Posts by Maria Nelson2

What a total joke🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂: top:

hollowhawk412 said:you’re spot on here...

though I don't think anyone really caught onto Dennis mentioning how poorly they treated Heikki at Ford and how he basically had a "rebirth" once he landed at McLaren....

which prompted this guy to fire back that Dennis tends to mess with him a bit...

well, maybe not using those exact words, but you get the idea. 🙂

Look, it's true that Dennis can be a real pain, but it's also pretty obvious that Heikki is getting better with every single race, growing as a driver, and clearly heading in the right direction.

darkmarlin16 said:even if the guys at McLaren had their act together last year, they still wouldn't have pulled that off.

And considering everything you've been spouting on here lately, I'm not holding my breath.😂😂😂😂

darkmarlin16 said:Fernando Alonso stated that McLaren decided to leave because they aren't actually a winning team. "McLaren looks like a winning team, but they just aren't," Alonso said, according to F1Today.

"Some teams are capable of producing decent cars. They might look like winners, but they really aren't, much like McLaren."

"They haven't won a single title in years, so I'd much rather be with Renault, where I managed to snag two driver's and two constructors' titles in that same timeframe."

Alonso believes moving to Renault is the right call for his future, even if the French team's current form isn't exactly convincing.

"I could have gone to several other solid teams, but Renault felt like the right move. They're a crew that knows how to build great cars and actually win races."

So, what's the game plan for 2009?

"Next year, I want to be with a team that can actually take the checkered flag. Right now, I think that will be Renault, because we're going to close those gaps by the end of the season and then we'll be in a position to make some real strides for next year." he concluded.

Even when you're hoping for the best, you know Alonso isn't going to play nice. 🤣

Jason Campbell70 said:Last season, Renault basically got screwed by their switch to Bridgestone, and honestly, they were tripping over themselves too—Fisichella just wasn't cutting it, while Kovalainen needed forever to actually find his rhythm.
In my opinion, the real culprit this year has to be that standardized ECU, because Renault seems completely unable to get their head around it.

Plus, one of the big reasons McLaren had such an edge last season was thanks to Stepney’s data regarding car balance and tire setups.

Well, you see how even the main players in this whole mess admitted the data was leaking on both sides; I bet the ECU system was a massive headache for Ferrari, and if those leaks were truly happening everywhere,🤷 who knows, maybe they managed to get their hands on some blueprints.

hollowhawk412 said:only a die-hard McLaren fan would try to compare the CD gate to the floppy disk gate...

The gap between what the media claimed and what actually got proven
is enough grounds for a defamation lawsuit over fabricated evidence...

In the end, it turned out to be nothing more than four drawings seen by three engineers...

Not to mention there wasn't even a leak; those drawings were just taken while Piquet was an engineer at McLaren before moving over to Renault...

While he was part of the Renault crew, he had zero contact with McLaren...

But hey, that's all in the past now...

Here's some more news regarding Renault

http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?id=42288

Renault is set to introduce a number of upgrades for Alonso's home race at Catalunya later this month, but Bell said this would just be an initial step.

"To say we need to improve is an understatement - it will take a tidal wave of change, but that's what we're here to do," he said,

"We need to take the first step in Barcelona: we need to clearly demonstrate there that we've made a step forward as we start to move ourselves back towards the leading three teams and edge ourselves away from that gaggle of teams sitting just behind them.

"That's objective number one, and then by mid-season we really need to have shown that we have consolidated and we are back there on the tails of the top teams.

It’s a real shame they didn't roll out that suspension for the first race, because those first three races
would have been perfect practice sessions... and there's no better way to learn than through actual racing...

As it stands, they'll always be playing catch-up...

Comparing a floppy disk to a CD has nothing to do with what I wrote; you're the one making that comparison, so I could easily say that only a Renault fan would do that.

Besides, it's illegal for engineers to take anything from one team to another, unless you count what they carry in their heads.

The whole circus last year basically spiraled from proving information theft into Max Mosley's personal vendetta against Ron Dennis, and honestly, whether you believe that or not is just a matter of opinion.

All this stuff being written about Renault is still just talk on paper; until they show it on the track, it's all just theory.

You don't need to drop a link about Renault's upgrades and theories on how their new suspension will work in every single post.

hollowhawk412 said:Look... even McLaren admitted they got lucky when they switched over to Bridgestone...
and I'm pretty sure they were running Bridgestones back in the late nineties too.

But McLaren and Renault handled their Michelin setup quite differently...
specifically regarding how they distributed the car's weight...
and once they finally slapped those Bridgestones on, McLaren found half a second instantly... so they were definitely in a better spot.

Anyway, here is why the R28's development has hit a wall:

According to a Spanish newspaper, the whole espionage scandal actually took a real toll on how poorly Renault's 2008 Car has performed so far.

Diario AS claims that the French outfit shelved an intended suspension innovation for the new single seater, which is now estimated as the seventh or eighth slowest in the field, because of the spying controversies of 2007.

After all the chaos involving that designer jumping ship from McLaren, the brass at Renault decided it was safer to hold off on their 2008 debut until they got the green light from the FIA.

Fernando Alonso in Bahrain confirmed that an upcoming suspension development for Barcelona is ‘similar’ to the so-called mass damper, which was banned a couple of years ago.

Word is that Renault told the regulators that even though the McLaren engineer did walk out with suspension blueprints, they were basically illegible, so there's no way they could be tied to the team's own work.

AS quotes team boss Flavio Briatore as saying 'certain cases' have delayed some aspects of the R28 design.

