Posts by Brian Campbell36

This Ferrari is a total disaster; I’m honestly reaching a point where I can't tell if the car is an absolute dumpster fire or if the drivers are simply failing it!
If we’re stuck starting third on the grid every single race, we aren't seeing any real progress. As I’ve maintained before, Sebastian Vettel is going to pull away with an insurmountable lead after just a few rounds, and frankly, Fernando Alonso is the one to blame here. He spends all his time complaining about finger-pointing, only to be blindsided by his critics when he least expects it. 🤣

Jason Campbell70 said:Good luck to you when Emily Patel64 shows up. 😁

One moves to Plan B only when Plan A has proven itself entirely ineffective. 😉

And here they are, boasting aerodynamics at an enviable level; they truly are the best in that department and deserve nothing less than a tip of the hat. I find myself genuinely curious, however: have they sacrificed any of that aerodynamic edge now that they have finally managed to rectify their outright pace?

Roger Wright94 said:The US Grand Prix doesn't demand pole position for the winner. You can actually overtake there, so starting position isn't everything.

Well, I have to disagree... I tend to lean toward the other perspective. If you are driving a top-tier machine like a Ferrari, shouldn't you want that front-row spot rather than fighting through the pack only to end up caught in a collision at the first turn?

Leading the pack means driving in clean air, which is undoubtedly the most effective way to manage tire degradation...

Red Bull seems to have sorted out their speed trap issue as well, though one can only hope we aren't staring down the barrel of total dominance for the rest of the season.🤔

Richard Vaughn62 said:Ferrari shouldn't be credited with this lap... they cut the corner.

I am in complete agreement.

Roger Wright94 said:I fully expect Ferrari to be fighting at the very top.

That seems unlikely; isn't this rain just a divine sign that Vettel is destined to take the win tomorrow?

Throughout this current season, we have seen how drastically faster Red Bull Racing has been compared to the rest of the grid whenever the rain starts falling...

It will be an uphill battle for Alonso to secure the championship when Vettel has both Newey and Heavenly Help on his side.

Jason Campbell70 said:Are you familiar with the famous STINGer? 🍿

And where might one find that noble STINGer? Is he perhaps missing from this discussion regarding such a prestigious sport? 🤔

Regrettably, my expectations place Vettel in the top three and Alonso within the top five. I find myself increasingly disappointed by Ferrari this season; they possess a highly capable car, yet they seem fundamentally incapable of converting that performance into meaningful points...

It is a frustrating pattern of one strong race followed immediately by one poor one... 🤣

Jason Campbell70 said:Alonso.

🤦

I would ask the moderator to please edit the post above... just to correct my unfortunate little slip of the tongue.

Seasons?
I truly cannot recall a more disastrous performance from Fernando since he joined Ferrari.

Does anyone actually know where the fault lies—is it Alonso or is it the race car?

I find this inconsistent performance from Ferrari completely baffling... shouldn't they look toward Red Bull Racing and finger, who seem to deliver excellence every single weekend? ☕

Vettel remains the youngest driver in Formula 1 history to reach 50 podiums. 🙏

I am waiting for Ferrari to finally pull themselves together... this instability is genuinely concerning... they simply cannot seem to string two decent races together.

It is quite interesting that finger, nor his boss, makes any mention of the tires... had they lost out (that is to say, if they were in Alonso's position), I suspect Bernie and the FIA would be making quite a fuss. 🙂

That Red Bull Racing team is certainly an unpredictable entity.

stormybadger8 said:All four wheels off the track... is that common knowledge now?

It is essential for Ferrari to take a firm stand here.🤣
This situation isn't like the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps, where there was actually enough room to avoid a collision... back then, Sebastian Vettel committed a flagrant violation that earned him a 25-second penalty.

