USA/Central Park 03.17.2019

Honda is officially on the chopping block

Booooooring...
Screw the FIA and Liberty Media, this looks even worse than last year when it comes to following the cars closely 🤦

At least Valtteri Bottas finally grabbed a win, though Lewis is looking weirdly bad 🤔

Live timing is a total disaster, doesn't even worth $1.75 for the whole year 🤦
The F1 TV broadcast is mediocre at best, but hey, at least it hasn't crashed or anything...

Ferrari is dominating 🙏
What losers, they didn't even come close 🤦
They could have at least tried to grab a Formula 1 win, but apparently they calculated that they don't stand a chance even on fresh tires 🤦
The race car is basically in a coma—a deep one—on softs and mediums, or some demon just made Sebastian's car absolute garbage 🤷

Red Bull is freaking good this season; Ferrari can celebrate like crazy if they manage to snag 2nd in the constructors' championship...

Honestly, thank goodness Bottas took first place. If the roles were reversed, we wouldn't be able to deal with all the armchair theorists out there. People were already starting to moan about how Mercedes would swap their positions. Plus, Finac really shut down a lot of the critics.😁

hiddensailor7 said:What an absolute collection of total morons is sitting on that pit wall. 🙏🙏

They basically handed Charles Leclerc a free 40-second pit stop on a silver platter. 🙂

I mean, seriously, they could have just called them both in for a pit stop, couldn't they?

It’s actually mind-blowing how much those absolute morons are just sitting there doing nothing. 🙏 🙏 🙏

Nicholas Newman2 said:Honestly, thank goodness Valtteri Bottas took the win—if the roles had been reversed, the armchair theorists would never shut up! People were already whining about how Mercedes might swap their drivers around anyway. Plus, seeing Finac shut down all those critics was just the icing on the cake.😁

Man, he totally played us—he missed that 20+ second mark on the 5-time WDC quiz by a mile! Honestly, what a trip...

What kind of straws are they even grasping at? It’s like they can't see that Lewis has a car capable of beating himself by over 20 seconds... honestly!

Brian Campbell36 said:It’s only Charles Leclerc's first race driving for Ferrari—he really needs to stick to the team orders this time!

Hahaha, you're in for a rough ride! 🙂

screw those damn confetti cannons

Sebastian Vettel.
The biggest four-time fraud in history.

Gary Palmer8 said:What kind of straws are they even grasping at here? It’s obvious that Lewis is sitting in a machine capable of beating himself by more than 20 seconds...

So we're looking at a 40-second gap over the rest of the field. Absolute monster of a power unit. 😲

Nicholas Newman2 said:Thank god Valtteri Bottas took first place. If the roles were reversed, we’d never hear the end of it from all those armchair experts. People were already whining about how Mercedes might swap their positions. Also, Finac really shut a lot of people up today.😁

Oh, here we go with another conspiracy theory. 😁

Bottas is grabbing the title just because that's what Toto Wolff wants. 🤣
Bottas has a new race engineer this season—he’s actually using Lewis Hamilton's old one now.
Last time they pulled a stunt like that, Nico Rosberg walked away with the title. 🤔

stormybadger8 said:Boring...
To hell with the FIA and Liberty Media; the racing looks even worse than last year in terms of following distance. 🤦

At least Valtteri Bottas finally grabbed a win, though Lewis looks strangely off. 🤔

The Live timing is an absolute disaster; it isn't worth a single $1.75 per year. 🤦
The F1 TV broadcast is mediocre at best, but I suppose it’s better than nothing.

Ferrari is dominating. 🙏
What losers, they aren't even close. 🤦
They could have at least attempted to take a Formula 1 win, but it seems they calculated that they simply don't stand a chance, even on fresh tires. 🤦
The race car appears to be in a coma—a deep one—on softs and mediums, or some devilish thing is just fundamentally wrong with Sebastian's car. 🤷

Red Bull is incredibly good this season; Ferrari can celebrate until they're blue in the face if they manage to secure second in the constructors' championship.

It is strange. It seemed like Ferrari was much faster on the hard tire. Charles Leclerc was on hards during the final stint and was dropping massive amounts of time on Sebastian. There is no logic to it.

Worst of all, those Medium tires didn't even look worn out, which makes even less sense.

The only hope for dethroning Mercedes-Benz is Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

That Gastly guy isn't exactly top-tier material.

Lewis Hamilton certainly won't be pleased that they failed to instruct Valtteri Bottas to pull off the track to make way for his Majesty.
How is it that a five-time World Champion can't even manage to clear the path? 🤦

These race cars this season look more like lawnmowers than high-performance machines. 👎

At the very least, we might actually witness a legitimate title fight between Bottas vs Hamilton vs Verstappen this year.

