monaco-gp

[raven mist]

Alpine are still destroying themselves from the inside

[snow swan]

they have 3 choices anyways

Ferrari, Mercedes, Honda

or explore somewhere else

[stiff bough]

Probably for the best, the engine program hasn't been successful in forever and it's just another thing that bleeds resources from the actual thing that needs focus on that team

and unlike Mercedes or Ferrari, Renault have not been exactly smooth sailing money wise for a long time now

[neat latch]

4

Red Bull ford powertrains remember

[snow swan]

oh yeah them

[raven mist]

So they have four options

For 2026

[neat latch]

5 if you count Audi

[raven mist]

Actually 5

[snow swan]

oh fuck

yup

[raven mist]

Let's just say 5

[snow swan]

5 suppliers then

[neat latch]

5 options

If i were them i would go for Mercedes for obvious reasons

[snow swan]

thats why Redbull stopped using Renault engines, its shit

[raven mist]

Obviously

Mercedes would be the obvious choice like who wouldn't choose them

[snow swan]

yup so that means Ferrari will only supply Haas then

[raven mist]

Yeah

Ferrari only supplies for Haas

Audi for themselves

Ford to both RBR and VCARB

Honda for Aston Martin

[snow swan]

amr will switch from Merc to Honda

Ferrari is the usual

nothing new

[raven mist]

Leaving Mercedes the only one to supply their power plant to multiple teams

[raven mist]

Ik

[snow swan]

Mclaren and Williams

[raven mist]

Yep

[snow swan]

my friend didn't even know Mclaren and Williams uses the same engines

[raven mist]

McLaren and Williams will be the only ones using their powertrain by 2026 if Alpine doesn't use Merc'

[raven mist]

Bruh moment he really thought McLaren would develop their own engine instead..

[snow swan]

nope

The 2 British company never builds their own engines

too tired for this crap let me lie down

[snow swan]

In f1 obviously

[raven mist]

Obviously

[cosmic vapor]

i mean the vcarb is basically on the same level as an aston so

[desert ingot]

I'm starting to see this week's race promotions on social media

at first I thought the spanish gp is done lol

[white geode]

But why

[snow swan]

Cost

Its very expensive to make an engine

[white geode]

How does ferrari and merc manage

[snow swan]

Well

Ferrari has been doing it for a long time

Since the beginning

Same as mercedes when they joined the grid

[white geode]

Uhm

[snow swan]

Plus they have a stable financial status

[white geode]

Is engine development included in the cost cap ?

[snow swan]

Excluded probably

[white geode]

Oh

[snow swan]

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/formula-1-cost-cap-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work/10379447/#:~:text=What doesn't come under,three highest-paid staff members

This should help, let me sleep

[snow swan]

sleep? its morning

[dire pivot]

rawe
ceek

[long tangle]

Has the horny one not been sacked yet?

[stiff bough]

who

[cyan saffron]

I would guess they meant Horner.

[vivid gulch]

Leclerc or Horner

Lmaoo

[remote knoll]

wait why would it be Leclerc

[cyan saffron]

for real

[dense parrot]

More like Leclerc fans

All these tiktoks about y/n being pregnant lol

[remote knoll]

yea well that's expected

some lec fans are weird

[dense parrot]

And Charles running to tbe crash 😭

[cyan saffron]

Tell, wouldn't expect anything else from TikTok.

[neat latch]

Alpine abandoning their own engines is like a father disowning a child

[remote knoll]

tbf if im that father im definitely disowning my child

[neat latch]

Tbh just by doing that their brand is absolutely ruined already

[cyan saffron]

I wonder which engine Alpine would go with though.

[neat latch]

Absolutely humiliating

[cyan saffron]

Actually the only realistic option would be Ferrari.

[neat latch]

Failed constructor

And getting a customer deal means you don't trust yourself

[cyan saffron]

As they'll have only 1 customer in 2026.

[neat latch]

Just fucking leave at this point, give up

There's no shame in doing so

[cyan saffron]

for real

Just sell the whole thing to Andretti.

[remote knoll]

focus on WEC

[cyan saffron]

The Andretti saga would be over and Alpine would be gone, win win situation.

[neat latch]

A competent team would enter the sport, i only see Ws

[cyan saffron]

And this shit show of a team would be gone.

At this point even Haas under Günther wasn't as much a clown show as Alpine is right now.

[neat latch]

Alpine wish to be competent as 2024 haas under Komatsu

They won't reach that goal anytime soon

[cyan saffron]

[snow swan]

Delulu

[raven mist]

Yeah it's a long shot at this point

Honestly Alpine should just leave their days are over

[vivid gulch]

U didnt see the meme about monaco? 😭

[snow swan]

guys i have a delulu theory want to hear it

[vivid gulch]

yes

[snow swan]

hamilton 2022 basically p3 if it wasnt for that engine overheat 2023 p2 and 2024

with a competitive car

😈

[remote knoll]

no

[quaint creek]

do hamilton fans talk about literally anything except things that happened years ago

[remote knoll]

they talk about how bad he is nowadays

[snow swan]

yeah i actually do this the only time i said ts

[quaint creek]

real

[snow swan]

nah hes still the goat in my eyes

[remote knoll]

right

[snow swan]

always will be fast

[quaint creek]

he's a goated midfield driver

[snow swan]

not really

hes just had a bad eyar

everyone has bad years

[quaint creek]

hamilton fan excuse #286:

[snow swan]

im not excusing his performances im just saying hes having a bad year

im not makin any excuses for him

hopefully ferrari bbounce back in spain

give a fight to rb

[remote knoll]

just has a bad car

[snow swan]

its getting better now

so hopefully his performances will too

[remote knoll]

Canada could be a one off

[snow swan]

true

but in monaco theyve looked good too

[remote knoll]

Yeah that's right

[snow swan]

you are forgetting timezones

that was 8 hours ago

[raven mist]

Yeah and I mean it's typical for every driver of his caliber

There's those couple of years where they just gone through a bad season even though their performances didn't deteriorate as much

Lewis is no exception even I still think he's still a really good driver but Mercedes are just being crap

[snow swan]

mercedes are the cause of this in a way

[raven mist]

In a way the blame is kind of mostly on them I think

For not understanding the regs sooner

[snow swan]

yeah theyve also disrespected him quite a lot this year

ngl

[raven mist]

Yeah their focus has all been directed towards George a lot

Not to mention the allegations of the team deliberately sabotaging his car

In turn weakening his performance

[snow swan]

they even didnt put hamilton as the first podium

[raven mist]

And pace

[snow swan]

i mean troophy

they put george as the first merc driver to have a trophy in 2024

like hello?

china sprint>

?

their becoming like old ferrari

with the strat

calls

[raven mist]

And now even George will also be in the background

[stiff bough]

It was just an error, it’s not that deep.

