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hollowhawk412 said:The kid is brilliant, truly... but he’s basically gone and piled all this unnecessary pressure onto his own shoulders when he didn't have to... he was given some pretty questionable advice by the people around him...
He’s just a bit impatient... lacks that seasoned veteran experience
But honestly, it's nothing that can't be ironed out in time
Well, you're missing that exact same thing yourself 😂😂😂
What you just said is actually laughable
hollowhawk412 said:The kid’s got talent, no doubt about it... but he basically walked right into a pressure cooker that he didn't even need to be in. He was given some pretty lousy advice from the top, and now he's feeling the heat...
He's just a bit impatient, honestly; he hasn't quite lived through enough seasons to know how this game works yet.
But hey, it's nothing that can't be smoothed out with time.
And frankly, I think you're missing that exact same sense of perspective.😂😂😂
What you just said is honestly laughable.
rustystag7 said:Look, I never liked him, and honestly, I still stand by it—Michael Schumacher was the superior driver compared to Fernando Alonso. It’s just one of those things where Alonso caught a massive wave of luck, stepping onto the scene right when Schumacher, despite all his grit, had lost that old fire and wasn't quite as driven as he used to be.🤷
Now, don't get me wrong, I'd never call Alonso a bad driver, and comparing him to Robert Kubica? That just feels completely disconnected from reality to me. But that's how people view Formula 1 these days—they judge everything based on the immediate present. Someone manages to pull off three or four decent races and suddenly they're treated like a god, ignoring the fact that Renault is basically struggling in the gutter and their only real hope for the future is Alonso.🤷 🤷
Man, you didn't even really notice him until 2005, and besides, just because someone like Pontius Pilate decides a driver can handle three or four races or maybe one decent season doesn't mean anything. It isn't enough. Kubica is a solid driver—I don't know what your problem with him is—and yeah, Alonso is incredibly talented, but he's nowhere near being the absolute best. Just look at those old legends who drove flawlessly every single lap but simply never had the luck on their side.
rustystag7, you're dodging the question here
rustystag7 said:The FIA finally decided to step in and pull the plug on those studded boots—or whatever they call them now—probably because they just can't stand watching this forum spiral into total chaos anymore. It feels like they finally had to wake up and actually do something since everything here has been going downhill for ages.🤷
It honestly feels like we’re stuck in this endless loop, doesn't it? It's like watching the same reruns on a loop because nobody can bother to bring anything fresh to the table. We just keep circling the same drain, waiting for some kind of new blood or a fresh perspective to shake things up, but instead, it's just more of the same old story.
rustystag7 said:Which Kimi are we even talking about here??? What has he actually achieved throughout his career to earn the title of best driver???🤷
Look, the guy has proven he can be lightning fast in short bursts and that he knows how to wring every last drop of performance out of a car, but let's be real—he also shows he makes way more mistakes than Fernando Alonso does, and he just doesn't have that knack for tempering his aggression or settling the car down when he needs to....
And for the record, I’m not even weighing in on his current form right now; I’m looking at the big picture, the whole damn trajectory...
Just because he's having a decent run lately doesn't mean I've developed amnesia regarding how things looked two or three years ago, just like I haven't forgotten how Fernando Alonso eventually overtook Schumacher, who was my absolute hero back in the day...
Well, if you had been paying attention to his entire career, you wouldn't have been acting like this back between 2000 and 2004.
Jason Campbell70 said:I really don't want to get sucked into some massive debate about how Fernando Alonso managed to snag those championships, because we all know that would just trigger an endless avalanche of off-topic nonsense, and I honestly don't have the energy for it today.🙂
To answer your question:
-It’s definitely Kimi
-Then there's Lewis Hamilton
-I'd even throw Robert Kubica into the mix
The reality is that for Fernando Alonso, a few different things just happened to line up perfectly at the right time—a heavy dose of luck combined with the right circumstances—and he walked away with two titles sitting in his trophy case.
