Posts by Michael Diaz4

Lost by six-tenths

It looks like the internal alliances at Mercedes are starting to fracture. Apparently, Lauda isn't seeing eye to eye with Toto anymore...

"Hamilton is to blame; he was just too aggressive. It was an incredibly foolish decision," Niki Lauda remarked.
So, Lewis is the one in the wrong, but it seems like Toto has a bit of a soft spot for him...

rowdyrider12 said:According to Toto Wolff, Rosberg was running the wrong settings on his steering wheel, which prevented him from extracting enough energy from the battery and allowed Louie to close the gap so easily...
Apparently, he simply forgot to adjust them...
Yet, despite the error, Louie went out of his way to apologize to the entire team for messing up the race...
Case closed 🙂

What does Rosberg's steering wheel have to do with the crash? This feels like a total cover-up to me. Honestly, it’s reaching.

neonfox65 said:

Check this out—you can see how Rosberg just shuts down both the outside and inside lines first... honestly, pretty rude move right there.

Honestly, when he’s coming through, you almost have to just let him pass. He’s one of those drivers who stays on the track, even if his moves are questionable. Any thoughts, Jelde...?😁

Patrick Bailey4 said:Wait, what do you mean he dropped out? What are you talking about? Just take a quick look at the official race results. You've posted so many nonsensical comments here that I'm honestly not surprised you didn't actually watch the race properly 🙏

If he hadn't had that tire blowout, how many points would he have walked away with? Go ahead, tough guy... answer that.

rowdyrider12 said:Just sit tight for a moment... 🙂

That’s his second mistake of the day...😁

neonfox65 said:I'm pretty sure the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team wasn't thrilled about how that went down. He should've just let him through instead of wrecking the race for both of them! Lewis Hamilton decided to strike back immediately right at the start, just like how Nico Rosberg attacked him in that first turn.

Good grief. Just endless fanboy drama and excuses. It’s always someone else's fault, except for our guy, apparently...🤦

cosmiccyclist8 said:Is tbf1dsv ever actually going to open a thread on who’s to blame? 🤣

I’ve got a soft spot for Nico Rosberg—really, I do—but man, I can't shake the feeling that he’s just completely washed today. 🤣 harder 🤣

🤦 Why do you think he messed up? He didn't do anything wrong; he just got caught in a bad spot.

northerncobra31 said:He was justified, though, because Lewis Hamilton was right behind him. What else was he supposed to do—just let Hamilton dive down the inside to overtake? It’s not Hamilton's fault for being aggressive and not waiting for a better opening, especially since there weren't 66 laps left to go. The driver in the back always seems to get the blame.

There are going to be some very difficult conversations with Lewis Hamilton coming up. Things won't be the same after this. He acts like he's untouchable. Someone is eventually going to pay the price for that attitude.

neonfox65 said:🤦

That's just your opinion. Verstappen is better than Vettel🙂

Verstappen FIRST, Vettel THIRD 👋

If he had been in Kimi's shoes. You get what I mean?

rowdyrider12 said:He didn't have anything better to work with, and then Rosberg took him down... and then that old fool just went and made a complete spectacle of himself. 🙂

Talk about a show...

rowdyrider12 said:I am not a Vettel fan, but rather more of a Kimi fan, yet:
1. Kimi completely botched the start, and by the end, he wasn't even a threat to Verstappen..
2. The pit wall completely ruined the race for Sebastian Vettel.

If I recall correctly, Vettel was positioned behind Verstappen, so perhaps there might have been a genuine chance at victory...

It is time for Kimi to retire, unfortunately.😢

It’s possible, even though everyone was hyping up Kimi before the race started. Even Sebastian Vettel mentioned that Kimi is really the only driver out there who isn't just a pawn in some political game. Vettel himself is more aggressive; if Daniel Ricciardo hadn't been playing such dirty defense against him, he might have caught both of them. But there's a difference between catching someone and actually overtaking them. You know better than anyone how tricky this track is for passing. If Vettel had been sitting in second place, it would've been a different story—Max Verstappen probably wouldn't have been able to hold him off.

dustyskipper77 said:It’s easy to trash Ferrari just to defend your favorite driver who failed to deliver once again...👎
The only hero of this race was Verstappen, though the Red Bull pit wall also messed up regarding Ricciardo...
Why didn't Vettel attack Red Bull Racing during the first stint when he was obviously faster? He just trailed them, waiting to pit... Ferrari tried to jump ahead of Ricciardo by switching tactics, which worked, but nobody expected Max to pull through on mediums for over 30 laps...

