EU, June 25–27, "Miami street Circuit

Elizabeth Hughes said:This thread is teetering on the edge of total chaos, much like today's race was. 🙂

just so you know, I'm with you on that.
I might just reopen this tomorrow if anyone feels like sharing their thoughts on the race. ☕

I was actually just wondering when a certain SlowMotion fan might resurface; they've been a bit quiet lately, haven't they? 🤣🤣

It’s pretty brilliant, really—you shut down the thread just to reopen it with the exact same kind of nonsense that got it locked in the first place. 😲 😁

mistybear87 said:I was actually just wondering when a certain SlowMotion fan might resurface; they've been a bit quiet lately, haven't they? 🤣🤣

mistybear87, I have to give you a major mark down here. It took you several hours from my first post for you to finally lock this thread. 👎

Jason Campbell70 is not amused. ☕

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What can I say about the Miami Grand Prix Circuit... the race was dull (exactly as predicted), but...

First off, I think the most satisfied spectator of the race was Wilma Rudolph.
That Webber's pirouette isn't seen often, and she definitely deserves the highest marks. 🙏

As for everything else, we saw yet another round of controversial officiating, paired this time with catastrophic race management. Unfortunately, that poor management ended up dictating the final results.

Formula 1 seems to have picked up a new trend—we have a driver who repeatedly breaks the rules, yet the penalties handed out are far too light and don't remotely compensate for the unfair advantages gained on track.
I trust you can all figure out which driver I'm talking about.

And since we don't (yet) have the "107% rule", I say we hand out Kalashnikovs to the marshals, and for those more persistent drivers, some Zolje.
Clearly, blue flags aren't doing enough to get the point across. 😁

I'm already (I believe you are too) fed up with Lotus, Virginia, and the local networks.....

Luckily, the bitter taste left in the mouths of all Formula 1 fans should be quickly washed away by the next race at the classic, legendary Silverstone. 🙂

Jason Campbell70 said:mistybear87, I have to give you a major mark down here. It took you several hours from my first post for you to finally lock this thread. 👎

Jason Campbell70 is not amused. ☕

..............

What can I say about the Miami Grand Prix Circuit... the race was dull (exactly as predicted), but...

First off, I think the most satisfied spectator of the race was Wilma Rudolph.
That Webber's pirouette isn't seen often, and she definitely deserves the highest marks. 🙏

As for everything else, we saw yet another round of controversial officiating, paired this time with catastrophic race management. Unfortunately, that poor management ended up dictating the final results.

Formula 1 seems to have picked up a new trend—we have a driver who repeatedly breaks the rules, yet the penalties handed out are far too light and don't remotely compensate for the unfair advantages gained on track.
I trust you can all figure out which driver I'm talking about.

And since we don't (yet) have the "107% rule", I say we hand out Kalashnikovs to the marshals, and for those more persistent drivers, some Zolje.
Clearly, blue flags aren't doing enough to get the point across. 😁

I'm already (I believe you are too) fed up with Lotus, Virginia, and the local networks.....

Luckily, the bitter taste left in the mouths of all Formula 1 fans should be quickly washed away by the next race at the classic, legendary Silverstone. 🙂

I AM TOTALLY WITH YOU on this... YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT😍😍😁

He was lucky enough to be in exactly the right place at just the right moment...http://www.twitpic.com/2054j6

On the flip side, about two years ago, I found myself in the right place but at a completely wrong time, which resulted in me snapping this shot of this guy (whoever he may be) 😢
http://marvin.kset.org/~sepa/f1/Vale...8/IS242239.jpg

A pretty solid open directory🙂

Frank Collins85 said:A pretty solid open directory🙂

There’s a bit of everything here🙂
but of course, you still can't find what you actually need when you need it.😉

I just want to remind everyone what the word PENALTY actually means.
Basically, put simply, a penalty is supposed to sanction an infraction by stripping away whatever benefit or advantage was gained from breaking the rules in the first place.
That’s clearly not what happened in this race... not with Lewis Hamilton (especially him) and certainly not with those other 5-second penalties.
So, what is even the point of these "penalties" according to Charlie (as Alonso affectionately calls him)?

As for the race itself, Sebastian Vettel finally drove a dominant race—exactly how he ought to be doing it more often.
Mercedes... they’re continuing Brown's tactical "black out"... I don't think the red light stewards ruined the race for them, because honestly, the decision to switch to soft tires and try to milk them for 50 laps was already a massive blunder.
Either way, it was a worse call than if Schumi had just stayed on hard tires (in third) and nursed them nearly to the end like Kobayashi did... you can safely assume Schumi would have handled it a bit better than him (though Kobayashi was great).
Anyway, because of these "weird" decisions regarding these "penalties," we're going to have a seriously "electrified" atmosphere at the Silverstone race... at least when it comes to Alonso and Ferrari... and I really hope it might shake up the Mercedes-Brown-Schumacher combo just a little bit.

