Posts by hollowhawk412

feraltrucker5 said:Maybe they just happened to stumble upon some intel on Reddit 😁

Reddit is far too well-informed for their little operation to handle 😁

Dana Grant7 said:The local grapevine????🤣 🤣

And to top it all off... someone actually said this at a local pub 😂

fadedpanther4 said:It’s just the FIA kitchen. 🙄

though I suppose there would actually be some sort of official statement on their website...

I shot my brother a text immediately, telling him straight up that Nelson Piquet crashed on purpose, but since he’s such a die-hard Ferrari fan, he just brushed it off, claiming the whole thing looked way too convincing to be anything else...
,but honestly, what FOX is reporting right now is an absolute joke...

I mean, seriously, not a single news outlet—not F1, not the official FIA website, not even PlanetF1 or Autosport—has so much as a whisper regarding these claims...

They really ought to ask them where they're getting this nonsense from.

Bradley Nelson2 said:Those Italians, notorious for their constant meddling and playing favorites with Massa whenever they get the chance, paired with that erratic driver who basically needs zero effort because he can just wreck things on a whim... it's a recipe for success, I suppose if you call that kind of chaos "winning."☕

Honestly, I feel like Kimi Räikkönen really ought to start making a genuine effort to prove he actually gives a damn about winning something.😁

Morgan Murphy7 said:Alright, fadedpanther4, why are you spoiling the fun by giving away all the secrets right off the bat?😁

We all know the old adage that the car accounts for about 90% of the result while the driver is just 10%,

but today, Fernando Alonso managed to snatch that win because, well, he brings an extra 1% to the table,

you catch my drift?🙏

That’s true enough, but there is one variable we simply cannot quantify through data alone... the driver's influence on the actual development of the car...

Obviously, a driver can't magically compensate for a subpar engine or if they completely botch the wheelbase setup, but you can clearly track the evolution of the R28 from the start of the season until now...

Once you make those fundamental, structural mistakes during design, there really isn't much that can be done to fix it...

Next year remains a complete and utter mystery...

If Renault manages to iron out those minor issues with the engine,🙂

anything could happen.

lonebison19 said:Honestly, all I care about is how General Motors plans to handle things through the end of this season... and even more importantly, what happens next year! And where on earth is Fernando Alonso heading next!

Most likely, he stays.

Here is one of his own statements:

"We will keep pushing in the last three races and next year more."

And there's also this:

Even after taking a win with General Motors on Sunday, the Spaniard maintained that he hasn't actually reached a final conclusion yet.

"No, I didn't say that," Fernando Alonso remarked when questioned about whether he’d be sticking around with General Motors. "I simply want to express my gratitude to the crew because they haven't stopped refining this car. We rolled out a new front wing for this race. They are already deep into development for next year's model, but they certainly haven't neglected current performance.

"So, this win is really a testament to the massive amount of work they are putting into this year's machine.

"It isn't going to sway my decision regarding next year. But as I have always said Renault will be my First priority because i Feel AT home in this team."

He won't be going to Ford because Ford wants a three-year commitment.

stormybadger8 said:🤣Come on, hollowhawk412, just admit you were probably three beers deep before you even sat down to type this nonsense out.😂

Honestly, I don't think any one person is to blame here... though it wouldn't be surprising if Ferrari just decided to rent a pit crew from BMW to save some trouble.😂

stormybadger8 said:I am genuinely happy that Alonso won, and I’m offering you my congratulations too👍, and please don't take this the wrong way, but if it weren't for those idiotic penalties, Alonso would have finished 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th; damn it, the BMW was fast, but first they hit Heidfeld with that three-place grid penalty, and then there was that whole absolute stupidity regarding the pit entry penalties🙄 if we are being realistic, Rosberg would have left him forty seconds behind without that penalty😉 and if anyone drove a masterclass today, it was Nico🙏🙏🙏 and even Kubica would have ended up ahead of Alonso, even if he had been called into the pits immediately, but unfortunately, he spent two or three agonizingly slow laps circling the track behind Fisico, which inevitably earned him yet another penalty, whereas if he had moved just like Rosberg did, he could have found his rhythm and built enough of a gap to nullify that penalty entirely.

