Posts by graniteharbor502

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I would like to propose the addition of a new primary scoring metric to our system. Much like how Formula 1 drivers are awarded points for securing the fastest lap, perhaps we could implement a rule where the forum member who achieves the highest number of accurate placements within a specific round earns one major point. What are your thoughts on such a measure?

mobberzg 41 (Bjesomar: 48)

1. Hamilton 5+1
2. Verstappen 5+1
3. Ricciardo 0

4. Bottas 0
5. Leclerc 3
6. Perez 3
7. Sainz 3
8. Norris 3
9. Stroll 3
10. Vettel 0

11. Alonso 0
12. Russell 3
13. Ocon 2+2
14. Raikkonen 2
15. Giovinazzi 2
16. Latifi 0
17. Schumacher 0

NOP: Tsunoda 0
NOP: Gasly 0
NOP: Mazepin 3

PP: Hamilton 0

FL: Hamilton 0

Shadowy Figure 34

1. Verstappen 5
2. Hamilton 5
3. Perez 0
4. Bottas 0
5. Leclerc 3
6. Ricciardo 3
7. Sainz 3
8. Stroll 3
9. Vettel 0
10. Russell 0
11. Alonso 0
12. Giovinazzi 2+2
13. Ocon 2+2
14. Raikkonen 2
15. Schumacher 2
16. Latifi 0
17. Tsunoda 0
18. Mazepin 0

NOP: Gasly 0
NOP: Norris 0

PP: Hamilton 0
FL: Hamilton 0

shadowstag10 55 (Bjesomar: 46)

1. Verstappen 5
2. Hamilton 5
3. Bottas 5+1
4. Norris 3+1
5. Perez 3+1
6. Leclerc 3+1
7. Ricciardo 3+1
8. Sainz 3+1
9. Gasly 0
10. Stroll 3+1
11. Vettel 2
12. Alonso 0
13. Giovinazzi 2
14. Raikkonen 2
15. Russell 2
16. Latifi 0
17. Schumacher 0

NOP: Tsunoda 0, Mazepin 3, Ocon 0

PP: Verstappen 4
FL: Verstappen 0

vividlynx68 50

1. Hamilton 5+1
2. Verstappen 5+1
3. Norris 0

4. Leclerc 3
5. Perez 3+1
6. Bottas 0
7. Ricciardo 3+1
8. Sainz 3+1
9. Gasly 0
10. Tsunoda 3

11. Stroll 0
12. Alonso 0
13. Ocon 2+2
14. Raikkonen 2
15. Russell 2
16. Schumacher 2+2
17. Latifi 1

NOP: Vettel 0, Mazepin 3, Giovinazzi 0

PP: Verstappen 4
FL: Hamilton 0

The Greatest Of All Time 41 (Bjesomar: 68)

1. Hamilton 5+1
2. Bottas 5
3. Verstappen 5
4. Ricciardo 3
5. Perez 3+1
6. Vettel 0
7. Norris 3
8. Stroll 3
9. Alonso 0
10. Gasly 0
11. Leclerc 0
12. Ocon 2
13. Sainz 0
14. Raikkonen 2
15. Russell 2
16. Giovinazzi 2
17. Latifi 1
18. Schumacher 0
NOP: Tsunoda 0, Mazepin 3

PP: Hamilton 0
FL: Hamilton 0

stormytiger4 35

1 Max Verstappen 5
2 Lewis Hamilton 5
3 Lando Norris 0
4 Carlos Sainz Jr. 3
5 Valtteri Bottas 0
6 Daniel Ricciardo 3
7 Pierre Gasly 0
8 Sergio Pérez 3
9 Charles Leclerc 3
10 Fernando Alonso 0
11 Esteban Ocon 2
12 Lance Stroll 0
13 Yuki Tsunoda 0
14 Sebastian Vettel 2
15 A.Giovinazzi 2
16 Kimi Räikkönen 2
17 George Russell 0
18 Mick Schumacher 0
19 Nicholas Latifi 1
20 Nikita Mazepin 0

PP i FL: Verstappen 4, 0

briskhound76 55 (Bjesomar: 46)

1-Lewis Hamilton......Mercedes 5+1
2-Max Verstappen.....Red Bull 5+1
3-Valtteri Bottas.......Mercedes 5+1

4-Sergio Pérez.........Red Bull 3
5-Lando Norris.........McLaren 3
6-Charles Leclerc......Ferrari 3+1
7-Daniel Ricciardo.....McLaren 3+1
8-Carlos Sainz Jr.......Ferrari 3+1
9-Pierre Gasly..........AlphaTauri 0
10-Lance Stroll........Aston Martin 3+1

