Posts by Maria Nelson2

John Bennett4 said:Ever since the days of Bruce McLaren and those old Can-Am races, McLaren's signature look has always been that mix of purple and orange.



The new McLaren 😍

Fantastic.🎉>🎉🙂🙂

Morgan Murphy7 said:these new cars look absolutely hideous 🙂

Which car are you even talking about —I mean, we've only actually seen one😉

Jose Anderson14 said:I think I saw somewhere they’re unveiling the TF109 on January 15th, and it won't even have Tesla tech in the first race.

Yeah... the TF109 launch is set for January 15th.☕

darkmarlin16 said:back when Renault was unveiling the R29

Once they actually pass the crash tests, we'll see.🤣 🤣

For now, it's just January 19th here in Portugal.☕

lonebison19 said:Man, we’re all just sitting here waiting for our guy to finally show up, aren't we?

Only 3 days, 17 hours, and 46 minutes left until it all goes down...👍

I didn't realize they had capped the rev limit at 18,000 rpm 🤷

All things considered, the car doesn't look half bad..

Thanks, mistybear87!

Wishing you and everyone else on here a great Christmas too.

Roger Williams3 said:I'm pretty sure the driver can't see a damn thing while he's sitting in the pits, so I figure it’s actually on the guy holding the lollipop to make sure there isn't a massive pileup happening.

here is why I think that's the case







p.s. if you look at both photos, you can see where the guy with the lollipop is standing, and honestly, he has a much better view of the pit lane than the driver, who is basically blindfolded by a wall of mechanics surrounding the car.😉

The driver should probably just pull up to that pit lane line and do a quick check—check the mirrors, watch the blind spots... then maybe he can head out. 😬

Just honk the horn or wave a hand, I guess...😁😉

stormybadger8 said:"Once I cleared the pits after seeing the green light on our signal system, it didn't feel weird or off in the slightest, and I definitely didn't get the feeling I was dragging something along with me," he admitted, "Then Rob [Smedley], my engineer, hopped on the radio and told me to kill it because the fuel line was still hooked up to the car. That's when I finally glanced in the mirror and saw it but, obviously, the damage was already done."

Massina's account 🤣😂

Man 🤣 🤣

mistybear87 said:nah, Ford is definitely taking home the WCC next season☕

Worst Car Crash 👍

rustystag7 said:Look, you might be exaggerating a bit, but there's probably some truth somewhere in the middle...

I mean, if you’d told me this at the start of the season, I probably would have bought it, but the reality on the ground is that he's driving well; whether you call him a workhorse or not, he’s winning, and that’s the whole point of the fight.🤷

People are just being unrealistic—like, Massa puts down a string of fastest laps and nobody bats an eye, but when Kimi does it, suddenly it’s the end of the world, the surprise of the year...

I get that Massa has his quirks, and I'm not denying that, but he has his strengths too, and honestly, fans these days are just spoiled; one minute you overtake Lewis Hamilton and suddenly you're a god, then the next you can't pass anyone and win, and suddenly everything is a disaster again...

I think we understand each other—regarding Kimi, I always thought he was pure class, but damn, he has the car, he has everything, yet he just isn't doing anything...

Unlike the others, I don't think he's a criminal; I just think Massa is getting under his skin, whether he's being a workhorse or not, I couldn't tell you, but generally speaking, he's the fastest guy on track this season.🤷

So look at it without any bias: there are maybe three or four people who could actually take the title. You've got Massa, who drives like a machine, makes zero mistakes on track, and wins whenever he gets the chance, even though he's dealing with a mountain of pit errors and tactical chaos behind him.
Then there's Hamilton, a great driver, aggressive in a good way, but that aggression leads to mistakes and he gets cranky; he wins, sure, but you have to factor in that he hasn't had major engine failures, whereas Ferrari's tactics have been a mess for him...

As for Kimi, everything he's done for Ferrari has been catastrophic driving, for reasons I can't quite wrap my head around...

And Kubica has the talent and a decent car, but that's about it; his time will come, but he's shown he can't handle the pressure just yet, because after starting strong at the beginning of the season, he started losing ground to the teams from McLaren and Ferrari...

So you pick your champion when people ask where Formula 1 is headed, because honestly, none of these drivers are complete...
Personally, I need Alonso, but he's stuck in a Renault that can't compete, and he's the one to blame since he chose it himself.

It's obvious no driver is perfect in every single department, but what I'm trying to get at is that Massa is only really in the championship hunt because his teammate is essentially lost in space and totally out of it, so the battle against him is a bit of a farce. The other factor is what I see on the track; I don't care if someone has the fastest car or the slowest, I only care about how they drive, and when I see a driver who's more of a joke than a surprise, that's not a driver to me, let alone a title contender, no matter how much the FIA might back them.

You mentioned Kubica and how he started well but couldn't hold his own against the leaders. There's truth in that, but the bigger issue is that BMW couldn't keep up with the development pace that McLaren and Ferrari have, so if you swapped Kubica into a Ferrari and put Massa in a BMW, do you really think the results would be the same??
And as for Hamilton and Alonso, believe me, they are just a few levels above Massa.

rustystag7 said:Look, generally speaking, my issue is that I’ve never had much patience for conspiracy theories. I said the same thing last season when we were going at it, and back then I was truly unbiased because, honestly, I couldn't care less who takes the title...

Now I actually do care because I want to see Massa take it, but the bottom line for me is that I want it done fairly...

The FIA leans toward Ferrari—that was true then and it’ll be true later—but not to the point where the championship loses its integrity.🤷

Lewis deserved that penalty at Spa. He didn't just clip the chicane; he cut it halfway through a wheel, unlike how Alonso handled that overtake on Nick Heidfeld in Montreal back in '07. This was just aggressive and dirty...

