Posts by Mark Ruiz8

I actually think the rules from WTCC were pretty solid.
They use weight penalties as a sort of handicap system.
For instance, the leader gets slapped with a 100 kg weight penalty, second place gets 80 kg, and so on—it might make things a bit more interesting during seasons where one driver just completely dominates everyone else.

Chris Ortiz said:Oh, goodness, no. That is the only way someone like Gumbek—or really anyone else for that matter—could possibly mess this up. It’s just far too nonsensical. Don't you agree?

Even if it were just Scuderia Ferrari, everyone would probably just close the gap to Sebastian Vettel.
After a few laps, he'd likely pull away by another 10 seconds again.

Chris Ortiz said:Come on, someone please give us some quality officiating already; I'm just waiting for them to finally throw out a safety car so we can actually see some action!

What, were you actually betting on a Scuderia Ferrari period?

The SEC will probably step in—someone’s going to lose focus, I guess, and end up driving straight into a wall.

Scuderia Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel's got a 4-second lead now—I guess 🙂

I guess Jenson Button lost about two seconds in the second sector

Mark Webber just can't seem to get those starts right—I guess

Traffic is probably going to screw him over.—maybe.

Jenson Button was over a second faster on that final lap.

Michael Lee4 said:Grandpa really went too far there... there are some spots where you just can't overtake, especially if you weren't playing it smart a few turns ago...

He got incredibly lucky; this could have ended way worse.

He might've gone flying just like Mark Webber did last year in Valencia.

Too bad about Grandpa—he actually drove pretty well today

Man, Fernando Alonso...
How he lost that spot, I guess.

a little drive-through for Hamilton

It’d be nice if we got a quick little rain shower for once.

Michael Lee4 said:Qualifying has become even more boring than free practice 🤦 nobody actually drives; they just sit there, pull one flying lap, and whoever grabs a decent spot wins.

I feel the same way about teams getting into Q3 only to stay tucked in the pits—just managing tire wear or whatever.
Total snooze fest.
Though, I suppose I get it—Elizabeth Hughes messed things up with those tire set limits, so they're basically forced into this behavior during qualifying.

Looks like Vettel might mathematically clinch his second championship this Sunday. ☕

A good windshield wiper would probably help here

Michael Lee4 said:God, what are they doing... they're basically dragging the car out of the pit lane 🤦

It was almost a total disaster

redheron12 said:It was risky, sure—but what else was he supposed to do?

Just hoping it goes through.