Posts by gentlecobra23

brighthound8 said:man, how are you just now waking up?

Since I barely sleep during the week, I guess Sunday is my only chance...😁

Post-Singapore Results



Overall Standings

William Bennett53 said:So, I’m sitting here with 6 points... and yet somehow Tbf is being hailed as the greatest player out there. Seriously? gentlecobra23, you might want to reel that in just a little bit... 😁

Just woke up... checking everything now... 😁

brighthound8 said:Sure thing, man...

I actually ran some numbers myself, so if you could just double-check them for me, that would be great...

Where are those results hiding? I'm just sitting here praying I missed something and that I'm not stuck in dead last...😁

brighthound8 29
1 Rosberg 3 1
2 Hamilton 3 1
3 Alonso 2 1
4 Bottas 1
5 Massa 3 1
6 Ricciardo 1 1
7 Raikkonen 5 1
8 Vettel 1
9 Button
10 Magnussen 3 1

Templar 29
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Vettel 3 1
4 Bottas 1
5 Ricciardo 2 1
6 Button
7 Alonso 2 1
8 Massa 2 1
9 Raikkonen 2 1
10 Hulkenberg

rosi 33
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Bottas 1
4 Ricciardo 3 1
5 Massa 3 1
6 Button
7 Raikkonen 5 1
8 Vettel 1
9 Alonso 1
10 Magnussen 3 1

William Bennett53 41
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Ricciardo 5 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Vettel 3 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Bottas 3 1
8 Button
9 Magnussen 5 1
10 Massa 1

appalachia 35
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Vettel 3 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Ricciardo 2 1
6 Bottas 2 1
7 Magnussen 2 1
8 Raikkonen 3 1
9 Massa 1 1
10 Button

Button MladenCro 27
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Raikkonen 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Bottas 1 1
6 Vettel 2 1
7 Magnussen 2 1
8 Button
9 Ricciardo 1
10 Massa 1

Amanda Kelly 39
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Vettel 3 1
4 Ricciardo 3 1
5 Alonso 5 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Magnussen 2 1
8 Button
9 Perez
10 Kvyat 5 1

gentlecobra23 30
1 Rosberg 3 1
2 Hamilton 3 1
3 Bottas 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Massa 3 1
6 Ricciardo 1 1
7 Raikkonen 5 1
8 Vettel 1
9 Button
10 Magnussen 3 1

akoj 36
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Ricciardo 5 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Vettel 3 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Bottas 3 1
8 Button
9 Massa 1 1
10 Vergne

WayOut 35
1 Rosberg 3 1
2 Hamilton 3 1
3 Ricciardo 5 1
4 Alonso 3 1
5 Raikkonen 2 1
6 Vettel 2 1
7 Bottas 3 1
8 Button
9 Magnussen 5 1
10 Massa 1

fortinbras 29
1 Rosberg 3 1
2 Hamilton 3 1
3 Vettel 3 1
4 Ricciardo 3 1
5 Alonso 5 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Magnussen 2 1
8 Button
9 Perez
10 Hulkenberg

stormybadger8 41
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Vettel 3 1
4 Ricciardo 3 1
5 Alonso 5 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Bottas 3 1
8 Massa 2 1
9 Button
10 Magnussen 3 1

PhilipR5 43
1 Hamilton 5 1
2 Rosberg 5 1
3 Ricciardo 5 1
4 Vettel 5 1
5 Alonso 5 1
6 Raikkonen 3 1
7 Magnussen 2 1
8 Button
9 Hulkenberg
10 Kvyat 5 1

I'm pretty sure I messed up somewhere... I'll check everything in the morning once I've sobered up and recovered from the shock of such a bad prediction.

Damn alcohol... if I'd actually kept my eyes on the screen, I’d be sitting at the top of the Singapore Group Stage right now. Instead, I’m practically dead last 😁

What kind of crazy luck would I need to have to put both Kimi and Bog in 6th place yesterday?

It'll be here soon, I just got home

finalized tomorrow, the boss was being a real jerk 😁

I'm on the night shift tomorrow, so I won't see any results until late tonight. Of course, that's assuming we don't end up burning through our old inventory 😁
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1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Nico Rosberg
3. Sebastian Vettel
4. Daniel Ricciardo
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Jenson Button
6. Kimi Räikkönen
7. Kevin Magnussen
8. Hulkenberg
9. Valtteri Bottas
10. Kvyat

stormybadger8 said:Who hasn't seen this? It's right here if you want to check it out...

