Posts by Raymond Anderson4

Roger Martinez11 said:Hahhahahahahhahaha, the guy is a legend. Watching him cruise around on that little 50cc moped while casually waving to the crowd was pure gold!!!

And here’s the penalty. 😁

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ve...rsion/9716702/

Sebastian Vettel is just messing around in Formula 1.

What a character. 🤣

shadowstag10 said:Come on, man. There are at most three consecutive corners where you’d actually pull enough of a gap to defend against DRS and still win. 😵

I'd bet my house that the winner won't be more than six seconds ahead of second place.

Honestly, 😁
It just doesn't make sense. What's the point of driver skill or spending all that time perfecting the car setup if it doesn't matter? If the guy behind can just hit his DRS button and stay glued to your gearbox regardless, the whole effort feels wasted. 🙏

James Allen9 said:4 DRS zones

4 🤣

Holy mother of baby Jesus.

They completely redesigned the cars, yet they still keep increasing the number of DRS zones. At this rate, they might as well just implement it for the entire track. Honestly, any long straight at the Miami Grand Prix basically functions as a DRS zone anyway.

ruggedhawk20 said:If there hadn't been sex between that Mexican man from Lika and that Mexican woman from Lika, we wouldn't have Nikola Tesla or any of Tesla's Izium.

You guys are getting exhausting with the constant Tesla talk. We have so many brilliant scientists and intellectuals in our history, yet it feels like all Americans and Mexicans can ever talk about is Tesla.

wearywolf49 said:I don't usually like doing this, but it's honestly just bothering me too much😁

Los Angeles isn't the capital of the USA. It might be the major hub for the state of California, but you shouldn't write it that way.👍

It’s like saying Lewis Hamilton is the best driver in Formula 1, but adding "of the Mercedes team" in front of it—suddenly, it's as technically true as calling Los Angeles the capital.🙂

Maybe our esteemed colleague Jason Campbell70 doesn't recognize Canberra as the capital for his own personal reasons, which is perfectly fine.😁

The track feels much easier to navigate now with these recent changes. Honestly, I preferred the previous layout. Sure, there might have been less wheel-to-wheel action, but it actually felt like a driver's circuit back then.

Nathan Doyle4 said:Congrats to the Ferrari fans, this is almost a historic achievement—1, 2, FL, but most importantly—they didn't screw up during the Pit Stop.

Only one thing remains unclear to me:
Before the SC, toward the end of the race, Max Verstappen went into the Pit Stop—OK, that makes sense for him. He loses second place, but with fresh tires, he can likely reclaim it. Plus, there’s a chance Charles Leclerc might drop back, potentially giving him another shot at fighting for first. So, it's the risk of losing one spot—not that it matters much to him whether he's 2nd or 3rd—but the potential loss could be greater.
Charles Leclerc—doesn't enter the Pit Stop—OK, no need. He just reported the tires were fine and he could finish on them without issues. Max Verstappen has no chance of catching him (He did pit later, but only because the SC gave him enough time).
What I don't get: After Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz enters the Pit Stop. For what reason???
-His tire situation is the same as Charles Leclerc's, so he can easily finish the race.
-He secured a very solid 2nd place—it's true Max Verstappen might catch him, but will he overtake? Either way, he has a better chance of holding onto that gifted 2nd place than trying to win it on track.
-By entering the Pit Stop, he risked dropping to 3rd (Sergio Perez).
In my view, it was a completely unnecessary move. He risked 3rd place for no visible reason. Luckily for him, Red Bull Racing dropped out, so it didn't cost him.
Was this a team failure, or have I missed something or reached the wrong conclusion?

I can't quite recall the exact gap between him and Sergio Perez at that moment. It might have been tight enough that they opted for an earlier pit stop just to shut down the threat of a Perez undercut.

stormybadger8 said:The last time Ferrari kicked off a season with a pole, an FL, and a race win was back in 2007... and their last 1-2 finish to start a season was way back in 2010.

Nah, it wasn't spectacular at all. Actually, scratch that—it's huge for them. They haven't seen a season opener or a car this competitive right out of the gate in over a decade.☕

I was actually talking about the race itself. Charles Leclerc drove a really solid race—though I wouldn't go as far as saying "excellent," since he was in a Red Bull Racing car that only had one real shot at an undercut, which ultimately failed.
Ford beat out Mercedes, who struggled, and Red Bull Racing, who both completely fell apart.

Ferrari looked solid yesterday, though nothing to write home about. Charles Leclerc definitely benefited from starting on pole; he was able to control the pace without having to push his limits too hard. The tires just weren't durable enough. It was a similar story for Sergio Perez—he had the raw speed to keep pressure on Carlos Sainz, but the tire degradation made it impossible to stay glued to his gearbox.

Red Bull built a great car, but it looks a bit sluggish to me. I think there’s still plenty of room for them to find more pace.

