monaco-gp

[wooden kettle]

honestly part of me hopes there's gonna be rain cuz that'd be fun

but also i dont wanna get rained on

[shut vortex]

i mean it hasnt rained there since 2015 i think

Safety car though needs to be a part of the equation

[wooden kettle]

myeah, thats why i was a little excited over the possibility of rain i saw a couple days ago

who knows, it still could happen.

[shut vortex]

i mean we will find out, either way F1 has been off for quite some weeks so we all miss it either way

[wooden kettle]

very true

[fast fable]

Is this for Austin?

[ancient scaffold]

Yeah

[stiff venture]

At least the rain will be warm

[winter forge]

No

Its for a promotion event in houston

[winged dagger]

i think cota and sao paulo r good tho right

mexicos mid

[remote knoll]

fact

[winged dagger]

i think COTA norris mexico someone else outside the mclaren will win somehow and sao paulo a ferrari

[remote knoll]

Max Mexico

[remote knoll]

Maybe Leclerc will finally get lucky at Brazil

[winged dagger]

Max won in Mexico 3 times in a row right

21 22 23

[remote knoll]

yup

and won in 2017

Max just likes Mexico

[winged dagger]

also Checo’s home race so not surprised if both red bulls do well

remember during preseason everyone was like “aight say hi to ur 2024 WDC champion”

until miami

[lilac nova]

RAWE
CEEK

[remote knoll]

Would be a shame if Checo underperformed at his home race

[lilac nova]

https://tenor.com/view/mercedes-george-russell-lewis-hamilton-formula-1-f1-gif-18110942413476787222

[hushed olive]

lets hope checo gets a redemption after what happened last year

[feral furnace]

miami is goated

[regal needle]

He did back in 2023 when he made contact with Charles

Sergio Perez: Unbelievable

[remote knoll]

By underperforming I mean being slow

[regal needle]

If maybe he could have Faster Car, Red Bull could have find a way to make Checo Faster

Otherwise...

Hugh Bird: Checo, We need to retire the Car. Please retire the Car

[remote knoll]

Checo, we need to retire you

[vital spear]

Sergio Perez: Flying (both literally and figuratively) since 2020

https://tenor.com/view/perez-sergio-red-bull-f1-gif-13787234058022488526

[regal needle]

Charles Leclerc: What a Dickhead! If he break my Car! 🖕🏻😤

Charles did once Middlefinger Checo back in Spielberg in 2021 when he is being pushed off

[winter forge]

mexico is a ferrari track rather than brazil

[regal needle]

Did anyone see Logan InstaStory? He's on a Boat

Maybe uhh, F1 Boat Racing 😏

[polar anchor]

wsg chat

[low elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/emotional-damage-emotional-damage-meme-funny-gif-24332819

[hushed olive]

Bro is boat racing now

[winged dagger]

brazil merc right

russell won in 2022

ham 2021

[hushed olive]

And then in 2023 Lewis finished like p7 while George dnf'ed

💀

6th fastest car in that race

Dawg prob Even 7th

It's ridiculous how Bad merc was in Brazil last year

[winged dagger]

so another norris win in brazil?

[round bobcat]

Norris win every race the rest of the year trust....💀💀🤣🤣

[winged dagger]

And then max P2 every race + sprint and secures the title

[round bobcat]

Nah pastri, then leclerc

Max down fighting for mid pts every race

Trust

💀💀🤡😭☠️☠️🤣

[winged dagger]

if that happens i’m gonna cry bro

i want to see drivers who win bc they really deserve it

if lando really deserved the title he wouldn’t have been behind max by now

he already fucked up a few races due to his lack of composure

[round bobcat]

I'm not a lando fan boy, but with how many points he's lost bc of mclaren, he almost deserves it

[round bobcat]

He'd be less than 30 pts away easilh

And if Austria didn't exist

[winged dagger]

yep. I think it’s 50/50 between them tbh

Lando/Max

I want to see Max’s 4th but with how much RB is struggling

Not too confident

[round bobcat]

I think Norris just needs to be consistent and not screw it up and he wins

Max needs to be absolutely perfect from here on out

[winged dagger]

Ye he alr has the rocketship

[round bobcat]

Bc he can't make up for it with the car

[winged dagger]

Singapore already carried the tractor to P2

[round bobcat]

That's what I'm saying, he needs to be perfect from here on. I suspect this weekend will be hard for rb if they can't get the balance right

You don't want an unstable car around cota

[hushed olive]

Was rb actually Bad Bad on singapore like last year or it was just checo underperforming in this time

[proven leaf]

Rbh lap times by the rbr were almost similar to the McLarens and the ferraris

These were during the hard stint

The one after the pitstops

[stiff venture]

🥰

[snow swan]

finally (i want alex to win. Im so delusional)

[stiff venture]

Albon?

[drifting wagon]

no he wants alex jaques to win

[tardy jackal]

real

[stiff venture]

I dont know this person

[snow swan]

i thought the 23 right next to my name would give it away

[stiff venture]

I dont know drivers numbers

besides max

[snow swan]

thats fine

you'll know them eventually

[lethal bramble]

Nah Lewis with the Kendrick pose

[unreal folio]

foul

[stiff venture]

What?

[unreal folio]

lawson front cover is foul

[stiff venture]

No man. That’s awesome!!!! So hyped for Lawson

I’m glad they are promoting him

[unreal folio]

good for u

glad hes promoted js a horrendous situation

[stiff venture]

What horrendous situation? He finally got his seat and if he does well he might go to rbr next year.

[unreal folio]

im a ric fan so its not great for me but it happened so

[stiff venture]

I would be okay with him staying at vcarb though

[stiff venture]

Eh he was on borrowed time as it was. He wasn’t a champion. And he didn’t deserve a second chance in f1.

All he did was ruin nick’s career and delay lawson’s

Though to be fair we wouldn’t have seen Lawson if he hadn’t put it into the wall and broke his hand.

So at least he gave us Lawson. Really hyped to see how he does.

[queen orbit]

nyck sucked anyway

but yeah lawson was abit sad

[stiff venture]

Yeah but he would have at least finished the year and maybe the next

[unreal folio]

ric fans say the same for him 🤷‍♀️

[wet sequoia]

I mean I’d like for Perez to have been swapped out for Ricciardo for the rest of the year or at least after Mexico onwards, Perez has not performed in that Red Bull

To see if Riccardo still has it because all the non Red Bull cars haven’t suited him

Does raise the point of skill issue but we saw after the chassis change in China he went mostly equal with Tsunoda

[unreal folio]

agreed

[wet sequoia]

Pit wall didn’t help Ricciardo at all, at least 3 occasions they gave him bad strategies

[unreal folio]

i quite like ur opinion and facts might i say

😄

[wet sequoia]

With Red Bull as both teams they’ve put themselves into this awkward situation around Perez/Ricciardo/Tsunoda/Lawson

[unreal folio]

it wasnt smart on their end

weve known perez is washed, woulda loved to have seen rics skill in rbr

[wet sequoia]

Perez doesn’t fight Max but can’t fight the rest of the grid now
Ricciardo may/may not be washed due to his car
Tsunoda hasn’t improved over a mid tier driver
Lawson has high potential high risk but politics delayed his F1 full time seat

[unreal folio]

lawson im not a huge fan of rn, but he was put in a horrid spot by red bull

[wet sequoia]

Now with Verstappen threatening to leave once a month they’re becoming dangerously short on drivers

