Posts by darkmarlin16

ironfalcon43 said:Hey colleague, mind telling me what year these predictions are actually supposed to be for?😕

No way.😉😁😛
p.s. so, what, are you an SDP-member?

ironfalcon43 said:Honestly, my favorite thing ever is when some guy shows up absolutely seething with jealousy over McLaren's results and starts hallucinating all these fake issues within the team, even though it’s blindingly obvious to everyone that McLaren is running like a well-oiled machine and looking absolutely dominant right now.☕

🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂You can totally see it during the testing sessions; with that streaming rear wing, they’re barely even putting up a fight against the Renault.

Renault-Alonso, di Grassi
BMW-Kubica, Nico Rosberg
Ferrari-Sutil, Sebastian Vettel
Williams-Senna, Hulkenberg Toro Rosso-Massa
Toro Rosso-Massa, Bourdais
Red Bull-Maldonado, Buemi Force India-Chandok
Force India-Chandok, Karun Chandrakasekar, test driver: Lewis Hamilton
Toyota-Fisichella, Sato McLaren

McLaren is totally screwed.

the future of F1 according to darkmarlin16

Honestly, I’m looking at Lewis Hamilton basically as a glorified test driver for Force India in a year or two. Like, if they’re going to have him riding shotgun for Karun Chandrakasekar and Narain Kartikeyan, there’s just no point in actually putting him in the cockpit, right? It makes zero sense to have him racing alongside those guys rather than just letting him run laps in the simulator or something.

ironfalcon43 said:Look, it's pretty obvious if you actually watch the races.🤷 If Lewis Hamilton just decided to lock in and get serious for a second, he’d absolutely demolish everyone else on the grid...🤣 🤣🤣
And as for Sebastian Vettel and that whole crowd, please—his only job is worrying about how to stay ahead of guys like Trulli, Nakajima, and Nelson Piquet... because let's be real, both he and Red Bull are nowhere near the top tier of the sport right now.☕

Are you some kind of superfan of that clown Bruce Kovacevic? Because honestly, that guy spends his entire life spouting absolute nonsense and talking in circles like nobody else can, but I'm pretty sure even he's got you trailing way behind him.

Austin: BOURDAIS EDGES OUT HAMILTON

Wrapping up the final day of testing here in Austin, and honestly, it was more of the same at the top with Sebastien Bourdais and Lewis Hamilton swapping blows for the fastest times.

Just like the rest of the week, the Scuderia Toro Rosso crew looked absolutely untouchable, mostly because they’re still running that old car setup that hasn't been "tweaked" to meet those annoying new aero regulations for next season.

But man, the real shocker of the day? Definitely the Renault R29 and Fernando Alonso. Even though he grabbed third, the Spaniard was flying—he was only two-tenths behind Hamilton, who was sitting in second. And you gotta remember, McLaren's current world champ was still rocking last year's rear spoiler, which basically gives them a massive boost in downforce, making Alonso's pace look pretty damn impressive if you ask me.
Nico Rosberg took fourth, followed closely by Mark Webber, though the Australian actually caused the only hiccup today when his car gave up the ghost near the end of the session due to some mechanical failure.
Bringing up the rear was Kazuki Nakajima, who spent his 34 laps just drilling pit stop practice, so he didn't even bother setting an official time.

1. S. Bourdais STR-Ferrari - 1:17.472 - 117 laps
2. L. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes - 1:19.632 - 94 laps
3. F. Alonso Renault - 1:19.846 - 109 laps
4. N. Rosberg Williams-Toyota - 1:21.217 - 70 laps
5. M. Webber Red Bull-Renault - 1:20.738 - 92 laps
6. K. Nakajima Williams-Toyota - no official time - 34 laps

02/13/2009

just restin my case

ironfalcon43 said:Man, look at what Lewis is doing to the "competition" today.🤣
Didn't someone claim Red Bull was going to be actually competitive against the Silver Arrow this season?😕
Lewis Hamilton 1m.19.632---Mark Webber 1m.21.313,,,if this is what "competition" looks like, I think we can all stop worrying about it right now.☕
Can someone give me an update on how Ferrari is looking in Bahrain (or wherever they've set up testing)? Everything here in Jerez is pretty damn obvious...🙂

Jerez:
1. Sebastien Bourdais - Toro Rosso STR3 - 1:17.472 - 117 laps
2. Lewis Hamilton - McLaren MP4-24 - 1:19.632 - 94 laps
3. Fernando Alonso - Renault R29 - 1:19.846 - 109 laps
4. Nico Rosberg Williams FW31 - 1:21.123 - 71
5. Mark Webber - Red Bull Racing RB5 - 1:21.313 - 62 laps
6. Kazuki Nakajima - Williams FW31 - 2:39.999 - 34 laps

...since the teams agreed to only run one car per session, Nakajima and Rosberg were splitting the seat.

Bahrain:
1. Kimi Räikkönen - Ferrari F60 - 1:33.325 - 105 laps
2. Jarno Trulli - Toyota TF109 - 1:33.429 - 127 laps
3. Christian Klien - BMW Sauber F1.09 - 1:33.666 - 125

Exactly—it's crystal clear in Jerez. Renault is the class of the field, mainly because Toro Rosso is running last year's spec and McLaren is still rocking that old rear wing from last season. Renault is basically shouting at us that they're going to dominate the whole season.

Fernando Alonso🙂

👋man, alright

vividfalcon7 said:look, even Red Bull actually nailed something here, it’s not just Williams and Toyota; all three teams are running some kind of non-traditional diffuser setup, though Red Bull is taking it way further by stretching those endplate pieces almost all the way down to the floor...

honestly, this one photo tells you everything you need to know about Red Bull...everyone would kill to get a closer look at the RB5🙂

who's the guy hanging out there in the Renault gear? what's he doing, what does he have to do with the engine🤷or did he just happen to wander into the wrong spot, since he's clearly rocking that Renault F1 Team jacket

so honestly, it doesn't necessarily mean anything at all

Renault is seriously going to shake up the whole field, honestly, who even thinks they can compete with

That's a pretty interesting helmet...

Red Bull and Ferrari might look like absolute masterpieces compared to the rest of the field, but honestly, Renault is the one actually packing the heat needed to snatch those championships

Chuck Norris

Back in the day, Mercedes-Benz was just acting as an engine supplier, but now they’ve gone and become their own damn powerhouse

Jose Anderson14 said:Brabham-Climax, Repco, Cosworth, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, Judd, Yamaha 😉

Look, if you ask me, BMW Sauber is totally gonna snatch that championship in 2009. 🙏 Just my two cents, but I'm calling it now, ☕

BMW Sauber☕ 😉is the one.

Look, I’m seriously telling you right now, I am not some kind of snitch☕

Morgan Murphy7, where have you been hiding?

Honestly, that Renault looks absolutely killer