I honestly can't believe we're still sitting around debating Alonso's legacy. Don't get me wrong, the guy is a hell of a driver, but let's be real—his prime is ancient history at this point. You just can't put him in the same conversation as someone like Lewis Hamilton or Sebastian Vettel, and frankly, he's even struggling to hold his own against the likes of Ricciardo or Max Verstappen lately...
mellowtiger83 said:Alonso didn't disgrace himself; on the contrary, he performed a miracle!
It is akin to racing an Aprilia RS250 against a GSX-R 1000 at Daytona International Speedway🙂. It isn't exactly simple, even if the RS250 holds its own in the corners.
There's just nothing left from the old Alonso days.
Man, I totally missed that 🤣 Did anyone actually catch that on the live broadcast? 🤷
I did. 😁 On ESPN, the commentator was rambling on about how it was some kind of 3D graphite effect for Williams to celebrate their 25th anniversary in Formula 1.
stormybadger8 said:Sure, the quantity was there, but the quality of passing? Absolute garbage. 🙏 Man, that Alonso-Ocon-Hulk trio is the only thing providing decent highlights this season. 😉 Three cars fighting through a single corner—now *that* is real racing, not this fake DRS nonsense on the straights. 🙄
Aside from that, the most thrilling race that ever got me hooked on Formula 1 was the one where you basically had to wait the entire race for a single move. 😁 If you haven't seen it, go watch Monaco 1992 Senna vs Mansell. If they’d had DRS back then, the race would've sucked, but as it stands, it's a masterpiece. 😳
After that overtake, Fernando Alonso didn't head back to the garage because of a technical failure; he went there to hide from the sheer embarrassment 😁
darkmarlin16 said:Sebastian Vettel was actually driving, that other guy was just a total brick wall.
Look, Kimi Räikkönen has clearly aged out of his prime, and those lightning-fast lap times are a thing of the past. At this stage, he’s basically just an elder statesman on the grid, riding along mainly to help the team scrape together enough points to keep their constructor standings respectable.
Way to go, Sebastian Vettel! Way to go, Ferrari! Honestly, nothing warms my heart quite like seeing them consistently outpace Mercedes throughout the entire race. It’s about time.
It feels like Ferrari is slowly sliding down the ranks toward being the next Williams, which is honestly depressing to watch. As for the Red Bull Box, I don't even have anything left to say; I’ve been scrolling through the news sites and seeing all this talk about Rosberg having some sort of issue with his car, but nobody actually bothers to explain what went wrong—they just jump straight to trashing him.
coastalwolf6 said:He has nothing left to defend; Lewis Hamilton has already caught up to him.
Just take a second to look at how he was already drifting wide; if Hamilton tries to make a move in this shot, there's no way he isn't going straight off into the grass.
I was wondering if anyone could lend me a hand here. Every single time I try to click through to check out someone else's history, or even when I just want to take a look back at my own old posts and threads, I get slapped with this error message:
Standard vBulletin error notice Raymond Ortiz89, you don't have permission to access this page. This might be happening for a few different reasons:
It’s possible your user account lacks the necessary privileges to view this specific page. Were you attempting to modify another user's content, tap into admin tools, or reach some other restricted area of the system? If you were just trying to make a post, it's possible the site administrator has suspended your account or it's still sitting there waiting to be activated.🙂
And a quick word to Sebastian Vettel: get out of that Ferrari mess ASAP🤦 Good grief, what kind of amateurs are running this pit wall?😵🤦🤦🤦
I’m telling you, even a random crowd of spectators would have better tactical instincts than the "experts" running the show at Ferrari; I mean, watching those sluggish tire changes feels like watching paint dry while they fumble through every single stop. 🙂🙂
That was a masterclass from Max Verstappen... seriously, hats off to him. As for Ferrari, I’m honestly at a loss for words. They seem to be their own worst enemy most of the time. Honestly, I think half the fans watching this from their couches could have called those tire strategy calls better than they did.