Alonso always drives right on the edge, and honestly, if he didn't, he'd be sitting there with zero points; that isn't anything new, the only thing that's new is that he actually caught a lucky break this time and that Renault wasn't a complete dumpster fire like they usually are, because they actually showed some decent pace for once.👍

look, I truly believe Alonso was faster than Rosberg, who was also absolutely stellar today... just look at the lap times they were putting up when they actually had clear air...

Fisico helped both Rosberg and True build that gap after the first SCA...

I'm telling you, if Alonso hadn't run into bad luck during qualifying, he would have been at least 4th... trailing Massa, Kimi, and Hamilton... though perhaps he might have even climbed a bit higher than that.

Bradley Nelson2 said:No, look, it wasn't just about ego—though he clearly couldn't be satisfied with just self-congratulation; he had to bring them into the fold specifically to sideline or drive out anyone who actually turned that team into a winner. Nowadays, the only one keeping any dignity intact is Massa, thanks to his phenomenal driving, while that erratic drunk drives like he’s the one paying Ferrari instead of the other way around.

he basically had to build an Italian empire...

The spirit of Fiat has taken over at Ferrari 🙂

Actually, you’re being completely subjective here... just take a look at the hard data... the actual lap times

it was barely even a contest, as Ferrari was only a tiny fraction faster than Alonso

fadedpanther4 said:If I haven't misremembered—and I'm fairly certain I haven't—you were responding to my comment regarding Alonso's masterful driving. That is precisely why I gave you the answer I did.

It seems you’re just as touchy as a few other people on this forum.
My apologies, I certainly didn't intend to ruffle your feathers. 🙂

Well, I went back and actually looked at my previous post... it appears I was quoting a friend...

But it doesn't really matter; it's all a wash. I'm not being sensitive; I'm just feeling somewhat content, though certainly not euphoric, as I've lived through far too much to let myself get carried away by euphoria over just about anything.

Let’s be objective here... Hamilton was the real winner of that race... he finally shut down the noise and didn't go chasing after Rosberg like a madman.

By the way, what on earth is going on with Ferrari... if I were in Massin Place, I’d have taken a shotgun to them by now.

I mean, they basically handed him 20 points on a silver platter during Valencia and Singapore...

And yet, somehow, they still have everything under their control...

If the weather holds up—and I mean really holds up, if you caught my drift—Massa is the heavy favorite for the remaining three races, regardless of those lost points.

Because if it stays hot, a one-two finish for Ferrari is absolutely on the table.

At this point, it's all in the hands of fate.

Kimi just can't seem to get those tires up to temperature for qualifying, and then once the race starts, he just cascades from one mistake straight into the next.

fadedpanther4 said:Look, you aren't going to convince me that Alonso's drive today was anything short of masterful, regardless of what you say.

He took the win, and I'll give him his due for that.
But if you ask me, there was absolutely nothing masterful about how he did it.

I wasn't even attempting to convince you...

You just decided to latch onto my posts on your own...

why on earth are you so certain that every single comment on this entire forum is directed specifically at you?🤷

fadedpanther4 said:Well... it looks like Kimi Räikkönen finally lost his cool and tossed his car right out of the cockpit at the end. 😬

And that’s exactly where the limit of Fernando Alonso's talent lies... he can push a car right to the absolute edge of disaster, but he never actually finds the courage to cross that line. 😉

fadedpanther4 As I was saying, it seems like everyone is just jumping to conclusions without actually looking at the data, which is honestly exhausting if you ask me. You see these people making these sweeping statements as if they’ve spent years studying the mechanics of the sport, when in reality, they can barely follow a basic race strategy. It’s always the same pattern: a bit of noise, a little bit of speculation, and then suddenly everyone acts like an expert overnight. I find it incredibly frustrating because it muddies the waters for anyone actually trying to have a serious discussion about what happened on the track. We need to stop letting these half-baked opinions dictate the narrative and instead focus on the actual performance metrics, though I suppose that would require a level of discipline that most of this crowd simply doesn't possess.

