monaco-gp

[fast fable]

"I'm Logan Hunter Sargeant, mate. I do what I want."
-Alex Albon, Canadian GP 2024.

[quaint kite]

What did George do? In the pitlane I mean. I don't actually know

[feral rune]

Canada should be America’d RAHHHHH 🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🔥🔥

[crystal terrace]

I haven't seen anything so I have no idea what we're dealing with, might be that he got in front of someone or might be that he crossed the wrong line, one or the other case probably is gonna warrant a different penalty

[crisp summit]

Oscar should’ve claimed this to be his home race as well smh…

[lavish ore]

and here i was thinking charles could close the gap to max

[crisp summit]

Oscar Piastri-Stroll

[keen nacelle]

You're right, but everything depends on your talent, let's hope the best one wins.

[livid root]

Max is really getting a penalty for that? That felt like it should be a warning at best

[feral rune]

Dreams are never meant to come true 🥲

[golden socket]

Hamilton is 39 he turns 40 this year iirc, and training doesn't fully matter look at every support, when you get old your mind and body starts to suffer and reaction time is one of the first things to go, age is a big play in every support

[feral rune]

Wait I’m slow what’s going on

[mortal marsh]

eh

[quaint kite]

I'd say reprimand or fine

[keen nacelle]

Dude you are crazy

[patent swallow]

when is the gp tomorrow

[native breach]

YO WTF DANNY RIC 5TH PLACE??????

[torpid cedar]

what he said is true

[livid root]

Remember that time max parked his car in the pits just millimeters in front of Lando?

[odd hinge]

MY GOAT LOGAN SARGEANT IN Q2 RAHHHHHHH WITHOUT UPGRADESSSS🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[mortal marsh]

Nah

[feral rune]

There’s no way that’s a penalty

[weary lance]

Fernando Alonso be like:

[golden socket]

Hamiltons age is definitely starting to affect his driving, he's just been getting slower and slower, he's more cautious because his reaction time isn't the same as it used to be

[livid root]

It shouldn't, but there's a possibility he'll get one

[quaint kite]

Wait. THAT???? WHAT THE FUCK? If Max gets a penalty for that this shit is rigged

[golden socket]

There's a reason very few professional sport players play past like 35

[crystal terrace]

too early to tell, this seems to be a setback but the last 8 races happened

this time around we're having a mixed top 10 that has both interesting "midfield" guests and an interesting sorting order, plus the very likely possibility for rain

hard to write this off as "Ferrari have lost the WCC" already

[old rivet]

After today I just hope we have a good race with many overtakes

[feral rune]

That’s almost like Mercedes’ most expensive wing incident

[patent swallow]

yes, thats completely different. thats because of the physical aspect of staying in shape age 35+, not reaction time like in f1

[torpid cedar]

age plays a big role. When Schumacher came back in a Mercedes he was embarrassingly slow. 🤣

[mortal marsh]

Slower an slower blud he was on top for 8 years before his car broke down. It is only after 3 years and every race until Canadian that they are actually improving

[golden socket]

Racing is a extremely physically intense sport

[crystal terrace]

which also applies to the possibilities of a WDC battle, which let's be honest still remains a doubt considering we're talking about Max, but ehy the season keeps evolving it's too early to tell

[mortal marsh]

ok, erm… cool ig

[patent swallow]

not in the same ways as other sports

[quaint kite]

I don't even think they're actually getting on top of it. I think this is one of their jokers for this year where the car is suddenly competitive

[golden socket]

The high g face turns race cars take every race is extremely physically intense and very mentally intense

[torpid cedar]

so this is what you respond when someone makes a point? HAHAHAHA

[golden socket]

This is then finally changing the rear wing and the rb20 having more and more problems, max said canada wouldn't go well

[mortal marsh]

Nah they released some upgrades at Canada, looks like it’s working for now

[bitter jasper]

THE HELL IS OUT OF Q2 😭😭

[livid root]

It's a well known fact age affects performance drastically, there's a reason you don't see 50 year old f1 drivers

[mortal marsh]

HAHAHAHAAHHAHA - rsi5

[golden socket]

Max said the rb20 would struggle at canada due to how the track was

[quaint kite]

We've been through this cycle so. Many. Times. It's not going to stick

[native breach]

Couldn't be me.

[torpid cedar]

hes got slower since like 2018/2019. when i saw him losing to bottas in quali those years i knew he was slowly becoming slower

[graceful elbow]

Ferrari fans suffering from depression rn

[bitter jasper]

fr...

[quaint kite]

George Russell ran that new front wing they have in Monaco and they weren't that fast there

[still siren]

max and russel startin together, what could possibly go wrong?

[golden socket]

Look at schumacher, lauda, even alonso now is starting to show his age

[livid root]

However that being said, I wouldn't entirely write off Hamilton as washed, defo not one of his stronger seasons tho

[livid root]

Yep

[quaint kite]

I don't trust George to leave the space

[stone current]

age catches to everyone, lewis and alonso still one of the best itg

[golden socket]

He's not washed but he's definitely not the same driver he used to be, and car is not going to save him, he probably won't be able to steal another WDC from younger guys like max

[zealous bison]

George Russel on pole??? Wtf did I miss

[still siren]

yep

[cyan saffron]

This quali was btw the 1st time ever that only P1 and P2 had equal times.

[bitter jasper]

WHAT

[mortal marsh]

Blud he was peaking in 2018, you be only watching the 1-5 races in the season that he didn’t get first. U could say the same about Verstappen, omg he didn’t get first in qualifying for Canadia and Monaco, he is going so bad, he is getting old

[somber karma]

same i fell asleep 😭

[torpid cedar]

he is still fast. but he cannot put the fast parts altogether in one lap. making russel outqualify him almost every race this year

[bitter jasper]

REALLY? I STOPPED WATCHING AFTER Q2

[stone current]

nah but 2020 lewis had some crazy aura

[zealous bison]

Just as, if not more surprised tha you are mate

[torpid cedar]

yes a lot of people says he peaked in those era of cars. imo early merc was his days.

[golden socket]

Verstappen is 15 years younger then Hamilton and with a car we knew would struggle in canada and monaco even max himself said he would struggle there

[mortal marsh]

ok

[zealous bison]

I literally just woke up at 3 am randomly

[crystal terrace]

god I love r/FormulaDank

[stone current]

why is 2024 lowkey amazing

[mortal marsh]

And Mercedes been struggling for last 3 years lol

[livid root]

Ye 2024 lately has been fairly good, there's no 100% guarantee anymore who's winning the race

[vocal lynx]

what the fuck happened to ferrari

[azure silo]

i dont know but im all here for it

[zealous bison]

OH WAIT WTF DANNY RIC P5?????

[proud granite]

Daniel Jacque beef going crazy

[stone current]

only monza

[quaint kite]

They fitted used tires at the end of Q2 instead of new. Sainz should have made it through anyways but he bottled his lap

[somber karma]

nah bro i woke up and saw george get out of his car in the pole spot and questioned the sandwich i ate during q1

[zealous bison]

I guess the soapbox racing paid off lol

[shell chasm]

Can someone tell me what the hell happend

[torpid cedar]

apart from age. hamilton is also no longer as hungry as before 😂

[livid root]

I do expect max to ultimately win the title, but it shall be a well fought one

[shell chasm]

I was out getting groceries

[mortal marsh]

He’s moving to Ferrari blud, he is hungry lol

[vocal lynx]

my god they always doing something wrong

[golden socket]

More like everyone else caught up, Mercedes has definitely struggled but also everyone else has caught up

[dusk jackal]

george ate a senna sandwich and max matched his lap at the end but since russell was first he gets pole

[mortal marsh]

Ok

[livid root]

Didn't Russell do that lap with used softs? Even crazier

[torpid cedar]

moving to ferrari to fulfill his dreams as a kid blud. if he was still hungry he wouldnt have a loser mentality in his recent interviews.

