monaco-gp

[azure isle]

verstappen is winning the championship most likely

[wicked wing]

it doesnt help that max is fighting against the literal tractor that is the RB20

[azure isle]

or just watch leclerc come out of nowhere and snatches wdc and wcc

[round bobcat]

He would be much further ahead of lando if he just a used consistency to win instead of, Oh you're trying to overtake me and you're 50 pts behind me in the championship? Go into the wall, I'm forcing you

[azure isle]

if he drove cleanly norris would have a title by now

so I get the defense but still

he drives really really aggressively

[round bobcat]

I'm saying he doesn't have to be as aggressive as he is in the situations he does

[azure isle]

fair

[wicked wing]

i wouldnt say by now, i would say if max drove cleaner we would be in a 2021 situation

[round bobcat]

He's loses way more points but keeping inconsistent scoring

[azure isle]

isn't this already a 2021 situation

[wicked wing]

its pretty close

[azure isle]

he forced norris wide twice in 2 gps

doing anything to prevent points

still close racing for the gp

[round bobcat]

Hold up, just now rereading what I previously typed, golly what happened to my english

I'm a native speaker bro what is that

[azure isle]

its 11 pm bro no worries

I could understand it

I think

[wicked wing]

i think maxs driving is just getting dirtier because he knows the car isnt good enough, im not saying like total domination like last year, but the RB20 is reeeaaaally bad

[round bobcat]

I meant to say he's lost many points because of his aggression this season. If he didn't treat ever situation like Abu Dhabi 2021, he would be further ahead than he is now

[azure isle]

it's just the pressure is building up
really close and tight situation and he's doing anything he can to win
think jeddah 21 or something like that

[rustic halo]

another monday race for me

[wicked wing]

what

[azure isle]

nday

[rustic halo]

the race is in monday for me

[round bobcat]

Aussie? Or new Zealand?

[azure isle]

asia?

watch them say fiji

[rustic halo]

yea

philippines

[azure isle]

philipines?

[round bobcat]

I was expecting tuvalu lol

[wicked wing]

what time is the race

[azure isle]

see I'm goated

[rustic halo]

1am

[wicked wing]

big ooff

[round bobcat]

Or the Marshall Islands to appear for no reason whatsoever

It's at 2pm my time

[azure isle]

combined population of 4 people

[rustic halo]

gonna sacrifice my sleep schedule just to be delusional 🔥

[round bobcat]

Exactly

[azure isle]

alr gn chat

[round bobcat]

I'd better go to bed too tbh, got school in the morning...ugh

[rustic halo]

the only thing im not getting from the race is that i dont have school

[winged dagger]

oh and kimi too right

robin is 7 i think?

or 8

seb’s daughter is alr 10, crazy

[stiff bough]

What pressure? he has a 47 point gap and is guaranteed to win provided he doesn't DNF in any of the races

[cold solar]

yeah thats what i don't rlly understand
why is he driving erratically when he has no reason to

[wet sequoia]

Because all it takes is a Q1 exit like Perez, another Australia incident or just the reality that Red Bull have fallen far behind on upgrades

And Ferrari can easily split Red Bull and McLaren depending on the circuit

[gentle verge]

Maybe just because he is extremely competitive and feels like putting up a decent place for the next couple races is not enough

[regal needle]

Morning Team. Happy Halloween 🎃

And Tomorrow, It's Free Practice and Sprint Qualifying in Sao Paulo

[gentle verge]

Gooooood morning

😊

Happy Halloween

[storm rock]

Morning 😄

[wet sequoia]

He’s not WDC yet, he’s still at risk from 3 other drivers to be beaten

[craggy zenith]

yes, both Robin and Kimi's daughter were around when he retired in 2021

[plain ember]

U still wake aswell lol

I think I been awake for 24/26 hours lol

[regal needle]

Mercedes have only 2 Floors right now since they decide to stop bring New Upgrade and Parts

Hoping they can still hold on with it until Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

That's where Mercedes will begin Lewis Hamilton Final Race before his moving to Ferrari

[wicked wing]

Good morning everyone (it totally isn’t 1:00 in the morning and I’m totally not unable to sleep)

[queen orbit]

dont forget that lando might not win the next 4 either

so realistically, verstappen has a >90% chance of wdc

and has no reason to take huge risks

unlike lando

[wet sequoia]

Your correct

However F1 is a sport of fine margins

Even Max knows it will just take one DNF and a Norris win to swing those odds right back to Norris’s favour

[queen orbit]

yeah but norris might dnf too

[wet sequoia]

Verstappen doesn’t know that

All he can do is whatever it takes to maximise his own chances

[junior granite]

at one

and its an outside chance

[wet sequoia]

Technically Norris, Leclerc AND Piastri have a chance to win

[junior granite]

technically technically

realistically

its lando

and lando doesn't have much of a chance either

[wet sequoia]

True

[queen orbit]

thens hes increasing his risk of not normal things happening

[wet sequoia]

But it’s not absolute zero

[junior granite]

he increases the risk of dnfing too by driving the way he does

[wet sequoia]

And championships have been decided by one point before

[junior granite]

this isn't a title fight

[wicked wing]

the only way lando DNF's is if someone hits him or if Mclaren makes a miracle massive fuck up with the car (the latter of which wont happen)

[junior granite]

as much as we'd all like it to be

[wet sequoia]

It’s 90% Verstappen’s title, it’s currently NOT 100%

And until the day it’s 100%

Stop saying it’s Max’s

[wicked wing]

i think its really just getting pushed as a title fight because max isnt insanley far in the lead lik last year (mostly because the RB20 is a tractor)

[junior granite]

it's enough in his advantage that what he really should be doing is putting in clean races

like he was doing for most of this year so far

[junior granite]

getting pushed as a title fight because fans are desperate after last year

[wet sequoia]

It’s pushed as a title fight because there is still a real chance of winning and drivers have closed the gap

Well not real anymore

[stiff bough]

mmm idk... Lando would have to obliterate the previous record for most points overturned to win it and I just don't see that happening

[wicked wing]

i like max, and i only got really into the sport early into this season but i can imagine how depressing it was for non redbull fans

[wet sequoia]

But unlike last year where Max left Qatar as the WDC champion (Or WCC) this year he might have to secure it in AD

I don’t see it either

Not after Austin

And certainly not after Mexico with Ferrari

[junior granite]

well norris was eating into the ferrari lead at the end

but yeah

[wicked wing]

i agree, i mean lando has to fight against both ferraris and max (especially the ferraris)

[junior granite]

the only thing funnier than norris' title chances are the people saying leclerc has a chance

[wicked wing]

did anyone see ferrari coming into this last chunk of the season so hot

[wet sequoia]

Yes

After Monza last year

Fred has really turned Ferrari around

[dry tusk]

