Posts by fadedwalker18

Pure madness, man... I’m definitely not expecting the usual routine here.

Looks like rain. We might see a miracle run from Manor again, scoring points, or maybe McLaren pulls off the win first!?
Plus, with this weather rolling in, could we be looking at Kimi grabbing one last, farewell victory before he hangs it up!?
Think about it—if Olivier Panis managed to pull a win in that mid-field Ligier, why couldn't Sergio Perez do the same in FI today?
Or if fate decides to play its hand, what about Daniil Kvyat in STR?

Am I reaching too far here?
Am I being too optimistic?
Is my imagination running wild?

I'm actually rooting for Kevin Magnussen to break into the top five at the starting grid... down in Melbourne...

jadeseal7 said:gooofffy, what you're saying applies to pretty much every other sport too. Just look at football—the way fans split their loyalty between Lionel Messi and Ronald, or how people supported Barcelona before Messi arrived versus supporting Real Madrid back when Ronald was there, and so on.

I don't see any issue with who someone chooses to root for. For instance, we have Jason Campbell70 here, who is a huge fan of Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari, yet he’s sporting a Vettel logo on his avatar. He's just one guy who, if faced with a championship showdown between Vettel and Hamilton, would probably be torn right down the middle. 😁

Honestly, the more passion, the better. 🎉

Schizophrenia!?

The_End said:...I suspect McLaren isn't pushing their engine to its limit right now, so whether reliability is actually an issue remains to be seen. It’s like testing a car in a parking lot versus a drag strip; we won't know until they really floor it during those opening races.o ce se vidjeti tek u prvim utrkama kad ce duze vrijeme drzat papicu gasa stisnutu do poda.

Exactly.

Jason Campbell70 said:Regarding that point, McLaren-Honda and AlphaTauri have definitely done much better work there...

Trying to gauge McLaren based solely on last year's early-season mileage is a complete toss-up.

graniteharbor502 said:At first glance, one might find the entire concept somewhat absurd, wouldn't you agree? However, after spending some time digesting the feature in this week’s Autosport, my eyes have been truly opened to the possibilities. There is an undeniable array of advantages when you remove the presence of a living, breathing human being from inside the cockpit. Think about it: without a driver to protect, engineers could experiment with all sorts of radical battery chemistries or even deploy electromagnetic braking systems that—should they fail—would pose absolutely zero risk to a pilot. You could test wild, experimental tire compounds that would be far too volatile for a person to handle. Furthermore, imagine if Formula 1 were no longer burdened by the crushing weight of constant research and development; what if that immense technical load were instead shifted onto the shoulders of Formula Race and similar autonomous racing series? How much would costs plummet, and how much more stable could the regulations become? We might see a future where all those exhausting software headaches are offloaded entirely to the machine racers, finally allowing drivers to focus their attention back on the pure, mechanical nuances of car setup.

I must wonder, though, if you were even aware that you had managed to secure a victory? Is it possible that we are looking through a telescope at 2015 through a lens that is slightly out of focus? When one contemplates the landscape of the Formula Race back then, does it not feel like a completely different era altogether? One finds oneself wondering if the technical complexities we see today could have even been imagined during that particular season. It makes me ponder whether our perception of those races is colored by a certain nostalgia, or if we are simply misremembering the sheer intensity of the competition. Is it not strange how time shifts our perspective on what was once considered cutting-edge? 🙏
As for Sebastien Buemi, I find myself feeling significantly more convinced by his performance than that of Nica prost, much to my own personal disappointment. It seems to me that he possesses a certain level of competence that simply isn't there with the other, though one cannot help but wonder what might have happened had he not completely bungled those final qualifying sessions? If he hadn't made such a mess of things at that critical juncture, wouldn't he have walked away with the victory?

It strikes me as increasingly profound how much of our daily existence is quietly governed by software and hardware—systems that exert influence over our lives in ways we rarely pause to acknowledge. We have already crossed the threshold where autopilot systems navigate our highways and sophisticated robotics assist surgeons during delicate medical procedures. Of course, glitches and systemic hiccups are an inevitable part of such rapid advancement, though one can only hope that robust fail-safe mechanisms are sufficiently integrated to prevent catastrophe. If we look toward the distant horizon, perhaps a century from now, it seems almost certain that the concept of a human being manually piloting an automobile or an aircraft will be viewed as a quaint, archaic relic of the past. However, my curiosity is directed more toward the immediate horizon: is it truly plausible that we might see such a fundamental shift in control within just the next ten years?

