Formula One…

[gs568]

Starts tonight. Let’s go Max and Carlos.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Starts tonight. Let’s go Max and Carlos.

Things I'd like to see;
Hamilton flop at Ferrari.
Mercedes finding their mojo now that Hamilton is gone.
Antonelli rookie of the year.
Gasly score a podium.
Piastri score more points than Norris.
Alpine sucking.

Things I think;
McLaren wins constructors.
Max wins Drivers' Championship.
Leclerc will still be unable to convert qualifying pace to race wins.
Stroll will continue to suck.
Russell is a ****ing twat.

I've no real opinion on Max. I like him well enough, I think F1 needs a Max. If there is one team on the grid I can't stand its Red Bull. Marko and Horndog, well, suck.

[gs568]

Things I'd like to see;
Hamilton flop at Ferrari.
Mercedes finding their mojo now that Hamilton is gone.
Antonelli rookie of the year.
Gasly score a podium.
Piastri score more points than Norris.
Alpine sucking.

Things I think;
McLaren wins constructors.
Max wins Drivers' Championship.
Leclerc will still be unable to convert qualifying pace to race wins.
Stroll will continue to suck.
Russell is a ****ing twat.

I've no real opinion on Max. I like him well enough, I think F1 needs a Max. If there is one team on the grid I can't stand its Red Bull. Marko and Horndog, well, suck.

Good list.

[jw38]

Things I'd like to see;
Hamilton flop at Ferrari.
Mercedes finding their mojo now that Hamilton is gone.
Antonelli rookie of the year.
Gasly score a podium.
Piastri score more points than Norris.
Alpine sucking.

Things I think;
McLaren wins constructors.
Max wins Drivers' Championship.
Leclerc will still be unable to convert qualifying pace to race wins.
Stroll will continue to suck.
Russell is a ****ing twat.

I've no real opinion on Max. I like him well enough, I think F1 needs a Max. If there is one team on the grid I can't stand its Red Bull. Marko and Hotionsrndog, well, suck.

Good predictions but I don't see Mercedes doing well this year. Russell isn't a leader and, although I'd like to see Antonelli do well, I don't think he will. I'd love to see Hamilton fail miserably at Ferrari and I think Max will win another championship. Stroll is the textbokk definition of "suck".

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Isack Hadjar crying after his spin on the formation lap was absolutely ridiculous. I’d respect his more if he threw his helmet at big-brain Hannah.

Crying? Really?

[VatorMan]

Isack Hadjar crying after his spin on the formation lap was absolutely ridiculous. I’d respect his more if he threw his helmet at big-brain Hannah.

Crying? Really?

Yeah, that was embarrassing. I was really surprised that Lando did as well in the rain and even Max made a mistake at the end. Zak Brown is an arrogant ahole and wish him (therefore MacLaren) nothing but the worst.

Ferrari made a LOT of $ by signing Hammy, But they didn't sign a winner.

It's going to be a VERY interesting year.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I went from liking Brown to not being a fan. As McLaren’s fortunes improved Brown became more of an ass.

I’m still a fan however. This is the house that Ron built in my eyes.

[jw38]

Yeah, that was embarrassing. I was really surprised that Lando did as well in the rain and even Max made a mistake at the end. Zak Brown is an arrogant ahole and wish him (therefore MacLaren) nothing but the worst.

Ferrari made a LOT of $ by signing Hammy, But they didn't sign a winner.

It's going to be a VERY interesting year.

:iagree:

[Onebadcad]

My take on the first race:

Wet conditions limit the analysis
MCL has the better cars, as they did last 50% of last year
norris and oscar kicking MAX's ass the first 15 laps tell me MAX has a car deficit
RB needs to fire everyone, they sucked last year with no mid-season upgrades helping MAX
RB needs to fire everyone II, as they made no gains in off-season / early testing
sainz won a clown suit
I think I saw perez in pit changing tires
lewis still sucks, changing teams does not help his sorry arse
Tsunoda needs to be promoted, lawson is F3 at best
china will be more helpful provided no rain
I miss Magnusson crashing out three cars on opening lap

[Nosferatu]

My take on the first race:
norris and oscar kicking MAX's ass the first 15 laps tell me MAX has a car deficit


Tire degredation differences. Other than that one stint that didn't happen again the rest of the race. As others said, too early to tell. We need a full dry race to get a better idea of paces.