[zealous bison]

Ferrari 11-12????)

[dusk jackal]

yep

[undone cape]

george goated

[quaint kite]

Ehhh, neither driver hooked up a lap though. Sainz bottled it and Charles didn't set any green sectors

[golden socket]

Logan sargent q2 in a fucking willaims is insane

[dusk jackal]

hamilton’s old age was showing we could’ve had a mercedes sandwich but he didn’t improve

[quaint kite]

Albon, who made it into Q3 comfortably:

[livid root]

He got most of the upgrades in the car that albon previously got

[golden socket]

In the backup no upgrades williams as well

[undone cape]

i’m telling you guys he is literally the goat

[zealous bison]

Albon q3

[golden socket]

Albon has the better car, the two willaims are completely different

[dusk jackal]

logan didn’t improve but he gets into q3 if he does i’m pretty sure

[livid root]

If he reduces the recklessness, he could be in the future

[quaint kite]

I thought Logan got most of the new parts at this point

[lunar pecan]

Wait really

[crystal terrace]

no

[golden socket]

"Most" at monaco he was using a 2023 rear wing

[mortal marsh]

Same for every driver who has been stuck in 7th for 2 years, blud is exaggerating so much

[quaint kite]

I agree with this take. He's rapid in qualifying (Mr Saturday) but i think his racecraft is pretty dodgy

[golden socket]

Logan could definitely be a much better driver he had a better car and team, williams has definitely fucked logan up

[undone cape]

thank you for believing in me

[dusk jackal]

his race craft in question: 💥

[zealous bison]

Perez p16 wtf

[livid root]

Yep, same for piastri atm tbh. Expect piastri to make life hell for all drivers few years down the line tho

[mortal marsh]

Moving to Ferrari because they are constantly getting top 3/4, much better then Mercedes and Mercedes ain’t improving so he needs to get into a good team

[gaunt forge]

Least delusional tifoso

[torpid cedar]

this is also true. but does that mean he is as hungry as before? no

[dusk jackal]

renewed contract btw

[quaint kite]

Piastri's issue is the tire management. I don't think George's issues are quite the same? I can't recall Piastri torpedoing anyone in recent memory

[livid root]

Sainz

[golden socket]

Perez is a good driver with a weird patch, every good driver has had one, even lauda and schumacher

[zealous bison]

You can barely count miami

[livid root]

But ye piastri's are more to do with Tyre management than being reckless

[mortal marsh]

Nobody is hungry as Hamilton in his prime, 7 years in a row, not as hungry cause he has been midfield last 2 seasons and hopes to get more then 6th, but still aiming for higher up in the ladder

[dusk jackal]

🦾 putting a top 3 car in q1 all the time talk about consistency

[quaint kite]

Lewis in his prime never had a consistent challenge from 2017 onwards

[golden socket]

Having a significantly better car than anyone else and your main rivals forgetting how to make a engine doesn't help

[stone current]

just a reminder:

Jenson Button qualified P7 in a wet weekend in Canada in 2011, he went on to win the race

[torpid cedar]

7 years in a row? bro WHAT

[graceful elbow]

Ferrari fans after 1 week of hope returning to their depression:

[crystal terrace]

https://vxtwitter.com/TopGearFormula1/status/1799547991499452521

[golden socket]

2014-2021 was the easiest time for merc in f1 history

[torpid cedar]

exactly

[lapis hornet]

what happened with lh

[mortal marsh]

Did u forget that Mercedes was dominating for multiple years

[livid root]

True but tbf he had rosberg against him for first 3 years of dominance

[torpid cedar]

did you forget that lh didnt win a championship 7 times in a row

[graceful elbow]

Washed

[lapis hornet]

idk man

[torpid cedar]

even rookie hamilton is faster than him now in quali icl

[mortal marsh]

Did u know that Verstappen hasn’t won every race this year

[torpid cedar]

not related to the topic blud 😂

[quaint kite]

Ffs you're both wrong

[knotty mist]

Maybe George will get a bit of credit now…

[mortal marsh]

Kinda is blud, but Ok

[quaint kite]

In quali, sure. He's always been Mr Saturday

[dusk jackal]

“meet saturday man”

[livid root]

Tbf George has had some races with amazing Tyre management, he has solid race pace when stars align. But ye not always

[mortal marsh]

Ru excited that stroll is moving

[livid root]

Moving?

[torpid cedar]

curious, how is it related? you were wrong about hamilton winning wdc 7 times in a row. then you proceed to change it to "verstappen hasnt won every race this year"

[mortal marsh]

Wait, not moving I mean like would I be happy if he were to go to diff team

[zealous bison]

Stroll to merc:D

[livid root]

I don't know to be honest, I doubt any team is really wanting stroll

[quaint kite]

Stroll ain't going anywhere but Aston

[snow swan]

I think it's BS that they don't consider superior Q2 times to get a pole. Russell did a 1:11 and had to do the Q3 again?

[zealous bison]

That is the worst thing I have said in my life

[torpid cedar]

imagine q2 being all dry then q3 is wet

[livid root]

Stroll back to Williams would be interesting, lol

[torpid cedar]

that wouldnt be fun would it

[mortal marsh]

Related, means topics that are similar. Lewis is considered a GOAT, So will Verstappen. Max is winning Last couple seasons, so was Lewis before. They are both extremely good, and most f1 kids simp over rb,

[mortal marsh]

Stroll need to stroll outa f1. Who do u think is good replacement

[quaint kite]

Ehhh, I think he tries to get cute too often. Last year in Japan, for example

[mortal marsh]

7 seasons*

[livid root]

I don't remember, what happened?

[quaint kite]

IIRC he tried to stick out a one stop and got overtaken by all of the front runners

[livid root]

I just know Japan last year had max and both mclarens in podium

[livid root]

Oh, maybe the tyres just didn't work for them that race

[quaint kite]

Literally every other driver did a 2 stop to my knowledge

Among the front runners

[livid root]

Let's not forget in 2022 for a long while he had top 5 finish streak

Until silverstone....

[quaint kite]

I still think that crash was more his fault than anyone else

[still forge]

It was one DNF, yet he still was top 5 in every race he finished, until Singapore

[livid root]

Ye George was Mr. Sunday in 2022, ironically

[still forge]

This consistency enabled him to not only beat Lewis, but a Ferrari as well

[livid root]

Yep not sure why he didn't translate that level of consistency In 2023

[zinc elbow]

Imagine someone hits a record time in Q1 only for everything to get reset in q2

[still forge]

And it ain't even the first time that happens this season

[regal needle]

Raining Now

[weak root]

i love perez, but he rly got 2 more years with redbull just to qualify p16

[zinc elbow]

He belongs there

[fleet aspen]

George only got that time because Albon towed him. Sunday George not gonna be able to hold p1 and get a toe 👀

[weak root]

unless hes just having a bad weekend, he really is underperforming the car

[zinc elbow]

Can be said the same about Hamilton

[weak root]

max only lost out on pole bc he had a bad third sector

if he had a tow hes on pole

[unkempt wasp]

Surely RB put in a minimum performance target in Perez's contract, otherwise they are not winning constructors next year/

[round bobcat]

Glazing

[neat latch]

I have to post this again

[neat latch]

Nah bruh the constructors is already in danger

[unkempt wasp]

https://preview.redd.it/0ngmanp36rab1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=912673a20ae9a9e38ece002d8500424165ea742e

[unkempt wasp]

https://tenor.com/view/checo-perez-checoperez-yes-ahuevo-gif-20933766
POV you are making money even though you are mediorce

[exotic quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/fernando-alonso-fernando-alonso-f1-formula-1-gif-15409674451501385698

[unkempt wasp]

I do ike Perez, but he isn't Goatlonso

[snow swan]

Wish the wind hadn't picked up for hamiltons second lap

[regal needle]

See you Team Tomorrow. I'mma have a Break

[fallen arrow]

can someone tell me what the positions are

[snow swan]

Go on YouTube and watch quali

[cyan saffron]

https://x.com/F1/status/1799549906513707273

Formula 1 (@F1) on X

The full result from an absolutely CRAZY qualifying hour 🤯

Roll on Grand Prix Sunday!