The drama unfolding at this circuit has been the absolute highlight of the season so far, but man, seeing such blatant injustice happen is just mind-blowing!

Which event? What's the biggest one?!

@bluehawk3..maybe try cleaning up that sentence so the rest of us can actually figure out what you were trying to say here?😁

briskhound76 said:@bluehawk3..maybe try cleaning up that sentence so the rest of us can actually figure out what you were trying to say here?😁

Man, how did they absolutely wreck Ferrari!!!!

wiredtiger8 said:I just want to remind everyone what the word PENALTY actually means.
Basically, put simply, a penalty is supposed to sanction an infraction by stripping away whatever benefit or advantage was gained from breaking the rules in the first place.
That’s clearly not what happened in this race... not with Lewis Hamilton (especially him) and certainly not with those other 5-second penalties.
So, what is even the point of these "penalties" according to Charlie (as Alonso affectionately calls him)?

As for the race itself, Sebastian Vettel finally drove a dominant race—exactly how he ought to be doing it more often.
Mercedes... they’re continuing Brown's tactical "black out"... I don't think the red light stewards ruined the race for them, because honestly, the decision to switch to soft tires and try to milk them for 50 laps was already a massive blunder.
Either way, it was a worse call than if Schumi had just stayed on hard tires (in third) and nursed them nearly to the end like Kobayashi did... you can safely assume Schumi would have handled it a bit better than him (though Kobayashi was great).
Anyway, because of these "weird" decisions regarding these "penalties," we're going to have a seriously "electrified" atmosphere at the Silverstone race... at least when it comes to Alonso and Ferrari... and I really hope it might shake up the Mercedes-Brown-Schumacher combo just a little bit.

Like I said before:

Jason Campbell70, the Great/Best Body of Reddit/HONORARY MODERATOR says:
The assigned penalties are far too light, and definitely don't match the undeserved gains made during the race.

🙏

However, I can't help but notice how Brown isn't playing any significant role in the world of Formula 1 anymore.

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpGFn92qMR4 😂Man, I was just sitting here thinking about how much things have changed... 😁it’s wild, really. 😂I came across this video—check it out here 😁--and it just got me spiraling down a bit of a rabbit hole. 😂You know how it is when you see something and suddenly everything clicks, but also feels totally different than you remembered? 🤣Anyway, I don't mean to ramble, but I honestly think there's more to this than meets the eye. 👍Just my two cents, though.

I typed this out while our esteemed moderator was busy locking the thread:

redheron12 said:The level of chaos within Ferrari was truly evident—nothing captured it better than that moment where Alonso said, "push Charlie."

Can you even imagine a driver telling someone like Ron Dennis, Briatore, or Todt over the radio to "push Charlie"? 🤣🤣

You're exaggerating in your portrayal.
Lewis Hamilton would have been sanctioned regardless of whatever Ferrari communication went down; nobody should have had to report it. He was too overweight and the violation was too obvious.
Besides, the penalty is a joke (honestly, more like a reward).

I’ve been reading through this, and the one thing I see—mostly from you McLaren drivers—is just pure hatred and animosity toward Alonso. It's an intense level of intolerance and people actually enjoying seeing him struggle.
There's not enough intelligence or decency here; you're just needlessly trashing your own reputation.
But if that's how it's going to be, fine.

f1racing.com:

Lewis Hamilton actually went out on a limb to defend the FIA after they slapped him with his first penalty of the season at the Miami Grand Prix Circuit. It was a slap on the wrist, really, especially considering he’s been picking up warnings left and right for questionable calls in recent races.

"The FIA does an incredible job because they actually let us race this year," Hamilton claimed.

If that’s actually true, the whole situation is more tragic than funny.

🙂🙂🙂 Lewis Hamilton

Amanda Kelly said:I typed this out while our esteemed moderator was busy locking the thread:

You're exaggerating in your portrayal.
Lewis Hamilton would have been sanctioned regardless of whatever Ferrari communication went down; nobody should have had to report it. He was too overweight and the violation was too obvious.
Besides, the penalty is a joke (honestly, more like a reward).

I’ve been reading through this, and the one thing I see—mostly from you McLaren drivers—is just pure hatred and animosity toward Alonso. It's an intense level of intolerance and people actually enjoying seeing him struggle.
There's not enough intelligence or decency here; you're just needlessly trashing your own reputation.
But if that's how it's going to be, fine.

