Posts by Raymond Ortiz89

stormybadger8 said:I have to hand it to them—Renault clearly has the raw pace, and I guess I was wrong to doubt it; it doesn't even seem to matter how much fuel they're lugging around, the fact remains that Renault can put together an incredible qualifying lap. But let's not lose sight of the bigger picture: Brawn GP is consistently dropping blistering lap times, basically hovering around the 1.19 mark and spending a good chunk of their time down in the 1.18s. That tells me they’re going to be absolutely lethal in the race because they can either stay right at the front or right there in the thick of it. Plus, their reliability is just mind-blowing; they’re clocking up the most laps at every single testing session without running into any major gremlins. It looks like Brawn somehow stumbled upon—or maybe masterminded—the perfect formula and ended up with a phenomenal car.☕

All things considered, I wouldn't be surprised if the CEOs and Managers over at Honda decide to commit collective Harakiri once they wrap things up in Australia. 😬

Roger Wright94 said:Nothing ever comes easy.
Why hasn't anyone else managed to pull off anything even remotely similar?

stormybadger8 said:Oh, you totally overlooked the fact that Alonso was running on basically nothing—maybe 0.03 liters of fuel left in that car.🤣 Honestly, they should've just towed him straight to the Box after a lap like that.😁

It’s painfully obvious that Renault is lagging way behind Brawn GP 😉 and probably even trailing behind Ferrari and BMW, though we'll have to wait and see how the rest of the field shakes out.☕ BGP is putting up consistently blistering lap times, whereas Renault seems lucky if they manage to pull off a single decent lap in an entire day.

Kevin Long20 said:Well, some things just become obvious eventually...

Here’s the link for those of you who actually enjoy digging into the data. If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll find the full breakdown of all the stint times...

stormyviper11 said:Look, the general idea is that we hit the stands around the 15th of the month, or maybe the first business day right after that...

If you happen to be picking up some reading at a local gas station or newsstand, just keep an eye out for EVO. It’s got that thick, sturdy cardboard cover, and you'll spot a little Formula 1 cover printed in the bottom right corner—though if it gets buried under a pile of other magazines, you might miss it entirely...

stormybadger8 said:Honestly, the wildest scenario would be this:

Red Bull Renault - Faster and better than Renault 😬
Brawn GP Mercedes - Faster and better than McLaren Mercedes🤣
Williams Toyota - Faster and better than Toyota😁

And if we really want to go down the rabbit hole and make it happen 😈

Scuderia Toro Rosso Ferrari - Faster and better than Ferrari🤣

Then we’ve officially seen everything; the spectacle would be complete, and there wouldn't be anything left to wish for😍

Berni and Max, if you're reading this, please, grant us this one wish🙂, because if they can't settle it out on the track, maybe they can just hammer it out over a green table😬

mistybear87 said:Here are the absolute latest results, before everything goes sideways again 🙂

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1. Nico Rosberg Williams Williams FW31 1:19.774 33
2. Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP BGP 001 1:19.971 +0.197 35
3. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing RB5 1:20.678 +0.904 19
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari F60 1:20.702 +0.928 24
5. Robert Kubica BMW Sauber F1.09 1:20.740 +0.966 59
6. Timo Glock Toyota TF109 1:20.928 +1.154 36 pit
7. Sebastian Buemi Toro Rosso STR4 1:21.151 +1.377 36
8. Fernando Alonso Renault R29 1:21.399 +1.625 23 pit
9. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India VJM-02 1:21.555 +1.781 33 pit
10. Lewis Hamilton McLaren McLaren MP4-24 1:22.143 +2.369 9 pit

stormybadger8 said:Circuit of the Americas - Austin
Pos. Driver Team Tyres Time Laps
1 Jenson Button Brawn GP Bridgestone 01:19.127 130
2 Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 01:20.168 109
3 Robert Kubica BMW Bridgestone 01:20.217 109
4 Timo Glock Toyota Bridgestone 01:20.410 99
5 Fernando Alonso Renault Bridgestone 01:20.863 107
6 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Bridgestone 01:21.165 102
7 Nico Rosberg Williams Bridgestone 01:21.324 89
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:21.545 97
9 Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso Bridgestone 01:21.569 140
10 Lewis Hamilton McLaren Bridgestone 01:21.657 82

I don't even know what to make of all this, but either Brawn GP is aggressively hunting down sponsors or they are just damn fast.🤷

Look how things have turned out; McLaren could actually end up being the backmarker team on the grid.😢
Even though these are just tests, they feel completely different from anything we've seen before because these are entirely new cars, everyone is bunched up at the track, and I highly doubt anyone is playing games by sandbagging their pace. We aren't in the old days anymore where you could test endlessly; everything has been scaled back, testing sessions are rare and mileage is limited, so during these runs, you really have to give it everything you've got or you're essentially finished, because there's no second chance to fix things later.☕

Elizabeth Baker38 said:And why isn't there any bitter lemon on the menu? Because, obviously, it's meant to be mixed with ice and vodka.😬

darkmarlin16 said:Williams is way too bright, while Force India F1 looks perfectly fine🙂

Matthew Carter41 said:fruit juice—but I’m talking about the real deal, where you can actually see the pulp from freshly squeezed oranges or whatever else they pulled off a tree. This stuff they slap a "natural" label on in the grocery store? It hasn't even been in the same zip code as nature. It's just a laboratory experiment masquerading as breakfast, and honestly, it's probably more toxic than a warm Pepsi 😉 trust me

mistybear87 said:Is nobody going to say anything about these absolute "idiots" listed above the drivers?



More photos

The evolution of Williams cars from 1969 to today

mistybear87 said:high-res shots of the Renault car

http://www.renault-f1.fr/galerie/serie.php?id_album=112

Kevin Long20 said:I mean, seriously, at the end of the day, you're still out here trying to heal a broken leg while wondering if hitting those -130°C cryogenic therapy sessions is actually doing anything besides making you feel like an ice cube... it’s getting a bit much, isn't it?

Tyler Price said:Look, I put them right here for you; don't bother using ImageShack because that site is about as fast as a snail in molasses.

Seriously, how can someone with over 3,500 posts still be struggling with the basics of uploading an image?

Frank Collins85 said:Wait, did it just stall out?!

Honestly, I’d much rather see the damn thing catch fire 😈
than deal with this kind of stalling nonsense.