US Grand Prix (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) 08/25/2013

What an absolute joke of a race

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David Anderson72 said:Undignified performance by Team USA 🤮
The winner 🤮

Fernando 🙏🙏

Fernando Alonso? The man belongs in three different eras of racing.

A fraud? He isn't even worthy of having a driver's license. 🤮

David Anderson72 said:Are you actually high right now, darkmarlin8? 😁

I was. 😁

David Anderson72 said:Undignified performance by Team USA 🤮
The winner 🤮

Fernando 🙏🙏

+1

darkmarlin8 said:I was. 😁

I see 😁

Is it even worth typing anything out? Honestly, I don't think so. 😂

Those sharp eyes just called it exactly how it is again.

stormybadger8 said:Here I am.🤣

Messing around with cars on the starting grid and messing around in the DRS zone.🤣

Total chaos at Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
2011
2012

And that's how it goes. It’s been a while since things actually felt real.😍

The only real overtake of Alonso's worth seeing on track is... This is it. And that’s what happens when you mess up a start like Webber did. Another disaster.🤦
Everything else is just fake. It’s literally nothing but Ferrari's raw speed at the start and their advantage in the DRS zone.

The race winner? I mean, obviously. That's common sense.😍

It definitely wasn't Alonso. Long before him, it would've been Ricciardo or Button. ☕
Honestly, I’ve never been impressed by these mediocre drivers. If you can't qualify better than fifth on a car that's capable of grabbing pole, don't expect me to care.🤣

Man, Ljubimac still hasn't managed to snag a win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but hey, at least he’s finally closing the gap on Massa in the standings.😁
http://www.statsf1.com/en/fernando-alonso/palmares.aspx
http://www.statsf1.com/en/felipe-massa/palmares.aspx

Who knows? Maybe one day someone actually tops his stats.🤣

Man, when you drop a post without a single emoji, people are going to start thinking I actually believe Sebastian Vettel is better than Fernando Alonso. 😉

Clear eyes behind some questionable glasses😁

Daniel James8 said:Man, when you drop a post without a single emoji, people are going to start thinking I actually believe Sebastian Vettel is better than Fernando Alonso. 😉

The stupid server won't let me use more than 10 emojis per post.🙂
And hey, yours was the first one I had to delete... sorry.🙂

stormybadger8 said:Clear eyes behind some questionable glasses😁

Nah.

A pretty dull race—congrats to a bored Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. It seems like it all came down to how Ferrari set up their car for dry conditions; otherwise, I just can't wrap my head around why they were struggling so much one weekend and then suddenly matching Vettel's pace today. I suspect they just got lucky with the setup.
As a Lewis Hamilton fan, I’m happy with what I saw—Lewis is still in top form and isn't spiraling, so I truly believe the championship is far from decided. If it isn't him, anyone can take it—just as long as it isn't Vettel. Maybe even Alonso 😁 I don't have anything against Seb, but man, if I had a Red Bull this good, I'd be winning too. You can tell that the moment he realizes he doesn't have a dominant car to pull a 20-second lead, he'd probably just burst into tears.

It’s absolutely bizarre—Kimi’s brakes overheated because one of the layers from his helmet's balaclava got sucked right into the brake cooling duct.

Honestly, it takes me back to that story about either Heinz Frentzen or Nick Heidfeld during their time at Sauber—I think it was at the German Grand Prix—where a random hamburger wrapper somehow made its way onto the track and ended up lodged in an air intake, blocking the cooling. The end result? A retirement due to an overheating engine. Can you believe how much the little things matter?

Funny watching the BBC gridwalk, where Pat Fry is actually claiming Ferrari was good enough for a front-row start in qualifying...
Lojze is going to lose it when he hears that. Pat might actually get his fingers bitten off.🤣

Ferrari looked solid once again; I suppose they actually managed to find some meaningful upgrades during this break.

analogpilot16 said:A pretty dull race—congrats to a bored Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. It seems like it all came down to how Ferrari set up their car for dry conditions; otherwise, I just can't wrap my head around why they were struggling so much one weekend and then suddenly matching Vettel's pace today. I suspect they just got lucky with the setup.
As a Lewis Hamilton fan, I’m happy with what I saw—Lewis is still in top form and isn't spiraling, so I truly believe the championship is far from decided. If it isn't him, anyone can take it—just as long as it isn't Vettel. Maybe even Alonso 😁 I don't have anything against Seb, but man, if I had a Red Bull this good, I'd be winning too. You can tell that the moment he realizes he doesn't have a dominant car to pull a 20-second lead, he'd probably just burst into tears.

It’s funny how people make comments like that about the car that absolutely crushed the 2011 season...
Basically a powerhouse similar to the Mercedes 2013 season. 😬

By the way, Hamilton was the first driver after Vettel to snag four championships in a row, and the first Brit since Damon Hill...

And it's pretty hilarious that a car which took 8 out of 11 championships this season—and 8 of the last 9 races—isn't "good enough" to beat a Red Bull that you think you could drive better than...

As for the season, nothing's decided yet. Hamilton is very much still in the hunt.
This probably cost Kimi his shot at fighting for it, and if Alonso finally starts showing up in qualifying like he should, who knows? Maybe he's got a chance too...

Drew Bennett68 said:Ferrari looked solid once again; I suppose they actually managed to find some meaningful upgrades during this break.

Maybe, or maybe it's just the track...
We'll see how things look after Monza.

Spa and Monza usually suit Ferrari way better than Red Bull, so seeing Red Bull struggle even a little here feels weird...
If they get beat at Monza too, then it's basically over for Ferrari—especially since the tracks that actually favor Red Bull are just around the corner.😍

Even though Mercedes keeps looking better and better, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they end up being the class of the field by the end of the season.
And they'll definitely be fighting for the top spot right from the jump next year.😳
That crew is moving fast.👍

Drew Bennett68 said:It’s absolutely bizarre—Kimi’s brakes overheated because one of the layers from his helmet's balaclava got sucked right into the brake cooling duct.

Honestly, it takes me back to that story about either Heinz Frentzen or Nick Heidfeld during their time at Sauber—I think it was at the German Grand Prix—where a random hamburger wrapper somehow made its way onto the track and ended up lodged in an air intake, blocking the cooling. The end result? A retirement due to an overheating engine. Can you believe how much the little things matter?

Didn't something similar happen to Bernhard back when he was with Arrows?

Jeremy Reyes4 said:Didn't something similar happen to Bernhard back when he was with Arrows?

It’s possible, though my memory is getting a little fuzzy on the details... I think it was around 2001 or 2002, right?

Drew Bennett68 said:Ferrari looked solid once again; I suppose they actually managed to find some meaningful upgrades during this break.

They’re so clueless, I bet even the engineers don't know where that extra pace came from.
Even they admitted they're still getting screwed by the wind tunnel issues.
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Drew Bennett68 said:Ferrari looked solid once again; I suppose they actually managed to find some meaningful upgrades during this break.

I don't think they fixed anything. It’s just that Spa and Monza happen to suit them perfectly.
Personally, I've already given up on the championship title... it's easier that way. At least I won't be disappointed when we hit Singapore and Korea and start falling half a second behind per lap again.