Verstappen has to fight against ferrari considering rb’s pace

Mclaren will definitely be the car to beat atleast in brazil

Qatar i think ferrari will be 3rd fastest

[wicked wing]

RB's pace is absolute shit, the RB20 is a tractor and they only have one competent driver that is trying to make it work

[wet sequoia]

A lot of people say Ferrari for Brazil but McLaren performed better last year

Vegas should be Ferrari

[stiff bough]

a tractor that is still able to bag top 5's and podiums

[kindred cedar]

isnt leclerc cracked at brazil though

[wet sequoia]

Qatar depends a lot on the kerbs as well

[junior granite]

does last years perf really apply much though

[stiff bough]

no

[dry tusk]

McLaren is genuinely very dominant around high dwf circuits ( holland and singapore)

[wet sequoia]

It gives predictions

[wicked wing]

a tractor for a front runner car

[wet sequoia]

When no major staff changes have happened

[stiff bough]

Mexico last year was one of Red Bull's best races and this year it is one of their worst

[dry tusk]

2019 - racing incident with seb
2022- ferrari decided to stop being a serious team and norris decided to not take the corner(asshole)
2023- sf-23 decided to take a day off

[wicked wing]

but what has all happened in the RB world since last year

[stiff bough]

a tractor that has never once finished a race below p6 this year in the hands of Max

[stiff bough]

Not much that would really affect this years car

[wicked wing]

you get what i mean though, front runner car, shit for redbull but max makes it work, checo cant seem to finish high than p9

[stiff bough]

yeah but thats because checo sucks ass rn

[dry tusk]

Max making the difference

[wicked wing]

he really does

[wet sequoia]

Red Bull have had staff changes though

[wicked wing]

my 2 cents on the redbull driver situation is to fire checo then put yuki or liam into checo's seat and then bring back daniel because fuck it all

[junior granite]

hard to tell when checo is bottom of the barrel

[stiff bough]

but I don't think those staff changes have affected them that much

[dry tusk]

The only bad weekend for max has been baku

He genuinely was shit that race

[wicked wing]

remind me of what happend in baku

[stiff bough]

The car issues stem from upgrades that didn't quite go to plan early last year, and since the departure of other team members, nothing, at least on the surface has changed within the team operationally

[dry tusk]

Slower than perez but got lucky in the end due to sainz-per collision

[junior granite]

still so funny how perez just decided to be good in baku

[wicked wing]

helmut has gone literally crazy , the horner situation, if we talk about the whole RB family the very poor handling of daniel

[stiff bough]

yeah but the team for whatever reason did setup changes on max's car ahead of quali that completely screwed with the balance iirc

[wicked wing]

and then checo blaming carlos for the crash

[stiff bough]

what was poor about the handling of daniel leaving

he did his last race, got a guard of honor by a dozen team members, got to say his goodbyes to everyone, and then got announced to leave once all the (im assuming) contract stuff got sorted

[wicked wing]

they fired him right before his favourite race of the year where he was supposed to get keys to the city of austin

[stiff bough]

shouldn't have performed bad then?

[wicked wing]

i get that daniel had his ups and downs but at the very least they could have waited until after austin

[stiff bough]

Could have, I don't really see a point though

[wicked wing]

fair

[stiff bough]

he had targets set, he didnt meet those targets

out he goes

[dry tusk]

You do realise lawson needs time right?

[wicked wing]

i do

[stiff bough]

lawson would've been fine anyway, guy can get up to speed almost immediately

[wicked wing]

liam has already proved himself worthy of the VCARB seat and based on how he performs next season he could prove himself worthy of the RB seat

[kindred cedar]

its fineeee we can do it rightttt

[dry tusk]

Then you cannot really expect him to be at his best then

And considering driver change during the middle of triple header would’ve been a disaster

[winged dagger]

Seb keeps his life private right

[wicked wing]

it could have been a disaster it could have worked fine, we will never know

[winged dagger]

We don’t see their children often

[dry tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/huilen-cry-kid-meme-gif-15675042

[wicked wing]

seb no, we see penelope a lot if you consider her kind of maxs child, i cant say anything about the other drivers

[winged dagger]

checo has 4 children kinda crazy

[winged dagger]

penelope does see max as her father tho right

[stiff bough]

4 kids is 1.2 seconds pace loss

[dry tusk]

Wait isn’t she kvyat’s daughter?

[stiff bough]

Yes.

[wicked wing]

i dont know, in my opinion children are unable to control how they show how they feel about a person and p has always seemed to be really happy around max

[queen orbit]

so thats where his pace went

[wicked wing]

she is

[winged dagger]

nico huuuuuuuuuuulkenberg has one child yet still rapid

[stiff bough]

yeah but in his case its only 3 tenths

[dry tusk]

Feeling bad for kvyat honestly

[queen orbit]

poor guy

[winged dagger]

would’ve gotten a podium

shucks

[queen orbit]

he made godmoves in 2016 china

[stiff bough]

fr

[dry tusk]

My goat🐐🐐

[dry tusk]

“You came in like a torpedo”

[winged dagger]

i think he is a rapid driver w a lot of potential

sad he got banned just bc of his flag

[wicked wing]

i can see why he was replaced with max, when you have a kid with that much talent you have to pick someone to get rid of

[winged dagger]

ye true its just max

[stiff bough]

he wasnt banne

[wicked wing]

what is kyvat doing now?

[stiff bough]

the FIA never banned any russian drivers

[winged dagger]

he has the potential best driver ever in F1

def the most potential ever

[dry tusk]

Mazepin?

[winged dagger]

alr argued to be the GOAT at 27

[stiff bough]

Mazepin wasn't banned from F1

[wicked wing]

he was just shit

[winged dagger]

i miss gasly 2021

110 points in an alphatauri

putting it in P4-P5

crazy

[stiff bough]

He had sanctions however, that made him unable to compete in any of Europe, though

But that wasn't due to being Russian

[dry tusk]

https://tenor.com/view/damn-i-miss-my-girl-i-miss-my-girl-missing-you-miss-you-imysm-gif-15733314

[stiff bough]

That was due to his father being an Oligarch

[plain ember]

Motorsport still I think

[wicked wing]

makes sense

[dry tusk]

Ohh i was never really interested in his controversy anyways

[plain ember]

Agree

Only one man should get punished from all that

[stiff bough]

hm?

[dry tusk]

I speak for all f1 fans when i say we want hulkenburg victory in brazil and ferrari wcc

I still dont know how he put that williams on pole in 2010 brazil🙂‍↔️

[wicked wing]

i cant believe hulk still doesnt have a single podium

[stiff bough]

pretty simply

just went a second faster than sebastian vettel

[plain ember]

Crazy how mag has and hulk doesn’t

[stiff bough]

and magnussen got his on debut

[plain ember]

Yep

[wicked wing]

maybe this year is the year

[plain ember]

Imagine

[dry tusk]

#trustinhulk

[plain ember]

Audi might be his best shout in 2-3 years

[nimble sinew]

Brazil in Europe

Brazil has the 3rd most WDC’S in the world

[winged dagger]

who’s gonna win in brazil in your opinion guys?

