2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
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Lol, man, he's already down to 5.5 in just three laps. Was at 8.8 before that.
5.3, my bad.
5.3, my bad.
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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Hahahaha, man, Mercedes... I don't even know who the hell I'm rooting for anymore 🤣 I might just start pulling for Ferrari right now 😂
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Man, Perez is just an absolute beast behind the wheel. Seriously, watching him work is such a blast. Honestly, if you look at how things are playing out today, that guy Albon would be lucky to even scrape together a P12 in this exact same mess. 🙄
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Richard Walker38 said:Honestly, Haas is just getting kicked while they're down since now even Mick is flipping out on them.
I mean, look at the math here: a total junker of a car that everyone basically wrote off before the season even kicked off, paired up with rookie drivers who have no clue? Yeah, that's a recipe for disaster right there. 😁
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
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darkmarlin16 said:I honestly saw this coming from a mile away. I knew they were gonna throw Leclerc under the bus.
Keep it coming if you ask me 🙂 Look, it’s not even like I have anything against LEC personally, but let's be real—if Ferrari actually wants to climb back to the top of the podium, they need two absolute killers behind the wheel. Period. Plus, I’m actually kind of looking forward to seeing if Sainz can handle it without acting like Bottas... you know, just accepting the second driver role without making it weird.
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Man, Carlos Sainz is absolutely wilding right now. I honestly thought Charles Leclerc would just steamroll him without breaking a sweat, but this? This is a massive surprise.
Hmm.
James Harris34 said:I’d bet my bottom dollar that when qualifying rolls around tomorrow, Lewis Hamilton will be the only former world champ left standing in the top 10.
Hmm.
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Fernando Alonso 1 - Esteban Ocon 0
Man, I've gotta wonder... which team is actually gonna be the absolute rocket ship this season? ☕
Man, I've gotta wonder... which team is actually gonna be the absolute rocket ship this season? ☕
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Richard Walker38 said:Mazepin is already spinning out 👋
Mazespin
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
in Formula 1 ·
Max is just on another level right now, so honestly, anything other than him grabbing pole is gonna be a total shocker. I’m mostly just itching to see how that first showdown at Ferrari plays out; it’d be wild if Carlos actually manages to beat Charles for once.
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swifttiger75 said:Anyone got a working stream link? Thanks!
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2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
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Richard Walker38 said:What does it even mean for Max when Mercedes can try to mess things up with their setups, especially if Max ruins his start, which happens all the time.
Look, over the last three seasons, Max has only really botched a start once (back at the 2019 United States Grand Prix). Every other time—even then in the US—it was actually the four Honda engines launching slower, usually out of second gear. There were these engine issues that would trigger the anti-stall, and for some reason, they couldn't get that sorted in the Honda power units until midway through last season, so they just had to limit them with lower RPMs in first and second gear, which made the starts sluggish.
And let's be real, Sergio Pérez isn't going to have a terrible qualifying every single race, even if qualifying has never exactly been his bread and butter. The season just kicked off, man, let's take it easy 🙂
2021 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
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Richard Walker38 said:But man, Max is just out there flying solo against two Mercedes-Benz cars, damn. Even today, he didn't get any real help from his teammate.
If you take Max and Lewis out of the equation, Sergio Pérez is literally the only guy on this entire grid I don't have a single doubt about. Like, zero doubt. He’s gonna drive a killer race regardless of how qualifying goes. Especially since he’s finally got a car that isn't a total lemon compared to what he's had in the past. If Albon were running, he might scrape together maybe three spots from where he starts, but Sergio Pérez? He’s almost a lock for the top 5. Plus, he gets to pick his own tires, and we all know that guy is an absolute wizard at tire management.
2021 Miami Grand Prix Race Thread
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Richard Walker38 said:Man, why is everyone moving so slow this time around? I was just checking back at the 2020 Preseason Testing times and Lewis Hamilton was hitting a 1:29.033, but now they're sitting in the 1:31s even though a bunch of them are already out on softs.
Well, the 2021 rules are a totally different beast compared to last year—we're looking at about 12% less downforce across the board. Plus, the rubber is different too (back in 2020, they were running those 2019 Pirellis). Throw in the track temperature being way off, and there's your answer.
Where did my posts go?
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Man, I think the last time I actually typed anything in here was like 20 days ago 🤷 Now everyone’s just vanishing lately, especially since this whole Reddit site goes dark every single night for "scheduled maintenance."
