Motorsports

[severe spindle]

While Redbull captalized on it

It really was an unfair advantage, it felt like the car Max was driving was a whole different division

[granite tangle]

red bull brought 2 important upgrades

1 is a real cooling duct that helped with tire wear significantly

inspired by the Mclaren

and the other is a new front wing that widened the setup margin significantly

so its not that the car was faster, but now it can keep going fast for way way more laps

[severe spindle]

Well, that does mean it is faster

[granite tangle]

of course

im not doomposting just explaining cause i watched a lot of content to understand it

https://x.com/SCUDERIAFEMBOY/status/1925531453321838965

nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY)

max about the overtake on oscar in imola: “when i got home after the race on sunday, i watched it again,”

“when i went through the next corner, i had to laugh. 'that was good', i thought. if you look back, you can see that he was very concerned with russell, because he was

X · May 22, 2025, 12:37 PM

when a driver walks the walk and talks the talk, its one of my favorite things

wether its michael flamboyantly drifting his car on the edge and setting records, or young alonso dancing on his car after the race

its fucking nice to watch

[severe spindle]

I understand. Sorry if I appeared in bad intent

[granite tangle]

nono youre good

[severe spindle]

He went for it, and I don't think even he expected it to work as well it did.

Max is just really good, perhaps too good compared to the rest of the grid

which is ironic, given as he wasn't always this up to pace

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/maybezax/status/1925575563869040645

they put max with his sim racing buddy in the conference room today

zax (@maybezax)

G: I tried to ask Max but he never tells me!
M: If you tell me what you do I can tell you.
G: You can help me more.

M: I help you with sim driving. I put the banker lap and you spend 100 laps to beat it.

G: That’s not true I don’t spend 100 laps Only 50.

X · May 22, 2025, 3:32 PM

[severe spindle]

But ever since having a good car, he's simply been unable of losing

[granite tangle]

he was extremely fast even as a rookie, but way too reckless

[strong kite]

Not that I'm gonna miss Catalunya on the calendar or anything but can we talk about how Spain has 3 other Grade 1 certified tracks (including Jerez which actually has F1 history) and they instead decided to make another fucking street circuit

[granite tangle]

in my opinion the only driver that can match him right now would be charles in proper machinery

excluding drivers who are already world champs like lewis, also think fernando could put up a fight even if hes 43

[granite tangle]

i will miss catalunya can they move the testing there instead of bahrain at least

its boring but its a circuit with a high variance of corners (low mid high speed) its historic and its beautiful

the madrid street circuit they will run from next year looks like ass and its another street circuit

offers nothing new compared to barcelona

[glacial pine]

But the instagrammers love a street circuit

The corporate hospitality likes a street circuit because they're nearer the airport

[granite tangle]

#bombjeddah

#bombmiami

and dont tell me miami isnt a street circuit its literally on a fucking parking lot

[strong kite]

If I wanted to see racing in the streets I could just wait til it's dark and see the local Civics

[severe spindle]

Really? Would have thouyght his sim buddy to be his actual teammate

[severe spindle]

I more so mean the fact that despite being a good driver, he didn't have the right tools to win

[granite tangle]

i knew gabi from max's iracing streams before he made it to F1 actually

[severe spindle]

They have a long winded history of rivalry even from their karting days, and I am sure even they realize it

[granite tangle]

he is like an unofficial team redline member

[severe spindle]

And in truth, Charles can and does beat Max

But Ferrari is jst too inconsistent with their car

[granite tangle]

you would love 2022 first half mini

[severe spindle]

Making Charles unable to be consistent as well

[granite tangle]

charles was doing great

then ferrari dropped the ball and never picked it up again to this day

[severe spindle]

Ferrari has a tendenacy of doing great from the mid point of a season onwards

once they finally start tuning the car

[granite tangle]

and 2022 was the opposite somehow XD

[severe spindle]

issue is, it's often too late to really secure points

[granite tangle]

they started great and then downgraded

for whatever the reason was

[severe spindle]

Alot like the 2023 Aston Martin status, which is rather funny

[glacial pine]

Didn't the Yemenis try that during the first weekend there?

[granite tangle]

yeah thing is aston 2023 doesnt have unlimited money hack printer like ferrari

[severe spindle]

Damn, thhey have been at this for a long time

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ferrari no matter what place they are in WDC, they get the most money

because of historic bonus teams get

[severe spindle]

Really? Damn

[granite tangle]

but ferrari is ferrari

so they get 3x what williams does

[severe spindle]

I know teams like Ferrari, Mclaren and Williams get Historic bonus
But that's crazy still

I didn't think the difference was that vast

also, there was a recent interesting news from F1 grid

Apparently they were given a private inviation to all watch the new F1 movie

But Max, Stroll and some others didn't show up

people took most note of Max, given his lack of care for much outside of the racing scene

[granite tangle]

take a look

red bull and mercedes were so high up because when you finish high for years in succession you get a bonus

[severe spindle]

Well damn, Ferrari has a rather unfair advanyage, though not really anymore given all teams have a cost cap now

[granite tangle]

yeah its just a money printer

so they can max out the cost cap every year

while smaller teams dont really go that far

and they try to avoid as many expenses as possible

whilst also relying on sponsors to provide money as well

[severe spindle]

It's a shame that despite all the money spent, they still don't improve any bit

And I did think Williams and Mclaren also got historic bonus

[granite tangle]

yeah it just pales in comparison

ferrari gets a 5% of the total allocated prize pool

and then the money is distributed

the other teams just get a few million depending on seniority

[severe spindle]

Damn, that is a shame

Well I mean, I'm gonna play devil's advocate here

I think Ferrari deserves it

[granite tangle]

oh for sure

[severe spindle]

If not for them, F1 would simply not exist or be relevant

[granite tangle]

cant imagine f1 without them

they got the sport by the balls

[severe spindle]

Indeed, and the fact that they have stuck around for as long as they have is a true testament

And while they haven't had any WDC or WCC since 2007 and 2008, they had been winning those titles before many of these teams even came to exist

[granite tangle]

f1 is one of the things that will keep ferrari afloat forever

and thats a good thing

[severe spindle]

So it's not really a slag agasint them to think their current performance is shameful

It's true that tehy can do better, but I am happy just seeing the red open wheeler regardles

[granite tangle]

yeah it just sucks for charles man

[severe spindle]

Whether if it's driven by Prost, Mansell, Lauda, Alonso or anyone else

[granite tangle]

i hope he doesnt stay crownless

[severe spindle]

He came at a really bad time, and his loyalty, while has earned him good money, hasn't done well for him

[severe spindle]

Same, I hope he wins at least one WDC

[glacial pine]

I think F1 needs some more REALLY culturally distinct teams, like Ferrari

Someone else who isn't just based in the same but if England as everyone else

[severe spindle]

If it were up to me, I would be happier if we'd have a different WDC every year like back then
Rather than back to back streaks

yeah would be nice if fewer English teams were competing

[granite tangle]

well one could say that some teams back then would see from the first couple of races if they were competitive and if they werent bc of the no cost cap they would sandbag all year save money and go all out for next

[severe spindle]

Someone once said you can barely assosiate Mercedes-Benz with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team

because they share very little in terms of assets, engineers and tech

[granite tangle]

the issue with that was of course that they midfield and backmarkers were really really bad in comparison

f1 is aspiring for closer racing but the negative is that the team that has a slight edge on the regulations can go for a wdc winstreak

[severe spindle]

That is true, and I understsnd the current regulations make the teams much clsoer
The gap between the worst and best team is much smallee rthan say the 1991 Life and Ferrari cars

[granite tangle]

yeah its just which evil they choose really

[severe spindle]

Whcih is a shame. No slag agasint the drivers, but I personally always cared more for drivers who weren't known for always winning

It makes their one or two wins actually meaningful

[granite tangle]

until you turn it into a spec series and f1 loses its character of being a showcase of engineering ingenuity

so thats not ideal either

[severe spindle]

F1 is an imperfect sport by design

and so are similar Motorsports of this sort of nature

Look at the golden age of Super touring BTCC

Renaults were dominating

And peugeots were complete backmarkers

[glacial pine]

Youre describing formula e

[severe spindle]

Yeah but I would like to have that with the unique engineering that each car provides

[granite tangle]

i will watch E the day they remove the corny ass attack mode

i promise you

XD

[severe spindle]

I want the cake and to eat it too

[glacial pine]

Bruh attack mode has evolved from the sorta time wasting mess it used to be. It's like an F1 tire pit stop now, in a way. You lose a bit of time to gain a lot of pace. But the loss is small and the gain is RIDICULOUS

[granite tangle]

i dont know man i think its still gimmicky

and dont most drivers still only do the 2 mandatory times and not any more?