[daring hazel]

if max and lando continue to have close battles, the ferraris could jump them again ngl

[dry tusk]

Leclerc

After all the badluck he deserves it

[winged dagger]

“oh no i lost the hydraulics”

😔

[dry tusk]

Why tf am i so unlucky

Really hurt me mentally man

I turned the tv off as soon as i saw that incident

[worthy wadi]

Kmag

I've been praying since mexico

Pole to win

Grand slam

[astral dune]

Hulk podium

mark my words

[winged dagger]

inchident*

[small steppe]

2021 monaco was such a moment

[dry tusk]

I hope both sides of your pillow are warm

[queen orbit]

massa

[burnt wagon]

Damn the gp this weekend actually isnt at midnight for me i can watch it

[burnt wagon]

Im happy as long as its not norris

[winged dagger]

same tbh. although it’s likely since it’s mclaren’s favorite

[kindred cedar]

charles
charles charles leclerc
charles
charles charles leclerc

[winged dagger]

i hope he does

a bit unfortunate at mexico

couldve been 2nd

on the other hand luckily he could save the car

[still forge]

16 points is better than no points, my heart was on my mouth

[lunar quartz]

he hasnt crashed in 5 races to be fair

[rapid horizon]

he's the goat for a reason💯🔥

[next plinth]

Hardest decision,
Sargent or goatifi

[golden sentinel]

Well use “the true size of” it’s more realistic since the maps changes countries sizes

So it shows the real size of it

Nvm it was basically the same lol

[golden sentinel]

Latifi no hesitation

[snow swan]

https://tenor.com/view/max-verstappen-red-bull-racing-kiss-gif-14702946

[grizzled owl]

https://tenor.com/view/elnano-fernandoalonso-elplan-sigma-chad-gif-6549128414517062207

[prime flame]

https://tenor.com/view/oscar-piastri-mclaren-oscar-f1-gif-6557697005435048747

[kindred cedar]

guys when are the media day interveiws?

[stiff bough]

Today

[kindred cedar]

oh i thought they were tmrw thanks for clearing it up!

[proven leaf]

Ahem

[normal blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/fernando-alonso-formel1-formula1-f1-gif-10123119

[foggy ermine]

Why do people still think Logan was good at all. Goatifi is goat for a reason.

[dry tusk]

Everyone is a ferrari fan even if you go to the mercedes guys and they say oh yeah mercedes is the greatest brand in the world they are ferrari fans

[wet sequoia]

I’m not a Ferrari fan

I’m a Fred Vasseur fan

[dry tusk]

You mean my baby fred?

[wet sequoia]

Their road cars are not overly reliable at times

I don’t like their policy of picking their customers (Despite knowing why they do it)

In the past they were the pinnacle of elitism

[dry tusk]

I think its appropriate considering their history, passion and the amount of love they put in their cars

[wet sequoia]

I respect their history, they’ve won a lot in Motorsport

But I am in no way a fan

[proven leaf]

Any modification done must be approved my Ferrari right

[wet sequoia]

Correct, and must have Ferrari parts

Otherwise you’re out of the club for life

Ask Justin Bieber (Although I honestly don’t blame Ferrari for that one )

[proven leaf]

The purrari

[winged dagger]

is Max a solid qualifier

[tiny shell]

https://tenor.com/view/latifi-goat-f1-formula1-gif-23221068

[cold urchin]

@fossil goblet

[winged dagger]

any celebs that are actual f1 fans?

[wet sequoia]

Gordon Ramsey is a huge one

[fossil goblet]

Justin Drew Bieber mentioned

[fossil goblet]

Yass tripletttt

[fossil goblet]

He's there at nearly all the us races yea

He was at Austin and Miami this year

[cold urchin]

😎

yw

[winged dagger]

any reserve drivers for fp1 tmr?

[winter forge]

nope

sprint weekend

[wet sequoia]

There won’t be anymore until Abu Dhabi

[thorny lynx]

BRASIL SIL SIL SIL

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

🏎AYYYYYRTON SENNA É DO BRASIIIILLL

PAM PAM PAAAAM

PAM PAM PAAAAM

[regal needle]

Max Verstappen will have 5 Grid Penalty for changing his Engine

It's gonna be a Rainy Sao Paulo Later

[cyan basalt]

wait did he change his engine

[snow swan]

he is? red bull seriously can't catch a break

[regal needle]

He does

It's his ICE

[cyan basalt]

where did you see this

[snow swan]

max can't stop with those penaltys 🔥

[regal needle]

Just earlier ago

[cyan basalt]

nah bro

its good he changes engine

cuz look

if norris has a lead

it doesnt matter of the penalty

hell change engine

and then he'll full push last 2 races

cuz its high speed circuits

so then norris aint gonna win the championship

[regal needle]

He'll probably gonna targeting for 5th

[snow swan]

norris not gonna win wdc

[cyan basalt]

nah

he has a chance

[snow swan]

the gap is too big imo

[cyan basalt]

no

the gap is fine

the max amount of points u can get is 120

[regal needle]

20 Points sometimes is for 1st Place

[cyan basalt]

he only needs a 47 point gain compared to max to close in on max

[snow swan]

yeah but max needs some horrible races to lose the wdc

[cyan basalt]

its pretty tough

[snow swan]

maybe they will have the same amount of points in the last race

but I can't imagine norris winning

[snow swan]

knowing the track record of red bull recently anything could happen

this the same season where he won his first race bruh

i still dont expect lando to be the WDC

[cyan basalt]

i can

[snow swan]

but at the same time we didn't fucking expect for ferrari to come back so strongly

[cyan basalt]

its pretty possible

[cyan basalt]

they won austin with 0 upgrades

[snow swan]

exactly, and almost secured a 1-2 in mexico

[cyan basalt]

ferrar is the breaking point of mclarens wdc

[snow swan]

had it not been for the inchident

on the last turn

[cyan basalt]

yh

but

look

its unlikely

norris will win

especially because of ferrari now

[snow swan]

honestly i hope norris winning the wdc and mclaren winning the wcc but i think the gap in the wdc is too big and ferrari is coming dangerously close in the wcc

[cyan basalt]

but he can get upto 120 points in the next 4 races

[cyan basalt]

no

tf u meani ts too big

its only 47

[snow swan]

one bag's either in verstappen's or norris' hands, one bag's either in ferrari's or mclaren's

[cyan basalt]

and the maximum points u can get in the next 4 gps is 120

[snow swan]

at the very least it's obvious things will get exciting

[cyan basalt]

and theres also sprints

[snow swan]

but even when max has decent races then norris won't win

[cyan basalt]

look

[regal needle]

Sao Paulo definitely Rainy Later

Might be tricky for the Race

[wheat shell]

is the max grid penalty confirmed? helmut said he’ll be taking a new ICE

[regal needle]

Yes he is

[wheat shell]

what’s this?

