I think they all are mostly a bunch of whining bitches. They are there because of rich daddies. These people never had a hard day in their life. I am sure there are kids on go karts that could turn into much better drivers but, we will never know because they can't pay the entrance fee and that will keep getting stepper. Consider that a competitive go kart can cost upwards of $10k I don't think any of these guys came from poor families. Some just came from richer families.
This is one the reasons Lewis Hamilton is revered. He and his family came from pretty much nothing compared to the rest of the drivers. Yes, his father had plenty of money to go around since he ran a somewhat successful computer business. Anthony Hamilton had to work 2 other jobs to afford his son's karting interests. He definitely didn't come from a family of million or billionaires.
I guess to be honest I am a little jealous of these guys having it so easy. I didn't get to start racing until 2017. I started HPDE stuff in 2012. It takes money to make a race car and even more money to race it. Then take even more money to keep your car competitive as everyone looks at the rules to see what they can do to get that little bit of an edge over the next guy. Since COVID 19 I have taken 3 pay cuts, so racing has been put on the back burner. Not sure when I'll recover to be able to start racing again. So, ever time these fuckers bitch I want to smack them. Just think the budget for F1 racing in 2021 is capped at $145 million. Wish I had a hundredth of that for my racing budget.This is one the reasons Lewis Hamilton is revered. He and his family came from pretty much nothing compared to the rest of the drivers. Yes, his father had plenty of money to go around since he ran a somewhat successful computer business. Anthony Hamilton had to work 2 other jobs to afford his son's karting interests. He definitely didn't come from a family of million or billionaires.
I do find it hilariously hypocritical of those in F1 when they virtue signal about being inclusive when it's the most exclusive club on the planet. They virtue signal about all of the current hot topics and hold their events in oppressive Arab countries and in China where crimes against humanity are currently being committed. I really wish they would leave the politics out of their sport and focus solely on the damn sport.
One of the reasons I like Max Verstappen is because he seems to be the most based out of all the drivers. His driving style is also fun to watch whereas everybody else is either too conservative or too cautious. Nikita Mazepin is fun to watch if you like seeing what it's like for a normie driving a Formula 1 car.
I think Max is a racer through and through. Watching that interview with Damon Hill (I posted earlier) you can tell he's all-encompassed. But you hit the nail on the head..his driving style is very fun to watch (though he's matured some). To me, he's the perfect blend of Senna and Prost (because you HAD to choose sides there...I chose the smooth, calculating Prost). I think if anything young Max's style matches Prost the most because he's very, very smooth yet has that aggressiveness that Senna had. Just my 0.02.This is one the reasons Lewis Hamilton is revered. He and his family came from pretty much nothing compared to the rest of the drivers. Yes, his father had plenty of money to go around since he ran a somewhat successful computer business. Anthony Hamilton had to work 2 other jobs to afford his son's karting interests. He definitely didn't come from a family of million or billionaires.
I do find it hilariously hypocritical of those in F1 when they virtue signal about being inclusive when it's the most exclusive club on the planet. They virtue signal about all of the current hot topics and hold their events in oppressive Arab countries and in China where crimes against humanity are currently being committed. I really wish they would leave the politics out of their sport and focus solely on the damn sport.
One of the reasons I like Max Verstappen is because he seems to be the most based out of all the drivers. His driving style is also fun to watch whereas everybody else is either too conservative or too cautious. Nikita Mazepin is fun to watch if you like seeing what it's like for a normie driving a Formula 1 car.
. Bring big $$$ you get a car. Such is the life on the lower-end teams. Heck, when I was regularly tracking my car, the thought crossed my mind of shelling out 10-15k for a lower-end car at Sebring crossed my mind (very early 2000s when the common man with some cred could get a ride - maybe 30 minutes of driving). I knew I had the "quali" line down better than some of the "bought-in" drivers from watching them in practice. Alas, I knew that was a fantasy .
Most of the drivers get their seats through sponsors. If they come from money like some of those on the grid, yeah, they can buy their way into a seat or have their daddy buy a team. If the Mazepins end up taking over Haas after this season and get involved with Rich Energy, it'll be a shitshow worth keeping tabs on.
