December 18, 20241 yr Has Albon wrecked yet? With Sergio out, he will have a clear path to the Destructors' Championship.
December 18, 20241 yr I probably shouldn't discount Colapinto driving for a full season. He rocketed up the standings to finish 3rd.
December 18, 20241 yr Small sample size, but for Colapinto to land on this list in only 9 races seems pretty good. Curious how they calculated his DNFs though, but still.
December 18, 20241 yr If Q2 is your ceiling and even getting there is a struggle most weeks, a wreck may not cost you many spots. That's probably why only 2 good drivers are on the list. Edited December 18, 20241 yr by kevwun
December 18, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, Mittens said: Small sample size, but for Colapinto to land on this list in only 9 races seems pretty good. Curious how they calculated his DNFs though, but still. I don't think making this list is impressive. The most overtakes award is just code for being bad at qualifying. Lance Stroll usually leads this list most years, and if you look at this year's list, it's no different. Leclerc only made the list because he gained 16 positions in Abu Dabhi after a grid penalty. Other than that, this looks like a list of the worst qualifiers on the grid this year. Lewis has been especially dreadful qualifying all year. It'll be interesting to see what his qualifying form is in 2025 to see how much this was a Lewis issue versus an MB/leaving the team and not having the best info problem.
December 18, 20241 yr Author 9 hours ago, dieucla98 said: "Leaves" feels a bit voluntary. "You can't fire me, I quit!" Edited December 19, 20241 yr by NoName
December 19, 20241 yr 22 minutes ago, Mittens said: Wonder why they didn’t go after Sainz, a proven driver with race pace, wins, and poles. Or maybe they did, and Carlos told them to “fuck right off.” Edited December 19, 20241 yr by Dutch
December 19, 20241 yr 10 minutes ago, Dutch said: Wonder why they didn’t go after Sainz, a proven driver with race pace, wins, and poles. Or maybe they did, and Carlos told them to “fuck right off.” I imagine the contract he signed with Williams in July wouldn't have allowed it. Gotta think being the clear cut #2 at Red Bull still beats driving a Williams' car.
December 19, 20241 yr Wonder why they didn’t go after Sainz, a proven driver with race pace, wins, and poles. Or maybe they did, and Carlos told them to “fuck right off.”Allegedly they did but Max blocked it, according to Eddie Jordan.
December 19, 20241 yr Liam Lawson in one of the three best cars on the grid is a joke, but I’m sure he’ll be better than 2024 Perez. It would make sense that Max is blocking better candidates like Sainz, because otherwise it’s truly inexplicable how terrible RB has managed their second driver compared to how well they manage every other aspect of their team.
December 19, 20241 yr Thought I read somewhere that Jos and Carlos Sr. hate each other and that was part of the reason it didn't happen. Really would've loved to see Carlos in the RBR instead of the damn Williams.
December 20, 20241 yr 10 hours ago, Burt Macklin said: Liam Lawson in one of the three best cars on the grid is a joke Counterpoint: he flipped off someone who is ostensibly his teammate mid-race in like his 3rd ever F1 race. He should be given the fastest car exclusively because of that.
December 20, 20241 yr Valtteri Bottas to return to Mercedes as reserve driver https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/43056476/valtteri-bottas-return-mercedes-reserve-driver
December 20, 20241 yr 17 hours ago, wood said: George is such a little bitch. The Brit version of Richie Rich. Fairly true, but at the same time, I don't mind when the drivers let their real emotions show. I get so tired of cleaned and whitewashed sports where fierce competitors are expected to act like they all love each other.
December 25, 20241 yr In for another season. Thanks to all of you in advance for your insights and discussion - although I've been following for decades, so many of you know a lot more than I do about the intricacies of the sport. Should be a great year of racing. Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!
December 25, 20241 yr I will be joining you this year. A friend of mine is obsessed. So much so that we did British Grand Prix in 2024, and we are planning on Imola in 2025 (and maybe another one if we can swing it...she went to Vegas this year as well).
