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by Delphic
Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 23021

Re: 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Race Thread

yodasarmpit wrote:
Sun Mar 27, 2022 6:38 pm
Great racing from Max and Charles, but a bit tiddled off that Max gained time under the VSC behind Charles - a little bit unfair that he got working DRS without earning it.
Even Hamilton got that advantage last year on the same track. It is part of racing, so fair enough.
by Delphic
Sat Mar 26, 2022 5:06 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021
Replies: 1450
Views: 146857

Re: Mercedes vs Red Bull - 2021

Also, Hamilton is not inferior to Rosberg, as proven by the 4 years he had with him in the same machinery. Meanwhile, Max had to have external assistance (Masi) in addition to just needing 1 race win out of the final 4 and completely choking it in a better car over the season. Clearly illustrates w...
by Delphic
Sat Mar 26, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Christian Horner or Toto Wolff
Replies: 70
Views: 8084

Re: Christian Horner or Toto Wolff

I voted Horner cause I like his personality. He has this win at any cost mentality, which may toe the line occasionally. Also, working in media corp myself, I interact with many Netflix peers who talk about DTS anecdotes, and based on that it seems Horner is very approachable and friendly. However,...
by Delphic
Sat Mar 26, 2022 2:29 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13473

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

Why should Max be considered an inferior wheel-to-wheel racer to someone who usually loses to him in racing encounters? He is considered inferior to that someone because it involves Max usually bumping into him, driving him off the track, just because he knows he won't win cleanly. The last 4 races...
by Delphic
Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13473

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

We’ve just seen two drivers have a perfectly clean and fair battle for the lead in Bahrain. It’s almost as if Max wasn’t the problem last season? Or at least he wasn't entirely to blame, like some people on here would want you to believe. By the way, Charles will likely be a tougher opponent for Ma...
by Delphic
Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13473

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

Why should Max be considered an inferior wheel-to-wheel racer to someone who usually loses to him in racing encounters? He is considered inferior to that someone because it involves Max usually bumping into him, driving him off the track, just because he knows he won't win cleanly. The last 4 races...
by Delphic
Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13473

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

We’ve just seen two drivers have a perfectly clean and fair battle for the lead in Bahrain. It’s almost as if Max wasn’t the problem last season? Or at least he wasn't entirely to blame, like some people on here would want you to believe. By the way, Charles will likely be a tougher opponent for Ma...
by Delphic
Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?
Replies: 194
Views: 13473

Re: Will the new FIA driving guidelines curb Max and should he have been punished more for 2021?

I don't think Max will change his driving. No one will. Every driver will try to test to see how far can they tow the line. Leclerc did it in 2019 when he found out that you can push drivers off without any consequence. I am sure Hamilton will do the same if he believe he can get away. Max has 7 pen...
by Delphic
Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:12 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Official Max Verstappen thread
Replies: 489
Views: 125224

Re: Official Max Verstappen thread

Max needs to adjust his thinking, and quickly. He isn't racing Hamilton anymore, and Leclerc is a driver much closer to his own mold, ruthless and very clever in terms of the tricks up his sleeve. It's not a Hamilton vs Leclerc thing. Hamilton was driving a car with a low drag concept that was not ...
by Delphic
Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 255
Views: 26642

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

If Mercedes get frozen into a poor engine I wonder if that might see Hamilton retire after next year. Honestly, if Mercedes are frozen into an uncompetitive engine, I wouldn't be too shocked to see him retire at the end of this year. The only thing Lewis has left to do is win that 8th WDC, and he d...
by Delphic
Sun Mar 20, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 255
Views: 26642

Re: 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix Race Thread

I wanted to wait until the race as that shows a much clear picture, but Mercedes is nowhere close to Ferrari and RB. I mean losing 1 second per lap is just LOL. And this is after they not doing much in 2021, so that they can "focus" on 2022! Compared to RB who went all in 2021 and still brought a ch...
by Delphic
Tue Mar 15, 2022 7:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

You will never have a set of rules fit for all eventual issues arising - so I am inclined to accept there has to be an element of discretion employed for these type of situations. This is what it is. No company or business units have a policy handbook that encompasses all intangible situations. It ...
by Delphic
Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Just a refresher (as much for myself!) here in terms of the regulations: 15.3 The clerk of the course shall work in permanent consultation with the Race Director. The Race Director shall have overriding authority in the following matters and the clerk of the course may give orders in respect of the...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

What makes you believe the FIA would have kept Masi in his position, risking the ire of millions of Mercedes and/or Hamilton fans? Let me try to understand...you are implying that Masi was not fired for botching up the final race, but to keep Merc and Hamilton fans happy? :lol: We have conspiracy t...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes W13 revealed!
Replies: 102
Views: 14785

Re: Mercedes W13 revealed!