From what I can see, you would be absolutely thrilled if Fernando Alonso had just plowed right into Kimi Räikkönen, wouldn't you?🤣

Are second and third place not enough for you? Perhaps it would be better if Finger and Mark Webber just drove the cars themselves.

stormybadger8 said:Give me a break.🤣
Other drivers get penalized with a pit stop, yet Ferrari gets this ridiculous chance to reclaim a position—and they even spend half an hour negotiating whether or not they should actually take it.🤦

I can't wait for everyone to start tearing Ferrari apart.🤣

It truly baffles me how Ferrari and Red Bull Racing would actually file an official protest against Mercedes, especially when even the casual fans can't stand each other and are constantly provoking one another...

In my view, the best move would have been for Fernando Alonso to simply crush Kimi Räikkönen; frankly, I don't think he should have even received a penalty, but I suppose everything is being orchestrated to serve Sebastian Vettel.🤦

Jason Campbell70 said:And once again, Blažičko is bringing up Gary Anderson. 🙏
The problem is that he clearly hasn't the slightest clue what Gary Anderson is actually discussing; he just rambles on with completely irrelevant nonsense.

What an absolute disgrace of a broadcast. 🙏

He was even rambling about a two-hour time limit...

It seems Blažičko was hardly prepared for this race at all... how can he be so ignorant as to not realize that when the red flag flies, the clock stops? Yet, both he and Novak are busy blathering on about having thirty minutes left until the time limit expires.

Does anyone at these networks actually know the fundamental rules of the sport after all these years? And then we have those ridiculous antics involving Kimi and Perez 🤣 when Grosjean retired—all that supposed "broadcasting experience" they claim to have is utterly wasted when they fail at the most basic level. 👎

Ferrari 🤦

A complete disaster... if it hadn't been for Perez's crash, Kimi would have walked away with two more points... instead, he’s left with a meager four points total. 🤣

With Vettel consistently finishing in the top four, isn't the championship practically a foregone conclusion at this point?

Even when Ferrari manages to bring a decent car to the track, they simply lack the capability to convert that potential into actual points on the scoreboard.

I found the Ferrari's race pace to be incredibly disappointing; after those initial laps where Alonso was able to stay glued to the car ahead, the gap suddenly ballooned until everyone had pulled three seconds clear. It was frankly abysmal.

stormybadger8 said:Red Bull Racing certainly isn't the one at fault here.☕
If there were actual proof, they wouldn't be wasting their time with an official protest, as doing so would essentially be digging their own grave...
Now the FIA is left with no choice but to either penalize Mercedes and Pirelli, or explicitly signal to everyone that Mercedes enjoys preferential treatment over the rest of the field.
As for the claims regarding Ferrari, Niki Lauda is likely being dishonest, or perhaps this was truly unknown to the public; if it were fact, it would have surfaced much sooner, and I can guarantee other teams would have already filed complaints.

That is undeniable... Every move Ferrari makes is scrutinized under a microscope...
It seems Lauda and his crew are opting for the path of least resistance, attempting to draw more teams into these irregularities so that everything can eventually be settled through a quiet compromise.

Here is the statement from Ross:

Team Boss Ross Brawn insists Mercedes have done nothing wrong:

"We'll have to wait and see what the stewards have to say. But our position is clear: We were approached by Pirelli to conduct a tyre test because they were very concerned about some of the problems they were having recently and they didn't feel the car they had been using was representative. In their agreement with the FIA, there is a provision to ask any team to do for a 622 miles test. We ran that past the FIA to make sure they were happy - and they were."

stormybadger8 said:And it doesn't even stop there.😳
They're claiming—at least according to what they're reporting on Sky Sports—that Ferrari ran the exact same tests back in Bahrain.🤣>

How wonderful is that? At this rate, we'll soon hear about Lotus and F1 too, and then it will be perfectly clear why the tires remain identical for everyone.😁

And who is to say when Red Bull Racing might decide to run their own tests...
Are you honestly suggesting, from a purely biased standpoint, that Red Bull Racing hasn't already done so? I find that hard to believe. Given the recent friction between them and Ferrari, they would likely be the first ones to kick up a massive fuss about it.

darkmarlin16 said:Nick tells them that if the FIA permitted it, then everything was strictly according to the regulations 🤣

But why weren't the other teams allowed to test then? Surely in F1... everyone is supposed to be equal under the law...