[VatorMan]

Apparently MCL and Ferrari had flexible rear wings allowing a mini DRS. Very inventive and genius. So of course, they are restricted next race. :funnier:

Reminds me of when Merc had innovative steering column that when pushed, changed the camber for better cornering.

Some smart mofos working on those teams.

[jw38]

Apparently MCL and Ferrari had flexible rear wings allowing a mini DRS. Very inventive and genius. So of course, they are restricted next race. :funnier:

Reminds me of when Merc had innovative steering column that when pushed, changed the camber for better cornering.

Some smart mofos working on those teams.

All the innovation, and Hamilton still whines like a little bitch.

[VatorMan]

All the innovation, and Hamilton still whines like a little bitch.

Push K1! K1 is available ! :funnier::funnier:

[Onebadcad]

All the innovation, and Hamilton still whines like a little bitch.

louis finished 7th last year, Russell was 6th.
louis has lost whatever he had, and the decline was steep, AND is continuing.
Not a fan, never was, but can be stay objective, he is not the same racer from five years agao.
louis will never win another race, and may, with luck more than skill, get three podiums this year.

Of course in spain testing earlier this year he was wetting his pants relating to the press how great his new car was.
And, then after the first race he is stating Ferrari has much to improve on.

[jw38]

Push K1! K1 is available ! :funnier::funnier:

That was freaking hilarious! :rofl:

louis finished 7th last year, Russell was 6th.
louis has lost whatever he had, and the decline was steep, AND is continuing.
Not a fan, never was, but can be stay objective, he is not the same racer from five years agao.
louis will never win another race, and may, with luck more than skill, get three podiums this year.

Of course in spain testing earlier this year he was wetting his pants relating to the press how great his new car was.
And, then after the first race he is stating Ferrari has much to improve on.

He also said he not sure how the car works.

[VatorMan]

I see where Cadillac has to pay EACH team $45MM to join F1 + no telling how much to the FIA.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Eddie Jordan passed away. Always liked the guy.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

If MCL can keep up the pace they had in AUS, I think Lando wins the Drivers and MCL wins Constructors.

LH sucks and will continue to do so until he retires finally as a 6 time champ. IDK why F1 still allows everyone (announcers) to call him a 7X champ when that title was officially stripped last year. Barely made headlines.

Ocon and Stroll need to just go away.

Lawson has some major work to do if RB are ever going to be in the hunt for the Constructors. I just don't see it. Tsunoda is far more consistent than Lawson and I hope Yuki destroys Lawson in every race to show RB what a mistake they made by not giving him the No 2 seat.

Gasly is too good for Alpine. Mercedes should've picked him up. Or Cadillac next year.

I don't see anything impressive from any of the rookies happening this year. None of them are a Verstappen.

Alonso is too good for Aston. He should've been the only one to consider other than Carlos for #2 seat at Ferrari.

Carlos is a great driver, and he will do great things at Williams. He's a threat to the field in any car. I see him and LH battling for most of the year. Carlos will win that battle because LH is a whiny talentless bitch.

I like Max but think it's Lando's turn now. Max and Lando are going to have an epic duel this year.

[Onebadcad]

If

Lawson has some major work to do if RB are ever going to be in the hunt for the Constructors. I just don't see it. Tsunoda is far more consistent than Lawson and I hope Yuki destroys Lawson in every race to show RB what a mistake they made by not giving him the No 2 seat.



I have my doubts that RB can admit their mistake, so they will stay with lawson for the entire year to protect their pride.

Tsunoda will finish ahead of lawson, I would bet on this!!

Makes no sense not to promote from their second team, BS, as lawson is a major mistake, not an upgrade over checo.

[VatorMan]

I have my doubts that RB can admit their mistake, so they will stay with lawson for the entire year to protect their pride.

Tsunoda will finish ahead of lawson, I would bet on this!!

Makes no sense not to promote from their second team, BS, as lawson is a major mistake, not an upgrade over checo.

It's not much different than drafting a #1 quarterback and find out he's a dud. If he showed skills in F2/F3, then you have to take the chance or some other team could nab the next Max.

I'll give him a few more races before I'd say he's worse than Checo.

[Onebadcad]

It's not much different than drafting a #1 quarterback and find out he's a dud. If he showed skills in F2/F3, then you have to take the chance or some other team could nab the next Max.

I'll give him a few more races before I'd say he's worse than Checo.

I will agree, BUT they should have evaluated lawson thoroughly during testing the first two months of this year.

RB has bigger issues, as they have been losing to MCL since mid-season last year, obviouosly their cars are inferior, for which I blame the team engineers, not due to a lack of money.