[severe spindle]

Formula E has certainly improved a decent bit since its inception

With the cars becoming faster and more refined, to more teams becoming interested

And hell, becoming a 2nd home for many teams which didn't make it in F1

Like Jaguar, Maserati

Man.. still wanna see Maserati back in F1 to some degree, even if just as a livery homage

Maserati were king of racing in their day, they deserve better and greater
But I am fine with their current status as well

They make race cars still, that's all that matters

[glacial pine]

yeah you only get two uses, but theres freedom in how much time each usage lasts for, from a set total

[glacial pine]

It's moving from a gimmick to a crucial strategic element. a few years back a perfect attack mode would gain you three places. In race 1 this year it carried mitch Evans from qualifying last to winning the race.

The real gimmick is the charging pit stops. They add basically nothing

[severe spindle]

Qualifying last to winning? Christ, that splits a big difference

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/formularacers_/status/1925592921245438357?s=46 @pale tinsel how is this not formulafakers

formularacers (@formularacers_)

🚨 | Sergio Perez reportedly held contract talks with Alpine.

Details below:

https://t.co/SgCLm7QXau

X · May 22, 2025, 4:41 PM

[severe spindle]

With Alpine? Is this real or fake

[glacial pine]

The attack mode pace difference is MASSIVE because they also get 4 wheel drive. He got a little lucky, nailed everything, and sailed past to victory.

[granite tangle]

I don’t even know anymore

[pale tinsel]

Big Flav's at it again, he saw this and had enough

[granite tangle]

This alpine team is onto nothing

[pale tinsel]

i love that italian criminal man

[severe spindle]

You even get 4WD? Damn, there's a really big difference between normal mode and attack mode
It's like you're driving a whole different car suddenly once you gain access to it

[pale tinsel]

we need more flavio

[severe spindle]

They are struggling, some say they might not even make it to 2026

[strong kite]

How the mighty have fallen

Renault used to be so good in F1

[severe spindle]

They were inded

Though, honestly, given how it was only a few years, I assume they were mostly struggling rather than doing well

Renault isn't short on Formula series, given as they run their own spec open Wheel series and even the World series cars

[pale tinsel]

WSR?

iirc that died

[severe spindle]

Really? I did wonder if it was still aroudn actually

What was the unique thing about WSR?

[pale tinsel]

yeah its all FRECA now

[severe spindle]

Were the cars on par with Formula 3 cars?

[pale tinsel]

F4 more like

just powered by renault really

renault dropped their support for it in 2016

so it becaume formula v8 3.5

[severe spindle]

So that's what has replaced WSR for now?

Formula V8 3.5?

[pale tinsel]

FRECA

[strong kite]

freaka

[pale tinsel]

Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine

[severe spindle]

Interesting.. Thank you for clarifying

I hope to learn more amd more racing series

[pale bridge]

Maybe they're eyeing up Carlos Slim buying the team from Renault

[severe spindle]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4BUjNvCYAANvf1.jpg

https://www.autosport.be/i/800/upload/25a9c400bf5bf447ba6f13ce8c1a8a7a157efca2.jpg

[severe spindle]

Vallteri Bottas has an amazing voice and accent

[severe spindle]

https://preview.redd.it/s3urknrokra91.jpg?auto=webp&s=1af1d94ef8dde793365c7b53139668b4ea9ea3e9

https://preview.redd.it/my-maserati-f1-concept-livery-i-hope-you-like-it-v0-vdlgx3m8b2t81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=158febbf2f66c966a6f34cbf877abbfe11786c21

People make some really cool designs and concepts with these F1 games and their livery modding

Apparently Maserati at some point were considering a return to Formula 1

Even reading some sites about some rumors about them being stated in 2025

I don't think they'll actually be making a full blown new factory team however, but I fully can see them either partnering with or buying out HAAS

it would be just like what Mercedes did. Had a very old factory team effort way back then, but wouldn't return as a full team until taking over BRAWN team

Maserati could potentially do the same, if their funds allow

https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/6c29f059716275.5a2ce9496a155.jpg

There are even some concept liveries for that very idea

[pale tinsel]

Hmm, another idea for F1 Manager 24 me thinks

I'll have a play around

[severe spindle]

Would be quite cool honestly. You think I should try one of these F1 manager games? What do you exactly do in them? I am curious but I don't know too muc about them

[pale tinsel]

Take control of a created team or one of the 10 existing, manage them like you're their race engineer basically

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-cVSmXe-NPh3PX6GAux-gpZhsJY22qV5&si=Tihv3s9qYQP-UJaY

have a look

[severe spindle]

That's such a cool idea honestly

I wanna play a F1 manager game

I don't know if I can run any of the recent games however

Maybe F1 Manager 1999?

[severe spindle]

Any you suggest?

[pale tinsel]

to be honest, manager 24 doesn't take much to run i think

it can even run on a nintendo switch

[severe spindle]

The problem is, my system probably meets the requirement

but most modern games require DirectX11 and above

and I sadly can't get better DirectX

I guess I'll take a look

I genuinely wanna play some F1 game, be it recent or old

I even looked into the F1 challenge VB mod which basically has every car since F1 inception until 2021

But that game is like 200 GBs

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https://x.com/sharl_leclerc16/status/1925544438715060274

Leclerc al Gaib (@sharl_leclerc16)

Don’t worry Charles. I know what I have to do for you to win.

X · May 22, 2025, 1:29 PM

[severe spindle]

hahaha

Okay that's pretty funny

[pale tinsel]

Depends if you prefer to drive or manage

Drive? if you can emulate ps3
nothing will ever beat F1 Championship Edition
Management? either F1 Manager 24 or Motorsport Manager if you want a more challenging one

though i haven't played motorsport manager much

[severe spindle]

Sadly, I don't have access to either of those
I'll get F1 99-02 I think
i hear it's pretty beloved and has a lot of mod support

[severe spindle]

The manager games are somehow bigger

[pale tinsel]

try one of the grand prix manager games. 1 or 2

https://youtu.be/bImfzVk_zcA?si=7ypY-7hZCS_gABD9&utm_source=MTQxZ

its a mid 90s release so it should easily run and its been well regarded

2 has good mod support if thats what you're interested in

[granite tangle]

Don’t you think you can run F1 2013 or something at least

I’d say emulating PS3 is way harder than running F1 13

[severe spindle]

I could try, but is it a good game?

Problem with F1 game is I don't know whether to prioritize seasons because of the cars I like and drivers I like
or actual game features

[granite tangle]

It takes a decent fucking lot of CPU, the only other games to make my PC scream like that were RDR2 and CP77

[granite tangle]

2013 and 2020 and the two most beloved by the community

[severe spindle]

Hmm..