[raven mist]

Now that Antonelli is slated to be in Mercedes' main seat for 25 if the rumors are to be true

[snow swan]

nah it is that deep u havent seen all the shit theyve done even befoore the seasn started

[stiff bough]

You’re just seeing what you want to see.

That’s how the fandom works, everyone has their own narratives

[snow swan]

ur entitled to ur opinion but majority of merc fans are saying what im saying and a lot of em aint toxic

hamilton even said

the tires were alr 2 to 3 degrees below temp

into quali

george never had that problem

[stiff bough]

Guess what, it’s motor racing. Shit happens, things break. You get bad luck sometimes

[snow swan]

i dont want to ridicule merc

but theyve def changed

since 2023

[snow swan]

too much pressure on a young driver

sure if he does what max did

thas good for merc

but if he collapses

[stiff bough]

Besides which, Mercedes stand to gain nothing by sabotaging Lewis. No team is going to intentionally throw away prize money just because their lead driver decided to explore other options.

[snow swan]

its gonna be really bad for them

[snow swan]

yeah true

[stiff bough]

Is the pressure in the room with us right now?

[raven mist]

Right the pressure's more on us

Than on Antonelli

We're the ones setting those expectations

[snow swan]

yeah

[stiff bough]

All Mercedes have been doing his having him do his F1 tests, and focus on getting as good results as he can in F2. They’ve not even set goals for him yet

[snow swan]

but at the end of the day

i just hope hamilton can leave that 8th place in the standings 🙏

[raven mist]

Yeah true

[snow swan]

i want to hear ur opinion on sum

where do u think sainz will sign or signed williams or audi

i feel audi ngl

[stiff bough]

It would depend on what his goals are.

[raven mist]

Depends on his goals

[raven mist]

Rumors are now having it he's inching closer towards Williams

Than Audi

[stiff bough]

Audi will take a minimum of 5 years to get to the front, probably longer given there has not been a single good word about their project these last two years. Williams alleged contract offer allows Sainz the flexibility of slingshotting himself back up the grid in a reliable and proven team, like Aston Martin.

[snow swan]

actually williams has a base

audi has a new one

that isnt that solid

[raven mist]

True Williams already had an established ground

Audi had to start from scratch

[snow swan]

so yeah prob towards williams

[raven mist]

But it's already been rough

And F1 is not a cheap sport to invest on

It is brutally expensive

[snow swan]

vowles said theyve focused on the long term future

[raven mist]

Yep

They are

[snow swan]

instead of the years going by

[raven mist]

Audi should also focus on that too

[snow swan]

im excited for them for 2026 cause if that merc engine is powerful again'

[raven mist]

Rather than aiming too ambitiously only to shoot themselves in the foot

[snow swan]

they were the second too third best team

for 2 to 3 years

[raven mist]

Engine wise Mercedes has already gotten a good foundation with the turbo V6 hybrid powertrain for quite some time

2026 will be quite interesting to see how they will tackle the 50/50 power split

[snow swan]

yeah

toto said merc are really confident

besides its more focused on the engine again

2022-2025 was focused more on downforce

[raven mist]

And knowing Mercedes the engine department is something they are really good at

[snow swan]

which mercedes didnt have 2014-2021 atleast that much

[raven mist]

Yeah

[snow swan]

they hid behind the engine

[stiff bough]

Not really, they’re inheriting Sauber’s current facilities + whatever they decide to bring along with.

[snow swan]

and another chance to do it again

[raven mist]

Ah that's right but still

It ain't gonna be an easy ride for Audi

At least at first

Cuz again, you said it would take them at least 5 years for them to get to the forefront

[snow swan]

yeah if yall go back to mercedes

[raven mist]

Possibly even more

[snow swan]

they took 3 years

to like start bein good

and then they dominated

im actually happy to see another german team in f1

their reliablities are really good

[raven mist]

And it took RBR 7 years to finally break Mercedes' dominance

Which says something a lot

[snow swan]

ye

[raven mist]

Yeah me too

But on the flip side can we just say rip in the chat for Alpine

[stiff bough]

4 years

[raven mist]

Like bro at this stage they may as well just sell the damn thing

[snow swan]

well they won once in 2013

[raven mist]

Still officially it would took them 4 years

[snow swan]

yk whats sad about alpine?

[stiff bough]

Right, but to become a top team

[snow swan]

they had engine issues in wec

too

[raven mist]

Right??????

It's not like F1 was their first time

[stiff bough]

The mecachrome is a bad engine, idk why they used it

[raven mist]

Their engine had already been notorious for reliability and underperformed

[raven mist]

Even this too like wtf were they even thinking

[stiff bough]

the car is good though, it has potential

[raven mist]

Made them slow af against a horde of V8s

[snow swan]

should have stuck with merc engines

[remote knoll]

Surely everyone at Alpine is smarter than me, how did they come to using the mecachrome

[stiff bough]

But the engine sucks

[stiff bough]

Probably because it was cheap.

Renault is not exactly rich these days

[raven mist]

And they then bite the dust for it

[snow swan]

i feel they were harsh on ocon

after monaco

[raven mist]

I mean even if Alpine were to be a customer's team in F1 it's only gonna hurt them even further

[stiff bough]

I disagree

[raven mist]

Makes them even more of a laughing stock than they already are

[snow swan]

ocon did a lot of stuff for them

got them their first win too

[stiff bough]

Enstone has done extremely well as a customer team in the past, and having an engine program bleeds resources and money from places in the team that actually need it.