Hard to be facetious or show sarcasm on message boards. I was just playing around with all the talk about protests, etc.

I completely understand that this is testing, and no way represents the car true pace. Who knows, they may even be aiming for balance today instead of race pace?
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes W13 revealed!
Replies: 102
Views: 14785

Re: Mercedes W13 revealed!

:lol: So far I don't think anyone is protesting . The car looks crap! Seconds away from last year's pole time..

LOL!
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Just a comment regarding the idea that the Abu Dhabi race may have been voided (which would not have changed the WDC outcome but the question arose in a hypothetical scenario that Hamiltoin had taken a narrow lead into that race) - I'm pretty sure that Sainz's third-placed position allowed him to l...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

What makes you believe the FIA would have kept Masi in his position, risking the ire of millions of Mercedes and/or Hamilton fans? Let me try to understand...you are implying that Masi was not fired for botching up the final race, but to keep Merc and Hamilton fans happy? :lol: We have conspiracy t...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes W13 revealed!
Replies: 102
Views: 14785

Re: Mercedes W13 revealed!

Man, if this design works then hats off to whoever was in charge of this design. I have my doubts though. Obviously I read on twitter, so not sure what to make of it, but there are tweets that teams may oppose the new design and get it disapproved. Innovation should be rewarded, not punished, becau...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:33 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Mercedes W13 revealed!
Replies: 102
Views: 14785

Re: Mercedes W13 revealed!

Man, if this design works then hats off to whoever was in charge of this design. I have my doubts though. Obviously I read on twitter, so not sure what to make of it, but there are tweets that teams may oppose the new design and get it disapproved. Innovation should be rewarded, not punished, becaus...
by Delphic
Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

What makes you believe the FIA would have kept Masi in his position, risking the ire of millions of Mercedes and/or Hamilton fans? Let me try to understand...you are implying that Masi was not fired for botching up the final race, but to keep Merc and Hamilton fans happy? :lol: We have conspiracy t...
by Delphic
Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Going into the final race if Hamilton was leading by a point, via some countback rule then I am absolutely sure Merc would have gone ahead with the appeal to the fullest. I believe the next step after the FIA court was some kind of a sporting court. The process would have taken months, lots of mone...
by Delphic
Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Going into the final race if Hamilton was leading by a point, via some countback rule then I am absolutely sure Merc would have gone ahead with the appeal to the fullest. I believe the next step after the FIA court was some kind of a sporting court. The process would have taken months, lots of money...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should Sochi be Cancelled?
Replies: 175
Views: 15431

Re: Should Sochi be Cancelled?

I'll just preface what i'm about to say by indicating that what's happening in Ukraine is tragic, reprehensible, illegal & Putin must held accountable for the atrocious actions his forces are performing. However, I also believe there's pretty much always 2 sides to every story, & I encourage anyone...
by Delphic
Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How will Hamilton deal with Max this season?
Replies: 170
Views: 15088

Re: How will Hamilton deal with Max this season?

Battle Far wrote:
Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:57 pm
I think the much more interesting question will be:-

How will Hamilton fans deal with Max this season?

dare one hope, politely!!!
Probably less viscous than Alonso and Max fans have been dealing with Hamilton over the years?
by Delphic
Thu Mar 03, 2022 3:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: How will Hamilton deal with Max this season?
Replies: 170
Views: 15088

Re: How will Hamilton deal with Max this season?

I would have voted for the third option along the lines of, "Fight fire with fire. If Max is driving like back-off-or crash, then crash it is". I don't think Hamilton will initiate the back-off-or-crash like Max does, but the first option feels like that. Hence, I voted for the second one as that se...
by Delphic
Thu Feb 24, 2022 4:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Should Sochi be Cancelled?
Replies: 175
Views: 15431

Re: Should Sochi be Cancelled?

