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Post by Hammer on Mar 15, 2019 15:07:54 GMT
Hey guys. I finally put my money where my mouth is.... it is my number 1 rule to never short a stock, but I finally did it tonight. Since I don't consider an "f1 team" to be a stock. 10 shares sold. Figured after FP2, and all the hype of pre season the chance for a big slump coming is high. Just another reason to be anti Ferrari.
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Post by racechick on Mar 15, 2019 22:55:13 GMT
Ferrari stock! 😱What are you doing with Ferrari stock!
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Post by Hammer on Mar 16, 2019 0:00:08 GMT
Ferrari stock! 😱What are you doing with Ferrari stock! I shorted it. It's the opposite of supporting them. So I only make money if their stock goes down.
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Post by racechick on Mar 16, 2019 0:17:11 GMT
Ferrari stock! 😱What are you doing with Ferrari stock! I shorted it. It's the opposite of supporting them. So I only make money if their stock goes down. Oh I see. That’s cool. Should do well then 😁😁
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Post by RyRy on Mar 16, 2019 1:47:06 GMT
I shorted it. It's the opposite of supporting them. So I only make money if their stock goes down. Oh I see. That’s cool. Should do well then 😁😁 I think we should still ban him for that... I personally think Ferrari have a lot of performance held back still, their car looked so good around the track compared to the other teams including Mercedes... I still think Ferrari are the faster team it all depends on what the teams have learned over night and what can be tweaked for today. Saying that though, yesterday Ferrari were fastest on the straights followed by Mercedes, followed by Red Bull... however in the corners Mercedes was significantly fastest, followed by Red Bull just edging out Ferrari. Mercedes & Ferrari both appeared to be able to brake later than the Red Bull
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Post by RyRy on Mar 16, 2019 1:49:37 GMT
You all seen this: Danny Rics helmet turned into a car livery! Looks freaking stunning!
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Post by dogued on Mar 16, 2019 6:50:08 GMT
Q1 - Disappointed in Gasly and Sainz. This Norris kid seems ok. Leclerc, you're not supposed to do that.
Q2 - hmmmm... Renault... Bit of a worry. Hulk STILL hasn't had a teammate out qualify him. This Norris kid really seems ok! Leclerc, see what you made Seb do!
Q3 - Hamilton.... Wow. And STILL he cops flack. Great job from Bottas too. But that gap to everyone else!!!!
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Post by Hammer on Mar 16, 2019 7:07:12 GMT
10 days ago, Hamilton said: "We are half a second behind Ferrari." And all the tifosis got an orgasm. And today Mercedes is like
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Post by dogued on Mar 16, 2019 7:24:25 GMT
That Q1 was awesome though. 0.7s between 3rd and 18th is really nice to see.
Then came Q3.
And Mercedes.
And Hamilton.
And that's taken all close ideas away!
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Post by RyRy on Mar 16, 2019 8:07:03 GMT
Q1: - 1 second separating 1st to 18th or 0.7 from 3rd to 18th & then Williams. - My thoughts... Damn this is looking good! - Gasly out, maybe Honda aren't competitive, maybe they got caught out by the evolving track. - Stroll out Poor Racing Point, hopefully they can develop through the year. - Ferrari running mediums, this could be bad. - Haas, damn! They look very strong, this might end up making the small teams change the way they make their cars and just buy nearly a whole car from a manufacturer. Q2: - Holy shit, already into 1:21.4's, what a lap from Bottas! - Holy shit, we're down to 1:21.0.. Hamilton!? - Hmm, Ferrari are a fair bit slower at the moment. - Verstappen is looking strong and yet Gasly is out. - Haas... again looking very strong. - Decent job from Lando Norris & Perez, both looking good Q3: - Not a bad lap from Hamilton. - Holy shit... Bottas what the fuck, where did that come from. - Ferrari... still nothing. - Haas, still looking strong. - Good job by Norris! Impressive from Perez! - Disappointing from Renault, the only full teams they beat were Williams & Toro Rosso, every other team had at least 1 driver ahead of them. I am shocked... I truly expected Ferrari to be sandbagging but clearly it was Mercedes! Great job by Hamilton and that's now 8 poles at this track!
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Post by RyRy on Mar 17, 2019 1:04:48 GMT
So, Mercedes and Ferrari are both surprised by how fast Mercedes...