#F1 #CanadianGP

Twitter · Jun 8, 2024, 9:11 PM

[fleet aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/max-verstappen-red-bull-racing-super-max-gif-25486685

[exotic gale]

I haven’t seen George all season and now he is at pole

[narrow garnet]

FUCK I WISH QUALI WASNT SO EARLY, REALLY WOULD HAVE LOVED TO SEE THAT ONE LIVE

[rocky timber]

Ik!! Such a good season thus far!

[narrow garnet]

My quali opinions in one image

[maiden wave]

Lmao

[little venture]

Best quali of the season imo

[sage wolf]

Has this ever happened before

[undone cape]

damn

[little venture]

Yes

[undone cape]

i know i see my own messages more than i see russell at this point

[little venture]

Yes. Jerez 1997 Schumacher, Villeneuve, and Frentzen all tied for pole. In the final race of the season and championship decider

[echo igloo]

Bro 😭

[olive knoll]

he is not thattt bad

[olive knoll]

UR PFP

i love coffee and tv

[undone cape]

i love blur so much man

[neat latch]

Yeah

He's worse

[raven mist]

Bro Merc somehow got their tractor into P1

[narrow garnet]

Danny heard what Jacques said about him and said fuck around and find out lmao

[undone cape]

RUSSELL DID IT

[raven mist]

Bet he did lmao

[undone cape]

russ single handedly pulled that tractor into p1

[raven mist]

Yeah

[narrow garnet]

Yeah, Lewis's times were nothing special really, george tho wtf

[undone cape]

george mr saturday

[fleet aspen]

Monaco curse didn’t disappear, it just evolved to the Montreal Curse 👀

[undone cape]

me when u say that i. two chats

[snow swan]

Ferrari Out, Checo out, Mclaren 3/4 Mercedes being good, Sargeant p13, albon p7, ricciardo p5, this quali was wierd af

[raven mist]

best part is, HE DID THE T-POSE

[undone cape]

HE DID

[mortal marsh]

Lewis 104 Poles, Russel claiming his second pole this weekend…..

[narrow garnet]

sargeant was incredibly close to getting into Q3 too

[lyric turtle]

WHOS WINNING TMRW????

[narrow garnet]

I have absolutely no fucking clue now lmao

[raven mist]

It really is haha, it's basically:

• Mercedes actually being good (might be a massive hopium unless Russell performs super well)

• Ricciardo silencing Villeneuve by getting P5

• Albon finishing P7, and Sargeant finished in a position higher than his usual (P13) but was soooo close to have made it into Q3

• McLaren still closing in the gap

• Ferrari all out of the race????? Bruh what is going on??

• Both Russell and Verstappen pumped the exact same time in Q3

[rocky timber]

I say Lando

[mortal marsh]

Verstappen is definitely winning lol

[rocky timber]

Max going to blame the car

[mortal marsh]

It’s the car fault tbh

He dominated last season, not his skill I don’t think

Unless bro is just getting worse lol

[ruby cairn]

it's a very real possibility that checo finishes 8th in the championship this year

[rocky timber]

He's tired too much sim racing

[mortal marsh]

Lmao

[mortal marsh]

Checo to the Chinese premier league yessir

[snow swan]

I didn't watch quali wth happened to Ferrari 😭😭😭

[ruby cairn]

overestimated their ability to make q3 on used softs

[narrow garnet]

https://x.com/wearetherace/status/1799576276665016570

The Race (@wearetherace) on X

Not sure if you'd heard... but qualifying ended up being quite close 👀

🎨 @justf1car

Twitter · Jun 8, 2024, 10:56 PM

[raven mist]

Overestimated does seem like the right word to use for Ferrari not making it into Q3

[lyric turtle]

that was insane

[raven mist]

Pwoah that gap was TIGHT

[ruby cairn]

they were slow but like p6-8 slow not q2 slow

[raven mist]

Verstappen and Russell were neck in neck with each other

[raven mist]

Yep

[narrow garnet]

they were neck and neck, not just basically neck and neck

[lyric turtle]

i seen da highlights

[hearty nest]

🚫

[upbeat coral]

ferrari from under binotto returned that session

[hidden arch]

mercedes win tomorrow and ill go bald

[upbeat coral]

uhh its relatively simple

[hearty nest]

chat can we pin this

[cyan saffron]

Well, that's quite simple.

[sly badger]

I still can't believe Russell and Max got the same time,man this season is really becoming so cooked

[cyan saffron]

Yeah, that's really mad.

[sly badger]

Got the sector times right now

[upbeat coral]

not relevant to canadian gp now is it

[quaint creek]

yes, thats what being gay means

https://tenor.com/view/avengers-eitri-yes-that-is-gif-23532173

[upbeat coral]

wallahi

[quaint creek]

you actually can still adopt 👍 hope this helps

[upbeat coral]

how sad, anyway sargent > perez

[cyan saffron]

.mute 1014642109623587017 homophobia

[jade mural]

bvbocon38 muted brahim95 indefinitely Reason: homophobia.

[quaint creek]

bro was waiting

[upbeat coral]

i did want to wind him up more but ty

[cyan saffron]

Just wanted them to dig their hole deeper.

[muted igloo]

I hate that people can’t keep their negative thoughts for themselves

[sly badger]

Sector Times for Russell and Verstappen in Q3
Russell
S1: 20.057
S2: 22.714
S3: 28.971
Verstappen
S1: 19.987
S2: 22.902
S3: 29.090

[cyan saffron]

for real

[upbeat coral]

joined a server with a pride logo on it what did he expect

[cyan saffron]

anyway

I hope George can tomorrow convert the pole into a race win.

Well, actually today as it's here Sunday already.

[real flower]

Same!!

[pastel vector]

i would love a george podium

[quaint creek]

not when checo comes through 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 inshallah it will happen

[muted igloo]

Same for me

[upbeat coral]

repeating sakhir would be insane but hoping for opening lap chaos granting a lando win (a george win is okay tho)

[muted igloo]

I need a AM win

[snow swan]

same

[muted igloo]

I know it won’t happen

[real flower]

Same here 😞😞

[pastel vector]

fr 😩😩😩

[snow swan]

was hyped when stroll was p1 for a bit

[real flower]

For real

[muted igloo]

Same

[upbeat coral]

a stroll win would take hungary 21 levels of shithousery but nothing's impossible in f1

[cyan saffron]

the best race of all time

not biased at all

[muted igloo]

2nd best

[upbeat coral]

bottas and stroll bowling, lewis alone on the grid and an alpine winning

[muted igloo]

In my opinion the 1950 Silverstone GP was the best

As that kicked off the series

[cyan saffron]

hm

[floral trellis]

Logoat 💪

[cyan saffron]

fair point

[austere kiln]

logan getting his first podium trmw you heard it here first

[cyan saffron]

The man who outqualified Checo in a RB20 2 times in a row in a fucking Williams.