[unreal folio]

a new engine so auto grid penalty will rlly hurt him or he'll show up

[wet sequoia]

It’s for the sprint so honestly that’s not to bad

[unreal folio]

theyre super gluing back together

[unreal folio]

ohh okay so it wont affect the race

thats the impression i was under mb

[wet sequoia]

If Hadjar wins F2 and Perez retires it will help Red Bull a lot if Lawson just beats Tsunoda in more GP’s

[unreal folio]

yeah itll be easy clean up crew time

[wet sequoia]

Because then it will become Verstappen/Lawson and Tsunoda/Hadjar

[unreal folio]

im sure perez is out regardless rn

[wet sequoia]

One year before regulation changes

[unreal folio]

yeah

settle for a year then toss into 26'

[wet sequoia]

We’re not sure on what contract terms Perez is in next year, just a lot of speculation about performance clauses

[unreal folio]

yeah ik

im js assuming personally, i think hes gonna be gone next year if not announcement in mexico

i cant see them keeping perez after booting ric

[queen orbit]

ricciardo is like the 3rd person that would be in the RB seat tbh

after yuki and liam

[unreal folio]

yuki is like js now being semi thought of id guess

i never rlly hear his name

from horner or marko

unless im js hearing the wrong things

[regal needle]

Morning Team. Just hoping Liam has record his Scene for the Updated Opening Intro later

We'll see it in Friday

[unreal folio]

defo has

if they got francos they absolutely have liams

[regal needle]

Yeah, Especially Ollie when he replace K-Mag

[sudden niche]

Honestly my problem with Ric is that does he really deserve to be in f1 if his performance window is so small

He hasn't out performed Tsunoda

[unreal folio]

has he been given all the tools in cashapp to show his current talent

no not consistently

[wet sequoia]

I think Ricciardo deserves to try the Red Bull, he has shown flashes of the old brilliance but in an inconsistent car, Tsunoda is in his what, 4th year and still very much mid tier and no potential to improve

Lawson deserves a seat more then both of them

[unreal folio]

yeah

they wont lose anyrhing by putting ric into perez’ spot

[wet sequoia]

Overall though Ricciardo deserves a chance in Red Bull over Tsunoda but overall Tsunoda should drive for a non-Honda team away form their protection

Ricciardo should basically run a tryout in Red Bull, he fails to deliver off to NASCAR

[winged dagger]

Aso I feel like Tsunoda’s only staying bc Honda is sponsoring him. Will leave RB after Ford becomes RB’s engine supplier

in 2026

[wet sequoia]

He’s only contracted until the end of next year and I feel that will be the end of it

[unreal folio]

yeah i have to agree

[wet sequoia]

Honda have been very public about continuing to support Tsunoda

Aston about to become the ultimate seat warmer team

[winter forge]

Brazil is a mclaren track

[split bane]

Lets see, in 2022 Mercedes won and the year after retired with one car and barely made it to the points with the other

[oblique elk]

yeah this is well known

he'd have been out a while ago if it weren't for honda

but they'll push hard to get him into another team

[regal needle]

Daniel probably still Part of Red Bull but not in F1 anymore since he is dropped out

[oblique elk]

no he's not a part of red bull in any capacity iirc

i hope he comes back as a pundit

[wet sequoia]

Horner wants Ricciardo in some ambassador role

But I was thinking if Red Bull enter hypercars down the line…

[oblique elk]

then ricciardo shouldnt get a free pass because he used to be good in f1

[wet sequoia]

They have to be, they wouldn’t develop a road car if down the line they had no places to expand the RBR project

[oblique elk]

if he tests and is fast enough, sure, but i dont even see red bull joining hypercar as their own manufacturer

as a sponsor sure, otherwise not

[wet sequoia]

WEC and the like is basically the F1 retirement village

[oblique elk]

they haven't developed a road car

[oblique elk]

there are some f1 drivers in wec and imsa, sure, but its a stretch calling it a retirement home lmao

theres, what, 4 between wec and imsa? out of probably 40+ drivers

[wet sequoia]

Oh right it’s test track only at the moment but they will look into making them road worthy

Nevertheless they look to build their own cars later on

[oblique elk]

no they wont, newey has explicitly said he didnt want to make a road car because of all the shackles

[wet sequoia]

No point investing so much JUST to make track cars

[oblique elk]

thats also why the rb17 isnt homologated for any racing series

[wet sequoia]

When Newey is gone there will be little to stop them thinking of making road cars

Like proper gone forever

[oblique elk]

why would they? thats a huge investment and would take away from their f1 efforts

nobody high up in rb other than newey really cared about making non-race cars

the rb17 was a bid to keep him in red bull

[wet sequoia]

And more of a time filler for COVID

[oblique elk]

newey only wanted to make the rb17 to fix some issues he had with the valkyrie's development after he walked out too

he's scratched that itch now

[wet sequoia]

Now what will Red Bull do with all the tech and facilities used to make the RB17?

Just let dust collect?

[oblique elk]

those facilities are totally different to the ones needed to make road cars, and they could end up using them to manufacture bits for other companies

it's what dallara does

[queen orbit]

well, tsunoda also showed bursts of speed

[wet sequoia]

Not that great though, and he consistently falls off later on

Tsunoda last year had the best starts of anyone besides Max

No, Tsunoda is mid overall and probably won’t improve no matter where he goes, doubly so with Honda keeping him in a seat

[thin berry]

Oh please, ricciardo is as good at driving as a broken clock is at telling the time

[stiff bough]

and likely to self combust when you mount any pressure on him lol

[wet sequoia]

So only twice a day he gets shit right

[narrow garnet]

https://x.com/HaasF1Team/status/1846128955625025573

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) on X

Made in America 🦅🇺🇸

Turning up to Texas with symbols of home 👊

#HaasF1 #F1 #USGP

Twitter · Oct 15, 2024, 10:00 AM

[thin berry]

Make that twice every season, at best

[oblique elk]

likeable character, could see him as a pundit eventually

not a good driver anymore, should have retired a couple years ago

[proven leaf]

MIAMI SPRINT 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Please become an f1 tv commentator danny

[winged dagger]

not in 2026 though, Alonso is still contracted and of course there is you know who.

Prob pull a Nico Hulk and be a reserve driver for 1-2 years before getting back to the grid

I don’t think he is a bad driver and there are less deserving drivers than him

[wet sequoia]

No, Alonso has even admitted his time in F1 is coming to an end

More then likely transition into WEC hypercar project for Aston

[stiff bough]

I'd doubt Tsunoda would be able to get back on the grid if he takes a year or two off

Hulkenberg had a lot of luck in getting back on the grid, and he has a very stacked resume

[winged dagger]

hmm true

Is it rlly joever for Tsunoda

[stiff bough]

not yet

but hopefully

[winged dagger]

I don’t think he improved since his 2020-2021 stunt with AlphaTauri

[stiff bough]

in the next couple years or so

[winged dagger]

Got humiliated by Gasly

but tbf Gasly during 2020-2021 was pretty decent

imo

COTA norris
Mexico Piastri / a Ferrari
Sao Paulo 7-way battle ngl

Max, McLaren, Ferrari, Merc

[wet sequoia]

Tsunoda would have to do a lot to join Aston in 2026-2027, doubt they’ll kick Alonso but the team is centred on Lance

[winged dagger]

He is not a bad driver but not excellent or has crazy potential imo. RB will prefer Liam

[hushed olive]

Tsunoda has improved alot since last year

[mossy axle]

Yuki is the goat

[snow swan]

Yuki is good until his contract is renewed then he falls off

[stiff bough]

Idk. I’m not convinced

Doesn’t really matter to me how good he is on track, I don’t think he’s improved much as a driver mentally

From nearly hitting your teammate by cutting him off in Bahrain when you were frustrated, to calling people a slur in Austria.. despite that incident being unintentional, it doesn’t look good on you.

