hollowhawk412 said:honestly, who can really say for sure given the fuel situation they're dealing with...
Personally, I find Q2 to be quite enjoyable, whereas Q3 seems to involve just a bit too much calculated risk-taking for my liking.
It’s the same for me whenever I have a data transfer to deal with😠 ,and since I was trying to be smart and opted for the starter bundle😵 ,I’ve already burned through 6 GB of data😬
Man, I’ve got nothing but frustration for HRT right now; I honestly can't wrap my head around what this broadcast setup is even supposed to be 😠. It’s just this weird, jarring mix of soccer and advertisements 😠.
1 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:21.269 19 2 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:21.465 16 3 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.599 16 4 Robert Kubica BMW 1:21.717 23 5 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.771 21 6 Sébastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:21.942 19 7 Nelson Piquet jr. Renault 1:21.992 18 8 Jenson Button Honda 1:22.060 17 9 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.075 16 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:22.081 23 11 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:22.094 15 12 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:22.174 19 13 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.176 18 14 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:22.189 16 15 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:22.220 16 16 Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.292 20 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:22.350 17 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India F1 1:22.466 22 19 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 1:22.689 21 20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:23.726 16 21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1:23.921 15 22 Mark Webber Red Bull no time 2
Something feels a little off about these practice results 🤷, I suppose they might just be running different strategies or something, because I find it hard to believe they'd only be fine-tuning the cars this late in the game; it's more likely just down to the varying fuel loads during the session 🤷
That said, the BMW seems quite fast, and I guess we might see another PP for them; yesterday Kimi lap time was 1.21.935, though the day before he was sitting at 1.20.649, but Heikki Kovalainen wasn't anywhere near that kind of pace
darkmarlin16 said:I think I might head over to the spam section for a bit.
It seems like there’s a spot for you over there too, I suppose.😉 So, I think it’s finally time to settle in for the long haul, especially since we're diving deep into the discussion regarding VN Spain. While we're on that subject, I was wondering if anyone here might have some insight—do you suppose we'll actually see the cars roll out with those updated aero packages? I’m personally curious to see if they'll manage to zbusiti FerrariRenault sea seagull with the new setup.😬I suppose we might be looking at a choice between the Renault sea seagull and the Honda seagull. 😬I wonder how this season is actually going to wrap up... at this rate, we might just end up seeing a car finish a race on three wheels. 🤣
Anonymous said:Does anyone happen to know where I can catch the qualifying broadcast? ESPN is just running a replay at two in the morning.
Well, they're doing that split coverage again🙄 ,which usually means you get absolutely nothing from the formula racing and nothing from the football either😠 ,though it might be available online at http://www2.myp2p.eu/competition.php...ne=motorsports maybe give that a shot😉
Edward Howard2 said:Up until this last free practice session, Piquet had been finishing somewhere between 7th and 19th in their ten outings this season, so seeing him take 2nd place feels like quite a significant leap to me. And if we consider the idea that the car is only as good as the driver who manages to extract the most out of it, I might just predict they'll be harvesting plenty of points over in Spain. 😉
Are you referring to Alonso's 3rd place finish in this scenario?🤷
Otherwise:
Because of the differing strategies used, the final standings ended up looking a bit unusual. The Force India drivers held onto those top two spots during the first forty minutes of the free practice. Adrian Sutil led initially, though he was quickly overtaken for the lead by Giancarlo Fisichella.
So, I suppose that doesn't necessarily mean much.😉
mistybear87 said:darkmarlin16 wasn't actually banned by us ☕
Honestly, I think he probably should have been. He’s definitely more disruptive than Pilatus, especially with how he floods the boards—dropping seven or eight posts in a row that barely contain three coherent words, let alone actual sentences. It feels like he just ruins the threads even more than Pilatus does with all those images.☕
rustystag7 said:Man, just leave the Pilatus alone, okay? Indianapolis is a great track, but honestly, how can you get so worked up over some tiny mistake...
I mean, I guess you should probably find something else to do with your life, right? 🤷
That isn't actually the Pilatus🙄 more like its twin brother, the Pilathino😬
hollowhawk412 said:It seems like there’s almost always some thread popping up on the motorsports forums regarding testing sessions..
It’s pretty much the same situation over on the Formula 1 enthusiast boards.. you eventually get people stepping up with actual intel...
And I suppose they’re all just keeping an eye on various international sites...
like www.motor21.com www.f1today.nl and a few others...
