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by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Silly Season 2025
Replies: 478
Views: 20457

Re: Silly Season 2025

UnlikeUday wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:02 pm
Make it happen. :thumbup:
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

No Poker. There are two separate things. I'm commenting on one of the things. My observation that the incident shows how awful these cars are at racing each other makes no comment on the actions of Alonso. Once Russell got close to Alonso he lost all front grip. I think this is bad as it means we c...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

I think calling it a brake test is a little unfair, even if it technically was one. The spirit of what Alonso was doing, wasn't to brake test Russell in the way we understand the term brake test. I've no reason to disbelieve Alonso, his recount seems like what he was trying to do, and what happened...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

20 second penalty for Alonso. Drops to P8. Wow, that's a far more major penalty than has been handed out recently. It was a brake check causing another driver to crash for me I would have black flagged him out of the race. Of course you would, but on what grounds? Even the stewards don't agree with...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Missed that Alonso got a penalty til now. Very confused. Is the art of slowing down in a corner to reduce the car behind’s momentum dead? Or is it just stewards bashing Alonso for the sake of it again? Slowing down your rival is one thing, but Alonso behaved in an unpredictable and dangerous manner...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

I think calling it a brake test is a little unfair, even if it technically was one. The spirit of what Alonso was doing, wasn't to brake test Russell in the way we understand the term brake test. I've no reason to disbelieve Alonso, his recount seems like what he was trying to do, and what happened...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

One thing the Russell/Alonso incident does show is how awfully untraceable these cars are. Russell's car became basically undriveable because he got close behind Alonso into a fast corner. This can't be what we want? Like that was the pure dynamic I believe Russell had to brake which helped to dest...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

When he gets close to the back of Alonso he immediately loses all front grip. It's quite obvious. No wonder we only get dull DRS passes. Russell had to react to Alonso's brake test which destabilised his car, we blame the cars for what Alonso did. No Poker. There are two separate things. I'm commen...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

“We had one of the worst sessions I’ve probably had for a long time.“ Hardly the words of someone talking about this season alone. Therefore I don’t think I am misrepresenting his words at all. Of course Hamilton is not going to denounce the W15 when he has been very vocal about the importance of h...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

After today’s qualifying, we can see what Mercedes is achieving without him. Hamilton was unhappy, Wolff got scared and the end result is this year’s wonderful car. A car that Hamilton has no faith in at all. I would say the chickens have come home to roost. https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hami...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Geez, if only I knew earlier that you are the resident expert on anything Hamilton, then maybe I would have asked for your advice sooner. :lol: :lol: :lol: I definitely read more about the situation at Mercedes, being a fan would account for that rather than someone seemingly just interested in che...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Geez, if only I knew earlier that you are the resident expert on anything Hamilton, then maybe I would have asked for your advice sooner. :lol: :lol: :lol: I definitely read more about the situation at Mercedes, being a fan would account for that rather than someone seemingly just interested in che...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Geez, if only I knew earlier that you are the resident expert on anything Hamilton, then maybe I would have asked for your advice sooner. :lol: :lol: :lol: I definitely read more about the situation at Mercedes, being a fan would account for that rather than someone seemingly just interested in che...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

How long before you admit it wasn't all on Mike Elliott? :lol: Surprisingly (or maybe not so?) Lewis is performing worse relative to his teammate this year than he did in the zero-pod years. Can't keep blaming the car or "setups" either as Russell pointedly said after qualy that the car is fine, ju...
by pokerman
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

How long before you admit it wasn't all on Mike Elliott? :lol: Surprisingly (or maybe not so?) Lewis is performing worse relative to his teammate this year than he did in the zero-pod years. Can't keep blaming the car or "setups" either as Russell pointedly said after qualy that the car is fine, ju...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I don't think they've started again from scratch. Plenty of teams have changed concept. Red Bull for this year for 1. You give Mercedes way too much credit. They've just done a worse job than there rivals. Well we can say that Red Bull actually know what they're doing, Mercedes look lost. How long ...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Geez, if only I knew earlier that you are the resident expert on anything Hamilton, then maybe I would have asked for your advice sooner. :lol: :lol: :lol: I definitely read more about the situation at Mercedes, being a fan would account for that rather than someone seemingly just interested in che...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Alonso forgot that it was Russell behind him and not Hamilton. He's been doing that with Lewis and other drivers and wins driver of the day and plaudits for his awesome defensive ability to keep faster cars behind - Finally, he got punished - there should be a race ban. Yeah just heard from him and...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz proving he needs to be in a top car, Red Bull or Mercedes, he didn't deserve to lose his Ferrari seat, apparently Perez's floor was damaged which explains his poor performance so that doesn't exactly make things straight forward for saying Perez out. He doesn't do this well often enough to pr...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

One thing the Russell/Alonso incident does show is how awfully untraceable these cars are. Russell's car became basically undriveable because he got close behind Alonso into a fast corner. This can't be what we want? Like that was the pure dynamic I believe Russell had to brake which helped to dest...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:43 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Games
Topic: 2024 Pick 10 Competition
Replies: 112
Views: 4798

