Posts by Raymond Anderson4

I feel the same way about Blade. I honestly doubt he can pull off a character who just walks into a room without any real drive and starts swinging at everyone. Because he’s the lead, the director is likely going to adjust things to suit his style, which usually means tailoring the scenes to fit how he prefers to act.

I feel like Mahershal ali leans a bit too heavily into the dramatic side of things. I’m honestly not sure if he can nail this specific role.

Linda Peterson43 said:Hasn't that already been stated?...
It looks like Mercedes just "shipped" a new engine upgrade. They probably squeezed out an extra 15 to 20 horsepower on top of an already capable Power Unit, and honestly, that’s about as much as you can expect...
Word on the street is that the Power Unit is typically spec'd to run for about 7,500 kilometers, yet Mercedes apparently "shipped" this specific PU with a lifespan of only 2,500 kilometers... basically because they don't need anything more to coast through the rest of the season... and by doing that, they managed to squeeze out some extra horsepower...
So, they’ve played it smart by handling the Power Unit swap strategically. Even if there ends up being a recalculation involving the "old" Power Unit, it shouldn't be an issue since that one is perfectly fine to use anyway...

Personally, I feel like they took things to a whole different level today. Lewis Hamilton was pushing at absolute limit for over 20 laps with that aggressive engine setup, and the tires actually held up—sure, lap times dropped, but they managed it. 😁.
Nowadays, with how tires behave, you can spend 7 or 8 laps stuck behind someone, barely even pushing past the delta, and you still eventually have to back off and build a 1.5 to 2-second gap just to let the rubber cool down.

It isn't even the first time I've noticed this pattern with Mercedes. Every so often, they pull off these stints toward the end of a race where I honestly find myself wondering how they manage to preserve their tires so effectively.

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Mark Hughes at The Race and Auto Motor und Sport have all started claiming that Lewis Hamilton's win came down to tire durability. It feels like they're just trying to mask how much raw pace the car actually had, which tells you exactly whose fans they are.
According to them, the reason Lewis Hamilton won was because his tires were in better shape, but I’m just not buying it. There was only a three-lap gap between the pit stops. That margin was completely eaten up while Lewis Hamilton was chasing Max Verstappen. Even after he pulled ahead—regardless of the fact that Max Verstappen eventually backed off from the fight—Lewis Hamilton kept laying down fast laps.

Amanda Kelly said:In this specific mess, your guy is the one who screwed up, not mine.

Regarding the duel itself, Max’s explanation is even more nonsensical:
"The tyres were already a bit worn, so I was really on the edge of grip. That's why I think I was already not fully on the apex, so then it's a safer way of just running a bit wide there.

How is running wide considered a "safer method"? If Lewis had been alongside him and forced off the track, they would have collided three meters past the exit. We've never seen a precedent like that before.🙏

His whole strategy in a duel seems designed to completely prevent anyone from overtaking. He brakes late, pushes the other driver toward the edge of the track, and then drifts wide just so you can't pass him even off-line. It's madness.🤣
I honestly think he's lying. He didn't go wide because he lacked grip; he went wide because he decided to block Lewis by any means necessary. I've rewatched that clip several times, and Max wasn't driving nearly fast enough to justify losing his line like that.

Both of those situations definitely deserved a penalty.

As a fan, I don't really care about their excuses regarding these incidents, or whether they’ve dealt with something similar earlier in their careers. Of course they're going to defend themselves—drivers always look out for themselves, just like team principals do.
The comparisons he made before were just as pointless.

Elizabeth Mendoza said:It’s funny how these fashionista fanboys conveniently forget everything their golden boy used to say and do back in his rookie days.

The modern, politically correct "experts" and style icons have clearly scrubbed his memory clean.

What Max did today is exactly what everyone else does when they want to break a rule. Charles Leclerc was the absolute master of this, and Max’s response was pure sarcasm because he knew exactly what he was doing.

I guess you just have to be a spineless little robot these days.

If Kimi had given an answer like that, people would be rolling on the floor laughing and calling him a total legend.

Hypocrites, the lot of them.

Post that video where Leclerc went through that same cycle four times in a row...

Jason Campbell70 said:A perfect summary of how Verstappen has been driving all season.
Never give an opponent an inch, push right past the limit, and if they don't budge? Then it's a 51g impact into the wall followed by accusations of attempted murder.

Don't play it too smart. Eventually, that attitude is going to come back to haunt him. Maybe even this season.

At Silverstone, that corner belonged to Max 100%. You can't be making micro-adjustments left or right when you're hitting 150 mph through a turn. In that specific spot, Lewis should have backed off. It was never his corner to begin with, not like Max.

Jason Newman said:Max was absolutely tearing up the track. If Mercedes keeps maintaining this level of dominance, we’re looking at another DNF for him or Hamilton—maybe even both.

He was driving wild and talking nonsense over the radio. That comment he made after they showed him the black and white flag was pure idiocy. It felt like a complete lack of respect for the sport.
But no matter what he says or does, people always rush to defend him by calling it "hard racing."

Sam Clark75 said:Tsunoda just copped two penalty points after that mess with Stroll: https://www.racefans.net/2021/11/14/...n-with-stroll/

It was deserved. Those are the kinds of overtakes where you decide to make the move before you actually do it, and then you just go for it without thinking twice.

Red Bull Racing really needs to roll out some kind of upgrade. Even if it’s just a tenth of a second, they need to find something.

fadedwalker18 said:There was zero contact there. They were both just following their respective racing lines.

There wasn't any contact because Lewis took active steps to avoid it.

David Lewis24 said:If they actually get hit with a penalty for this, they might as well just shut down the whole operation and start rewiring the damn cables...

Then what exactly is a penalty for if that isn't one?

If this were something Lewis did to Max, Christian Horner would have marched himself and all 400 Red Bull Racing employees straight to Michael Masi demanding a penalty.

Red Bull is looking seriously competitive on medium tires, while Mercedes has decided it's time for Lewis to move on from the team.

Hmm, what now? Ham just headed into the pits.

There is absolutely no way Red Bull can defend this. Without a defense, they're just looking at a 1-2 finish.

Bear Speed 🙏

Yuki Tsunoda is the only one struggling on the softs. He isn't really the type of driver who can make an alternative strategy actually work.

I noticed the air temperature is sitting at about 73°F, though I've no clue what the track surface is doing.

By the way, I have a feeling if Lewis gets too close to Max, things are going to get heated. Max isn't just going to let him pass without a fight.