Posts by hollowdriver18

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Plus... I just remembered how relieved Horner looked right after the race when those guys finally showed up on the grid.

It wasn't even an issue with the cars—that’s where you’re wrong: *gestures to neck* 😁

But props to Vettel for that move at the very end 🙂... especially considering he had every single tool available to him.

Things got pretty intense this time, honestly 😳☕😁😁

Gary Palmer8 said:I honestly think it’ll be tough to top the claim that Red Bull is only this good because of Vettel rather than Newey.

Super tough.

But don't you see? They basically sidelined Webber from the jump this year just to avoid a repeat of last season's drama.

It really says a lot about that supposed "Vettel superiority" thing. 🤣

Honestly, it looked like he just didn't have the grip yesterday.
I'm not looking for excuses or anything, it just seemed weird that he couldn't grab the apex.
If I remember correctly, even Michael Lee4 seemed surprised by how much he was struggling.

He was fast for a split second, then nothing.

Though... I didn't catch him being particularly angry afterward, which is odd when you know how he gets when things go wrong (😍). He just claimed he didn't clear the debris early enough and it built up. So what?🤷

It'll happen again.☕😁😁

Alonso didn't do anything particularly wrong at the start, other than taking advantage of how clueless our two drivers were. 😳

How much of an idiot do you have to be to pull a move like that? I honestly can't wrap my head around it. 🤣🙏🙏

Gump and Hemic 🙏:

Grandpa 🙏🙏

Hayden 🙏🙏🙏

yawn ☕

Anyone else notice how much little Senna looks like his dad now?

They’re basically twins, especially when the kid starts talking. 🙏Joe was totally right about this one. 🙏

grandpa 😲😲😲

Glad to see nobody can get a handle on Mark yet 🙂😁😁

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This is exactly the kind of drama we live for. 🙏

@ Keith Rodriguez27, look, everyone goes through phases where they feel invincible and others where they're just mediocre at best. We all have those stretches where we aren't exactly performing at our peak.

It really just comes down to how you handle yourself during those dips—how self-aware you are about your limits and whether you can actually tell when it's time to pivot or just change course entirely.🙂

If you ask me, he didn't embarrass himself at all. In fact,😳 he still delivered some pretty great moments.
Plus... I honestly never saw any of that frustration you guys keep talking about actually play out.

As for that whole thing with Rubens... I don't even count that as serious. It felt more like a joke, or honestly, just messing around.😳😁😁

mistybear87 said:I've been thinking about it, and honestly, the way they shut down Rubens last year was quite a decisive move, wasn't it? 😉

wiredtiger8 said:Yeah, sure, but I’m talking about Vitaly Petrov.

Look, when you're dealing with Rubens, Schumi would pull the exact same move again... don't you doubt it for a second. 😁

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Keith Rodriguez27 said:Honestly, watching Schumi go through this is just painful. I get it—people have their opinions, calling him dirty or unfair or whatever, and yeah, some folks probably get a kick out of seeing him struggle like this. But if I were in their shoes? Man, I’d feel terrible for a guy who conquered everything there was to conquer in his career, only to spend these last couple of seasons spiraling like this.

It feels like he's just drowning in frustration. It isn't even about the car being a lemon; it's the fact that his younger teammate is absolutely smoking him on track. I mean, does anything actually change during the spring or summer stretch leading up to Singapore? Honestly, it would surprise me more if he actually showed up on the grid next year than if he just pulls the plug a few races before the season ends. That third scenario seems like the most likely outcome. He didn't come back to fight for 12th place—scraping together a point here and there against guys like Renault's Vitaly Petrov, Adrian Sutil, or Buemi. He came back to be right up there in the standings, if not staring down a podium finish.

What a disaster. Just a pathetic end for a legend and an absolute F1 icon.

Why?

I just showed that he’s only human, nothing more. Honestly, seeing him struggle like that actually makes me respect his greatness even more.
Look, it wasn't even about creating a bottleneck up front; the mess was happening right in the middle.
Big deal. 🤷

Why all the mystification surrounding these idols? At the end of the day, they’re just people like the rest of us—maybe with some freakish talent or a specific trait that sets them apart from the average Joe, but that's it. They're just human.
No icons, for crying out loud. 😁

Joshua Doyle11 said:I'm just sitting here waiting for Dedin to finally rise from the grave like some kind of racing legend.
Well, they say if you wait long enough, good things eventually come your way.☕

On another note, is there actually a specific zone where drivers are allowed to use DRS?🤷 🤣 🤣

Heh... I’m just not buying it. As much as I’d love to believe it, I'm not.
After that last game, something pretty interesting happened. At least, it did for me.
I asked the old man how things were going. Is he actually happy with the car? The team? Is he still even enjoying any of this? Blah, blah, blah.