Re: 2024 Pick 10 Competition

UnlikeUday wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:09 am
Alonso has gotten a 20 second penalty which drops him to P8. The final standings may get shuffled due to this.
Thank you Alonso taken me from 2nd down to 9th. :x
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

Sainz proving he needs to be in a top car, Red Bull or Mercedes, he didn't deserve to lose his Ferrari seat, apparently Perez's floor was damaged which explains his poor performance so that doesn't exactly make things straight forward for saying Perez out.
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

One thing the Russell/Alonso incident does show is how awfully untraceable these cars are. Russell's car became basically undriveable because he got close behind Alonso into a fast corner. This can't be what we want? Like that was the pure dynamic I believe Russell had to brake which helped to dest...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

I don't think they've started again from scratch. Plenty of teams have changed concept. Red Bull for this year for 1. You give Mercedes way too much credit. They've just done a worse job than there rivals. Well we can say that Red Bull actually know what they're doing, Mercedes look lost. No less l...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

After today’s qualifying, we can see what Mercedes is achieving without him. Hamilton was unhappy, Wolff got scared and the end result is this year’s wonderful car. A car that Hamilton has no faith in at all. I would say the chickens have come home to roost. https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hami...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Elliot should feel vindicated, but it won’t do him any good. I think he got on the wrong side of Hamilton and paid the price for it. What did the Elliott designed car achieve, one race win and third fastest car. After today’s qualifying, we can see what Mercedes is achieving without him. Hamilton w...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:49 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Just admit it was all a bit of a red herring. All of the arc about the team not listening to Hamilton was nothing but noise. Hamilton’s remarks are now making him come across more as self centred and a whole lot less about being a team player. In other words disingenuous. It would help if you had b...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

One thing the Russell/Alonso incident does show is how awfully untraceable these cars are. Russell's car became basically undriveable because he got close behind Alonso into a fast corner. This can't be what we want? Like that was the pure dynamic I believe Russell had to brake which helped to dest...
by pokerman
Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 256
Views: 4783

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Race Thread

mikeyg123 wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:06 am
JN23 wrote:
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am
20 second penalty for Alonso. Drops to P8.
Wow, that's a far more major penalty than has been handed out recently.
It was a brake check causing another driver to crash for me I would have black flagged him out of the race.
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Junior Series
Replies: 322
Views: 9976

Re: 2024 Junior Series

I guess we call that another entertaining F3 race on the cheesy tyres, at one point they were having to lap 5 seconds slower than earlier in the race, tyre preservation was of such a concern that defence was sacrificed for the sake of the tyres with the leaders, Mini letting 2 cars glide past him, d...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

What would you think say if Alonso kept doing this ? When has he ever done anything like that, however it's still his fault results are at face value, roll on Ferrari. He's a 7x World Champ who's driven over 300 GPs. Ultimately if he's trying things that aren't working he has to take responsibility...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:59 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

As I said. They've got backwards in the last 12 months With the zero pod structure. Not having the zero pod structure hasn't made them better has it. No but everyone moves forward, you think Mercedes wouldn't be even worse off, at base value it cost Mercedes 2 tenths according to Allinson. And acco...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

mmi16 wrote:
Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:33 pm
Lewis not making it out of Q2 is embarrassing for MB.
The out and out 5th fastest car in qualifying.
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

And according to Elliot presumably it didn't. As I've repeatedly said, I don't know where they'd be if they'd stuck with Elliot. I do know they are worse now than they were 12 months ago. They've basically started from scratch though one year later than they should have done if for not clinging ont...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:18 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

And according to Elliot presumably it didn't. As I've repeatedly said, I don't know where they'd be if they'd stuck with Elliot. I do know they are worse now than they were 12 months ago. They've basically started from scratch though one year later than they should have done if for not clinging ont...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Junior Series
Replies: 322
Views: 9976

Re: 2024 Junior Series

Tommy Smith involved in another SC although this time it looks like not his fault, same again though more money than talent.
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Junior Series
Replies: 322
Views: 9976

Re: 2024 Junior Series

Some would use the term "ran out of talent" (which I hate) for what Antonelli did, depending of course who the driver is. Maybe I'm biased but Antonelli was going past Verschoor before he got hit. Was there an onboard shot that actually confirmed the contact? The other angles all very much looked l...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Junior Series
Replies: 322
Views: 9976

Re: 2024 Junior Series

Given that it's the aspect of F1 rookies seem to struggle with the most we probably need more of them in F3 and F2. The tyre deg is worse than what we see in F1 so I'm not convicted that it's little more to entertain like the reverse grids, this track is supposed to be low deg. I'm not sure it is.....
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Not having the zero pod structure hasn't made them better has it. No but everyone moves forward, you think Mercedes wouldn't be even worse off, at base value it cost Mercedes 2 tenths according to Allinson. And according to Elliot presumably it didn't. As I've repeatedly said, I don't know where th...
by pokerman
Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 260
Views: 4721

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

He's a 7x World Champ who's driven over 300 GPs. Ultimately if he's trying things that aren't working he has to take responsibility for that. If he doesn't try then the car is 8 tenths off pole like we see with Russell. If one of his chancy setups worked and it caused him to outqualify Russell woul...