[granite tangle]

Why not take it at your own pace and have fun

I downloaded 2020 to drive F1 cars and found myself playing the career of a full F2 Season

[pale tinsel]

seemed fine to me when i ran it but idk

[severe spindle]

I know I know..
But the world of F1 is a really big one
I'd stick to Forza if it had more F1 stuff, but it doesn't
so I'd need to make my vision grander

[pale tinsel]

i redownloaded for the classics lol

[granite tangle]

It’s a cpu bound game especially when you fast forward the simulations

[pale tinsel]

Oh! if you want a challenge
Grand Prix Legends

[severe spindle]

I of course wanna have fun first

[pale tinsel]

notoriously one of the most difficult "f1" games

[severe spindle]

Hmm..

This sure is a headache

[pale tinsel]

https://youtu.be/aZp7LT_prtM?si=WUbuWZ4Z4xAGU-oF&utm_source=MTQxZ

[severe spindle]

So it focuses on the old F1?

[pale tinsel]

yeah, but mod support again is pretty good

[severe spindle]

That's fine

[granite tangle]

I’ll tell you a real hard f1 game

[severe spindle]

But I hear good mod support for F1 99-02 as well

[granite tangle]

The OG Mafia

[severe spindle]

Oh yeah

I've heard about that one race and the race mini game mode

[granite tangle]

They made it easier in the remake/remaster

Because people were crying

Sad world

[severe spindle]

Yeah I heard about it

I imagine it did have to do with the fact that mafia was a racing game disguised as something else

It was much more complex than anyone had expected

[granite tangle]

Exactly

Mafia was one of the few games to have wheel support

But why would a Mafia game have wheel support

Well because it was a Driving game first and foremost but people didn’t quite get that

[severe spindle]

it didn't help that the pc inputs made the mode harder

Of course, when the cars are so precise, it becomes hard to play on keyboard

So yeah, F1 99-02, do you recommend or should I look elsehwere?

Look at some of these other games you posted above

F1 2013
Grand Prix Manager 2
Grand Prix Legends

[pale tinsel]

F1 2013
GPL
GPM2

in that order. i figure you'd prefer the driving side more than management so go that way. 2013 has an easier point of entry so you can get used to driving formula cars (plus there's classics in that game too)

[severe spindle]

Damn, this game has impressive graphics

[severe spindle]

Guess I'll have to look into that as well then. This should be good hopefully

Thank you for your guidance

I'll have my hands full at this rate

I do twanna try making a team and seeing how I cna do

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Holy

https://vxtwitter.com/f1/status/1925891106656403480?s=46

Formula 1 (@F1)

Lift off for Lewis 🤯

Somehow he managed to avoid the barriers after he landed!

#F1 #MonacoGP https://t.co/btzvTtuMWU

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx • GIF · May 23, 2025, 12:26 PM

[severe spindle]

Holy shit

That'd scary

How did he manage to avoid hitting the barrier

[glacial pine]

Mad skills

[granite tangle]

@pale bridge jack is looking at the track smiling at colapinto being a whole second slower from P19 XD

[pale bridge]

The TV director is doing a Dub right now, it's the new "cut to Lawson"

[granite tangle]

what are you watching on

sky?

[pale bridge]

I watch it on Sky but I haven't been watching

[granite tangle]

poor thing

croft called norris championship leader during fp1 💀

they somehow always get something wrong

couldnt bear with it i just subbed to f1tv

[severe spindle]

I won't be able to watch the race

Because I'll be at university when the race happens

https://i.imgur.com/QQwPnbo.png

https://live.staticflickr.com/626/31447021663_b85c2702b9_b.jpg

I remember having 2 plasic toys which were made in very close inspiration of these cars

I think I still have them , but I'd have to look

[pale bridge]

F1TV also gets it wrong because they're human, they're not perfect

[severe spindle]

These 2 were essentially how I grew up to know F1 cars

These shapes, these designs and patterns

The Red Ferrari and the Silver Mclaren-Mercedes

[granite tangle]

that is so unlucky for you

man charles in particular but the ferrari in general too was flying

its looking very likely that he will manage to put it on pole

[severe spindle]

Really? Damn, so this might be able to win even

How are Aston Martin doing thus far?

[severe spindle]

Indeed.. such is my luck
To be fair, the website wearechecking is very laggy too

[glacial pine]

Dont forget the silly dumb 2 pit stop gimmick theyre adding for this weekend

[granite tangle]

alonso was putting in some laps, while lance was busy crashing into charles XD, the car is decent tho

[granite tangle]

only thing that can stop a ferrari win is their own strategy team

[glacial pine]

Best to wait till the Quali simulations in FP3

[granite tangle]

always

but charles was setting purple sectors for half an hour straight almost

[glacial pine]

I love seeing him go well in Monaco

[granite tangle]

it isnt about the time that im looking in particular but about how much confidence he has in this circuit

[granite tangle]

https://vxtwitter.com/autosport/status/1925849511101886580

Autosport (@autosport)

Toto Wolff enjoying his Mercedes 300SL Gullwing in Monaco 🤩

▶ Play video

vxTwitter / fixvx · May 23, 2025, 9:41 AM

wont lie, absolutely jealous

what a stunning car, and a literal perfect example at that

[pale tinsel]

alrighty

@severe spindle i said I'd have an attempt

[severe spindle]

That looks incredible

I really like the design

A mixture of the current and old Maserati race cars

[severe spindle]

Pffft

Those pants

The drastic change between them and rhe shirt

[glacial pine]

And the pink shoes

[lofty mirage]

Hamilton is so drippy

[severe spindle]

Oh right they're pink

I know Hamilton is a bit of a stylist

But damn

There's not much style here

[lofty mirage]

I like

[severe spindle]

That coat pattern is making my eyes hurt

[lofty mirage]

His drip is blinding you

[glacial pine]

That coat is fiyaahh

[severe spindle]

You guys wouldn't know style if it slapped you in the face lol

[severe spindle]

Neat Fanart from official Ferrari youtube channel

If he wins, it will be significant
Of course, It won't mean anything given they're too down on points to recover for a WDC or WCC at this point

[severe spindle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/794176994035236885/810630206808129596/Pastor-Maldonado-40-crashes-in-5-years.mp4?ex=68324036&is=6830eeb6&hm=61cdfebae33c1b14cf1c4725f62ab18a7e3a469093d04ce5b555a353e4c15269&

[pale tinsel]

huh, so it turns out ferrari are running 2024 spec wings in monaco

I'm jumping aboard the delusion train now

[severe spindle]

What is their plan

Why would they run the previous year's wing

[glacial pine]

In a season like this, at the end of a regulation set, anything could happen

[severe spindle]

You say that, but the Mclarens and Verstappen are firmly at the front

Not to mention Russel

Of course, it's never "never"

but it does seem unlikely

[glacial pine]

There's something happening with Flexi wings in Spain, and then there's always the question of who stops developing their car first... If McLaren stops to focus on next year, but Ferrari, mercedes or red bull doesn't, the fastest car could be someone else's. Hell, Williams said they stopped developing this year's car in Australia and they get faster and faster

[severe spindle]

Hmm... then that raises more questions

I mean I suppose you're right, it's still rather too early to say for sure what will happen

Maybe mclaren will suddenly become backmarkers again, maybe Ferrari will suddenly redeem themselves

But like... I don't know man

With Piastri making a 25 second gap to 2nd place in Miami, and Verstappen just completely flying in Imola

This season feels like it'll be either Mclaren's or Redbull's again

Aston Martin and Williams and Mercedes do seem to be on pace, with Russel, Albon and Alonso's performances. Antonelli as well

But like.. I honestly don't know

The race at Imola was so nonsense with how unbelievably quick the Redbull was

Even Yuki managed to get into points, and his qualifer went about as badly as it could have

Ferrari's practices went decently for Monaco, but all I can really see happening is Charles winning his home race and that's about it

Hamilton has kind of been nowhere thus far

if any other team wants a chance to win, they need to make very quick haste

[glacial pine]

Red Bull are talking a big game about McLaren's pace being down to the Flexi wings that are being clamped down on in Spain. But red bull says a lot

I think Lewis' style doesn't gel well with the ground effect formula of cars. I think Ricicardo had the same problem. But I'm no expert

[severe spindle]

But hasn't he been racing these ground effect cars at Mercedes as well?

