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wiredtiger8 said:Yeah, that hits the nail right on the head... it’s 90% grind and 10% talent.
The issue with Schumacher is that you can't replicate that today since testing is banned—the guy literally built his entire existence around being in that cockpit.
Look, I'm not against team orders, but there's a massive difference between what happened then and what we saw back in the Austrian GP 2002. Back then, it wasn't forbidden, and I'm pretty sure Ferrari got hit with a million-dollar penalty... so who knows what's coming next. I highly doubt they'll just stop at $100,000.
Honestly, don't hold your breath for anything other than an even steeper fine in US dollars. It feels to me like the penalties handed to Ferrari over the last two races were way too harsh due to circumstances, so now they're probably going to try some "compensation" move.
Btw.... when Massa was at the press conference and asked "what happened?", he really should have just said: "Well, you all saw it... Alonso was simply too fast for me... he's one of the fastest drivers to ever live, if not *the* fastest... I just didn't stand a chance against that kind of pace"
Of course, he’d have to pull that dead-serious face while saying it (you know, the Pervan style).
That would be a massive blow to Alonso's ego... and honestly, he wouldn't even be lying; he'd just be telling him and everyone else the truth.
I totally agree, though honestly, it’s actually a good thing he slowed down on the straightaway just so everyone could see he missed it. If he hadn't, you'd have some "die-hard fan" blowing up the comments claiming FA deserved the win and questioning if the fight for The championship was even legitimate.
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Instead of docking their budget, someone should really just donate $100,000 to ☕Ferrari
so they can hire a director who actually knows how to hide those team orders a bit better.
To quote Žalons: 'This is ridiculous'
Seb sometimes gets a little scrambled in the head, but honestly, that’s just part of growing up at his age 🙂
Webber is an absolute rock, and if he starts dropping points to him, we can kiss that new championship title goodbye.
He’s pulled off 4 out of 6 wins from pole, so even that stat isn't exactly helping his case. Aside from Monza, I can't really think of any other massive, standout victories, and people trying to label him the king of wet weather just because of that one race feels a bit forced to me. At the end of the day, he still has plenty of work to do to prove himself, but hey, luckily he’s got time on his side.
From a fan perspective, he’s trying way too hard to be funny by making jokes about the car names instead of just shutting up and driving. It doesn't matter if it's a Ford or a Chevy, what matters is that the car actually handles well.
Honestly, both Button and Vettel made the right call by backing off and skipping that duel. If we had Schumi in the mix, he’s such an old-school hardman that he probably would've muscled his way through, causing a collision and leaving us with a totally different leader at the top of the standings. In the end, Hamilton managed to claw back a spot from Vettel anyway, so things actually worked out pretty well for the guy who yielded.
For everyone out there insisting that Button absolutely had to dive past Schumacher, I gotta ask: where exactly was he going to go? McLaren isn't exactly two seconds faster than the rest, and Schumi defended those lines like a total pro against every single move Button tried to make.