2010 British GP - Silverstone (July 11)

A tough race out there 😛

McLaren looked great—Hamilton held his own given the circumstances, and Button was just phenomenal, staying cool and collected to grab 4th.

I mentioned after the last race how encouraging it was to see McLaren competitive even with the old package—and it turned out to be true. Now we have some breathing room to fine-tune the new diffuser without losing our edge; in fact, Lewis actually extended his lead.

Typical Red Bull—it feels like they have to have some kind of disaster every single race, almost as if Newey is the only one running the show... though I suppose 🤔 he actually is 🤣.

Ferrari is a complete circus 😂—desperate from lights out to the checkered flag, and then Mansell came along to spice things up for them 🤣.

Rosberg, Barrichello, Kobayashi, and Kubica were all solid—Sutil and Liu look interesting, while the veteran is just coasting through retirement.

That’s about it from me 😛.

Neither Horner nor Newey are up on that podium 🥳 hehehehe 🤣

Mansell has absolutely nothing to do with this; you can't just throw his name in there and call it a day...

Of course, the crybabies will definitely claim Mansell had a hand in it—I can already see the comments starting to roll in with that exact tone... idiots.

Circling back to my post from the start of the race:
Webber 😍

And Button is starting to remind me of Kimi 👍

Here's the setup 🍿

God, they really tore Horner apart at the end! "I doubt the boys will be sharing any champagne with you all"—hahaha, absolute legends.

I'm actually starting to dig Webber 👋 😁

Michael Lee4, you seriously think nobody else has ever cut someone off in the exact same way Zalonso did? 🙂

Solid race, everything was just... 🙂

Look at that... it’s like seeing Jean-Luc Picard himself hanging out in the McLaren pit lane.

Nicole Reyes97 said:Michael Lee4, you honestly think nobody else has cut someone off in that exact same spot as Zalonso? 🙂

How on earth did you manage to twist my words like that?!

I said he shouldn't have made that move; he should've just let him through, avoided the penalty, and then overtaken him later to bag more points.

If Gumbek were behind the wheel, we wouldn't even be having this conversation about whether a win was possible; it would have been a certainty.☕
Zalonso🤣
It’s become painfully obvious by now that Vettel isn't actually the elite driver people claimed he was, especially seeing how poorly Webber performed toward the end of his stint.🙏

shadowtinker29 said:"Not bad for a number two driver!" — said Webber! 😂🤣 ☕

It’s actually starting to make me quite fond of him; they really are being total jerks if they continue to prioritize Vettel, because it is glaringly obvious that the Australian is currently the far superior driver.

McLaren 🙏🙏 stripped back those updates on the car and they're still holding their own 😁
Hamilton and Button 🙏🙏

And as for Webber, I guess it wasn't too shabby for a second-string driver 🤣🤣 🙏

The Aston Martins, though... they've got aim like a broken compass 😲

Webber was absolutely livid when they stripped those new wings off his car and handed them over to the guy from the midwest, so this win definitely tastes sweet to him. 🤣

Michael Lee4 said:What exactly is getting under your skin? 🍿 The guys are fighting, but honestly, everything seemed fine to me. 🤷 It’s on Fettel. He completely blew his own start.

It doesn't matter who's at fault here. Whether it’s Vettel or Mark Webber, it's a wash. The real problem is Christian Horner. He's an idiot. ☕

If you’ve got two drivers at the start line shoving each other into the wall or forcing one another off the track, that's not "racing." It's just proof that the leadership at the top is completely incompetent.

If Alonso had actually nailed that start like he was supposed to, he would’ve given them both some serious trouble, and then we might have actually seen a fight.

This was even worse than what happened in Austin. It’s all on Horner and the Red Bull Racing brass. Now they’re paying for it by giving Lewis Hamilton an even bigger cushion in the championship. And the kicker? They have a car that absolutely shreds this track, losing a full second per lap. Total joke. 🤦

Complete idiots.👎

So I'm reading that Mark Webber basically said he's heading straight to talk to the bosses over at Red Bull Racing tomorrow—apparently, if he’d had any clue they were going to treat him like this, he wouldn't have signed that new contract in a heartbeat 🍿 🤣

stormybadger8 said:Honestly, it doesn't even matter who's at fault... whether it was Vettel or Mark Webber, it's all the same thing... the real problem is Christian Horner, he's just being an idiot☕

When you have two drivers at the start behaving like that—bumping each other into walls, forcing one another off the track, just messing around... it’s just clear proof that the leadership at the top is completely incompetent...

If Alonso had actually nailed his start, they both would've been in deep trouble, and then we'd really be seeing some fireworks...

This whole mess is easily worse than that disaster in Austin... it's all on Horner and the Red Bull Racing management... and now they get what's coming to them... giving Lewis Hamilton even more of a cushion in the championship, even though they've got a car that tears up this track by a full second per lap...🤦

Just total amateurs...👎

They weren't even that fast, really. Qualifying is one thing... but if they tried driving like that for a whole race, that Renault machine would probably fly off the track after twenty laps...

I can't believe how the refs screwed over Ferrari again... it's absolutely unreal...

If I were in Luca di Montezemolo's shoes, I’d hire Cosa Nostra to take out every single one of those officials!

stormybadger8 said:It honestly doesn't matter who you point the finger at when it comes to who's actually to blame here, because whether you're talking about Vettel or Webber is completely beside the point, and frankly, it's a non-issue; the real culprit is Christian Horner, who is nothing more than an absolute idiot. ☕

When you see two drivers behaving like that right at the starting line—just shoving one another into the wall or forcing someone completely off the track—it’s nothing more than a glaring indictment of the absolute incompetence at the top of the organization. It is pure proof that the leadership has completely lost control of the garage.

If Fernando Alonso had just handled his start with a bit of actual dignity and class, he would have maintained his prestige, and then—and only then—would we have actually seen a proper fight on the track.

This whole situation regarding the race in Austin is just a complete disaster, and frankly, I’m convinced that Christian Horner and the top brass over at Red Bull Racing are entirely to blame for this mess. Now they have to deal with the fallout, which essentially means handing Lewis Hamilton an even larger advantage in the championship standings. It is absolutely infuriating because they possess a car that, on a track like this, should be tearing up the field and dropping a second per lap on everyone else, yet here we are watching everything fall apart. 🤦

They are absolute morons.👎

If Red Bull Racing actually manages to blow this championship, they’re absolute idiots. I mean, let’s be real here—the car is completely dominant, it's practically untouchable, and if they can't capitalize on that kind of sheer technical superiority, then there is simply no excuse left for them.
They really could have walked away with another two or three wins under their belt if things had gone differently.

I’ve been sitting here staring at the points standings, running the numbers through my head, and I honestly can't shake the feeling that Fernando Alonso could have easily walked away with the championship if things had gone differently. It’s infuriating, really, because he lost nearly 30 points over those last two races due to nothing more than pure, unpredictable chaos that was completely out of his control. And don't even get me started on those unforced errors—if you look back at what happened in Monaco, for instance, it becomes painfully obvious that the title was well within his grasp. He had it, and he let it slip through his fingers because of circumstances that simply shouldn't have played such a decisive role. 🙂

Henry Morris3 said:They weren't even all that fast, honestly. One thing people forget is qualifying pace; if they actually tried pushing it like that for an entire race, that Renault machine would probably fly off the track after twenty laps.

If Lewis Hamilton were sitting in Mark Webber's seat right now, the very first thing he’d claim is that he could have been driving significantly faster. 😁

Everyone drives at their absolute limit during qualifying—it isn't just those specific guys.
If you're implying that they push the engine harder during qualifying sessions...

An engine loses power once you start racking up mileage on it...