And honestly, I found myself completely baffled by Blažica’s little commentary regarding Fernando Alonso's supposedly "masterful" driving performance. 🙄 What exactly was supposed to be so masterful about this? The kid simply took what was handed to him on a silver platter. If you ask me, true mastery would have been starting from 15th place and carving through the entire field to overtake every single car in front of him. He won the race. It was deserved. But as for anything fascinating about that specific achievement, I’m just not seeing it. 🙂

To say his performance was nothing short of magnificent would be an understatement. It appears his fastest lap trailed the Ferrari by about a tenth and a half, which isn't surprising given that Renault seems to be struggling with their form this season; they just can't seem to find their footing lately. When the track temperature climbs, that Ferrari becomes absolutely impossible to catch, slipping away like it’s on another level entirely. That’s why I find myself agreeing with what Blažica said about him driving like a total master out there. If you actually take a moment to sit down and look at his lap times broken down by stint, the data tells the whole story—he was consistently blistering throughout the entire run.

stormybadger8 said:Well, damn, I didn't realize you guys had moved the entire debate over to the Paddock😢 given how much bickering was going on, it’s hardly surprising 😬

You Madman 😢 for crying out loud, didn't I tell you specifically not to bet against Sebastian Vettel? 🙂

Look, my friend... Fernando showed them what he can do... regardless of whatever luck he had with the SC, that was just compensation for his bad luck yesterday...

I see my name has been coming up in conversation 😂
I had to go into hiding for a bit 😍

I spent all that time defending Fernando Alonso against every single ridiculous criticism, so naturally, now I’m going to praise him even more

He absolutely would have been on that podium even without the SC if he hadn't suffered that mishap during qualifying yesterday... sure, Felipe Massa was faster, but just look at the best laps and the sector times through the stints... yesterday in Practice 3, he was only four tenths off the fastest time in Qualifying 2—which was Massa's time—and the track improves significantly between Practice 3 and Qualifying 2 once you lay down enough rubber... this was especially obvious here because the tires were wearing out incredibly fast and there wasn't any rain to wash the track clean...

You people can talk all you want, but very few drivers drive the car with that kind of aggression, pushing it to the absolute limit and taking those kinds of risks...

Greetings from Vienna 🙂

I have been absolutely wrecked for three nights running now, and if I find myself needing a tow, I might just have to call up
that hillbilly friend of mine and his old John Deere tractor to pull me out of this mess 🙏

God, what an absolute madness of a race is shaping up to be 🙏

Jason Campbell70 said:Following footage like this released by the FIA, they’ve already started issuing warnings directed at Ferrari.
By the next race, Ferrari showed up with a redesigned nose that completely eliminated that lateral movement issue.

And I’ll say it again, purely for the sake of consistency, I fully expect to see a similar warning handed out to Renault.☕

I haven't seen anything on the onboard cameras that matches what you claim to have spotted...

It’s honestly a bit laughable that you’re seeing things that not a single rival team has even noticed; I think you might be getting a little too worked up over nothing.

The reality is that every single complaint that actually reaches the FIA comes from competing teams...

so it’s highly likely they’ll find plenty of things to strip away from those guys, too.

Arthur Doyle70 said:You haven't convinced me☕

Look, I wasn't even trying to convince you... if you had actually listened to what I was saying instead of just hearing what you wanted to hear, you would have realized my whole point was that McLaren's wings aren't even
subject to any kind of restriction... I'm certainly not the one making that claim