[remote knoll]

I think Ocon will be happy to get away from Alpine

[stiff bough]

He was exploring options before Monaco anyway

[snow swan]

yeah

tbh

[raven mist]

So his announcement wasn't too surprising to me

[snow swan]

im sorry but i think he might be oout of a seat

for 2025

[raven mist]

It's all but confirmed atp man

He's gone for 2025

[stiff bough]

You think?

[raven mist]

Unless someone picks him up that is

Which there is

[stiff bough]

A good team that starts with the letter H

[snow swan]

no teams lef

MERC AINT DOIN ALLAT

IM SORRY

[raven mist]

I was just thinking about them

Haas.

Hulkenberg's seat.

Well, formerly

[snow swan]

idk tbh

haas has been evolving

they might go for someone else

[stiff bough]

He’s a lot better than Magnussen, and Komatsu is keen on promoting Ollie

[snow swan]

bro it would be the biggest embarrassment if sainz went from ferrari who makes the engine to haas

the technically in my eyes b team

[raven mist]

Yeah

[stiff bough]

Unless you’d want to sign Bottas or Zhou, however both of which are incredibly mid, especially Bottas these days

Dude should be completely wiping the floor with Zhou given his skill level

[remote knoll]

maybe zhou is just that good

[snow swan]

zhou is really bad

[remote knoll]

no need to sugar coat

[snow swan]

at least at canada ngl

[remote knoll]

sheesh

[stiff bough]

Explains why the only reason anyone would take him is for his money :P

[lyric turtle]

NEW CARTI ALBUM DROPPING 🔥🔥🔥

[snow swan]

canada was a nightmare

[stiff bough]

His ghost money that is

That comes from thin air apparently.

[raven mist]

Yeah right

Comes straight out of nowhere

[snow swan]

canada he crashed in the same sector i think twice

[remote knoll]

that's because people are evil!

[raven mist]

And vanishes in thin air

[raven mist]

He did literally

[remote knoll]

they only want money and don't respect true talent and determination

[stiff bough]

That Chinese sponsorship really helping Sauber

[snow swan]

he also dropped his quali thing in hungary 2023

he qualified 5th

stalled on the grid

[stiff bough]

the few sponsors there is on that car affiliated with Zhou probably pay a combined total of two million

[raven mist]

Any of us could easily say those money could've easily gone to things like improving their pit stop operations

Which takes like 3-5 business days

[snow swan]

OH HN

BOTTAS GOT NIGHTMARES

From monaco 2021 💀

[raven mist]

LIKE DID YOU SEE HIM WALKING TOWARDS THE OTHER TEAM'S GARAGE AND LOOKED AT THEIR PIT STOPS

He probably wished Sauber's were that quick but oh noooo

[snow swan]

talking about pit stops if i may

[raven mist]

Oh hell no

[snow swan]

mercedes man

QUICK

LIKE DAMN

CALM DOWNNN

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.2

[raven mist]

Nah they aren't gonna calm down

[snow swan]

tthey on fireee

[raven mist]

It's getting better nowadays

[snow swan]

golden double stack return

?

[sharp inlet]

Well at least they've got something salvageable from this season

Consistent pit stops

[snow swan]

their cars getting better but spain is the true test

[raven mist]

Mercedes seems to be grasping things now and honestly, for a team that has long since struggled so hard for 3 years, that's a good sign

And now their cars will have one ultimate test coming up: Barcelona, Spain.

[sharp inlet]

They looked great in Barcelona in 2023

[snow swan]

😈

hamilton bro please

please

[raven mist]

Yeah they were really good at Barca '23 taking P2 and P3

[snow swan]

pleaseee

[raven mist]

If they can keep up like that

[sharp inlet]

Big up and down season last year, but I guess they can't go much lower this year

[raven mist]

That'll be a really really good sign

[sharp inlet]

It's probably only uphill from here

[raven mist]

Guess so

Now that the front wing is working

And they seem to understand the car

Even more than they did

[sharp inlet]

Also side tangent, but can someone tell me why Piastri's pace at the end of the Canadian GP was so bad lol

Poor tire management or...

[raven mist]

That and the whole Sargeant ordeal I think

And Russell giving Hamilton an opportunity to attack Piastri when he got overly confident and made a mid-corner contact into Turn 13, aka he's channeling his inner alter ego (if I say it one more time I will get muted fr)

[raven mist]

Russell also quickly regained his footing which didn't help Piastri one bit

[snow swan]

Mercs pitted during final safety car while McLaren and max didn’t . Piastri burned his tires trying to defend against a freshly pitted russell.

[raven mist]

Yeah

McLaren did not anticipated that Mercedes would pit

[undone cape]

yeah it was a really little mistake so it was easy for russell to get right back on fork

russell could probably have overtaken norris and maybe verstapoen if given a few laps more

and he definitely could have if he didn’t make the mistake with piastri

[twin gazelle]

bro just went wide trying to defend the position

😭

[raven mist]

True he really could have made pass Norris and even Verstappen if that mistake didn't happen but well

[undone cape]

well

he’s still a winner in my heart

[cosmic vapor]

leclerc wins in spain and big championship fight

one as great as 2021

leclerc and max fighting all day

[pseudo ibex]

P1 for Charles (Yes I'm in Delulu)

[atomic hollow]

P1 for Magnussen

[silver prairie]

P1 Maldonado

[exotic lantern]

🤭🤭🤭

[karmic token]

LeC won his home race, let Carlos win his

[cosmic vapor]

nah

he hit alpookie out of an amazing race

https://tenor.com/view/f1-formula-one-alex-alexander-gif-16662658763429447742

albon hates ferrari though

especially sainz lol

he was muttering after his crash

funny to think how there were rumors and speculation of albon replacing sainz at ferrari

[feral shell]

Guys Redbull will get 1-2 in Spain trust

[dense nymph]

Who will get a better result

Carlos or Fernando

Vs

Battle of the Spaniards

[still forge]

Probably Carlos

[proven leaf]

Lando

[clear swan]

Make a poll in #polls

[dense nymph]

Done

[inland pawn]

pookie fernando ‼️‼️ (i’m delusional)

[spare heart]

they really did but i meant for that race

I LOVE HIM

[dense nymph]

Gooooo Fernando Alonsooooooooo 🎶

[spare heart]

carlos is gonna get a podium1

[dense nymph]

Then you always remain

[snow swan]

xD

[dense nymph]

Let's hope no one would be EDGING EDGING EDGING trying to get ahead

[dense nymph]

[snow swan]

Lando p1 trust me pookies

[spare heart]

carlos p1s his home race!