[stiff bough]

Liam doesn’t really have any crazy potential either in my opinion

[oblique elk]

i think liam has potential to be fast but nothing exceptional

[snow swan]

Can't see either Yuki or Liam ever being good enough for a Red Bull seat

[stiff bough]

He’s extremely adaptable, which is a good trait but at least from what I’ve seen of him in his junior career, he gets to a level and then doesn’t really go beyond that

[oblique elk]

yuki's a harder prospect for teams, i don't know how many would be that willing to take him

[oblique elk]

i can see liam replacing someone for a short stint but not being a staple driver

[simple nest]

ITS RACEWEEK RAHHHHHH

[narrow garnet]

https://x.com/thomasmaheronf1/status/1846160342692331800

Thomas Maher (@thomasmaheronf1) on X

New orangey livery revealed by Alpine for the #USGP, in partnership with XBox and the new Indiana Jones computer game. #F1

Twitter · Oct 15, 2024, 12:05 PM

lmao, excuse me?

[slow ravine]

Hi, new here!

Any teams sporting special liveries this week?

[frozen totem]

Give up your dreams right now and run away.

[slow ravine]

Don't have any to give up anyway

[narrow garnet]

Haas and Alpine have dropped theirs at the moment

[slow ravine]

Haas's kinda doesn't look special ngl

[frozen totem]

Aston Martin also appears to have some new livery details for Austin

[slow ravine]

Alpine's however

looks kinda a reversed McL's

[simple anchor]

Haas is sporting a livery with red white and blue and Alpine is sporting an Orange Indiana jones livery

[cyan saffron]

yes, Haas and Alpine

Look both really nice.

[slow ravine]

Haa's doesn't look so special, but at least it looks quite good

And fits their home race

[hushed olive]

Checo should be dropped

[slow ravine]

Damn, I wish it's midnight for me

[hushed olive]

Alpine being a backmarker makes it look like they are a mclaren junior team

[turbid pine]

Welcome McLaren F1 academy team 👋

[fast fable]

I'm confused.
What's the actual colour?

[cyan saffron]

orange

It literally is a BWT McLaren.

[slow ravine]

Orange, Alpine's gonna be in orange flames after shunting into each other

[fast fable]

Is Alpine predicting something?

Pink on MCL39?

Hmmm...

[bitter plank]

Is the alpine one better than their actual livery

[bitter plank]

When did this drop

[fast fable]

'25 launch event. ||/s||

[queen orbit]

its not bad

[queen orbit]

what does /s mean now

[fast fable]

Sarcasm.

[queen orbit]

oh

so same as /j?

[tulip aurora]

Andretti showed a throwback picture of Marco's Indy 500 Indiana Jones livery from years, this has happened on the same day of the Alpine Indiana Jones livery, coincidence or a sign?

[meager ridge]

One day closer to friday

[unreal folio]

i think thisll be for most teams

ferrari and merc at least ik of

[pseudo quail]

Redbull is doing an upgrade. McLaren should also be

[south heron]

they are

[left sun]

You in America?

[left sun]

This is the most pivotal race of the year

Because if Redbull are unable to fix their issues when Ferrari is the clear 1B in F1 and Merc have been performing better since atleast Canada it won’t be too good for them

Which is what I’m hoping for😃

[neat latch]

Singapore 2022 mclaren be like

[neat latch]

Everyone is

[south heron]

"computer game" bro's stuck in the 90s 😭

[neat latch]

Oof that is good

Still wish for more chrome in some parts though

It's better than last year's

[south heron]

it is

overall it's pretty good but they should've made the front chrome as well

[oblique elk]

this sucks but people will glaze because chrome

the vague paint scheme echoing the marlboro is cool but thats just how this year has been, slapping chrome onto that makes it a slightly shit ripoff of both their iconic liveries

[unborn folio]

yeah for all teams you need to focus on the next season

the 2026 regs will be focused after the summer break imo 2025 is just gonna be 2024 cars with slight more overbite in the sidepods and a different mechanical platform. All the 2025 cars are just gonna be a evolution of 2024 cars

[upper glacier]

the mclaren livery for usgp is so prettyyyyy

[unreal folio]

yup

[twin fox]

Btw guys, why ,only 4 races after the summer break, was there another 4 week break? 😞

[desert flame]

amazing

[shell gate]

https://tenor.com/view/godblessamerica-america-usa-gif-1955659946067674628

🦅 🇺🇸

https://tenor.com/view/logan-sargeant-f1-williams-f1-gif-27530387

[snow swan]

hiiii

[fast fable]

Hola.

[hot timber]

i can't even watch the gp this weekend bc of chinese school 😮‍💨 life is sad

[stiff venture]

You can still watch the sprint

[subtle oak]

my broadcasters dont even give sprint races

just quali and race

[stiff bough]

good broadcasters

[subtle oak]

lovely albania

[stiff bough]

they're saving you from wasting your time watching trash

[subtle oak]

sprint is somewhat worth a watch

fp is useless to watch imo

[still forge]

I just like having an actual competitive session over FP2

FP1 and FP3 are alright, FP2 just feels really dull

[sharp oxide]

Alonso will win

[wooden kettle]

chatters i fucked up

i bought tickets to the wrong shuttle bus

[hot timber]

true

[wooden kettle]

im so excited to watch some RACING

RAAAAAAAH

[unreal folio]

uhooohhh

[wooden kettle]

it's fine

[unreal folio]

for sure!

[wooden kettle]

ive packed all my socks and put all my medications into a little box for the weekend

^_^ i just have to wait on laundry

[hot timber]

have fun there

[wooden kettle]

i will! :D I'm excited cuz it's gonna be my first GP :D

[hot timber]

oh i'm so happy for you! 💛 enjoy

[snow swan]

i just did some math

if lando won every race hed be at 429

if max gott second every race he would have 436

but if max got anything third or lower for even two of the races

and lando won them all

lando would win the championship

[wooden kettle]

Discord is buggin and not loading woever asked about fanzone stuff

https://www.williamsf1.com/fan-zone

but there's a williams one

https://austin.com/the-best-f1-events-happening-in-austin-copy/

there's a couple things in this article as well

https://tribeza.com/arts/formula-1-us-grand-prix-weekend-events/ also a couple stuff mentioned here like the aston martin fanzone ticket raffle towards the bottom of the article

👍🏽

[near hinge]

Thank you so much

[wooden kettle]

np! have fun :)

[storm wraith]

Dang I wish I still lived in Texas right about now 😭

[vapid barn]

give like a single point for the car that completes the most laps

the bottom teams would go crazy in free practice

[craggy zenith]

i feel that would just cause further grid penelties as engine components get worn out faster

[vapid barn]

it will cause chaos

who doesnt love chaos

[vapid barn]

would be worth 3 points in fp vs 0-2 points in the race

[craggy zenith]

yeah but if it has to be manufactured

[vapid barn]

• fia gets more money because of licenses

[craggy zenith]

maufactured chaos tends to turn the fanbase on the sport

[vapid barn]

true it could cost teams more but the points could cause a team to go up in the constructors

[craggy zenith]

see the pirelli tyres circa 2011-2013

[wet sequoia]