[cyan basalt]

i made a simulation on excel

for max and norris

basically

if norris wins all 4 gps

and max comes p4 in all 4

norris will win the wdc

its unlikely

but its possible

[wheat shell]

sprints?

[cyan basalt]

working on those

[regal needle]

We should see Tomorrow how Max perform in Sprint Qualifying and Practice

[wheat shell]

that’s not extremely unlikely though in all fairness

[cyan basalt]

exactly

[snow swan]

i don't think that norris wins every race. even with the rocketship he has, leclerc, oscar, sainz and max all have the chance winning aswell because all of them are in good form. maybe norris wins 2 races plus 1 of the 2 sprints, but i don't think he will get more than that

[wheat shell]

like it’s gonna need some luck

[cyan basalt]

its tough to say

[wheat shell]

if they both finish p2 and p6 in every race and sprint, norris wins the championship by 1 point

more realistic maybe

doesn’t require norris to win every race but redbull need to drop off slightly

or to have some bad luck

[remote knoll]

and if Max has mercy on Lando

[cyan basalt]

not happening

[snow swan]

it will be very close in abu dhabi, i can't imagine norris catching up on max before that

[remote knoll]

precisely 💀

[cyan basalt]

that wont happen thoug

[wheat shell]

i reckon max crashes lando out and leclerc takes the championship 😂😂😂

[cyan basalt]

hes got a new engine

they wont drop off now

[remote knoll]

🔥

[cyan basalt]

theyll pickup for a fact

[snow swan]

what needs to happen for leclerc to win the wdc?

[cyan basalt]

he needs like

[remote knoll]

Win like hell

[cyan basalt]

70 ish

points

out of 120

[native breach]

It's a single component

[cyan basalt]

thats really unlikely

[wheat shell]

does do a lot however

and they’ll push that engine like mad

[cyan basalt]

its pretty important tho

[wheat shell]

highest modes all weekend

[cyan basalt]

exactly

and knowing that

last 2 races are high speed

its a lot of impact

[remote knoll]

Max not gonna do a '21 Hamilton

[wheat shell]

it’s likely that max takes the championship

he has a considerable lead so he has more leeway to risk things with lando, lando doesn’t have that and needs to finish every race

[snow swan]

it's the most likely thing to happen ig

one dnf from lando and his chance is over

[remote knoll]

Max gonna do some Schumacher type shit

[wheat shell]

ferrari will definitely be trying to capitalise off of this fight

[wheat shell]

he’s already started doing that

[ripe phoenix]

https://tenor.com/view/are-you-still-awake-awake-wake-up-spooky-halloween-gif-7000620026286642301

[remote knoll]

I meant the Damon contact

but I couldn't think of the race

[remote knoll]

Already are

[wheat shell]

if max does things like that i imagine he gets disqualified

from the wdc

[snow swan]

they surely want that wcc so bad rn 😭

[remote knoll]

😈

[wheat shell]

max disqualification would be crazy

[remote knoll]

max and lando take eachother out and they both get dsqed

Leclerc WDC

[wheat shell]

😂😂

[snow swan]

pure cinema

[wheat shell]

plot twist: max is trying to make leclerc world champion

[remote knoll]

He felt bad after 2022

[wheat shell]

the day max equals vettel’s 4 wdc’s i’ll be devastated

[snow swan]

real

vettel > max

[wheat shell]

fr

[remote knoll]

L take

[snow swan]

vettel was battling against more competetiv opponents imo

like prime hamilton and alonso

[remote knoll]

yeah

top cars were closer

grids were better

[pseudo quail]

Vettel lost to Hamilton

[wheat shell]

i see max just kinda being a little replica of vettel though. wins 4 championships with red bull and never wins one again, because let’s be honest if he has wheel to wheel competition like he has now, he won’t win a championship again

[pseudo quail]

Then Verstappen beat the same prime hamilton

[snow swan]

while he was in ferrari, not while he was in redbull

[wheat shell]

different cars

[pseudo quail]

Well his time in ferrari wasn’t good enough either

[remote knoll]

I disagree

[snow swan]

max will leave redbull and join ferrari 2025 confirmed?? 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[pseudo quail]

Yes but both vettel and max had good cars while battling hamilton

[remote knoll]

Max went toe to toe with Lewis and won

[pseudo quail]

Vettel had the 2017-2018 ferrari

[snow swan]

2016, 2017 and 2018 were decent seasons

[pseudo quail]

Didn’t win while Verstappen’s taken the championship cars and won

And prior to that the redbull didn’t really compare that closely with the mercs

[cyan basalt]

this is the fully completed simulation

[snow swan]

this will not happen

[wheat shell]

p2 and p6 every race is more realistic

[cyan basalt]

nah i js put lando to win the maximum number of points just to make sure it works

and 120 is the total

but u can give me some simulation and i can put it in

[gentle verge]

P2 and P3 is equally more realistic also lol

[cyan basalt]

for all of them?

[wheat shell]

that won’t win him the championship though

lol

[cyan basalt]

wait

[gentle verge]

I know

Im just saying it’s more likely for Lando to get P2 and Max to get P3 than Lando win and Max get P6 every race

[cyan basalt]

yh it wont

he'll then only have an 18 point diff

when he needs like 47

[gentle verge]

I dont see Lando winning as much as I have been rooting for him

But he’s just not as consistent yet as max

[wheat shell]

plot twist, max crumbles under pressure, crashes in qatar while lando wins (i think it’s a good track for mclaren), and then lando has only like 12 points to make up in 2 races

wait it’s vegas before qatar

idk

either way

max crashing out would be crazy

but wouldn’t happen

[gentle verge]

Anything could happen!

[terse rover]

bottas could win

[gentle verge]

Real

[snow swan]

nah hülkenberg

[wheat shell]

fun fact

haas is the only team going into brazil now with both drivers having had a pole position there

[vast lion]

damn hulk too

haas have been cooking lately

i think it would be a fun team to cheer on

[snow swan]

that was back in 2011 i think

correct me if i'm wrong pls

[vast lion]

ahh alright

he somehow still fumbled a podium 😭😭

[terse rover]

2010

[snow swan]

ohh thanks

[native breach]

He needs 80ish points out of 143

[snow swan]

who?

leclerc?

[wheat shell]

it is now impossible for sainz to win the championship

he is 3 points short

of being able to

[sonic epoch]

No he's out

[wheat shell]

what?

