Honestly, how much luck does Verstappen actually have? It’s getting ridiculous at this point. Instead of getting hit with a penalty, he somehow ends up getting rewarded by Vettel and Ferrari
Timothy Castillo6 said:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/s...port-lvmrlv2dm Sebastian Vettel: Formula 1 is basically just a massive circus and a money grab now, not even a real sport anymore Honestly, Sebastian Vettel could just pack his bags and walk away from the whole thing once his Ferrari deal wraps up, especially since he's clearly fed up with how these Formula 1 regulations are turning everything into a joke
Let him go, honestly, nobody’s gonna miss him except maybe some total loser who lives in their basement 🕺
I totally skipped qualifying, but I’ll catch the replay later to see how young gun Charles Leclerc absolutely smoked Sebastian Vettel and if McLaren pulled off exactly what I called—both of them landing in the top 10 🙏
Richard Walker38 said:If you're looking for a driver who just rolls over and plays nice, then yeah, forget about them winning a title, because you can't win if you're busy being submissive.
Just look at when Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso were both tearing it up at McLaren; Lewis knew exactly what he was capable of and didn't give an ounce of respect to anyone's seniority—from the very first second, he sat right on Fernando's heels, just this kid going head-to-head against a two-time world champion, and he absolutely refused to play second fiddle.
The only catch is that Hamilton was actually driving for McLaren back then.
It’s blindingly obvious that McLaren completely botched the whole situation, plain and simple.
Look, they were solid back at GP Bahrain last year, and yeah, sure, they actually pulled off a win in Australia, but let’s be real—that was mostly thanks to Haas putting on a freaking masterclass with their pit stops, so I wouldn't go writing off Ferrari just yet.
Australia is always such a weird, unpredictable race that doesn't tell you much about the actual season, and honestly, the same logic applies to Red Bull Racing, just kind of in reverse.
Gregory Brown94 said:Eh, whatever, I’ve got plenty of material ready to go. There's already a seat taken over at the main F1 news site, so everything just kind of went south pretty fast...
Solid intro there, buddy, by the way. 👍
Just go ahead and drop it, Gregory, we all know you're about to give us some totally out-of-this-world opening statement. 👍