And they said it wouldn't work. 🙂

darkmarlin16, I think it’s just a sign that he’s said everything he had to say about this whole situation.

Even Coulthard weighed in on the statement, sharing his own take based on experience. He said he remembers the exact moment he realized it just wasn't the same anymore—that he doesn't get that same rush or bite like he used to.
And then he just pulls out?

Morgan Murphy7 said:Sebastian Vettel takes first place 🙏

everyone else was just irrelevant 🙏

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Mark takes this without even blinking ☕

Alex Carter3 said:So you’re just gonna skip over me? Fine. Just so we’re clear, my Durica is still the best.

Darkness. 🤣🤣

You’re really trying to sell the idea that Durica is some kind of innocent saint, aren't you? 🙄 I mean, what exactly counts as "lasting" here? 🙄🤣🤣

the Durica:

I honestly think politics hasn't been this disastrous since... well, ever.
The situation there has always been a total mess, and frankly, it isn't changing.

It’s a shame. Just a few months ago, we were all coming here to post about how things were finally looking up on PDF after years of growing pains. Turns out, that was just a brief moment of breathing room.

PDF politics is essentially a dead man walking.

On a side note,
advising anyone to follow slybison8's "guidelines" is pure insanity. It was slybison8's specific brand of "intervention" that turned PDF—and the rest of the world, for that matter—into a complete medieval wasteland.
So please, don't make that mistake.

And as for hollowtrucker77—whom I actually respect as an admin for several reasons—it would probably be for the best if his interventions on PDF had never happened in the first place.

ambermason16 said:what actually makes you qualified to weigh in on this debate...

Maybe, but I think I know more about this than you do.🙂

which, if you ask me, is pretty much pointless... and it's not like I haven't tried...

Me: over and out.

Next time, just don't bother.🤷

ambermason16 said:Guga, you were the one telling the story... we were just doing our jobs and answering the questions. Everyone else just looked the other way. Good for them, I guess.

What’s yours? 😕🤷

So, I read it.
I’ll go a step further and say that silentridge3 is actually right.
I might even drop by that PDF about three times a year, mostly just to catch Sunday afternoon news specials.
And even that will wear off soon enough. 🤷

Things used to be different. 🤷

Look, I’ll give you the money... just please, don't do this again. 🙂

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gentlebear47 said:How does a driver who wasn't even the best in his own era end up being called the greatest of all time?🤷

Well, damn. I guess I'm one of the biggest players in this game. 🤷 It’s not just me. 🤷
I won't drone on about it too much, but here—take a look at what his contemporaries were up to whenever you get a chance. Everyone's talking about him.

Sure, there’s plenty of content out there if you look for it, but this one really stuck with me. You have my full recommendation. 😳

shadowtinker29 said:As far as Ayrton Senna is concerned, he’s just a prime example of an "overhyped sports icon" to me.

He just happened to be lucky enough to race during an era when information about the sport was released in tiny, controlled drips.

How do you think a driver today—in an age where every single sentence gets dissected—would fare if they claimed to have seen Jesus during a race, or admitted to having a "peculiar" attraction to young boys, etc.?

But unfortunately, he died, and the myth was born.

I can't believe I'm actually reading this. 🙂

So, a driver whom his colleagues and rivals consistently hailed as the best, as exceptional, terrifyingly talented, skillful, and someone who was genuinely unhinged and entirely unique in his driving style—someone repeatedly noted for his incredible focus and pure driving mastery—is just some ridiculous guy who saw Jesus and scouted kids to you?

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Jesus... even Thomas Mann had those kinds of inclinations and was a pretty awful guy in real life, but look at him. 😲 He was a brilliant mind with a massive breadth of knowledge who left behind an invaluable body of work, including one piece that openly celebrates his love for boys and eroticism. 😲 😲 😲

How is it possible that such a thing escaped the notice of today's hyper-critical masses? Where is the world even heading? I honestly don't know anymore. 😳

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