The teams wouldn’t agree to that without changes to cost caps and super licence costs

[craggy zenith]

costs the teams couldn't afford under the budget cap

unless the FIA was willing to raise it to accomidate such a change

[vapid barn]

yeah itd need a lot more change than just handing out points

[craggy zenith]

realistically extending the points to P12 and expanding the prize pool would be more worthwhile to the teams

[vapid barn]

yeah but then it would probably be like it is now in 5 years but instead of 5 teams dominating it'd be 6

[wet sequoia]

That won’t change unless an 11th team joins which none of the current 10 teams want

[craggy zenith]

no which is stupid

the sport is at it's most popular point, and they don't want to expand the club

[wet sequoia]

https://tenor.com/view/money-rich-gif-25596211

Everything in F1 is about money

If a plan for the future prize pool was handed to the teams they’d be more inclined to agree

[craggy zenith]

You would have to

[wet sequoia]

If more money was pumped into the prize pool anyway

[craggy zenith]

what killed the newer teams in F1 was not making it to 10th

[wet sequoia]

Yeah but nothing like that has been announced

[craggy zenith]

because the prize pool didn't extend further than that

with how popular the sport is and how many juniors are trying to get in

we really should be aiming for a full grid

[wet sequoia]

Only that Andretti wants to join but nothing on an expanded prize pool

Naturally all the current teams will block an 11th

[craggy zenith]

the teams seem to be holding out on not only making the entry more expensive and expanding the prize pool

but also having it be a GM-factory team

not Andretti with GM

they want Cadillac, not Andretti-Cadillac

although them partnerting with GM was always surprising to me

Andretti use Honda in Indycar

[wet sequoia]

Even though we have Haas tools and Kick-Sauber

[craggy zenith]

and Honda are still in F1

[vapid barn]

give a billion dollars to ninth itd be interesting to see all teams try and finish 9th on the constructors but not last

like itd fuck the whole sport

[craggy zenith]

i wouldn't be surprised by 2030 if Haas is taken over by Toyota tbh

[wet sequoia]

I wouldn’t be either

[craggy zenith]

"Technical partnertship" What does that even mean?

it just sounds like they're building the foundations for a partnership that will conclude with them taking over the team

[wet sequoia]

Basically doing abit of everything that doesn’t involve the Ferrari engine

I can see Toyota making an engine in 2030

They’re doing pretty well in WEC

Plus Komatsu is running the Haas team

It’s a lot of speculation but it’s basically putting 2 and 2 together

[proper cave]

bruh

[wet sequoia]

Old news

[craggy zenith]

would be nice to know what fucking colour it is

[wet sequoia]

They won’t be McLaren this weekend

[craggy zenith]

glad they brought back the chrome livery

[proper cave]

bro this is just posted yesterday

[craggy zenith]

i mean the Toyota engine is already a V6 Hybrid isn't it?

[craggy zenith]

funny how changing the team principle suddenly causes Haas to be competative again

[wet sequoia]

It’s the TikTok generation, new news lasts 15 seconds

[craggy zenith]

i know Steiner is a fan favourite but fuck me, he couldn't run that team for shit

[proper cave]

im not part of that brainrot gen, maybe u

[craggy zenith]

honestly 2022 just exposed him for how shit he was

[wet sequoia]

I’m definitely not, I don’t even use Snapchat or Facebook

[craggy zenith]

Yeah, let me just rat my driver out to the press instead of supporting him and giving him confidence

[proper cave]

oscar got the best decision not going to alpine

[craggy zenith]

no wonder Mick cracked

[wet sequoia]

And Mick could be in Audi

[craggy zenith]

yep

[craggy zenith]

some shit's going on at Audi

[wet sequoia]

The amount of rumours around that seat, seriously

[craggy zenith]

Bottas seemed secure, now he's not

fucking hell must be a shitshow in Switzerland

[craggy zenith]

around the worst seat on the grid as well lol

[junior granite]

i don't think that means much

[wet sequoia]

It’s also the last seat on the grid

[junior granite]

completely different design goals between wec and f1 i don't think much if any would carry over

[wet sequoia]

It’s this generations F1 cars and next

[craggy zenith]

well technically but who would want to put their head into the shitbox that is the Red Bull junior program

[wet sequoia]

Just requires a redesign

[craggy zenith]

I mean Doohan left it and look how that turned out

got his own seat elsewhere

[wet sequoia]

We can thank Tsunoda being a mid tier seat warmer in a junior program

Where most drivers last no more then 2 years in that team before being promoted or moved along

Only 1 more year of Honda protection then we’ll see how that junior program turns out

Because they have Hadjar and Lindblad

[craggy zenith]

personally i see Horner holding out for Lindblad to have a miracle season in F2 then straight promoting him

if they had issues with Tsunoda's temperment, then good god, imagine Hadjar

[craggy zenith]

he has now been at that team longer than Kvyat was

unless he outperforms Lawson these last 6 races, he is not getting that promotion

[wet sequoia]

Lawson beat Tsunoda 4 out of 5 races, even though 1 was from engine problems

And a 2nd was a turn 1 incident caused by Tsunoda himself

Lawson has more potential but high risk seeing how new drivers slotted next to Verstappen turn out

[regal needle]

I remember when Liam saw Nyck de Vries dismissal from the 2023 Season for the Flopping Performance De Vries, Liam accept the Decision RB made

He thought De Vries Position could given to him in 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix

[queen orbit]

reallll

[queen orbit]

thats five races

[final apex]

Alpine seem like they don't care about their identity

This and them shutting down their engine division.

[terse rover]

they had to shut it down

they were so behind power wise

[final apex]

Most manufacturers are here to advertise though.

[terse rover]

its better advertising when your fighting for points and podiums then having a failing engine division

honestly if they cared about advertising they would have kept the team name as renault instead of their subrand

[craggy zenith]

Well the only thing the Alpine engine division were advertising is "we are shit and cannot develop a competitive engine"

[rain storm]

Team that represents Renault, which doesn't have a word Renault in its name, buying Mercedes engines, with a base in UK

[snow swan]

Imagine not wanting a Mercedes engine 🤭🤭

[regal needle]

Perhaps if Mercedes will be Alpine New Power Unit, That might be Interesting

I mean, We could need another Power Unit Team to join F1

[tacit mountain]

We're getting audi soon

[regal needle]

In 2026

Audi Sauber F1 Team

If we're gonna get Porsche, Maybe it's 2027

[craggy zenith]

Porsche is never coming in

They only wanted to come in if they could buy 50% of Red Bull and then take it over in the future

[regal needle]

They did say it back in the Last Year

Planning not to join F1 yet because they want to allow Audi to enter First

[winged dagger]

What abt Cadillac

for an 11th team in F1

[regal needle]

Wasn't sure if they will comeback

Ford will be make their return Of Course

[winged dagger]

supplying RB and VCARB right

[regal needle]

Yes indeed

[winged dagger]

I heard the Audi engine will be weaker than others in 2026 right

[regal needle]

Sounds Like it

[winged dagger]

Weaker than Ford, Honda, Merc and Ferrari

[winged dagger]

yep Audi gonna pull a Stake again in 2026 💀

[regal needle]

Well, I'm unsure who will sponsor Sauber in 2026 when they become Audi

[regal needle]

The Seat for RB and Mercedes for 2026 Season definitely still empty

I highly sure Kimi and George will remain with Mercedes

[split bane]