Yeah I know a guy who races professionally. He pays a pro driver, who I get coaching from, to drive with him. It cost over $1 million a year to race the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. He's calling it quits after this year because it's just gotten too expensive. Amateur racing can cost a lot and some guys have more than others. It's fun watching a guy who barely has anything show up with an open trailer and destroy the guy who has a team and tractor trailer full of all the goodies.I think Max is a racer through and through. Watching that interview with Damon Hill (I posted earlier) you can tell he's all-encompassed. But you hit the nail on the head..his driving style is very fun to watch (though he's matured some). To me, he's the perfect blend of Senna and Prost (because you HAD to choose sides there...I chose the smooth, calculating Prost). I think if anything young Max's style matches Prost the most because he's very, very smooth yet has that aggressiveness that Senna had. Just my 0.02.
Yes, "Megaspin" is probably only slightly better than our on @Shooter McGavin
Hey, ease up on Lance now. I used to hate that kid, but now...I'm actually impressed with him at times...still not a great driver, but worlds better than he was. Yuki is another one of those that "brought money" though I think it was Honda money...which has vanished. I think Yuki needs to go F-2 for a year or two more.
That may be true, but non of them started out poor. It cost money to race karts. They are rich, just not as rich as the ones who can pay for a seat.
I was part of the Jr. Dragsters in the early 90s. It was very short lived. My Mom sure as shit couldn't afford the buy-in fees. Luckily a teacher at my middle school was some honcho in the organization's LA area division and pulled some strings for me in order to get me into the seat. When it came time to shop around for sponsors, they all gave me a solid "no" because I came from a white trailer park trash family. I was the Kenny McCormick of my circle of friends. At that point in time the optics of having somebody from my background would have been frowned upon when there were "more deserving" kids from affluent families vying for a spot, who can afford all the fees associated with motorsports. I still can't stop shaking my head when those in motorsports go on about virtue signaling about equality, being inclusive, and what not. We all know it's a load of bullshit.I think Max is a racer through and through. Watching that interview with Damon Hill (I posted earlier) you can tell he's all-encompassed. But you hit the nail on the head..his driving style is very fun to watch (though he's matured some). To me, he's the perfect blend of Senna and Prost (because you HAD to choose sides there...I chose the smooth, calculating Prost). I think if anything young Max's style matches Prost the most because he's very, very smooth yet has that aggressiveness that Senna had. Just my 0.02.
Yes, "Megaspin" is probably only slightly better than our on @Shooter McGavin
Same. I self sponsored a short lived karting career in my late teens. Buying the minimum gear to get started made it seem attainable but the consumables eventually caught up to me. It was a little frustrating to watch the racing equivalent of football dads a primary and 3 backup carts for their barely appreciative 8 year olds while a surprise engine rebuild would almost break me.
Lance Stroll actually has some driving acumen whereas the other rich boys don't. He's whiny at times but has had mild success through the years.
Yeah pulling 5g into a turn is pretty rough and those speeds you need to have fast reaction skills. I would take coaching from anyone of those guys if I could.
. They are simply on another planet, where obviously time and motion are completely slowed down and eyesight is "bionic." I don't think the average person understands how hard it is to hit the turn-in, apex, track-out point just driving on the track at say 85-90% - EVERY SINGLE LAP. Now, do that at 10/10 each and every lap, perhaps 1/2" from a wall tracking out at well over 100mph with little visibility out of the cockpit and then you have "Formula 1" drivers. Now add other drivers trying to pass you doing that. 
Sorry, I'm slacking. I tore down a weapon, replaced suspension components, smoked a pork roast and some fresh sockeye. That's the first time in a while I actually was yelling at the TV and cheering Max on. Definitely a mistake on Max's part to start the race. Kinda bummed about that.
Russell is the real deal; but I think Lando is a better racer. Lando is probably my second favorite driver at the moment. I think had Albon been able to compete like Checo, Max would have been #2 last year and maybe year before that too. Having that second car is critical. Just imagine had Max's tire not blow in Baku....
