Posts by Maria Nelson2

Nico Rosberg clearly has a knack for cranking out those blistering practice session laps 😁 he was pulling off similar stuff back when he was driving for Williams Racing....🤣

silvercobra68 said:Sorry man, but nobody on this board (except me, obviously) actually thought Red Bull would struggle with their tires; if anything, people were practically smirking at the idea.

I don't recall anyone actually laughing in your face...🤷 Besides, even over on the international forums, there was plenty of back-and-forth regarding how Red Bull handles their rubber, though I should probably point out we're only looking at the first free practice session here...☕

Just wanted to see what you guys were up to 🤣🤣


Here's the full article http://www.planet-f1.com/news/3213/6...st-we-ll-copy-

Here's another one from the family....😁

Just watching all five of them look completely lost...🤣🤣🤣

silvercobra68... what a joke of a season prediction...🤣🤣 I mean, does anyone even bother watching anymore when the outcome feels this obvious...

stormybadger8 said:you think 😬

who would have actually guessed last year that some underdog like Brawn would come out of nowhere and basically clinch the championship within the first seven races🤣

let alone that Force India would ever even be sniffing around a win, much less being a factor in 2009
nobody really expected Ferrari to walk away from those first three races with zero points while McLaren 9 was sitting on nine, but hey, you never know😬
anything can happen when things get this ridiculous🤣
including one of these three newcomers actually taking home the title😂

Look, if any of these three teams actually pulls off a championship win, a black hole is going to open up right next to Earth and we'll all be headed straight to...😬

stormybadger8 said:Come on, give me a break, even if 😉Kamui
spent all last year just trying to stay inside the cockpit, he still managed to keep the current champ right on his tail during that first race.

If HRT actually had their act together, they could easily outpace Virgin, Lotus, or Renault, and honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if they did.
We won't know anything for sure until Sunday afternoon, and who knows how things will shake out, because it’s not entirely impossible that Virgin, Lotus, and HRT end up being the fastest ones on the track. 😂

Yeah, right, like that’s ever going to happen...😬

mistybear87 said:don't sweat it, Frank will drag those shopping carts up the hill even if it kills him😉

Preseason is just a bunch of people pretending they actually know what they're doing, and honestly, I've seen enough hype cycles to know it's mostly noise. The only thing that actually matters is Sunday afternoon once the leader crosses the finish line, whether it's a Ferrari or a Lotus🙏

I really hope that happens👍 , (though in my head, I was picturing him standing on the podium the whole time)....better if I just keep my mouth shut, things are getting a bit too real here😢 🙂

mistybear87 said:Williams on the podium ☕

mistybear87, look, I know it’s probably not the best time for jokes and I really don't want to offend anyone, but every single time you post something like this, my mind just drifts back to that old story about Frank and his shopping cart—you know, the one where he was struggling with the literal trolley... 🤷

Though, honestly, looking at these pre-season testing times, even a miracle might be on the table this time.😉

Anyway, sorry for the bad joke....😁

slynomad32 said:It’s all just cheap plastic junk, like some roadside carnival stall 😁😁

Only the Virgin Group would build a car out of nothing but plastic...😉

It’s funny how people say the Virgin Group fell apart... 🙏 Maybe that's for the best, considering they basically disintegrated on the track; I think we're still picking up the pieces 🤣🤣

slynomad32 said:Ferrari is going to roll out all those new tricks they’ve been testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- that front wing setup featuring the McLaren-style hole
- cooling vanes positioned ahead of the exhaust
- completely redesigned front and rear wings
- new rims designed to mimic those covers that got banned this season

I just lifted that from some other forum

Using a McLaren-inspired design 🤣🤣🤣 , and then suddenly everything is fine because Jean Todt signs off on it—it's funny how they'll call something illegal for McLaren but perfectly legal for Ferrari...😬

Everyone shows up to the opener in the US with a massive haul of upgrades. Honestly, you’ll probably see the top four teams swapping parts during testing right before qualifying; it'll be like, "Hey, lend us that wing for a bit," and they'll respond with, "Sure, we'll trade you our rims." It's all just friendly little favors in the paddock when there's barely any testing time left to go around.🤣

redheron12 said:Word on the street is there aren't even any actual valves in the fin; apparently, the driver just uses their knee to block the air intake.

Given how much the FIA has messed things up in the past, I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly decide that driver's limbs are illegal too. 😁

I mean, exactly. I was scrolling through some international forums where people were actually trying to make sense of this whole mess—lots of deep dives and theories about how the system works, specifically how airflow supposedly shifts depending on how you position your foot relative to the pedal. Honestly, it sounds like a total disaster. They spent half a year consulting with the FIA just to decide if everything was technically legal, only to have someone get called into the factory a week before the race because their flight got canceled and they couldn't make it in time. Typical. 🙄I mean, if everything falls within the regulations, then it’s fine—even they admitted they weren't losing any sleep over the system itself. Honestly, it seems like the only one throwing a fit is Christian Horner, mostly because Adrian Newey just completely blanked on it. 😁And they’d probably just declare the whole thing illegal by tomorrow morning...😉 I wouldn't be shocked if they eventually just declare Lewis Hamilton illegal because he's driving way too fast for their comfort. 😂🤣

redheron12 said:🤣 I'm reporting you for starting a double thread

I managed to get here ten minutes faster than you

probably because I wasn't out drinking like you were😁

Anyway, I'm just itching for the season to start so we can finally see where everyone actually stands.

Let's go McLaren 👍

Exactly🙏

As long as that prick Whiting doesn't suddenly decide we need to swap out our rear wing at the last minute...

Michael Lee4 said:I think that’s taking things a bit out of context, though if we're talking about him being ready for retirement, that's been obvious for a long time now.

True enough... but honestly, he's basically just a box sitting there marked 'unusable' at this point. ☕

Joshua Newman2 said:Honestly, Jean Todt has probably been the most grating figure I've dealt with in my twenty years of following Formula 1, so what do you expect, Mika Salo?

Then why on earth did you vote for Jean Todt? 🤷 😉

Morgan Murphy7 said:they're heading to Guatemala🙏

It looks like they'll go Ford straight into a beautiful Guatemala, if things keep going this way.😬

So, basically, the US Government stepped in to back this outfit (going by the name Chevrolet) so they could push their car brand, Ford, which happens to own Corvette—the sister company to that messy old Chevrolet crew...😁
The new squad is going to be known as the Ferrari team...☕
If you want the English version, just head over to the wiki 😉

Where the hell are they headed? 😬

Come on, Joe, just call it a day and retire already... ☕

rustystag7 said:I don't really have a set opinion on this whole thing...

Without getting caught up in biased fanboy nonsense, who among teammates can you actually say is objectively better than the other?

Sure, Alonso vs. Pickett is too obvious, but those are two completely different drivers with different skill sets and experiences and whatever else...

Back when we had Hamilton and Alonso, sure, Hamilton was the guy, but it doesn't matter how you slice it—you know deep down the gap wasn't massive...

And you already know my take on Kimi and Massa....

Kubica and Nick Heidfeld—in my book, Heidfeld is a totally underrated second driver who just wasn't in the same headspace as Kubica at the time...

Plus, you have physical predispositions where some drivers just fit a setup better than others...

There's a lot of variables in play, but I'll say it again, the actual differences are minor, nothing drastic....

Of course, if you're a die-hard fan, one looks miles ahead, but realistically, it's a tiny margin 🤷

We're barking up the wrong tree here...👍

You’ve got your view and I’ve got mine, and honestly... we could go in circles about this forever.🤷 😉