11-Sebastian Vettel..Aston Martin 2
12-Fernando Alonso..Alpine 0
13-Esteban Ocon......Alpine 2+2
14-Kimi Räikkönen...Alfa Romeo 2
15-George Russell....Williams 2
16-A.Giovinazzi........Alfa Romeo 2

NOP-Nikita Mazepin...Haas 3
NOP-Mick Schumacher..Haas 0
No points for Yuki Tsunoda at AlphaTauri 0
No points for Nicholas Latifi at Williams 0

Podium Prediction: Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes 0
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen for Red Bull 0

silentbear49 55 (Chicago: 43)

1. Hamilton 5+1
2. Verstappen 5+1
3. Bottas 5+1

4. Ricciardo 3
5. Norris 3
6. Leclerc 3+1
7. Perez 3
8. Sainz 3+1
9. Stroll 3
10. Vettel 0

11. Alonso 0
12. Raikkonen 2
13. Ocon 2+2
14. Giovinazzi 2
15. Russell 2
16. Latifi 0

No points: MS 0, Mazepin 3, Tsunoda 0, Gasly 0

Podium Prediction: Verstappen 4; Fastest Lap: Verstappen 0

swifttiger75 27

1 Max Verstappen 5
2 Valtteri Bottas 5
3 Lando Norris 0

4 Pierre Gasly 0
5 Sebastian Vettel 0
6 Esteban Ocon 0
7 Lance Stroll 3
8 Kimi Räikkönen 0
9 A. Giovinazzi 0
10 Yuki Tsunoda 3

11 George Russell 2
12 Mick Schumacher 2
13 Nicholas Latifi 0
14 Nikita Mazepin 0

No points: Carlos Sainz Jr 0; Charles Leclerc 0; Lewis Hamilton 0; Sergio Pérez 0; Fernando Alonso 3; Daniel Ricciardo 0

Podium Prediction and Fastest Lap: Verstappen 4, 0

graniteharbor502 38

1. Verstappen 5
2. Hamilton 5
3. Perez 0
4. Bottas 0
5. Norris 3
6. Ricciardo 3
7. Leclerc 3
8. Vettel 0
9. Gasly 0
10. Stroll 3+1
11. Ocon 2
12. Alonso 0
13. Raikkonen 2
14. Giovinazzi 2
15. Russell 2
16. Latifi 0
17. Schumacher 0

No points: Tsunoda 0
No points: Mazepin 3
No points: Sainz 0

Podium Prediction: Verstappen 4
Fastest Lap: Verstappen 0

Terry Carter2 48

1. Verstappen 5

2. Bottas 5

3. Vettel 0

4. Ricciardo 3

5. Norris 3

6. Sainz 3

7. Perez 3

8. Stroll 3

9. Gasly 0

10. Leclerc 3

11. Ocon 2

12. Alonso 0

13. Raikkonen 2

14. Giovinazzi 2

15. Russell 2

16. Schumacher 2+2

17. Latifi 1

No points: Tsunoda 0

No points: Mazepin 3

No points: Hamilton 0

Podium Prediction: Verstappen 4

Fastest Lap: Verstappen 0

Jason Parker2 49

1. HAM 5+1
2. VER 5+1
3. BOT 5+1
4. PER 3
5. RIC 3
6. NOR 3
7. VET 0
8. LEC 3
9. ALO 0
10. SAI 3
11. OCO 2
12. GAS 0
13. RAI 2
14. RUS 2+2
15. SCH 2
16. GIO 2
17. LAT 1

No points: TSU 0, MAZ 3, STR 0

Podium Prediction: Hamilton 0
Fastest Lap: Hamilton 0

Amanda Kelly 51

1. Verstappen 5
2. Hamilton 5
3. Bottas 5+1
4. Sainz 3
5. Norris 3
6. Leclerc 3+1
7. Tsunoda 3
8. Ricciardo 3
9. Gasly 0
10. Stroll 3+1
11. Alonso 0
12. Vettel 2
13. Raikkonen 2
14. Giovinazzi 2
15. Russell 2
16. Latifi 0

