So why did Alonso get a 5-second penalty while Ricciardo didn't? I mean, Ricciardo was actually way ahead of the other car... man, what kind of criteria are they even using here? Or was it just that both incidents were treated as nothing, or maybe they got hit with penalties for both?
Anthony Martin64 said:Wells Fargo: 1) Do you hold any citizenship other than American? 2) Do you possess an American green card? 3) Are you a politically active individual?
Chris Chase5 said:At the end of the day, lending money is a bank's core business, and they take on the risk of default every single time they issue a loan. When they ask you questions, it isn't because they’re being nosy; it’s about building a solid risk profile. It’s just much more likely that someone with a steady, high income or someone buying a home they actually intend to live in will follow through on their payments...
According to some statistical studies, married individuals tend to be more financially responsible than single people, and things like that. Personally, I think it's better to just provide the information requested, especially since being transparent might actually help you land better terms down the road.
Plus, they are legally obligated to gather as much data as possible to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. Honestly, that part always makes me chuckle—people looking to move illicit funds aren't exactly standing in line at a local Chase branch waiting for a teller to help them out. 😁
Your logic is a bit off here; banks aren't trying to be nosy, and they certainly aren't the Gestapo...😁
totally wrong, they came sniffing around my info for one reason: I had a bit of extra cash sitting in my account for a minute (which they basically snatched away as a reward), but nothing about loans or anything—I've never even taken out a loan in my life.
Rebecca Green7 said:Yes, there's an ad on Craigslist for it. The guy is completely bizarre; honestly, I don't think he's all there. Everything points to the fact that he's just bartering sex for money, even if he won't say it outright. An unbelievable individual. 😵
The only reason I tagged you was because you had the last post on this thread.
Everyone’s forgetting that what he's doing is actually illegal, but he's trying to spin it as some kind of barter system or service exchange 😍, which I guess is his way of 'dodging' the law 😍
and btw, I think he thinks getting paid in trade is some kind of safety net for making sure he actually gets what he wants 😍
I was actually wondering when exactly Vettel messed up during that first stint, and now it’s pretty clear—those 7 laps where his performance just tanked after easily keeping pace with Hamilton—and from what I can see, he probably made things tougher for Kimi too (sadly he couldn't pass him, or maybe he wasn't given the chance) because he likely slowed him down as well, maybe by a second or two overall
The gap was so massive he actually overtook Rosberg—and almost caught Hamilton too—but then Rosberg easily blew past Vettel for the exact same reason. It seems like these soft tires in Bahrain can only handle about a lap and a half at max pace before they just fall off a cliff and act more like the medium compound. After that, the degradation is basically the same as the mediums, which is probably why Kimi was able to catch up to them pretty easily for a few laps using newer mediums
so look at the kid—Sebastian Vettel was originally on a Kimi-esque strategy, but he totally botched it and shredded his tires during that first stint with those few excursions off track (which turned out to be fatal for the final stint), so they pulled him back onto a more conservative strategy, at least according to Arrivabene
and you could definitely tell there was a point where he started doing laps up to 2 seconds slower in that first stint
the Mercedes-Benz guys are complaining that traffic overheated their brakes, which is weird because Kimi didn't seem to feel it at all. It's also kind of strange that Lewis Hamilton's brakes started failing just one lap after Nico Rosberg's, especially since Rosberg is known for being pretty hard on both tires and brakes when he's pushing to the limit, and since the traffic passed Rosberg way earlier, you'd expect his gear to fail before Rosberg's... so I guess the main reason for the failures is just that they were running at full max for longer than usual, it might actually turn out that those bright reports about Mercedes-Benz having serious car issues were right all along—it just seems like they were masking it with a better engine than everyone else, so they didn't have to push the car as hard for as long, but now it's the kid's first race where they actually have to push the car harder for extended periods, and here come the brake problems
I mean, screw his Renault, wasn't Ricco running a 4-cylinder engine anyway??? A penalty already by race 5 of the season? 🤦
What a celebration crossing the finish line 😬
Didn't you guys hear that Renault is gonna throw a massive party just for finishing? That thing with Verstappen was just a botched attempt at celebrating two laps too early, I guess. 😍
Patrick Bailey4 said:I don't know about that... I don't think it was just Sebastian Vettel being slow today—plus, he's kind of in a league of his own when it comes to overtaking skills
Not sure, honestly. Valtteri Bottas doesn't seem to have the same straight-line speed as Vettel with DRS enabled, or maybe he just couldn't close the gap at all. There's no real strategy there, just floor it and hope for the best, I guess.