Roger Wright94 said:That’s barely anything—he really needed another 200 or 300 meters of straightaway to pull it off.
Man, if he had... ...then I would've passed him too—even at 260 pounds, assuming I could somehow squeeze my massive self into one of those cockpits by some miracle.😁
Best move of the race? Hands down, when Schumi breezes past Button after the pit stops—and he does it on the outside, too. You could see him already on the brakes and then just pinning it. Pure class.
Worst move of the race... definitely Vettel losing his spot to Hamilton. It was basically the exact same scenario as Schumi and Button, except Schumi actually stepped on the gas. Vettel just "got spooked," slammed the brakes, and ended up moving even further away from Hamilton and running himself right off the track. Honestly, such a letdown. Some people in here keep claiming Vettel’s got heart because he can drive like a maniac without touching the brakes when there's nothing around... but... it's easy to play hero when the track is empty. You need actual guts—or more accurately, you need some stones—when things get intense and high-stakes, and I'm afraid (sadly) Vettel just doesn't have them. At least not yet... though, let's be real, a kid with a face as "nice" and innocent as his probably isn't ever going to become a true "killer" on the track... and you absolutely need that killer instinct if you want to be a champion.
And yeah, Button HAD to pass Schumi. Regardless of how the track was laid out, he had a car that was a full second faster than Schumi's, and he was pulling 10 km/h more on the straights... and still nothing. Man, if Hamilton had been in his seat instead... we would've at least seen a decent "racing incident."😁
@stormybadger8/">@@stormybadger8...Look, obviously the team's garbage decision-making played a huge part in him sliding down to 15th...
...but, personally—and I think YOU feel the same way—Sebastian Vettel is easily the BEST driver on the grid right now (well, besides Schumi, obviously... at least in my book😁). Especially when it rains. He just had to show *something*—some grit, some overtakes, some actual aggression... you know, the kind of stuff we see from Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso. Instead? Nothing. He just cruised around the track, which is frankly pathetic for a driver of his caliber.
Though, if you ask me, I’m being way harder on him than you are.
Jenson Button...man, he's great. I have to say it again even though he's just not my kind of guy. But the man drives like a freaking professor—it's clinical. Sure, there are guys out there who are faster, but he's brilliant because he just doesn't mess up. It’s like he somehow "absorbed" the experience of every driver who ever lived.
Robert Kubica...props to him, absolutely stellar performance again.
Fernando Alonso...solid, but honestly, he should've done better.
Nico Rosberg...fast, incredibly fast, but he always finds a way to slip up... he just doesn't have "it," you know?
Felipe Massa...this has to be the absolute peak of his career. After fighting tooth and nail during the race, he actually overtook Michael Schumacher to grab 9th place...unforgettable stuff for him.
Lewis Hamilton...once again, the most aggressive one out there—I’d even go as far as to say he looked the fastest—but Jenson Button just systematically dismantled him.
Sebastian Vettel...a total disaster, and don't go blaming Christian Horner for that. He's got a fantastic car, he’s usually a beast in the rain, yet he's nowhere to be found in the race. I don't get it, this happens to him way too often...I'm starting to think he might not actually have what it takes to be a champion (even if I am rooting for him).
Schumi...it's blindingly obvious something is wrong with that car...you could really see it when Vitali Petrov blew past him—and the camera was right on Schumacher's onboard—on a straightaway, like his Renault had an extra 100 horsepower or something. Schumacher needs a new car tailored specifically to him. I don't know if anyone here realizes this, but Schumi never liked cars where the front end feels loose—which is exactly the problem with the current Mercedes. Word is the new car will have a completely different balance. It'll be interesting to see how Rosberg handles that one and if he prefers the current setup more. If you ask me...let Rosberg enjoy these days while he's still outrunning Schumacher, because I've got a bad feeling it won't last long.
And seriously, quit calling him Grandpa. What is wrong with you people? He's literally a year younger than me.
@Roger Wright94/">@@Roger Wright94...thinking about a Ferrari where everything actually works perfectly? That’s not reality—it's pure fantasy and total fiction.
Personally, I much prefer imagining the "dirty" side of things... and I'm not just talking about NASCAR. 😁
Felipe Massa is a total enigma... it’s pretty obvious he just doesn't have that "killer" instinct baked into his DNA. Look, Massa didn't even have a bad start—Alonso was just playing a massive bluff because he probably knew Massa would be too soft to push back. But... I mean, after all these long years at Ferrari, Massa still holds some kind of status there. And most importantly, Massa is a bit of a "teacher's pet"... he's going to try this whole "autosuggestion" thing now, focusing himself on the idea that he can't let Alonso slip by that easily again... even if Michael Schumacher whispers in his ear "don't be an idiot, shut him out next time or Alonso is going to eat you alive for the rest of the season" (and that isn't just drama, it's a very real possibility, considering how good they actually are) My money is on the fact that the very next time Massa and Alonso face off like this, it's inevitably going to lead to a racing incident between two Ferraris.
Back in '93, when they finally allowed refueling, they claimed it was all about making the racing more exciting—though they also threw out that safety excuse, saying a car sitting full of fuel is basically a rolling bomb if you crash.
Funny how history repeats itself, isn't it? Now they're bringing it back under the exact same pretense that it’ll somehow make things more thrilling. It’s unbelievable...
Honestly, if we want actual action, they should just bring back the old ways:
1. Engine swaps—zero restrictions there. 2. Refueling—let them fill 'em up whenever. 3. Tire compounds—give them total freedom to switch types.
Sure, nobody would be "saving" money anymore. Teams would probably blow through an extra few dozen million bucks per season, but honestly, who cares... ...maybe five or six top-tier teams could actually afford it, just like they always have, and the rest of the grid is just filling space anyway—now, then, or in the future—regardless of whatever nonsense rules they cook up.
At the end of the day, Formula 1 was never meant to be a cheap sport.