[upbeat coral]

ready for interlagos this year, best track on the calendar

[muted igloo]

100% unbiased as well, but yeah Hungary 2021 was amazing

[upbeat coral]

kinda hyped to see what vegas can offer this year as it was surprisingly good in 23

[floral trellis]

Wtf happened to ferrari

[cyan saffron]

2022 all over again

[upbeat coral]

ferrari heritage, bad strat

[raven mist]

Overestimated themselves with the used softs

[floral trellis]

Checo didnt deserve the 2nd RB seat but i get it, they dont want anyone to have a competition with max

[cyan saffron]

Yuki really should get that seat.

but well

They've decided for Checo, so it is what it is.

[fast fable]

Ferrari Circus from '22 happened.

[fleet aspen]

They at least kept my boy Yuki on for another year but agreed. Yuki deserves his Redbull seat back

https://tenor.com/view/yuki-tsunoda-yuki-tsunoda-gasly-pierre-gasly-gif-24519464

[olive knoll]

checo deserves the seat omg y'all they want support for max rn

[cyan saffron]

Yeah, at least he stays with RB.

better than nothing

Although he really would've derserved the promotion.

[fast fable]

Guess the promotion is AMR?

[cyan saffron]

Alonso's contract is until 2026 so either he needs to stay for another year at RB.

[upbeat coral]

yuki really deserves a car that can fight at the top of the pack

[cyan saffron]

Or go to somewhere else.

As well, Lance will obviously stay in the team as long as Lawrence is the owner.

[cosmic gazelle]

I’ll buy it don’t worry

I got yall fr

[fast fable]

Ricciardo after Checo fallout:

[fleet aspen]

https://tenor.com/view/honey-gif-9264790

[alpine temple]

Wow Daniel in 5th

[fleet aspen]

Honey badger strikes again 🦡

[alpine temple]

Frr

[cosmic gazelle]

Just like Miami

Blud is only good in NA

[alpine temple]

This race might change the driver market idk yet tho

[cosmic gazelle]

I feel so bad for Sainz

He still doesn’t have a seat somehow

[fleet aspen]

Anyone got any bets on for tomorrows race?

[fresh axle]

Russels Definetly gonna smash it into a barrier last lap

[gentle swallow]

[hushed mountain]

max is outdriving his car

the fact thats a realistic statement now

wild

always has been true but its just blatant now

[fallen arrow]

theyre gonna lose out on money big time by losing easy contructors

theyre gonna lose out on money big time by losing easy contructors

[vernal tiger]

im watching qualifying and seeing logan make it through to q2 is nice

[fallen arrow]

theyre gonna lose out on money big time by losing easy contructors

wait dont ask why i sent three of the same messages

[vernal tiger]

didn’t even notice hehe

[fallen arrow]

this new mobile update has my discord shitting itself

[vernal tiger]

[soft mason]

I think the only reasonable explanation for keeping checo on at this point is that it keeps max happy, as much as I love checo

[nocturne rover]

The classification was very strange

[tulip pagoda]

I'm waiting for my boyfriend to wake up so we can watch the whole quali

Was it interesting without giving spoilers?

[tame heath]

yes

[still forge]

It's a really good watch, all i will say

[tulip pagoda]

I'm so excited

[lunar path]

I wonder if Checo's contract allows for him to be demoted to VCARB

[wanton silo]

george on pole wheyy

[tame heath]

yeah I dont get it, since his contract extension, I think hes only been out in Q3

[stiff bough]

Unlikely, it's the juniors of Red Bull that get those sorts of contracts.

Marko's been on record in the past saying Checo doesn't have the same contract as the juniors. So make of that what you will

[slim chasm]

Besides what would that achieve

if a veteran midfielder like Checo cannot do it, a chip in the shoulder Danny or young Yuki prob won't either

you need someone extraordinary to keep up with Max

[tame heath]

Yuki is the lowest paid F1 driver, surely theres less risk putting him in a RB compared to Checo

[slim chasm]

Yuki is a lot more volatile and slow than Checo lol

I mean I didn't miss the musical chair of 2019

[tame heath]

well clearly not, since one is faster, in a slower car

[slim chasm]

due to the pressure of keeping up with Max

[stiff bough]

For all the talking up of Yuki that Marko has done all year, he really has 0 care to put him in that Red Bull lmao

[slim chasm]

Yuki would fall the same place

[stiff bough]

Kind of why Tsunoda was looking at options for 2025.

[slim chasm]

I think there's another tier of hype needed to unlock it lol

[stiff bough]

ah right, beating Ricciardo isn't enough

[tame heath]

yuki has the pressure of having a seat next year everytime he races, since he has less ''reputation''

[stiff bough]

he needs to beat him the same way Norris did

[slim chasm]

well it is a washed Danny Ric, who got better best result than Yuki anyway

[slim chasm]

everyone does

but having to keep up with Max is a much bigger pressure

[lunar path]

I like checo and i'm mexican but this is some insane cope

[tame heath]

not everyone, a lot of people are guarantees, due to their influence, wealth, reputation on the track that overrides current form

[slim chasm]

sure not everyone

but everyone at Red Bull does

Red Bull has cycled through three drivers in two years to prove it

[stiff bough]

🔥

[slim chasm]

no one is keen to repeat it

[stiff bough]

and proving you can do well in the AT clearly has not yet worked out in Red Bull's favor in many many years

Sorry, the RB now

shitty fucking

grrrr

[tame heath]

yeah, but one has pressure to stay up at red bull or else he drops into maybe vsrb, but yuki if he fails, he drops out of f1 entirely, thats far more pressure in a slower car

[lunar path]

the red bull junior program has turned into a complete joke

[slim chasm]

smh, it's simple gucks. RB and Red bull, what's to confuse about

[slim chasm]

Perez is not dropping into RB lol

same as Albon

he's gonna be out of the team and out of F1, but Perez is much older

[tame heath]

wdym ''is not'' that is entirely a plausible outcome lol

[slim chasm]

No? They just got a bad few years

[slim chasm]

based on?

[tame heath]

it has hapenned more time than one can count

based on this^

[slim chasm]

how many times it happened in the last 4 years

[raven wagon]

Perez wasnt even with the Redbull family before he joined in 2021

Why would they demote him to the junior team

[tame heath]

what does the last 4 years have to do with my point, if you look at the bigger picture, its a very obvious occurence

[slim chasm]

Nope, Red Bull is clear, Alpha Tauri and RB is not a junior team

no more two young drivers, and no more demoted drivers

hence Albon out

[tame heath]

its a sister team, and every sister teams swap drivers occasionally based on circumstances, thats f1 in a nutshell

[slim chasm]

such as?

[tame heath]

i mean anyone who has watched the sport for a long time knows this

[versed egret]

Russell and VERSTAPPEN same time lol

[slim chasm]

do pls give a recent example

I'm waiting

[tame heath]

max, charles, george, etc

[hushed olive]

Gasly was such a Bad racer in red bull but he was such a good racer with toro rosso/alphatauri like what ?

[tame heath]

the list goes on and on

[slim chasm]

does any of them ever got demoted back?

lol

[stiff bough]

if williams and sauber are sister teams of mercedes and ferrari, i have many questions

[slim chasm]

It's the pressure of keeping up with Max

Marko realized it after Perez in 2021 basically

[tame heath]

gasly, ricciardo?