Can't access my Gmail contacts?
in IT Support ·
Across most of Europe—and honestly, all over the US too—everything Google-related just totally tanked around 1 PM. People everywhere were seeing issues.
About half an hour later, around 1:35 PM, things finally started crawling back to life.
It was a mess for a bit... people couldn't even get into their Gmail accounts, and YouTube was basically a ghost town.
Bahrain Grand Prix (Outer Loop) | December 4-6, 2020
in Formula 1 ·
Something I totally missed while watching the broadcast—and honestly, this was the absolute highlight of the race—was how Valtteri Bottas sat in the pits for 37 seconds only for them NOT to change all his tires before sending him back out 🙏 I mean, even Ferrari couldn't pull off a mess that bad 🙏
Check it out: https://streamable.com/1meknp
Man, they didn't even swap out a single 🤦 🤣 They take off the hards, slap on new mediums, then rip off the mediums and just shove those same used hards right back on 😂
E2: The craziest part of this whole circus is that neither Russell nor Bottas even needed to pit in the first place.
Check it out: https://streamable.com/1meknp
Man, they didn't even swap out a single 🤦 🤣 They take off the hards, slap on new mediums, then rip off the mediums and just shove those same used hards right back on 😂
E2: The craziest part of this whole circus is that neither Russell nor Bottas even needed to pit in the first place.
Bahrain Grand Prix (Outer Loop) | December 4-6, 2020
in Formula 1 ·
Kenneth Cruz67 said:Well, that isn't actually his total career earnings. If you take the time to add up all those massive sponsorship deals—and honestly, if you just look at his deal with Nike alone—😁
The estimates for him are somewhere around two billion dollars and change, I believe. 😁
Kobe Bryant pulled in about 700 million, while LeBron James is sitting at around 500 million, so they aren't even remotely close to the GOAT.
I mean, nobody actually said it was his entire earnings, but tracking sponsorships is a nightmare. If we're going by that logic, Kimi Räikkönen is easily the greatest driver ever because no sponsor pays more than what he pulls in. Even now, estimates for him were around 100 million bucks a year (well, back in 2018 and 2019, anyway).
You see Kimi everywhere on TV, in commercials, even popping up on major networks—he's out there promoting Alfa Romeo, some perfume, sunglasses, three different brands, you name it. He even shows up in ads during NBA games! I swear, I have never seen Lewis Hamilton on TV once.
The biggest market in the world is America, and if you ask a random American who Kimi is, most people would actually know him. For Lewis? Most Americans wouldn't have a clue unless they're die-hard Formula 1 fans. Though, honestly, most Americans are convinced the Daytona 500 is the oldest and most legendary race on the planet, but that's a whole other conversation...
Kenneth Cruz67 said:I truly respect your perspective on this, but I have to say I don't quite see eye to eye with you there. If we're talking about someone who had an absolutely dominant car that basically made the competition look slow, then that would probably be Button; if he hadn't secured that title, I imagine people might just remember him for being a bit inconsistent or maybe even just chasing the paycheck.
I can't help but wonder, how many more championships does Lewis Hamilton still need to claim, and exactly who would he have to beat while driving that same identical car, before you'd finally be willing to accept him as the GOAT?
I'm genuinely curious 😬
He told you that overall, Lewis is the better driver, but that back in 2011, he wasn't better than Jenson Button. Because he straight up wasn't.
Bahrain Grand Prix (Outer Loop) | December 4-6, 2020
in Formula 1 ·
Nicholas Newman2 said:It happened at Hockenheim during their own anniversary. Another mess up.
The only difference back then was that nobody was claiming Mercedes staged the whole thing, unlike what we're hearing about this race.😵
If this had happened to any other driver, say Sebastian Vettel, the forums would be filled with theories about how he's the glue holding everything together, his kryptonite, or how the team loses its edge without him.
But when it's Lewis Hamilton, it's a different story. Everyone claims it's all scripted and pre-arranged. Honestly, it makes watching pretty difficult.🙂
Besides, the arguments here drag on forever, and these championship titles feel worth less than two FP2 sessions at the end of a season. All this coming from people trying too hard to act like experts.🤦
I respect that, but I also believe you have to create your own luck.
The Netflix crew was filming both those GPs back then, and they're still all over it today 😁