crimsonhawk23 said:Don't bother reading it; I don't read 90% of your incoherent ramblings anyway. Go cry about it. Not your fault you root for such a loser team (from Kimi until now), lol.
Sit down, kid. I'm not a Ferrari fan. Charles Leclerc is a decent guy, and I feel for him. Maybe when you grow up, you'll stop posting this mindless vitriol. Until then, take it down a notch.
Sebastian Vettel: Formula 1 is now more a show and a business than a sport
Sebastian Vettel could walk away from the sport after his Ferrari contract ends amid growing concerns with the regulations
Vettel is right. Formula 1 stopped being just a sport a long time ago. It’s a money factory now—a pure business play for the owners. That is why you won't see those drivers anymore, the ones who actually defied their own teams or fought their teammates like they used to in the old days. We are seeing fewer talented drivers and more so-called "pay drivers." There is no Ayrton Senna left in this game. Today, it is all just PR bullshit designed to move capital.
I'm not sure if you caught Vettel on the team radio at the end of Q3. Big Seb said a 1:21.0 would have been a dream lap. Meanwhile, Hamilton clocked a 1:20.4. That’s the gap right there—that’s exactly what the Mercedes strategists were banking on, a realistic half-second advantage. Of course, they'll never admit that publicly within the team.
Long live the dream, I suppose. I truly hope things turn out that way, but based on everything I’ve been hearing coming out of the Mercedes camp lately, I have my doubts.
I’ve never been much of a Lewis Hamilton fan, but you have to give credit where it's due: he forced Vettel into that mistake. Honestly, Vettel is the one to blame here; the guy looked completely on edge all weekend.
It’s almost like he’s new to Formula 1. If he had shown even a shred of intelligence, he could have just let Hamilton pass and then used those remaining 52 laps to hunt him down. Instead, he decided it was better to play kamikaze in the opening lap rather than just being patient.
Kudos to Hamilton and Mercedes-Benz, though. Their tactical execution was flawless once they dealt with Vettel's reckless move.
neonfox65 said:They didn't just pack up when they were losing with McLaren. How many titles have they actually snagged since they joined back in '95? Only three drivers' championships and one constructors'. Just a handful.
Back then, Mercedes-Benz wasn't even running their own outfit; they were strictly an engine supplier. Besides, the power units in those days were significantly simpler and cheaper than the complex monsters we deal with today.
Above all else, this season has kicked off with some incredible scripting. First off, Mercedes-Benz has such a dominant car that they're a full second faster per lap than the next best trio, and a massive 2-3 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. Then, during this race, just when the Haas F1 Team managed to completely blow it, suddenly Sebastian Vettel is stuck in the pits ahead of Lewis Hamilton. A software issue... sure, right.
And what makes it even more hilarious is how Lujo loses it on the radio; "I’m going for it!" And then immediately after saying that, he flies right off the track. Maybe if he hadn't been trying to make up ground to pass Vettel, he wouldn't have ended up there.
This smells like a classic Sergio-Toto arrangement. After all, who benefits from us watching Mercedes-Benz dominate the podium every single week? Mercedes-Benz will be first regardless because their car is simply too powerful, but Ferrari can snatch a few wins here and there just so Sergio Pérez can keep his bosses happy—giving them the illusion that we've tried everything, but hey, Mercedes-Benz is just untouchable.
Mercedes-Benz is in Formula 1 until 2020 when the Concorde Agreement expires, and then it's goodbye. All they care about is constant wins and championships. Once that stops being a guarantee, they're gone for good.
I’m sure Sergio and Toto had this all worked out behind closed doors. It’s clearly a calculated move just to keep people tuning in to this absolute tragedy we call motorsport. If they didn't rig the drama, it would just be Mercedes winning everything and nothing left to watch.
Now Lujo is going to be moping around again, acting all miserable. You'd think his entire world just fell apart. The guy is honestly a joke. It’s not even that I’m rooting for Ferrari or Mercedes-Benz, but seeing that Austrian jerk fail to take first place gives me a certain level of satisfaction. That Wolff guy is a piece of work; I don't think I've ever seen anyone quite that shady.