[slim chasm]

not in AT/RB

[tame heath]

ocon?

[slim chasm]

what

[tame heath]

yeah, gasly went from red bull to alpha tauri

same with ricciardo

[slim chasm]

*Toro Rosso

[slim chasm]

Ricciardo when from Mclaren to AT

[tame heath]

same thing, its their sister team

[slim chasm]

nope, AT/RB is not a sister team anymore

they're their own team

with close relationship to RBR

[tame heath]

they use the same engine, same reserves, everything

[slim chasm]

like every team with close relationship

[tame heath]

''close relationship'' thats the definition of sister team

[slim chasm]

nope

[stiff bough]

Is it?

So is Haas a sister team of Ferrari

[tame heath]

if you share multiple assets, then youre a sister team

[slim chasm]

they tried to be one lol

[slim chasm]

no one in F1 history said this lol

[fleet aspen]

Charles Leclerc still celebrating from Monaco win? 👀

[slim chasm]

P1||1|| baby

[tame heath]

then what did they say?

[slim chasm]

just a team with close relationship

like Mercedes and Williams

[hushed olive]

I renember when i first watched f1 being confused of why there were 2 red bull teams in grid

[slim chasm]

or when Haas is forced to be one with Ferrari

[tame heath]

no tell me whats a sister team in f1

[slim chasm]

Red Bull - Toro Rosso

[hushed olive]

Vcarb makes me get toro rosso memories

[tame heath]

btw idk why you arent considering alpha tauri as a sister team to red bull when its just a renamed torro rosso

and didnt kvyat go from red bull to torro rosso?

[slim chasm]

because they aren't

new branding, new strategy

[slim chasm]

he did

Toro Rosso was a sister team

AT/RB is not

[tame heath]

its legit a rename

[slim chasm]

and that comes with new strategy

[tame heath]

its the same company, alpha tauri is a clothing brand OF red bull

[slim chasm]

although Horner described the transformation is from junior team to sister team

[stiff bough]

AT's strategy was doing almost everything on their own, besides some stuff like gearbox and suspension

[slim chasm]

correct

[raven mist]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7-UWdUoRj2/?igsh=cW43cmdyYTh1bHIy

f1troll

Bro really hit his intro pose

#f1 #formula1 #f1memes #formulaone #canadiangp #motorsport #racing

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[slim chasm]

though Marko forced them to let Red Bull help them more

[stiff bough]

and then it didnt work out lol

[slim chasm]

yeah didn't quite work out after that

[raven mist]

Welp

[tame heath]

how does new strategy have anything to do with being a sister team or not though

[slim chasm]

they are no the Red Bull B team anymore, they don't accept their rejects, all their junior drivers etc

[hushed olive]

Back in toro rosso's first years the car was literally a copycat red bull with a Ferrari engine

[slim chasm]

they even used to make their own cars

[raven mist]

True yeah

[slim chasm]

that was a disaster lol

[deft plank]

isnt the vcarb 1 made from rb19 chassis

[raven mist]

Haha I still remember that

[slim chasm]

no

[turbid ocean]

GEORGE POLE 🔥

[raven mist]

Inspired not a 1:1 carbon copy

[slim chasm]

but it is inspired a lot by their parts

[deft plank]

oh i see

[raven mist]

Suspension for example

[tame heath]

then what does this mean

[slim chasm]

yeah that is why their performance is so much nicer

[raven mist]

Basically taken from the RB19

[slim chasm]

that's exactly what that means

they are more equal now

[tame heath]

so it is their sister team

cause thats what it says

[raven mist]

They are more equal than it is

[slim chasm]

which won't accept their reject drivers, or junior ones all the time

so Checo is gonna be out after this

[raven mist]

But that still doesn't mean AlphaTauri is RBR'S sister team

[raven mist]

Because of this very reason

[slim chasm]

yeah AT was independent

RB was closer again

[raven mist]

And I mean has always been tbf

[slim chasm]

I don't even gonna try to describe it lol

[wise shard]

Guys Toto was right

[raven mist]

Yeah it's gonna be even more confusing

[wise shard]

The car is fucked

[tame heath]

where did gasly go after red bull

[slim chasm]

Toro Rosso

a junior Red Bull team

[raven mist]

Like don't get me start on Haas & Ferrari or Williams & Mercedes

[raven mist]

Also known as AlphaTauri

And also known as VCARB

[tame heath]

but then he stayed in AT?

[stiff bough]

Williams and Haas are just customer teams

[modern elm]

lance and George today

[slim chasm]

because he is good enough to stay, but AT doesn't want to be Red Bull rejects team

hence Albon out

peculiar

[raven mist]

Yeah

Gasly at that time was good enough to gain a seat

[slim chasm]

Haas is the most dependant customer I've ever seen lol

[raven mist]

But then Alpha decides not to be RBR's rejects

[tame heath]

so youre saying if checo didnt extend his contract, VSCARB wouldnt jump at the opportunity to take him?

[raven mist]

Haha yeah they really are

[raven mist]

No

[slim chasm]

no

[tame heath]

regardless of contract price

[raven mist]

Regardless of even that

Big big no

[slim chasm]

not even that lol

[raven mist]

Not even Sainz anyway haha

[slim chasm]

they are clear that they wanted Danny Ric, Lawson and Yuki since the start of the year

[raven mist]

Considering his past history prior to Ferrari

[tame heath]

so what are you saying

[slim chasm]

Sainz would be insufferable in RB

[stiff bough]

But with no common owner, its hard to even consider them close to being a sister outfit

[slim chasm]

that they are more of a equal to Red Bull now?

[slim chasm]

true true

[raven mist]

And the first step of that is already initiated with Yuki extended his contract

[slim chasm]

he did?

[raven mist]

Yes he did

It was officially announced

[tame heath]

no, you said something about checo being out entirely and wont go to vscarb

[raven mist]

Yuki has extended his contract

Hang on let me share the post here one sec

[slim chasm]

exactly

[raven mist]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C7927Dpynd6/?igsh=czJtaGNxNTFsZm81

f1

Yuki extends with RB for 2025 ✍️

The Japanese driver signs to secure his spot on the grid for next season!

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[slim chasm]

oh yeah he did, mf announced it just after I went to sleep smh

[tame heath]

but now youre saying that he can go to vscarb, so i dont get it

[slim chasm]

he can, VCARB just won't accept him lol

[raven mist]

There's a difference

[slim chasm]

I mean unless Lawson, Hadjar and Danny Ric suddenly goes to De Vries level

[raven mist]

He can have the option but VCARB would still say fuck off anyway

[tame heath]

ah so you meant yes

[raven mist]

And if Ricc is getting sacked at least they have Lawson

And just Lawson

No one else from RBR

[slim chasm]

nah, RB already said their options since the start of the year

no chance

[stiff bough]

Granted, Lawson isn't really that highly regarded by RBR in the first place

[raven mist]

Nope

If anything Tsunoda is valued higher

[slim chasm]

He is a bit lucky that a certain Estonian was doing...

gamer things

[raven mist]

Pfft yeah

[tame heath]

im saying so you meant ''yes vscarb wouldnt jump at the opportunity''

[raven mist]

Thank god he didn't gotten himself into that

[slim chasm]

Vips would go to SF and race in F1 without that

Marko was high on him

[slim chasm]

exactly

[tame heath]

I dont think vips will go to f1

[raven mist]