James Harris34 said:Presvetlov's engine blew up in three out of four cars at the beverage factory; I'm just waiting for the inevitable frantic call from Christian Horner to Japan asking, "What on earth are we doing?"—though if they have any sense at all, they'll hang up before he can even finish the sentence.

It’s great to see Ferrari back at the top again. They've got two really likable drivers, and honestly, I don't care which one takes the win. Maximilian proved once again that his brain isn't exactly his strongest asset—just another overhyped divebomber...

Charles Leclerc mentioned after the race that he backed off before the first corner to set himself up better for the second DRS zone. Max could have played it the same way, but we all know how Max operates.

Amy Castillo4 said:Max Verstappen was breathing down Leclerc's neck today, even though he was nearly a full second back before that final target. There's still some room for Ferrari to grow here.

I wonder if the battery deployment is actually that strong, or if they just dialed it in specifically for this track. Who knows? DRS alone shouldn't be enough to make the difference, especially since we saw plenty of times where drivers were within 0.7 or 0.8 seconds of the car ahead at the finish line and still couldn't make the move.
At least we have the Grand Prix of Bahrain coming up next week. I'm really curious to see how things shake out there.

In my view, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing were actually neck and neck, but the tires really dictated the order. If we swapped their positions—if Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez had finished 1-3—I suspect Ferrari would have ended up looking like Red Bull Racing does today. They would have been trailing behind, only to realize pretty quickly that driving just one second behind kills your tires, forcing them to abandon the attack. Max Verstappen's aggressive moves were purely a result of having those tires up to temperature. Once Charles Leclerc defended effectively and got his rubber into the working window, Max Verstappen was left with no way to respond.
We’ll see how things shake out in the upcoming races, but if you asked me right now, I'd say Red Bull Racing is going to struggle with pace in Saudi Arabia. They look a bit sluggish through the corners. This is just my take, and I could easily be wrong, but Ferrari felt like they were a level above Red Bull Racing in those medium-speed corner sections, while remaining competitive on the straights.

By the way Max, I guess this is just karma catching up after his comments following qualifying yesterday. From what I can see, Red Bull Racing walked away from today without a single point, yet everyone acts like Mercedes is the one struggling. 😁

stormybadger8 said:Who's actually to blame for Perez?

Perez actually drove an incredible race—honestly even better than that absolute wrecking ball Max Verstappen.
The geniuses over at Red Bull Racing absolutely botched his race strategy right out of the gate. They put him on mediums—as if they didn't have all the data on Max Verstappen—and then had the brilliant idea to call him into the pits in the exact same lap as Max just to make sure he stayed ahead of the golden boy. To top off that stupidity, they slapped him on softs with 30 laps left to go. Pure genius. 🙄

I mean, seriously? What kind of logic is that? You take the fastest guy on the track, sitting there on fresh rubber, and you call him in just to slap on tires that degrade like crazy. They don't stand a chance of making it to the finish, and let's be real—they weren't even faster than the mediums on his car. Absolute nonsense.

If his engine blew up at the end or whatever happened, you can't blame Perez for that spin. It was clearly just a massive mechanical failure on the car.

In the first race, it felt like they were openly sabotaging Perez's run just so Max could get a look at future pit stop windows. 🙏

Elizabeth Mendoza said:I don't recall him spinning in the first lap. Refresh my memory 🤔

You talk about how you put others on your block list, yet you twist everyone else's words just so you can mimic them. 👍

stormycobra27 said:During that initial duel between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc, Max was trailing by about 0.941 seconds before he managed to pull alongside and overtake him going into Turn 1.

It really has to come down to battery deployment. In my opinion, the DRS just wasn't providing enough of an advantage today.

stormybadger8 said:The broadcast and director are a total disaster 👎😵
If the cars and the actual racing are anything to go by, this could be an incredible season for title fights and track battles...

But if they keep up this pathetic broadcast style, we aren't going to see much of anything useful. 🤦
And don't get me started on this new helmet cam or whatever that kid calls it—it's just a mess of bright colors where you can practically see the grime on the visor.

As long as the graphics look like a coloring book, right? Apparently, following the actual fight for position is totally optional. 🤦

It gets even stupider when they try to track the battle between Valtteri Bottas and that little Chinese guy who I don't even know...
He actually surprised me, though. 🙏 He definitely belongs in Formula 1. 👍

I don't see the point; I can't make out anything from that camera angle. 😁

Charles outmaneuvered Max in every single aspect today. To me, Max didn't quite earn the title this time around.
If Max had just played it cool and settled for second place after that first corner, he could have easily dealt with Charles in the second DRS zone. Instead, he let his emotions get the better of him.

He botched the restart, diving too hard into the apex, which completely killed his exit speed. Honestly, I’m just glad Carlos Sainz didn't capitalize on that mistake and overtake him.

Sam Clark75 said:If they had a battery, it wouldn't be from Tesla. If it were Tesla, they would've already announced a date for when the battery would be ready. 😁

😁