Everyone else will likely just be scavenging for scraps, while for certain teams, the season is already effectively over.
Ferrari dominated the testing sessions, but they’re clearly playing it safe by driving in a conservative mode.

stormybadger8 said:Another conspiracy theory. 😁

Valtteri Bottas is basically being handed titles just because that's what Toto Wolff wants. 🤣
He’s even got a new race engineer this season—Lewis Hamilton's former guy...
Last time they pulled a swap like that, Nico Rosberg walked away with the championship. 🤔

🎉🎉

The reality is Bottas needs to build a massive points cushion within the first five races, specifically while Lewis Hamilton is still shaking off the winter slumber.

They asked Hamilton if he had the pace, and his response was that they were just saving the engine. It's quite a convenient excuse, considering he didn't even look like he was trying to contest Bottas on track.

darkmarlin16 said:They could've just both called them into the pits.

It’s unbelievable how much those idiots are just sitting there 🙏 🙏 🙏

Exactly...
There's no way they didn't have some massive issues on both cars. 🤔

Smells like electrical problems to me...
In the first stint, Charles Leclerc was painfully slow, then he picked up pace later—who knows if it was the tires or if they actually managed to patch something up. 🤷
First stint, Sebastian Vettel was fast; second stint, he was just mediocre...

God knows, but they probably did the math and realized they had zero chance...
And they didn't even have new softs, just used sets from qualifying.
If they were dealing with technical failures, they probably didn't want to take any risks.

As for everything else...
It was painful watching Sergio Perez's face in the General Motors garage when Max Verstappen blew past the Ferrari...
Looks like he's already losing his mind.

Pierre Gasly is struggling big time. If he can't outpace Daniil Kvyat on fresh rubber, there's a massive question mark over how much longer he stays at Red Bull Racing...

Gary Palmer8 said:Man, he absolutely crushed that 20+ second gap during the five-time WDC run. Just wow...

What kind of straws are people even reaching for? They don't seem to realize Lewis Hamilton has a car capable of beating his own teammate by over 20 seconds...

Regardless, the main thing is that Valtteri Bottas shut up those bitter commentators, and naturally, we're looking at a 1-2 finish🎉. Besides, this race shows once again that the battle between both drivers stays wide open until a certain point in the season—something a lot of people love to mock🤦.

I consider myself a team player, so I don't see anything wrong with leaving Charles Leclerc behind Sebastian Vettel. But it definitely feels good to see things being handled more fairly.🙏

It’s going to be a great season—unlike those guys who rely on names like Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton really needs to go out there and win those titles with his own team...

Man, TBF, you're seriously intense, aren't you? You’d probably be firing drivers into the unemployment line after the very first race of the season if you were running the show 🤣

darkmarlin16 As specified by:
Good grief, stormybadger8, you’d be firing drivers left and right after nothing more than the very first race. 🤣

As things stand regarding the lineup for the race in Austin, it appears Kvyat will be back in the Red Bull Racing seat, while Gasly moves over to AlphaTauri.

Gary Palmer8 said:It promises to be an excellent season... unlike the various iterations of Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton must secure his titles from within his own team...

Max Verstappen will claim the title this season; we have only seen the first race, which explains why Valtteri Bottas was let go.
Given that Bottas now has Louis's engineer on his side this season, it won't be quite so easy for him to contend against his teammate.
If Ferrari has truly fallen from grace, then we are left with a formidable Honda and a driver like Max Verstappen, who, driving for Mercedes-Benz, pushed for five WDC titles right until the final lap.

While Ferrari appears to be consuming its fastest tires, being more than 40 seconds behind the leader is nothing short of a disgrace; perhaps they would be better served by withdrawing from the sport entirely, as they are doing nothing but tarnishing the company's reputation.

Raymond Anderson4 said:Vettel.
The biggest quadruple fraud ever.

Calling it a "quadruple fraud" is like saying "popular jola."
It’s a widely accepted term that doesn't need an explanation.
But unlike "popular jola," with "quadruple fraud," we know exactly who coined it and who started using it first.

Good grief, what kind of forum user are you? A total legend on this sub. 🙏🙏🙏

Gary Palmer8 said:It’s going to be a great season... unlike various versions of Michael Schumacher or Fernando Alonso, Lewis has to win his titles from within the team itself...

I agree, but now you're probably going to get cut down by all sorts of "opinions" just because I'm not using any harsh language.