Posts by Lisa Thomas3

Scuderia Ferrari 🤦🤦🤦

What absolute idiots🙂

The dominance of those thoroughbreds just keeps going. Nobody expected anything less here at the Monaco Grand Prix, but looking at the season as a whole, things are heading in a great direction. It’s a massive surprise from Ferrari, if not a total shock...
People kept saying Red Bull Racing would make strides and catch up quickly because their development pace was supposedly superior, but so far, it's been the exact opposite. They teased some upgrades for the Spanish Grand Prix, yet Ferrari is the one pulling away.
The sheer speed of that car is terrifying. I've noticed Charles Leclerc is already consistently putting together very conservative first laps in Q3, and even then, it’s usually enough for pole. There's still plenty of room left for him to push harder in the second sector if he actually needs to.

I honestly don't know what could go wrong tomorrow. If it stays dry, it'll be a smooth cruise to the finish line. Given Leclerc's history at this track, the anxiety is justified, but this should be a routine drive—almost like a practice session—without needing to overextend. Max Verstappen is miles ahead; this can't be thrown away tomorrow.

Unfortunately, it looks like this lackluster driver lineup might end up costing Ferrari dearly. Between all the unreliability at Red Bull Racing and a mountain of mistakes in just the first four races, the constructors' championship is already looking way too close for comfort.
Carlos Sainz struggled to find his rhythm with the car right at the start of the season, and on top of that, he’s dealt with a string of bad luck. That could very quickly push him into a position where he's relegated to second driver behind Charles Leclerc. Personally, I think Charles Leclerc is the worse long-term bet; he seems incredibly unstable and prone to those unnecessary mistakes, which he clearly demonstrated yesterday.

And then there's the beast himself, Max Verstappen. If they had someone of his caliber in that Red Bull Racing car, I don't think they'd be facing these issues. This is a bad combination for the long haul.
At this point, you either have to hope for continued reliability issues over at Red Bull Racing or a significant jump in car pace, because what they have right now isn't going to cut it.

graniteharbor502 said:Ferrari should be worried about needing an extra lap just to get their tires up to temperature, unlike Red Bull Racing. That could prove decisive right at the start or when restarting after a safety car.

As for the safety car, the Race Director just dropped some new directives:


Basically, once the lights go out on the safety car, there's no more sudden swerving, rapid acceleration, or heavy braking. It also means they can't pull the stunt Max has been pulling until now, which is shown in the graphic above.

So, we're looking at more nonsensical rules that just create room for manipulation and inconsistent officiating depending on who the stewards feel like punishing.
Who exactly is going to decide what counts as "sudden acceleration or braking" versus just driving normally to warm up the tires? Or what constitutes a dangerous maneuver versus standard tire prep?
And when a situation like Figure 2 happens, how will they judge if the driver in front is at fault for braking too hard, or if the driver behind is at fault for closing the gap too aggressively? Who’s actually going to measure millimeters and centimeters between Figure 2 and Figure 3 to determine the allowed vs. disallowed position, especially in corners?
In short, I can already see this turning into a complete circus...🤦

lonebadger6 said:...

Charles Fox10 said:...

Alright, thanks to both of you for the detailed and thorough answers to some very straightforward questions.
If nobody else has anything to add, feel free to lock this thread.

Just one more thing—if it’s okay if I get a little personal—for anyone reading this who was involved in this discussion, feel free to hit me up via DM if you need anything regarding this topic. Just a heads-up: since my name was mentioned publicly in this thread, I haven't disappeared; I'm still here and active. However, for the obvious reasons laid out in the moderator's replies, I won't be posting in this specific thread for the time being.

Only 3 races left on the calendar, and theoretically, every single team still has a shot at the constructors' title 😁
plus there are 7 drivers still fighting for the individual championship