[jw38]

If MCL can keep up the pace they had in AUS, I think Lando wins the Drivers and MCL wins Constructors.

LH sucks and will continue to do so until he retires finally as a 6 time champ. IDK why F1 still allows everyone (announcers) to call him a 7X champ when that title was officially stripped last year. Barely made headlines.

Ocon and Stroll need to just go away.

Lawson has some major work to do if RB are ever going to be in the hunt for the Constructors. I just don't see it. Tsunoda is far more consistent than Lawson and I hope Yuki destroys Lawson in every race to show RB what a mistake they made by not giving him the No 2 seat.

Gasly is too good for Alpine. Mercedes should've picked him up. Or Cadillac next year.

I don't see anything impressive from any of the rookies happening this year. None of them are a Verstappen.

Alonso is too good for Aston. He should've been the only one to consider other than Carlos for #2 seat at Ferrari.

Carlos is a great driver, and he will do great things at Williams. He's a threat to the field in any car. I see him and LH battling for most of the year. Carlos will win that battle because LH is a whiny talentless bitch.

I like Max but think it's Lando's turn now. Max and Lando are going to have an epic duel this year.

I agree with all your comments, especially the bolded one. Max and Lando are close friends...for the time being.

[Onebadcad]

I agree with all your comments, especially the bolded one. Max and Lando are close friends...for the time being.

He is MAX's friend until he beats MAX in the points, which is how I perceive MAX.

MAX can act as an egomaniac, arrogant prick, he has earned it.

[VatorMan]

Lando likes Max because Max let’s him hitchhike on his private jet. :funnier:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

China sprint race highlight - Piastri passes Verstappen.
Qualifying highlight - Piastri on pole.

Shoulda Woulda Coulda - RB passing on Tsunoda for Liam Lawson who'd better get his shit together ASAP.

[gs568]

The clock is ticking. Otherwise, they will cut Liam.

[Anjdog2003]

Formula I > Nascar > Tampon Tim > Porter.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Tire management races tend to be a bit meh.

The Good;
Piastri wins.
Bearman. If you don't like this kid we can't be friends.

The Bad;
Lawson. Buh-bye dickhead.
Ferrari. That car ain't all that.

Hot GF of the week - Lily Muni.

[jw38]

Ferrai has been disqualified from the race. Hamilton's car was disqualified because the skid plate was too thin, and Leclerc's car was disqualified for being underweight. Gasley's car was also disqualified for being underweight.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SBaM1AtP5JE

[VatorMan]

I think Lawson has 1 more race before he gets the boot. HAAS both cars in points !

[lrobe22]

Hamilton still a cheat sumbich. It's great to see McLaren doing so well.

[Onebadcad]

MAX will be with MB next year, next year RB will be at best 6th in Constructors.

[NoOne]

MAX will be with MB next year, next year RB will be at best 6th in Constructors.

I agree.

Lewis traded German efficiency for Italian meh....

[Nosferatu]

LH sucks and will continue to do so until he retires finally as a 6 time champ. IDK why F1 still allows everyone (announcers) to call him a 7X champ when that title was officially stripped last year. Barely made headlines.

Enlighten me on this one I'm curious...

[Onebadcad]

I think Lawson has 1 more race before he gets the boot. HAAS both cars in points !

lawson is a mistake, BUT anyone is an upgrade from checo,,, that dood cost them $20+M last year in damaged parts.

[NoOne]

Lawson out, I thought it was a bad decision from the start.

If the next GP wasn't Japan and Yuki wasn't Japanese, I think they would have waited one more race but him putting a good show in front of the home crowd is a win all the way around.

70ish points separated the top 3 constructors last year, RB is less than 50 percent of what McClaren has, and they are going to consistently put 2 cars in the points.

Merc and Ferrari are question marks on that point, are they both going to be able to put 2 cars in the top 5, nope.

If RB doesn't do something McClaren will run away with it because the other 3 are going to split the 3-8 spots most of the time.

Merc/Ferrari/RB will all fight for 2nd place with no chance of 1st, and RB has the only chance to be #1, and worst case a better driver increases their chances of #2.

[jw38]

LH sucks and will continue to do so until he retires finally as a 6 time champ. IDK why F1 still allows everyone (announcers) to call him a 7X champ when that title was officially stripped last year. Barely made headlines.



Enlighten me on this one I'm curious...

:iagree: Hamilton has not had one of his championships taken from him.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

:iagree: Hamilton has not had one of his championships taken from him.

