Jason Campbell70 said:Everything before Q3 Australia is just pure speculation from armchair experts trying to guess which cars are a second faster than the rest.
I’d say I’m pretty neutral here. I’ve never been a die-hard fan of either Ferrari or Mercedes, and honestly, both Hamilton and Vettel get on my nerves about the same amount. That said, I can't stand dominance, so I often find myself rooting for the underdog. Lately, I’ve caught myself pulling for the red cars just so the silver ones don't sweep the podium again.
So, for the sake of saving this upcoming season, I’m praying Ferrari accidentally loaded a few extra sandbags into their car this morning. In all seriousness though, I'm crossing my fingers that we see a win from someone like Renault, Haas, or maybe Kimi in the Sauber.
Are you seriously expecting Ferrari to just show up to Q3 looking like a completely different beast? Last year we saw flashes of that, but most people just chalked it up to how good Naziyev was with the simulator.
Democracy isn't about a few aggressive loudmouths terrorizing the majority. This F1 subforum was actually a chill, tolerant spot during the winter break, but man, look what happened once the first race rolled around. 😢
Vettel even admitted himself that he’s not feeling the car right and knows he can go faster. I really hope that just means they haven't dialed in the setup quite yet. Because if Mercedes-Benz builds up a massive lead after just two or three races, the whole season is basically over before it even starts.
darkmarlin16 said:I picked you to be our official thread starter. I loved how you handled things over on F1 Pulse.
So, basically, start a new thread for every single race.👍👍
Opla! Exactly. Force them to respect you by actually doing the work instead of just talking about it. They won't be able to ignore you then. It's like that Kramer bit in Seinfeld where he starts wearing a suit and showing up at the office even though he doesn't even work there yet. 🙏
Mario, I’m eating my hat. I’ll go study up on this lovely lady and fix that wrong Mississippi.
Jason Campbell70, I am totally behind your hint about a possible comeback to the championship. There's always someone out there scouting for a teammate, so you should probably reach out to Ivić. 👍
Not quite. The consensus on Alonso is pretty clear: he’s an incredibly talented, lightning-fast, and consistent driver. He’s that top-tier breed you just don't see very often. Even ten or fifteen years from now, anyone who follows motorsports will still know his name, just like everyone today knows who Carlos Sainz, Sébastien Loeb, Mika Häkkinen, or even Juan Pablo Montoya are. Personally, I don't think Button is in that same stratosphere. He’s more part of that slightly broader group sitting a half-step below the elite. He’s great, sure, and he can definitely catch fire when things line up, but he’s not quite at the absolute summit. He sits somewhere in that same bracket as Rosberg, Webber, and back in the day, Massa or even Trulli—and unfortunately, maybe Ricciardo too. But hey, maybe I've got him wrong.
Instead of everyone on this private Forum trying to kick out a moderator who was put in that spot by the owner and the admin, I’ve got a better idea. Why don't you guys just ask to have the history open and pdf right history and pdf left history enabled? And honestly, if you want someone to actually handle things, you should just bring in Bujanac. I read somewhere that he’s a total expert at this kind of thing.
My season wasn't exactly my finest hour, but hey, it was still a blast playing. If there's any silver lining, it's how packed the mid-field is this year—it's almost "coincidental" that I ended up stuck at the very bottom of that pack. 😁
Huge congrats to everyone who stuck it out until the end, especially the crew sitting at the top! 🙏 A special shoutout to swifttiger75, who showed us all what true consistency looks like. He snatched the Championship with just one win under his belt, while all his closest rivals had three wins but were riding a total rollercoaster of ups and downs.
Congrats to Konkvić on the team title, too. It’s pretty clear that darkmarlin16 was motivated by bringing in those superstars, and I gotta applaud him for being willing to step back and act as a solid wingman for the sake of the team. 🙏 Kudos to brighthound8 as well. He took all that frustration from getting dropped by Konkvić last year and turned it into fuel, pulling off an incredible run and staying right in the title hunt until the final race.
And thanks to Tyler Bennett5 for putting up with my terrible results all season.
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Sebastian Vettel 4. Valtteri Bottas 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Daniel Ricciardo 7. Romain Grosjean 8. Kevin Magnussen 9. Esteban Ocon 10. Sergio Perez 11. Charles Leclerc 12. Pierre Gasly 13. Marcus Ericsson 14. Carlos Sainz Jr. 15. Sergei Sirotkin 16. Lance Stroll
NOP Brendon Hartley NOP Fernando Alonso NOP Nico Hulkenberg and Stoffel Vandoorne
I’ve got nothing but massive respect for Daniel Cormier’s fight IQ, his game plan, his guts, and his technique. The guy spent his entire heavyweight run taking down and beating dudes way bigger than him. Honestly, losing to Daniel Cormier isn't even something to be ashamed of for any fighter. Plus, if you ask me, Francis Ngannou just isn't playing in the same league as these guys anyway.
But seriously, comparing a successful, warrior-hearted fighter like him to someone like Bob Sapp is a huge stretch—maybe even just straight-up trolling.