He seemed to be doing a bit better there

I mean some said it was because the Ferrari car is just too different to the Mercedes car, and him having been far more used to Mercedes' engineering and work arounds

[glacial pine]

Yeah and it didn't go too well either. But the early ground effect Mercedes struggled a LOT with the bouncing that really hurt everyones backs

[severe spindle]

Somebody also said he doesn't speak a lick of Italian, and the Ferrari crew doesn't speak English

So he is literally not heard

[severe spindle]

Fair enough, i didn't know that. That might have been the start of Lewis' domination era being over

[severe spindle]

Well, if Max' performance in Imola was any indication, their big talk doesn't seem without reason either

The man was literally flying

It's like he was driving an Formula 0 or something

[pale tinsel]

DNF'ing from a practise session your goat could never

[severe spindle]

Pffft

Stroll, I thought you were on your comeback arc

Guess not

Alonso's position is pretty embaressing as well

Especially after a P5 for Imola

Clearly the car ain't as good as it was in Imola anymore

One thing whcih is kind of hard to tell with the F1 fandom is how they precieve things

You have people like Stroll which are hated

You have people like Latifi and Sargnet which are worse drivers, but loved

You have Guenther Steiner, which seems to be more loved as a meme than an actual team principal

I don't know what is serious and what isn't

[pale tinsel]

Stroll is disliked cause he's a nepo baby, besides, he was kinda alright his first two seasons. even got a podium in baku in his first season. The hate was quietly and slowly bubbling up though, but ever since he joined what was then Racing Point in 2019 (he ousted Ocon who was liked then) and its pretty much an open secret he's got a guaranteed contract there, the hates just blown up. especially since he's been in the sport for 8 years now and has shown no signs of improvement. last year brazil comes to mind when he drove into the gravel and beached the car unnecessarily

[pale tinsel]

latifi and sargeant were slow. latifi brought money through lavazza, sargeant i guess got hate cause he was american or something idk? i always quite liked him

[pale tinsel]

I liked his no nonsense attitude, but since he got popular off drive to survive he leaned loads more into the meme, and haas kinda became the guenther steiner show rather than a serious race team

[severe spindle]

And they suffer for it

Regardless

All of this only helps bring further confusion

But I guess the whole money matter is what makes some characters more disliked than others

I won't pretend to understand

[granite tangle]

SOFINA for Latifi

[pale bridge]

Colapinto wasn't even trying to go faster, in comes his cult calling "foul play" and "unfairness"

[pale tinsel]

ah right, lavazza is just a brand under sofina

[granite tangle]

is it?

[pale tinsel]

get ready for Argentina twitter

[pale tinsel]

yeah

[granite tangle]

damn

i never knew

so literally half the car was latifi 😭

because it had both sponsors

[pale tinsel]

shows how much he bankrolled them

[granite tangle]

yeah

[pale tinsel]

now I'm gonna say something controversial

[granite tangle]

anyway, watching q1 or

[pale bridge]

Also dub for Sky for playing an advert for the Alpine A290 after both Alpines get eliminated out of Q1

[pale tinsel]

i quite liked this livery

[pale tinsel]

yeah, skipping the race though

i still maintain monaco should be a sprint weekend

[granite tangle]

it aint bad it just isnt this

[pale tinsel]

oh yeah, massive downgrade on that

[granite tangle]

wont be home or are you protesting 😭

[pale tinsel]

but i quite liked the colours of that last rokit livery

[pale tinsel]

Can't put myself through the inevitable ferrari cock up

I'm on board the delusion train though

[granite tangle]

fair but WHAT IF

they win

and you miss it

[pale tinsel]

I'll live lmao

i can keep up with it on live commentary anyway

finding a stream these days is a pain in the ass

[granite tangle]

so you arent exactly skipping it are ya

XD

[pale tinsel]

more like checking in every now and then

[granite tangle]

the way half of them are driving if they only got 1 practice might as well turn monaco into death race

put jason statham in the mix too

cause someone is getting killed

[pale tinsel]

we could have had a good looking rokit livery smh. shame the companies a fraud

[pale tinsel]

chaos race? swap the jobs of the race engineers and the drivers

I don't think big old riccardo adami would be able to fill hamiltons boots

[granite tangle]

put him in a go kart

[pale tinsel]

GP driving with Max on comms?

[granite tangle]

theyre getting a divorce in comms and GP is setting purples

calling it

[pale tinsel]

Bono and Antonelli

Bono will finally understand "my tires are gone" and Antonelli would just get distracted

[granite tangle]

antonelli scrolling tiktok

[pale tinsel]

Gary Gannon and Lance Stroll
Garys an oldish man and Stroll is well...Stroll

[granite tangle]

F

both mercs out

[pale tinsel]

ngl

i might be on board with the delusion win for leclerc

2024 spec wings are doing it

now if they can bring over the rest of the 2024 car we might actually be onto something

yaes, stream with picture in picture

[strong kite]

oh the martini colors are gonna look good no matter what

[severe spindle]

Interesting..

[pale tinsel]

man i really want yuki to do well

[granite tangle]

tough circuit, really tough car, redbull refuse to put him on the medium and test too

man im fucking happy for ocon

[pale tinsel]

albon looks real comfy

[pale bridge]

Both RBs out qualifying Tsunoda...

The RBs in both Liam's and Isack's hands are really strong this weekend

[pale tinsel]

one can only hope for a customary norris lap 1 bottle

[granite tangle]

the redbull always has a stinker in monaco

its customary

car sucks ass in low speed circuits

[pale bridge]

Well, under 70 seconds and a new track record

[pale tinsel]

ngl forgot it was a 2 stop mandatory race. might be worth watching

[pale bridge]

They could finally get the double of Monaco and Indy

[severe spindle]

Hmm

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/SCUDERIAFEMBOY/status/1926324938882818313

nini (@SCUDERIAFEMBOY)

lewis hamilton has gotten a 3 place grid penalty: this means max starts P4 tomorrow!

X · May 24, 2025, 5:10 PM

[pale tinsel]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-shrug-guess-ill-die-ill-die-gif-12053906

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/F1REAKS/status/1926347437532180801?t=KNDSCiHFh8fejBekJUYETA&s=19

luna 💌 (@F1REAKS)

even pirelli doesn’t know wtf will go on tomorrow 😭

X · May 24, 2025, 6:39 PM

i mean, in fairness pirelli hasn't known whats going on since 2013

[severe spindle]

Man..

[severe spindle]

I have a crazy theory

You all know the beloved Holy trinty

The Mclaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari LaFerrari

[strong kite]

You think Porsche was planning a comeback to F1?