[proven leaf]

Yes yes and yes

[snow swan]

Lando wdc 2024

[proven leaf]

Oh God I'm bout to faint

[snow swan]

Chill

Lando is mine

[proven leaf]

Hell nah

[snow swan]

We can share

[proven leaf]

Sure

[snow swan]

Happy ending

[dense nymph]

LETS GO LANDO LETS GO 🎶

[gleaming solstice]

Sharing is no caring

[snow swan]

Nuhuh

[gleaming solstice]

Yuhuh

[sharp inlet]

WE

[snow swan]

WE

[sharp inlet]

[snow swan]

carlos sigma

[quick quest]

i expect juan manuel fangio to win the spanish gp

[quaint creek]

are you stupid? michael schumacher will pass him in turn 1

[amber patrol]

How high are your expectations for the Spanish Grand Prix?

[brazen goblet]

no race win in 3 years but we got Camila Cabello so who’s the real winner

[quaint creek]

personally, im gonna be high as shit

dunno about you guys tho

[kindred owl]

‎

[undone cape]

same

[formal skiff]

Understandable

[stiff bough]

whatever this song is, is actual garbage.

bottom of the barrel trash

[brazen goblet]

Is it actually

Not listened to it

[stiff bough]

Good.

[raven wagon]

Wonder have you listened to kpop songs

[cedar bone]

I forgor🏸

[undone cape]

average camila song be like

[undone cape]

just wondering what team are you a fan of?

[soft mason]

hopefully

[cedar bone]

hmm definitely Redbull

cant yall tell?

[slim chasm]

nice try Mercedes fan

[cosmic vapor]

leclerc win in spain

not sainz

sainz needs to pay

for hitting pookie albon out in canada

now albon hates ferrari

yes

pookie

leccy has best pace on the grid

maxie has best consistency

they are opposites to each other

[pure aurora]

no

norris

[candid canyon]

Heeeey

Do you think Carlos will be signing in the Spanish GP????

And what are your predictions????

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/verstappen-max-verstappen-f1-racing-jos-verstappen-gif-14899758

[candid canyon]

But but we want a Spaniard winning

Don't think is happening, am is full and Mercedes has George and Kimi ig

[slim chasm]

not me

[candid canyon]

Ahhhh yes HAHAHAHS

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/lance-stroll-lance-stroll-king-f1-gif-23942881

[candid canyon]

HAHAHAH

[slim chasm]

get strolled baby

damn there's no brainrot content for kimi yet

oh well

[candid canyon]

My dream is Kimi and seb back to F1 fr

[slim chasm]

well you get a kimi next year

[candid canyon]

I mean is not ice man but will do

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/carlos-sainz-love-formula-1-f1-heart-gif-17850440796798710530

[civic oracle]

Bearman in fp1

Which ik is very late but I just joined discord 😭

[candid canyon]

Next year Berman in Hass I think

[candid canyon]

Fr

[slim chasm]

https://tenor.com/view/internet-explorer-gif-24879124

[candid canyon]

I think

[civic oracle]

LMAO

I hope bearman gets the seat would be awesome for a new rookie in f1

[candid canyon]

Yess with Kimi

Italian Kimi

[slim chasm]

there will be at least two next year

good day for F1

[flint anvil]

Kimi to where

[civic oracle]

Good day when that happens. Logan sergeant loses his seat but idk who else honestly

I'm expecting some people to lose seats honestly

That's what I'm expecting

[snow swan]

Im taking his seat

[civic oracle]

Based

[candid canyon]

Mercedes

[candid canyon]

Ocon 100%

[civic oracle]

Could see him finding another team

[unkempt wasp]

I don't know how. He seems like a complete tool and i am worried he would bully any rookie team mate he works with.

If he bullies Bearman at Haas, I'm jumping the barriers and doing what Max should've done

[snow swan]

Ocon just need to chill out

[unkempt wasp]

I don't think he can.

[slim chasm]

pushing his mid ass to Formula E?

[snow swan]

he got that fighter spirit tho

Put him in redbull and watch him win everything

[unkempt wasp]

Dude...

We don't commit war crimes here

[civic oracle]

He does I don't disagree but that "fighter spirit" so to say is attractive. I personally hope he doesn't

[snow swan]

Im gonna make an f1 team and beat everyone with ocon

[unkempt wasp]

Replace F1 with NASCAR and you have a winning combination

[slim chasm]

I'm gonna to make a renault F1 team and shows them who's the real French team

recruit two French drivers as well

(in F1M24)

[snow swan]

I want to see alonso and sainz in the same team

French and spain civil war NOW

[civic oracle]

Can't wait for f1 manager

[slim chasm]

fr

this year's game fucks

skipping F1M 23 is so worth it

[civic oracle]

MAKE YOUR OWN TEAM

[slim chasm]

I am so back

I'm gonna make a yellow Renault again

prob wait for a modder for the sponsors though

[silk oxide]

F1M?

[civic oracle]

Formula one manager

[pure aurora]

isn't sainz meant to announce his future plans here?