That is correct

[slim chasm]

he was the reserve before the incident

[alpine thistle]

WHAT RUSSELL POLE

[slim chasm]

the warzone incident

[alpine thistle]

AND SAME TIME AS MAX

[raven mist]

RUSSELL POLE IS REAL

AND HE DID THE T POSE

[slim chasm]

that was one hell of a quali

[tame heath]

yeah but that incident pulls quite the weight

[stiff bough]

and had a few FP1's scheduled

[slim chasm]

Correct, but without it, Lawson would likely be out

[alpine thistle]

BOTH FERRARIS KNOCKED OUR IN Q2 INSANE

[slim chasm]

yup, two FP for Red Bull

and he just throws it out away

[analog fern]

i couldnt believe my eyes

[slim chasm]

Red Bull fought tooth and nail to get his 30 SL points ass an exemption

smh

[slim chasm]

Toto stolen their cars

evidently

[analog fern]

right on the weekend helmut marko said ferrari would be the strongest, we managed to get both knocked out in q2 💀

[slim chasm]

Marko is the strongest jinx

this is known

[raven mist]

That is a known fact

[narrow void]

Can we all agree to never compare perez to bottas again

[tame heath]

Btw why do Red bull keep perez then? since hes clearly not pulling his weight anymore, hes taking quite a paycheck, shouldnt they try someone else with lower maintenance and higher potential

[raven mist]

Even they were overconfident af with the used softs

[slim chasm]

because he's the best out of all available

[analog fern]

fr

[wet sequoia]

Money, Perez brings in sponsors

[stiff bough]

Probably because of something along the lines of knowing they don't have anyone better, they know his performance level, money, etc.

[raven mist]

Simply put he's the only best option there is available

[full ridge]

HOLY SHIT LOGAN P13???

[raven mist]

Like what you gonna bring back Sainz and have him suffer again

[full ridge]

🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅

[raven mist]

Guy's dad still has beef with Jos

[slim chasm]

and made their sons suffer

[tame heath]

but isnt Sainz better qualified if were just looking at whos better

[analog fern]

yeah and he was confident on post quali interviews

[slim chasm]

but his camp cannot work with Max's camp

and by camp I mean fathers

[raven mist]

Right if my mom had balls she'd be my dad

Max literally said that

[slim chasm]

lmao

[wet sequoia]

You know how Max/Carlos were in TR right?

[raven mist]

Might as well also apply to Carlos too

[tame heath]

what hapenned to that whole Max's camp vs Horner? still tense?

[raven mist]

Still tense

[tame heath]

yeah

[raven mist]

But under the surface now

[slim chasm]

Yes, but they didn't bother to do anything rn

[stiff bough]

If Sainz were better, I feel like they would've gone for him. Or at least, he is better, but it's by a very fine margin which isn't worth the trouble to go through in order to sign him.

[slim chasm]

prob cause there's nothing to gain

Sainz sr. would never let his son be no. 2 in Red Bull

and his son is sure as shit not good enough to be equal drivers

[raven mist]

Yeah if anything it's by a not so insane margins

[raven mist]

Bro he would never even let that happen in the first place

[stiff bough]

Carlos when he asks for 3 year contracts and equal pay, and then ignores the one team who offered him those demands out of the kindness of their hearts

[raven mist]

Verstappen would still just wreck him

[slim chasm]

exactly

[raven mist]

Even in the rare case of equal machinery

[analog fern]

not as he wrecks perez though

[raven mist]

Not as much as Perez yes

[slim chasm]

this is why his son is going to Audi

[raven mist]

But still getting absolutely wrecked

[slim chasm]

or Williams

[tame heath]

whats Audi's potential

[rocky sail]

Not sure how Perez is struggling so much though

[analog fern]

btw is anyone even aware of the teams race pace for tmrw

[rocky sail]

Midfield team probably

[stiff bough]

because hes bad

[raven mist]

Not much in their table yet they're very VERY new

So just midfield pack

[slim chasm]

he's not good enough to keep up with Max

[rocky sail]

RB must be regretting that new contract

[analog fern]

a problem between the steering wheel and the seat

[raven mist]

Possibly even dead last if they start off really shit

[stiff bough]

Yet, I see Williams the more likely option and then moving up to AM in 2027

[slim chasm]

Not really no

[slim chasm]

that is his dream scenario, yes

well not exactly, his dream scenario is moving to the best team and be no. 1 lol

[tame heath]

yeah but he isnt good enough to keep up with the top drivers either

[raven mist]

Realistically speaking yeah even I think Williams is a more sensible option for Sainz

[tame heath]

his performance is faltering every race

[slim chasm]

prob not, but Max is another level of top driver

[raven mist]

Versus Audi who's 2026 is their very first debut F1 season

[slim chasm]

and no top driver wants to be no. 2 to Max

so it is what it is

[raven mist]

Yeah that's the thing

Sainz is by no means bad

[tame heath]

ah so Red Bull just want a 2nd driver that does what hes told and doesnt complain

[raven mist]

Max is just on a whole other level

[fair elbow]

My depression is immensely affecting me back again for ferrari p11 and 12

[slim chasm]

well yeah, you got a clear no. 1 who is in the GOAT conversation, you go all in on him

at the expense of no. 2 but eh

[raven mist]

But I mean

What can you do

[analog fern]

yeah, they dont want a driver that fights max but one that is always there to guarantee the p2 in wdc

[raven mist]

The best you can even do is somehow do some overtakes in the race on him

[analog fern]

thats the reality until max is on his prime

[stiff bough]

For as long as they do not have Lando Norris, yes.

[slim chasm]

try to make Perez back to his first 5 races form?

[tame heath]

yeah but surely you want to still win the constructors, and thats now at risk with perez's performance

[slim chasm]

not at the expense of Max

[raven mist]

Haha yeah good luck with that

[tame heath]

yeah

[raven mist]

Not when the expense is Max Verstappen

[slim chasm]

well a bit easier than finding a top driver that wants to be no. 2 to Max lol

[raven mist]

Hehe true

[rocky sail]

Lando won’t go to RB, though.

[slim chasm]

or at least, finding a top driver who is bestie with Max for... 4-5 years? longer than Nico?

[slim chasm]

exactly

[raven mist]

Nah he's insanely loyal to McLaren

[rocky sail]

You think that’s why RB won’t sign Yuki? Because he’d fight Max regardless

[tame heath]

id be too honestly if I got paid that much

[raven mist]

And would lose 90% of the time

[slim chasm]

Yuki is still a bit volatile, and not that fast

Yuki is far more consistent than Danny Ric, but Danny Ric scored higher result in his "best" days

[raven mist]

True Yuki's still has his age-old problem of "emotions overpowering logic"

[slim chasm]

which made me want to sack both RB drivers honestly

can either of them step up smh

[stiff bough]

no i think they wont sign yuki because they know hes not good enough

[tame heath]

i mean they did in MTL

[raven mist]

That just makes it weird really but that's the reality

[analog fern]

i dont think he'd do bad but i just cant picture him in red bull

[slim chasm]

Unfortunately

[raven mist]

And that too he's not like, by their standards, that good enough to be Max's second-in-command

[analog fern]

its not the profile of driver they are looking for ig

[rocky sail]

Who would you guys choose for RB if Perez had to go?

[tame heath]

Zhou c:

[slim chasm]

Red Bull or RB?

I mean ideally, Lando lol

but if the option is Yuki or Danny Ric, I guess Danny?