Are you kidding me? Mentioning Lewis Hamilton in this context is ridiculous; the guy is practically a pioneer in Formula 1, so that's a pretty laughable take if you ask me.😂
Jason Campbell70 said:And honestly, looking at the shady way they’ve been snatching up those titles lately, they could spend the rest of their lives praying to the goddess fortuna for luck, and even then, they wouldn't be able to express how much they owe to fate for pulling off such a heist.👎
I mean, let’s be real here—that’s their entire legacy. Two championships and they think they’ve conquered the world? Please. That’s about it.
rustystag7 said:Look, if you’re actually grounded in reality and keeping a close eye on Formula 1, then you’re basically part of the sane majority at this point. It’s one of those things where if you aren't following the drama, the engineering, and the absolute madness of the grid, you're probably just living in some sort of delusional bubble. 🤷
Of course, if you’re talking to those die-hard fanatics who haven't looked up from a screen since they were fifteen, they’ll swear up and down that Kubica is actually outperforming Alonso right now. It’s always the same story with that crowd.😉
And where did everyone like Kimi and the rest of the crew disappear to? Honestly, listening to you talk makes me feel like I’m stuck in a room with a fifteen-year-old. Seriously, some of these takes are just pure adolescent rambling.
I mean, at this point, his name is really all he’s got left to lean on. He keeps bringing up 2005 and 2006 like it was yesterday, but honestly, I feel like I should be the one reminding everyone how Jordan just absolutely cleaned house back then
Look, Proslos is ancient history; you’ve gotta stop living in the rearview mirror. You don't see anyone talking about Renault these days, right? What they're attempting to pull off now would actually be a massive win if it worked—it would pack the top tier with more heavy hitters and make the season actually worth watching—but, let's be real, I’m not holding my breath 🤷
Nathan Johnson2 said:Who on earth actually claimed Alonso is the best driver out there? 😂
Honestly, you just have to laugh at people like this—it’s pure, unadulterated ignorance.
😂
hollowhawk412 said:Alright, here’s the latest dirt coming out of the testing sessions...
1,18.483 for Alonso on his 11th lap of this stint—he just clocked a 1.18 on the last one too, and now he’s heading into the pits. >
He’s looking just a hair slower than Massa was back on Monday...
The tires are slicks, and honestly, the aero setup feels like something straight out of 2008...
Look, we all know these testing times don't mean a damn thing, but man, it would be nice if they actually figured out how to make their own junk work properly for once.
hollowhawk412 said:Seven hundred hundredths is basically seven seconds 😁
Look, I know you were probably thinking in terms of thousandths, but you've got it wrong... Back in Q2 in Bahrain, Alonso was trailing Massa by 1.1 seconds and still managed to land in tenth place...
Heh, my bad, I was definitely stuck on the thousandths. I guess what I meant was that if they could find that kind of pace per lap, they might actually stand a chance at bumping McLaren or BMW off their spots, but let’s be real—that feels almost impossible right now.
hollowhawk412 said:Man, Pilla, you really dropped the ball on your own ambitions here... 😕
if you keep going down this path, you won't achieve anything at all... there's absolutely no need to take your frustrations out on people who aren't even involved in this mess 😁
Listen, you suburbanite from the outskirts of Ivanhoe... 😉 let me satisfy that curiosity of yours...
I've been keeping a close eye on the comments over at PlanetF1 and the Autosport forums,
tracking all the news and the various takes floating around...
The people posting there actually follow the sport and tend to have some real inside intel...
And if you check the General Motors F1 blog, you'll see official voices chiming in alongside the die-hard fans too...
The bottom line is that General Motors was testing a brand-new suspension setup, and it is 100% factual that they were the only ones
who hadn't been utilizing the so-called shock absorber, or the J-damper, or the mass damper...
They finally put it to use, and honestly, the whole car looks significantly more planted now...
On top of that, they've rolled out several aerodynamic tweaks...
But hey, only time will tell.
