Posts by Elizabeth Mendoza

Natalie was an absolute dream on the track today. Just pure perfection.

Someone mentioned Rosberg up above. Honestly, that whole thing about him walking away at just 31 years old is a massive "what the hell?" moment for me. You leave a dominant team while you're still in your prime, seemingly because you've had enough of Formula 1, and then suddenly there he is working as a commentator for Sky 🙏

He could have easily squeezed out a few more years of racing and fighting for championships. I just don't get it, especially now that he’s sitting in the commentary booth on TV and walking around the trackside. It doesn't look to me like he was actually done with Formula 1 lol

Los takes the lead, Vettel charges through the field, and Kimi will probably try to hang tough right ahead of the Mercedes.

mellowtiger83 said:Looking at this video, there’s absolutely zero talk about Kimi being in a slipstream. Vettel was way too far ahead on the straight to provide any kind of slipstream, and he didn't pull Kimi along anywhere else during the lap either.

The guy was basically three seconds ahead of Kimi. I have no idea what kind of "pulling Kimi along" nonsense people were talking about after qualifying. Vettel just had a bad drive, and then everyone started making excuses claiming Kimi benefited from his slipstream. It’s such a massive no-no to say someone drove faster than another driver—I honestly don't know what journalists are even playing at with these questions. It's a total circus.

The real truth is he was sliding all over the track every single lap, hitting the gravel and even the grass a few times. He was taking too many corners too wide and just throwing away time.

stormybadger8 said:You guys are being way too naive. 🤣

This was a tactical move by Vettel, and honestly, a masterstroke. 🙏

Seriously, it was brilliant how he kept sliding off into the gravel at Lesmo during Q1, Q2, and Q3. I bet the stewards were working overtime today cleaning up after him. He even played the part perfectly at the end, acting all disappointed with his qualifying results. Man, Vettel is a genius tactician.

crimsonhawk23 said:I’ve driven Indianapolis a million times on iRacing 😬 and I’m just not seeing how you can take P1, let P2 pass you for the lead, and then immediately block P3 and P4 behind you. Honestly, I’m convinced that’s impossible to pull off—especially since Kimi usually struggles with starts too, so he’d likely drop to P4 instantly if he starts slow again just to let Vettel through. Besides, I don't see why they'd even bother with that strategy. To me, the pit stop option seems way more likely and just easier to execute.

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Look, I wasn't talking about an immediate overtake anyway. There are a million ways tomorrow's start could play out. My gut feeling is that Vettel will get a great jump if everything goes right at the lights, and then Kimi will get the order to build a gap and sit right on the bumper of those Mercedes-Benz cars so Vettel has clear air.

But hey, that’s just my theory—call it a conspiracy if you want. 🕺

EDIT: My go-to sim is Assetto Corsa and I absolutely hate Indianapolis. 😁

crimsonhawk23 said:I think Vettel is a great guy, honestly, but he seems to struggle with a massive ego and can't seem to handle any real competition within his own team. That’s exactly why they pull all that nonsense. Tomorrow, the lead change will just happen right in the pits—1st Place Seb, 2nd Place Kimi, 3rd Place Lewis, and 4th Place Bottas. It's as simple as that. 🤷

Forget the pit stops. They’re just going to grab him right on the track during the first lap, and then Kimi Räikkönen Mercedes is going to end up blocking just like Valtteri Bottas did. The second they stepped out of those cars, Sebastian Vettel started whining. He definitely wasn't wearing a huge grin when he congratulated his teammate—so much about how great they are together.

As soon as Kimi isn't out in front, everyone starts acting like they've got sour grapes just because the big guy didn't take the top spot.

Sebastian Vettel had a rough time in qualifying, even if he did manage to snag a spot on the front row. He was constantly sliding off onto the gravel and missing his marks.

Tomorrow, Kimi Räikkönen is going to have to make a move right out of the gate, damn it, but man, I hope he just absolutely crushes them in qualifying! he he

Kimi Räikkönen 🙏 🙏 🙏

The track record has dropped a few times in a row now 😁, and honestly, I bet they’re going to keep shaving more time off it.

Williams might just be the big surprise of the weekend, no matter how things shake out.

So, who’s actually at fault here? Is it Alonso? To me, it looks like he's the one...

Edit: But let's be real, Vettel basically scattered gravel all over the track.🤣

crimsonhawk23 said:I'm totally with you on this 👍

Then Sergio Perez goes and completely screws up my prediction 🤣, but whatever. Ocon should be sitting in third place—unless karma decides to mess with me again after saying 🤣
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Edit: Man, it's crazy how thousands of people could have decided the pole position today since it was tight all day long (even during Practice 1 they were neck and neck)

I’ll tell you what... right now, I’d put them as the third fastest team on the grid, though it’s a tight race with Red Bull since they’re struggling with quite a few issues lately.

urbanranger302 said:What do you guys usually use to watch F1? Like, which channel or stream do you prefer?

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I usually hunt down a 1080p 60fps stream on Reddit for the Ace Stream app. Mostly just ESPN F1

So, we're looking at a dry weekend. I really hope we get some rain tomorrow just to shake things up—it would be great to see some chaos on the starting grid like we did during the last race.😁

McLaren is a total mess right now. On today's practice session, they were slower than almost everyone else. The only ones even remotely close were Nico Hulkenberg, who didn't get a decent run in because of his Drag Reduction System acting up, and Pierre Gasly, who kept getting stuck in traffic and couldn't actually set a real time.

Nico Hulkenberg is also having some major issues with his Drag Reduction System

DRS is total garbage and needs to be scrapped immediately. It completely kills the art of racing. Why bother working hard to overtake through the corners when you can just wait for the straight, pop the DRS, and fly right past the defending driver like they're standing still? It’s a joke.