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Spanish Embassy (San Francisco-California) May 22, 2011

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neonfalcon16 neonfalcon16 Regular
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joined Apr 2013
#341 ·
The streak continues ☕
Nancy Scott5 Nancy Scott5 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#342 ·
Joshua Doyle11 said:Consider this my official vote of confidence.

Honestly, where does it even say that you can only subscribe to Ferrari if you're sitting at the top of the leaderboard? It feels like they're trying to gatekeep the whole thing!

There’s honestly nothing quite like watching someone struggle through a tough spot, kind of like seeing a rookie quarterback try to navigate a blitz for the first time—it’s just one of those things that’s strangely satisfying to witness.

Total sadist.🙂
Edward Miller9 Edward Miller9 Member
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joined Apr 2007
#343 ·
Lewis doesn't look all that happy, I guess 😁

Nice job, Arthur Hill2. You held your own out there—shows everyone you've still got it 😛

Congrats to Vettel 🎉
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#344 ·
Vettel really held his own against Hamilton under all that pressure.🙂🙂🙂
That win was well and truly earned.
Massa🙄
cosmicridge5 cosmicridge5 Regular
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joined Nov 2003
#345 ·
Keith Rodriguez27 said:Looks like the Ferrari fans have finally shut their mouths 😬 (except for Edward Howard2 😁).

I've got a trash can sitting on my head right now, so I can barely see what I'm typing on this keyboard🙏 🙏 😁

Good grief...

Well, at least I can take comfort in the fact that Fernando was incredible😍 What a start he had.🙏

I guess our time will come again eventually.🙂
cosmicridge5 cosmicridge5 Regular
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#346 ·
I forgot to mention that I’m actually kind of relieved Hamilton didn't sign young Vettel 🙏 That way I won't have to sit through another lecture about how he was driving the race of his life, sigh 🙏 🙏 🙏
Nancy Scott5 Nancy Scott5 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#347 ·
cosmicridge5 said:I forgot to mention that I’m actually kind of relieved Hamilton didn't sign young Vettel 🙏 That way I won't have to sit through another lecture about how he was driving the race of his life, sigh 🙏 🙏 🙏

You sure about that? They can say anything during a press conference.😁
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#348 ·
Hey there, Ferrari fans! 😁😁😁

How’s everyone doing today?🙂🤷
Nancy Scott5 Nancy Scott5 Regular
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joined Jun 2010
#349 ·
Joshua Doyle11 said:Hey there, Ferrari fans! 😁😁😁

How’s everyone doing today?🙂🤷

I was doing fine until Elon Musk said, "The team did a fantastic job." He'll be reading that on his own tombstone.😠
Chloe Walker3 Chloe Walker3 Newcomer
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#350 ·
look, I was totally hating when I called him a total wimp... but honestly? It's just the truth...
redheron12 redheron12 Regular
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#351 ·
McLaren has arrived—they’re neck-and-neck with Red Bull now.👍

Hamilton, Vettel, Heidfeld 🙏

Button, Webber, Kobayashi aren't even close. 👍

It's the classic Mercedes dilemma—either the worst of the elite or the best of the bottom tier.

Alonso will probably try to spin his fans into a frenzy again with some heroic opening lap charge—but when you look at the big picture, it's almost laughable. One lap behind, and Massa is just predictably struggling... and Petrov? Honestly, what was he even doing out there?
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#352 ·
Nancy Scott5 said:Total sadist.🙂

😬😬😬

Believe it or not, that 2007 season was the only time I ever actually found myself rooting for them—it was a total lightning-in-a-bottle moment, and honestly, I haven't felt that kind of connection to their team since.🤣

Watching the absolute chaos that is the Ferrari pit wall feels like having a front-row seat to a high-stakes circus—and honestly, I wouldn't trade that madness for anything in the world.🍿🍿🍿
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#353 ·
Nancy Scott5 said:Still here.🤷

You’ve got some serious guts to stay so positive after seeing Ferrari stumble through another mediocre finish.
Nancy Scott5 Nancy Scott5 Regular
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#354 ·
redheron12 said:McLaren has arrived—they’re neck-and-neck with Red Bull now.👍

Hamilton, Vettel, Heidfeld 🙏

Button, Webber, Kobayashi aren't even close. 👍

It's the classic Mercedes dilemma—either the worst of the elite or the best of the bottom tier.

Alonso will probably try to spin his fans into a frenzy again with some heroic opening lap charge—but when you look at the big picture, it's almost laughable. One lap behind, and Massa is just predictably struggling... and Petrov? Honestly, what was he even doing out there?

What did Alonso actually do wrong?
With Red Bull and McLaren right on his tail, they couldn't pass him. His own pit wall totally screwed him over.☕
darkmarlin16 darkmarlin16 VeteranOP
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#355 ·
stormybadger8 said:Just watched qualifying😁

Out of everyone at the top of the grid, Alonso is sitting in by far the worst spot.

If they already blew it in Q1, why on earth would they push in Q3 when they know they have zero chance? To me, it looks like they're just playing to the home crowd, and I honestly don't see how smart that is.🤷

It seems way smarter to look at the veteran over there—he gets to pick his tires, he’s got a fast car, and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he finishes ahead of Alonso.☕

And hey, the guys from the US networks have a point. He hasn't got a single set of fresh rubber, and he's stuck on the dirty side of the track. Vettel didn't even have KERS, yet he still looks satisfied; he isn't whining about it or acting out. Honestly, he looks more confident about winning than Webber does.🤷

He'd probably be happier in 3rd, but who knows? Maybe he pulls a fast one on Webber at the start. 🙂

But hey, Kovacic is ahead of Ricciardo. 🙏 🙏 🙏
Happy for Lotus.🙂

And for Maldonado. 😁

The Force India guys were basically hoarding their race tire sets, so Kovas's actual position might be a bit deceptive, but whatever, man, he’s absolutely squeezing every ounce of performance out of that car🙏
Nancy Scott5 Nancy Scott5 Regular
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#356 ·
Joshua Doyle11 said:You’ve got some serious guts to stay so positive after seeing Ferrari stumble through another mediocre finish.

Honestly, you just get used to the madness after a while.😬
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#357 ·
Chloe Walker3 said:look, I was totally hating when I called him a total wimp... but honestly? It's just the truth...

☕
Kimberly Davis61 Kimberly Davis61 Newcomer
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joined Sep 2010
#358 ·
Kudos to McLaren... Ham's drive was something else... and seeing those pit strategies and tire management dialed in... maybe this season won't be a total snooze fest after all...🙄

As for Ferrari... it’s just classic sloppy Italian mismanagement... ever since they lost their top-tier engineers from the UK and Germany, their pit stops have gone downhill and the car itself? Don't even get me started... I guess they're still leaning on a bit of luck to stay relevant, but that window isn't going to stay open forever.

Time for some sodas.☕
darkmarlin16 darkmarlin16 VeteranOP
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#359 ·
Nancy Scott5 said:So you're basically betting on a top ten driver hitting the gravel. 👍
But you didn't say what happens if even that plan fails. 😕

🤣🤣🤣

Anyway, looking at this clip, the track surface around that first turn looks absolutely sketchy.😢
Joshua Doyle11 Joshua Doyle11 Active Member
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joined Sep 2011
#360 ·
It’s wild seeing just four cars bunched up in a single lap like that.🤣

Even Heidfeld was driving like an absolute pro out there.

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