[cosmic vapor]

norris what

[cosmic vapor]

he better

[pure aurora]

norris lando

[snow swan]

Lando wdc 2024

[pure aurora]

real

[cosmic vapor]

tf hell nah

he’ll win after leclerc

[snow swan]

Nuh uh

[pure aurora]

nuh uh

[snow swan]

yes

[whole snow]

Are we hopeful to see quality action in Spain?

[slim chasm]

it's Spain

it's almost never rain as well

[whole snow]

Go to the track and spill some water then. Jeez.

Be part of the solution.

[pure aurora]

💀

lmao

[civic oracle]

LOL

[twin gazelle]

nando lorris

[coarse obsidian]

Rain in Spain along the plain.

[wet sequoia]

Verstappen Norris Sainz

[clever wedge]

bottas win

[twin gazelle]

Bottas Hamilton Alonso

💪

[clear swan]

Not a big carlos fan but i think the design is not that good

[wet sequoia]

It’s Ferrari, their liveries have been bad so you can expect the same with their merch

Saying this I’m not overly happy with the Australia and Silverstone collections as well this year

I’m sad I missed the Monaco one though 😢

[clear swan]

But the miami one was pretty good

[wet sequoia]

Miami was pure fire but holy shit my sizes sold out quick

I might go to Miami next year, anyone want to hotel pool

[clear swan]

You can get the miami jacket for 450€

[wet sequoia]

Oh fuck no I’m a McLaren fan, I won’t be caught wearing Ferrari merch

I was talking about McLaren Miami being Fire

[clear swan]

Oh ok

[spare heart]

yeah but we all know who's taking that 2nd seat in aston martin

would be really good but theyve got eyes on kimi </3

[main anchor]

Kimi Raikkonen?

[cyan saffron]

Antonelli

[proven leaf]

Iceman

[wet sequoia]

I want Raikkonen to be a guest someday

It’d be funny seeing his no fucks given attitude again

[snow swan]

nando lorris

[past pelican]

✋

[unborn folio]

We back to rb dominating tracks

I think we will have
Rb
Mclaren
Ferrari
Merc in the mix and aston would straight either be P8 or P10

[proven leaf]

Lando p1 trust

[hushed olive]

Is checo getting sabotaged ?

[stiff bough]

Yes

Red Bull are really sabotaging him so that his stock plummets, and then they can make sure no other team signs him

Not.

[royal warren]

Lando P1 means he will be tied/ ahead of Charles

[twin gazelle]

same case with Lewis

Merc ain't no good with him ever since his transfer news is out

[mossy axle]

based

[unborn folio]

nah the car is just not made for him

My boy max has the most weird driving style known to man

the car is so pointy that Alex,Gasly and Checo complained about it

[mossy axle]

no Perez is just ass

not being able to adjust to a car is a so called skill issue

and a driver of higher capabilites would be able to adjust

and that excuse has been used forever

i don't believe for a second that the car is made for Max

even if that was the case Max would beat Perez by almost the same margin if the car was made for Perez

[hushed olive]

Is so weird that with that car he is eliminated he couldnt pass to q3

3 times in a row

[subtle crest]

So, who’s gonna win?

[hushed olive]

Zhou

[subtle crest]

Nah, Sargeant

[cosmic vapor]

leccy

[cosmic vapor]

MEXICAN MINISTER OF DEFENDING Q1 ‼️‼️🇲🇽🇲🇽🔥🔥🌮🌮

[subtle crest]

Like in Canada?

[snow swan]

me

nuh uh its my turn to shine

dad said it was my turn

[fathom sequoia]

im tempted to get a dinoco jacket lol

[nocturne rover]

loo

[hexed iris]

Es español este?

Ganó river la libertadores 2018

[rapid marsh]

Who we got on pole position

I never know for qualifying

It’s kinda up to anyone (besides like alpine and shit)

[pure aurora]

Alonso on pole

[mossy axle]

Yes

[cyan saffron]

Oscar pole

Oscar win

It's time for his 1st F1 GP win.

[pure aurora]

Great minds think alike

oscar is like max but better

[rapid marsh]

We can only pray

I don’t really know if he’ll get it but he deserves it

Pole isn’t far fetched he could get that

Podium is also definitely possible he’s done that

First place I’m not sure

McLaren are always on the podium but never first sadly

Besides Miami

[pure aurora]

tbh they wouldve won in canada

but what comes around goes around

[fleet trail]

alonso home win

ELL NANOOO

[snow swan]

Max pole but not max win

[proven leaf]

Exactky

[fleet aspen]

“And it’s Max Verstappen, his very first victory here in Barcelona echoed in 2024”. 🥹🫶🔥

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

[hushed olive]

Max preparing to smoke the grid at barcelona

[cosmic vapor]

leclerc

we got downforce upgrades coming and it’s hot so no tire warming issues

new floor is gonna let us COOK

[green moon]

Hopefully

[snow swan]

Hi

[cosmic vapor]

nah

it was cold as hell in canada

and they made a shit ton of mistakes with quali

but here we getting upgrades AND its hot AND new floor which means more downforce which is really important in spain

[slim chasm]

next race is our race

[nova kindle]

real

[hexed iris]

Inglish or spanish

[snow swan]

Chinese

weren’t expecting that were you

[hexed iris]

ue, I'm from India and I'm very black

[remote knoll]

cool

[hexed iris]

Gente nadie habla español ?

[undone cape]

spanish

[hexed iris]

Ok

[undone cape]

ok

[fallen junco]

Latin

[grim egret]

are these sainz williams rumors true?

[slim chasm]

yes

[grim egret]

what do these juniors need to do to get a drive? seats are running out

8 seats left

[icy pewter]

Be fast

[slim chasm]

actually do smth at F2

[grim egret]

when was the last f2 champion promoted to f1?

piastri?

or russel?

[wet sequoia]

Technically Russell

Piastri had 1 year of work experience with Alpine before he drove

[grim egret]

what year was that?

[jade mural]

Congrats @grim egret, you're now on lap 25

[wet sequoia]

2018

Wait did Mick go straight into a F1 team after he won?

[grim egret]

last 4 years no f2 champion was promoted?