[hushed thistle]

OMG

[wheat shell]

hilarious

[sonic epoch]

Lol

[terse rover]

how is that a dsq

[hushed thistle]

The teams are reporting him I think, he shouldn’t have drove that dirty

[polar star]

Mhm

[terse rover]

very real document

[polar star]

He deserves a dsq

[terse rover]

the description bro 😭

[sonic epoch]

Dsq and a 100 place grid penalty

[hushed thistle]

Lol

[wheat shell]

brother

you're so funny

[polar star]

Dsq for 10 seasons

[terse rover]

max doesn't care anyway

f1 is a sidequest for him

hes busy playing iracing

[hushed thistle]

He got me 😂

[lilac nova]

FR PRAC
EE TICE

Tomorrow

https://tenor.com/view/raceweek-rawe-ceek-f1-f1raceweek-gif-23324610

[limpid aurora]

okay who’s wining?

[native breach]

Landoe

[hushed thistle]

Lando or Lewis

99% faith 1% chance 🥱

[regal needle]

That is very Delusional

Cause... It's Fake

[regal needle]

Maybe Charles

[limpid aurora]

is it mathematically possible for charles to snatch 2nd place title ?

[terse rover]

yes

not realistically though

[limpid aurora]

i mean if Ferrari doesn’t twat around hahahaha

[south remnant]

smokin some hopium

[lethal bramble]

The only way Lando hate will be justified is if he wins Brazil and sings Thick of it on the radio

[south remnant]

Gap between lando and max after miami: 51 points
gap between lando and max after mexico: 47 points

The progress is immense clearly

[kindred cedar]

4 whole points!

[lethal bramble]

So Brazil is gonna be a wet race possibly....

[wheat shell]

it will be

sprint too

[terse rover]

he really in the thick of it

[regal needle]

Qualifying will be Wet too

That's when we saw Kevin Magnussen made his Pole Debut in 2022

[south remnant]

and then he got his wife pregnant that same night!

[gentle verge]

😳

[regal needle]

Sorry, What?

[lethal bramble]

ohhh

[lethal bramble]

Kevin's child was born 9 months after his pole debut

[spark escarp]

manifesting that the other components don't last 🙏

[lethal bramble]

So the allegaaations are he got the creampie after that

[terse rover]

Brazil is defo the best place to take it

5 places is probably not going to do much with verstappen's current pace

[lethal bramble]

yes but consider wet race

[terse rover]

maybe norris will have a peaceful race this time

actually yk what he'll bottle the start

[lethal bramble]

NOOOO

ok one absolutely wackass delulu prediction for the race go

My prediction: Alonso top 5

[terse rover]

bottas goes bowling again and zhou wins

https://tenor.com/view/hungary-f1-bottas-crash-bowling-gif-2982099746705531860

[regal needle]

Pretty sure One Day, Laura Magnussen has a Dream to become Race Driver like her Father

[wooden kettle]

i dont like remembering this fact.

[gentle verge]

Zhou win

Ez

[dry tusk]

Leclerc
Russell
Verstappen
Hamilton
Sainz

[gentle verge]

😳

[lethal bramble]

Ohhh dangerous

[gentle verge]

Bro made a prediction before the pre weekend warm up damn

[dry tusk]

#trust

I want turkey 2020 like race

[lethal bramble]

Bottas had 101 races with Merc
He made Q3 for all 101 of them

[craggy marsh]

Lando win max out of the points

[snow swan]

the streets will never forget bottas in mercedes

[fossil goblet]

Hey bro

https://x.com/McLarensMood/status/1851997254560731411

Bohzo (@McLarensMood) on X

🚨BREAKING 🚨

Max Verstappen has been summoned to the stewards for a possible disqualification from the Mexican Grand Prix

Johnny Herbert, Brad Philpot, and Daniil Kvyvat are all official FIA stewards this weekend 🇧🇷

Twitter · Oct 31, 2024, 2:38 PM

WHOEVER MADE THIS DESERVES A RAISE 😂

[dry tusk]

Other way around

[cobalt wadi]

I'm panicking

what if max loses the wdc

and lando becomes wdc

[tough bough]

That description tho 😂

[storm rock]

hmmm

[storm rock]

😮 😂 🥰

[snow swan]

🔽 5 PLACE PENALTY
** 1 Max VERSTAPPEN**
FITTING NEW ICE OUTSIDE OF ALLOCATED AMOUNT

[earnest parrot]

WHO JUST PINGED ME 3 TIMES

im going to search it.

[amber ruin]

is this for the sprint or for the sunday race?

[stiff venture]

Why only 5?

[stiff venture]

Not me

[snow swan]

I think main race

[snow swan]

10 places for first infringement on a part, 5 places for every part after

This his second for the ICE. He took 10 places in Belgium. Now he's taking 5 in Brazil.

[stiff venture]

Wait what!!! Only 5 after that? Shoot why don't more teams do that. That's a bargain haha

[snow swan]

Because they tend not to need more than 1 component in one category outside of allocation

[dawn zealot]

Most drivers can't be counted on to make up 5 places every race, they'd rather tank one

[snow swan]

That too

[dawn zealot]

Yeah, that too lol

[snow swan]

Max came back to P6 after 20 seconds of penalties WITH A MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE

[stiff venture]

Still losing 5-10 points to have a fresh engine to not risk losing more later seems like a good trade off

[snow swan]

Exactly

[dawn zealot]

What's the over under for Max penalties in Brazil I wonder

[snow swan]

Brazil is a fast track. Max loves Brazil.

[snow swan]

I already know what I'm commentating on Sunday...

"And it's a 10 second penalty say the stewards for coming within 1 second of Norris"

Tim Mayer was the steward in Mexico who gave the penalties. He's the son of McLaren co-founder Teddy Mayer.

He tried getting a steward thrown off in 2021 for owning a Honda dealership.

FIA don't even hide their bias

[dawn zealot]

I thought they jointly decided on penalties

[stiff venture]

Everyone loves Brazil

[snow swan]

Frfr

[storm minnow]

sir erm i think the penalties for fair

seems like a bias max fan

[snow swan]

I'm making a point.

The penalties are biased bc a STEWARD is biased.

[snow swan]

@stiff venture, @dawn zealot and I all had a perfectly civil, intelligent conversation and then you came along and accused me of bias.

Disappear again. It was peaceful without accusations.

[stiff venture]

Me? What did I say?