Now I just gotta figure out how long it'll take me to totally trash this video.😁

They might actually leave it up just for the PR... Since Bernie isn't around with his usual megalomaniacal schemes, it might just stay put...

ruggedhawk20 said:I’m a nature lover first and a
Formula 1 fan second—period.
My heart just breaks when I'm out riding my bike through gorgeous scenery (check the pics on my PDF bike from Black Forest) and some half-decayed cadet cruises by and everything reeks.

Once we kill off the internal combustion engine and electric cars are the only things left on the road, nature is actually going to look—and smell—way better.

Even planes will run on electricity eventually. One day.

And that is exactly why we need Formula E.

Let's not turn this thread into an ecology lecture. Believe me, I love nature and I can't stand the smog in Los Angeles either...

Still, batteries pollute too, and we haven't even figured out how to handle recycling them properly yet, especially those heavy metals. So, let's just set the whole "green" argument aside for a moment. It feels like everything is being done in the name of the environment, while the environment just ends up suffering more...

ruggedhawk20 said:So, are you one of those people calling for a return to carburetors?

Formula 1—and racing in general—has to be the absolute peak. It needs to blow people away. It’s gotta capture the imagination and feel like something totally out of reach for the average person.

Finally, after ages, something actually gripped me today. Something truly impressive.

As my favorite author would put it, "that was a motor race beyond imagination of an ordinary mortal."

I can't even remember the last time I watched a Formula 1 race that felt like that.

It isn't all just noise and high octane—there's serious tech involved too.

Today, my older brother's blender hit 193kmh and gave us some top-tier entertainment.

My verdict? 10/10. Can't wait to see what's next.

No, no, you've got it wrong. This race should serve as a lesson to the veterans in Formula 1 regarding what a race ought to look like. They were driving without team radio, without constant instructions from the pit wall, and none of that nonsense. It seems even Alain Prost wasn't punished, which is fine by me. Progress like this is worth praising. The technology we see in Formula 1 today is just a reflection of the current state of the US auto industry—tiny, efficient turbo engines paired with some kind of electric motor. Great. But Formula 1 needs to be the peak. Technology and spectacle. Right now, Formula 1 is losing both...

For the modern Formula 1 viewer (at least for me), the new engines, the ERS, or any of those recent developments aren't an issue. In fact, they're desirable. What bothers me is the excessive reliance on aerodynamics and the restrictions that prevent attractive overtakes on track. There's a difference between being "attractive" and being dangerous...

Still, I love an engine that screams. I've driven a Tesla, and even though I was faster away from the light at every stop, I still miss the sound of an engine. The circus needs to be complete...

Regarding my comment about the Wankel engine, I'd only call it back if the geniuses over at Mazda had made some significant breakthroughs in its design. Otherwise, no. I know how much trouble that engine caused and the history behind it...

I found this race interesting. Subtle tactical maneuvering, following in the slipstream, clipping corners close to the walls, natural overtaking... Like old-school Monaco... 🙂

ruggedhawk20 said:Not today. I only saw up to 193

But look, once they loosen the rules next season and anyone can jump in—once companies like Toyota, Honda, Kia, etc., start dumping massive amounts of cash into the whole thing—there'll be plenty of

Money is just going to bleed out of Formula 1 straight into Formula E, along with all the manufacturers

Because Formula E is actually relevant now—Formula 1 lost its edge a long time ago.

You’re probably right, unfortunately.

Formula 1 will stay Formula 1, but eventually, they'll make the full switch to electric motors. Maybe in about 10 years. It's still in the early stages, but that's the direction we're headed. These are likely the last gasps of the engines we grew up with...

I'm still holding out hope that Mazda might drop something insane with a new Wankel engine. But that's probably just wishful thinking...

graniteharbor502 said:🙏

On a separate note, I really must express my gratitude to John Coltrane for making that connection. Having watched the race, the whole spectacle feels rather underwhelming to me, almost trivial. Is it even possible for these machines to reach 124 miles/h? The noise is simply dreadful. Perhaps it would be for the best if they muted the track audio entirely so we could focus solely on the commentators; otherwise, that constant, piercing whine might actually drive potential viewers away.

As for that incident at the end of the race, I find myself completely unable to wrap my head around Prost's reaction.

that whining is the only thing I look forward to

reminds me a bit of the TMK2100 (the streetcars in Chicago)

Watched the whole race and honestly, it looks like a textbook case for Prost's penalty. Nick was clearly faster and there was plenty of room, yet he closed the door way too aggressively and far too late. If he’d done it earlier, nobody would have cared. But this? This is definitely a reason to punish him. All those penalties Kevin Magnussen has been collecting lately don't even compare to this one...

Nick reacted exactly how he should have. He stayed sportsmanlike. If he’d slapped him, he would’ve been the guilty one. Instead, he acted like a gentleman.

Nick earned that win; he played it perfectly and made his move exactly when it mattered most.

