Posts by ruggedhawk20

cosmiccyclist8 said:was this idiot actually being something to an old fool?

grandpa

Tyler Bennett5 said:Valtteri Bottas might actually struggle to even get off the line tomorrow—apparently his back is killing him:

exactly what I’ve been saying all along—these cars are way too stiff. they're just rigid bricks. none of the energy is being absorbed, so it all just slams straight into the driver's spine or head

graniteharbor502 said:don't forget—this genius also called Kimi's win at the 2013 season opener... and he actually nailed 🙏

that had zero to do with being right

mellowtiger83 said:So you finally noticed—Kimi was running a long stint on softs while Vettel was stuck on mediums, which explains why Kimi was eating him up on pace.

Anyway, the forecast was actually pretty spot on—can't argue with that.

And did you even see that Kimi's tires lasted way more laps than Vettel's, even though they were the softer compound?

Just watched FP1 and the first bit of FP2—my money's on Kimi taking the win at the F1 Australian Grand Prix : Button Trying

1) Kimi
2) One of the Mercedes cars—the other one’s gonna get taken out in a first-lap wreck
3) Daniel Ricciardo
4) One of the Williams drivers

mellowtiger83 said:How much skin does Ford actually have in the Ferrari game? I don't get it—why isn't a massive global brand like Ford using Formula 1 as their main billboard anymore?

Honestly, they should just rename Ferrari to Ford and call it a day—it’d be way more honest. I get that Ferrari is the racing brand, but why isn't Ford leaning into that more? I bet the profit margins on a Ford Focus are basically the same as some overpriced Ferrari, and let's face it—the Focus sells way more units. You know what I mean?

I don't get you.

Can you even imagine pulling up on a Ducati with an Audi logo slapped on it? Pure madness.

It wouldn't happen—not even if we wanted it to.

Here's one of those uniquely weird Tyrrell cars

Exactly, we're talking about Ken Tyrrell

Easy enough for those six-wheelers—but this guy was basically building his cars in a backyard shed.

Legendary dude, seriously.

Jason Campbell70 said:The German pays, the German runs the show.

I wonder what some big-shot Wall Street shark would say to that.

graniteharbor502 said:A four-time world champ.
That helmet—one of a kind and badass.
Haters would say some of Alonso's fans are out here dragging Vettel again—for absolutely no reason, obviously. 🍿

Seriously, what the hell is even happening!?

Losing 18 seconds is plenty of reason—

if you ask me.

🙂

swiftmaker12 said:This is Joži's big winning theory for the day... personally, I'm getting major Senna vibes from Vettel's helmet... except Senna had horizontal stripes and these guys went with vertical ones...
but hey, at least they're being consistent with the art style...

Senna's???? Senna—along with about a hundred other legends—has horizontal stripes on his helmet

Cevert and Vettel are pretty much the only ones rocking vertical ones

darkmarlin16 said:That helmet looks totally überkitsch. Critics would probably say—well, you know—you get what you pay for when it comes to drivers.

And you were busy drooling over Cevert's helmet, weren't you!?

Vettel's helmet is basically a nod to Cevert's—except Cevert's was pure überkitsch, while Vettel's is actually decent and fits the 21st century.

Honestly, looks like everything at Ferrari starts and ends with the graphic design. Just like their whole damn country, really.

All flash and fancy packaging—we'll see what's actually under the hood when things get real.

This is what we call a Helmet. This is how things look when you actually have the cash to hire a decent graphic designer

brava Ferrari

swiftmaker12 said:Formula 1 isn't the core issue here.
The real problem is the declining quality of everyday life!
Formula 1 was never meant to be the sun that our daily lives orbit around.
Because money is tight and people are stuck at home—just scrolling through their screens all day long—
Formula 1 has turned into a breeding ground for manufactured, mindless news cycles. It’s how we've seen
this artificial sense of
supply and demand for the sport grow over the last decade or so—thanks to the internet and tech evolution.
It used to be simple: you had a race every two weeks, you watched it, maybe made a comment or two, and then went back to your actual life.
Now, when nearly half of the younger generation is struggling to find work, suddenly everyone becomes an "expert" on Formula 1...

And honestly, why should Formula 1 even be the main focus?
There are plenty of other racing series out there—and plenty of other sports, too—where you can
get your adrenaline fix just fine...

You're totally off base, Gufac. It's not quite that bleak. Though yeah, the internet definitely killed the hype. It used to be that part of the fun was actually waiting for news, photos, or the next race. Now everything is instant and spoiled immediately.

And obviously, Formula E is just a total blast.

I look forward to every single Formula E race with the same hype I used to have for every upcoming Formula 1 race.

Formula 1 just heads straight to whatever country is willing to cut Bernie the biggest check.

F1 isn't even about racing anymore—it's basically just a massive billboard for dictators trying to polish their image.

If it weren't for Red Bull, we wouldn't even have the Austrian Grand Prix. Honestly, we should just call it the Red Bull Grand Prix.

The day Monza gets dropped from the calendar is the day I officially stop watching Formula 1.

Not that I’m watching much anyway.

And why should I? NASCAR, IndyCar, and Australian V8 give me way more thrills than Formula 1 ever could.

Absolute banger of a race. Honestly, this whole season has been top-tier.

Way more hype than anything in Formula 1

It just proves that everyone in Formula 1—not just Alonso—is totally obsessed with the standings. Everyone’s basically just driving in damage limitation mode at this point.

What the hell is wrong with Brabham!? Is he just gonna sit there on the floor and cry!?

Total moron.

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