Eric Nelson said:It’s high time for Joey Šimunić to step up and take center stage 😂
👍 That’s just how it is; they all seem like little kids to me. I guess the only one who really holds a record is Joe, since he managed to pick up three yellow cards in a single game.🤣
Is this Poll even serious?😂 😂 😂 I mean, looking at the results, none of the drivers listed here will actually win a single race next season, yet Felipe Massa somehow ended up with zero votes😲 😲 😲 . So, according to this logic, I suppose the guy is basically 1000% guaranteed to be the World Champion next year based on this Poll🤣 🤣 🤣
darkbear51 said:Proof. Where's this info coming from? 🙂
Well, I was actually hanging out on the HDZe forums earlier, and my cousin Mateša reached out to me—he's actually pretty tight with Bernie Ecclestone, you know, and Bernie tends to know things before anyone else does. 😁
Of course it is, I mean, why else would I have been making such a huge deal about this for the past month? I’ve been telling everyone that the 2008 champion is going to be Sebastian Vettel, and I really don't see how anyone could disagree at this point.😁
If this actually turns out to be true, I imagine it’ll be quite fascinating to watch Nick take on Lewis Hamilton on the track, and seeing Heiki hold his own against Fernando Alonso too. It would be interesting to see how the Spanish media and fans react, and I wouldn't be surprised if we start hearing all sorts of wild new conspiracy theories popping up everywhere.😁 😁 😁I suspect there might even be some sort of secret contract with McLaren in play, maybe one where Alonso isn't allowed to grab any race wins for at least two years.😂 😂 😂
I’m not entirely sure if this is all factual, but the whole story seems to hold quite a bit of water. I was actually a little surprised when Lewis Hamilton mentioned Nick Heidfeld as his potential new teammate, especially since Sebastian Vettel used to be a test driver for BMW and maintains a pretty good relationship with them. Then you have Timo Glock, who is reportedly eyeing a seat at Toyota—who knows, maybe that deal is already a done deal. To me, the whole lineup looks fairly solid
Ferrari - Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa McLaren - Lewis Hamilton, Nick Heidfeld BMW - Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel (It feels like 2008 is repeating itself, seeing a driver in the number 6 car clinching the championship😁 😁 😁 ) Renault - Heikki Kovalainen, Fernando Alonso Williams - Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil Toyota - Timo Glock, Red Bull Racing Red Bull - Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso - Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher (serving as a replacement for Vettel, and perhaps to show everyone how he handles driving in the rain😁 😁 😁 )
There really isn't even a remote chance that Kimi Räikkönen could have taken the title, because his win was completely earned—and honestly, if you were still using the old scoring system, he would have won by an even larger margin. Kimi Räikkönen 93 Lewis Hamilton 87 Fernando Alonso 85
If they had somehow managed to pull off a different result, I suspect Formula 1 would have basically fallen apart as a competitive sport. To be fair, I was pulling for Lewis Hamilton, but I just didn't want to see Fernando Alonso take the championship either. In the end, Kimi Räikkönen rightfully became the world champion🙏, and I don't think there’s much room for debate there. Besides, I actually find myself respecting Fernando Alonso a lot more now after his recent comments👍; maybe he said it because of the whole Lewis Hamilton situation, but regardless, the man is absolutely right. Kimi Räikkönen deserved it, plain and simple, and even Lewis Hamilton seems to agree with that sentiment. It just feels like Ron Dennis can't quite stomach the reality that he essentially became the biggest loser in history, not just in Formula 1, but in all of sports, simply due to his own poor judgment. My take on the whole thing is that while a team has to pick a number one driver—and I personally thought that should have been Lewis Hamilton, though I wouldn't have minded if it were Fernando Alonso—there still needs to be some sense of order. When you lose that structure, everything descends into chaos, and instead of having a top-tier team like Ferrari, you end up with the Los Angeles Lakers.😁
I suppose if you look at the numbers between Hamilton and Alonso, it’s somewhere around 7 to 10, depending on how you choose to weigh certain races. It’s a bit of a complex comparison, I guess, given how much their careers have overlapped and evolved over the years. I suppose we’re looking back at that Kovalinen-Fisico matchup from the 11th to the 6th, though I can't say for certain how much weight we should really give those specific numbers in the grand scheme of things. It feels like one of those technical details that might seem significant on paper, but maybe isn't as definitive as it appears at first glance. I suppose if we're looking at the head-to-head matchups between Vettel and either Liuzzi or Heidfeld, the numbers seem to lean quite heavily toward Vettel, perhaps sitting somewhere around a 3 to 5 margin depending on how you choose to weigh the specific results. I suppose we should probably look at the current standings between Nakay and Rosberg, which currently sit at 0 to 1. It seems like a relatively small gap for now, but I guess we'll just have to see how things unfold as the season progresses.
Ah, I seem to have forgotten about Sutil, my apologies. I suppose that's something I can't really undo now, but when you step back and look at the big picture—especially when you compare him to the much more seasoned drivers sitting in the same garage—it puts things into perspective, I guess.
Kovalinen Vettel I suppose we could talk about Hamilton, though I’m not entirely sure where to start with him. It feels like there is always something to dissect when it comes to his performance, doesn't it? Maybe it's just the way he carries himself on the track, but I find myself thinking about his recent runs quite often. I guess it's just one of those things that stays on your mind. I was looking over the standings for Hamilton 4 Nakaj, though I suppose he didn't really get much of a chance to prove himself, so any assessment of him is probably just based on that single race. I'm honestly feeling a bit torn about whether I should swap him out for Sutil, but I can't quite make up my mind. If anyone happens to have some insight or knows how that might play out, I'd love it if you could let me know.😁
Well, I suppose we should probably try to look past the actual points standings for a moment, because if we don't, this whole discussion might feel a bit pointless. That said, I think it might be worth considering other factors like the driver's raw pace, the sheer power of the car, the overall strength of the team, and, of course, we shouldn't overlook how many races were actually held during the season:
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes, 17 races, 109 points Heikki Kovalainen, Chevrolet Corvette Sebastian Vettel BMW, Toro Rosso-7, 8 races total, 6 points Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota, 1 race—started 19th but managed to finish 10th