what a massive difference compared to how things actually look in real F1 😁

Hello.
As the title suggests, I have an extensive inquiry regarding the moderation of this specific thread, and I would appreciate some direct answers.
I’ve been a heavy contributor to this discussion for years, and frankly, I’d hate to walk away from it permanently. That’s why I’m attempting this approach—to get some clarity and decide if there’s any point in continuing.
I haven't posted here since Election Day, and for a very simple reason: there was a massive shift in how things are moderated at that exact moment. A huge number of users were slapped with warnings or banned, a trend that just kept rolling in the following days.
Naturally, this was triggered by the arrival of the moderator lonebadger6, who jumped into this thread like some glory hunter right after the election, despite having zero involvement beforehand (he had exactly 0 posts on the pre-election thread). What followed was a wave of warnings and bans—heavy-handed ones, in lonebadger6's signature style—effectively purging most of the long-term participants who had been part of the conversation before the vote. Most were kicked out for the same reason: trying to expose the potential fraud that occurred during the election.
Unlike many of them, I have a much calmer temperament. I don't feel the need to post if I know I’m just going to get flagged or if I'll end up debating the moderation itself. Seeing the current state of affairs and the attitude toward users, I decided to step back from the thread.
It isn't a secret that I’ve been avoiding any threads regularly moderated by lonebadger6 for quite some time. I said that publicly a while ago, again for a simple reason: I've realized it's impossible to have a constructive debate when he's around. He hands out unjustified, excessive warnings—something I’ve experienced firsthand myself (otherwise, I haven't had a warning in years, except from him)—and he seems unable to separate his personal opinions from his duties as a moderator.
But, as I mentioned, this is one of my favorite topics and I’ve been involved for a long time. I won't be falsely humble: I've made a significant contribution here (unlike the aforementioned moderator), and I am willing to go above and beyond if I can just get clear guidelines on what, how, and why certain things are allowed or forbidden.
Therefore, I am looking for the stances of the moderators and the administration on the following points. Please be as precise and detailed as possible so we can avoid any future warnings:

- (1) Any mention or analysis of the election theft—what some media outlets called the "robbery of the century."
- (2) Direct evidence of such fraud, such as voting by deceased individuals, multiple registrations (and multiple voting), ballot harvesting, turnout exceeding 100% in certain areas, ballot tampering, etc.
- (3) Indirect evidence, such as indications or bizarre statistical anomalies that point toward a stolen election.
- (4) An analysis of the farcical way Americans vote, which remains vulnerable to mass fraud regardless of this specific election.
- (5) The possibility of receiving a warning via private message if I post something the moderation team deems undesirable (which, in my opinion, is what moderators should be doing anyway when dealing with a user's first "mistake").

That’s all for now. Once I receive an explanation, I will follow up if necessary.
I would prefer to hear from the highest authority responsible for this section of the forum first, and only then the moderators themselves. This is to avoid the classic administrative "washing of hands" where they simply say, "I agree with the moderators."

Overall Standings (Drivers)

1. Brian Garcia24 163
2. mobberzg 153
3. rosi 119
4. WayOut 105
5. Sjenka 101
6. The Best F1 Driver 100
7. swifttiger75 94
8. maminho 88
9. gaff_ 84
10. lennart 83
11. ivic27 82
12. krajina 77
13. Mateo-nh 62
14. Life on Mars 43
15. fortinbras 39

Overall Standings (Teams)

1. Conquistadores 207
2. bambi and the molester 196
3. Divota prašine 194
4. NightMare 187
5. ML Team 145
6. Task Force 141 140

Congrats to the winner 🎉

Who knows how many times this year it’s happened, but the wildcard prediction (the only one that matters) has once again outshined everything else 😁

Turkish Grand Prix - results:

1. gaff_ - 32 (3) - 25
2. Brian Garcia24 - 31 (1) - 18
3. mobberzg - 29 (2) - 15
4. fortinbras - 29 (2) - 12
5. rosi - 26 (1) - 10
6. The Best F1 Driver - 24 (2) - 8
7. Sjenka - 22 (1) - 6
8. swifttiger75 - 19 (1) - 4
9. WayOut - 19 (1) - 2

Number of jokers used (before the Turkish Grand Prix):

3 - ivic27, swifttiger75, Life on Mars, Brian Garcia24, maminho, Terry Carter2, Mateo-nh, Adam Chase41, lennart, krajina.
2 - graniteharbor502
1 - stormybadger8, gaff_

If anyone happens to have an issue or feels cheated, speak up now. (Or just stay quiet forever.) 😁

1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Max Verstappen
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Lando Norris
6. Charles Leclerc
7. Carlos Sainz
8. Alex Albon
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Sergio Perez
11. Esteban Ocon
12. Lance Stroll
13. Kimi Raikkonen
14. Giovinazzi
15. George Russell
16. Kevin Magnussen
17. Nicholas Latifi
DNF Daniil Kvyat
DNF Sebastian Vettel
DNF Romain Grosjean

Pole Position Valtteri Bottas
Fastest Lap Lewis Hamilton

Overall standings (drivers)

Brian Garcia24 145
[No content provided to rewrite] 138
3. Rossi 109
4. WayOut 103
5. Shade 95
The debate over who the best F1 driver actually is... it never ends. Everyone thinks they have the answer, but most people just look at the stats without understanding the context. It’s easy to get caught up in the hype, but true greatness is about more than just trophies. 92
7. Knights Templar order... 90
darkmarlin16 88
9. lennart 83
10. ivic27 82
The aftermath of the conflict... 77
darkmarlin16 62
13. gaff_ 59
14. Life on Mars... 43
graniteharbor502 27

