Posts by Mark Ruiz8

mistybear87 said:In case anyone was wondering, Ferrari has been called in before the stewards regarding a potential controversy involving their team orders ☕

Where on earth did you find that?

Bravo Ferrari 🙏
They could have handled the release a bit more subtly—not that it matters much. If I were running the team, I’d probably do the exact same thing—tell Mass to let his teammate through if he actually has a shot at the title.
As for the rest of you complaining, I'm curious—how would you handle things if you were actually in charge?

Amanda Kelly said:Looks like our time is finally coming.

🙏🙏

I was pretty much about ready to give up hope...

Michael Lee4 said:Wrong... the FIA actually notified Ferrari three times to have Alonso give the position back without a penalty—then, after the third time, they slapped him with one right when the SC happened... basically, who cares

What’s the deal with Mass? What are you disappointed about? Did Alonso hit him, causing that puncture and the immediate pit stop on the second lap?

If they really did notify them, then I guess it doesn't matter.
As for Mass, I'm just generally underwhelmed by his results this season.

silvercobra68 said:Anyway, Felipe Massa is in a real tough spot. He deals with constant headaches and his tinnitus seems to be getting worse—but nobody really talks about it, I guess.

Where are you even getting this info?
If it's true, I actually feel bad for him. 😢

Roger Wright94 said:Just try finding me even one of those countless situations.
If there really were "countless" examples, I guess you could probably find about ten of them without much trouble.

Look, Amanda Kelly, I'm a Ferrari fan too, but Alonso should have just given the spot back immediately. Sure, he squeezed him because there was nowhere else to go—but still, he should've yielded. He would've overtaken Robert Kubica later anyway.

The race itself was great, though.
Ferrari's performance was rough—actually, let's call it an absolute embarrassment. Maybe we can say Alonso just had some bad luck with the timing of the SC and his penalty, but Massa? Man, what was he thinking... Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed.

Michael Lee4 said:It’s a shame we won't see any rain... thinking back to that race from two years ago 🙏

Wasn't that the one where Matt Massa spun out maybe ten times during the race? 🙏

Alright, missed the race—can someone point me toward where I can download it online?

Can you tell me where I can stream the race online? I won't be near a TV.
I basically only care about the start—it'll probably be a boring race anyway 😬

stormybadger8 said:Clearly you have no clue. 😉
Most of what was posted were straight facts, which Alonso fans stubbornly deny, claiming it’s all got nothing to do with anything and is just the result of his "super driving."

Look, Alonso is an incredible driver, no doubt about it. But for some reason, he just seems to be falling apart at the seams or is struggling big time at Ferrari. Honestly, I can't wrap my head around these mediocre results and inexplicable mistakes when the car clearly has the potential. 🤷

Personally, I think the Ferrari looks way better than the Renault (maybe I'm biased), yet Robert Kubica is barely trailing behind Alonso. It gives me this nagging feeling that if Lojzek had stayed at Renault, he’d probably have more points right now and be in a better spot than he is at Ferrari. So, the million-dollar question remains: who's actually to blame? Is it Alonso or is it Ferrari? 🤷

Kubica is trailing Alonso by 21 points in the championship. That's not exactly nothing.
I'm pretty happy with Alonso in the Ferrari so far; sure, he could've grabbed a few more points here or there, but it doesn't really matter. Massa, though—he's just not quite there for me.

Valencia is just a total bore.

Chris Ortiz said:The sports media—both yesterday and today—has been tearing into Fernando Alonso, and honestly, I think they have a point.

A bit of an overrated prima donna, if you ask me.😂

Can you be more specific?

Ford finally made it to the podium—and they actually look like they can compete.
The Bulls are looking pretty safe.
McLaren is just tearing it up, I guess.

Nicole Reyes97 said:It was Hamilton—what were you even watching, man?

I caught it on FOX, and they went straight to commercials the second Hamilton made that move for the Democratic Party.

Who was pushing the car—what actually happened there?

Finally, a decent result from Ferrari.
Mark Webber did a great job knocking the champion off his pedestal. 😁
I wonder why Jergović was blathering on so much during the broadcast on RTL?

Brandon Murphy50 said:I don't expect the expected.

How could I not?

I don't know what you guys are thinking with these predictions—it’s probably going to be a pretty dull race, just like every other year at the United States Grand Prix😬

ruggedfox28 said:Given how many tests they run at this track throughout the year, the drivers and crews probably know every single one of its little secrets by heart.

😬

Solid opening, btw. 👍

Congrats to Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa!
Hopefully we see some more interesting racing down the road.

The predictions actually came true: