2010 British GP - Silverstone (July 11)

This upcoming season is basically just going to be one giant circus of pure stupidity. 🤦 You’ve got the sheer idiocy coming from Ferrari (and their drivers 😵), the complete nonsense happening over at Red Bull Racing, and then you have the officials who can't make a decent call to save their lives... honestly, the championship isn't even going to go to the most talented driver; it’ll just go to whoever manages to be the least much of an idiot by the end of the year. 😁

Arthur Doyle70 said:It’s true, though I can’t help but wonder—if the crew decided to strip the front wing right off Mark Webber's car before qualifying, slap it onto Sebastian Vettel's machine, and then just give him whatever scraps were left over, wouldn't that be a pretty radical move? 😁 No matter how they go about it, or exactly what kind of wings they’re building, and regardless of the scale of the operation...
On the other hand, if you find yourself right in the thick of a championship fight and the team simply can't manage to bring any more front wings to the table, then you really have to wonder... what exactly is going on?😁
What’s next? Are they going to start wiretapping the other teams' garages? Which specific component are we talking about? I’ve heard some whispers that their aero development has been eating up way too much of the budget lately. It seems like Adrian Newey is burning through resources at an incredible rate, which leaves them in a bit of a bind. If they want to stay competitive, don't you think they'll eventually have to get a little more radical with their approach just to keep up?😂

Look, they’re being incredibly picky about everything—even something as basic as a bathroom break, let alone anything else... (I'll explain my reasoning in a few posts down below). 🤣🤣🤣🤣

feraltrucker5 said:This entire championship season is basically just going to be a masterclass in pure stupidity. 🤦 You’ve got the utter incompetence over at Ferrari (and their drivers 😵), the sheer nonsense happening within Red Bull Racing, and then there’s the complete lack of common sense from the officials... honestly, the winner isn't going to be the most talented athlete out there, it’ll simply be whoever manages to be the least much of an idiot by the time the trophy is handed out. 😁

I don't think you could have put it more accurately if you tried...

It feels like this sport has been living up to your description for quite some time now...

hollowhawk412 said:I don't think you could have put it more accurately...

It feels like that description has been applied to American racing for quite some time now...

But what about those of us who had to watch the race "live" via foreign networks, satellite, or various streams? Honestly, the hour-long delay on the local American broadcast is just absolutely unbearable, isn't it?

As for the race itself, it was a tedious slog, if I'm being honest. 👎

Frank Collins85 said:What about everyone who just watched the race live through international channels, satellite feeds, or streams? Because honestly—that hour-long delay on the local network is just straight-up unbearable.

Hold up—what’s your problem with how we chose to watch the race?☕

hollowhawk412 said:Red Bull Racing are honestly idiots if they let this championship slip away... I mean, the car is just absolute dominance,
they basically had two or three more wins in the bag...

Anyway, I’m looking at the standings... doing the math... and man, Fernando Alonso could have easily taken first place too...Between those last two races where things just went sideways—costing him nearly 30 points—and those silly mistakes (like what happened in Monaco), Alonso could've been sitting at the top right now 🙂

I think he knows it too 😬 but honestly, he’s mostly on his own here. It comes down to him and those brain-fart moments of his 😳

Noah Gray52 said:haha, what a joke, just lying through their teeth. 😂

🙏🙏🙏🙏
Where on earth did our old reliable go? 🤣🤣

Pilatus said:Is there any historical precedent for the song "Supreme" by Robbie Williams? 😁

Has anyone ever actually managed to get stuck in the restroom and miss the start of a race? 🙏😁

monteverdi said:I was reading up on this, and while I know it hasn't happened in Formula 1, I did come across some info suggesting it might have occurred in a lower category, like F3 or something similar, though those reports aren't fully verified and I'm not sure how accurate they really are.

Actually, it almost happened today when 🤣Sebastian Vettel🤣 left the grid to head to the Williams garage to use their restroom. 🤣🤣

A quote from the Williams Twitter account:

Vettel is lucky to be starting this race, Frank's wife wanted to lock him in our garage loo when he came in to borrow it from the grid!!

I don't get why everyone's coming for Vettel. It wasn't even his fault—his tire didn't just blow because he was fighting Mark Webber; Lewis Hamilton clipped his rear wheel and caused the puncture.

http://en.espnf1.com/greatbritain/mo...ory/22943.html

Frank Collins85 said:What about the people who tried watching the race "live" through foreign channels, satellite, or streams? That hour-long delay on the local network is just straight-up unbearable.

anyway, the race was a total snooze fest 👎

And why does that even matter to you? If you can't handle a delay without relying on live timing, you probably shouldn't be following Formula 1 anyway.

redstag said:Why does that even bother you? It’s as if someone can’t follow Formula 1 without having live timing constantly running on their screen.