There's usually someone who happens to be a native Spanish or Dutch speaker showing up, since those specific sites are based out of Spain and the Netherlands.
Good grief, people on those sites can be so illiterate 😲 ,but I guess us small-town folks don't really grasp all that technical stuff anyway 😬
Look, if you ask me how things should have played out, I honestly think if the FIA hadn't been meddling so much, Fernando Alonso would be sitting in a much better position right now 😉. Though, just between us, I’ve always felt that Dragan Hemić is actually the superior driver, but hey, that’s just my personal take and probably doesn't hold much weight in the grand scheme of things. By that same logic, I’d say Sebastian Vettel is three times the driver Michael Schumacher was, so where does that leave us? 😬 If we're strictly playing by the numbers and looking at the results, then Fernando Alonso is currently the top dog with his two titles, followed by Kimi Räikkönen with his single championship, and then Lewis Hamilton, who holds the record for the most podiums, wins, and points in a season without actually securing the title
Comparing who is a better driver versus a worse one is honestly a pretty pointless exercise, if you ask me. It’s just too complicated because you have to account for the team, the car's performance, and all those other variables. All those comparisons feel incredibly subjective, and I don't think it's truly possible to settle the debate on who actually holds the edge over anyone else. At this point, the only real way to compare them is through pure statistics:
If we are looking strictly at championship titles won, then Fernando Alonso is definitely the greatest here, but if you shift the lens toward things like total races completed, points scored, or podium finishes, I’m inclined to say Lewis Hamilton takes the lead. Though, I suppose the real truth is 🤷that if everyone were competing in identical cars, starting under perfectly equal conditions—kind of like how it works in track and field—then we might actually have a legitimate conversation about who is truly superior 🙄
P. S. Just to be clear, I am only talking about the current drivers 😉 so, Jason Campbell70, please don't bring up any retired legends 😬
Elizabeth Hughes said: I don't have one either. Neither at my job nor back home.
And I'd probably bet that most people on this forum aren't using a 24" screen either.😉
Man, you city folks really need to come out to the sticks for a bit. 😬 I actually run three different PCs, and even my smallest monitor is a 22" 🤣😂. I mean, occasionally those smaller screens can be a bit of a headache when I'm working on my laptop, though it's not exactly a disaster since it's just a 17", but if someone is calling me a small-town guy, then they could easily provide a 22" setup—if they can't, I honestly don't know who here is running something smaller than a 19"😁
Do slick tires or grooved tires tend to wear out faster?
Thanks in advance!
I was reading somewhere that they sometimes struggle with getting enough heat during those first two or three laps, and then everything feels perfect, but then they seem to fall off a cliff after about four or five laps. It sounds like they might be amazing for qualifying, but maybe a bit of a disaster once the actual race starts.🤷
rustystag7 said:Honestly, hollowhawk412, hats off to you. I know we used to go at it constantly back in the day, but looking back now, I really think you're one of the good ones. I actually grabbed a drink with Manuel Ruiz Kost recently, and while we were chatting about all the names being tossed around for the moderator position, he was just cracking up...
So, we actually started thinking it might not be such a bad idea if you threw your hat in the ring for the role, especially since you're always around here and you've really found your groove within the community.👍
I’ve actually felt this way for quite some time—hollowhawk412 would make an excellent moderator.🙏🙏🙏
To start off, I’m really not trying to push your buttons here, but could you explain how you came to the conclusion that Renault is the more stable car? I suppose if you're basing that on some practice sessions you caught somewhere, maybe you could point me toward where those were being broadcast? 🤷It might just be that strange rear end of the car that's giving off that impression, 🤷but I'd love to hear your thoughts.
hollowhawk412 said:Well, now you're coming after me too... I mean, why would Michael Schumacher have deserved the 2006 title more than Fernando Alonso? 🤷
Or Kimi back in 2005...
The best argument I've heard is that Kimi probably would have taken it if he'd just had a more reliable car, considering all those retirements and that one mistake of his...
Plus, I suspect General Motors might have been a bit more aggressive during the second half of 2005 if they hadn't built up such a massive lead early on.
I didn't actually say he deserved the championship more than Alonso; I guess I'm somewhere in the middle on that one. But man, he was just incredible that season, and I can't help but feel that if he was ever going to win a title with Ferrari—any title at all, really 😉—it probably should have been that year.