My mistake...

Because of the ridiculous "leadership" of FIA, they won't recognize CAS's decision regarding crashgate. So while WE ALL KNOW LH is NOT the actual winner of the 2008 year, FIA won't take the title away.

I will forever and ALWAYS refer to him as a 6 time champ, NOT a 7 time because it's the TRUTH.

[Onebadcad]

lawson apparently still in seat #2.
Here is a good read on Ricciardo, I do not see this happening

https://www.gpfans.com/en/f1-news/1044813/daniel-ricciardo-offers-red-bull-solution-f1-liam-lawson-issue/

Why Daniel Ricciardo is Red Bull's best option
Maybe, Ricciardo is best equipped to deal with the RB21's characteristics? There is certainly no personality clash with Verstappen, on the contrary, the pair always seemed to have a good relationship. Red Bull also know exactly what type of driver they are working with and to cater towards. A learning process is quickly skipped.

And while Red Bull will quite rightly be more interested in who is the best possible person to drive the car, Ricciardo is almost undoubtedly the best possible solution from a PR perspective.

Should a switch be decided upon, welcoming back Ricciardo into the fold would do wonders for Red Bull's image in an already tricky situation and would give the Australian a better and less painful way of leaving F1, than the very sad and sudden departure he made in Singapore last season.

Perhaps, Ricciardo doesn't even want to come back to F1, which is also perfectly understandable given the way he was disposed of. However, Red Bull would be foolish not to at least be considering a move for the Australian at a time when, as driver replacements go, there really isn't too much to risk in terms of losing performance value - certainly not from a points outlook anyway.

Christian Horner or Helmut Marko will have to swallow perhaps a little bit of pride and pick up the phone to arrange a shoey drink or lunch and persuade Ricciardo to return - there are certainly far worse options available to the team to fix their seemingly never ending No. 2 driver crisis.

[NoOne]

I hate F1 news.

It is getting to the point where they all are clamoring for headlines, you read the article, has zero to do with the title.

There was a published article from a major site yesterday, forget which, but it wasn't some overnight blogger saying Lawson was already out.

Then today maybe he is out.

[Onebadcad]

I hate F1 news.

It is getting to the point where they all are clamoring for headlines, you read the article, has zero to do with the title.

There was a published article from a major site yesterday, forget which, but it wasn't some overnight blogger saying Lawson was already out.

Then today maybe he is out.

Here is an F1 article that tells you NOTHING, even though title says 'significant changes'.

https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-reveal-significant-changes-for-lawson

[RedLS1GTO]

What we know so far.


McLaren is a rocket (Piastri will not back down for Lando)

RB is a dumpster (since mid-last year)

Antonelli is legit

Ferrari is still Ferrari (:rofl:)

Max is doing Max things and putting the Red Bull WAYYY higher than it realistically should be.

Lawson is good in a stable car but can't drive a difficult car.

Yuki is funny as hell

Aston is waiting for '26


...I'm sure there's more.

My personal belief is that Max and George will swap seats next season, but time will tell.

[lrobe22]

And russell and toto are still ****bois

[Onebadcad]

What we know so far.


McLaren is a rocket (Piastri will not back down for Lando)

RB is a dumpster (since mid-last year)

Antonelli is legit

Ferrari is still Ferrari (:rofl:)

Max is doing Max things and putting the Red Bull WAYYY higher than it realistically should be.

Lawson is good in a stable car but can't drive a difficult car.

Yuki is funny as hell

Aston is waiting for '26


...I'm sure there's more.

My personal belief is that Max and George will swap seats next season, but time will tell.

This should have been apparent during pre-season testing,

He qualified 18th in AUS and 20th in CHN, he is not going to get better.

[RedLS1GTO]

And russell and toto are still ****bois

Russell is a douche.

I am coming around on Toto. I want to see Toto with Max as a driver. That shit would be pure entertainment.

Option B is Max to Aston in a Newey designed, Honda powered car.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

What we need is RPM’s take on all this.

[NoOne]

Russell is a douche.

I am coming around on Toto. I want to see Toto with Max as a driver. That shit would be pure entertainment.

Option B is Max to Aston in a Newey designed, Honda powered car.

Toto is quite a politician, and he obviously enjoys what he does considering he is worth 1.6B.

With that kind of money, he doesn't need to sit in that seat.

[Vette40th]

Hamilton still a cheat sumbich. It's great to see McLaren doing so well.
Hamilton has been busted for this before. I bet he is telling them to lower the car, and risk getting inspected. They dont inspect all cars, so the gamble seems to have worked, especially in the Sprint race.