No points: Perez 0, Schumacher 0, Mazepin 3, Ocon 0
Podium Prediction: Verstappen 4
Fastest Lap: Verstappen 0

darkmarlin16 26

1. Ver 5
2. Sai 0
3. Nor 0

4. Ham 0
5. Per 3+1
6. Alo 0
7. Vet 0
8. Ric 3
9. Lec 3
10. Gas 0

11. Str 0
12. Oco 2
13. Rai 2
14. MSc 2
15. Rus 2
16. Lat 0

Did not finish:
Bot 0
Maz 3
Tsu 0
Gio 0

cosmicridge5 47

1. Verstappen 5
2. Hamilton 5
3. Bottas 5+1

4. Gasly 0
5. Leclerc 3
6. Ricciardo 3
7. Sainz 3
8. Tsunoda 3
9. Ocon 0
10. Stroll 3+1

11. Alonso 0
12. Vettel 2
13. Raikkonen 2
14. Russell 2+2
15. Latifi 0
16. Schumacher 2+2

No points:
Perez 0
Norris 0
Giovinazzi 0
Mazepin 3

Podium Prediction - Hamilton 0
Fastest Lap - Verstappen 0

ruggedhawk20 said:If there were actual gravel in the runoff areas, wouldn't all these complications just vanish? One wouldn't even need referees, or a complex set of regulations, or endless debates over how those rules should be interpreted. A bit of loose gravel would simply deliver justice through the natural course of physics.

But they don't have any gravel, do they? Because they are nothing but frauds.

I couldn't agree more.

Richard Walker38 said:I had honestly assumed I was dealing with people who write with a sense of reality and can look at situations objectively. Instead, most of these posts feel like they were written by teenagers. While I don't particularly care for Hamilton for various other reasons, claiming that he spent the MAJORITY of his career in the best car is sheer idiocy. We are talking about a fourteen-year career, and during the last two seasons, he was dominant in the sense that he essentially strolled through most of the season. Before that, during his early years at McLaren, the car was good, certainly, but it wasn't superior; he was actively battling Alonso and Kimi. Later on, the McLaren car just became an absolute wreck. During those first three years at Mercedes-Benz, the team was still building up, and he was constantly fighting Rosberg. After Rosberg left in 2017, he finished forty points ahead of Vettel, mostly because Vettel suffered two retirements in the second half of the season—and frankly, in that season and the one following, Vettel basically shot himself in the foot several times and handed the title over to Hamilton.

While 2019 and 2020 were true periods of boredom where he lacked any real competition, to suggest that he possessed a superior car for the bulk of his entire career is nothing short of foolishness.

Can you name even one other driver in the history of Formula 1 who sat in a car that won seven consecutive Constructor's Championships over a seven-year span?

Raymond Anderson4 said:I have to respectfully disagree there, because I truly believe Red Bull Racing holds the edge. If you look at the data, Red Bull didn't suffer a single sector deficit when compared to Mercedes-Benz.
Plus, if we consider how they managed to pull away during that third sector—it was quite remarkable, wasn't it? Max was consistently shaving off tenths of a second just within that third sector alone.
At this point in time, Red Bull Racing is undoubtedly the superior car.

If you were to take a moment to compare Perez's lap times and his overall gap, perhaps the reality of the situation would become much more transparent to you. He simply couldn't match the pace set by Bottas, who was so dominant that he even had enough margin to pit one last time just to go out and set a blistering fastest lap.

Raymond Anderson4 said:They won't, because Mercedes-Benz will soon have a car that matches Red Bull Racing.
And they’ll likely find even more speed as the season progresses.

In my estimation, the Mercedes-Benz machine is already superior; the only thing missing is having the best driver behind the wheel.

wiredseal7 said:It is undeniably true that Lewis Hamilton lost about a tenth and a half when he was being chased through turn 10, yet even if his lap had been executed flawlessly, it simply wouldn't have sufficed. A gap of four tenths during qualifying is quite significant, isn't it? Though, I suppose we grew accustomed to such margins with Mercedes back in 2020.

One must consider the entire package, from the driver's skill to how perfectly the car's setup adaptations are hit, right down to the sheer "rocket propulsion" provided by Honda—it is worth noting that Mercedes itself admits to a slight power deficit regarding the ERS. It seems to me that no one else possessed such an advantage during this era, except perhaps when Ferrari exploited fuel flow loopholes.

I am certain Mercedes will stage a comeback, and I continue to view them as slight favorites for the championship title. This is especially true if Checo Perez does not find more pace very soon. There are whispers that Mercedes is bringing a new floor to Imola, and if that proves successful, Max Verstappen will certainly feel the heat on his neck.

But then again, their "rival" isn't a team that is standing still either. If you listen to AT, it sounds like Honda still has some untapped potential left in that engine. On the other hand, McLaren didn't exactly shine yesterday as many of us expected. Is it possible, then, that Mercedes is aiming for four power units just to ensure they remain competitive early on, preventing the midfield from threatening them and stealing points away from Valtteri Bottas?

