wearypanther34 said:Alonso was incredible.🙏🙏Too bad about the traffic, but honestly? If someone had told me after Turkey that we’d be standing on the podium, I would’ve actually believed them. After that mess in Turkey, I didn't think we could do much better than fifth.
I couldn't agree more.
Turkey is a much tougher track when you're dealing with downforce requirements. Honestly, I’m pretty sure that’s the main reason we're seeing these massive oscillations.
Believe it or not, I’m actually not even mad that Alonso lost those positions. It was a tight race, and honestly, I can't really blame him. If things had played out just a slightly different way, he could have easily walked away with the opposite result.
On the flip side, watching them scrap for the top spot—a real, gritty battle—plus seeing Red Bull having to fight through the mess, is honestly one of the few things keeping me satisfied right now.
wearypanther34 said:Even if Ferrari is lagging behind Red Bull and McLaren right now, Alonso still has a legitimate shot at the title. It’s all about the math. At Red Bull and McLaren, they’ve got two drivers constantly fighting each other for points, which splits their momentum. Over at Ferrari, it’s just one guy out there doing the heavy lifting. If Massa can actually find his rhythm and snag a few points from those teams, it could change everything.
Massa only ended up where he did yesterday because of a ridiculous string of bad luck. I’m not going to pin the opening incident entirely on Liuzzi, even if I think he’s more to blame. Felipe was just a little clumsy—indecisive, really—during that duel with Michael. Honestly, I can live with that, especially given the respect they have for one another.
If Massa had made it through that first corner with his car intact, I’m inclined to believe he would have ended up right on Red Bull's tail—maybe even pulling ahead of them.
And honestly, hats off to the winners one more time. It was a flawless performance from start to finish—both in qualifying and the race itself. Pure class from the drivers and the teams alike. 👍
Ferrari was playing in that same ballpark. 👍Even if we assume they've figured things out, there’s still that nagging question hanging over the upcoming races. I mean, nobody can deny McLaren's current form is undeniable, but what comes next?
On average, that winning trio was about half a second per lap ahead of Red Bull. 🙏