Kimi for sure, i have some doubts about George

[dry tusk]

They will leave george if toto can get max

For sure

[split bane]

I read that RB could be interested in George

[wet sequoia]

Red Bull also like to stir drama more then any other team

[calm widget]

Yo

Just gotta say

Good luck to everyone coming to Texas this weekend for the race including the drivers

It just hit 40°F here (4.4°C)

So yea 💀

In context, it was 90°F (32.2°C) YESTERDAY

NEVERMIND

Wait I forgot this is Texas

Ok yall are fine

Its predicted for 86°F Saturday-Sunday

Still take that with a grain of salt tho

[left sun]

Toto has shown that he’d jump at vertspoen if the opportunity arose

[left sun]

Horner did say he wouldn’t be opposed to signing George for 2026 onwards

[left sun]

Depends tbh

We still don’t know who is most likely to get the 2026 regulations correct

You could even make an argument for Audi to be up there since they’ve had the most time to develop an engine for 2026 and have the resources and personnel to do so

[pulsar garnet]

WE R BACK BABY

WE R SO BACK

[dry tusk]

Mercs and ferrari are in contention to nail the regs

Mainly because they know how to make these engines + they have very talented engine engineers

Ferrari also hired a lot of engineers from renault without having to serve gardening leave which should help with their 26 project

[left sun]

I mean if we’re being honest aren’t they always😭

[left sun]

^^^^

2007 regs, 2014 regs, 2017 regs

[oblique elk]

who wouldn't

[left sun]

The difference is other teams don’t have what it may take to attract a verstappen

[oblique elk]

you really think teams list mclaren, aston and ferrari couldnt attract him lol

mclaren has shown they can make a very fast car, aston can write blank cheques and they have newey, ferrari has a load of money backing them and theyre the most iconic team in the sport

[strange sail]

Yo

[bitter plank]

Hi

What’s people’s predictions for top 5 on race day

[dry tusk]

They were good in 2007 and 2017?
2014 - internal politics + yeah they messed up a bit

[oblique elk]

ver-pia-ham podium, norris 4th, sainz 5th

[dry tusk]

Leclerc?

Leclerc is definitely beating sainz

Easily

[oblique elk]

feel bad luck coming his way

[oak swift]

Why

[oblique elk]

vertappen's always fast, piastri's been on a mad one, hamilton strong at cota, norris because of the mclaren (something will go wrong in his race early on so hes on a comeback drive), sainz is always solid

[dry tusk]

Leclerc
Verstappen
Norris
Piastri
Russell

[still forge]

Lando
Max
Charles
Oscar
Carlos

[bitter plank]

Piastri above Norris is very interesting

[bitter plank]

You reckon Mercedes upgrades aren’t gonna be brilliant then

It’s a 50/50 wether they work or not

I’m my mind

[still forge]

...Yeah i forgot Lewis lmao

[bitter plank]

In*

[still forge]

Lewis could get on the podium, he's always strong here

[bitter plank]

Yeah he will completely outclass Russell

[still forge]

So a 4-5 for the Ferraris i reckon

[bitter plank]

I can see that

[oblique elk]

he's better, i don't know what to say

[still forge]

I don't think the upgrades will be enough

[oak swift]

I think Lewis will be on podium

[bitter plank]

Maybe - would be championship over for Norris (if it’s on at all)

[bitter plank]

Ferrari you mean?

[oblique elk]

its not on

[bitter plank]

I think it depends wether red bulls work or not

[bitter plank]

Unlikely

Yeah

[slow ravine]

ngl, I believe orbr might fumble the bag this weekend

[bitter plank]

They’ll either be right on it or 4th best

Nothing between I reckon

[pulsar garnet]

dont be surprised if theres not a unexpected turn of events this weekend

especially with orbr

[snow ivy]

chill with that wtf

[bitter plank]

We will see

Can’t wait for it personally

Almost a month deprived

[fading hill]

indy 500 is the better american track 🗿

[slow ravine]

And in 3 weeks, we'll have another drought

[bitter plank]

Yeah that’s just stupid

Triple header - 3 week gap - triple header

[remote knoll]

Wild comparison

[bitter plank]

Why can’t it be 2 - 2 - 2 in some order

[fading hill]

my USGP list:

1. indy500
2. watkins glen
3. cota
4. riverside
5. ceasers palace(just looks goofy)
6. miami
7. detroit
   8.phoenix
   9.las vegas(very boring and mid street circuit)

[bitter plank]

Caesar’s palace was by far the worst race track USA ever used for racing purposes

[remote knoll]

Las Vegas is wrong

[bitter plank]

Boring and painful for drivers

[remote knoll]

How is it worse than Miami

[fading hill]

it just exists

[jagged cloak]

putting caesar’s palace over the current las vegas track that had arguably the best race last year is diabolical

[remote knoll]

Las Vegas was literally better than every race last season lol

[bitter plank]

Almost all

Dutch was better

[fading hill]

i didnt see last years las vegas race

[remote knoll]

No it wasn't

[remote knoll]

THEN HOW CAN YOU RATE IT

[fading hill]

i just looked at the layout and assumed, the list is not based on races

[remote knoll]

Dutch gp was just chaos

[jagged cloak]

then why are you ranking it 💀

[remote knoll]

smh

That is bad

don't do that

[jagged cloak]

i swear people who rate las vegas as a bad track never watched the race

because it had overtakes EVERYWHERE

and thats not an overexaggeration

every single corner had an overtake

[fading hill]

ok

well thats my hot take

las vegas can be better

[remote knoll]

You can't have a take if you didn't even watch the race

[jagged cloak]

but you didnt even watch it so like

[fading hill]

i saw the higlights that counts right?

[jagged cloak]

even with the highlights

it should be much higher

full race is a lot better

but highlights is more than enough to not put it last

[terse rover]

atleast above caesars palace bro 😭

[jagged cloak]

dutch gp and las vegas were the top two races of 2023 tbh

[remote knoll]

under cota

[bitter plank]

Caesars palace and Detroit are bottom 2

[jagged cloak]

las vegas is literally baku but because its american, people absolutely despise it

[bitter plank]

Then Miami probably

[winter forge]

its actually better than baku because its far easier to overtake on

[fading hill]

edit?

[snow swan]

Real

damn didn't predict rbs downfall this quick

mexican minister be consistent tho

[chrome oasis]

I’ll admit that my expectations were frickin low, but I was very surprised by the quality of the race

I was on the edge of my seat pretty much the entire time

[slow ravine]

idk, those who made the sched must be on crack

[spare glacier]

Las Vegas was in the top 3-4 races last year. Yeah, it's not Silverstone, but it has some good corners and I wouldn't judge a track based just on its quality but also on how the races are. Miami is not better than Vegas in any way for me.

[bitter plank]

Next year also has Britain-Hungary, then 3 weeks, then Spa I think

So strange

[vague token]

Alright who else is gonna be in Austin? I’m on plane gonna be there in 90 mins

I am chief post marshal at 12A this weekend

[bitter plank]

You lucky man

[little venture]

This has to be baiting

[snow swan]

I thought you were ferrarista, why did you break my heart/jk

[little venture]

Me and ferrarista are similar but not the same person

Both of us know a hella lot abt motorsports

[snow swan]

Where is ferrarista tho

[snow swan]

I can see

[little venture]

Idk I haven't seen him in a while

[snow swan]

Yeah, same

[wooden kettle]

taking a break, still around in small servers

[snow swan]

I see I see. Hope they are okay

[wooden kettle]

they seem to be doing alright!