There is no definitive proof that Ferrari was cheating; it is far more likely they were merely exploiting a loophole in the regulations, which the FIA subsequently closed to prevent further use.

wiredfalcon2 said:Actually, Vettel is being investigated because of Sainz, not because of what happened with Mazepin.

No, that isn't quite right; it is actually due to the incident involving Mazepin at Turn 1.

It seems to me that Mercedes-AMG remains the superior machine on the grid, does it not? And as for the driver, I find myself believing that Max Verstappen continues to be the absolute best in the business.

Amanda Kelly said:If you can, let's go with Nightmare.

👍

You are joining NightMare! You can also select any number that hasn't been claimed by anyone else yet.

1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Sergio Perez
4. Valtteri Bottas
5. Lando Norris
6. Daniel Ricciardo
7. Charles Leclerc
8. Sebastian Vettel
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Lance Stroll
11. Esteban Ocon
12. Fernando Alonso
13. Kimi Raikkonen
14. Antonio Giovinazzi
15. George Russell
16. Nicholas Latifi
17. Michael Schumacher

AlphaTauri Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri Nikita Mazepin
AlphaTauri Carlos Sainz

Pole Position: Max Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen

Amanda Kelly said:Anyone else feeling a bit lonely out there?

It's like seeing Terry Carter2 in a noir thriller or maybe somewhere lost in the outskirts of a classic American drama.

Jessica Ramos12 said:Put me on the list too, darkmarlin16

🙂

briskhound76 said:After sitting out for a few seasons, the Write-off squad is finally making their comeback. If they’re actually serious about this, signing one of the most seasoned and high-profile drivers on the grid briskhound76—who also happens to be one of the team's founders—proves it. With the team returning, there are plenty of other updates coming your way over the next few days.

Now that we've already introduced briskhound76... the team is hunting for another driver to fill that vacant seat and help get this outfit back to where they belong. So, consider this our official announcement that we are looking for a second driver.

If you're still riding the free agent market and think you have what it takes to push us toward a double championship, you're more than welcome to step up.👍

Welcome aboard! We might be able to forgive Tyler for his mistakes, but we certainly can't overlook his absence at the big musical gala.

shadowstag10 said:It’s been 8 years since I took my big win—kind of like Vettel over there—so since Vettel decided to go try his luck at Aston Martin, I figured I might as well try to reclaim some of that old glory too. You still taking applicants, or should I start looking elsewhere?

A pleasant surprise, indeed! 🙂

Quote : Life on Mars

Tyler Bennett5 said:graniteharbor502, do we really have to stick to the #1 and #2 spots since we're the current winners, or can we play around with our
old numbers from previous seasons?
Mine was always #68.

Quote : Life on Mars

Quote : Life on Mars As stated by: I am simply requesting my number 22. 🙏 I find myself wondering if, even in the actual Formula 1 world, holding that number one spot should perhaps be viewed as a potential privilege rather than an absolute, heavy-handed obligation placed upon the winner. Is it not possible that such a distinction serves more as a mark of distinction for those who have earned it, rather than a rigid mandate they are forced to carry?

So, I am going ahead and assigning those numbers to you all now. Since nobody actually bothered to make a definitive statement or declare their positions, I have gone ahead and automatically slotted you both into the number 1 and 2 spots—mostly because you two seem so incredibly dedicated to defending the championship title.

swifttiger75 said:stormytiger4
swifttiger75
And naturally, TibiF1

his number #5?

Goodness, the competition is already intensifying at an incredible rate! It feels as though we will be forced to pour even more resources into our car's development just to keep pace. That being said, the atmosphere within the team remains quite optimistic. ruggedscout76 isn't exactly a rookie anymore, and graniteharbor502 is currently in the absolute prime of his life. The competition certainly won't be sleeping easy.

It gives me a profound sense of satisfaction to announce to all our devoted fans that the Shadow Force lineup will remain entirely unchanged for the upcoming year. Our primary objective is quite clear: we intend to build upon last year's foundation and strive toward securing third place in the final standings, a goal that demands nothing less than our absolute commitment.

Our Drivers:
graniteharbor502 #7
ruggedscout76 #34

Edit:

Roster and Team Standings:

Shadow Force
#7 graniteharbor502
#34 ruggedscout76

Charlie&Angel
#14 Patagonija
#46 vividlynx68

Bambi and The Molester
#68 Tyler Bennett5
#22 stormytiger4

Dust Devotee
#37 swifttiger75
#5 stormybadger8

NightMare
#27 Terry Carter2
#55 Clark

Released
#3 F1 Fan List

Retornados GP
#24 rtzuiop
#10 Jason Parker2

Solerica
#31 silentbear49

Conquistadoress
#4 rosi
#74 maminho