December 25, 2024Dec 25 Merry Christmas, y'all ... Living the dream: this guy rebuilt an F1 car… so he could race it: “I didn’t want a paperweight,” says Dan Bythewood. 15 years and one Cosworth V10 later, it’s nearly good to go… https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/living-dream-guy-rebuilt-f1-car-so-he-could-race-it
December 26, 2024Dec 26 5 hours ago, wood said: Merry Christmas, y'all ... Living the dream: this guy rebuilt an F1 car… so he could race it: “I didn’t want a paperweight,” says Dan Bythewood. 15 years and one Cosworth V10 later, it’s nearly good to go… https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/living-dream-guy-rebuilt-f1-car-so-he-could-race-it pretty fuckin' cool!
December 26, 2024Dec 26 Yeah I splurged and got ribeye instead of a sirloin the other day so I’ve got that going for me, which is nice
December 27, 2024Dec 27 Ferrari gave Sainz the car he drove in his first Grand Prix win. https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/carlos-sainz-gifted-his-first-grand-prix-winning-car-in-heartfelt-ferrari-farewell-01jfykfybnk6 Quote Carlos Sainz bid an emotional farewell to Ferrari after four years with the team and to honor his contributions and commemorate his time with the Scuderia, Ferrari presented him with the SF-75 F1 car, which powered him to his very first Formula 1 victory at the 2022 British Grand Prix. Pretty awesome of Ferrari for doing that. But they should’ve signed him for another 2 years instead of bringing in Hamilton.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 But they should’ve signed him for another 2 years instead of bringing in Hamilton. Lolwut.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 Very cool of them to doOut of the blue my daughter has gotten into F1. She’s been watching drive to survive a lot and top gear/GTI assume it has something to do with her about to get her drivers license. Or maybe the Apple doesn’t fall.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 40 minutes ago, Updawg said: Very cool of them to do Out of the blue my daughter has gotten into F1. She’s been watching drive to survive a lot and top gear/GT I assume it has something to do with her about to get her drivers license. Or maybe the Apple doesn’t fall. Lol. The only part you might have gotten right is the apple falling part but only if you’re into hot men with accents. Edited December 27, 2024Dec 27 by TonyTexas
December 28, 2024Dec 28 My daughter watches every race with me. She loves McLaren. I remain firmly red.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 LOL my boy & I have so few fucks left to give that we're just getting around to watching Abu Dhabi. Watching GP Sunday just now they had Ted interviewing Brad Pitt, then Danica says "it's not like Brad is the only actor that loves racing. There's Jason Priestley, Frankie Munoz, and Patrick Dempsey". (Surely she meant Muniz, but those immigrant names probably all sound alike to Danica). LOL, those are the most prominent actors in racing that she could think of? I guess she forgot about those chumps McQueen, Newman, and Garner, among other notables. More recently there's also Fassbender (who's actually pretty good, and others. Trivial tidbit: Our own Walter Cronkite was a racer, and raced in fields that included Phil Hill, Bruce McLaren, his friend Stirling Moss, and Dan Gurney. He even raced in and finished the 1959 12H of Sebring, and apparently was Jeremy Clarkson before Jeremy Clarkson was Jeremy Clarkson ... https://www.thedrive.com/article/474/walter-cronkite-was-the-original-jeremy-clarkson [cronkitevoice] What starts here ... 🤘 [/cronkitevoice]
December 30, 2024Dec 30 It's crazy, for some reason my wife really loves F1 too. But mostly the interviews, and DtS. She only seems to tolerate the races on Sunday mornings.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 I was gifted the Senna McLaren Lego kit for Christmas. ❤️ Edited December 30, 2024Dec 30 by VABuckeye
December 30, 2024Dec 30 On 12/27/2024 at 5:43 AM, Anton Chigurh said: Lolwut. I have a man crush on Carlos. NTTAWWT Also, he’s been a good team mate and a professional the past year. That goes a long way.
January 5Jan 5 Finally got around to watching Senna on Netflix. Pretty good, a little cheesy, but still good. Was Proust that much of a little bitch?
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