I have to admit, I’m finally starting to understand the people who could never bring themselves to like Michael Schumacher. For the longest time, I was always the one coming up with endless excuses and a million different justifications for his aggressive, arrogant, and frankly obnoxious attitude. 😍

Since his last year at Renault, moving through that stint at McLaren, and now finishing up this season at Ferrari, Alonso has become for me what Michael Schumacher was to all the anti-Schumacher crowd: (or maybe still is) that polarizing figure. Look, there’s no denying he’s an incredible talent, but... by constantly whining and shouting about how everyone is being unfair to him (as if he’s actually yelling it out loud), combined with those "top-tier" performances at Ferrari, he’s just losing all credibility.

Alonso (alongside Mass) managed to pull off something I thought would never happen—they actually made me lose interest in Ferrari, a team I’ve supported since the very first time I sat down to watch Formula 1. 👎

Which, in principle, isn't even that big of a deal.
I have my one favorite driver and a handful of others I root for.
Now, I can sit back and watch the races completely relaxed and without any of the usual stress. 😍

unlike Alonso, at least Schumi wasn't such a little crybaby...😁

Elizabeth Hughes said:I have to admit, I’m finally starting to understand the people who could never bring themselves to like Michael Schumacher. For the longest time, I was always the one coming up with endless excuses and a million different justifications for his aggressive, arrogant, and frankly obnoxious attitude. 😍

Since his last year at Renault, moving through that stint at McLaren, and now finishing up this season at Ferrari, Alonso has become for me what Michael Schumacher was to all the anti-Schumacher crowd: (or maybe still is) that polarizing figure. Look, there’s no denying he’s an incredible talent, but... by constantly whining and shouting about how everyone is being unfair to him (as if he’s actually yelling it out loud), combined with those "top-tier" performances at Ferrari, he’s just losing all credibility.

Alonso (alongside Mass) managed to pull off something I thought would never happen—they actually made me lose interest in Ferrari, a team I’ve supported since the very first time I sat down to watch Formula 1. 👎

Which, in principle, isn't even that big of a deal.
I have my one favorite driver and a handful of others I root for.
Now, I can sit back and watch the races completely relaxed and without any of the usual stress. 😍

I have to disagree with you there regarding Ferrari's season. Not even a little bit.
What exactly did he mess up at the Miami Grand Prix?
God knows what everyone else is saying behind closed doors, but we never hear it. We just don't know. Of course, with a personality like Alonso's, he’s always going to be the center of the storm. Every single word gets magnified, and half the time, it's twisted just to suit the narrative.

Everyone is focusing on the wrong thing here, nitpicking about Lewis. If the SC had come out five or six seconds earlier—which I’m certain they could have and should have done—right in front of Vettel, this entire debate wouldn't even exist.

Elizabeth Hughes said:I have to admit, I’m finally starting to understand the people who could never bring themselves to like Michael Schumacher. For the longest time, I was always the one coming up with endless excuses and a million different justifications for his aggressive, arrogant, and frankly obnoxious attitude. 😍

Since his last year at Renault, moving through that stint at McLaren, and now finishing up this season at Ferrari, Alonso has become for me what Michael Schumacher was to all the anti-Schumacher crowd: (or maybe still is) that polarizing figure. Look, there’s no denying he’s an incredible talent, but... by constantly whining and shouting about how everyone is being unfair to him (as if he’s actually yelling it out loud), combined with those "top-tier" performances at Ferrari, he’s just losing all credibility.

Alonso (alongside Mass) managed to pull off something I thought would never happen—they actually made me lose interest in Ferrari, a team I’ve supported since the very first time I sat down to watch Formula 1. 👎

Which, in principle, isn't even that big of a deal.
I have my one favorite driver and a handful of others I root for.
Now, I can sit back and watch the races completely relaxed and without any of the usual stress. 😍

I'm not sure if you're talking about the results or something else entirely.
Alonso managed to claw his way back into the points twice after starting dead last, even though the car was pretty mediocre. Honestly, I can't find much to complain about—more respect than criticism from me.

Elizabeth Hughes said:I have to admit, I’m finally starting to understand the people who could never bring themselves to like Michael Schumacher. For the longest time, I was always the one coming up with endless excuses and a million different justifications for his aggressive, arrogant, and frankly obnoxious attitude. 😍

Since his last year at Renault, moving through that stint at McLaren, and now finishing up this season at Ferrari, Alonso has become for me what Michael Schumacher was to all the anti-Schumacher crowd: (or maybe still is) that polarizing figure. Look, there’s no denying he’s an incredible talent, but... by constantly whining and shouting about how everyone is being unfair to him (as if he’s actually yelling it out loud), combined with those "top-tier" performances at Ferrari, he’s just losing all credibility.

Alonso (alongside Mass) managed to pull off something I thought would never happen—they actually made me lose interest in Ferrari, a team I’ve supported since the very first time I sat down to watch Formula 1. 👎

Which, in principle, isn't even that big of a deal.
I have my one favorite driver and a handful of others I root for.
Now, I can sit back and watch the races completely relaxed and without any of the usual stress. 😍

Must be nice. 👍