[grim egret]

yeah i think so

[wet sequoia]

Then it was Mick in 2020 who went from F2 champion to F1 car

But yes last few years no F2 champion got into a car straight away

[grim egret]

mick was in haas 2021

[wet sequoia]

And F2 champ 2020

[grim egret]

man than the feeder series is not working

[slim chasm]

thanks Alpine for fucking Piastri up lol

[slim chasm]

They are working as intended

I mean why would a team get a new guy over someone who's have a lot of F1 exp

[wet sequoia]

So 2021 champ Piastri had a year of work experience in Alpine
2022 Drugovich is still sidelined in Aston
2023 Pourchaire is not even in F1 anyway shape or form

[slim chasm]

that's why the only rookie last year is Acosta as well in motogp

the grid is already stacked

[wet sequoia]

And this year Bearman is not even top 5 for points (No full fault of his) and Kimi is what, 4th for now

[slim chasm]

Kimi is 6th

which is massive

[wet sequoia]

Feeder is working but for the last few years winning doesn’t get you a seat for, well winning

[slim chasm]

well the last few years doesn't have amazing winner

[wet sequoia]

The only extreme (And stupid option) to get more rookies into F1 is in the space of 10 years you have to field a rookie in aF1 car for a year

[slim chasm]

there is absolutely no need to get more rookies anyway

other than the usual pipeline

[grim egret]

then its pointless being in f2

all the f2 drivers want a f1 seat

[slim chasm]

no? if you do good then you got a F1 seat

but being decent won't cut it anymore

[grim egret]

problem is the drivers upstairs are rotating among themselves and criss crossing

[slim chasm]

yes, because there's no good rookies

mecachrome and other shit parts aside

do good in F2 -> Noticed in F1 -> Get a FP1 + test programme -> Get to F1

it's quite simple really

you don't even have to win it

[nova kindle]

some unfortunately don't get to go thru this pipeline

afaik logan skipped the 3rd stage no

[slim chasm]

Logan got FP1 and test

[nova kindle]

how many did he get again

[slim chasm]

two FP

a few tests

[nova kindle]

I feel in comparison to others it's rly low

[slim chasm]

no wait

4 FPs

[slim chasm]

who?

Logan is the most prepped rookie since forever lol

[nova kindle]

piastri got a whole year no

[slim chasm]

well not really cause Leclerc

but eh

[slim chasm]

no

[wet sequoia]

Piastri got a whole year sitting in the pit lane looking at computers

[slim chasm]

because he fucked with Alpine lol

[wet sequoia]

But at least he got tips from Alonso

He didn’t get a year of doing FP1

[slim chasm]

yeah Piastri didn't get FP1 at all

[wet sequoia]

Unsure on the amount of testing he actually did for Alpine

[slim chasm]

he got like 3 tests with Alpine in 2022-2023?

plus 1 with Mclaren

[wet sequoia]

Also back on the subject of F2 champions De Vries didn’t hit it off either

[grim egret]

then he is no talent or skill cause man he is worst than dogshit

he should be always be ahead of the two saubers

[slim chasm]

well, there's a lot of intangibles needed to succeed in F1, skill and prep can only get you so far

it happens a lot

[wet sequoia]

So far of the 7 F2 champs 3 have seats, 2 have crashed out and 2 have not had the chance to drive

[pure aurora]

he was overhyed af

[serene ridge]

Nah

[wet sequoia]

And Lawson ran away with his few races last year and he was in Super Formula

[grim egret]

de vries needed a more patient team, he chose money over patience at williams and went for the cutthroat RB marko and he got guilotined

[slim chasm]

who says Williams wants him lol

they were waiting for Logan to get a SL

[pure aurora]

De Vries won F E due to some weird point rules

he got destroyed the next season

[grim egret]

devries was on par to replace the canadian guy

[serene ridge]

By his teammate?

[pure aurora]

Yeah

[slim chasm]

nah

not a single rumor for that

[serene ridge]

We have the same image

[slim chasm]

he's just one of the shortlist, F2 is volatile like that

[grim egret]

de vries didnt have teams vying for him?

[serene ridge]

Type shit

[slim chasm]

fuck no lol

it's De Vries

[pure aurora]

I need oscar to win, than I shall win

[wet sequoia]

De Vries was to old to be a rookie

[pure aurora]

lies

[wet sequoia]

In possibly the worst team to have patience since Verstappen joined Red Bull

[serene ridge]

He IS the next driver that needs to win

[pure aurora]

fr

[grim egret]

f1tv was pumping him up like the next lewis hamilton

[slim chasm]

yes it's F1tv

[pure aurora]

bro he got so overhyped

and than he did shit

[slim chasm]

they overhyped everything

[pure aurora]

Antonelli also getting hyped

lets see how that goes

[nova kindle]

they did my boy dirty, shoulda gave him another year before putting him into f1

[wet sequoia]

Don’t think Piastri will win this year unless he gets a massive upgrade or he masters tyre deg this year

[slim chasm]

any which way, it will be entertaining

[pure aurora]

Yeah

[wet sequoia]

He’ll get more podiums but he might be in the Norris situation for awhile

[slim chasm]

he's already learned everything in F2

[serene ridge]

As things should be

[slim chasm]

there's no need for more

[pure aurora]

HE WILL WIN SOON

[slim chasm]

F2 is pretty much a one and done series

[nova kindle]

would not be surprised if mercedes nuke that guy's career by pushing him into f1 early like logan

[slim chasm]

get a few wins and poles, get a top 5 finish, you'll got everything you need

[serene ridge]

Nah he will win

[wet sequoia]

I WANT HIM TO WIN TO! Have to be realistic

[slim chasm]

a year in F1 as prep is much more valuable

[pure aurora]

Maybe, don't want that to happen

[slim chasm]

unless you are in a shit team ofc

lol

rip ART

[serene ridge]

His qualifying is pretty good. Its just the tire saving

[grim egret]

what about f1academy is it another ceremonial series?