Renault's Barcelona specification car was debuted last week at Elvington Airfield with test driver Lucas di Grassi at the wheel.

Technical director Bob Bell commented: "To say we need to improve is a bit of an understatement - we need a tidal wave of improvement to move us ahead."

Man... if anyone slowed down the 2008 development, it was definitely MCM, who had to freeze certain parts of the car after all that mess last year. Honestly, Renault should just be glad that the FIA doesn't apply the same standards to everyone, otherwise they would've been slapped with a massive fine for holding onto MCM data. If they'd had to pay up, their budget would've taken a hit, which would have limited their development even more. As for Alonso whining in the press... look, he's a brilliant driver, but unfortunately, he's also a bit of a theorist.

hollowhawk412 said:he didn't really have enough freedom since he hadn't worked with those tires before...

The best way to handle this stuff is just to get out there and race, then figure out the fixes on the fly.

Maybe the issues they faced back in 2006 died down enough that it wouldn't even be an issue for them now,
or maybe it was just Kimi's driving style that threw things off...

I've got my reasons for thinking Renault is closing the gap... and I've also got plenty of reasons to believe
that MCM is actually the reason they're lagging behind in certain areas, but I'll get into all that once I have a spare moment.

So you're saying it was just Renault lacking experience with those tires?

And as for everything else, come on... let's talk, because I'd love to hear what you actually think about it.

hollowhawk412 said:Honestly—and I’m telling you this without any hard feelings...

you’re turning into one of those useless forum lurkers...

all you do is fidget around; you never actually write anything meaningful about the technical side of Formula 1...

when you don't know what to say, you just drop emojis and dodge the actual debate,
distorting the arguments...

basically fighting against the laws of physics...

because you insist Kimi lost 2005 "just" because of engine reliability,
which by basic logic implies that the Renault engine was superior to Mercedes' at higher RPMs (more reliable)...
yet you don't seem to mind claiming at the exact same time
that isn't the case either...

you're one of those "rare" ones who thinks the rev limiter didn't help Mercedes... even the biggest McLaren fan (good old Mr. Smajlić) thinks it helped them...

but your response to everything is just an emoji...

the results speak for themselves...

2006 was the last year we had a massive amount of "engineering freedom,"
and we saw exactly how all that combined looked on track.

Back in 2006, Renault had plenty of engineering freedom to build a great car for 2007, so look at what they actually produced—though that applies to this season too, provided you account for the fact that the season hasn't even warmed up yet.

It’s not true that I disagree with the idea that Mercedes engines struggle at higher RPMs; that's just a straight-up fact.

I'm using emojis because, frankly, you're being ridiculous; it's hard to have a real conversation about racing when you mention Renault or Alonso in every single post, much like how you immediately compared Mercedes to Renault earlier in this thread.

No hard feelings.
Respect.👍

hollowhawk412 said:anything they can pull off at Ferrari, McM, or BMW, they can handle at Renault too
maybe even better...

the only real issue arises if we're talking about something strictly off-limits for development
(like the engine—though I doubt the gap is actually that wide... maybe 10 to 15 HP)

😂😂

You’re a little late to the party with the news, but

🙏RIP 🙏🙏

Nicole Reyes97 said:I bet poor old Ron Dennis had to take some Advil after saying something like that... it’s the first time he’s actually admitted his golden boy messed up a turn.😲 😲 🤣

Give it a rest, man, don't spam the thread; I'm just trying to get a guy's opinion here.😛

I mean, what’s your actual issue here? Right after the race, Lewis Hamilton admitted he drove like a disaster and messed up right at the start, basically taking the fall for letting the team down without pointing fingers at anyone else. As for that collision with Fernando Alonso, the media immediately jumped on some braking theory that McDonald's shut down instantly, and even Ron Dennis pointed out it was just Hamilton's mistake, so I don't get why you're opening a whole thread just because you're frustrated.😁

mistybear87 said:It feels like there are actually a few more interesting articles than usual lately, specifically the historical ones.👍

That whole story about the Ferrari running a Lamborghini engine—I remember stumbling upon something similar a while back and honestly, seeing that headline again caught me off guard.
Does anyone actually know why Lamborghini pulled out of NASCAR in the first place? Because if I recall correctly—and even Senna used to hint at this—that car would have been a serious contender, especially since Ferrari was struggling with power issues after they lost Honda, yet the chassis itself was top-tier.

Happy Easter!

redheron12 said:http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,...470277578.aspx

poor Bambi.....

I remember seeing another one with an F1 car floating around somewhere, can't track down the link right now, but it was posted on a forum back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsBL51yj7ys

here's one that fits perfectly with that kangaroo clip from earlier

Edward Howard2 said:honestly, I’d have eaten Bambi for breakfast before most people even woke up... just sliced him into fillets and tossed them straight into the oven, and man, that would be a hell of a meal 🙂

But what if Bambi was actually donated by Cisco?😁

Austin Evans said:Bambi?!
The one with those massive, pathetic, watery eyes?! 😢

😬

Classic Austin Evans, can't argue with that truth 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

Austin Evans said:I honestly think you’d probably look at Bambi and see nothing more than a potential dinner menu. 😛

😂😂, look, I was just throwing it out there, because who knows, maybe someone in this corner of the internet actually enjoys that kind of stuff 🤣🤣

Austin Evans said:No, I'm just sticking to what actually matters for this thread.
And I'm not interested in all that mindless chatter.

Why are you suddenly coming after me?
Got anything useful to say about the Australian Grand Prix or...?

Look, if the topic is "Formula 1 Food Specialties"

then I’d suggest you guys start thinking about kangaroo as a potential meal option.😉