[Vette40th]

I would love to see V10s come back, refueling and one tire compound for the race. Unless it rains.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

:iagree:

Funny. Yuki is finally in a RB. Liam is back to the "B" team. That didn't take long at all.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13334979/liam-lawson-set-to-be-replaced-by-yuki-tsunoda-at-red-bull-as-max-verstappens-team-mate-from-japanese-grand-prix

[Vette40th]

Honda had some push in that.
Contracts amd management of drivers is not exclusive to Red Bull. F1 is a unique business for sure

[NoOne]

:iagree:

Funny. Yuki is finally in a RB. Liam is back to the "B" team. That didn't take long at all.
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13334979/liam-lawson-set-to-be-replaced-by-yuki-tsunoda-at-red-bull-as-max-verstappens-team-mate-from-japanese-grand-prix

Even that article makes no official announcement.

Journalism is dead.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

Valid...

Now Ferrari has been DQ'd from the Chinese GP. :leaving:

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a64263159/why-ferrari-disqualified-f1-chinese-grand-prix/

[jw38]

Valid...

Now Ferrari has been DQ'd from the Chinese GP. :leaving:

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula-1/a64263159/why-ferrari-disqualified-f1-chinese-grand-prix/

I posted this 3 days ago.


Ferrai has been disqualified from the race. Hamilton's car was disqualified because the skid plate was too thin, and Leclerc's car was disqualified for being underweight. Gasley's car was also disqualified for being underweight.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SBaM1AtP5JE

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

my bad for the repost...been away a few days

[Onebadcad]

Even that article makes no official announcement.

Journalism is dead.

Yep, have yet to see Horner provide a press release.

Of course, until official, F1 creates NOTHING headlines:

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1065900/1/max-verstappen-not-happy-red-bull-liam-lawson-decision

Max Verstappen is apparently disgruntled with Red Bull’s reported decision to axe Liam Lawson just two races into the 2025 F1 season.

[RedLS1GTO]

"Apparently" and "reported" in the same sentence...

Well there's some hard hitting journalism.

[Onebadcad]

"Apparently" and "reported" in the same sentence...

Well there's some hard hitting journalism.

They forgot how to spell likely and probably,,,

[Burro (He/Haw)]

When the McLaren lawnmower was the highlight of Suzuka, you know it was an incredibly boring affair.

[VatorMan]

It was so bad we just watched the 30 min recap. Iconic racetrack my ass. Follow the leader.

I’m just glad Max was the leader. :hurray:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

It was so bad we just watched the 30 min recap. :

I'd have been better off. I got some laundry done in the meantime.

:Jeff '79:

[Onebadcad]

mcl CANNOT beat MAX when the cars are equal!!

[Vette40th]

Lando needs a couple years to mature. Piastri is more mature in his driving. Max is close to Michael Schumacher. Just a machine..

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Lando needs a couple years to mature. Piastri is more mature in his driving. Max is close to Michael Schumacher. Just a machine..

Perhaps, but Piastri is only going to improve.

[VatorMan]

Max’s quote to Norris in the cooldown room……”expensive lawnmower.” :funnier::funnier:

[Onebadcad]

MAX being max, hell yeah!!

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/verstappen-on-mclaren-f1-car-wouldnt-see-me/10710579/

[Onebadcad]

Perhaps, but Piastri is only going to improve.

Yeah, but will Zak allow him to pass??

[Vette40th]

When the McLaren lawnmower was the highlight of Suzuka, you know it was an incredibly boring affair.

If Gordan Murray designed it.... that mower would revolutionize mowing

[IB4TL]

mcl CANNOT beat MAX when the cars are equal!!

They couldn't beat Max if they had a faster car :yesnod:

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Yeah, but will Zak allow him to pass??

Brown picked the wrong lead driver I think.

[IB4TL]

Brown picked the wrong lead driver I think.

It made sense at the time but he'll most likely change that if Piastri keeps doing what he's doing.

I think the worst driver placement decision(s) we've seen in awhile is everything that went on with Lawson.
Something about that kid, I just don't like him.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Something about that kid, I just don't like him.

Nor do I. He has an air of scumbag entitlement to him.

[Onebadcad]

Brown picked the wrong lead driver I think.

Zak got to where he is by NOT admitting mistakes, do not expect him to start.

[VatorMan]

It made sense at the time but he'll most likely change that if Piastri keeps doing what he's doing.