[pure aurora]

Tbh, if a race happens where race leaders crash (due to rain or driver error), I think Piastri can get a win this season. Like piere

[wet sequoia]

At least it will be the last year for the regulations that have caused Mercedes head aches

[slim chasm]

ofc

[grim egret]

no chance for f1?

[slim chasm]

it's more a marketing event than a real feeder series

[slim chasm]

it's a F4 series

wdym chance for F1 lol

[wet sequoia]

So not a lot should be expected of Kimi and Bearman

[pure aurora]

Has f1 academy even worked?

[grim egret]

no

[slim chasm]

nah, they should work great

[serene ridge]

Its very new rn

[wet sequoia]

The female drivers series?

[nova kindle]

(fans will not do this)

[wet sequoia]

It’s what, year 1 of ot

[grim egret]

F1 academy is ceremonial because of the time they race

[serene ridge]

It won't work for F1 but it will work for WEC

[slim chasm]

year two

[wet sequoia]

Most fans are idiots when there team isn’t winning

Not like Haas has fans

[slim chasm]

F1 academy cutting the race per week from 3 to 2 is fcking diabolical lol

[grim egret]

the fp1 are at 9 am who will be in the track by then to watch

[slim chasm]

I mean, it's not like F3 got better times lol

[serene ridge]

Unless there is a Female Driver built like Max Verstappen.

[slim chasm]

when you're a support series, you got the leftover

[civic oracle]

Bearman is getting more practice in f1 ATM which is awesome

[serene ridge]

He needs to do better in F2 if he wants that ride for Haas

[crude flame]

no

He has it already

[slim chasm]

Nah, he's already done enough in F2

[nova kindle]

I feel like his seat is a given

[crude flame]

Ferrari should just withdraw him from F2 at this point and just prepare him for F1 instead

[civic oracle]

His seat 100% given. He's going to be in tomorrow P1

[wet sequoia]

He got pole in Jeddah then was told your not running like your going into a Ferrari

[civic oracle]

Him being in F2 while doing FP1 in F1 is huge while also doing his f1 training. They're 100% preparing him for it

[serene ridge]

Hmmmm

[wet sequoia]

Bearman had to learn a Ferrari in 1 FP session, do qualifying, race then next week practically relearn F2 car when everyone has basically more race experience then him in a F2 car

[serene ridge]

Tbf because he got the ride in Ferrari it did compromise his F2 season

[grim egret]

the lower catergoried just dont have enough exposure

f1acedemy is at 9 am!!! fp1

[civic oracle]

He got pole in the race he had to give up 😭

[wet sequoia]

Bearman is doing alright but his early season for F2 really ruined his year for it

[slim chasm]

when else could they run lol

[civic oracle]

He's doing alright now but now the fact he's learning F1 gonna be a struggle

I think he'll recover in f2 once he gets use to it

[wet sequoia]

Nah, it’ll help him next year, doubly so when Haas are clearly the 7th best car right now

[slim chasm]

or when Prema remembers that they're a top team

[civic oracle]

100% next year

[civic oracle]

ALSO THAT

[slim chasm]

or 9th next year

[wet sequoia]

Although going into next year will be interesting with how somewhat split the midfield is now

[civic oracle]

Bearman in races amazing
Prema pit stops - how did they fail Bearman race WHEN HE WAS FIRST

[wet sequoia]

That double fail for the Imola F2 pitstops

[serene ridge]

I mean

[wet sequoia]

I laughed at how stupid it was

Glad nothing bad happened though

[serene ridge]

About bearman He Does have enough license points anyways

[grim egret]

right before f1 practice

[serene ridge]

But to keep that he needs to do well in F2 regardless even if he's practicing for F1

[grim egret]

tyres all over the place hahaha

[slim chasm]

that's F2's time

[grim egret]

sophia floersh should be in academy f3 is too much for her

[slim chasm]

keep that? What's that

[grim egret]

push f2 back

[serene ridge]

Super License Points

[slim chasm]

no?

he already has SL points

[crude flame]

to when

[serene ridge]

Yeah he has enough

He has 50

He raced in 2 f4 championships and won both of them in 2021

[grim egret]

switch the times between f2 and f1a

[crude flame]

but why

[slim chasm]

Correct, his result this year doesn't matter

[grim egret]

f1a

[raven wagon]

Ollie stalling twice is his own doing

[civic oracle]

Also that

[serene ridge]

2022 he got 3rd in F3 so 12+12 from both F4 Championships is 24 and 20 from finishing 3rd makes it 44
.
Him finishing 6th last year in F2 makes it 50

[crude flame]

F2 is a better product than F1A so it makes sense that it is scheduled the way it is

[civic oracle]

But we're positive here we don't discuss it!1!1!1!1!1

Blame Prema!1!1!1!1!1 xD

Bearman could be back in f1 this year if magnussen get two more penalty points

So he has to be perfect

[grim egret]

f1a was made to get exposure get marketing and get a woman driver in the upper catergories they are not doing that by featuring them when everyon is sleeping

[slim chasm]

replay and highlights exist you know

[crude flame]

The average time when people wake up in Europe is like 7:30 so

I think quite a lot of people are awake by 9

[grim egret]

aint nobody got time for dat

[slim chasm]

their fans does

[raven wagon]

Nobody got time for Youtube?

[civic oracle]

Do we think Mag is going to do something dumb this race?

[serene ridge]

Maybe his F1 seat lead him being exempt.
.
But I fear that once next year hit he loses the 24 points from F4 because it’s only active for 3 years

[narrow garnet]

He won't, not with a ban looming over his head

[slim chasm]

nah, SL points doesn't expire. All that matters is that you got 40 in a 3 year period

[serene ridge]

I mean 2025

[slim chasm]

yes

[civic oracle]

What I'm thinking. He's 2 points away from one

[slim chasm]

it doesn't matter

[raven wagon]

Did K Mag do something dumb in Montreal?

[narrow garnet]

Nope, probably his cleanest race all year

[civic oracle]

Not really.

