone else's contributions just to boost Vettel's legacy, but let's not go overboard here. 😬

darkmarlin16 said:Way to go, Jenson! 🙏

I can't shake the feeling that Fernando really should have been fighting Jenson for the win today—unfortunately, he made just a few too many mistakes. All things considered, though, taking 3rd place is still a fantastic result.

It’s like the McLaren strategists🤣 were borrowed straight from Ferrari🤣!

Buemi + 15🙏

I was actually wondering why nobody seems to be giving him any credit...😁 He truly did an incredible job out there. 🙏 But anyway, what do you all think—which car is performing better, STR or Sauber? 🤷 I have this nagging feeling that STR has some serious potential, it's just that their drivers rarely seem to know how to tap into it properly.
As for Hamilton and those strategists 🤦
... Neither Rosberg nor Brawn really made a mark today, either.
Gumb 🙏
Vettel: I'm not a huge fan of his driving style or his recent tactics lately... which is why I'd love to see someone in the pack overtake him, whether it's Alonso or Hamilton. 😬

analoggull4 said:Is anyone else having trouble with the forum today?

It's definitely me...
The connection is driving me absolutely crazy—it's incredibly slow, and half the pages won't even load at all.