[snow swan]

I was saying how me you and Neon were having a conversation that was civil and intelligent before Swiss came along with the accusations

[stiff venture]

Oh I see

[snow swan]

Forgot a comma mb

[winter forge]

with all due respect you have just called stewards biased for applying the standard penalty

[tough bough]

Not on turn 4. It should’ve been 5, if even at all once they didn’t give it in Austin

But whatever, Max knew he had it coming. He will do whatever to win WDC

[winter forge]

no thats standard 10s with no mitigating circumstances (which there weren’t)

[tough bough]

In the same race you’ve seen drivers do the same on turn 4 with no penalty. Including Checo

5s would’ve been fair in my opinion. But I’m only speaking about turn 4

[winter forge]

Well, I think everyone agrees that was a penalty, but the FIA probably took a more lenient view on it due to Checo getting damage and him also being the overtaking car

Checo punished himself basically

Unless you’re on about Perez-Stroll

In which case, again, overtaking car and ahead at apex

[tough bough]

It wasn’t with stroll, was with Liam, which yes he did get himself penalized but still rules are rules. I do understand that they’ve done it to Max because of his reckless driving on those early laps.
Let’s just hope that doesn’t happen again

[lilac nova]

Ready for Brazil

https://tenor.com/view/getting-ready-formula1-prepare-ready-set-up-gif-20668444

[opaque forge]

The official Mercedes F1 instagram account misspelled brazil💀

[gentle verge]

No that’s right

[hazy pollen]

It’s pronounced that in Portuguese and Brazilian

[opaque forge]

Oh shit am i stupid

Wait no

Huh?

[hazy pollen]

Just google it lol

[gentle verge]

In Portuguese and Spanish they tend to write it as Brasil

Anyway wasn’t there supposed to be a pre weekend livestream at 4:30 est

I swear I saw it on the schedule and now it’s gone

[lucid gale]

guys do we think this is a good line

[lucid gale]

both brazil and brasil work

[rough anvil]

thats how it is written in brazillian portuguese!!

[storm minnow]

https://tenor.com/view/nileseyy-niles-peace-out-disappear-meme-disappearing-guy-checking-out-gif-25558985

[lucid gale]

pole position with this line?

[storm minnow]

mhm just hit an few barriers then he'll get pole

[lucid gale]

thoughts that keep u up at night:

[storm minnow]

checo needs to go

[opaque forge]

Ohhh sick mb

[storm minnow]

contract until end of 2024 now i guess

[opaque forge]

Fr💀

[lucid gale]

i hope

[storm minnow]

but fr lawson won that battle tbh and he deserves the seat

[rough anvil]

its ok!! u didnt do anything wrong

[lucid gale]

8X WDC?

[rough anvil]

hes happy and i know that lol

[loud dagger]

as long as lando doesn't get wdc

then it's great

[lucid gale]

r u a redbull fan?

[loud dagger]

eh

[lucid gale]

or a verstappen fan

[loud dagger]

just not a lando norris fan

[gentle verge]

Lmao

[loud dagger]

verstappen this year

but not really other years

[lucid gale]

do u think this line is getting pole?

[rough anvil]

yeahh

im not really into him

[storm minnow]

i prefer norris to vestappen but i dont like norris

[loud dagger]

hasn't hamilton been historically really good at this track

hoping for some magic this weekend

[storm minnow]

2021 was good

[loud dagger]

2021 was insane

[storm minnow]

mhm

[lunar quartz]

come on people hes in the w15

[storm minnow]

yes

mercedes aint winning however much i want them to

[loud dagger]

:(

[lucid gale]

literally a rocketship

[loud dagger]

also I cannot get this random alpine role away

no idea how it got there, and I can't get it off

[lunar quartz]

alpine make better clothes than cars

[storm minnow]

probs a verstappen win unless he tries to shove norris again in which case somehow colapinto wins?????

[loud dagger]

👀

[lucid gale]

which crash was that?

[loud dagger]

huh

[lucid gale]

the pic on the right

[lunar quartz]

silverstone 2021

[storm minnow]

2021 silverstone

[loud dagger]

^

[lucid gale]

what happened there again

[loud dagger]

lap 1 inchident

[lucid gale]

hamilton and verstappen?

[loud dagger]

yes

[lunar quartz]

verstappen lunged hamilton and hamilton didnt back out

[lucid gale]

was it the front left tyre

[storm minnow]

it was a racing incident

although hamilton was off the line

[lunar quartz]

he was right to show some aggression because verstappens driving that year was ruthless and hamilton was too compliant it just went badly

[loud dagger]

I'd argue that both were at fault, but more on lewis since he was gonig significantly faster into that corner than he was in quali

[winter forge]

yeah it was lewis’ fault

[burnt torrent]

Omg WOW 🤩

[loud dagger]

not like max was gonna make it anyway

but he was on the outside, not with a car on his outside

[winter forge]

however it wasn’t some terrible crime and a 10s penalty was fair

[storm minnow]

i agree

[loud dagger]

I'd say the 10s was fair enough

[lunar quartz]

racing incident

with bad consequences lmao

[winter forge]

nah lewis was behind

[burnt torrent]

It really was huh

[storm minnow]

verstappen was forcing norris off and 20s was in line with the stupid penalties in austin

[lunar quartz]

the penalties in austin were within rules but still bullshit

mexico was pretty obvious lmao

[storm minnow]

norris shouldve got 1 idk about verstappen

[lucid gale]

bro idek what rb thought when they tried to steal fastest lap

[storm minnow]

and mexico was crazyyy

[lunar quartz]

real

[lucid gale]

bro went last

[storm minnow]

a saving grace got the fastest lap at his home race

[lucid gale]

because of that

[storm minnow]

how stupid

[lunar quartz]

zhou had a better home race than checo

[storm minnow]

checo << lawson

[lucid gale]

which is wild that zhou home race >>> checo

[lucid gale]

REAL

wait ^ this is sad

[fast hawk]

#memes-no-ai-will-delete-😡

[tacit field]

Terrible crime? My god he suffered a 51g crash

[thin berry]

If it was a terrible crime it wouldn’t have been a 10s penalty what are you on about

The 10s penalty was a joke and they knew it

The whole way penalty are applied is a joke because with a dominant car it means nothing

[winter forge]

it was a small error, not a deliberate crash attempt

literally every other crash like that is a 10s penalty

[tacit field]

I never commented anything on penalty?

[winter forge]

well yeah but refer to the first bit then

[stiff bough]

I am kind of curious if they could've given a harsher penalty by the book

Because from what I understand, DT's and stop go's have been nonexistent for ages

[winter forge]

stop gos and drive throughs are reserved for like actually dangerous stuff

eg entering the pits when its closed

[stiff bough]

They should be used for severe infractions while racing

[winter forge]

yeah they can be used for that though

for example alonso in australia

[stiff bough]

But in 2021, was it possible

[gentle verge]

https://preview.redd.it/oscar-piastri-helmet-for-the-2024-brazilian-gp-v0-11ui4vmhh5yd1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1feda550bd0ecce7823b9e71a12f3f71b24d7887

what did they do to my man Piastri’s helmet omg 😭

[winter forge]

i assume so

they gave ocon a stop go in brazil 2018

[stiff bough]

It's been a long time since I've seen them used

[thin berry]

If they can’t then the rules should be changed because it’s not ok to send someone into a wall, be judged majoritarily at fault for the accident and then just get your car fixed during the resulting red flag period while they get checked out at the hospital and go on to win the race because it’s a rocket ship and you just yeeted your main adversary off track anyway

Like that’s mad

[winter forge]

that is fair because lewis’ intention wasn’t to do so

[thin berry]

It’s not whether it was his intention or not

[winter forge]

if you penalise based on outcome then the sport dies

well it is because thats how you have to do racing

[thin berry]

You really think what happened in silverstone 21 after the red flag was racing?

