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stormybadger8 said:🙏 honestly, I don't even know what to say to you, 🤣
but that was an incredibly sharp observation, 😁🤣
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By the way, if you look at how Robert Kubica, Vitali Petrov, and Button were in the pits for a full minute faster than the rest of the field, it’s obvious that without those brilliant strategic calls, they would have been nowhere near the top ten; honestly, even Michael Schumacher wouldn't have been able to pull off a win against Nico Rosberg given that kind of time gap in the pits, or maybe he just would have ended up right on his tail anyway.😲
This whole thing was quite clearly a race defined by disastrous strategic blunders.
Morgan Murphy7 said:that is exactly what is going to happen
Renault is finally finding its footing, and I honestly believe we'll be seeing them lift the world championship trophy before we know it.
I mean, if Michael Schumacher can still be making claims like that, then there's absolutely no reason why we can't follow suit.😁
Morgan Murphy7 said:just ignore TBD, they're clearly just chronically allergic to General Motors and Fernando Alonso
The only actual truth here is that Alonso was clearly rattled by that recent string of terrible starts, so he focused entirely on minimizing his own damage because, let’s be real, in Formula 1 you can't get away with much without being penalized, and he knows that better than anyone, so this whole idea that he did it on purpose just to pull a fast one is absolute nonsense 🙏
Morgan Murphy7 said:Look at how Vitali Petrov just tore through the field in those final laps; the man absolutely mastered his tire management!
VITALI PETROV 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
stormybadger8 said:🤷I mean, maybe, though I honestly can't see any reason to hand out a penalty to anyone here; there wasn't any pushing involved, nor did anyone cross the white line, so I don't get the fuss. Hamilton simply pulled out from behind Vettel and moved laterally to hold his position, which isn't pushing at all.😕
Maybe they can hit them with a speeding penalty, but honestly, I can't see any other valid reason for it. If we’re actually looking to hand out punishments, they really ought to be going after Massa and Alonso first for that aggressive shoving during the pit lane entry.
stormybadger8 said:They really should have waved the black flag for what happened at the start, because honestly, a disqualification right then and there would have been the only fair way to handle it. He put together a decent enough race under the circumstances, I'll give him that, but you just don't see people getting away with a start like that in any other professional sport. In any legitimate American athletic competition, those kinds of dirty tactics are met with an immediate disqualification, and frankly, that’s exactly the kind of decisive punishment this situation deserves if we want to maintain any sense of integrity in the sport.😳
slybison8 said:I have to agree that there’s tension—but honestly, it goes both ways. If we're looking at this objectively, Alonso lost a spot from where he started on the grid, which is a disappointing result, though I wouldn't call it a total disaster. As for Massa, he just didn't have the luck this time, and it isn't like Alonso did anything out of the ordinary to him, considering how they've clashed in previous races. Everything should ideally remain perfectly fine and professional here; this simply isn't that kind of toxic, destructive rivalry we witnessed back during the McLaren 2007-e era.
slybison8 said:The stewards have spoken and frankly, they’ve settled the matter once and for all: Fernando Alonso takes a fourth-place penalty while Felipe Massa walks away with a tenth without any punishment at all. Case closed. We can go ahead and clear the garage of all the porcelain, glass, and sharp objects now because this whole debate is officially over.
Nicole Reyes97 said:🤣
hollowhawk412, you might want to sit down before you start watching this race 😳 😁
I can already see Massa ripping his fuel line loose just so he can go swinging it around at Alons 🤣
it's practically playing out in my head right now 🙏
Nicole Reyes97 said:🙏
he’s the only one I care about, and honestly, I just love watching him alongside Alonso 😬
Nicole Reyes97 said:Hang in there, Robert Kubica, 🙂
Michael Lee4 said:It’s a shame, really, because nobody could have actually made it into the pits right now... though I suppose the race becomes a bit more entertaining for those losers who had to pit twice earlier on.
Michael Lee4 said:Alguersuari lost his front wing right as he was heading into the pits, which forced the Safety car out to clear the debris... and honestly, it completely screwed over the guys at the top of the leaderboard. They had built up this beautiful, steady lead, and now everything is just gone to shit
If you ask me, the only thing worth a penalty here is Sebastian Vettel, because he was driving like a maniac, blocking Lewis Hamilton and shoving him right off the track.
Austin Evans said:I’m not even watching the race live; I’m just keeping tabs on it through ESPN. Why the hell is there a Safety car out on the track? What's going on?