I know people will meet this with a massive dose of skepticism, but humanity doesn't actually need Robo races.
Sure, they might have a use for testing purposes.
But whenever someone tries to explain or justify why we should move toward Robo races... it feels like they're eventually trying to sell us on the idea that we don't even need real human drivers—those heroes made of flesh and blood. It follows a certain logic: "Everything is too dangerous for humans, so let's just ban human racing altogether and watch robots instead." 😵😵

🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 🤦🤦

graniteharbor502 said:I am not entirely certain if this news has reached your ears yet, but it appears that starting next season, the Formula E support program will include the Roborace series. We are talking about races featuring specially engineered vehicles that won't be piloted by drivers of flesh and blood, but rather by artificial intelligence. Does this imply that in the near future we might expect road vehicles governed by AI, potentially leading to a significant reduction in traffic accidents? Furthermore, one must wonder, can robot racing truly capture the imagination of dedicated motorsport enthusiasts?

I’ve heard whispers about this. Honestly, I’m still having a hard time wrapping my head around it.
What an absolute joke. Roborace!? Seriously, where is this world heading? How is this even going to end up? Just who exactly is asking for Roborace?? 🤦🤦

After just three races in Formula E, Jacques Villeneuve announced a mutual contract termination:

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport...ve-at-venturi/

ruggedhawk20 said:Once again—you clearly haven't grasped a thing. Typical. Your capacity for abstract thought is basically a zero—not even a digit, just a void.

The beauty of it is that Trulli can just do whatever he wants. Total freedom.

That’s why nobody knows what kind of engine or gearbox Trulli is running—because in Formula E, they actually have freedom. In Formula 1, you've got that total control freak running the show. That's the difference right there.

But you're just being stubborn.
I see what's happening here... you're just talking nonsense.
Jarno Trulli isn't just doing whatever he feels like; his team simply didn't show up, which is why there's no data on the engine or the transmission. Get it?
It’s nice to see you’re in such a romantic, nostalgic mood, though. 😁

🙏

ruggedhawk20 said:Pure genius!!!! This is exactly why I’m obsessed with Formula E



If you don't see how beautiful this is, you aren't even watching motorsports—honestly, you'd be better off just watching football.

Since Trulli's team didn't compete, there simply isn't any data available.

http://www.gpupdate.net/en/autosport...mula-e-opener/

It’s just pure logic. It’s not actually that crazy. Don't be so dramatic.
But Formula E definitely has potential. We'll see how it plays out...

Come on, Jacques, stop daydreaming and get a grip. This is your last chance. Sure, Antonio Felix da Costa rattled you a bit, but hey, you've been around long enough to handle it.

stormybadger8 said:Better start preparing for that... you might as well open up a driving school for maminha and steelmaker83...
they're going to need it, because it’s a toss-up whether they or Alonso will have a harder time dealing with it. 😍

......

Why would Alonso feel bad if Vettel snagged the F1 title in 2016 or 2017? He’d probably be thrilled.
Just in time for Honda to actually get their act together (around 2017), which means Vettel and Ferrari will likely struggle to clinch the F1 Championship.

Want to place a bet? What exactly are we wagering on? It's clear as day that Alonso is the superior driver; he's just stuck in a subpar car... OK?
There isn't enough certainty for a wager. Nor is there any real reason to bother betting...

stormybadger8 said:.....
By the way, if anyone is looking to place a bet on whether it's Vettel or Alonso Tibi who comes out on top, there's a massive opportunity waiting here. 😁

I’m listening—what are we talking about here? What are the stakes, the rules, the prize... all of it?

To give you some motivation for my take: Fernando Alonso is a superior driver to Sebastian Vettel.
Do you follow me?

neonfox65 said:If Ferrari manages to snag the championship with Vettel behind the wheel next year, I’ll stand right here and publicly admit that Vettel is actually the superior driver compared to Alonso.