Man, some people here were watching Formula 1 back when we were tracking lap times with actual stopwatches, so I don't think they care much about live timing.😉

Frank Collins85 said:anyway, the race was just a total snooze fest 👎

True enough, I almost fell asleep—actually, I did, but Blažičko always manages to snap me awake with some sudden outburst... 👍

The race itself? Meh. Result was fine, Adrian Sutil actually looked great, and honestly, the side coverage during the broadcast was absolutely phenomenal! 👍

mistybear87 said:man, some people here probably watched Formula 1 back when they used stopwatches manually—so yeah, live timing basically means nothing to them 😉

yeah, sure... which is exactly why you've got me here to ruin the suspense while you wait for those "delayed" highlights 🙂

if live timing doesn't mean jack to you, that's your business—but for everyone else, it’s everything 😉

Frank Collins85 said:And what are we supposed to say about the people who had to watch the race "live" via foreign networks, satellite feeds, or various streams, given that the delay on the local American network is a full hour, which is frankly just unbearable?

The race itself was a tedious piece of garbage, if I'm being honest, 👎

There are plenty of people like that... but honestly, what can you even expect 🤷

mistybear87 said:man, this basically happened today when Ferrari pulled into the Williams garage just to hit the restroom 🤣🤣🤣🤣

quote from the Williams Twitter account:

🙏 🤣 😂

Hmm... makes me wonder if this is a total callback to the United States race back in '97, you know, when Jacques Villeneuve basically sprinted for the bathroom the second the checkered flag waved? 🤔 😁 Honestly, if they had just run one more lap, we probably wouldn't have seen that chaos at all. 😁

mistybear87 said:🙏🙏🙏🙏
where on earth did that guy go? 🤣🤣

I mean, he probably just found someone to bail him out😁

Nicole Reyes97 said:I honestly think he knows exactly what happened 😬 but let’s be real, he’s mostly responsible for his own mess through those sheer, moronic mistakes he keeps making. 😳

My apologies, dear... just a bit of bad karma mixed with my blood starting to boil a little too much...

That's just how those guys from the South are

Which is probably why you earthlings find them so charming 😁

P.S.

For some reason I'm out of badges again... I swear, Mike is going to give me a hard time about it once he gets back from his vacation. 😁

What on earth is going on with the red flag 😢

Ready for this race 🙏

Mark Webber really showed his true colors today 🙏 Pushing his own teammate like that just to sabotage the team's results... bravo 🙏 🤮

After that whole scandal, he goes and crowds him out again today. Honestly, what a psycho 🙏 🤮

From here on out, I’d rather see that menace Lewis Hamilton take the title than watch Webber win 🙄

As for Zalons and Robert Kubica, Alonso had absolutely nowhere to go. Where were the stewards looking?! This penalty and the way it played out is easily the biggest joke of the season 🤮 If he ends up taking out half the officials and half the pit crews, I probably wouldn't even blame him ☕

Did I mention how nauseating this entire race has been?

🙂

hollowhawk412 said:Look, my dear... just a little bit of bad karma mixed with some blood boiling over—you know how it goes.
That's just how those Latinos are—classic.
I don't get why you earthlings are so obsessed with them—seriously, what is it about you people? 😁

Look, man, you’re totally off base again. 🙂

It’s not even really about his bad luck anymore—it’s more like he’s just become totally unstable and lost his edge, you know? He's acting all insecure and shaky, which is honestly just a different kind of mess. 🤷 Honestly, looking at how Fernando Alonso has been playing it lately... I feel like if we were talking about the guy from back in the day—especially during that 2005 or 2006 era—he wouldn't be having such a rough time with his starts. Like, seriously, what happened to him? Did he just lose that edge or something? It's weird because he used to be so sharp right off the line. 🤣 And honestly, he shouldn't have even flirted with that kind of overtake—he went for broke and just ended up burning it all down. I mean, I don't really get why they handed out a penalty either, since both guys were clearly fighting for the position, and besides, Kubica ended up pulling out of the race later anyway.🤷 You know what I mean? Something just isn't right with him—it's off. Honestly, having bad blood is the least of his worries at this point. He’s already drowning. 😉