[severe spindle]

None of these brands competed in Endurance racing of high level at the time these were made bar Porsche's sporadic efforts

And yet they're almost all making efforts for WEC

Mclaren rumored to come for 2027

These cars were all made as continuation to legacies which were all about road legal race cars

Ferrari for their GTOs and F40s, Porsche for their GT1s and 959s, and Mclaren for their F1

The P1, 918 and LaFerrari never got to be full fledge race cars

But their legacy now lives on within the current WEC cars and their road car variants

The Mclaren W1, the Ferrari F80 and the Porsche Mission R

[severe spindle]

Honestly, I think their intent was always to regain domination in Endruance racing

F1 isn't as significant anymore

You either focus on F1, or WEC

One brand does well in one, not both

Alpine does well in WEC, not in F1
Same with Ferrari
Mclaren is dominating in F1, yet their WEC car is still not ready

Endurance racing has entered a new golden era

Where every brand which once partook before, can do it again

[strong kite]

Even Bugatti lmao

Imagine if they came back to WEC

[severe spindle]

Honestly, this is why I think the Bolide, the Valkryie and the AMG one were their own kind of holy trinity

They were extreme track toys, by brands which used to be very big in racing back in their heyday

And they are all potent for race car format

The Valkryie has already made the transition, Buggati can do it with the Bolide too, or a car based on it

The beautiful thing abotu WEC regulations is that their hand is open

V8, V6, V12, Hybrid, Turbo, their choosing

[pale bridge]

They are coming in 2027

[severe spindle]

Indeed, I.checked and saw that them and Ford are set for 2027

[granite tangle]

https://x.com/F1BigData/status/1926546116603990339 wtf is going on in f2

Holiness (@F1BigData)

MASSIVE ACCIDENT IN F2

X · May 25, 2025, 7:49 AM

[severe spindle]

THat's an incredible pile up

Does every F1 team also have a F2 division

The front car looks like a Redbull
The car behind look like Williams and Sauber
The orange crashed one looks like Mclaren
There's a red and ipink on there back there, signifying Ferrari and either Alpine or RB

[glacial pine]

A lot of them have young driver sponsorship programs. They'll part fund F2 cars and part of the requirement is a matching livery.

BUT Red Bull sometimes has a few drivers scattered across different F2 teams, so the red bull liveries dont all race for the same team

It's fun and wacky

[pale tinsel]

the terrorism starts early

no heroics into saint devote

[pale bridge]

Martins should take responsibility as well just because he's Martins

People calling Dunne to be banned for a race weekend is a step too far

[severe spindle]

really? So they're similar livery but different teams? That's complicated

[severe spindle]

I suppose thye're in a way their junior team

It makes it easier for Drivers to climb the steps from F2 to F1

And have a more assured garantuee of who they race for when they do graduate F2

[pale bridge]

Also no one outside of maybe his fanbase actually supports Victor Martins realistically, he's just a driver that just exists, he might be an F3 champion but he's one who's failed in F2, regardless of what "luck" he doesn't have

[severe spindle]

Well, sometimes you don't make it to higher levels

That can't be denied

[granite tangle]

Sponsors sponsor by driver instead of by team

It’s fun and gives many different variants of cars it’s great

[pale tinsel]

never forget the goat

[severe spindle]

Are F2 cars spec cars?

Or are they the same sort of team construction deal?

[severe spindle]

I always wanted a KFC sponsored Open wheel racer

This as close as it gets

[pale tinsel]

spec cars

kinda

[severe spindle]

Fair enough

So maybe a bit of a half anf half

Like Formula E

[granite tangle]

spec cars but teams can tune them

[severe spindle]

Fair, so it's kind of like Formula E

But less freedom

[pale bridge]

Twitter stewards are so stupid, they think Dunne "deserves" a race ban when Martins should take responsibility as well, he's too clapped out to be in F2 anymore, typical 3rd season driver, always busy going nowhere fast, I mean Maini and Crawford have done better and they're also in their 3rd season
Martins is too crap for F1, it's either Formula E or IndyCar for him next

[pale tinsel]

gabi out

damn

thats gonna be an sc

lucky bastard he's out

lap 1 pit for gasly and yuki

and a vsc

lucky sods

ollie shafted by haas

and we nearly got that lando bottle smh

oof, gabi did a good overtake on antonelli too

shame

[pale bridge]

Why is Verstappen is complaining about Oscar swerving to avoid the remains of Gasly's front wing

[pale tinsel]

because he's max verstappen

oh no

ferrari

the bottle

its coming out

[granite tangle]

no its actually looking good for them

[pale tinsel]

Yeah I take it back

Hadjar doing bits though

[granite tangle]

the red bull bottle is coming though

basically only car to have 2 pits left

did christian horny forget

[pale tinsel]

the mercs haven't pit yet

so they're fucked

they're already 2 pits behind

[granite tangle]

they were kinda irrelevant anyway

unless they did a lap 1 stunt

[pale tinsel]

bearmans got work to do speaking of lap 1 stunts

[granite tangle]

usual aston martin strategy also needs to be talked about

acting like theyre red and their name is ferrari the way they let hamilton overcut both them and hadjar

[pale tinsel]

the aston bottle masterclass

verstappen is building that gap by the looks of it

[granite tangle]

he caught bearman stroll

though

its fucked

[pale tinsel]

oh yeah its fucked

bearmans done his stops, think stroll has 1 left?

2 williams and 2 mercs aside from verstappen yet to pit

must have forgotten about the rule

or really hoping for the safety car

[granite tangle]

did toto tell russel to pull an osama

in a clever way

[pale tinsel]

straight terrorism

[granite tangle]

😭

yeah george you go worst case you both crash and kimi is through

[pale tinsel]

well..not sure about the straight part

[granite tangle]

not a bad shout

[pale tinsel]

Osama Bin Russell the sleeper agent, toto activates him with shirtless pic opportunities

[granite tangle]

only hope for max is for colapinto to do what he does best

[pale tinsel]

I think verstappens got the gap you know, if red bull can pull a decent stop

[granite tangle]

otherwise its just fucked

[granite tangle]

have you SEEN

our pitstops

[pale tinsel]

no wait nvm, just seen he's stuck

[granite tangle]

this year

[pale tinsel]

yeah dunno whats happened to you lot your boys have gotten lazy

Forgot Gasly nearly took Colapinto out when he crashed into Yuki

Alright here we go

[granite tangle]

maybe christian is making them work the hips in the background

now that newey is gone the horniness might be out of control

[pale tinsel]

Ahh its fucked

piastri is miles ahead

[pale tinsel]

Christian Horny has been unleashed

the horndog is out

ooo cheeky attempt from bearman

Can Lando just bottle a brake zone again

jesus flying Bearman

Toto's fucked it

[granite tangle]

GP has to deal with a comedian part time racing driver 🤣

[pale tinsel]

don't forget full time twitch streamer

its just a hobby for him, F1

[granite tangle]

https://tenor.com/view/captain-america-i-understood-that-reference-look-back-gif-14556485

NOOOOOOOOOO man

man

wtf

[pale tinsel]

OUCH

not gone well

[pale bridge]

Colapinto isn't worth being in that seat, he's not doing anything to save himself

[pale tinsel]

doesn't seem to be an improvement on jd

[granite tangle]

he wasnt even an improvement on sargeant

costed more money to williams than he brought

[pale tinsel]

your boys stuck as fuck

[granite tangle]

its whatever

as long as its decent points

didnt have hope for monaco anyway

[pale tinsel]

Yeah, not been a strong track for the bulls recently

I'm gonna commit violence at aston martin man, how can alonso be pointless after 8 races

[granite tangle]

watch out man theyre gonna say the engine failure and lawson sending it into him was his fault and hes washed

[pale tinsel]

he's lost speed but I wouldn't say he's completely washed. yet

[pale bridge]

All he's there for is Argentinian money so Alpine have enough for the repair bill

[pale tinsel]

1st order for argentina: gasly car rebuild

i would like mercedes to do something you german fuckwits

[granite tangle]

oscar pls bin it mate

could make my weekend

[pale tinsel]

Ooft was close lol

[pale tinsel]

can we change this to lando binning it, works for both of us

[granite tangle]

hamiton looks kinda fucked now

no?

