US Embassy Austria (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) Race: July 8th–10th, 2022

Man, did you guys see how Max Verstappen's fans were celebrating when Lewis Hamilton crashed? Seriously... talk about being cutthroat against the English...

cosmicmoose2 said:Did you guys see how Max Verstappen fans were celebrating when Lewis Hamilton crashed? Man, talk about some serious rivalry with the English crowd...

They were just getting even for what happened to them last year.

Oh, please, spare me. We’ve already had half an hour of Croft rambling on about this

cosmicmoose2 said:Did you guys see how Max Verstappen's fans were celebrating when Lewis Hamilton crashed? Man, talk about hating on the English side...

And what were they supposed to do? Just sit there in silence while those English whiners had their little moment? You gotta give as good as you get. Now we’re all just waiting for some dramatic Instagram Story and a massive apology from a totally unhinged mimosa...

They’ve stripped almost all of Perez's starting slots away, leaving him to kick things off from P13. Honestly, won't that be quite the spectacle to watch?

What is going on? It feels like there is a race happening every single week lately.

Drew Bennett68 said:They stripped almost all of Perez's time slots, so he's starting 13th. This should be interesting.

It’s going to be an intense sprint, assuming we don't see any major collisions in the opening lap.

mellowsurfer14 said:Seriously, what is this? There's a race happening every single week!

Total speed enthusiasts.

Jack Kelly5 said:If there’s even a hint of trouble with the car, the only person who could possibly take down Max Verstappen is Lewis Hamilton. And even then, he'd have to do it in a split second while driving a lightning-fast machine.

What I find myself wondering about, though, is the true potential of this Ferrari; what kind of lap times do you suppose Max Verstappen would be pulling if he were behind the wheel of one? It really makes you think...

The Mercedes drivers seemed absolutely desperate out there today.

Drew Bennett68 said:They wiped out almost all of Brian Perez79's time slots... he's starting P13. This is gonna be wild.

Look, since they’re running a sprint, this is actually his big chance to claw back into the spot he "should" have had after qualifying anyway. The sting of a bad qualifying session just isn't as brutal in this format...

mellowsurfer14 said:What is even happening? It feels like there's a race every single week.

Man, where have you been living? You’re acting like we aren't in the modern era now, where they'll literally run two races in one weekend if they feel like it.😁

graniteharbor502 said:I'm just curious how good this Ferrari actually is. I wonder what kind of lap times Max Verstappen would pull in it. Man...

The Mercedes drivers were absolutely struggling today.

I'd love to see how Charles Leclerc would fare in this Red Bull.

Total loser

The guy just keeps making way too many mistakes.

Red Bull has definitely had the best car on the grid over the last two seasons.

To me, Ferrari this season feels a lot like the Mercedes 2013. They look quick in qualifying, but their race pace just isn't there, especially when you factor in the pit wall decisions.

Richard Walker38 said:Loser

The guy just makes way too many mistakes, I guess.

And honestly, that’s not even the worst part—it’s how much he just completely falls apart after anything goes wrong. It's honestly painful to watch.

Hey Kel, is it actually true that the guy's swapping out the chassis?

Yeah, looks like a massive mistake by Lewis Hamilton, especially with that bit of wind thrown into the mix. He knows he messed up, though—probably looking to make up for it today.

I mean, Ferrari’s got a killer car this year, they just don't have Max Verstappen behind the wheel.
Red Bull, though? They basically have both.
Last season was such a mess for Lewis Hamilton; towards the end, he was basically piloting a Space Shuttle. And yeah, I guess that Mercedes was like a Space Shuttle compared to everyone else on the grid, but even then, it still ended up getting left in the dust.

Jack Kelly5 said:Ferrari has a great car, they just don't have Max Verstappen.
Red Bull Racing has both.
Last season, Lewis Hamilton totally outplayed him; by the end of the year, he was basically piloting a Space Shuttle. Yeah, that Mercedes-Benz was a total Space Shuttle compared to everyone else on the grid, and it still left them all in the dust.

What are you talking about? Lewis Hamilton completely schooled him. Maximilian is never going to see a title, not even this year—he's just not smart enough for it.

Max is going to take the title again this year.

There’s really no one else in the running. Even if you factor in Ferrari being competitive—though RB actually has the better race pace—they can't even decide who their number one driver is to properly support them. Toss in some sloppy pit stops, and that's the end of it. Mercedes is too far back, and Perez just isn't consistent enough.