I think the worst driver placement decision(s) we've seen in awhile is everything that went on with Lawson.
Something about that kid, I just don't like him.

That kid Antonelli has the right stuff. Merc fell into a winner with Ms. Hamilton leaving. RB doesn’t have a 2nd driver on their squad-period.

[IB4TL]

Nor do I. He has an air of scumbag entitlement to him.

:iagree:

Stroll isn't even like that and the only reason he lasted more than one season is because his billionaire daddy flips the bill :Jeff '79:

[IB4TL]

That kid Antonelli has the right stuff. Merc fell into a winner with Ms. Hamilton leaving. RB doesn’t have a 2nd driver on their squad-period.

Hamilton is a great driver but a douche of a person.

Only F1 drivers I don't like....

Hamilton & Lawson :yesnod:


Red Bull has a lot of internal issues that's making it more difficult for them to establish a quality second seat.

I'd like to see Kimi Raikkonen return to F1 but I don't know if he still has the fight inside of him now that he's more of a family man.

[IB4TL]

127382


Yet, this shit was allowed before.....


127383

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

Outcome was cool...but damn Suzuka was a boring race to watch.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Red Bull has a lot of internal issues

Like Horner’s cock.




:ack:

[VatorMan]

Outcome was cool...but damn Suzuka was a boring race to watch.

F1 snobs rail against NASCAR as just left turns while fawning over Suzuka and Monaco as "Iconic." Best F1 tracks right now are COTA and Las Vegas. So many areas for racing and passing.

The need to bring back Nurburgring.

[Onebadcad]

That kid Antonelli has the right stuff. Merc fell into a winner with Ms. Hamilton leaving. RB doesn’t have a 2nd driver on their squad-period.

That kid is starting to make russell look less than most of us thought.
Obviously MB has two good cars engineered, I would say right behind MCL, and ahead of RB.

[Onebadcad]

:iagree:

Stroll isn't even like that and the only reason he lasted more than one season is because his billionaire daddy flips the bill :Jeff '79:

stroll will NEVER get better.
At best he will snag #10 at end of year, if he was on one of the lower five teams he would have single digit points at season's end.

Alonso needs to join perez changing tires, as ZERO points after 3 races.

[Onebadcad]

127382


Yet, this shit was allowed before.....


127383

Someone should have warned him about Taco Bell,,,

[Vette40th]

Alonzo is there to help develop the team. Strohl is there because Daddy dumps money into the team.
Strohl can drive, or he wouldnt have the license to be there too.
Mclaren has the car this year. Their Championship to lose.

[Onebadcad]

Outcome was cool...but damn Suzuka was a boring race to watch.

Almost as bad as Monaco, without the hot chicks.
One DRS zone, and no other place to pass.
Track was built in early 1960s, time to build a much MOAR better one.

***Honda owns it, so they get favorable F1 treatment

[VatorMan]

I'm no Russell fan, but to keep 2nd place while the whole car electrical system was fubar was something else. I'm becoming an Antonelli/Bearman fan as well. Those kids can drive.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Excellent results as far as I'm concerned. Finally Merc has a driver in Antonelli I can get behind. Couldn't stand Hamilton, I liked Bottas well enough and was definitly a fan of Rosberg.

What I'd hoped to see is happening. Piastri is only three points behind Norris. I predict he'll finish the season ahead of Norris.

And praise the Lord it's nice without Buxton.

[Vette40th]

Piastri is a solid performer so far. Very calculated.
Norris is fantastic, but makes poor judgments, doesnt drive the car all that well at limit sometimes and it cost him
Hammy went to Ferrari to retire from Ferrari. He is no Schumacher, and never will be. He cant lead a team at all. He is a spoon fed driver.

[VatorMan]

Piastri is a solid performer so far. Very calculated.
Norris is fantastic, but makes poor judgments, doesnt drive the car all that well at limit sometimes and it cost him
Hammy went to Ferrari to retire from Ferrari. He is no Schumacher, and never will be. He cant lead a team at all. He is a spoon fed driver.

Merc scored bigtime-getting rid of hammy and getting Antonelli. Can't even imagine how much salary they offloaded for that upgrade.

[RedLS1GTO]

Finally Merc has a driver in Antonelli I can get behind.

Definitely a Kimi fan.

If you follow NASCAR at all, he was Connor Zilisch's teammate in karting. That kid has been fun as hell to watch since the karting days. Love seeing him do what he's doing.

Speaking of. I actually have 1 of Connor's old karts in my garage at the moment...