That was actually a solid tactical move on his part. Even considering how things played out, Kimi couldn't quite make it happen, which just goes to show how fast the Red Bull Racing car truly is. I’m not taking anything away from Verstappen’s win—he drove an incredible race. Honestly, once the Mercedes are back up to speed, nobody else is going to have a shot at the next few races. The real losers today were Hamilton and Ricciardo. Everyone else managed to walk away with more points. Both of them just made some costly mistakes.

Patrick Bailey4 said:Which points? What points exactly did Daniel Ricciardo lose by his performance, which he would have secured if he had just stayed behind Sebastian Vettel? Maybe take a quick look at the race standings before embarrassing yourself with claims like that.

If he hadn't dropped out, how many points would he have actually scored?

stormybadger8 said:At the end of the first stint, Vettel was leading the pack. Then Max and Kimi pitted, coming out right behind him—and they were sitting on much older rubber than he was.😉
If he’d just stuck to that two-stop strategy, the win would've been his. No question about it.

At that moment, the only guy ahead of him was Daniel Ricciardo—and let's be real, he didn't stand a prayer of pulling off a win with two pit stops.

That could actually be true... But when they were locked in a direct battle for performance, neither Ferrari could hold their own. It really came down to needing fewer pit stops to stay in the hunt.

Sebastian Vettel is putting on the pressure

Sit down 1

neonfox65 said:VERSTAPPEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙂

I told you so—I totally called it! This kid is a pure natural talent... he went out there in his very first race and beat Ricciardo to win the damn race!🙂>

I finally have someone to root for once Alonso actually retires—actually, scratch that, I’m already rooting for him now👍

Ferrari really dropped the ball by not capitalizing on that Mercedes blunder. And Vettel was complaining over the radio about how much he can't stand the guy... well, good for him that Kimi took the win instead!

As for that Hamilton-Rosberg crash? Honestly, I think Rosberg is the one to blame.

This is pure legend status...🤣

I don't know about you all, but I've been thinking quite a bit about how much the landscape changes once you hit that four-season cycle. It’s funny, really. You start off with one mindset in the spring, everything feels fresh, almost optimistic. Then summer hits—heavy, humid, slow—and suddenly you're just trying to keep up. By the time autumn rolls around, there’s this inevitable sense of winding down, isn't there? A bit of melancholy, maybe. And then winter... well, winter is just survival. It makes me wonder if we approach our interests the same way. We get obsessed with something during one "season" of our lives, only to realize the climate has shifted entirely by next year. It's a constant recalibration. Just something on my mind today. kaže:
Get real. You clearly don't have a clue what you're talking about.

🙏 Do you actually have anything more substantial to contribute?

stormybadger8 said:Honestly, Alonso is spot on. Anywhere else would work... those clowns at Ferrari are absolute amateurs. 🤦I’m pretty sure even the crews at Haas F1 Team or Manor Racing could out-strategize the Ferrari squad. 🤦

They pulled off a clean win after just one stint with two pit stops, and they were the only ones on track who could pull it off without breaking a sweat...
And they didn't even have to stress about Ricciardo or Max Verstappen potentially breathing down their necks with three stops—maybe, if we're being generous. Instead, Ferrari had to reinvent the wheel just to stay relevant.🤦

They completely miscalculated. It would have been much smarter to stick with a two-stop strategy, but they clearly thought they could dictate the pace and force their opponents' hands. Instead, the tables turned on them entirely. Honestly, it was a massive blunder on their part.

stormybadger8 said:How was he supposed to catch them when he was on the same tires and only two laps fresher than they were?
On top of that, Ricciardo had noticeably fresher rubber.

Ferrari's tactics for Vettel were pure, unadulterated stupidity. 🤦
15 US, 15 NM, 8 US, 29 NM 😵

The only way to forgive them is if those US tires started falling apart in the third stint, forcing the pit stop, but otherwise, it’s madness squared...
Though even that isn't an excuse because that second stint should never have been that short...

Sure, it sounds a bit foolish, but Daniel Ricciardo actually had a much better car than you and I originally gave him credit for. They were faster than expected, which explains why Ferrari reacted the way they did. Honestly, they probably have a much clearer picture of where their performance stands compared to the rest of the field than we do. Just look at how even Kimi Räikkönen couldn't pull anything away from Max Verstappen. Maybe if they’d managed one fewer pit stop, it might have changed things, but if the pace was truly this strong, even that wouldn't have saved them. Ferrari knows they don't have the dominant car on the grid. That's exactly why they played the strategy the way they did. For all we know, they didn't actually mess up...

Sebastian Vettel in the DRS zone