[raven mist]

RBR I guess

But with that option

[slim chasm]

Danny can handle the oversteery Red Bull at least

[raven mist]

I guess maybe Ricc

[slim chasm]

Yuki couldn't handle it at 2021 AT

[raven mist]

Could be yeah iirc his driving style leans towards oversteer yeah?

[slim chasm]

yeah, that's why he struggled in the Mclaren

and the current RB most times

[raven mist]

Right they're more understeer

Which doesn't suit Danny

[slim chasm]

I mean make sense since he learned F1 in the most extreme oversteer car lol

2014-2018 Red Bull was smth

[raven mist]

Ah yes

[tame heath]

I dont think Zhous gonna get a seat next year, which is sad

[slim chasm]

esp 2017-2018 Red Bull

[raven mist]

Really was something else

[stiff bough]

happy*

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/oh-no-top-gear-jeremy-clarkson-no-one-cares-gif-18925814

[tame heath]

if Sauber took Piastri that year, maybe Zhou wouldve been in the Mclaren

[analog fern]

real, hulkenberg is coming for his seat

[narrow hemlock]

This is the best chance for mercedes in this season

[slim chasm]

lol

no

[alpine thistle]

Bottas also doesn't have a high chance

[raven mist]

A bit unfortunate yeah but thing is he's kinda there for: one, the sponsors; and two, just give the Chinese someone to root for in the sport

[slim chasm]

that's what people said at sprint quali China

[analog fern]

not sure about bottas chances of retiring to sell his yk what pics or getting bored and deciding to go to another team

[slim chasm]

bit funny thing about Zhou, it's not sponsors

It's the potential of sponsors

[raven mist]

That's what they said in China

[stiff bough]

Well realistically, Bottas doesn't retire willingly.

[analog fern]

hoping its a win for george

[slim chasm]

everyone is waiting for that moment when China suddenly cares about Zhou and flood him with sponsors

[raven mist]

Yeah it ends up being the potential to bring in

[slim chasm]

instead of his few small stickers after his F2 backer backed out

[tame heath]

yeah but thats most of the pay drivers

[narrow hemlock]

3 practice VERSTAPPEN not in the no 1 . This will be pretty exiting

[alpine thistle]

Highest chance is williams but it seems that volwes has taken carlos

[slim chasm]

oh it will

[raven mist]

Well look how that turned out to be

[tame heath]

so we could say the same for Sargeant

[slim chasm]

well, he got a few cheers and a few small stickers in the car and suit

so..

[stiff bough]

Haas are looking at Ocon-Bearman, and unless Sainz decides to go to Audi, Bottas doesn't have a seat there, which means Audi is gonna end up pursuing someone else like Gasly

[slim chasm]

small success?

[raven mist]

Oh it is I'd be damn shocked if Russell wins this

[raven mist]

Maybe???? Probably??? Idk????

[slim chasm]

nah, cause US sponsors has entered F1. Just not to Logan lol

[raven mist]

Yeah just not to Logan amhahah

[alpine thistle]

I always wait until Practise 3 before deciding whether Verstappen is struggling or not

[tame heath]

why is Logan in the sport btw

[analog fern]

realistically if not a win for george at least a podium and i'd be pretty satisfied bc its been a while since abu dhabi

[slim chasm]

Oracle and HP pays nearly 100 mil to sponsor Ferrari and Red Bull, it must be Liberty's wet dream

[raven mist]

It IS

[slim chasm]

he got P4 in his debut F2 season and Williiams thought that he's him

[tame heath]

yeah yikes

[slim chasm]

he's ah, not quite

[analog fern]

could be, but they should've let do 2023 in f2

[raven mist]

and not because of the money anyway

But yikes P4 though

[stiff bough]

Jost thought he was him

[slim chasm]

well, he only needs to be better than Latifi

[stiff bough]

and then left Vowles to clean the mess.

[slim chasm]

and somehow latifi has the same speed as Logan

smh

[raven mist]

Bruh

[analog fern]

2023 would build his whole personality as a driver much better and ngl, he could win that f2 wdc

[slim chasm]

it's F2, you're one bad chassis or engine away from being in the mud

[stiff bough]

Not with Carlin

[slim chasm]

like Doohan for the first half of 2023 lol

or Martins rn

poor sod

Miyata and Kush I guess

[raven mist]

Literally poor sods

[slim chasm]

Miyata's engine keep blowing up

[raven mist]

Even Miyata too

[analog fern]

oh i completely ignored this fact 💀

[slim chasm]

welcome to the F1 ladder Miyata

[raven mist]

Almost forgot he was brought up at one point

[slim chasm]

hope you enjoy it

[analog fern]

miyata is so unlucky man

[raven mist]

Was it in Australia or Japan?

[stiff bough]

bro is literally doing one fucking expensive exihibition season before going to Toyota in WEC

[analog fern]

miyata and bearman be competing who's unluckiest but miyata is winning

[slim chasm]

he got two top 5 finishes in Australia and then mecachrome strikes

smh

[analog fern]

at least bearman got a decent weekend in monaco FINALLY

[tame heath]

these fastest laps wont be remembered but theyre cool anyways

[slim chasm]

Prema forgot how to setup a F2 car suddenly

[analog fern]

on the worst year ever for them to do so

[slim chasm]

well at least it's better than ART that forgot that they are a F2 team

wtf is that pace

[analog fern]

real, poor martins

[slim chasm]

I wonder if a bit better result in 2024 can get him a F1 seat over Doohan

ah well

Doohan was screwed as well in 2023

goofy ah series

[analog fern]

i dont think so

[slim chasm]

yeah prob not

Doohan already got a ton of FP and testing

Alpine is clearly prepping him

[tame heath]

Stanek crash on Vesti

[analog fern]

doohan is already in surely, they know he's good despite some bad results bc of that virtuosi car

[analog fern]

fr

they normally dont put those junior drivers to do fp so early in the season

[brazen goblet]

Ight guys pick a storyline and roll with it

[slim chasm]

tbf that's more due to Ocon

lol

[analog fern]

still

[slim chasm]

if Danny Ric can keep his ass in p5-P7, his ass is gonna be on an extension

and I can't even be that mad

I hate it

[analog fern]

i can already see him falling down to at least p9 in the race

and yuki finishing ahead

[tame heath]

who would stand more of chance of a seat in Sauber, Maloney or Pourchaire

[slim chasm]

we'll see, we'll see

he do have a pace in quali at least

[slim chasm]

mid vs mid

evidently not both Bahrain merchants

[analog fern]

hulkenberg is confirmed in stake already

[brazen goblet]

I know he didn’t like what was said about him but if he has a stinker of a race people won’t let him live to see the tail

[tame heath]

yeah ik, thats a prediction some commentator made at the start of the year

[analog fern]

ohh

[raven mist]

Bruh every single time I'm literally trying to have my ass not fall into Mercedes false hopes trap rn

But I might be delulu they would actually have a decent fighting chance here

[slim chasm]

I wonder if they're gonna drop like a brick like China sprint

[raven mist]

No me too

[slim chasm]

the car is at least good in cold quali situation

[native breach]

2025 grid prediction

[raven mist]

Even worse than a brick though

[brazen goblet]

Brother I’ve been there, my ass was sold on a Hamilton top 3 start

THEN HE FUCKS IT IN Q3 ARE YOU SERIOUS

[twin gazelle]

Chat what just happened in quali

[slim chasm]

Russell cooked

[brazen goblet]

nah man I’m tired of Hamilton being disappointing

[analog fern]

would say its correct except for daniel in alpine

[slim chasm]

Verstappen and Russell cooked more like

one hell of a duel

[twin gazelle]

And the Identical time thing?