F1 still "closely" monitoring? What are they waiting for? At this point, shouldnt it be done already?
by Delphic
Wed Feb 23, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

To be fair, the Schumacher/Villeneurve, Schumacher/Hill, Prost/Senna x2 incidents all got forgotten about within a day or two of them happening... :uhoh: Most likely due to lack of the social media presence back then. Also, the insights fans get nowadays. The audio exchange between JW and Masi was ...
by Delphic
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

KingVoid wrote:
Fri Feb 18, 2022 2:09 am
I know you want to engage in a trolling war with me, but I pass. I’m just here to enjoy the fact that Max is champion with the single most impressive title campaign since Alonso 2006. :nod:
Sterling example of the irony and lack of self awareness in one post.
by Delphic
Fri Feb 18, 2022 4:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

Big picture, Masi will be ok. But what happened to him is quite unreasonable. First, all of you Hamilton diehards (I like Hamilton) really need to pull your head in. The petulance is off the charts. At no point do you accept that Mercedes failed Hamilton by refusing to see what was obvious, and pit...
by Delphic
Thu Feb 17, 2022 3:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director
Replies: 561
Views: 42384

Re: BREAKING NEWS... Michael Masi Removed As Race Director

I'm not really surprised by what Mr Benson puts in his BBC article (see source in the opening post), namely that "Masi failed to correctly apply the rules in a late safety car period and had a direct impact on the outcome of the title race", as he already said as much in an earlier one. I doubt we ...
by Delphic
Wed Feb 16, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

There was no gaurantee who would win over one lap with one on fresh softs and the other on 40 lap hards? I can accept you believing the rules should be manipulated to gift Max the title. But the above? You surely don't also believe that? Literally no guarantee at all... Verstappen nearly binned it ...
by Delphic
Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:47 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

I do agree that they should have acted somehow, but on reflection, what could they do? I had written this in some other thread - IMO, the FIA is in a very tough situation regarding this. The whole fiasco happened in the last lap of the season. If this had happened some laps before, then you can at ...
by Delphic
Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

I do agree that they should have acted somehow, but on reflection, what could they do? I had written this in some other thread - IMO, the FIA is in a very tough situation regarding this. The whole fiasco happened in the last lap of the season. If this had happened some laps before, then you can at ...
by Delphic
Tue Feb 15, 2022 5:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

I do agree that they should have acted somehow, but on reflection, what could they do? I had written this in some other thread - IMO, the FIA is in a very tough situation regarding this. The whole fiasco happened in the last lap of the season. If this had happened some laps before, then you can at ...
by Delphic
Tue Feb 15, 2022 3:11 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

I do agree that they should have acted somehow, but on reflection, what could they do? I had written this in some other thread - IMO, the FIA is in a very tough situation regarding this. The whole fiasco happened in the last lap of the season. If this had happened some laps before, then you can at ...
by Delphic
Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The bad luck debate
Replies: 110
Views: 8255

Re: The bad luck debate

What a pointless exercise. They both got a heap of good and bad luck. At season end its not like you can look back and be like, ye that guya engine failed x times more...oh wait we can 😅 It all balanced out, strength of their cars evened out especially when you consider the situations they had the ...
by Delphic
Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: The bad luck debate
Replies: 110
Views: 8255

Re: The bad luck debate

KingVoid wrote:
Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:28 am
In Turkey, Mercedes was comfortably the best car, and given that, Lewis’ drive from 11th to 5th was nothing to write home about.
I think with DRS enabled Hamilton, there is a good chance that Hamilton finishes better than 5th. Not having DRS for that race definitely screwed him.
by Delphic
Mon Feb 14, 2022 7:20 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Rules
Replies: 16
Views: 2220

Re: New Rules

If the leader has completed more than two laps but less than 25% of the scheduled race distance, the top five finishers will be awarded points on a 6-4-3-2-1 scale. Does it say if those two laps are under normal racing conditions or not? Because the whole issue with Spa was that the laps were behin...
by Delphic
Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?
Replies: 699
Views: 57945

Re: Abu Dhabi 2021 - How has it left you feeling?

Only thing I am annoyed by is why Masi didn’t allow the cars to unlap himself on lap 56. The car was removed, the cement was down and the circuit was cleared. There was enough time to make them all unlap themselves. Instead he changed his mind twice within 3 minutes. As for Verstappen’s title, from...