[granite tangle]

i could work with both of them

but oscar looks much more shaky in monaco

[pale tinsel]

yeah he's been oversteering a lot

[granite tangle]

had a few incidents in practice and quali also

[pale tinsel]

poss. can't remember how many times he's pitted, think its just the once

[granite tangle]

1

and 17 behind verstappen

[pale tinsel]

he's got a gap to hadjar

best thing will be to just solidify 5th

[granite tangle]

on used up hards looks like he cant push

wont be too bad but its interesting cause he was almost on max's ass

he dropped a lot

[pale tinsel]

Yeah he was, looks like he ate up his tires

not sure if he has another set of hards

hadjar downwards lapped

jesus

Alright here's hoping Lando gets held the fuck up

Ffs george stop complaining and go full Osama Bin Russell

oo piastri in

Has McLaren shafted it hmmm

[granite tangle]

has ferrari shafted it

a safety car and leclerc's race is ruined

[pale tinsel]

They could have pitted Charles

yeah

fook sake

just seen the pit

Right, no osama bin franco

Russell goes full Mario Kart xD

[granite tangle]

HAHAHAHHA

Mercedes i am starting to like you

[pale tinsel]

OUCH

lmao

FUCKIN KIMI

ze germans are doing it

oof Albon is actually quite a bit dangerous with these

Merc might as well do a one stop and take the dq

@granite tangle what you thinking, red bull red flag masterclass?

[granite tangle]

i pray for it

worst case looks like he got hamilton covered

[pale tinsel]

If it was briatore tsunoda would be in a barrier by now

oh if verstappen can back up lando a bit I'd like him a lot more

Good idea, pit once and take the 30 sec penalty. 4th either way

[pale bridge]

Unless they fluff their pitstop which they've done too much this season already, this is what happens when Jonathan Wheatley leave your team

Both RBs are doing a dub, especially Liam, he's been needing this weekend badly

[glacial pine]

Hadjar Dotd

The best bit of monaco is hearing crofty and brundle inventing Formula E regulations to try and make it better 😂

[pale bridge]

Mercedes are going to have pit Kimi twice in 7 laps

[glacial pine]

Strategic flop for merc

How did George get that drive through? My stream broke

[pale tinsel]

cut the chicane

[granite tangle]

he cut the corner on purpose

[pale tinsel]

to overtake albon

[granite tangle]

to get past albon

[pale bridge]

Cutting the Chicane overtaking Alex

[glacial pine]

Lmaooooo

silly boy

[granite tangle]

nah hes goated for that actually

[pale tinsel]

love the mario kart tactics

bastard stewards

[pale bridge]

He said he'd rather take the penalty

[pale tinsel]

probably was expecting a time penalty as opposed to a drive through

[pale bridge]

Honestly if Kimi hadn't crashed in Q1 and George's car hadn't died in Q2, who knows

[glacial pine]

P6 and P7 probably, the mercs really got stuck behind the RB and Williams dropping 40 seconds each for their teammates

[pale bridge]

Red Bull need to bring Verstappen in now

[pale tinsel]

he's got enough of a gap to just pit on the last lap, all depends on how he's feeling in the car

[pale bridge]

Kimi has done his second stop

[pale tinsel]

Fucks sake riccardo adami just tell him the bloody answer

[pale bridge]

Finally he's coming in

What a race!

[granite tangle]

big flop for the 2 stop gimmick

was only interesting cause it had an unknown element

next year who is watching cars backing up the order for 70 laps

at least it was half that with the 1 stop

[glacial pine]

That was... one of the messiest Monacos I've seen.

5 pit stops mandatory for 2026

[pale tinsel]

Depends on how the new regs go

[pale bridge]

1/2 of the double done!

[pale tinsel]

but still, it was pretty much normal 1 stop monaco with extra defending

it was basically ricciardo 2018 simulator

[glacial pine]

Modern tires have way too much grip to make monaco good for F1

The braking zones are always going to be so short

[granite tangle]

that was interesting because of the renault element

🤣

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/Tom_Speight98/status/1926656121911091579?t=jyFBqxmPfJRU4XXx2IO6zg&s=19

Tom Speight (@Tom_Speight98)

“Totally awful race for us, we completely forgot about the regulation for 2 pit stops until after lap 60, a race to forget, very embarrassing” - Toto Wolff

X · May 25, 2025, 3:06 PM

Ain't no way

https://x.com/f1trollofficial/status/1926652483570483441?t=XInZ2H4GppHtUmYZCPG0UA&s=19

F1 TROLL (@f1trollofficial)

When 2 pistops are mandatory

X · May 25, 2025, 2:52 PM

[pale bridge]

Indy now about to start

Scotty Mac is already out before we've even started

We're about to go!

[pale tinsel]

https://fxtwitter.com/teamlhmedia/status/1926652463475577201?t=1H43g3HEBBozq6wctn6GXw&s=19

oh boy, looks like there's tension

sim (@teamlhmedia)

**💬 6 🔁 1 ❤️ 35 👁️ 3.9K **

▶ Play video

FxTwitter · May 25, 2025, 2:51 PM

[pale bridge]

People are dropping like flies here in the 500

[granite tangle]

People are saying pit wall could have heard nothing bc he was in the tunnel but not sure

It’s very true that Ricky is not working out with Lewis

Ferrari need to sack him no questions asked

Tho knowing Ferrari they’d rather sack Lewis than hire a non Italian not “one of them” race engineer

[pale tinsel]

Not sack but like, move him to a different department

and pay money for bono

[granite tangle]

Bono ain’t moving

[pale tinsel]

radio messages are usually delayed remember

[granite tangle]

You can get someone else that’s good tho

[granite tangle]

Not in driver cams afaik

You get the whole radio in f1tv

[pale tinsel]

idk, I don't pay for f1 tv anymore

also, idk who else would work with lewis

[granite tangle]

I bought it for a couple months now

[granite tangle]

Anyone that can speak English and sense literally

[pale tinsel]

Gary Gannon is pretty good but he's just moved to aston

[granite tangle]

Lewis is confident and knows what he’s asking

Hell McLaren has an issue with lando and his engineer

Lando needs a more vocal supportive RE, Lewis doesn’t really need that

Could snipe him for all I know

[pale tinsel]

Alright fuck it
Gary Gannon replaces Will Joseph, Gannon is good at being the supportive engineer. Did it really well with Mick Schumacher.
Will Joseph to Ferrari for Hamilton

Ferrari honestly need to sack all the italians

[granite tangle]

HAH

[glacial pine]

Lewis want to know exactly what he needs to do, and that he can lean on his engineers to make sure that's a winning strat

[pale bridge]

96 laps in, McLaughlin, Andretti, Rossi, Veekay, Shwartzman, Larson, Simpson and Robb all out, we're not even half way through yet
25 cars remain

[glacial pine]

It was so interesting seeing him opposite George Russell, who wants to know EXACTLY what everyone else is doing, and why, to input on the strategy

[granite tangle]

Leclerc is also the same

[pale tinsel]

yes yes i know
but Ferraris most successful period?
Cars were designed by a South African
Run by a Frenchman
Pit team was run by a Brit

[granite tangle]

He wants to know everything and also choose his own plan

[pale tinsel]

We all thought Bozzi would be that guy, but seems like he's getting more of the same

[glacial pine]

You see Alonso at this as well.