[serene ridge]

He will have at least 26 unless FIA will say otherwise.
So regardless

[civic oracle]

Was pretty clean for him

[serene ridge]

He needs to do well in F2

[slim chasm]

no, SL points doesn't expire

[serene ridge]

Again by 2025

[slim chasm]

nope

that's not how that works lol

you need 40 points in a 3 year span, then you're eligible

[serene ridge]

Yeah he won both of the F4 Championships in 2021

That will expire next year

[slim chasm]

no

there is no expiry lol

the FIA made that clear in covid time at least

[civic oracle]

Okay I gotten the official documents. Give me a minute

[serene ridge]

Ok elaborate

[slim chasm]

as long as you're eligible, and intend to apply, you're fine

[karmic token]

Might be Carlos last chance to win his home race considering where he might end up next year

[civic oracle]

I have checked some stuff. As long as he applies this year (which I am sure he has) he will keep it as long as he does one free practice if he doesn't get into f1 next year driving 100km

[civic oracle]

He has not held one previously too my knowledge

[slim chasm]

the FIA has shown extreme leniency for SL

I mean it is expensive in the first place anyway, they know that people won't just apply for the sake of it. Not that applies for Ollie who has raced in F1

[slim chasm]

he has

how do you think he raced in Jeddah

[civic oracle]

Good point

(exhaustion)

[slim chasm]

right

so it literally doesn't matter

he got one, he got it forever as long as he still race in single seaters

[serene ridge]

Valid so. Maybe I’m dumb

[civic oracle]

So he has a super license and will keep it. Okay

I didn't realise he had oen brain was dumby

I was arguing from him keeping it anyways

[slim chasm]

if for some reason he skipped F1, he can still skip the SL application next year or any year

as long as the FIA doesn't somehow has a grudge on him

[civic oracle]

If magnussen gets two penalty points until march 25th bearman getting a race 100%

Which is crazy

[serene ridge]

Alrighty

[acoustic mirage]

hellooo guyss

[civic oracle]

Helo

[acoustic mirage]

who are we talking about?

[slim chasm]

Bearman

[civic oracle]

Bearman. I'm learning a lot

[tribal vapor]

me being impatient for FP1

[serene ridge]

Yeah 🥲

[civic oracle]

I WANNA SEE BEARMAN AAAAAA

[serene ridge]

I guess Bearman might join F1 because he got a new license

[tribal vapor]

https://tenor.com/view/bearman-ollie-oliver-oliver-bearman-olliebearman-gif-10564754895736510739

[acoustic mirage]

he definetly will

[flint anvil]

Someons has to fill the haas seat

[tribal vapor]

bearman to haas, magnussen to mongolian F10 🔥🦅

[acoustic mirage]

i bet his other mates like kimi will join F1 too

[slim chasm]

watch it be Kmag and Zhou

because funny

[civic oracle]

I love Bearman he's amazing

[acoustic mirage]

frr

[flint anvil]

Zhou to haas 😭 It would be funny

[tribal vapor]

imagine if sainz, would be funny

[civic oracle]

Zhou to haas makes money sense

[flint anvil]

I for some reason cant see kimi in f1 by next year

[slim chasm]

I truly doubt that Zhou has money, it's the most anonymous 30 mil I've ever seen in F1 lol

[tribal vapor]

bros in the retirement home

[wet sequoia]

Nah Sainz won’t go to Haas

[slim chasm]

no big sponsor no nothing

[flint anvil]

Zhou also isn't entirely bad

[wet sequoia]

He’ll go to Audi before then

[tribal vapor]

only the car 👍

[wet sequoia]

Zhou is just the new Mazepin

[flint anvil]

Nahh

[wet sequoia]

Pay driver while crashing (it’s the truth)

[tribal vapor]

its perez

[flint anvil]

Zhou qualified p5 in hungary last year and scored on his debut

[wet sequoia]

Perez is just the richer Mazepin

[flint anvil]

Hes not that bad

[wet sequoia]

And stalled on the grid

[tribal vapor]

Perez underperfomance NEEDS to be studied immediately

[slim chasm]

like Alfa pays 25-30 mil to Sauber for an entire livery and team name, and Zhou somehow got that for a few stickers?

[flint anvil]

The kick sauber is just one horrid car

[flint anvil]

That wasnt his fault

It was on the alfa

[tribal vapor]

fire liveries, shitty car

[slim chasm]

either he got the most maganimous sponsor or the money is mostly imaginary

[civic oracle]

Or both

[wet sequoia]

He was the only one to stall! The only time he started high on the grid!

[civic oracle]

!!!

[serene ridge]

Blame Sauber being slow this year too.

[tribal vapor]

manifesting in sargent points in spain 🦅

[wet sequoia]

Zhou is a pay driver

I blame Kick Stake

[serene ridge]

Zhou is a legend

[flint anvil]

Genuinely don't understand

Sauber slowly got worse

Their 2022 year was actually pretty decent

[wet sequoia]

Well they’re gone next year (Kinda)

[serene ridge]

Everything. Without going out of Topic. Sauber and Kick have been bad

[flint anvil]

Still sauber crew and team

Yk, sauber have one beautiful wind tunnel

[wet sequoia]

Yes but it’s basically Audi in all but name

And they don’t have a complete team yet of support staff, factory workers or race crews

[serene ridge]

The slow pit stops and they used to be in the midfield threatening for points. But Alpine, Haas and RB haven been progressing upwards

[wet sequoia]

Alpine have been regressing

[flint anvil]

When kimi was there

Sauber had pretty fast pit stops

[serene ridge]

Yeah

[wet sequoia]

RB I’m waiting on cheating allegations for getting Red Bull schematics

[flint anvil]

Theyve could consistently hit 2 sec

[wet sequoia]

Actual schematics not just the parts they get

[serene ridge]

Nah

Whatever happen in Monaco didn’t exist /jk

[wet sequoia]

I mean Monaco is more about the drivers then then cars

[fast fable]

I mean, there was also a wrath of Kimi after all.

[wet sequoia]

Unless your in a Sauber

[flint anvil]

Yeah

[wet sequoia]

Alpine have new directors every 3 months