Posts by mistybear87

Raymond Anderson4 said:The issue was actually with the gearbox, not the rear suspension.

Well, isn't it true that every single impact on those rear tires gets transferred right up into the gearbox and the engine? It really just depends on how hard the hit is, doesn't it?

Amy Vaughn12 said:I don't think Schumacher is to blame here. It looks like this driver almost came to a complete standstill mid-corner, and by then, Schumacher just didn't have enough room left to brake properly.

What are you even talking about? He braked like an absolute amateur, and honestly, he would have just kept charging straight ahead regardless. If there hadn't been anyone else out there on the track, he wouldn't have even attempted that turn, let alone made that desperate little maneuver he tried to pull.

Tyler Bennett5 said:It’s funny how everyone was so quick to jump on the Pastor's throat yesterday, calling him a complete savage on the track.
Is there actually any defense left for Michael Schumacher now?

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Grandpa 🤦

Luxury FTW 🙏

That was quite a wreck 🙂

Ashley Cook64 said:Cut the condescension. ☕ They basically squeezed Michael out of a decent line on that tricky part of the track—it was dirty. Miran isn't exactly his biggest supporter, so he just flat-out said there wasn't any other way to play it.

Even if that was the case, they really should have adjusted their braking points much earlier. You can't just wait until you're right on top of it; you have to find that racing line. It’s not like they were driving through some greasy, slippery back alley; it was a dedicated track. 😉

Ashley Cook64 said:What idiots 🙄

How is Michael Schumacher being blamed now? 🙄 Should he have just pulled the ABS on some greasy corner because Vergne braked way too late??? 🙄

My dear, let’s talk about that racing line. Honestly, Deda was braking much later than those Greyhound buses on the interstate. 😉

Maldonado - absolutely killing it! 😁

Man, I am absolutely fed up with this hydraulic system 😢

darkmarlin16 said:Give that guy Bottas a break just once in his life!

Why don't you just hand over the buyout money then?😉

Raymond Anderson4 said:Honestly, nobody actually got better rubber than everyone else... the tires feel softer than they did in years past, but there are so many variables that dictate tire life and how they hold up during a stint.
That’s such a cheap theory... it just sounds silly to me. 😁

The supersoft is the only tire that hasn't changed compared to last year. Everything else is softer.
Not to mention that what was the medium last year has basically become this year's hard tire...

Lisa Ross14 said:Does anyone have a stream link for the practice sessions? I'm dying to watch—of course, our local networks aren't broadcasting it... so please, if anyone has a link, drop it here or slide into my DMs
thanks in advance

You can find a few different streams over at www.vipbox.tv...

Pastor Maldonado takes the win at 🙂 😬

Please, let’s try to keep the misinformation to a minimum. Neven actually reached out via email to clear things up; he's just away on a trip at the moment, which explains his absence today. Regardless, he was fully involved in prepping the materials for this episode, so there really isn't any truth to this "strike" rumor.
As for Renata, I'm not entirely sure what her situation is, but a strike is certainly not a given.

neonfox65 said:Montoja just snatched up P2!

I honestly can't believe it 😬

mistybison10 said:I just finished downloading a replay since I didn't catch everything live after the finish. What was the deal with the Placid race—why were they doing interviews right there on the podium? My footage cuts off right then; did they hold anything after the official press conference?

It’s actually been three races now without an "official" post-race presser...

shadowtinker29 said:Like I was saying, the era of the true "wet setup" pretty much died out about four or five years ago. With all those tiny adjustments you mentioned—most of which can be handled with just a flick of a switch on the steering wheel or a quick turn of a wing adjustment screw—today's cars wouldn't even stand a chance against the cars from a decade ago if they were running a traditional rain configuration.

The last car to really run a "proper" wet setup was the Red Bull Racing entry at Monza back in 2008.

A driver can really only tweak brake balance, and maybe the differential, though I honestly have my doubts about that being an option mid-race.
In the pits, they can adjust the wing angle, but everything else requires actual tools and mechanics working on the car.

Actually, the concept of a wet setup definitely still exists, and modern cars aren't any slower than the ones from the early 2000s. If you gave today's cars the same engine power and the same tires as the old ones, they'd actually be faster in the rain.😉

It’s actually quite possible that even Sergio Perez could emerge as our third driver to pull off a double victory this season.😬

Oh, come on now, that crash was actually pretty harmless. It’s just that he "hit" the wall in exactly the wrong way, and then everything just went completely sideways. 🤣🤣🤣