Spa is for sure my favorite track. I look forward to that race every year.
What? You don’t like three ring circus tracks with red, blue, green, orange, pink, brown, yellow, fascia and purple lines and run-offs, surrounded by bright Picasso style grandstands???? How un-modern of you. How quaint your ideas must be. Why, I’ll bet you even like seeing F1 cars passing during races.
Almost any track designed by Tilke is a dull track. Exception may be Turkey. Just like going back to Imola..where they all said..it'll be boring, too narrow, etc. Heck, all the real racers LOVED it.
Have you seen it lately? Lots more runoff area, lots more gravel. Barriers moved back. Billy Mitchell Bridge (and associated abutments) gone. It's a lot safer than back in the days when I was racing there. True enough about the pit/garage improvements that would have to be made, but the biggest problem is the location. Not really close to any major airports, and not enough lodging in close proximity to really draw the F1 circuit, even if they invested all that money into the track.
Admittedly I have not seen it recently. I seem to always miss the race there as IMSA races are so spread out date-wise I tend to forget when they're racing. I missed my opportunity when I was living in eastern Iowa to drive there.Have you seen it lately? Lots more runoff area, lots more gravel. Barriers moved back. Billy Mitchell Bridge (and associated abutments) gone. It's a lot safer than back in the days when I was racing there. True enough about the pit/garage improvements that would have to be made, but the biggest problem is the location. Not really close to any major airports, and not enough lodging in close proximity to really draw the F1 circuit, even if they invested all that money into the track.
It's just such a sweet layout that i'd love to see the F1 cars use it. I can dream, can't I???
Sad point as it seems to me. FIA and Formula 1 are simply after the money. Not the money the fans pay to see the races, not the money the sponsors pay to see exciting races on beautiful tracks that draw lots of spectators, in person and on television. They are simply after those countries/municipalities that will pay huge sums for the privilege of holding an event. When and where the event is held matters little. The worst of the bunch are races in cities where the track is bounded by high steel walls and the track allows zero racing. (Just a parade in front of tv cameras and little else).Have you seen it lately? Lots more runoff area, lots more gravel. Barriers moved back. Billy Mitchell Bridge (and associated abutments) gone. It's a lot safer than back in the days when I was racing there. True enough about the pit/garage improvements that would have to be made, but the biggest problem is the location. Not really close to any major airports, and not enough lodging in close proximity to really draw the F1 circuit, even if they invested all that money into the track.
It's just such a sweet layout that i'd love to see the F1 cars use it. I can dream, can't I???
I've seen plenty of exciting Monaco footage, but it's the vintage kind where the cars are half the width and they slid around a lot at lower speeds, and overtaking was possible. So the history is cool, but the modern races are not.
He doesn’t even have the courage to put Botas on top of the Podium
Agree, looks way too much like Indycar. Yes, the announcers apparently get blown by hamilton after the race. I turned it off before restart and did yard work. The fact Perez got penalized 2 weeks ago, Seb at Canada for an event he really couldn't help AFTER he (admittedly) F'd up in 2018. No shocker because hamilton's biggest hero is also my least favorite driver of all time - same tactics to win...just run them off. How many times did hamilton do that to Albon in 2019/2020? His history is, if I cannot beat them, I'll tap them. Go to NASCAR pretty boy...see how long you last in that game.
Not saying Lewis wasn’t more at fault than Max, but it takes two to tango…tangle in this case I suppose.
I am sure he is feeling it today for sure. I had a minor accident on track and it was at 1.8g I didn't think much of it until later that day. The next day forget about it, I could hardly move. My lower back and left nut (lower waist straps came loose cause me to turn in the seat and catch the groin straps in the wrong place) hurt like hell, took a few weeks to get over that. With the next race only be two weeks out I would expect he will still be feeling some soreness.
Helmut Marko is RIGHTFULLY calling for hamilton's victory to be tossed and a one race ban. Yes, indeed, in the spring Max passed Hamilton there EARLY on entry and made the apex. To me this just further proves crybaby knew exactly what he was doing. Didn't adjust steering angle either from what I've read. I didn't see much of his in-car.
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