[Vette40th]

Hammy was/is a spoon Fed driver. When people try to compare him to a Schumacher or Senna , for example, I laugh and let them know the latter made their teams work to win.
Hammy expects everything ready for him.

[Onebadcad]

Max will be shopping soon for a more competitive team, RB will not get better as season goes on.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c9dj0elnexyo#:~:text=Verstappen%20has%20a%20contract%20with,him%20to%20leave%20the%20team.

[RedLS1GTO]

Max will be shopping soon for a more competitive team, RB will not get better as season goes on.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/articles/c9dj0elnexyo#:~:text=Verstappen%20has%20a%20contract%20with,him%20to%20leave%20the%20team.

Max and Kimi at Merc would be super fun to watch.

Max can pick his next team. There is no team out there that wouldn't trade whoever they currently have for him. I don't care how loyal they act... they would all dump their guys for Max.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

Sadly, Bahrain was also boring AF to watch. Fell asleep halfway through it.

[Onebadcad]

DREAM TEAM:

Max and Chase Elliott on CADILLAC FORMULA 1 TEAM,,, you heard it here first!!

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Well? Max leaves RBR?

Thoughts?

[VatorMan]

Well? Max leaves RBR?

Thoughts?

Very few drivers remain with a team for their entire careers-so I'd expect the same from Max. If RB doesn't give him a competitive car, why should he stay ?

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Lando eats the wall in qualifying. :yesnod:

:madcloud:

[Onebadcad]

Lando eats the wall in qualifying. :yesnod:

:madcloud:

That dumbarse aggressive mistake cost the team $250+K in parts, not that it matters.

[jw38]

Lando eats the wall in qualifying. :yesnod:

:madcloud:

That dumbarse aggressive mistake cost the team $250+K in parts, not that it matters.

That was not his best moment. It was a dumb move.

[VatorMan]

That dumbarse aggressive mistake cost the team $250+K in parts, not that it matters.

Lando has the skills-he’s got a mental block keeping him from being #1. I now think it’s Piastri’s to lose.

[VatorMan]

I’m still :wtf: over the first lap and corner. How does one guy that NFW could he make the corner OWN the corner while not giving room to another car 3/4 alongside? This is why I hate the British ownership of all things F1. Pure ****ing bias no matter what. That penalty cost Max the race.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Max was never making that corner and the RB was never beating the McLaren today even without the penalty.

[VatorMan]

Max was never making that corner and the RB was never beating the McLaren today even without the penalty.

You are correct about the corner. Neither Pastrami or Max was making that corner. Most places would have considered this a racing incident and said get on with it. You’re wrong about RB vs. McLaren. That penalty is the only reason RB lost.

[Vette40th]

First corner was BS.. No penalty should have been given.
Hamilton was only good for the initial marketing that Ferrari gained.
So many better drivers could be in that Ferrari. Hammy is full of negative comments. Not good for him or Ferraris team. When you are spoon fed all your career, you cant come to a team and expect to be fed again. He is no leader, never has been. He came to Ferrari to retire as a Ferrari driver.. Thats it.
Gasley, Antonelli, Hadjan?, Bearman and even Hulkenberg would be far better at Ferrari.

[RedLS1GTO]

Well? Max leaves RBR?

Thoughts?

Gasley, Antonelli, Hadjan?, Bearman and even Hulkenberg would be far better at Ferrari.

I think Max goes to Merc with Kimi and Bearman goes to Ferrari when Hamilton quits. I don't think Lewis goes beyond 2026. Russell fills the void at Red Bull or in a surprise move, goes to Cadillac as their #1 with a huge contract.

Max and Alonso have a wild bromance thing going. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Max at AM either, especially with the Billion dollar contract rumors.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

I’m still :wtf: over the first lap and corner. How does one guy that NFW could he make the corner OWN the corner while not giving room to another car 3/4 alongside? This is why I hate the British ownership of all things F1. Pure ****ing bias no matter what. That penalty cost Max the race.

Agree 100%.

Without the penalty Max would've been ahead by ~3 seconds. If it would've been Hamilton instead of Verstappen, they would've penalized Oscar for forcing another off the track. Their bias is CLEAR.

[Onebadcad]

I saw pics and videos, not conclusive that oscar was in front.
MAX had the inside, was forced out, his other option was steer back into traffic, if he did so , he and oscar and at least two others would have ended their race day.

The first turn was tight, it was the first lap, there should be an allowance given the number of cars going through on the opening lap.

