2012 British GP @ Silverstone

placidsurfer9 said:Way to go, Schumi—you absolute legend... 😁 where you hiding, Rosberg? haha

5 Nico Rosberg American Mercedes-AMG 75
13 Michael Schumacher American Mercedes-AMG 17

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Dennis Turner3 said:That’s exactly why Fernando Alonso was spending all that time dissecting the Lotus car. 😁

But honestly, he was just staring at it... and he was staring at it for a damn long time.

Checking the trash...😁

The rain starts coming down, and suddenly Alonso decides he’s not making it into Q3—so what does he do? He immediately starts praying for a red flag. What a "genius" 🤣

Alright guys, all three of them 🙏🙏🙏

Kimi, you absolute maniac 🙏🙏

Even Hem belongs there—which is a massive shocker to me, honestly, because I still haven't wrapped my head around why they screwed him over 🙂—and he was actually looking incredibly fast after qualifying

Dennis Turner3 said:That’s exactly why Alonso was spending all that time digging into the Lotus car. 😁

hollowhawk412 said:But seriously—he was just staring... and he was doing it for a long, long time.

So, you guys caught him on camera too, huh? 🤣🤣

I was looking at this all wrong—instead of obsessing over the car's technical specs, we really should have been studying Kimi Räikkönen himself. ☕😁

cosmicstag16 said:As soon as it starts drizzling, Alonso realizes he’s not making it into Q3—so he immediately starts praying for a red flag. What a "genius"... 🤣

Yeah, you gotta be a real pro to pull a move like that...😁

hollowhawk412 said:The McLaren looks great on full wets, but they seem to struggle once the intermediates come out.

True, but if I recall correctly, I think Whitmarsh mentioned after qualifying that they didn't have any fresh sets of full wet tires left for Lewis Hamilton.

so, are the pastor and the priest splitting 4k? 😬

hollowhawk412 said:But he was staring... and for a long time, too.

Exactly. He used to be part of that crew. Now it feels like the old gang has cooked up something new again.

Gumbek 18. 🤦

Anthony Baker84 said:Are Pastor and Lujo splitting 4k? 😬

I can already see a crash coming😬

hollowhawk412 said:A modern F1 car? It’s basically a four-wheeled machine sitting incredibly low to the ground, fitted with massive, wide tires. That setup makes them extremely sensitive to standing water on the track.

Is a modern MotoGP bike rock solid in the rain?
Does a modern MotoGP bike feature a carbon fiber monocoque designed to protect the rider during high-speed impacts?
Are F1 drivers dying because they can't handle losing front-end stability?

Even so, these heavyweights hit the track and just bite at every single turn. Every meter of the circuit, they're struggling. And that front wheel? It’s practically airborne every time they floor it.

hollowhawk412 said:When you hit aquaplaning, there’s really nothing left to do. You’re just a passenger at that point. It’s a completely useless experience. The whole drive just turns into this desperate struggle to dodge tiny little puddles. What can you even do? Nothing. 🙂

That was a completely lackluster performance. Honestly, aren't the best races always the ones played out in the rain?

Someone’s being a real jerk between the two of us. Let me help you settle this dilemma once and for all—it isn't me.

neonfox65 said:5 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes-AMG 75
13 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes-AMG 17

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heheh yeah obviously, I'm just messing with you, but still, rain just changes the whole vibe 😁

neonfox65 said:I can already see a collision coming here😬

It’s practically New Year's Eve. A total collision waiting to happen. But wait...🤷 doesn't Malden have some kind of penalty coming from ESPN Europe?

Rajko sitting in 6th and Groton at 10th—looks promising enough 👍

rajko 🤣😁😁

Between Maldonado and the others—honestly, maybe even the veterans and Mark are just completely out of sync right now 🙂🙂🙂

It’s the kind of situation where you could see them losing massive ground incredibly fast 👎😢

feralotter2 said:Rajko at P6 and Groton at P10? That looks promising. 👍

With Groton stuck in the middle of the pack... expect nothing but chaos on the track. 😁

hollowhawk412 said:Modern F1 cars are basically just low-slung, four-wheeled sleds with massive tires, which honestly makes them incredibly twitchy when they hit even a tiny bit of standing water. I guess that's just how they are now.

When you hit aquaplaning, there’s honestly nothing you can even do about it... just a completely useless drive. The whole thing basically turns into you just trying to dodge tiny little puddles. 🙂

It’s true... people are just delusional. A car with a tiny contact patch basically just slices right through the water, so you don't even have to worry about aquaplaning. You could probably cruise at 120 mph on a straightaway without a single care in the world. Plus, their tracks aren't some giant lake; they actually get to feel how slick things are and show off what they can do. Meanwhile, an F1 car with that massive surface area? It's a different story entirely. 25 milesHonestly, the car just slides straight toward the barrier if it hits a puddle. And let's be real, cruising at 40 mph isn't exactly thrilling. It’s not even about who's better at feeling the grip or handling wet conditions at that speed... they'd probably finish dead last just because they'd actually manage to stay on the track while driving. 12 milesI guess I should probably start by saying this is just my two cents, but honestly? This whole situation is a complete joke. I don't know, maybe I'm just being cynical, but it feels like everything is falling apart. It’s frustrating, really. Just one thing after another. Total nonsense. 😁I mean, look, wet races in F1 only actually get interesting when the drainage is decent. If there’s enough runoff that you aren't just hydroplaning every five seconds because the whole track turned into a damn lake, then maybe—just maybe—you actually get to see who has real talent on a slippery surface. Otherwise, it's just chaos for the sake of chaos.

Do you guys seriously think F1 drivers just suddenly turned incompetent and spoiled the second the drainage fails? Like, maybe some of them would actually be faster and better than they are right now? I mean, look at Fernando Alonso or Sebastian Vettel—they’re the first ones who thrive when conditions get messy, and they’d never whine about a race cancellation for no reason. I don't think their assessment of the track is off, either. If there's standing water on the asphalt, there's standing water. It's just common sense.

As usual, my big hope for tomorrow's race is just one massive downpour—I'm talking a total washout from sunrise to the checkered flag—something like that crazy deluge we saw today when they had to scrap the Second Qualifying Session

By the way, the BBC crew was absolutely brilliant today... during the qualifying delay, they were just messing around, taking jabs at the teams, sipping on soups and tea while the mechanics and the crowd were out there making waves... the cameraman was busy catching all these artistic shots, Jordan was being his typical goofy self, and they even caught a shot of Sam's little duckling splashing in a puddle... they even had Murray shouting "go, go, go!"... honestly, they were just vibing, totally chill

Yeah, they absolutely killed it during the break, honestly better than the qualifying sessions themselves 😁

Tomorrow, I’m calling at least three SC safety cars and half the grid failing to finish the race ☕