Fair enough. 👍

graniteharbor502 said:By the way, it looks like Jacques Villeneuve is actually stepping back into the driver's seat for next season 🎉
Now I find myself in quite a dilemma regarding whom I should truly root for: should my loyalty lie with Prost, Piquet, Senna, or perhaps Villeneuve himself? 🤔

Jacques Villeneuve. While I have my doubts about how he'll adapt to the field,.....

Gregory Brown94 said:fadedwalker18,
The family was holding onto hope for a recovery. For a moment, there was even a glimmer of it when Jules took his first breath on his own. But we all knew deep down that more wasn't coming. He was never going to wake up. 😢

Hmm... it’s a bit like how they could have kept Ayrton Senna or Roland Ratzenberger on life support for weeks before officially calling it.
All in all, it feels strange to me that they didn't declare him gone sooner, regardless of those small signs of life...
If the reports are true and he took a 254G impact to the head, then any sign of breathing isn't a sign of recovery—it's just biology. As you pointed out, he would have been gone instantly. The fact that it wasn't reported that way feels like pure damage control.

It makes you wonder, too, how much of the truth we really know about someone like Michael Schumacher. You see what I mean?

Gregory Brown94 said:New official data regarding Jules's accident.

He hit the tractor head-on with an impact force of 254G (!) while the car itself absorbed 60G. Jules lost control of the car at 124 miles mph, and by the time he hit the tractor, his speed had reached 78 miles mph. At the moment of impact, the force exerted on Jules's brain was roughly equivalent to 381kg (due to that 254G force).Link.That kind of impact killed him instantly; there is just no surviving something like that. Technically, he was in a coma for nine months—what remained of his brain function was barely being sustained by machines just to keep Jules breathing and his heart beating regularly.
On Friday, July 17th, his brain could no longer sustain even those basic functions, marking the definitive end. If he had stayed in that state any longer, his body would have started to fail completely.
My God, no matter how safe NASCAR becomes, it just can't account for these rare, freak accidents. I really hope seeing a Safety Car deployed marks the end of tragedies like this.
RIP Jules.

Exactly.
So why put on that nine-month charade? Was it all for Bernie? Just to protect the money? Is there even a logical answer to that question?

No.

F1 drivers are absolute heroes. This is just more proof of that. Sadly.
I have to disagree with Mladen Jergović when he tries to call them aliens.

To me, every single F1 driver is a hero... a legend... a total badass.

rowdyrider12 said:Does anyone have any insight on the current situation? 🙂
For instance, what are the forecasts looking like? Is our local hero going to pull off a hat trick here? Does Ferrari even stand a chance given the tire situation?
Who’s going to trigger a yellow flag during Q3?
Forget the history books, just give it to me straight. 🙂

It's shaping up to be a massive showdown between the top two.

Lewis is hungry to make up for last year's performance in Q3.
The local favorite is feeling right at home, and he'll be pushing hard to keep his winning streak alive and close the gap in the championship standings.

The rest of the Formula 1 field has a shot if this dominant duo messes up at the start or during the race itself. It won't be raining.

The tension—or rather, the probability of these two clashing on track—is heating up as we countdown to Sunday's 2:00 PM start.

We'll have much more clarity after tomorrow's qualifying. There won't be any rain tomorrow.

stormybadger8 said:Sure, let's just pretend they aren't running about four seconds faster than Kimi Mercedes. 😬
Mercedes focused exclusively on their long runs, so those lap times really just reflect their endurance pace.
Just ask Ferrari, they know exactly what they were up to. 🤷

What’s actually quite fascinating is that Rosberg seems to have the edge on race pace compared to Hamilton; he also stays incredibly consistent with his lap times, which really sets him apart. 😁
Even the tires on Hamilton's German car seem to fall apart after only about ten laps. 👋
Even Rosberg can only hold out for about 12 or 13. 😁

Rosberg really seems to have this track down to a science. Just think back to his F1 debut, when he absolutely crushed that fastest lap... if Rosberg doesn't pull off a win here, then he’s honestly a total amateur.

cosmiccyclist8 said:Finally, a race scheduled at a decent hour! 🙂 Honestly, those Easterners have become an absolute nuisance to everyone. 🙂

Don't overthink it. Where else could you find such peace? No wife, no kids, just pure tranquility... Put on a little weight and enjoy life, God bless. 🤣