And yeah, 5.000 second penalty > 2.843 winning margin.

Appears that RB is making positive changes to car, as I thought after bahrain RB was toast.

[Onebadcad]

I think Max goes to Merc with Kimi and Bearman goes to Ferrari when Hamilton quits. I don't think Lewis goes beyond 2026. Russell fills the void at Red Bull or in a surprise move, goes to Cadillac as their #1 with a huge contract.

Max and Alonso have a wild bromance thing going. I also wouldn't be surprised to see Max at AM either, especially with the Billion dollar contract rumors.

We are five races in, alonso has ZERO points, he should be worried about keeping his seat through the end of the season.

[Vette40th]

We are five races in, alonso has ZERO points, he should be worried about keeping his seat through the end of the season.

Alonso is the development driver. Strohl is Dads boy. The both of them are just keeping the team in F1 until new engines and rules next year.
They will get better drivers too.

[RedLS1GTO]

We are five races in, alonso has ZERO points, he should be worried about keeping his seat through the end of the season.

A-M isn't firing Alonso.

He's there to help Newey and move along the next car. They've already said as much. This season is an absolute lame duck for them in every way. They are 100% focusing on the Newey/Honda for next year. A-M isn't getting much screen time, but if you look closely, they are changing the wings and other things on the cars damn near every session. If I had to bet, I'd say that was all a function of correlating data with that fancy new wind tunnel and other systems that they are bringing online. They're out there almost just f-ing around in the races (which is somewhat hilarious)

They gave him a $250 million deal that goes long term into an ambassador role. They're not paying him that much because they wanted to fight for 8th in the constructor's and get a few points in 2024 or 2025. A-M is looking much longer term, and they believe the combo of Alonso, Newey, and Honda are going to get them there.

God help the rest of the field if they manage to throw enough money at Max to put him in that seat.

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

The money it would take to get Max away from RB would be unfathomable. That's of course makes assumptions that 1) Max is looking for another seat or 2) Max is driven by money.

I don't know him personally, so I don't know what is in his head...but I believe he will stay/go wherever he feels he has the best chance of winning. I can't imagine he sees that with any other team other than maybe McLaren right now.

[RedLS1GTO]

The money it would take to get Max away from RB would be unfathomable. That's of course makes assumptions that 1) Max is looking for another seat or 2) Max is driven by money.

I don't know him personally, so I don't know what is in his head...but I believe he will stay/go wherever he feels he has the best chance of winning. I can't imagine he sees that with any other team other than maybe McLaren right now.

2026 regulations change everything. New cars, new aero, new engines.

It all comes down to who creates something from scratch better than the other guys. It's really hard to bet against the combination of Newey and Honda in that regard. Honda loves Max. Max loves Honda. Honda has the dollars. Stroll has already shown that he'll spend unlimited money. If they gave Alonso $250 mil in what is essentially a car development role, what do you think they'd offer Max?

On the contrary, Red Bull and Ford? Ehhhhh

[Ronins2ndCuzzin]

2026 regulations change everything. New cars, new aero, new engines.

It all comes down to who creates something from scratch better than the other guys. It's really hard to bet against the combination of Newey and Honda in that regard.

Red Bull and Ford? Ehhhhh

Fair. I will adjust by saying I can't see Max leaving RB before an abysmal 2026 showing.

[RedLS1GTO]

Fair. I will adjust by saying I can't see Max leaving RB before an abysmal 2026 showing.

My bet. Unless RBR comes up with a hell of an improvement to the car, he'll be about 5th in the WDC by the end of the year. He's P3 now by holding on to the absolute ragged edge. The McLaren, Mercedes, and Ferrari are out there cruising and he's driving every lap with his hair on fire at 11 tenths. He can only Superman that thing for so long. You can't do that for an entire season.

The McLarens will end up ahead of him by a lot. I think that George and Charles will eventually as well. Remember Leclerc also had a P5 (I think) taken away with Ferrari's DQ.

Time will tell, but I can't imagine that Max is happy being in the 4th fastest team on the grid.

[VatorMan]

That kid Antonelli has the right stuff. Merc fell into a winner with Ms. Hamilton leaving. RB doesn’t have a 2nd driver on their squad-period.

Freakin kid just got P1 for the Sprint. Youngest ever to qualify for P1 in F1 history.

An Italian driver just beat an Italian team with an old expensive Brit at the wheel. Merc has to be laughing their ass off.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Excellent results. 👍🏼


BTW, Doohan is a twat.