Like someone mentioned the other day, you really can't go wrong when you mix black and gold.
The rear end of the Sauber looks pretty sleek with that rounded shape. It’s got this killer presence, though the front end feels a bit too angular compared to the back—kind of lacks that same punch.
The colors look great, thanks Martini. 🙏 The halo stands out pretty much in these shots, but we’ll see how it holds up in actual daylight. It might not be nearly as loud as it looks right now once you get it under the sun.
Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if one team decides to go the complete opposite direction and paints theirs neon yellow. Maybe Red Bull—I wouldn't put it past them.
Haas looks sharp. I know that doesn't mean much in reality, but I’m a sucker for believing a pretty car is a fast car. 😁 The livery is bold but still keeps it classy (for a race car, anyway). They tried their best to camouflage the damn thing, though let's be real—it’s going to pop like crazy in the daylight. They finally ditched that hideous fin, too. Fingers crossed they don't bring that eyesore back before the first race... I'm rooting for this awesome crew. They're only in their third season and they're already winning me over more than half the grid. 👍
And then, in total šbbkbb fashion, someone kicks off a thread about what might have happened if the assassination attempt on Tito had actually worked back in '44. Suddenly, you get five or six people popping up, convinced that the "right" side lost WWII. They start rambling about how without Tito, there wouldn't have been a crossroad where 7,500 innocent civilians could be slaughtered every single day and hidden away in unknown mass graves. They claim that without him, the death toll at Auschwitz wouldn't be manipulated, and everyone would know the actual numbers today instead of dealing with those massive, inflated figures. Then they move on to how much better, fairer, and more patriotic American society would be if it hadn't been shaped after '45 by people who were supposedly true patriots but just happened to be part of a fascist movement—you know, the ones who hated everything American and used anti-fascism as a convenient mask for their real intentions. Personally, I’m not interested in playing that game. 🤷
Morgan Rodriguez57 said:That’s what moderators are for, right? Keeping things high quality.
Hypothetically speaking, if this subforum actually let guys like those neo-fascists air out their twisted views on war and everything else, they'd just need a dedicated space for alternative history. In a sub like that, they'd be tearing the communists a new one constantly.
Actually, thinking about it—wouldn't alternative history fit better under History rather than the Alternative section? Especially if we're talking conspiracy theories. It's like how people who refuse vaccines or try home remedies instead of actual medical treatments don't really belong under Alternative Medicine in the Health section. At least this way, if someone happens to Google it, they know exactly where to find what they're looking for.
Honestly, I’d be pretty wary of opening this up in the alternative history subforum. My gut tells me it would attract more than just your typical conspiracy theorists. You’d end up with a whole crowd of historical revisionists looking for cover. They’d use the "alternative" label as a shield to push their own twisted versions of reality—like those people who can't stomach the actual outcome of WWII and try to spin a different story about who was actually responsible for what.
I’m all for keeping this weekly tradition alive—opening up a thread to talk about OFF and pretty much everything else. Honestly, I think doing this helps prove a point: there's a growing crowd of people who feel like the whole Underworld section should just be locked down and shut for good. Or, better yet, just give the current users access to the rest of the forum and relegate everyone else strictly to the Underworld.
swifttiger75 said:The Pandas are splitting up at the end of the season.
Thanks to Fortin for everything. 🙏
Man, the Pandas are breaking up, and Unknown/Niche Internet Personality is too. We could be looking at a crazy player market. I’m calling it now: Maminha is heading to the Pandas. 🤣
Big congrats to Gaff and Taz on taking home those titles. 🙏 Seriously impressive stuff—steady, consistent, and totally earned. You guys weren't quite hitting that Bambi level of dominance last year or next, but you were still damn good! 🙏 🙏
Shoutout to everyone else who stepped up this season, too. It was a tight race and things got heated. 🙏
Lewis Hamilton Vettel 2nd, Hamilton Raikkonen 3rd. Ricciardo 4th Bottas 5th. Verstappen 6th. Ricciardo 7th, Ocon Perez 8th Fernando Alonso 9th Carlos Sainz 10th. Felipe Massa took 11th. Stoffel Vandoorne 12th. Lance Stroll 13th, Romain Grosjean Kevin Magnussen 14th. Brendon Hartley 15th. Pascal Wehrlein 17th Pascal Wehrlein 17th. Nico Hulkenberg Pierre Gasly Lance Stroll 13th
Seriously though, this season of the forum F1 Championship has been incredible—honestly better than the actual real-life season. 🙏 🙏 If my math is right, we’re heading into the final race with coastaldrifter6 at 182 points, Tyler Bennett5 at 175, Kyle Edwards5 at 174, and swifttiger75 at 169. So, it's not just that the gap between first and fourth is only 13 points—meaning swifttiger75 could hypothetically snatch the title with just a third-place finish in the finale—but coastaldrifter6 and Tyler Bennett5 are only 7 points apart. It wouldn't take much for Tyler Bennett5 to take the win, have coastaldrifter6 land in second, and leave them dead even in the championship standings. 🙏 🙏
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Max Verstappen 3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Valtteri Bottas 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Daniel Ricciardo 7. Nico Hulkenberg 8. Carlos Sainz 9. Esteban Ocon 10. Sergio Perez 11. Lance Stroll 12th place 12. Felipe Massa 13. Romain Grosjean 14. Kevin Magnussen 15. Pascal Wehrlein 16th place 16. Pierre Gasly 17. Marcus Ericsson
Stoffel Vandoorne (DNF) Brendon Hartley (DNF) Fernando Alonso (DNF)
Fernando Alonso (Pit Stop), Lewis Hamilton (Flat Tire), Daniel Ricciardo Lewis Hamilton (Flat Tire), Daniel Ricciardo
Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel. Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen Daniel Ricciardo finished 4th. Ricciardo and Kimi Räikkönen Valtteri Bottas finished 6th. Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon Sergio Pérez finished 8th. Perez and Hulkenberg at 9th. Carlos Sainz finished 10th. Romain Grosjean finished 11th. Felipe Massa finished 12th. Lance Stroll finished 13th. Fernando Alonso at 14th. Pascal Wehrlein finished 15th. Pascal Wehrlein finished 16th. Pierre Gasly
Honestly, it was nothing special. 2015 felt like a throwback to those dark days when the Schumacher-Brawn-Todt era ruled everything. Look, you can't argue with taste, but I truly don't get how anyone can actually enjoy a season where the winning team just cruises to victory because they have an overpowered car, even without their best driver being at the top of his game.
I honestly think the folks over at Mercedes were expecting way more from him. Look, it’s nice having some peace and quiet in the garage the way Ferrari likes it, but having a teammate who just cruises along doesn't exactly light a fire under Hamilton to step up his game. Luckily, with this car and the way things are looking right now, there isn't even much of a need to push for improvements anyway.
