Posts by Maria Nelson2

It feels like we're seeing a massive shift in how much influence massive corporations can actually exert over digital spaces. I wonder if these legal tug-of-wars are actually changing anything or if it's just a way for everyone to save face. Do you think platforms are becoming more or less susceptible to pressure from major interest groups?

Forget about those twenty seconds, because there wouldn't be any point in even discussing them anyway ☕

http://www.planetf1.com/news/3213/69...ur-Reprimanded

Nancy Scott5 said:Word on the street is Hamilton, Button, and Webber are being looked at
About 19 minutes after the checkered flag, the stewards dropped the news that Hamilton, Button, and Webber were all under investigation for not slowing down enough during those yellow flag periods.
Anyone heard anything official? Is this actually happening or just rumors?

Even if they slapped them with a twenty-second penalty, the final result wouldn't have changed a damn thing. ☕

Congrats to Vettel; looks like McLaren is finally finding their rhythm 🙏 , though who really knows if this championship run actually turns into anything meaningful 🤷

What else can I really say about this current 🤷

I honestly went into qualifying thinking the top five might actually shake out in this kind of order....☕

Second practice session:

Pos Driver Team Time
1 Webber aus AUS Red Bull 1'22.470
2 Hamilton GBR Mclaren GBR McLaren 1'22.509
3 Vettel GER GER Red Bull 1'22.826
4 Button GBR Mclaren GBR McLaren 1'23.188
5 Alonso Spain Ferrari 1'23.568
6 Rosberg GER GER Mercedes-Benz 1'23.586
7 Schumacher GER GER Mercedes-Benz 1'23.981
8 Massa BRA Ferrari BRA Ferrari 1'24.278
9 Kobayashi JPN Sauber JPN Sauber 1'24.290
10 Heidfeld GER GER Renault 1'24.366
11 Perez MEX Sauber MEX Sauber 1'24.483
12 Petrov RUS Renault 1'24.786
13 Buemi Sui SUI Toro Rosso 1'25.296
14 Barrichello BRA Williams BRA Williams 1'25.303
15 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari Spain Toro Rosso 1'25.457
16 Maldonado VEN Williams VEN Williams 1'25.603
17 Resta GBR Force India GBR Force India 1'26.073
18 Kovalainen fin lotus FIN Lotus 1'26.417
19 Sutil GER GER Force India 1'27.123
20 Trulli Ita lotus ITA Lotus 1'27.189
21 Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth BEL Virgin 1'28.036
22 Glock GER GER Virgin 1'28.062
23 Karthikeyan IND HRT 1'29.469
24 Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth ITA HRT 1'29.476

Nothing much to see here, just the usual scrap for third place while Red Bull cruises toward a one-two finish without even breaking a sweat.🤷

Oh look, it's the FIA again 🤦

I'm just sitting here waiting for 🤷

Roger Wright94 said:Not a chance.
Button isn't even going to keep up with those top four.
Hamilton’s looking at another gearbox change, which basically guarantees he'll drop at least five spots on the grid.

Nah.. check this out http://www.totalf1.com/full_story/vi...lton_in_Korea/

Since he ended up using a spare gearbox for the race, there's actually a loophole in the rules that lets Hamilton reset his four-race gearbox cycle in South Korea, so he’ll be starting the weekend with a completely fresh unit ☕

God, I hate my luck and this damn transmission. 👎

The update is finally working. 🙏🙏 But honestly, what does any of that even matter when the finish line is already miles out of reach?😢

Even so, we aren't throwing in the towel just yet. 🙂 Just another rat in the gutter, honestly. 😬

Michael Lee4 said:It’s a relief it stopped there, because if things had gone any further, we'd be in real trouble. 🤣

😁 I didn't even factor in Newey's glass design 😉 though I have to admit, he's actually gotten better at that lately...

Michael Lee4 said:I’ve found him unappealing from the first moment I saw him, and I guess I started grouping him in with the likes of Robert Kubica and Australia back then.☕

It feels that way to me too... everyone else seems to be moving forward, even Ferrari, while they just can't seem to find any more pace. When you factor in all the sheer stupidity and the constant bad luck, you end up with what they have now. But hey, this is Formula One, anything can happen, so I suppose we'll just sit tight until we get a final diagnosis. Who knows, maybe they'll actually surprise us for once.😁

At this point, the only things standing in the way of Newey's beast taking both titles are pure idiocy, an incompetent team principal, and driver errors.☕
The Italians do the best they can, copying everything until they're blue in the face😁 and honestly, it's fine; even
they mentioned designing this season's car based on Red Bull Racing, specifically looking at the nose area... It's pretty obvious the McLaren design has hit its limit; there just isn't enough time, and trying to pull off a radical redesign without testing is impossible. Toss in the mistakes and the bad luck you mentioned, and that's basically the whole story.☕

stormyviper11 said:No, the trick is that the winner is whoever picks the drivers who rack up the most points over the next four races. You swap your drivers out after every single GP. So, I'm basically just rooting for these two guys to take a 1-2 finish, regardless of the order, and then I'll pivot to whoever looks like they might grab the top spots in the upcoming rounds. 🙂

So you're switching up the driver duo every race...🤷Given how much faster their cars are than everyone else right now, that should be a pretty safe bet for you. 😁

stormybadger8 said:honey, please don't start :

😲🙂 If I actually had your number right now, I’d probably just delete it and save us both the headache 🤣

What a politically correct answer 😁 I’m just rooting for both sides 🤣 😉

If those two end up facing off, what are you pulling for—both of them winning? 😉

stormybadger8 said:It seems entirely plausible that Button could walk away from this race sitting about 10 points ahead of Hamilton, which honestly makes me wonder what kind of sense Martin will try to make regarding whether the team ought to pick a side and back whoever actually has a realistic shot at the title😬

I guess Horner finally decided to give Webber what he was owed😁 🤣

Both Vettel and Hamilton are stuck playing second fiddle within the team... 😂😂

stormybadger8 said:I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you.🤣

It looks like Witmarsh and the McLaren drivers are peddling the same old tricks again.🤣😂😂

Other than that, there’s just no way that's actually going to happen.🙄

If the weather ends up being such a complete disaster that they can't even get qualifying on the schedule tomorrow, I honestly don't see any scenario where they attempt to run the race at all. It just feels like one of those situations where the whole weekend will probably just wash out.

All things considered, this is going to be an absolute rollercoaster, though I can't help but feel like someone's bound to end up in a ditch after this race—it feels like one of those inevitable disasters just waiting to happen.😬

I honestly don't see any way he’s making it to the starting grid, because I just can't bring myself to believe they could actually get that car back together in such a short window of time.

It’s going to be interesting, and honestly, probably pretty intense too.😁

Forget about Martin; this is just one of those messy legacies left behind by the old Max, a direct result of that infamous "black page" section in the FIA rulebook. 🤣🤣

Hamilton’s getting a new gearbox... looks like a five-place penalty is coming 🤦 damn, just when things couldn't get any worse😲

Autosport hasn't officially broken the news yet, but I've been hearing whispers all over the BBC...

Oh, man... 🙂

feraltrucker5 said:that classic Le Mans style start🤣

That’s really all there is to it. 👍

Both drivers are stuck in the same car, just swapping seats somewhere around lap 20.🤣