Posts by fadedpanther51

neonfox65 said:It’s pretty obvious they're building up their Formula E team just to be better prepared once Formula 1 goes fully electric.

Uhh, don't scare people with stuff like that—you might give someone a heart attack! 😢

Jason Campbell70 said:That’s just trash-talking, and honestly, it's a staple of basically every fan base in the world, whether it's sports or anything else.

Is there actually a group of people out there who can't handle seeing their rivals dominate or watching their favorites lose? Give me a break.

All five points? Look, I get trash-talking when it stays within reasonable limits—in fact, it's almost part of the fun. But reading your posts, I'm genuinely worried I'll see a news report one day about some fanatic in a remote corner of the country attacking 49 Ferrari fans.

If you want my opinion, Mercedes is the gold standard for how a team should operate in Formula 1. As for Ferrari, my only frustration is with them personally.

Jason Campbell70 said:If you want to see a bunch of miserable faces, just look at Sebastian Vettel, the Ferrari pit wall, and their entire fan base. 😍

Jason Campbell70 said:Just a quick correction to that inaccurate claim: take a look at the faces of those heartbroken, frustrated Ferrari fans. 👍

What’s the point of all this? Just try to give a sensible answer without being sarcastic.

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Look, for me, NASCAR is about way more than just picking a team or a driver to root for. There’s something genuinely fascinating about watching how these machines evolve year after year—it’s enough to blow any casual fan's mind.

Kyle Edwards5 said:Using derogatory nicknames is just wrong....👍

If you're talking about that whole German scam, then yeah, I’m with you. I won't be using that "German" label anymore. 😁

Linda Bailey17 said:Years go by, and we’re still just hanging out. ☕

Look, things will look up—keep your chin up. There’s no need to be bitter, but let’s be real: being a fan of Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes is just a massive flex. If I were pulling for them, I wouldn't be feeling this season's results at all. Just imagine having that kind of dominance, where you're basically slapping the competition left and right and setting your own pace. 🍿
For the rest of us, watching the midfield battle is going to be a blast. Everyone is insanely close right now.

Huge props to The Bear, you guys are the best—enjoy it!
Overall, they have the top-tier engineers, management, and PR (people really underestimate how vital that is in today's world), not to mention the driver.
Feel free to start dreaming about smashing all those Ferrari and Schumacher records.

Around 2021, Ferrari might actually stand a chance at grabbing a title (wasn't that when the regulations changed? 🤔). With Charles Leclerc as their lead driver, of course, assuming that German fraud finally retires or at least switches teams.

By the way, who on earth was shouting that Ferrari would be half a second faster than Mercedes based on those early testing predictions? Either they slept through the last five years, are incredibly naive, or are just straight-up trolling us.

crimsonhawk23 said:Yeah, that win in Austria was his first one after a 33 or 34 race streak.

In those 30-plus races, he had a million close calls and nothing ever happened to him. There's an old saying—once something is built solid, nothing can break it.😁

Honestly, Vettel’s only prayer at this point is that Hamilton pulls a DNF—which, let's be real, almost never happens. I think he already had one DNF earlier this season in Austria, but before that, I can't say I recall another one.

stormybadger8 said:It was obvious he wasn't going to order Kimi to move out of the way—anyone with half a brain could see that...
arrivaben clearly adores Kimi, and they aren't exactly huge fans of Vettel either...
It’s pretty clear Vettel asked to have him moved, and he just got shut down...

If things are really playing out the way you say, I honestly hope they send Vettel off to some other team soon and bring in someone else instead.

Roger Wright94 said:Then Kimi slowed him down again, which led to the collision. I don't see any major driving errors here. Once an incident happens, though, damage control is always a nightmare.

I take responsibility for the incident myself; he could have even faced a penalty since Hamilton had half a car ahead of him at the moment of contact... Sebastian Vettel seemed on edge from the start, and Kimi would have let him through if it had been necessary later in the race.

But now I'm wondering, what on earth is that Mercedes-Benz made of to be so incredibly tough? 😁
And this isn't even the first time they've walked away from contact without a scratch.

Jack Kelly5 said:Anyone expecting smart, calm moves from Vettel clearly started watching Formula 1 yesterday.
#DontCrackUnderPressure

It’s funny how people act like Ferrari—and Vettel along with them—are suddenly the worst at handling pressure just because someone said so yesterday.

Jason Campbell70 said:Now we're getting into some serious frustration.

For sure... honestly, I just hope to see a Ferrari win—either a race or a championship—before I kick the bucket.

On a slightly different note, for those of you rooting for other teams, what’s the deal? Why don't you like Ferrari? I'm being dead serious here, not trying to troll. I'm not just talking about this season or the current drivers, but looking at their whole history... I'm pretty new to this group, so I have tons of questions.😁

I honestly don't get why Ferrari is still hanging onto Sebastian Vettel. His career is pretty much on a downward slide at this point; he'd probably be better off making a clean break and moving over to NASCAR, if you ask me. Sure, Lewis Hamilton might not be a vastly superior driver, but the guy has ten times the tactical intelligence—not to mention his luck is always on his side. When you factor in Ferrari's legendary inability to completely blow a guaranteed win, they'll be lucky if they manage to snag a victory at Indianapolis or clinch a championship by the year 2107 at the absolute earliest.

crimsonhawk23 said:It’s almost too easy for Max to go after younger drivers like he's picking on them—just how Alonso does. 😁 He did the exact same thing with Lewis Hamilton after he called him a dickhead. 😁

Hahaha, oh man! 😁
Honestly, Max has screwed over Ferrari more times than I can count. I usually feel like I have his entire playbook memorized, but I have to admit—Formula 1 just wouldn't be the same without him. This sport needs someone like him. Sure, the guy is absolutely insane, but he does things his own way and he simply doesn't give a damn. 🤣

crimsonhawk23 said:Magnussen totally wrecked Alonso's lap. Nando just gave him back exactly what he deserved. ☕

Exactly. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth.
It would’ve been pure madness if it had been someone else instead of Magnussen—like Max, for example. 🍿

Alonso really screwed himself and his teammate on that lap, but hey, at least he proved his point. On the other hand, Magnussen looked like a total rookie in front of everyone.

Gary Palmer8 said:he would've had at least a 20-point lead over Lewis

And those two prima donnas wouldn't have stopped whining—"he stole it, he took it, boo hoo."🤣

Nicholas Newman2 said: Honestly, the blindness is nauseating—and it’s not even limited to just the die-hard Louie fans.
Some people here offer great constructive takes, while others just joke around, but some people are just blindly rooting for him no matter what.

Exactly. It’s like Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are brothers in certain ways, and their fanbases are just as tight.
I’m a Ferrari fan through and through, but I feel "forced" to root for Vettel since he's basically the #1 guy on their team right now... man, if only we could have had Kimi paired up with Bottas at Ferrari instead (maybe in some parallel universe). 😁