IT'S race Week !!! United States Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway 03.20.2022

I guess super George is trailing his teammate by just about a single second 😁

Sam Clark75 said:Why isn't the standings graphic even showing up during the broadcast? It’s literally impossible to keep track of who's where—just a total mess.

And that's not even the half of it. Now purple doesn't necessarily mean fastest sector, 🤦
green isn't always better than the last one, and yellow isn't even guaranteed to be slower. 🤦😵

God knows what kind of intern they have running this stuff. 🙄
Idiots. They’ll probably screw up the live graphics just like they butchered the perfectly functional Live Timing and the app—which they spent two whole seasons trying to fix, and even now, it's still barely halfway back to being decent.🙄

Ferkan 🙏 🙏

Alright, Louie, looks like you're stuck being the best of the rest 😬

Maybe they'll actually make it to the podium tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Ferkan drivers messes up during a pit stop, while the kašetica probably gets outclassed on the track itself 🙏

All things considered, I guess we’re in for a spectacular season 🙂

Nancy Perez75 said:The big question for tomorrow is this: how exactly is Ferrari going to mess up the race?

a) They’ll nail the pit stop timing all wrong because they’re terrified of an undercut from Hamilton or Checo.

b) The crew will screw something up during a tire change.

c) They'll get too aggressive in Turn 1 and let Max blow right past them.

d) They'll come up with some other ridiculous strategy on the fly.

All of the above…

It’s honestly refreshing to see a Ferrari looking this competitive again, though I can't help but wonder if they actually have a driver in their lineup who possesses that killer instinct needed to clinch a championship.

Personally, I'm putting my money on Verstappen to take the win at ☕

I just hope Max doesn't cause any chaos right at the start. It feels like Lewis is counting on it; if Max ends up clobbering someone from the Ferkan crew, I don't want any part of that podium drama. 😁

Leclerc's SS quota is at 10 for the fastest lap.

Am I losing my mind here, or is that actually doable?

If they end up being even a second slower per lap, Ferrari and Red Bull are going to get lapped by Mercedes tomorrow.

cosmicridge5 said:Ferkan 🙏 🙏

Alright, Louie, looks like you're stuck being the best of the rest 😬

Maybe they'll actually make it to the podium tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the Ferkan drivers messes up during a pit stop, while the kašetica probably gets outclassed on the track itself 🙏

All things considered, I guess we’re in for a spectacular season 🙂

you remember that last race and the fight between Kašeta and Louie? It wasn't exactly pretty. 😬)

btw—how much of a difference are we actually seeing compared to last year?

hiddenridge99 said:Is Mercedes still sandbagging?

🤣

Nah ☕
They clearly have the best car; they're just sitting there being only 1 second faster than everyone else right now...

And honestly, even top-tier drivers can't fix that if Mercedes keeps putting two mannequins behind the wheel...

Mercedes-Benz is playing their cards close to the chest, likely waiting until the very end of the season to reveal their true hand 🤣

This little guy George Russell has had an absolutely disastrous start. And yet, I find myself wondering how some people could have possibly been praising him to the heavens just recently? 🤦

Jack Kelly5 said:Well, looks like the prophet horse finally got the machine sorted out, assuming they don't mess around with the settings again...
👋

🤣🤣🤣

The perfect scenario tomorrow? Both frontrunners crash out, clearing the way for Junior to cruise to an easy win. :luks::luks::luks:

Mercedes-Benz looks better than expected. Give them a few more races to dial in the car, and they'll be fighting for pole position too.
I still expect them to show up much stronger during the race itself. What we saw today felt a bit too cautious—probably just playing it safe with the power units (using three PUs over 23 races this year).
We'll see.

Ashley Ramirez4 said:btw—how much of a difference are we actually seeing compared to last year?

Only 1.5 seconds.

I actually put Valtteri Bottas and Kevin Magnussen on the podium yesterday just for the hell of it...😁
I had about three bucks sitting in my account doing nothing, so I figured, why not blow it?

Jason Campbell70 said:🤣🤣🤣

The perfect scenario tomorrow? Both frontrunners crash out, clearing the way for Junior to cruise to an easy win. :luks::luks::luks:

Mercedes-Benz looks better than expected. Give them a few more races to dial in the car, and they'll be fighting for pole position too.
I still expect them to show up much stronger during the race itself. What we saw today felt a bit too cautious—probably just playing it safe with the power units (using three PUs over 23 races this year).
We'll see.

Man, you're really manifesting that one, aren't you?

If this turns into a real showdown through the end of the season, alongside Ferrari 🎉
I’d personally take Sainz over Leclerc any day.

stormybadger8 said:And that's not even the half of it. Now purple doesn't necessarily mean fastest sector, 🤦
green isn't always better than the last one, and yellow isn't even guaranteed to be slower. 🤦😵

God knows what kind of intern they have running this stuff. 🙄
Idiots. They’ll probably screw up the live graphics just like they butchered the perfectly functional Live Timing and the app—which they spent two whole seasons trying to fix, and even now, it's still barely halfway back to being decent.🙄

It's absolute bottom-of-the-barrel garbage. You've got George Russell and Lewis Hamilton out on a flying lap, they hit Sector 3, and both show purple for sectors one and two.

Don't even get me started on the fact that in one lap, Russell had a purple first sector but was somehow trailing Charles Leclerc or Max Verstappen by 0.8 seconds in that same sector—I can't even wrap my head around it.

Max Verstappen squeezed out everything he could, while Charles Leclerc snatched pole with those yellow sectors. That gap in favor of Ferrari might actually be even wider.

swiftmaker12 said:I was ready to write off Ferrari the second they unveiled the car—it just didn't sit right with me from the start.
I’ve definitely gotten older—and, honestly, I've gone completely downhill.

http://www.forum.com/showpost.php?p=9...&postcount=100

Come on man, if you admit half of it, maybe you'll get some forgiveness 👍