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re: 2025 Formula 1 Season Thread

Posted on 7/27/25 at 4:51 pm to
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

I still think Max is the best pure driver on the track.
What is that even supposed to mean?
Posted by fightin tigers
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Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 5:19 pm to
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Why would he have to be dominating it?


Because that's the objective criteria we have.

With what I see they are about what and what.


We can certainly judge by feels though.
This post was edited on 7/27/25 at 5:20 pm
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 5:37 pm to
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OMG! It finally happened!

Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
65280 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 5:46 pm to
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Because that's the objective criteria we have.

Huh? He doesn't have to be dominating to be better. He's been quicker more often than not and he started the season being the implied 1(b) driver.
Posted by ApexHunterNetcode
Member since Aug 2023
601 posts
Posted on 7/27/25 at 9:57 pm to
Not going to lie, F1 is starting to feel a little stale. Indy has better racing, F1 has the tech. Drop any of the top 15 non-pay drivers in the McLaren and you've got a race winner. Even with bad strategy calls, it's no contest. Same as Red Bull before, same as Mercedes before that. They couldn't even let the race start with some drizzle today.

I love the tracks, I love the speed. It's just not on the edge as much as pure racing should be.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
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Posted on 7/27/25 at 11:02 pm to
Is the tech getting in the way of the racing?
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 8:58 am to
It's Formula 1. The tech is part of the racing.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:13 am to
Does it make the racing better?
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:35 am to
It is a constructors series. That is the race. Everything off the track and on the track is "the race"
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
19511 posts
Posted on 7/28/25 at 9:45 am to
Bring back v10 or v8 engines, make the cars smaller, and keep bringing Nico

Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 10:00 am to
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Not going to lie, F1 is starting to feel a little stale.


This has been an odd season imo based on pure entertainment.

It's nice seeing more teams getting points. More points from Sauber, Williams, Haas, etc. Some good competition going on every week for spots 5-10. That's been my favorite part of the season so far.

But overall the races have been very bland this year. I watched every lap yesterday but even with the rain and not a runaway victory, it was a very boring race. There have been more boring races this year than I can ever remember in the time I've been watching, which in fairness, relatively isn't all that long.
Posted by tccdc
Washington, DC
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 11:29 am to
6-10 finish is going to be very interesting...seems like one team each week comes out of nowhere and gets "big" points in that range...

And I know Mercedes is only 20 plus behind ferrari but seems 2nd place is over...

And shoutout to Sauber somehow scoring all these points...I thought the were easy dead last...
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 7/28/25 at 2:14 pm to
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And shoutout to Sauber somehow scoring all these points...I thought the were easy dead last...

This fourth and final year of the current regs has been extremely tight in qualy. It shows what a good job both the engineers and drivers have done in working towards getting maximum one-lap speed. Race pace / tire wear is a different matter, but as we are seeing this year, positioning yourself well in qualy is critical because even if your race pace is lacking, it's still hard to pass and you may be able to hold on. Gasly scored a point holding up a DRS train yesterday. I read that they did an aggressive low-downforce setup (ignoring the possibility of a wet race), and that's what did the trick. Tsunoda would be on his arse coming out of Turn 1, but even with DRS he didn't have the straight line speed to get by. I think both Red Bull cars had higher downforce setups in anticipation of a wet race, and that would explain why Max couldn't attack Shaarl.

This second half of the season is going to be harder for the TDF1 predictions because there isn't a set of clear backmarkers. We used to be able to count on Sauber and Alpine at the back, but Alpine got better and Pierre started sniffing points. Now Sauber is doing well. Right now it seems like Colapinto is the only reliable backmarker. Everyone else in the bottom six teams is a midfield threat.
This post was edited on 7/28/25 at 2:18 pm
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:15 am to
There is a professional lacrosse thread that has 13 total posts, not one in over a month, that is stickied above this thread
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15834 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 9:26 am to
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There is a professional lacrosse thread that has 13 total posts, not one in over a month, that is stickied above this thread


That’s some good shite.
Posted by Core
Houston
Member since Feb 2009
31 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:15 am to
Wow that’s rough. I’ve lurked this thread for years and the bottom sticky has robbed me of my usual daily reading.

I’m now watching YouTube updates to get the news/theories which is not nearly as enjoyable.
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15834 posts
Posted on 7/29/25 at 11:33 am to
Subscribe to the thread my man
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15834 posts
Posted on 7/30/25 at 11:56 am to
I’m in the middle of watching this but it’s so good. Most “candid” convo I’ve heard from Max before.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
1199 posts
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:49 pm to
I’ve seen several clips of this on X this morning, thanks for linking the full video, will definitely watch after work.
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