[snow swan]

That's wonderful :)

[wooden kettle]

I’ll let em know you asked about em :)

[snow swan]

Oh that would be nice, thank you so much. Love your pfp btw

Danny is one of my favourites. Also the reason I'm thinking of not watching Austin hehe

[wooden kettle]

I already bought my tickets to austin so I’m still gonna watch but i’m not happy about it lol

[wooden kettle]

at least he’s still doing merch lol

[snow swan]

Send pictures! <3

[wooden kettle]

will do 🫡

[wooden kettle]

also rista says theyre okay

[snow swan]

It was a few months ago but ferrarista would just spam the Chat with pictures and we would yell "ferrarista" in unison

[snow swan]

1:30 bruh

[wooden kettle]

🥺

[grizzled needle]

Im so ready to watch it on television

[queen orbit]

ppl love las vegas

[slow ravine]

Because of the Gorlock dome?

[regal needle]

Morning Team. Practice Tomorrow

[silver silo]

everyone subscribe to omegajet

trust

[regal needle]

For What?

[silver silo]

he like all f1 driverz

[regal needle]

Just saw that Recent Video, Liam has finish filmed his Scene for the New Update Opening Intro that will appear tomorrow

Wish he had his Scene for 2023 Intro 🫤

[stiff venture]

Vegas is the F1 home GP

[stiff venture]

hello there

[queen orbit]

its js cool

[mossy axle]

i despise baku instead

[regal needle]

We will see if Las Vegas remain in F1 Calendar

Lot of Tickets been sold so Quick so far to this Month for watching F1 in Vegas

[stiff venture]

Yup, and F1 profits from it directly unlike most GPs. Funny enough they make the least from Monaco haha

Which if they dont pay more they might seriously be at risk of getting dropped. At least they can be as the formula e track.

[wet sequoia]

Monaco might be dropped after 2026-2027 depending how the smaller cars run

In this era it’s all qualifying and a very boring race

[stiff venture]

somehow the new cars having less downforce and being more about straight line speed doesnt seem to be good for monaco

[grim egret]

watch liam lawson roast yuki on the track and people will think why they even bothered with ricciardo

[craggy zenith]

It's been that way for 30, 40 years?

Even by the 1990's the cars were becoming too big for Monaco

[stiff venture]

that is what I am expecting to happen for the last 3 races of the year.

[craggy zenith]

See Senna easily covering off Mansell in a slower car

[wet sequoia]

In previous years people attempt to overtake at the front, now it’s a Sunday drive around Leclerc’s crib

[craggy zenith]

Attempt, how many times did succeed without backing out, or making contact

[grim egret]

daniel was completly wasting time, shown so much faith by fans, horner and RB he still disapointed them, all he has ever had is excuses, so glad he is gone.

[craggy zenith]

And if he doesn't the fanbase will question what the hype was about

Remember people thought he would be terrible when he stepped in at Zandvoort

[stiff venture]

yeah same. The best thing about riccardo is that we got to see lawson sooner. Otherwise they would have kept nick in until the end of the year. They should have put lawson in this year though.

[craggy zenith]

He didn't conclusively beat Yuki in their short time together

He was realistically about equal to Tsunoda

[stiff venture]

there is a lot of pressure on him this time around. Especially with Colapinto slapping albon around.

[grim egret]

wasted soo much money on daniel paying a driver that much for sub par performance all season

Drive to survive really made some people more than they actually are, HAAS are doing so much better with gunther gone, they just signed a deal with a powerhouse.

[fresh carbon]

I think albon has always been mediocre and its just a lack of competitive teammates that made him look good

[craggy zenith]

Toyota right now aren't really doing anything

[grim egret]

that was more than what daniel could muster. Yuki was begging for daniel to get out the way in singapore cos he was that slow.

[craggy zenith]

They aren't building anything or designing parts, nor is Haas allowed to use their facilities in Germany

[grim egret]

its a step forward from gunther era ofcourse

[craggy zenith]

Yuki was on soft tyres, and on a completely different strategy from Daniels

[stiff venture]

I didnt watch DTS so I never understood the ric and gunther hype. It is clear as day he was the issues with HAAS

[fresh carbon]

I guess once haas's contract with dallara ends they'll switch to toyota?

i dont know much about the partnership

[stiff venture]

I have been saying that all year and someone always pops up to tell me I am wrong haha

[craggy zenith]

Possibly; there is still a conflict of interest with Ferrari

[grim egret]

I wonder why

[stiff venture]

my understanding is that they are going to help with the chassis and aero.

[fresh carbon]

makes sense considering most of the parts come from ferrari

[craggy zenith]

Because no one knew exactly what the idea strategy was, hence why they experimented with both cars

Tsunoda didn't exactly get into a high points paying position

[grim egret]

you dont know how blessed you are, Daniel was the star of S1E1 and it stuck to people thinking he was more than what he was, he shouldnt have stayed that long in f1 had it not been for DTS for real NGL

[stiff venture]

this will be interesting for sure. I do wonder if Ferrari will make a stink of it if HAAS starts to improve at a McLaren rate

[queen orbit]

oh the 92 last lap thing

[craggy zenith]

Ferrari can just follow tradition and downtune their engines lol

[queen orbit]

nah he was worse, but not by enough to be dropped

just underhwelming

[craggy zenith]

Ehh, honestly he did just as good as Tsunoda would've

But not better

[grim egret]

dude yuki finished p8 in qualifying . Daniel out in q1. this is not a debate. Yuki was better

[stiff venture]

haha after he was booted I looked up his record and saw he only won 8 races... no I am sorry but you cannot convince me he was worth red bull pulling out the red carpet for him especially after he left them when argueably they needed him the most.

[craggy zenith]

You could swap either Tsunoda or Lawson you'd get about the same

[fresh carbon]

well i guess you could cut some slack considering it was his first venture into f1

[grim egret]

way better than daniel

[craggy zenith]

In a red Bull, during the Mercedes era

You did watch the mid 2010's right?

[fresh carbon]

he outperformed vettel in 2014 and verstappen all the way until 2017

bad reliability in 2018

[craggy zenith]

Mercedes came close to a clean sweep in 2016 save for the Spain collision and Lewis' engine in Sepang

[stiff venture]

I am not saying he is bad just that he didnt deserve red bull to go all out for his final race

[fresh carbon]

he maybe washed now but he was one hell of a driver

[grim egret]

and the whole furore and tears online about people saying he should have gotten a better send off?!!

for a dude that took 3million a year and was always back of the field.? DTS did ruin F1 abit thats for sure.

[craggy zenith]

No one really knew what was causing the McLaren slump; the car, the regulations or Daniel

Red Bull believed it was the car and gave him a chance

[stiff venture]

yeah, thats what I mean

[craggy zenith]

He showed promise last year and came up short this year

[grim egret]

it was daniel. there were times that car was not the best but was OK and daniel was just struggling, brought the same excuses to Vcarb

[stiff venture]

I do think daniel had a hard adjustment to the ground effect era.

[craggy zenith]

Yes because you suddenly go from being one of the best drivers in 2020, to being beyond mid

He doesn't have a wide adaptability range

That is what McLaren showed and he lost confidence

[grim egret]

No daniel just lost the passion for F1, he just didnt want to push himself to the limit anymore since he was getting more money for just being around and yonger kids were not a threat to his seat

[craggy zenith]

If he was after the money he would've stayed at Renault where he was earning as much as the champions were

[grim egret]

at renault they build an entire team around him and he just came to work half asleep and flashing his big smile around all year

[stiff venture]

I can see that but I do think he did struggle a bit to adjust to ground effect at first. How much did they pay him?