[winter forge]

uhh… yeah

it was unfortunate but its racing…

[stiff venture]

When Lewis threw max into the wall?

[winter forge]

if you start penalising people with stop gos and drive throughs for minor mistakes when wheel to wheel then it turns into a procession

[stiff bough]

Although the stewards like to say they don't penalize based on the outcome, there is many circumstances where this is not the case

[winter forge]

well yeah but those are the outliers and the ones that are wrong

[stiff bough]

penalties that have a sliding scale for severity will always need to have the outcome factored in

its how lewis got 10s instead of 5, since back then the standard penalty was 5s

[thin berry]

First of all I think if you’re at fault for an accident that resulted in a DNF you shouldn’t be able to fix your car during the red flag

🤷‍♀️

[stiff venture]

The other 5s were for speeding

[stiff bough]

I think the easiest solution is to just not allow teams to touch the cars at all during a red flag

[thin berry]

This is an open door to so much bullshit

[thin berry]

Or that

[winter forge]

but if you change it then its the open door to even more bs

[stiff bough]

But I imagine the teams wouldn't like that

they'd probably want to reserve the right to make some sort of repairs

[thin berry]

The teams aren’t supposed to rule the sport so who cares what they like

[stiff bough]

fuck i wish i remembered the race because on of the red bulls had gotten speed tape put on this huge hole in the floor as a repair during red flag

[thin berry]

Especially now with Briatore back we need to make this shit airtight lmao

[winter forge]

you shouldn’t have your entire race ruined because an accident caused a red flag, that would get extremely dangerous and just probably lead to safety car/red flag politics rather than finding the most appropriate solution

[stiff venture]

Negative ghost rider. They would have had to pit to repair if it was a safety car. If they repair they start from pit lane.

[thin berry]

If you caused the red flag then you should, if you didn’t why would your race be ruined

[winter forge]

but then you’re being penalised twice

[thin berry]

And if you think we don’t already have way too much politics in F1 you haven’t been looking

[stiff venture]

Because then you start getting into debates on who caused it.

[stiff bough]

leave that to the stewards

[thin berry]

There’s always a debate on who caused it

[winter forge]

well we don’t need more politics especially regarding safety

[thin berry]

No? If you’re not allowed to fix your car that’s the penalty

[winter forge]

what so its just basically disqualification

[thin berry]

Except as I said that’s an open door to so much shenanigans

[stiff venture]

I mean if checo can win from p20 then anyone can.

[thin berry]

It’s simple parc fermé rules?

Wreck your car in quali, change components, get penalised

Wreck your car during the race, DNF

[winter forge]

what so no one should be allowed to repair the cars at all?

[thin berry]

why should you get an advantage for crashing hard enough to cause a red flag?

[tacit field]

Do you want that car to become a safety hazard or what?

[stiff venture]

The team can retire the car

[stiff bough]

if you're not safe enough to continue then you end up withdrawing 🤷

[thin berry]

Exactly

[stiff venture]

This isn't wec where a car can go into the garage for a few mins then come back out to win the race haha

[winter forge]

i don’t think the rules on unsafe conditions are ever properly followed

[thin berry]

… that’s not a reason to start relaxing on others lmao

[winter forge]

this isn’t relaxing on others though it’s introducing a new rule that would heighten the issues with the unsafe conditions rule

[thin berry]

No it really wouldn’t, I promise you even the teams won’t send a damaged car out lmao not with the cost cap and all

[winter forge]

if it was for like 2 laps and that car was running in the points i think they would

[fair roost]

Hopefully George Russel wins

[narrow garnet]

https://x.com/wearetherace/status/1852105065596637605?t=jQHtNcW2y2nxYxFePchhTg&s=19

The Race (@wearetherace) on X

❗️ Charles Leclerc swearing in #F1's Mexican GP post-race press conference is set to be reviewed and he may yet be formally investigated by FIA stewards.

Full story ➡️https://t.co/A6Yud6Qgaq

https://t.co/A6Yud6Qgaq

Twitter · Oct 31, 2024, 9:47 PM

Oh fuck off

[cyan saffron]

He literally immediately apologized for fuck sake.

The FIA investigates such a stupid bullshit rather than doing their actual job and releasing the final race classification document from Mexico.

Hehe, now I can always use that against them.

[thin berry]

Literally jobless behaviour

[dawn zealot]

They have to penalize him or people will be calling bullshit on Max's. Well, moreso than people already are.

Dunno if the FIA want to risk it when 80% of the fandom already thinks they show favoritism one way or the other.

[stiff bough]

It's been multiple days to review

This is something that takes no more than 10 minutes to deal with

[dawn zealot]

You would think

[round bobcat]

The FIA don't think very much tho, they have a combined 1 brain cell. That's why it's taking so long

[dawn zealot]

Well they do have to be very careful after all. They can't let it seem like they're just a bunch of rappers up there.
Pearl clutch

[mighty swallow]

MBS needs to leave

[grim oar]

okay what is happening why and how are the franco rumours getting this crazy

[stiff bough]

you can ignore them

its just plooij talking out of his ass again

[grim oar]

ik it's just chaotic which is what i love about the sport

[narrow garnet]

Because Horner is letting them, doesn't mean anything will actually happen, it won't

[grim oar]

yea the red bull camp loves stirring stuff up

[south heron]

...

[round bobcat]

They sure think like such

[winged dagger]

Vegas is not a sprint weekend right

[whole isle]

Next F1 Event

Location

Sao Paulo

Event

F1: FP1 (Brazilian Grand Prix)

Time Until Event

<t:1730471400:R>

[winged dagger]

ah not too late

Great

when is sprint quali then

[still forge]

Funny thing is Charles unwillingly has put the FIA into a tough spot

Either the FIA continues this outrageous shtick and puts him under the same outcome as Max

Or they silently drop it, admitting they were stupid in the process, giving a prerty solid base for Max to just go out and say that the FIA is out to get him

[wet sequoia]

It’s not, it’s a street circuit

[raven wagon]

Sprints are not always held on non street tracks

[winged dagger]

Baku

last year

[raven wagon]

Miami had a sprint weekend

[winged dagger]

For exaple

[winged dagger]

Miami isn’t a street track?