[granite tangle]

Ehh idk

Alonso is more similar to max I think

They both scream a lot and make snarky remarks

They need someone they can bounce off of

Like GP

[glacial pine]

I think they all do that

[pale tinsel]

Alonso needs a GP

He is aware enough to know whats going on around him, so he just needs an engineer to fill in the information he doesn't know

[granite tangle]

If you ever have a chance to listen in on verstappens driver cam and live radio

You’ll see how fucking insane GP is at his job

Absolutely irreplaceable

[granite tangle]

Every driver has his moments but if you take the Ferrari drivers for example you really really have to piss them off to get a reaction

[pale bridge]

Rahal and Herta are a lap down, Dixon 3 laps down

[granite tangle]

The thing is that Ferrari has brought both of them to that point in just 8 races

😭

[glacial pine]

Somehow an evergreen meme

[pale tinsel]

fuck that leclerc been dealing with this since 2019

[granite tangle]

And I’ve never seen him as depressed as this year

[pale tinsel]

Nah, 2020 those guys were going through it

this year is pretty close though

[severe spindle]

Looks like I didn't miss out on much not seeing this F1 race

So this is quite a situation

All and all, bar Ferrari, this race went as badly as it could for the teams I support

Being Alpine and Aston martin

Alonso getting frustrated as per usual, and honestly I would too

Two races back to back, and bullshit causes both of them to be out of points

I am sure Alonso is thinking about ending it all as much leclerc has been

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/sweetyoua/status/1926642125203964102?t=koB7sLP7WeDFCpH6Zcf9CA&s=19

@granite tangle

elle (@sweetyoua)

verstappen gones soft if he was a real cold aura farmer he would brake check norris just for the love of the game

X · May 25, 2025, 2:10 PM

your boys washed

[pale tinsel]

let me put it this way. 0 on track legal overtakes

[severe spindle]

That is actual crap

Why even bother racing at Monaco if this is what happens

[severe spindle]

Good job on Norris for winning, but all and all, still such a big lack of thing to watch

also, apparently Formula 1 2025 is on the verge of coming out

[lofty mirage]

Lmao

[pale tinsel]

yeah, just got the pre download

[pale tinsel]

Race number 1 in the first ever season of F1?
Monaco

[severe spindle]

I get the historic value and all, but come on

This track would be better as just a time attack race

[pale tinsel]

Thats why they tried to enforce mandatory 2 stop race

to try and make it entertaining

[severe spindle]

The cars are literally as big as a bus, they cannot overtake

[pale tinsel]

all it did was be more of the same

either make this race a sprint race

or make the cars smaller

[severe spindle]

They'll need to make every driver pit every lap at this rate lol

[severe spindle]

Honestly, that's probably what the 2026 regulations are for

More so monaco than anywhere else

And I'll be real if you, if Monaco is somehow allowed, I am surprised they're not racing in Knockhill

[pale tinsel]

Its a good race if you're into strategy, but strategy calculation can only count for so much entertainment

I don't even need constant overtaking, i just need close battles

[severe spindle]

The only overtake was Bartelleto

And then he screwed it up

[pale tinsel]

in all honesty, don't see it happening

[severe spindle]

Though that was thanks to Kimi pushing wide

[pale bridge]

Newgarden picking his way through the field unfortunately

[severe spindle]

You don't see 2026 regulationss happening?

[pale tinsel]

i don't see 2026 regulations improving racing

teams will develop as much as possible to get the downforce back

and in their testing, they're losing all the electrical energy halfway down straights so they're only chucking out like 500bhp as opposed to the 900-1000bhp

[severe spindle]

True

Honestly, that'd be fine

if the rest of the regulations actually accompanied

[pale tinsel]

https://youtu.be/K6QaCbVAK5Q?si=05p5qxPDTVMJssSo&utm_source=MTQxZ
https://youtu.be/LxqZpbEZl1I?si=Z1bVuReuVOZH1MrX&utm_source=MTQxZ

[severe spindle]

Again, can't they just go back to driving 90s cars if shit has become this proeblamtic

just put a halo on them and bam

Smaller, faster, more agile, actual racing

[pale tinsel]

nah cause there have been loads of safety standards that the old cars won't meet

the low noses, underside plank and stuff

[severe spindle]

These regulations need to buzz off sometimes

[glacial pine]

The sheer volume of fuel

[severe spindle]

Cause it's only causing itself problems

[glacial pine]

F1 is the only FIA world champ I can name that's struggling to regulate itself into a better sport

[severe spindle]

Yeah especially right now

I mean look at WEC

it breathed new life into Endurance racing

GT3s are taking off, SRO GT2s are becoming more popular

And they have to deal with BoP, unlike F1

[pale tinsel]

These current regs were supposed to be better for racing, but teams just developed so much they bought like 80% of the old downforce back so the cars can't race eachother anyway

[severe spindle]

May as well turn F1 into a time attack event

[glacial pine]

I do think they succeeded in reducing dirty air

[severe spindle]

Would be also fun

I've got an idea which is rather terrible

Put them in the constructor's road car

balance them, and have them race them

And the teams which don't have cars would use the cars that their engine constructor makes

It would no doubt cause them fewer headaches

[pale bridge]

Oh! Newgarden has a problem!!!!!

[glacial pine]

You've invented GT3

[severe spindle]

XD, true

Honestly, that's what they should do

Or at least force all the drivers to drive those cars as wel

I mean max already did

[pale tinsel]

Get them do to f1 esports

Jump on f1 25 and just do the races on there

with damage off

[pale bridge]

Ha! The 3Peat for Newgarden is over!!!!

[severe spindle]

Redbull and RB: Honda NSX GT3
Aston Martin: Aston Martin Vantage GT3
Ferrari, HAAS and Sauber: Ferrari 296 GT3
Mercedes and Williams: Mercedes AMG GT3
Mclaren: Mclaren 720S GT3
It's just Alpine that's tricky

[severe spindle]

Would be quite fun honestly

[pale tinsel]

turn their a110 into a race car
or bring back the rs01

[pale bridge]

Alpine would need an AMG GT3 because the A110 is too slow for GT3

[glacial pine]

Oh I'm sure you could get that 4cyl turbo up to ~550bhp for GT3

[pale tinsel]

With Red Bull and Honda splitting next season
They could use their new RB17 or the Ford GT

[granite tangle]

alonso yesterday was shouting he loves driving just for his engine to blow today just after his team fucked his strategy

[severe spindle]

it already races in GT4

[granite tangle]

life works in such funny ways

[pale bridge]

You'd need the A45S engine for that

[severe spindle]

Hell yeah

[pale tinsel]

for Alpine

[glacial pine]

Nah, just a homologation special. F1 engines are 1.6L turbos, I'm sure Renault could make it work

[pale tinsel]

runs with a vr38

[severe spindle]

Honestly I think

[granite tangle]

thas a big ass renault logo

[severe spindle]

Man, I miss that car

[granite tangle]

i dont see alpine

[severe spindle]

Eh, same thing

[pale tinsel]

^

[pale bridge]

They wouldn't

[granite tangle]

im taking the piss

[severe spindle]

Mario is piss

[glacial pine]

Yeah but they could

[granite tangle]

swimming in it

[pale tinsel]

Failing that, alpine could finally build that stupid vgt concept thing thats been in gran turismo since like 5

[pale bridge]

Newgarden is now out!

