I’m opting out because I have no clue which standings to use for the math. Look—there are several TP picks for Ricciardo, Kimi Räikkönen, Lando Norris, and Nico Hülkenberg, but if you throw in maybe one more joker, this group is sitting right at the top of the leaderboard. Congrats!
Brandon Anderson37 said:I’ve been sitting here debating whether I should actually bother posting or just stay quiet... I read through this place day in and day out—month after month—and there’s actually some decent stuff to digest. You’ve got people who write well—constructive, concise, the whole nine yards. Then you’ve got the trolls and the headaches, but hey, that’s just how it goes. A little humor never hurt anyone.
But then again, I’m not entirely convinced everyone here is being real. Or maybe it’s all just an act for the masses.
Take crimsonhawk23, for example. Man, you really think you have an answer for everything. Everything has to revolve around your take. Just let people have their debate. I see you think you're the smartest guy in the room—you know everything—but sometimes it's better to let someone else be right for once. Chill out, it’s not that deep.
Sometimes you're worse than that one guy who writes posts ten miles long, as if Leo Tolstoy was his tutor. He’s just waiting to drop a new 5,000-page version of War and Peace titled “Sebastian and Me.” Poor guy gets so lost in his own rambling that he ends up contradicting himself in the same damn post.
Cheers!
Well, glad you wrote it. I spent years just lurking before I ever decided to post anything. Though lately, I haven't been around much—maybe I'll get back into it when some new faces (or old ones) show up. Right now, there's too much empty noise around here, and that's bad for the soul.
Stay safe, you and whoever else is still wondering if they should speak up.
1. Valtteri Bottas 2. Sebastian Vettel 3. Charles Leclerc 4. Lewis Hamilton 5. Max Verstappen 6. Pierre Gasly 7. Daniel Ricciardo 8. Nico Hulkenberg 9. Daniil Kvyat 10. Alexander Albon
11. Lando Norris 12. Carlos Sainz 13. Kimi Raikkonen 14. Antonio Giovinazzi 15. George Russell 16. Robert Kubica
No points: Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll
Pole Position: Valtteri Bottas Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton
Socially acceptable behavior is governed by a whole mess of laws, norms, and penalties for when you step out of line. It’s the exact same setup in Formula 1. We have the rulebooks, we have the penalties...
But let's be real—you can't predict every single scenario in either world. When things get unpredictable, what actually matters is respecting the spirit of the law. The whole point of this sport is racing, plain and simple, so this penalty just goes against the spirit of F1. Especially when you look at the bigger picture—the gap in performance, the standings... all of it. Sebastian Vettel basically shot himself in the foot here, but apparently, the officials decided they needed to amputate both legs.
1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Valtteri Bottas 3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Charles Leclerc 5. Verstappen 5th - Charles Leclerc 6th - Pierre Gasly 7th - Kevin 6. Pierre Gasly 7. Daniel Ricciardo 8. Magnussen 8th - Daniil 9. Kimi Raikkonen 10. Romain Grosjean
11. Sergio Perez 12. Daniil Kvyat 13. Carlos Sainz 14. Alexander Albon 15. Antonio Giovinazzi 16. George Russell DNF
Nico Hulkenberg DNF Lando Norris DNF Robert Kubica DNF Lance Stroll DNF
I haven't run the numbers on the Free Laps—might have missed a few Tactical Plays, who knows—but that’s the gist of it. Now we just wait on the boss and the jokers.
If Gasly grabs the Free Lap, darkmarlin16 could potentially snag Monaco using a joker.
Charles 2nd Valtteri 3rd Max 4th Hamilton 4th Pierre Gasly 5th Kimi Raikkonen 6th Alexander Albon 7th Antonio Giovinazzi 8th Nico Hulkenberg 9th Daniel Ricciardo 10th
Kevin Magnussen 11th Sergio Perez 12th Robert Kubica 13th Russell 14th
No points... Carlos Sainz, Sebastian Vettel, Daniil Kvyat, Lance Stroll, Romain Grosjean, Lando Norris