Not a bad race overall, just desperately missing the engine noise and maybe some better production from FOM. The car swaps are kind of ridiculous, but apparently necessary. Still, it's nice seeing all these Formula 1 retirees—both drivers and crew—back on the grid. Though, if I'm being honest, this whole circus feels like it's lacking pace... everything just seems a bit slow to me... 😁

I’ve got nothing but frustration for Kimi Räikkönen and Nico Rosberg.
The first one can barely even make it into the Third Qualifying Session, and then there's Rosberg—he’s been grabbing poles lately, but every time I manage to snag pole position, he just ends up right behind me in second...😁

The aftermath of the race in Italy



Overall standings

brighthound8 34
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 5 1
4 Felipe Massa 5 1
5 Fernando Alonso 2 1
6 Daniil Kvyat
7 Jenson Button 3 1
8 Sergio Perez 2 1
9 Nico Hulkenberg
10 Jean-Éric Vergne

swifttiger75 31
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Sebastian Vettel 1
4 Valtteri Bottas 3 1
5 Daniel Ricciardo 1
6 Jenson Button 5 1
7 Fernando Alonso 5 1
8 Felipe Massa 1
9 Kimi Raikkonen
10 Nico Hulkenberg

rosi 39
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 5 1
4 Daniel Ricciardo
5 Felipe Massa 3 1
6 Jenson Button 5 1
7 Kimi Raikkonen
8 Sebastian Vettel 5 1
9 Fernando Alonso 2 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

William Bennett53 24
1 Nico Rosberg 3 1
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 1
3 Kimi Raikkonen
4 Fernando Alonso 1 1
5 Valtteri Bottas 2 1
6 Sebastian Vettel 2 1
7 Daniel Ricciardo 2 1
8 Jenson Button 2 1
9 Felipe Massa 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

Appalachia 23
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Sebastian Vettel 1
4 Fernando Alonso 1 1
5 Daniel Ricciardo 1
6 Valtteri Bottas 1 1
7 Kevin Magnussen 2 1
8 Kimi Raikkonen
9 Felipe Massa 1
10 Jenson Button 1

Mladen 33
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Kimi Raikkonen
4 Fernando Alonso 1 1
5 Valtteri Bottas 2 1
6 Sebastian Vettel 2 1
7 Kevin Magnussen 2 1
8 Jenson Button 2 1
9 Daniel Ricciardo 5 1
10 Felipe Massa 1

Clark 29
1 Nico Rosberg 3 1
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 1
3 Fernando Alonso 1
4 Valtteri Bottas 3 1
5 Kimi Raikkonen
6 Jenson Button 5 1
7 Sebastian Vettel 3 1
8 Daniel Ricciardo 3 1
9 Kevin Magnussen 1
10 Felipe Massa 1

gentlecobra23 31
1 Nico Rosberg 3 1
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 5 1
4 Fernando Alonso 1 1
5 Felipe Massa 3 1
6 Daniel Ricciardo 1 1
7 Kimi Raikkonen
8 Sebastian Vettel 5 1
9 Jenson Button 1 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

akoj 28
1 Nico Rosberg 3 1
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 5 1
4 Kimi Raikkonen
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 1
6 Fernando Alonso 3 1
7 Daniel Ricciardo 2 1
8 Jenson Button 2 1
9 Felipe Massa 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

WayOut 23
1 Nico Rosberg 3 1
2 Lewis Hamilton 3 1
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1
4 Kimi Raikkonen
5 Fernando Alonso 2 1
6 Valtteri Bottas 1 1
7 Sebastian Vettel 3 1
8 Jenson Button 2 1
9 Kevin Magnussen 1
10 Felipe Massa 1

graniteharbor502 34
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Kimi Raikkonen
4 Valtteri Bottas 3 1
5 Fernando Alonso 2 1
6 Sebastian Vettel 2 1
7 Felipe Massa 1 1
8 Jenson Button 2 1
9 Daniel Ricciardo 5 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

The Best F1 Driver 36
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Valtteri Bottas 5 1
4 Sebastian Vettel 1
5 Jenson Button 3 1
6 Fernando Alonso 3 1
7 Felipe Massa 1 1
8 Kimi Raikkonen
9 Daniel Ricciardo 5 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

Philip 25
1 Lewis Hamilton 5 1
2 Nico Rosberg 5 1
3 Fernando Alonso 1
4 Kimi Raikkonen
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 1
6 Felipe Massa 2 1
7 Daniel Ricciardo 2 1
8 Valtteri Bottas 1
9 Jenson Button 1 1
10 Kevin Magnussen 1

Boss is breathing down my neck to get back to work, I'll post the results later today...