Daniel Cooper40 said:We’ll be finishing in second place. That means our opening match in the second round will be against the third-place finisher from Group D. If Sweden pulls it off, we'll be looking at Argentina. Honestly, it's a decent setup; we'll need a solid win to find our rhythm again, and after that, we can start focusing entirely on our own path to the championship.
How many teams actually advance from this second group?
Is it two or four? If only two move on, I think our chances are slim, especially since the Americans are looking pretty formidable right now.
The team is really feeling the loss of that one American; his absence is something they just can't easily replace.🙂
dustypanther6 said:You’re slightly off base here. In track and field, you can certainly combine sprints, long jump, and triple jump; or perhaps shot put with hammer throw, or mix up various middle and long-distance events. The only real outlier—following some Spaniard back in the 80s—was El Guerrouj, who managed to dominate both the 1500 and the 5000, which is exactly why he remains one of the greatest to ever do it. I’m not necessarily trying to defend Blanka, who is miles behind Janica in terms of legacy, but I simply wanted to lay out the facts as they stand.
Hisham🙏🙏🙏 is my absolute favorite athlete and honestly my favorite sportsman of all time.🙏🙏🙏 Now, who on earth is that?🙏🙏🙏
redhawk76 said:No, that wouldn't quite work the way you're thinking... Where am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more specific guidance, I’d appreciate it.
My current process is a bit of a cumbersome workaround—I tend to hit Quote, copy the entire block, strip out the parts I don't need, write my response, then paste the whole thing back in just to prune it again, and repeat the cycle indefinitely.
redhawk76 said:No, that wouldn't quite work the way you're thinking... Where am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more specific guidance, I’d appreciate it.
My current process is a bit of a cumbersome workaround—I tend to hit Quote, copy the entire block, strip out the parts I don't need, write my response, then paste the whole thing back in just to prune it again, and repeat the cycle indefinitely.
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redhawk76 said:No, that wouldn't quite work the way you're thinking... Where am I missing the mark? If you could provide some more specific guidance, I’d appreciate it.
My current process is a bit of a cumbersome workaround—I tend to hit Quote, copy the entire block, strip out the parts I don't need, write my response, then paste the whole thing back in just to prune it again, and repeat the cycle indefinitely.
Edward Howard2 said:Here is what a highly respectable gentleman and true connoisseur of Formula 1 wrote regarding the chances of Alonso and the rest of the field, explaining everything with such wonderful rationality... ☕
Edward Howard2 says:
This post was originally written two months ago, back on September 10th at 11:32 AM, right as the first practice session in Monza wrapped up—a session where Alonso finished eighth, trailing all those competitors ahead of him...
At that point, Alonso was sitting in fifth place in the championship, facing a massive 41-point deficit behind the then-leader, Lewis Hamilton (182 vs. 141).
And just look at what has unfolded since I made that post... Alonso goes on to win three races and secures a podium finish elsewhere. Meanwhile, Hamilton, who held the lead, completely squandered exactly 50 points compared to Alonso after getting caught up in chaos with Massa and Webber in Italy and Singapore. It seems he simply cracked under the pressure once he found himself leading the championship. Red Bull hasn't officially designated Webber as their number one driver yet, which would have given him a very comfortable advantage by now. Then there is Vettel, who continues to demonstrate that he is quite simply incapable of bringing an excellent car to a title. As for Button, before the last race in Korea, he was neck-and-neck with Hamilton, trailing by a mere 3 points. Now, suddenly, over the course of two events (Korea plus the qualifying in Brazil), he has been desperately poor while his teammate shines. He clearly got too close to Hamilton in the standings, triggering red alerts within McLaren, and I suspect they aren't running the same car anymore. Button really should have called for some independent stewards in the garage, much like Alonso did back in 2007, to ensure they weren't messing with his car; McLaren is already notorious for those questionable tactics... though, perhaps Button shouldn't get quite as deeply involved in the technical side of the car as Alonso does, so I won't hold that against him.
I actually wrote an even earlier post where I was already placing Alonso among the top contenders for the title, but he was at a race then and I don't feel like hunting for it right now... Most of the folks from the Red Bull and McLaren camps mocked these kinds of rational analyses, but that only serves to highlight how fragile individual knowledge can be and how much people overestimate their favorites... 🤣
stormybadger8 said:Besides that, you can forget about any champion being allowed to overtake someone on the track, regardless of who they are.☕
So, in plain English: Gumbek is the only true world champion, right?
Webber actually has a legitimate shot at becoming the world champion, whereas Vettel's chances are practically non-existent. That's where the conversation ends for me.
stormybadger8 said:It feels almost impossible at this point. There are whispers going around suggesting that Christian Horner has completely lost his cool and is already planning to kick Webber to the curb regardless of whether he clinches the title or not—potentially immediately following the Abu Dhabi finale. To be perfectly honest, if he were running my team, he would have been shown the door a long time ago; after this debacle, he’ll definitely be out before the first practice session in Brazil even begins. I really don't see the point in waiting.☕
Well, that seems like the only logical path forward since he simply can't just toss them out of the team entirely right now.🙂
Personally, I find him to be a totally unlikable individual, but this specific reaction from his team doesn't seem to have anything to do with the actual situation at hand.
Robert Chavez6 said:you guys are getting a little carried away here... other sports just don't have the same luck as soccer, where you can actually earn enough through club competitions to live a comfortable life, while playing for the national team ends up being a secondary priority...
Yes, yes... feel free to criticize me for suggesting our soccer players are great patriots... and honestly, that's all well and good... but consider this: imagine if there were a rule in an American soccer league stating you could only play if you were a U.S. citizen... do you really think our national team stars would ever come back to play in the MLS?
Besides, how many of our athletes are paying their taxes in Monte Carlo? By what metric is Jakob Fak considered a bigger "traitor" than them????
Frank Collins85 said:Look, honey, you have your own thread where you can shout about your right-wing views all you want, but I’m the one who started this discussion, and since I lean pretty far left, why don't you just pipe down...🙂
Michael Lee4 said:If there were actually any justice left in this world, we would be seeing Webber take home the championship title right now.
Exactly,
It will be truly ironic if they blow the championship now, only to see everything flip on its head next year. They’ll probably claim they learned their lesson from last season and start openly favoring Vettel with five races left on the calendar.😂🤣
Frank Collins85 said:Look, honey, you have your own thread where you can shout your right-wing views from the rooftops all you want, but I’m the one who started this specific discussion, and since I’m firmly on the left, why don't you just pipe down...🙂
After sleeping through most of the morning and early afternoon, I have to admit that I am feeling quite disappointed with how that race turned out. It’s just not cutting it anymore; McLaren absolutely has to secure a win at the next race to make up for this.