Posts by shadowmarlin22

Solid work from Sergio Perez

I’ve been catching up on a few interviews with Max. Honestly, I find his mindset way more refreshing than Lewis's 🤷

Come on, Louie—go grab those records so you can finally enjoy a quiet retirement ☕

graniteharbor502 said:Max is only 23. We'll have to see if he actually deserves all this GOAT talk.

Funny enough,
First things first—he needs to prove he can pull off a championship even when he's sitting in the best race car on the grid. Now's his chance...

How much longer does the sun have to burn 🙏🙏🙏

Seriously, when is the GOAT going to get the kind of respect that comes with age—you know, like in other sports? It feels like an athlete actually has to lose their edge before people finally decide to love them...

Jose Myers87 said:In my opinion, the perfect move would be to just bring everyone into the pits—then release them based on the exact gaps they had before the stoppage. Anything else feels unfair.

When you're at a point in the race where the field is spread out that much, the SC needs to operate differently—and the same goes for a red flag. It’s fine when the pack is relatively tight, but once someone has nearly a two-lap lead, bunching everyone back up is just madness.

People want to watch racing, not a parade.
They might as well install gravel traps next to every turn with wide asphalt runoff areas right behind them, or maybe just introduce "artificial rain" that randomly soaks the track. If it's staged, fine—just give us actual action instead of races like this. ☕

Lewis looks like he’s back at it again—using that legendary tire management of his to eat away at Max's massive lead

They're putting Gasly on the Inter—well, let's just say they're making their move—while Max is already getting ready for the slicks. Man, what a crew. Gasly really got the short end of the stick here.

shadowcobra89 said:If he’s so good, why doesn't he just go join the UFC then?

It's way too wet for slicks, but if they can make it through a couple more laps, the track might dry out. They just have to hang in there until the pit window opens for a tire change.

Lewis is dropping over a second per lap—that nose looks absolutely trashed. It’ll be interesting to see when they pull him in for slicks; I wonder if he'll actually take the risk up front among the leaders.

Mick really messed that one up. Honestly, what is even going on with this Haas lineup? 🙏

Jacob Castillo70 said:I don't really get this—it's claiming that if anyone else but Bottas had been behind the wheel, they wouldn't have pulled that off. What? 🤦

More drama. George clearly wants that seat at Mercedes-Benz—it's pretty obvious—but it feels like Bottas is actually intimidated by him.

Alex Barnes93 said:Lewis used his DRS to set the pace right in front of Lando—so honestly, Max didn't really stand a chance at being that much faster without someone ahead of him to hunt down. There was zero reason for them to risk losing everything just to chase an extra point.

Lewis absolutely crushed all three sectors—it wasn't just some lucky DRS boost. If you actually watch the lap times, he was losing chunks of time whenever he had to fight through traffic. It’s easy to set a fast FL when there isn't anyone in your way. He took down Max's lap by a solid eight-tenths. Pure skill.

One mistake—just one—and suddenly you’re spending your entire weekend dealing with pit lane chaos, technical flags, and other nonsense. Yet, there's always a group of people convinced that someone actually flinched or lost their nerve. It's funny. 🤣🤣
In every single conversation, you can see he’s just purely relieved—he finally has some actual competition to go up against.

Richard Walker38 said:Lando is developing at such an insane pace—it’s wild. Meanwhile, Leclerc just seems to be hitting a wall.

Classic Peter. Lando’s had a lightning-fast car all weekend, while Charles is stuck just one spot behind him.

They're basically on the same level right now.

After all that drama, we’re actually pretty happy with ☕

Still sitting at the top of the standings

Max is off to a solid start, but we’re already seeing the finish line in sight...

Bottas is still out there killing it.

Richard Walker38 said:Personally, I think Kimi is a hundred times more reckless and blunt—though people let him off the hook because he's supposedly "funny"—than Max Verstappen, who just doesn't have a filter and says exactly what he thinks, much like how we liked Sebastian Vettel because he was clearly his own person during press conferences.

Every young driver made stupid mistakes at the start of their career while they were still learning the ropes. People still call him Crashstappen, even though he hasn't had a serious wreck like those early ones in years.

And as for the whole thing about his father... honestly, who actually fits your criteria? Half the grid only got into this sport because of their dads or sponsors. The guy is talented and he can drive—unlike Nikita Mazepin, who seems to spend more time doing rallies than actually driving an NFL car.

Kimi and Seb faced plenty of hate when they started out too. It’s the same with any sport—as you get older, the hate dies down and the respect grows, especially if you keep winning.

Richard Walker38 said:It seems like Max Verstappen is basically half this thread's family tree—there's just so much gloating going on here.

Look, I’m not exactly a fan of Fernando Alonso or Sebastian Vettel, but I don't go out of my way to bash them every five seconds the way people are constantly spitting on Max.

Arrogance is annoying. Stupidity—you know, the early career stuff—is annoying. People bragging about how they got their foot in the door because of their dad? That's annoying too. It’s like the sports world tries to crucify him before he's even accomplished anything.

Makes perfect sense, really.

Look at Perez leading Max—it’s actually impressive. You wouldn't even think he could pull this off if he had a competent teammate behind him...

The GOAT just cruising in a slower car as usual.

cosmicridge5 said:Everyone wants what they can't have—it’s just basic human nature, nothing impressive about it.😁

When you spend most of your career locked in an uber-superior car, of course things start feeling incredibly boring.

Geez, I don't get what you guys are even marveling at.

😁

Most wins. Most pole positions. Most titles (sharing them with Schumacher, if we're being technical). Plus, he's a driver without any of the ego seen in Schumacher, Senna, or those other legends—just a ridiculously clean driver.

Enough said for anyone with half a brain.☕

Richard Walker38 said:I don't particularly care for him because he plays it too safe off-track, but honestly, my respect for him shot up after that race.

I can't remember the last time I saw someone in Formula 1 actually beaming—just grinning from ear to ear—simply because they got to have a real scrap out there on the asphalt. He’s a genuine athlete and a racer through and through.

Exactly. He spends all his time complaining about how things aren't going his way—mostly just grumbling because he hasn't beaten a real contender lately. But the guy is a driver; he grew up doing this, and it's clearly just in his DNA. And that look on his face when he flew past that General Motors V10 last year? That was the reaction of a true motorsports fanatic.

When is the next race 🎉

P. S. It's wonderful to quote all this stuff 🎉

Lewis and his tires. Given how much pace he can find in qualifying, that might actually be his biggest edge during the races—not to mention he’s a master at defensive driving, though we haven't really needed to see him making overtakes much over the last seven or eight years.

It could be an interesting season if we get to see Max Verstappen under some real pressure. He’s got the single-lap speed, but still...