You guys are nitpicking every single little thing regarding whether the rules are being applied perfectly, and fine, but I’m not that kind of guy, regardless of the fact that I root for Ferrari...

I’ll say it again: I don't buy into these conspiracies. Every single example mentioned here turns into some grand theory about theft, as if the officials decided the whole season over a measly four points.🤷

As for Massa, he’s been the winner on track in all their head-to-head battles, but clearly, nobody cares about that...

Massa is trailing behind right now, but if things stay predictable in these next three races, I see him walking away with it...
Because he’s shown absolute dominance over the last few rounds, and apparently, that doesn't sit well with you lot just because he's in a fast car...

So, what exactly do you think needs to happen for a guy to actually win a championship?
Because apparently, it's wrong if he cuts Hamilton, and it's also wrong if they don't penalize him for some random reason...

Man, even if I think you're right about a lot of this, you're really starting to overstep...

We're talking about Massa here. I get that he's your guy and you're pulling for him, but there's one massive distinction to make. Unlike Alonso, Kimi, Hamilton, or even Kubica, Massa is a driver who operates with textbook precision. When a situation calls for a little extra "flair" or edge, he won't take it—not necessarily because he won't, but because he simply doesn't know how. He's shown that time and again.
When he starts from pole in the fastest car, sure, we might see him win—though after that last race, I have my doubts. But when he's stuck in a mediocre car or starting further back, Massa is useless. No tricks, no calculated risks, just cruising aimlessly behind slower cars. And you're telling me that's championship material? It's sad where Formula 1 has landed, having all these fast drivers but not giving them a fair shake.
He's just a tedious driver to watch, and since Formula 1 seems to be heading in that direction thanks to the nonsensical ideas of its bosses, I guess that's why we're even discussing Massa in the context of winning a title.

stormybadger8 said:It’s only fair that Lewis Hamilton had his win stripped for cutting the chicane🙄 just like how it was perfectly fair when Massa was shoving Robert Kubica around for an entire lap and cut through every single chicane on the track, and back then it was also totally fine that there were no penalties ☕

It's just as fair that Kimi didn't get penalized after he slammed into Adrian Sutil—who was having the race of his life and sitting in 4th place, which would have netted him a mountain of cash and maybe a better deal in Formula 1, while his team is drowning in debt—so yeah, it's just as "fair" that there was no penalty🙄 but it's equally fair that Lewis Hamilton got penalized because he bumped Kimi in the pits; I mean, if we're being fair to the bitter end, let's just go ahead and penalize Nico Rosberg too☕

It's fair that Massa didn't get any penalty at all when he spun out in front of Sutil in the pits (the first time), and it's just as fair that Massa got hit with a pit stop + 10 sec for spinning in front of Sutil (the second time), for wasting fuel in the pit lane, and for endangering a whole crowd of drivers and mechanics—that's all perfectly fair🙄 likewise, it's fair that Nick Heidfeld got a three-place grid penalty, because he was just pulling into the pits normally, but then Rubens Barrichello happened to end up behind him, so Nick is clearly to blame and definitely deserves the penalty since he made such a clumsy entrance into the pits🙄
Of course, the overall reckless move by Robert Kubica and Nico Rosberg entering the pits under the SC is way worse than that tragicomic mess from Massin and Ferrari, and that absolutely deserved a pit stop + 10 sec penalty 🙄

But hey, as long as everything is fair

I'm rooting for the Street crew☕ and I'm watching all this objectively from the sidelines, and honestly, it hurts my soul wondering who's going to take the championship, but I already said it once: the FIA should just hand the Constructors' title to Ferrari at the start of the season along with the Drivers' trophy, and then let Ferrari take a week to think about it and decide which of their drivers they want to win it this year, and then they can stop screwing around so the rest of the season can actually be driven normally while people fight for second place

The next beer is on me 👍

lonebison19 said:Even without little Nelson Piquet being involved!🤣

Well, that was actually all part of the strategy anyway.😁

lonebison19 said:I mean, you aren't wrong there...☕

But honestly, did you even notice we actually managed to snatch first place in the constructors' championship?👍

lonebison19 said:I'm with you on that, though there's always that other side of justice... the one Arthur Doyle70 and I find much more satisfying.

And who knows, they might just end up disqualifying a few drivers anyway, 😉 😁

Lewis Hamilton 🙏 and my hat tips to the Ford fans.

Nicole Reyes97 said:they did the whole handshake thing, but he wouldn't even look Fernando in the eye... he was too busy being distracted by something else while the anthem was playing!🤮 Where’s the class?😠 ☕

He just asked him why he wouldn't make eye contact during the handshake.😉

Nicole Reyes97 said:😂
what about me?😂😂

yeah,is Stark evenup for us two celebrating?🙂

he's probably just busy recovering from a heart attack👍

stormybadger8 said:🙄

I get why they handed out the penalty, but honestly, who decided three grid spots was the move here? It feels like such nonsense—why can't they just stick to a standard five or ten-place penalty and be done with it?🤷 I guess we’re back to them playing judge and jury again, deciding who gets what penalty now. Finished second, fourth, seventh, ninth, and twelfth. Just another day at the office, I guess. Whatever works for them, I guess.😕 And besides that, I honestly don't get why they're handing out a penalty to Rubens Barrichello; if anything, he's the one who got screwed over in that whole mess. 😵 And then they go and hand him a penalty on top of everything else. Honestly, what was he even supposed to do, just ram into Nick Heidfeld just to make sure the stewards felt satisfied with their day?🙄

They either use those little slips of paper with numbers scribbled on them and pull them out of a drum, or they just use one of those standard lottery machines you see on TV. 😬