Human Grand Prix posted:

Whitey Ford posted:

F1 races in the USA and they’re mass shooting each other nearly every day.

Pirate Radar posted:

poo poo, they’re going to Brazil soon

Though maybe if Massa had caught the Zika virus that spring would have missed his shrunken head

Samuel 22:15 posted:

"And He sent out a spring, and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them.

Pirate Radar posted:

poo poo, they’re going to Brazil soon

Though maybe if Massa had caught the Zika virus that spring would have missed his shrunken head

1500quidporsche posted:

I appreciate you coming back. With all due respect, however, you've...well...

...You've Cherry Picked and created an Alternative Universe with a fanasty about Mercedes running the Ferrari SF70H with Hamilton in it and winning the title by Japan or Austin.

Yes, Hamilton is a great driver who deserves this WDC. If you saw my rankings for 17 as of Austin in your US GP report thread, you would have seen that I ranked him Number 1.

You, however, have Cherry Picked Spa for Lewis and Baku/Singapore against Vettel while:

A) absolving Lewis of Q3 and GP errors at Bahrain(*), underperformance at Russia(*), Monaco(*) and Hungary and his own part (because he wasn't blameless) in being lapped in Mexico;

B) overlooking the element of luck for Lewis with the SCs/VSCs in China and Spain and not being collected at T2 Hungary by VER-RIC or by VET spinning out after T3 Singapore;

C) forgeting the fact that Vettel saved the Ferrari from qualifying last in Spain (which, admittedly, didn't appear in your report due to a glitch on your laptop);

D) forgeting the element of luck which went against Vettel in China/Spain with SCs/VSCs; and

F) not admitting that Red Bull was the faster race car at Singapore and Mexico - but only Vettel's Q3 mode and some top laps got him pole. Barely. Why deny that? Also, Ferrari wasn't fastest in the wet in Singapore. No one can say that. It had never been wet there until the race started.

Also, when I say "best car", I mean "best and most reliable car/engine package". It allowed Bottas to win 2 GPs and nearly take pole at Russia (*) and Monaco (*)! [You credit Lewis for pole in Spa - but then absolve him of not taking Pole at Bahrain/Russia/Monaco. That's not being balanced, in my view].

The wins Raikkonen *may* have gotten at Monaco and Hungary were wins that went to Ferrari anyways. So, it's not as if Raikkonen not winning those 2 races reduced Ferrari's win count. On the other hand, Merc *may* have won even more had Rosberg been in Bottas' car in Baku, Monaco or Bahrain. Please think about it!

So, how can anyone deny that Merc had the best, most reliable car/engine package and was the best team across the season? Had Rosberg been there, Merc may well have had an even bigger margin in the WCC. *THAT* is a more plausible Alternative Universe than the one you presented. With due respect, of course.

Also, are you saying Hamilton would have won the title had he been a Scuderia driver racing the SF70H out of Maranello?

Lewis won. And Merc won the WCC by a big margin. Those are the facts. Lewis was the best driver in the best package at the best team with the best operations and strategists. That's the reality. They won 11 GPs, 7 more than Ferrari and 8 more than Red Bull. They should have won Baku - and possibly Bahrain too - had Rosberg been in Bottas' seat. That's possibly 12 or 13 GPs Merc won or could have won.

What you've done, Mark, is cherry picked Spa, Baku/Singapore and told Lewis' fans that he would have won the title earlier in the Ferrari and portrayed him as virtually flawless.

That's simply fantasy and it denies Lewis underperforming at the specific meetings I mentioned, the elements of luck (which I specifically outlined) and the very real INTRA-SEASON destabilization which took place on three fronts (mentioned earlier) against Ferrari AFTER Allison joined Mercs.

If you can address the issues point by point, that's great. If not, no worries.

With great respect as always.

(*) Valtteri was .095 off Russia pole and 0.045 off Monaco pole. They're slivers which could have been topped had Hamilton been on it on the Saturdays there and in Bahrain.

1500quidporsche posted:

Wirth1000 posted:

Is that a comment left on Saward?

learnincurve posted:

This is one of those seasons where I barely remember a lot of it if I’m honest. Good for entertainment for a few hours but I want engine parity, and untill then I’m not going to give much of a real gently caress.

1500quidporsche posted:

learnincurve posted:

This is one of those seasons where I barely remember a lot of it if I’m honest. Good for entertainment for a few hours but I want engine parity, and untill then I’m not going to give much of a real gently caress.

wicka posted:

Excite Truck or get out

track day bro! posted:

It didn't help that in between both games I got a pirate japanese version of Gran Turismo. Plus RR4's career mode was a drag after playing GT with the way you had to join specific teams to get certain cars? I forget now, it sucked rear end apart from the intro.

LochNessMonster posted:

That poo poo got nothing on Stunts

Human Grand Prix posted:

Get this: RR4 is better than both PS1 Grand Turismos. It's the best PS1 racing game.

wicka posted:

gently caress you

julian assflange posted:

*On in lap after another win, Lewis monologues about himself in the third person with this on a loop*

https://youtu.be/lEj8xUVP50E

learnincurve posted:

This is one of those seasons where I barely remember a lot of it if I’m honest. Good for entertainment for a few hours but I want engine parity, and untill then I’m not going to give much of a real gently caress.

GramCracker posted:

Title sound track from 1500quid's next karting video

The Unfetered One posted:

julian assflange posted:

*Ted Kravitz strolls around the garages having totally chill chats with everyone while this plays on a loop*

https://youtu.be/mFSxWVuqp50

CratSock posted:

What the gently caress is going on in here?

CratSock posted:

What the gently caress is going on in here?