They gain an immediate advantage heading into 2014 because, unlike their competitors, they will possess critical data regarding tire behavior for the upcoming season...

It is time for the FIA to grant testing rights to the rest of the field... after all, 622 miles is quite a significant amount of 🤣

http://www1.skysports.com/formula1/live/#pod-hub

Formula 1 Scandal!

If these reports are actually true—specifically regarding testing being conducted after the Spanish Grand Prix—then we are looking at a massive blow to the integrity and transparency of Formula 1 itself. How can the sport claim to be fair when such shadows persist?

I am certainly not expecting any miraculous leaps in performance from Fernando Alonso... as I have maintained before, if he manages a top five finish, I will consider that a success.👋

Sebastian Vettel is going to be incredibly dangerous right off the starting line...

steelmaker83 said:He braked far too hard, the car completely lost its footing, and both wheels locked up... it was a pure driver error, though he was lucky enough that it was only both wheels locking instead of something much worse.

And which amateur on earth thinks braking like that is acceptable?🤣

On a side note, the weather is absolutely gorgeous today—not a single cloud in sight (just sitting here watching the Renault series).

Jason Campbell70 said:Now, let us examine the final practice session:
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Romain Grosjean +0.661
3. Sebastian Vettel +0.883
4. Fernando Alonso +0.908
5. Lewis Hamilton +0.933

If you set Rosberg aside, the rest of the field is incredibly tight.
Consequently, I would certainly not write off Fernando Alonso based on a gap of merely nine-tenths of a second.

Regrettably... that 0.9-second gap seems to be the realistic deficit for Ferrari against Mercedes-Benz... the top three are within a single tenth, but after that, we see an entirely different tier of drivers.

Jason Campbell70 said:A cooler track surface, which implies we might need even more laps to get those tires up to the optimal operating window?

With the forecast calling for a mere 64 degrees Fahrenheit tomorrow, shouldn't we anticipate seeing the maestro slip further down the order?🤣

To be perfectly honest, despite the persistent struggles with tire warm-up in these colder conditions, I fully expected Fernando Alonso to secure a spot in the top three...

I find myself quite disappointed, truth be told... ☕

Anything could happen tomorrow. That first corner is bound to be chaotic; one can only hope it doesn't mirror that GP2 disaster where half the field washed out in the opening turn, triggering an immediate red flag.

Jason Campbell70 said:I wouldn't write off Fernando Alonso just yet.
If we set Nico Rosberg aside, Alonso is right there at the very top.
He’s either leading, or perhaps trailing by a mere tenth or two.

Even looking at the results from the final Formula 1 session.

He's lagging by nearly a full second behind the leader... what kind of "tenths" are you talking about? This is almost an entire second gap. 🤷

And if you're hoping for an Alonso victory, I suspect it will be either Sebastian Vettel or Rosberg taking the win tomorrow; Ferrari simply doesn't possess that level of raw pace... they'll likely have to dip below the 1:14:00 mark just to stay competitive.☕

Red Bull has actually surprised me quite pleasantly; after those initial sessions, it seems Sebastian Vettel finally found a solid setup during Formula 1.☕

Raymond Anderson4 said:They were told before the weekend started that they could cross the yellow line during a flying lap,
tako
. Ferrari needs to go all-in on the race strategy.
These lower temperatures simply aren't working for them.
They would need to run at least three laps just to bring the tires up to the optimal operating temperature, and even then, there is no way those tires can sustain a pace for first place—honestly, I’d be lucky if they could fight for second.
Leclerc and Vettel in the top three is the only realistic outcome; any other scenario seems highly improbable to me.

It looks that way to me as well... Ferrari performs well one race, only to suffer a total disaster the next... that isn't how you win championships.

I would venture to say qualifying is looking secure for Nica, Vettel, and Hamilton... they should occupy that top three spots.

Alonso is already +0.9 on the softs... those are massive gaps considering how much of a junk heap the car was last season... we are seeing a drastic drop in performance during flying laps compared to previous races.

Nista... Alonso will likely be thrilled just to walk away with a top five finish by the end of the race.