[granite tangle]

anyhow

[pale tinsel]

this thing

[severe spindle]

You're so pissed off, you can't piss

[granite tangle]

back to modding cyberpunk until im next summoned

[severe spindle]

I definitely wanna see proper

[glacial pine]

So good for one make racing

[granite tangle]

do summon me if anyone shits on alonso tho

[severe spindle]

Hehehehe

[granite tangle]

tweetman im observing you

[severe spindle]

Mario is my homie

[glacial pine]

Alonso is really good?

[granite tangle]

there we go

🤣

[pale tinsel]

https://fxtwitter.com/MSportQuotes/status/1926651364429475937?t=5OGcxsQPutzSy4Qhkfe2ig&s=19

Motorsport Bollocks (@MSportQuotes)

🚨 BREAKING: Fernando Alonso WINS the Monaco Grand Prix!
︀︀
︀︀It's his 33rd career win, and the first for Aston Martin. 🔥🔥

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▶ Play video

FxTwitter · May 25, 2025, 2:47 PM

[glacial pine]

Still won't get it together and score a point this year tho 🤣✌️

[pale tinsel]

copium

[severe spindle]

2025 has been such a shitty seaason for him, makes me sad

[granite tangle]

bro put 0 effort in this, he knows theyre not winning shit this year

[severe spindle]

You know things are bad when Stroll is taking mayhem points

And Alsono has no points

It almost feels like a repeat of the Mclaren years

[granite tangle]

well stroll is doing what hes supposed to

and alonso is just fucking unlucky

[severe spindle]

The sentence from Imola rings to this day

"I'm the unluckiest driver in the fucking world"

[granite tangle]

if anything the only thing it proves is that lance is overhated and isnt that incompetent

[severe spindle]

I never thought otherwise honestly

but even still

His perofmrnace at Monaco was pretty depressing

[granite tangle]

apart from gasly that had a horrendous quali and a brake failure that sent him flying

i dont think anyone had a worse race than alonso

[glacial pine]

Lance absolutely OBLITERATED everyone in F3 when he was there, he clearly knows what he's doing

[severe spindle]

His "I can't push" radio call from Monaco's race was quite reminding of the Mclaren years when he was yelling in essentially every radio call

[pale tinsel]

my guy literally had a different spec car

[severe spindle]

he certainly does, or at least used to
He needs to stick to the lower racing tier

[granite tangle]

he has skills hes just extremely on-off-y

[severe spindle]

Nobody has even had a worse season I'd argue

[glacial pine]

Isn't F3 a spec car?

[pale tinsel]

it is, but again, papa stroll pulled some strings

[glacial pine]

Lmao

[severe spindle]

that's not fair

[glacial pine]

Oh daddy Stroll

[granite tangle]

well apart from alonso himself in mclaren i really cant think of many wdc drivers that did have a worse season

[severe spindle]

definitely

[granite tangle]

he was testing a rally 2 car and was kinda flying the other day, he'll move discipline when hes done having fun in F1

[pale tinsel]

https://youtu.be/f2Ic0H6XMBo?si=fm6aw-UPqxzjc3Qo&utm_source=MTQxZ

9 minutes in

[severe spindle]

honestly, how do people stay fans of F1 when they're not cheering for the leading teams
It's literally only ever 1 of 3 or 4 teams

[granite tangle]

it kinda goes to show tho the worst f1 driver can still school a lot of categories

[granite tangle]

i am absolutely not watching this cunt

[glacial pine]

It's cool to watch

[severe spindle]

Or when his dad finally lets go

[severe spindle]

it's depressing is what it is

And it's hilarious

[pale tinsel]

lmao

[severe spindle]

Because argubaly it used to be worse back then

Because cars were even less close in performance

[pale tinsel]

he's gotten stale now

[granite tangle]

RPM?

nah hes still a cunt

and also look at him

pushing 40 looking like this shitting on people

[severe spindle]

pffft

[granite tangle]

hes a joke

[severe spindle]

I do wanna ask a question

[pale tinsel]

We have different tastes

[pale bridge]

With a motorway strip on his head, it's not a mohawk in any way, shape or form

[severe spindle]

I plan to become a racing driver one day, though I'm probably too old to ever get into F1
Wil I still be eligable for other open wheel series and motorsport series? Endurance races, GT3 races, etc

[pale tinsel]

Can race anywhere you like, as long as you're talented enough and can get the funding

Just make sure your racing license is eligible for the category you want to race in

[severe spindle]

I don't know about talented, but I definitely do need to take karting lessons

[severe spindle]

See that's the thing, i think for any category I wanna enter, I'll need to have the Karting license first

[glacial pine]

Money is bug

Big

[severe spindle]

Problem is, I don't know if Iranians are banned from FIA or not

[pale tinsel]

https://www.raceronrails.com/getting-an-fia-racing-license/

[glacial pine]

Start at the cheapest, slowest end of Motorsport

[severe spindle]

So I don't know if I can ever get license

[pale tinsel]

as far as i know, its just anyone racing under the russian flag

[glacial pine]

I think you just have to sign a thing saying "hey maybe my government is a mess" if the FIA doesn't like your country

[severe spindle]

it's still applicable? Interesting

At worst I'll race under no flag then

But then I'll probably be banned from my own country..

[pale tinsel]

You'd have to choose a flag

[severe spindle]

Man, what a shame when you're hated by either side

[pale tinsel]

Nikita Mazepin raced under the flag of the Russian Automobile Federation instead of the Russian one

[severe spindle]

Are there any half decent Russian F1 drivers? I mean before Mazepin's time

[pale tinsel]

uhhh

Vitaly Petrov maybe?

[severe spindle]

Perhaps

[pale tinsel]

he was the first

aside from that

no

[severe spindle]

karting, though that's still quite expensive for me

This is the thing, I need to become a proper engineer first

Get funding from working

And then waste that funding on becoming a racing driver

[glacial pine]

Well figure out what's cheapest. There might be a silly budget series

[severe spindle]

there are some racing series in iran

[glacial pine]

Road rallies. Maybe there's hillclimb racing with road cars

[severe spindle]

Some small karting ones, some rally ones

[pale tinsel]

https://x.com/16predestinatos/status/1926657200027578760?t=zS2yOFKvsO0Fuy_uywX_nw&s=19

morg (@16predestinatos)

the prince of monaco dapping him up 😭

X · May 25, 2025, 3:10 PM

[glacial pine]

In the UK there's a Citroen C1 championship that's comparable to Karting, apparently

[severe spindle]

Fact of the matter is, I don't need to go international yet

[severe spindle]

That must be quite fun

I'll definitely look more and more into what I can do in terms of racing license

maybe i'll remain racing here

[glacial pine]

There's probably even series that only need the most basic of licenses

[severe spindle]

Who knows, maybe I'll end up becoming a president of FIA and making one of F1's rounds take place in Iran than Bahrain

[glacial pine]

Just make sure y'all build a good track ✌️

[severe spindle]

Hehe, indeed, we do need a good trakc

Iran hasn't got any real major big circuits

Some karting ones at best

Most races are dirt courses

Iran would make a good leg of a Rally series

Lots of desert and varied terrain

[severe spindle]

Well I do have a driver's license, so I am at least that far ahead

[glacial pine]

If you have a car just look at what you can do.
There's some hillclimb racing around here, and people enter them with Daewoo Matiz's and entry is about £100

[severe spindle]

Yeah maybe I can find something similar here

I'll have to be more active on social media

Catch up on opportunities

I don't have my own car yet, I drive my mom's 206

So I'll need to get something of my own and then thrash it

it'll be fine

I'll probably make something happne

[pale bridge]

Unfortunately it looks like Palou the dull is going to win the 500

Fuck Alex Palou and fuck IndyCar, and these pricks think F1 is "boring"

Let's hope Cadillac don't even consider him for one of the seats because we don't need him in F1