[slim chasm]

insane

[twin gazelle]

Ikr

[analog fern]

nothing, just a tie for pole

[brazen goblet]

Russell verstappen front row I see fireworks lmfaoooo

[twin gazelle]

Oh

[slim chasm]

there is too much run off at T1 for that smh

shame

whoever lost out can just back out

[brazen goblet]

One has to yield tho

[analog fern]

is russell starting on the inside

[twin gazelle]

Nah but like T1 will be interesting then

[slim chasm]

well by yield, I meant someone will cut the corner and try to gain an advantage

[tame heath]

Ive been following Antonelli since F4, but I rlly dont get why people have him in F1 already

[slim chasm]

cause he keep winning

[brazen goblet]

True but this is verstappen and Russell we are on about

[twin gazelle]

Because Mercedes have interest in him

[tame heath]

well not in f2

[brazen goblet]

None of those two will want to let it go

[twin geode]

Any red flags in quali? I'm watching now and don't want to waste my time lol

[slim chasm]

Prema giveth, Prema taketh

[brazen goblet]

Nope

But

[slim chasm]

no

[brazen goblet]

It was fun

[twin geode]

Thanks

[stiff bough]

Given that he made the significant jump from FRECA to F2, is driving consistently and beating his teammate, I'd say he's doing quite well given the circumstances.

Racecraft could do some more polishing, but other than that

[brazen goblet]

Funniest reaction from today

[native breach]

Especially considering who his teammate is

[tame heath]

a lot of people hyping up Bearman hm

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/ah-shit-here-we-go-again-ah-shit-cj-gta-gta-san-andreas-gif-13933485

[brazen goblet]

Do we talk about the one

They call

“Checo”

[dapper oriole]

Checo out Logan in 🤑

[wet sequoia]

I can imagine his thoughts “I have to deal with this shit for 2 more years”

[brazen goblet]

😭

In all fairness he does do his job in the races

[wet sequoia]

Qualifying is a third of the race

They’re at serious risk of losing WCC

[tame heath]

I like this

[wet sequoia]

I swear your looking for people to bag you out

Someone needs to bug those Stake meeting rooms

[tame heath]

stanek and vesti together aswell

[tame heath]

drive to survive wish they had this lineup

[icy walrus]

Logan Sargeant World Champion 2025

[twin geode]

HAHAHA classic Checo

Just finished q1

I cannot believe they're keeping him

Also GO YUKI

[obsidian roost]

what.

[tame heath]

its the optimised lineup for drive to survive

[obsidian roost]

oh ok

[snow swan]

Is Canada track hard to overtake?

[slim chasm]

a bit on the harder side

[wet sequoia]

There are a lot of straights

Not Jeddah level of drag racing entirely but Canada isn’t a street circuit

[slim chasm]

Canada is a street circuit though

[stiff bough]

Closer to a hybrid, but yeah.

[wet sequoia]

It’s not a traditional street circuit where there are constants barriers around you

[slim chasm]

I mean there are constant barriers for most of the track

[wet sequoia]

Can overtake if you get the corners right before the DRS zones

[crimson hawk]

huh

hi

[olive mortar]

Yeah Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is one by definition

[little venture]

yea

its technically a street circuit

[olive mortar]

It reminds me of Miami for some reason in that it IS a street circuit but it doesn't FEEL like one

[twin geode]

Just heard Toto tell george he had pole

[snow swan]

Brub wtf is this quakifyong

11th charles

12th carlos

[pearl crest]

yo tf is wrong with perez?

[radiant helm]

skill issue

[toxic radish]

question of the race weekend: is VCARB currently the best midfield team?

[twin gazelle]

To The Chinese F4 he belongs!

[slim chasm]

well midfield by the definition is AM

but RB is the 6th best team yeah

by a bit of a margin to Haas

[blissful lotus]

What the fuck

2 more years

[weak root]

now that im thinking abt it, hamiltons p7 actually wasnt slow

just a couple tenths off

[slim chasm]

but you expect better off him

[weak root]

i do

he had good pace in q1 and 2

its just q3 that kills him

i would hope he has decent race pace tmw

[eager prairie]

lol fr

[remote knoll]

yeah tbf the gap was insanely close

[weak root]

i think if he had a tow like russel, he wouldve had a higher qualifying position

[chilly parcel]

Lol Checo out in Q1 huh

[weak root]

2 more years of that 😭

[chilly parcel]

Red Bull will eat it if Verstappen is still winning races next year and Checo keeps striking out Q1

[weak root]

i wouldve said redbull were struggling

yuki honestly deserves a chance

i would love to see him perform in a redbull

[slim chasm]

he would be if Danny Ric didn't to teach him a bit or two last session lol

Yuki still need to learn a bit

taking on Max is a huge undertaking

[weak root]

yeah

[chilly parcel]

RBR just doesn't like Yuki for some reason. Honestly, Yuki hasn't really show the best work ethic either. He just keeps performing to the level of his competition. Having him butt heads with Max ain't good for anyone.

Yuki is rapid but he tends to improve only when he's under threat.

Especially when it comes to the mental side of things

[weak root]

but tbh, i think mercedes have made some good progress

or its just a one hit wonder

[slim chasm]

I know that F1 has rapidly move to young driver hype, but Yuki is only 24 and just 2 years ago got his ass handed to him by Gasly

[lapis fjord]

https://tenor.com/view/memes-fish-womp-womp-gif-10750038450739784271

[slim chasm]

he still got the time and need the time before taking up Max

[weak root]

i agree

[proven leaf]

Russel pole woahhh

[slim chasm]

I mean Checo was a 10 years F1 veteran and look what Max did to him lol

[proven leaf]

Just watched the quali

[weak root]

but i feel that if perez were to be replaced, its yuki or danny

[chilly parcel]

Ass handed to him by Gasly is a stretch. He ponied up and improved rapidly and was arguably faster, at least on par, by the time Gasly was out

[weak root]

honestly a lucky pole

[slim chasm]

yeah sure, 2027 prob for Yuki

[chilly parcel]

Which is honestly a problem with Yuki. He just doesn't seem to grow up until totally forced to

[weak root]

if russel didnt get a tow, hed not have it

[weak root]

literally

[proven leaf]

Well .. hulkenberg and max

It’s all in the sport

[chilly parcel]

He went Kimi Raikonen like the day he got in an F1 car

[weak root]

yeah

[proven leaf]

Bro went Hamilton when he got pole

[golden socket]

If we're being honest yuki has really only gotten "good" these last few races, before that he has been constantly meh yet everyone still treats like he is on maxs level

[proven leaf]

Thank to everyone in the factory

[weak root]

yeah that's true

[slim chasm]

even then Danny Ric when he remembers that he's a good F1 driver, shows that the car can be a bit better than the occasional P8 at quali

[weak root]

i feel like this race and qualifying session will give ricciardo sone confidence

and no grid pen lol

[golden socket]

Perez is a amazing teammate for max because he is usually pretty consistent besides these last few races, he's a good driver and team, and usually hes another barrier for peoplw to get to max

[slim chasm]

Danny Ric at every 3-4 races makes you wonder if he still got it

makes you edge like crazy

[weak root]

fr

[chilly parcel]

Talent wise every driver on the grid has always regarded Yuki as one of the most rapid. You don't see that for Danny Ricc or really anyone that hasn't won a WDC already.

[weak root]

someone was talking abt midfield teams

[chilly parcel]

The problem is RBR doesn't need a peaky driver. They need a consistent performer to back Max up for the next 10 years