[craggy zenith]

It seems like it; even the second half of 2021 he seemed like he was beginning to turn around

[grim egret]

well Renault went bust paying him that much and not delivering

[craggy zenith]

The same Renault who's still in F1?

[fresh carbon]

he did fine in renault though

[grim egret]

they paid him to be more than fine

[grim egret]

alpine.

[craggy zenith]

He was more than fine at Renault

[fresh carbon]

yeah

[craggy zenith]

Who owns Alpine genius?

[fresh carbon]

😭

this is one hell of a convo

[stiff venture]

Isnt alpine going under a name change next year? haha

[grim egret]

dude lol

[stiff venture]

wait isnt vcarb going under a name change too?

[craggy zenith]

Not that I've heard

[grim egret]

yeah the same adjustment problems at mclaren? and Vcarb?

[craggy zenith]

At which team?

[stiff venture]

really? I figured with the removal of riccardo they would lokse visa cash app

[stiff venture]

vcarb

[fresh carbon]

he beat his teammate and was 5th in the standings
what else do you want him to do

in that car

[craggy zenith]

Regardless of the sponsors it's still Racing Bulls

[stiff venture]

no vcarb he was just not into anymore.

[craggy zenith]

Officially that's what the team is called

[craggy zenith]

Nearly beat Checo who was driving a pink Mercedes in a Renault

[grim egret]

i am just pissed they gave him the drive instead of lawson man

[fresh carbon]

yeah

[stiff venture]

yeah seriously

[grim egret]

now they saw they fcked up and brought lawson back

who was suppsoed to be there in the first place

[stiff venture]

and they have complicated thier line up for the next few years

[craggy zenith]

Regardless of Daniel, this is supposed to be a junior team

Tsunoda has been there longer than Kvyat was

[grim egret]

ya exactly

[craggy zenith]

If they will not promote him, let him go

If he's doing good enough to warrant keeping him around, promote him

[grim egret]

tsunoda is doing well he might be will in the window next to max

[craggy zenith]

Because he's not going to do a worse job than the Mexican who just cost them the Constructors and might cost them the drivers title

[stiff venture]

hopefully yuki gets an Aston seat

[craggy zenith]

Had Perez just been there consistently, they could've held off Norris' point gain

[stiff venture]

I think they will end up keeping perez for next year to help develop the car and see how lawson does.

[grim egret]

in the place of?

[stiff venture]

...

alonso. Stroll owns the team so he isnt going anywhere.

[grim egret]

I agree with that for sure, max is like lone ranger

[grim egret]

he signed like a 3 year deal no?

[stiff venture]

yeah but he is a brand ambassador so he can do anything after f1 with them. I think he will step down after 2026.

[grim egret]

i think its best he retires end of 25.

he will be what 44?

[stiff venture]

I agree but I think he really wants to try the new cars

[grim egret]

he has been trying new cars for how many years now?

this is not a try out sessions lol his time came and went

[stiff venture]

thats what I have been saying

[fresh carbon]

he's still doing quite good though

[grim egret]

I really dont wanna see, alonso, hulk,bottas, kmag, in 2026

[stiff venture]

thats what I have been saying

[fresh carbon]

like yeah he's old, but if he's performing then why kick him out

[grim egret]

yeah he showed us in the begining 24 that he just needs a fast car

[stiff venture]

If a sport doesnt invest in the future talent it will eventually struggle when their more popular athletes retire.

Ideally a sport d doesnt want to see alonso and lewis retiring on the same year with no athletes to replace them in terms of popularity.

[fresh carbon]

hulkenburg is also performing, again no reason to kick him

[stiff venture]

As much as I think Toto is overhyping kimi and there is way too much pressure on him... he is at least trying to make kimi a star as soon as he comes in.

[fresh carbon]

yes the sport has to invest in talent, but if that's the case there are plenty of drivers that can replaced

not alonso and hulkenburg

that would make performing well meaningless

you just get kicked out cuz your old

kmag, zhou, stroll, etc

you don't get into the sport because your young, you get into cuz your talented

and money

ofcourse

[stiff venture]

there is but holding on to older driver because they are doing okay isnt good either. If you assume Ferrari and AMR are top teams come 2026. They now have two slot being taken by older driver that could go to some of the younger drivers stuck in the mid feild. ie yuki, piastri(I am expecting him or lando to leave after 2025), ocon, gasly,

[stiff venture]

I mean that is basically what happened to lewis. it happens to everyone. Merc didnt want to give him a long contract since they wanted kimi.

At somepoint you have to let go of aging talent to let new talent come through.

[grim egret]

I dont think he has a choice since he was hell bent on max, now that lewis is leaving a big hole in mercedes he needs it filled with someone,

[stiff venture]

I still think he will try to get max. merc is one of the few teams that can afford him. Just tell him they will invest in his simracing and I am sure he will do it. But yeah is Piastri or lando start looking I am sure toto will open up that wallet for them too.

Sad part is that I dont think russell will have anywhere to go. unless one of the rookies starts to do poorly

[grim egret]

you mean partner max with kimi in future?

[stiff venture]

yeah they wouldnt get rid of kimi if max comes over.

[grim egret]

so it will be russel on the axe?

[stiff venture]

yeah... that guys has had it rough. he was at williams for their worst years and came to merc just in time for their downfall...

[fresh carbon]

how the hell is piastri stuck in midfield?

he's literally in the fastest car this year

and fernando is doing quite well

he is not doing ''okay"

hulkenburg is dragging that haas to p6 in some races

[kindred cedar]

he never had a chance to stand out

[stiff venture]

I am not going to keep talking in circles. Older drivers just like any athlete need to make room for younger talent. It is bad for the sport in the long run. That is all I have to say about that.

[stiff venture]

I never really cared for him but you are right he never got a chance to shine. I do feel bad for him in that sense. More so if he is replaced by max.

[kindred cedar]

same

[stiff venture]

I prefer the APX GP livery haha

[opaque forge]

Ain't no way💀

They fr did that?

[stiff venture]

???

[edgy topaz]

Nah alpine had a Ferrari of their own now alpine has a McLaren of their own

Now alpine shall make a Red Bull of their own💀

[regal needle]

They do go for Red for promoting Deadpool & Wolverine and now they go for Orange for Indiana Jones and Great Circle

I think Orange supposed to mean like Alpine promoting Inside Out 2 😏

[fresh carbon]

I would rather judge by talent not age, but each to their own i guess

who knows maybe its rage bait

you know what its definitely rage bait

[cyan gust]

Hi

Any lance stroll fans?

[opaque forge]

Those exist??

[cyan gust]

Probably not

Any thoughts on whose gonna win the us gp?

