Posts by Ashley Ramirez4

Richard Walker38 said:Just imagine some wild scenario at the end of the season—Max catches COVID-19, and Hamilton, who’s basically wearing a mask everywhere anyway, ends up taking the title.🤣

Honestly, if Max doesn't pull it off in the USA, I guess even Lujia won't be enough.

Honestly, unless Max gets a DNF or some kind of DNS, I don't see how Lujia stands a chance against him

Richard Walker38 said:Now we just get to hear some generic stuff from Lewis Hamilton about how the crowd is amazing while everyone waves their flags

The broadcast from the pits sounds kind of flat, I guess

Sam Clark75 said:They're just fueling his excitement about switching over to an Alfa Romeo.

I mean, that Alfa Romeo is definitely faster than what he was driving in the Mercedes...😁

Raymond Anderson4 said:Maybe Max grabs a new Power Unit before the season wraps up—he’s already used this one for 3 races, and there are still 5 left. If he manages to make it work, that Power Unit is gonna be totally worn out, which means he might end up lacking compared to Lewis's engine.

There’s a bit of a catch here, though. This is actually the first season where Mercedes is dealing with real engine struggles—like, they don't have that massive edge from previous years where they could just crank it up a notch and leave everyone else in the dust. It feels like they hit the ceiling of their current engine design this year, so now they’re basically redlining it every single race just to stay in the hunt with Max. And we all know what happens when you run engines at those limits for too long. So, honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Mercedes having issues before we see any with Red Bull Racing. Even Ferrari has closed the gap a bit with their latest engine version, which just goes to show they don't really have that extra room to just "dial up" the power like they used to.

Mercedes doesn't have that luxury anymore where they can just blast ahead at the start and then cruise on autopilot—which, let's face it, they did a ton in past seasons. Now, they have to push that engine to the absolute limit the whole time just to stay close to Max (I mean, looking at how many laps he's led this year 😁 versus them
).
The big question now is whether Max is also pushing his Honda engine right to the breaking point.

If things hadn't gone sideways and Max hadn't had to bail out a few times—which is the weirdest part, since he wasn't even at fault—he’d probably be sitting on a 50 or 60 point lead right now. I think he was the fastest in 6 out of the last 7 qualifying sessions, but his lead just looks tiny because of those random DNFs.

You gotta admit, the Max-Red Bull combo is looking better than the Hamilton-Mercedes setup right now. That doesn't mean it'll stay that way by the end of the season, but as of today, Max-Red Bull is definitely the best package on the grid.

😵 merc

hm, maybe those tires just gave up on him—Luja dropped back like 3 seconds all of a sudden

Alfa almost caught up to Ferrari😬

More luck than sense, I guess

stormybadger8 said:It’s like they don't even bother asking the drivers, I guess. 🙂
They can say whatever they want over the team radio—depending on whether they need a breather, a Safety Car restart, or just a clean standing start—but honestly, it doesn't really matter. It's all noise.
If Mass tells them to drive, they're gonna drive—simple as that. ☕
Whether he spends the whole lap whining or crying over the team radio doesn't really matter—he’s still gonna be out there driving.

Has anyone ever actually just pulled over or, I don't know, decided to head back to the pits on their own because it started raining or because it got too dark? 🤔

It’s all on Mass—he's the one who might actually have to answer for things if everything goes south. And honestly, with how laws work these days, I guess there's even a chance he could face criminal charges if someone really screws up...
A driver can always just say no—then you wait and see if the team actually gives them the green light or not... I guess.

Didn't Niki Lauda basically pull that off himself? 😬

It’s only after crashes like this that you realize what kind of raw energy we're actually dealing with.
When the car is cruising smoothly, it feels like someone's just playing around—but one tiny slip outside the limits and suddenly you've got a hurricane on the track.

I mean, how do these drivers even keep all that under control? When you look at that massive array of buttons and switches on the steering wheel 😬 it's enough to make your head spin.

btw what's the deal with this forum—it keeps adding bolding in weird spots or maybe I'm just losing my mind.

Wait, wasn't there some talk about how Black Americans were dealing with more issues regarding COVID-19?

ruggedhawk20 said:The Mercedes is so dominant—I mean, you can tell because even someone still struggling with the aftermath of COVID-19 can hop in that car and take the win.

If Nandač was just sitting in that car—not even driving, just sitting there—he’d probably be 100 points ahead of second place by now.

Man, don't you see? If Valtteri Bottas were the one sitting in it, that thing would basically be a rolling trash can. 😬

and why TBF1?

wanderingbison9 said:You think they left them? I mean, they aren't supposed to be able to swap tires during a red flag, right?

If I remember correctly, there were some changes at the last race.

Robert Cox46 said:Yeah, I'm with you. Sainz was basically glued to Hamilton's bumper right from the jump.
But honestly—you gotta admit—it was mostly Valtteri Bottas who really paved the way for Esteban Ocon's win.

I don't think Bottas had much to do with it, though... maybe Mercedes just secured it by deciding not to switch to slicks too early.

I don't get why they gave everyone intermediates right after that red flag.

did nobody even check the track? 😵

Fernando Alonso basically handed the win to Esteban Ocon—Lewis Hamilton probably lost at least 10 laps 😁 and honestly, maybe Lewis would've even overtaken Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Ocon by three or four laps too. They really waited way too long to call Lewis in for the medium tires