Overall standings (teams)

Conquistadores 197
2. NightMare 185
3. A desert of dust... 182
4. Bambi and the predator... 181
5. Mercedes AMG Team 145
team 145 6th shadow Force 122 122

Congrats to the (convincing) (wildcard) winner 🎉

darkmarlin16 said:let's go, Rez

I honestly thought you’d crushed it since you were looking forward to it so much 😁

Imola Grand Prix results:
1. I can't make sense of this one. It's just a single word... what are we even talking about? - 45 (2) - 25
2. mobberzg - 35 (1) - 18
3. Brian Garcia24 - 34 (0) - 15
4. Shadow... - 33 (3) - 12
5. The Knights Templar... - 33 (3) - 10
6. The end... - 33 (2) - 8
7. The race was a mess... just one long series of things going wrong at once. It felt like watching a slow-motion train wreck from start to finish. Honestly, I’m just exhausted by the whole spectacle... - 32 (2) - 6
8. I haven't seen any updates on this yet... - 30 (3) - 4
9. The debate over who truly holds the title of the best F1 driver never seems to end. It’s always a circular argument fueled by different eras and varying standards of greatness... - 30 (4) - 2
10. darkmarlin16 - 29 (3) - 1
11. lennart - 23 (2)
12. graniteharbor502 - 22 (1)

1. Valtteri Bottas
2. Hamilton
3. Verstappen
4. Ricciardo
5. Sainz
6. Norris
7. Leclerc
8. Gasly
9. Alexander Albon
10. Sergio Perez
11. Stroll
12. Ocon
13. Kvyat
14. Kimi Raikkonen
15. Russell
16. Magnussen
17. Latifi
Vettel No Points
Giovinazzi No Points
Grosjean No Points

Bottas Podium
Hamilton Flat Tire

Unknown results:

1. stormybadger8 - 61 (3) - 25
2. Templarski red - 59 (4) - 18
3. Terry Carter2 - 54 (5) - 15
4. Brian Garcia24 - 52 (5) - 12
5. mobberzg - 52 (3) - 10
6. darkmarlin16 - 45 (5) - 8
7. lennart - 44 (6) - 6
8. ruggedscout76 - 44 (4) - 4
9. Life on Mars - 42 (3) - 2
10. Mateo-nh - 42 (5) - 1
11. krajina - 42 (4)
12. gaff_ - 41 (3)
13. rosi - 35 (1)
14. fortinbras 34 (1)

Overall Standings (Drivers)

1. Brian Garcia24 130
2. mobberzg 120
3. Terry Carter2 97
4. stormybadger8 90
5. darkmarlin16 87
6. rosi 84
7. ruggedscout76 83
8. lennart 83
9. ivic27 82
10. Templarski red 80
11. krajina 69
12. Mateo-nh 62
13. gaff_ 55
14. Life on Mars 43
15. fortinbras 27

Overall Standings (Teams)

1. Nightmare 179
2. Conquistadores 171
3. Unknown 170
4. bambi and the molester 163
5. ML Team 145
6. Unknown 110

Terry Carter2 said:What about me? I've still got one joker left.
😁

Looks like you actually have 😁 My bad 😁

I pulled all the joker data (and everything else) from this post when I started counting, where it mentioned you'd used one joker, so I didn't double-check. After that, you used two more (Italy and Russia), which made it seem like they were all gone. But I went back and checked everything from the start and couldn't find that first one; clearly my mistake, so you're right 🙂

It’s a massive logjam in the middle of the driver standings—only 10 points separating 3rd from 10th. 🙏

In the constructors' championship, the former leaders (Nightmare) have tumbled from first down to fourth after both their drivers missed the race (I guess the virus finally caught up with them 😁).
Another stellar performance by Dust Junkies keeps them right in the thick of the title fight... 👍

Overall Standings (Drivers)

1. Brian Garcia24 133
2. mobberzg 122
3. stormybadger8 90
4. darkmarlin16 89
5. ruggedscout76 85
6. lennart 85
7. rosi 84
8. ivic27 82
9. Terry Carter2 82
10. Templarski red 80
11. krajina 70
12. Mateo-nh 63
13. gaff_ 55
14. Life on Mars 45
15. fortinbras 27

Overall Standings (Teams)

1. Conquistadores 173
2. Unknown 170
3. bambi and the molester 167
4. Nightmare 164
5. ML Team 148
6. Unknown 112
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