[snow swan]

The ball's in anyone's court until we see practice performance post-upgrades

at least we know sauber isnt winning

(would be nice for verstappen fans to recover from the drought)

[stiff venture]

Omg just because some has a differing opinion isn’t rage bait. If you get raged by this then you need to go out a live a bit

[stiff venture]

No, but he will be champ starting 2027

[stiff venture]

Leclerc

[fresh carbon]

saying drivers should get replaced because they're old is not a very smart take

im not mad you have a differing opinion

[stiff venture]

It is but I’m tired of talking about this with you

[fresh carbon]

its just a bad take in general

[cyan gust]

Fr

[fresh carbon]

its smart if they're performing like ass

makes sense if you're talking about kmag, zhou etc

you can't just generalize every old driver

like what

[stiff venture]

😴

[fresh carbon]

having no valid points to argue with

of course

classic rage bait

i guess i fell into your trap

[stiff venture]

I already explained why

If you want to get mad then that on you

Not what I’m here for

Have a great day

[fresh carbon]

im not mad though?

okay bro

[kindred cedar]

real

[fresh carbon]

young talent shouldn't just be given opportunity, they should earn it

[stiff venture]

I’m worried since they are splitting upgrades but should be enough to get the edge

[stiff venture]

Can’t earn it if there aren’t any open spots

Okay I’m done with this conversation

[fresh carbon]

have you seen the 2025 lineup?

lots of slow drivers have been replaced

[stiff venture]

I have a feeling max will win in Brazil or Mexico.

He might have a shot in Texas since it’s a sprint weekend and rbr are good at set up and strat.

[grim egret]

max will win WDC, he has an x factor that lando in a faster car doesnt

max isnt DNF's he is collecting points where I feel Lando has a DNF or 2 in him still

[stiff venture]

Yeah, I don’t think max loses wdc.

I have a feeling leclerc and piastri will still win a few races this quarter

[fresh carbon]

the distance between max and lando is the same as it was in miami

we've come back full circle

[bitter plank]

Leclerc vegas, Piastri Qatar is it happens

[snow swan]

I just hope it won’t be boring

Like I can’t deal with more boring races anymore

[stiff bough]

i think you may have picked the wrong sport to be a fan of if boring races are a problem

[wooden kettle]

lmao

[opaque forge]

Bottas domination might bore fans

Sauber domination might bore fans

[cyan saffron]

22nd in a 20 cars championship🔥

[opaque forge]

Bring back bmw🙏

[split bane]

F1 is like this, there will be always boring races... when we see action most of the time is the situations pilots don't want to be in, they prefer to manage without do battles with any other pilot, and that for us is boring

[opaque forge]

I trust cota is gonna have good racing

The track layout is goated

[split bane]

Is this real?

[opaque forge]

It is😭

[split bane]

Wtf

[opaque forge]

Redbull downfall needs to be studied

[split bane]

I just hope they don't lose the wdc

[edgy topaz]

🤔

Guys

We’re good

Also what is alpine doing today 💀

[wooden kettle]

lollll

[wet sequoia]

French cowboys only exist in New Orleans I think

[proven leaf]

Danny style

[tawny mason]

I wish Bottas could have gone to Williams next year and it's Sainz falling off the grid

If it's Bottas falling out

[raven mortar]

????

Bro said bottas to Williams and sainz off the grid 😂

[tawny mason]

Yes because Sainz was overvaluing himself hard

If you do that you deserve to lose your spot even if you're a good driver

Should have accepted in February that he was in the midfield

[raven mortar]

Williams car is a midfield car

[tawny mason]

It's about what he's worth considering he's overvalued himself hard.

[raven mortar]

Only person to beat the RB in 2023, won the first non RB race of 2024. Yeah definitely overvaluing tho right

[tawny mason]

Yes because he needed luck. Even Leclerc was faster

[raven mortar]

Luck? He got past max first lap in aus, & if u call Singapore luck you need to rewatch that race

[tawny mason]

Again.

Luck

[proven leaf]

Nah wth

[wooden kettle]

i LOVE valterri

hard disagree unfortunately

[tawny mason]

That's what happens if you overvalue yourself. You're seen as deluded and wouldn't be missed if you fell off the grid as a result of it

[spare heart]

wow thank you for that strong argument

"luck" is indeed a very strong argument

[rapid horizon]

so... close...

[hearty perch]

Let's predict F1 podium and will be predict again after qualified

[rapid horizon]

Logan Sargeant P0 for the quali

🔥🔥🔥

[hearty perch]

NOR VER LEC

[snow swan]

Why you taking it so personal though? Of course he’s going to overvalue himself it’s his career.

[lilac nova]

IS IT

IT IS

RAWE CEEKEND

[snow swan]

Nice pfp

[dry tusk]

Put leclerc first😡😡😡

[bitter plank]

He wants realism not hopefulness I’m afraid

[dry tusk]

Leclerc masterclass incoming ( watch him qualify p17 after ferrari put him on hards in quali)

[bitter plank]

*inters

[dry tusk]

Seriously tho austin is a very good track for leclerc

[bitter plank]

Double pole last year I think

Or he was p2 in sprint

[wooden kettle]

austin austin austin

[dry tusk]

The teams wont have any inters this weekend🥸

[bitter plank]

They have them they just won’t need them

They always have them available

Sometimes they do practice stops onto full wets in practice

[dry tusk]

They are supplied tyres acc to forecast no?

[bitter plank]

I don’t think so

The tires are allocated months before

[dry tusk]

Yeah i might be wrong

[bitter plank]

I’m not 100% sure

[dry tusk]

Ferrari is the top team not bringing upgrades this week

[bitter plank]

I swear they brought something that they were gonna split with Mexico

Or did they delay

[dry tusk]

Good decision considering its a sprint week and teams have only 1hr to optimise the package

[dry tusk]

They are just tweaking with fw all i know about

And floor bits for mexico

[wooden kettle]

yeah looking sunny all weekend

there was a spot of rain i was maybe seeing last week

[dry tusk]

You live near track?

[wooden kettle]

nah ive just been watching the weather in austin

[bitter plank]

Ah right

[dry tusk]

Oh okayy

[bitter plank]

Is it still like 40 degrees

Sunshine

And no rain

[worn hemlock]

pronostics about the US gp winner =?

[bitter plank]

I’ve never heard that word before

I’m not cultured enough clearly

[dry tusk]

Pronostics = prediction

I think

[glass acorn]

prediction

yes, you are right. We use that word more commonly in spanish.

[dry tusk]

Wait you use English words in spanish ( i have no idea how languages work)

[tawny mason]

https://racingnews365.com/why-norris-only-has-three-races-to-catch-verstappen-in-f1-title-race?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=why-norris-only-has-&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_content=13821001&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0Qf7gFAscvwOUC1Dp-V3llEi9cViYZz6Zl_n4O0JjX-ra-WEzckUOKspk_aem_Q7ggxWuckTKBQpT4_ofT8g

If all goes well, Max Verstappen will leave Interlagos as the world champion 🏆

[dry tusk]

Or is it a spanish word

[glass acorn]

I honestly dont know but the word "prediction" is more common in english than "pronostic". My main language is Spanish and its the first time a read the word "pronostic".

[cyan saffron]

But here comes Charles Leclerc! (imagine that with Crofty's voice)

[snow swan]

Hiii

[cyan saffron]

hi

[fading hill]

if norris wins in cota, and brazil with the sprint races, then he will catch up to max

that is if max doesnt have a good weeekend on that race

also taking into account what helmut marko said, 'redbull will be competing for wins in austin'

[tawny mason]

its all over for lando ❤️

[kindred cedar]

inclusive fans

[winter forge]

Wait verstappen needs to take a grid drop? 💀

nah its fully on

[flint hearth]

Heard Mick could return to F1?

Join the Sauber team.

[winter forge]

please no

[terse rover]

bro is gobbling up engines

[winter forge]

red bull and power tracks don’t mix well

[terse rover]

they can't even turn up the engine like merc did in 2021 when they replaced lewis pu in brazil, because there are still 6 races left

so i imagine they'll run it at normal config