Grand Prix of Mexico City (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) | November 5-7, 2021

James Harris34 said:Lewis Hamilton is only still in this title fight because Max dropped 75 points in Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, and Canada (through no fault of his own). If those points hadn't vanished, the championship would have been decided ages ago.

That says everything about how desperate Hamilton's driving has been this season...
From 2013 all the way through 2020, Louie didn't make nearly this many mistakes—massive, amateur-hour blunders that, by some miracle and thanks to Massi constantly begging for red flags, he hasn't even had to pay for in points...
It would be straight-up embarrassing if he snagged the title with such pathetic driving, especially considering how he and Bottas have been aggressively ramming anyone in their way without getting penalized, not to mention all the red flag waving whenever Louie decides to take a look around instead of hitting the walls.🤦

Red Bull has a car that can actually challenge the Mexicans at certain tracks this year if they play their cards right with strategy, capitalizing on Louis's terrible starts and mediocre qualifying sessions, and so on...
In terms of pure race pace, Red Bull can forget about ever overtaking Mercedes; however, the reverse might actually be possible...
Most of the battles Red Bull wins come down to tactical execution rather than raw speed...
Which is a dead giveaway that there’s zero massive advantage here; it all boils down to tiny, marginal differences...
So if that's what you call a dominant car, then my ass.🤦

Red Bull isn't dominant, and Mercedes isn't truly dominant either...
Mercedes definitely isn't the powerhouse we used to know, where they’d hold a second-per-lap lead over everyone else and lap five cars before the first pit stops...
But they aren't "trash" just because they don't have a full second advantage over the main rivals anymore.🙄
Give me a break. As soon as they're only 0.1 to 0.5 seconds faster than Red Bull, people act like they're garbage. If they're 0.1 or 0.2 seconds slower, suddenly they're worse than Haas.😵

Schedule is out!

ruggedhawk20 said:Here is the schedule!

Today:
Free Practice 3 6PM
Qualifying 7PM

Tomorrow:
The Race 7PM

Thanks

If Red Bull doesn't manage to secure that front row during qualifying today, I truly fear they may never see it happen. They look quite formidable, don't they?

An algorithmic estimation of velocity:

6.5 tenths per lap, not too shabby

Look, I know it’s just practice, so maybe it isn't a 100% foolproof indicator of what's coming, but they are clearly picking up the pace. Honestly, I don't think we're looking at an overly intense qualifying session, at least when it comes to pole position

Is Charles Leclerc actually going to make it through this race? He’s already spun out more than a few times this weekend and absolutely wrecked his run.

First red flag of the day

🤦

When a kid starts playing Formula 1.

🤦

Dad’s got the cash, so Dad’s footing the bill, I guess.
🙂

Looks like Sainz blew his engine

Edit: he's fine though 🤣

Sainz really went and hit the "panic button" 🤣

Man, I am so incredibly done with this overhyped Haas nonsense...

He’s constantly complaining, even though he’s nearly half a second slower than his teammate 🤣

So, I guess we’re all wondering... who's actually taking the fall for Alonso today?

Ever since Mercedes officially announced him for next season, and honestly even after he snatched those points for Williams, Mr. Saturday hasn't looked like he cares at all. It’s like he’s already checked out on vacation. He isn't even trying. Everything feels so calm and totally uninterested. He basically just showed up for the audition, signed the contract, and now he's just coasting through the rest of the season.

Everyone seems to be pulling a tow in Q3. 😁

Did Red Bull fall asleep at the wheel?

Perez 🤦

Edit: Tsunoda completely blew it

Perez, what an absolute disappointment