Once those two drivers start fighting each other—as they always seem to—it’s game over for Ferrari. They just can't pull off a win when they're busy sabotaging themselves...
Ferrari is basically a heavy bucket of bolts this year... honestly, we all saw that coming before the season even kicked off. Of course, those of us who actually pay attention called it early—go ahead, give me some credit!
I just didn't quite expect Kimi to be consistently outclassing Sebastian Vettel in qualifying all season long...
Sebastian Vettel is definitely going through a massive crisis—both as a driver and, more importantly, as a person.
Maybe we'll find out why soon, or maybe it’ll take a few years once the folks back in Italy start throwing him under the bus.
Either way, he seems to have cracked way before his time driving for Propeta Ragu.
Regardless, whatever is happening with Vettel right now isn't doing any favors for his reputation as the flawless, top-tier driver of this generation.
Did he actually win those four titles, or was it Adrian Newey? Seriously, this might be one of the dumber polls out there, but I’m asking the moderator to please turn my question into an official poll!
This isn't even really about the Australian Grand Prix.
For three days straight now, the Ferrari fanboys have been whining about how the win was "stolen" from them...
...spinning these little fantasies about how they should have actually crossed the line first.....
If Ferrari had actually managed to beat anyone, they would've done it—considering they spent every single session tearing up the track on ultra and super soft tires, consistently posting the fastest times just so they could go home and brag to their bosses about those results before bed...
But reality is much harsher, and we're going to see that play out in Malaysia when Mercedes leaves them in the dust by an entire lap... assuming they even manage to finish the race at all.
rowdyrider12 said:They'll go to Plan B and just drive whatever they've got... Or maybe—just like what happened with Bottas—they'll throw him some mismatched tires... 🙂
Honestly, I think the idea of cars running different tire compounds is actually pretty interesting...
Front SS with mediums or hards on the rear...
Or even left-front and rear hards against a right-front and rear soft...
Depending on how many left versus right turns are on the track...
Why not? If things get chaotic, let's just embrace the madness !!!!!
With another season of mediocrity right around the corner...
It feels like today's grid is just a bunch of washed-up cats—sort of like Patin...
nothing more than fading shadows of the real drivers we used to see...
Today's "rulers"—if you can call them that—who have probably never even held a conversation with a woman in person, let alone had one look their way—have actually taken the old saying: "Racing is life, everything else is just waiting!" and turned it into a total joke...
just a small nod to the legends who actually knew what they were doing...
My 2016 season predictions after seeing the testing data: Mercedes will take both the WDC and WCC again—Lewis Hamilton looks untouchable for the title!
As for Ferrari... they won't get much out of it. Honestly, they'll be lucky if they snag even one win...
The real shocker? I think Force India is going to surprise us all—I’m calling two or three wins for them!!! Nico Hulkenberg with two and Sergio Perez with one.....
Red Bull, Williams, Toro Rosso, Sauber, Renault, and Haas—pretty much like last year—will be fighting it out for those 5th through 10th spots, maybe grabbing an occasional podium if the weather turns or if things just fall their way perfectly....
Then there's Manor and McLaren... it’s going to be a tight race to see which of those two finishes last...
McLaren seems to be improving slightly, but there's no way Honda can make it through a full race distance. Meanwhile, Manor might be slow, but at least that Renault engine actually makes it to the finish line....
stormybadger8 said:Something just doesn't feel right here.🤔 http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-...ults/race.html
Last year, we saw FL Hamilton 1:28.270, while Sebastian Vettel is hitting 1:27.527 in this... It sounds like a massive leap for the SF—it's not just closing the gap to last year's Mercedes, it looks like they've actually found about 0.750 seconds of pace over the old car.🤔
And if you want to get really crazy, it looks like Ferrari somehow clawed back over three full seconds compared to their previous machine.😵 http://en.mclarenf-1.com/index.php?p...stian%20Vettel Sebastian Vettel's best time last year was 1:30.737, yet here he is in race simulations clocking 1:27.527...
Anything can happen, I suppose, but finding three seconds in a single year? I'll believe it when I see it.
I've seen stranger things happen...
Ferrari still struggles with reliability, even if they are fast over a single lap—which they certainly are... Even Kimi Räikkönen is putting up quick times during these tests...