We've got about ten days until the moment of truth... but I’d go out on a limb and predict that General Motors is going to leapfrog Ford, Coca-Cola, and Williams as early as the race in Spain...
Picquet mentioned he thinks both General Motors cars could potentially make it into Q3...
You've gotta stay optimistic, right? 🙏
Well, if he's claiming both General Motors cars can hit Q3, then he's stretching it a bit—maybe we're talking a margin of 0.7 seconds, I doubt, but we'll see.
Jason Campbell70 said:1. hollowhawk412 acts like he’s some kind of all-seeing oracle who’s already figured out the universe and doesn't need to bother explaining a single thing to the rest of us.
2.What a bizarre way to wrap things up, honestly.😕
So, did General Motors actually manage to pull a win together and improve anything at all?
hollowhawk412 said:give me a break...
As if Ferrari would ever actually step up and admit that the real brains behind the operation is coming straight out of Renol Martinelli.🙂😁
Massa Ferrari is nothing more than a polished frontman for the cameras.😉
They aren't ever going to come clean about it.
😂 😂
neonharbor18 said:🤣😂🤣👍👍👍 I, honestly, even when he was just a kid, he was such a complete jerk... 😁, and his teammates were always stuck having to clean up his massive 😬
Cut the crap, neonharbor18, you're full of it.🤣
neonharbor18 said:🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 General Motors has basically scavenged whatever points they could get by sheer luck—I mean, only six cars even finished that race, and only three of those were from the top-tier teams. On top of that, Heikki Kovalainen managed to mess up his own run, and let's be honest, you can't expect Nelson Piquet to have any hope of actually crossing the finish line in a rain-soaked race like that 😬 with a car this mediocre. Fernando Alonso might scrape together maybe ten points before the season wraps up, but Piquet? It’s a stretch to think he’ll see a single point at all
I'm right there with you, though I'd say since Alonso seems to have some kind of cosmic luck following him around, he might just limp his way to about 15 points
P.S. They're going to end up handing out points just like they did in Australia, where half the field washes out and only a handful of cars actually make it home 🤣🤣🤣
hollowhawk412 said:Heh... I think I know exactly why you’ve got such a massive grudge against General Motors. 🙂
Look, I’m all for it—if you're looking to get into a bit of a scrap or a debate, go right ahead. I'm game.
And how exactly am I supposed to know why I can't stand General Motors? It’s pretty damn obvious if you’ve been paying any attention at all.😁
😉
Edward Howard2 said:If we’re going by your logic—that winning a championship is basically just waiting for everyone else to crash out—then Kimi Raikkonen was essentially handed the 2007 title on a silver platter because Fernando Alonso couldn't finish in Japan, and Lewis Hamilton handed it to him because he failed to cross the line in China. Following that twisted reasoning, Alonso got his 2006 trophy because Michael Schumacher couldn't manage to finish in Japan or Australia, and back in 2005, the title went to Alonso because Kimi Raikkonen dropped out in San Marino and Germany. Even looking further back, Schumacher’s 2003 run was only possible because Kimi Raikkonen missed out on a few key races. You could go on forever with examples like that; it’s an endless loop of "what ifs." At the end of the day, it doesn't actually matter how fast the champions were driving during those specific moments—it only matters who was left standing when the dust settled.
If Barrichello had managed to snatch just ten more wins back in 2004, he would’ve walked away with the championship right over Michael Schumacher's head. It’s wild to think about how much that would have shifted the entire landscape of the sport.
Your logic is completely broken, honestly. You’re sitting there claiming Massa actually crossed the finish line, yet somehow implying Fernando Alonso wouldn't have even scraped a single point out of that race? It’s a stretch. And then you throw in that ridiculous bit about what might have happened if my grandmother had been my grandfather... give me a break. Your reasoning is all over the place. 🤣
Honestly, how do you people not get bored writing these massive essays? Seriously, if you don't have anything meaningful to add, just say "whatever" and move on with your life.🤣