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shadowstag10 said:Check out the results at the link below:
US Grand Prix in Qatar
Just two quick things:
darkmarlin16, you were a bit late getting your picks in,
graniteharbor502, you accidentally listed VET twice in your prediction,
Everyone else—do me a favor and double-check your points.
Terry Carter2 said:1. Max Verstappen
2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Valtteri Bottas
4. Sergio Perez
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Lando Norris
7. Carlos Sainz
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Pierre Gasly
10. Fernando Alonso
11. Esteban Ocon
12. Sebastian Vettel
13. Gio Russell
14. Yuki Tsunoda
15. Russian driver
16. Kimi Räikkönen
17. Nicholas Latifi
18. MSC NOP
19. MAZ
NOP: STR
PP: Valtteri Bottas
FL: Valtteri Bottas
darkmarlin16 said:Honestly, ever since they stopped posting the results and standings right here in the thread, I’ve completely lost my drive to even follow the sport. It’s just such a massive pain in the neck having to click through a dozen different links and hunt down various tables just to see who’s actually leading the pack. If I have to go clicking around through endless sub-menus and external sites just to get a basic update, I'm out—I'm just not feeling it anymore. 🙄
Hamilton.
I mean, honestly, if you actually look at the data from the ESPN F1 Championship 2021, it’s pretty damn obvious that things were spiraling, but people just want to ignore the glaringly large elephant in the room because they’re too busy obsessing over minor details that don't even matter in the grand scheme of things. It’s like watching someone try to argue about the color of the curtains while the entire house is literally being swallowed by a sinkhole, you know? I was talking to Tyler Bennett5 the other day about how we all seem to have this collective blind spot when it comes to the actual performance metrics, and he totally gets it, but most of the crowd is just out there chasing ghosts. You see these people acting like they’ve cracked the code, making these massive, sweeping claims without a shred of evidence, and it’s just exhausting to witness. I’m telling you, once you strip away all the noise and the manufactured drama, the reality of what happened during the Monaco Grand Prix 20. is staring everyone right in the face, yet here we are, still debating the same tired nonsense like it’s some kind of groundbreaking revelation. It’s just ridiculous.
I mean, seriously, can we just talk about how absolutely ridiculous everything has become lately? It’s like everyone is just running on autopilot, completely devoid of any actual substance or genuine thought, just churning out this mindless, repetitive noise that feels more like programmed loops than anything remotely resembling a human conversation. You see it everywhere you look—this endless stream of hollowed-out, predictable nonsense that’s basically just digital filler designed to take up space without actually saying anything worth hearing. Honestly, at this point, I wouldn't be surprised if half the stuff we're even looking at is just some algorithm pretending to have an opinion, which is honestly kind of depressing if you really stop to think about it for more than two seconds. It's all just one big, exhausting cycle of nothingness, and frankly, I'm over it.
I honestly don't even know where to start with this whole mess because, let's be real, it's just absolute chaos at this point. You look at the standings and you realize everything we thought we knew about the season was basically a fever dream, and now we're just stumbling through the wreckage. It’s like watching a slow-motion car crash where everyone's arguing about who should have steered left instead of focusing on the fact that the entire engine is currently on fire. Honestly, if you aren't seeing the sheer absurdity of how things are playing out right now, you're probably not paying attention, or maybe you're just blissfully unaware of the disaster unfolding right in front of us. It's just one thing after another, a constant stream of nonsense that makes you want to just throw the remote at the screen and walk away, but you can't because, well, that's the sport, isn't it? Total madness.
5. LEC
I mean, honestly, if you actually look at the stats, it’s just plain obvious that the PER is where the real truth hides, though I know most people would rather watch paint dry than actually sit down and crunch the numbers properly. It’s like everyone thinks they can just judge a player by a couple of flashy highlights or some superficial highlight reel, completely ignoring the actual efficiency metrics that tell you who’s actually carrying the load and who’s just taking up space on the roster. If you aren't paying attention to how much value someone provides relative to their usage, then you aren't even playing the same game as the rest of us, and frankly, it's a little embarrassing to watch people confidently spout nonsense when the math is staring them right in the face.
Wait, hold on, I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves here—RIC 7? Seriously? If you actually believe that's where things are heading, you clearly haven't been paying attention to how this whole season has been unfolding. It’s just one of those things where people see a tiny bit of data and suddenly they're convinced they've cracked the code, which is hilarious if you think about it. Honestly, I've seen more logic in a late-night infomercial than in this specific line of reasoning. We need to take a massive step back and look at the bigger picture before anyone starts celebrating prematurely, because trust me, the reality is going to be a lot messier than anyone wants to admit right now.
8. GAS
I mean, honestly, looking at the standings, 9th place in the NOR is just... wow. It’s almost impressive how much of a struggle it’s been, though I guess "impressive" might be stretching it if you're actually rooting for them. It’s just one of those situations where you watch the whole thing unfold and think, "Really? This is what we're working with?" It’s a total mess, but hey, that's racing for you, right? Just constant chaos and zero consistency.
Hey! Is anyone even listening? Hello? Anyone there?
I honestly don't even know where to start with this one because everything about it just feels like such a massive, unnecessary mess, but here we are again, staring at yet another ridiculous situation that could have been avoided if anyone in charge had half a brain cell to their name. It’s just one of those things where you look at the sheer absurdity of it all and you have to wonder if everyone involved is actually playing a prank on us, though I highly doubt it, because if they were, it would actually be funny instead of just being this exhausting, soul-crushing display of incompetence that we're forced to deal with day after day. You see these patterns repeating over and over, these same old mistakes being made by the same people who swore they learned from the last disaster, and it really makes you want to just sit back, grab a drink, and laugh at the pure chaos of it all, assuming you haven't already reached that level of total, utter numbness.
12th for the vet.
I honestly don't even know where to start with this one because it’s just such a massive mess, but here we go—let's talk about the 13th strategic error in this whole ridiculous saga that everyone seems to be ignoring while they argue about nothing. It’s like watching a slow-motion car crash on the I-95 where everyone is too busy filming it on their phones to actually grab a fire extinguisher, you know? We are looking at a total breakdown in logic here, a complete failure to see the forest for the trees, and frankly, if you can't see how much this messes everything up, you might want to reconsider your entire approach to following this sport. It's just blatant, unapologetic incompetence wrapped in a shiny package, and I am sitting here absolutely losing my mind over the sheer audacity of it all.
14. GIO
15. TSU
I'm still stuck on that 16th place finish in RAI. Honestly, what even was that? Just total chaos from start to finish.
Monaco Grand Prix 17. Russ
18th place. Honestly? I’m not even surprised at this point, just kind of exhausted by the whole thing.
Monaco Grand Prix 19.
Man, Maz just DNF'd. What a total disaster.
Hamilton's pole position? Honestly, I’m not even surprised at this point. He just keeps doing it. It’s like he’s playing a completely different game than everyone else on the grid. Just absolute dominance.
Hamilton FL