[wet sequoia]

Miami is kinda special

It’s not a traditional street circuit

[winged dagger]

Damn ic

[wooden kettle]

wtf ew

[wicked wing]

the FIA does indeed need to fuck off, literally nobody who watches this sport clutches their pearls when they hear the drivers swear, if anything the fans swear more aggresively then the drivers

[stiff bough]

no, but for TV purposes it's preferable people don't swear or it is at least bleeped out

its been a rule for forever now

just blame MBS for starting the enforcement on it again out of nowhere with no announcement

[wicked wing]

that is fair, its just dumb to hand a driver community service for saying "the car is fucked"

[stiff bough]

It's funnier when you realize that the press conferences are not even livestreamed, so that means they can just edit out or bleep when a driver swears

literally takes less than 15 seconds to edit that in

[winged dagger]

is Herbert the steward for Brazil

[stiff bough]

He is one of the 5 yes

[winged dagger]

oh no its gg for max

[stiff bough]

he could just follow the rules and then wont be penalized

[winged dagger]

i agree the driving was a bit reckless in mexico

[flint abyss]

a

[winged dagger]

b

[snow swan]

i wanna see fairplay

[rocky timber]

FIA press conference with Lewis, Colopinto, and Stroll... No one asked Stroll a question 😭😂

I forgot he was there

[gentle verge]

C

[winged dagger]

Sure he’s a bad driver but I feel bad for the guy being overhated

Sure he does not deserve the seat but

Some of the banters are a bit farfetched

[rocky timber]

I think that's the main reason. Most believe others should have that seat but his dad owns the team. So nothing you can do.

[winged dagger]

True. Best for him is joining the WEC project and let a deserving driver join Alonso in the most competitive motorsports competition

[whole isle]

Next F1 Event

Location

Sao Paulo

Event

F1: FP1 (Brazilian Grand Prix)

Time Until Event

<t:1730471400:R>

[rocky timber]

One can dream!

[winged dagger]

2026 hopefully 🙏🏻 But yeah it’s unlikely

[small steppe]

danny ric should go to le mans and indycar

bro's only redemption arc is triple crown

[wooden kettle]

i would like to see him in other things

[winged dagger]

Outside of motorsports

[wooden kettle]

ok

[winged dagger]

Meant to be a question

Sorry should’ve been clearer

[wooden kettle]

oh yeah all good

[junior granite]

I mean Ric isn't that old for other motorsports

he has time to play around where he wants

[wooden kettle]

i'd like to see him in other motorsports

but id be down for whatever

[junior granite]

Richard Westbrook just retired at 49 and ric is what

30 something

[winged dagger]

hmm i think he’d like nascar

but im not sure if he still has the drive

[junior granite]

it'd be interesting to see

[winged dagger]

im not sure if he even wants to continue racing

i think his last stint with alphatauri / VCARB took a toll on him

[junior granite]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[stiff bough]

I’d doubt he gets more than a sub in at a road course

[stiff bough]

He’s got at least 30 more years of racing left in him

there’s some old man who still drives LMP2 at 68

[junior granite]

he's a bronze isn't he

idk the name but ik there's some really old bronze drivers

pro drivers don't go that far as far as I know

[winged dagger]

so indy or le mans then?

he can help bring the popularity of it up

[junior granite]

yeah if he went to other series it would definitely be a good thing for exposure

whether he'd be competitive is a different story but who knows

[winged dagger]

racing in ovals idk if its his strength

[junior granite]

Indy also does a lot of road courses

but yeah completely different style of driving, car, etc

[winged dagger]

those like ericsson or montoya still did well in indy

even alonso’s stint wasn’t bad

[junior granite]

alonso didnt do great

his first Indy run was alright and then he fell off

point is it's hard to tell how skill in one discipline extends to another

ericcson did well but grosjean did worse for example

[winged dagger]

yeah true. we got many drivers in F1 performed poorly yet did well in WEC for example

or we got kubica who excelled in both, but WEC stood oit

yep i saw his races, truly underrated driver

[junior granite]

extremely mixed feelings about kubica

he still has the pace but hes made some absolutely boneheaded moves

[stiff bough]

They could if they wanted to in theory

Though after 50 you can be at max gold license

[wet sequoia]

I’m loving all these news reports saying Lawson made his Grand Prix debut in Austin, it’s like he never raced and beat Tsunoda last year or knocked out Verstappen in Q2 Singapore

[junior granite]

really?

ah yeah you're right

that's interesting

if you make it to 55 you're downgraded further to silver

[azure isle]

wait didn't he debut in 2022 or 2023

[winged dagger]

max P1 in quali

trust

it’s gonna rain

and i think max is better than norris on wets

[azure isle]

the sky is blue

[winged dagger]

is it not raining in sao paulo

[azure isle]

you said a fact and I just said a fact also
“The sky is blue” is a fact and verstappen is better than Norris on wets is a fact also

[regal needle]

Morning Team! Happy November

It's Practice Time in Sao Paulo

Tomorrow is gonna be very Wet until Sunday there

[azure isle]

right now?

[regal needle]

Yes, It's Practice Day alongside the Sprint Qualifying

[unreal folio]

not rn js today

[twin fox]

Max is better than everyone on wets.

[wet sequoia]

Debuted last year at Zandvoort in a callup

[twin gazelle]

agreed

[glad wigeon]

🙄🙄🙄didn't u hear the redbull gonna struggle this weekend

[void smelt]

does anyone know if we’re gonna be able to watch sennas car show?

[twin fox]

I didn't actually, good to hear that lol

[winged dagger]

hamilton is better

[twin fox]

A few years back, sure. But not currently

[stiff bough]

hasn't really had the car to do that

[worthy wadi]

Guys is there any chance kmag could stay on the grid next year?

[winged dagger]

there’s still the sauber seat but unlikely

[wooden kettle]

i’m sorry but it doesnt seem likely :(

[glad wigeon]

He did dat in spa🥲

[twin fox]

True

[azure isle]

max is p6 at best

[winged dagger]

for brazil yes probably

[twin fox]

I hope, and lando p1 🤞🏻

[winged dagger]

probably tbh considering how this track favors mclaren

[worthy wadi]

😭

[twin fox]

I am just worried McLaren might mess up the strategy again like they always do when it rains 😦

But a P1-P6 would a 17 pts swing if I am not wrong, that would be huge for the championship

Plus a few pts in the sprint aswell

[winged dagger]

but Max I think will be P4 at least if he doesn’t do reckless driving

but it’s max

can’t guarantee

[twin fox]

Lol fr 🤣

[azure isle]

positions would be p6 at best for max

or is it p1 to p5 or p1 to l6

P6**

[twin fox]

Yup, realistically, McLaren and ferrari together can keep max at p4-p5 at best in every race. If lando wins all 4 races, that would be more than enough for him to win wdc, but ofc Lando HAS to win all the races, and Oscar has to start performing again.

[echo urchin]

In netherlands Lando had a gap of about .2 or .3 (i forgot) to Max in qualifying. He is good at fast/short tracks on paper

[winged dagger]

yeah expect lando to win in qatar and sao paulo i think

abu dhabi and vegas up for grabs

[dense sinew]

Sainz will win