F1 Imola GP: April 24th @ 3 PM ET

graniteharbor502 said:Nothing much, he just pulled off a Grand Slam 🙄

graniteharbor502 said:Last year, those sprint weekends were worth more.
Everyone knows the rules—at Imola, you could have walked away with 34 points if you won the sprint, won the main race, and snagged the FL.

stormybadger8 said:Bla-bla...
It is nothing more than pure nonsense, quite similar to that old madness from years ago when they tried implementing double points for the season finale.

There is absolutely no logical justification for why Imola should carry more weight than any other standard race on the calendar.
Ultimately, it feels like a farce that will eventually be discarded once people realize how unnatural and nonsensical the whole concept truly is.

stormybadger8 said:It’s all just a joke waiting to happen... someone’s gonna call it out eventually because the whole thing is unnatural and makes zero sense.

graniteharbor502 said:So according to some expert breakdown on the official Formula 1 site, Red Bull managed to shave off 3 kg, but they're still sitting with a 7 kg disadvantage compared to Ferrari.

Anyway, the greatest driver alive managed to snag 34 points in a single race weekend at Imola, which is something absolutely nobody else in history has ever pulled off. Haters gonna hate 🙂

stormybadger8 said:Bla-bla...
It’s just pure stupidity—honestly, it reminds me of that old nonsense where they tried doing double points at the season finale.

There is absolutely zero justification for why Imola should be worth more than any other standard race.
At the end of the day, it's just a joke waiting to happen—someone will eventually call it out because it feels forced and makes no sense.

Lawrence Garcia5 said:I’ve gotta say, I feel like Lewis Hamilton just isn't feeling it lately... lacks that drive.

Unless they actually fix the car, nothing is gonna change. Period.
George Russell needs to step up and prove he belongs there. He's gotta bite!

It’s obvious—Hamilton is having a total mental meltdown right now. It's clear as day.

graniteharbor502 said:Anyway, today’s greatest driver managed to snag 34 points in a single race at Imola, something nobody else in history has ever pulled off. Haters gonna hate 🙂

cosmicmoose2 said:Maybe he just isn't trying because the car isn't championship material anymore. But honestly, that's a risky move—George Russell is already making his case.
Sure, losing five or six races won't strip him of his #1 status at Mercedes overnight, but if this keeps up all season, Russell might actually become the new #1.

stormybadger8 said:Some clueless hack probably wrote this—only someone totally illiterate would spout such nonsense and still have a job🙂
https://www.formula1.com/en/results....ce-result.html

Unbelievable. Some illiterate journalist thinks history only counts from 2015 onwards... I guess everything before 2015 just doesn't matter, right?🤣

Roger Wright94 said:And how many sprint races have actually been held throughout history?
It isn't exactly a massive achievement worth shouting from the rooftops.
Winning all those milestones without even having a sprint involved is a category that was established ages ago, and frankly, it is quite impressive because it doesn't happen very often.
However, I would be hesitant to throw around the term "first in history" for something that has only occurred a handful of times. In my humble opinion, anyway.

What I find much more fascinating is the detail that this marks the first time since 1979 that two different drivers have managed to secure a Grand slam within the same season.

graniteharbor502 said:Max Verstappen is the first driver in history to take home a PP, win the sprint, win the main race, and pull off a FL all during the same Grand Prix.

EOD.

stormybadger8 said:What kind of achievements are those?
You have the absolute fastest car on the grid, your competition either gets wiped out by Rick or just crashes themselves out, and oh look, a miracle—you won 🙂
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Honestly, praising him is just like praising Hamilton, because he managed to land on the podium in every single race (that he actually finished) during that 2014 season thanks to that beast of a Mercedes machine 🙂
. It’s not that Max isn't a great driver, but glorifying something that at least 30% of the guys on the grid could probably pull off with that specific car isn't exactly worth the "greatest of all time" or "best ever" labels, blah blah blah...

stormybadger8 said:What kind of achievements are we even talking about here?
When you possess by far the fastest car on the grid—a machine that essentially sweeps aside the competition whether it's because Rick is struggling or just making his own mistakes—and then, oh look, what a miracle, you manage to win 🙂
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Honestly, glorifying this is quite similar to how people worship Hamilton; after all, he managed to land on the podium in every single race (that he actually finished) during that 2014 season behind that beast of a Mercedes-Benz. 🙂
It is far from being the case that Max isn't a talented driver, truly, but when you celebrate something that at least 30% of the drivers on the grid could likely achieve given that specific car, does it really warrant those grand titles like "greatest of all time" or "best ever" or whatever else people blather on about?