Could this mean that the new style of front wing that Ferrari and most other teams have gone for is NOT the way to go or does it mean that they just haven't refined it enough yet? Could there be more room for development than the old style?
It's very clear that the Ferrari is way way more stable and easy to drive compared to the Mercedes, usually this means the car has more potential but then again Mercedes knows their shit maybe they can make a few adjustments to make their car stable.
Yesterday in qualifying Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull were all very close on power, Red Bull were a tiny bit down but still the Honda engine is vastly improved.
Mercedes where dominating the corners, mostly midcorner but Hamilton was able to get in the power way earlier than Bottas.
Red Bull were arguably faster than Ferrari through the corners. It will be very interesting to see how much Red Bull can develop, if they can get a bit more out of their engine they will be able too overtake Ferrari.
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Post by Hammer on Mar 17, 2019 6:46:27 GMT
Congratulations to Bottas! I think its the perfect tonic after a very sombre 2018 for him.
But I don't get why the commentators are making such a big deal about the 20sec gap to Hamilton.....firstly, when Mercedes reacted immediately to Ferrari I was thinking "here we go again"....he HAD a gap and it was so early in the race. Mercedes were watching a car which wasn't even a podium contender today. And Lewis, thinking on his feet as usual just let the gas pedal go for the rest of the race which is why he had the pace at the end to frustrate Verstappen. Unlike Vettel who whimpered within a lap to Verstappen.
Bet the whining of the tifosis are going to make dogs howl in pain tonight. What a let down of a team, I look forward to a nice big crash on Monday for the #RACE stock.
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Post by dogued on Mar 17, 2019 6:54:32 GMT
Great win for Bottas. Lewis was off the pace, but I don't think it was as bad as the gap made it out to be. Mercedes had no need to cover Vettel who was slipping backwards anyway.
Excellent job by Max. Red Bull are always good on tyres, and to go 10 laps longer then Ferrari shows that on tracks where tyres are important, they will be a threat. Gasly isn't quite up to front team status, but hopefully will grow.
Ferrari were nowhere. Now, Melbourne is an exception to most tracks, so I don't expect it to be that bad next race, but still worrying for them. Very disappointed in not letting Leclerc overtake. Hope that won't be the trend all year.
Haas best of the rest is fitting. They were there last year. A shame to see another tyre fitting error spoil the race.
Renault have to have a long look before they get back to Europe. Hulk was lucky to be there. Alfa had a good result for Kimi. Gio did wonderful defending. Torro Rosso seem to have helped Daniil find his form, and Albon looks to be solid. McLaren again suffer from reliability. Surely someone somewhere is asking why they are the team with issues. Norris had a solid if underwhelming race. Getting stuck behind the Alfa really cost him. And Williams... Well.... Not much can be said.
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Post by racechick on Mar 17, 2019 7:57:50 GMT
Yes well done Bottas! He needed that. Oooo and the Mercs raced but the Ferraris weren’t allowed to.......at the first race. 🤣🤣🤣I’m just laughing because of previous comments about this very issue. Hypocrisy alert! . Ferrari probably did the best thing
Looks like both Lewis and Vettel had pace issues. Max was brill. Seems he’s added a little maturity to his speed. I think he’ll be a big thorn in the side of Ferrari.
I like the fastest lap points, livens things up a lot, not gimmicky like some if the previous insane ideas, this is a good one. Quite a satisfying first race .
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Post by RyRy on Mar 17, 2019 8:32:11 GMT
So... The downforce / aero changes didn't make a difference, DRS doesn't look any more powerful at least at Australia so maybe they need to go even further!
Bottas - A fantastic performance from him, easily his best performance! He was fast, consistant, kept his tyres very well and had the confidence and will to get that extra point. He even slowed up the lap before to make sure he had a gap and to let his tyres cool off going 3 seconds slower and then nailing in a 1:25 laptime. I wonder if some of this giving points for the fastest lap in the race is to try and break the race lap records because the cars have the performance to do this but with the tyres & saving the engine for the next race cars used to cruise home even when they were 40 seconds up the road where as now you'd see a driver pit for new tyres and come out and smash the record.
Hamilton - Gracious, happy for his team and his teammate. He likely lost the race because he was pitted way too early, reacting rather than doing your own race but he also had damage to the floor with a big chunk missing that they only found after the race ended so something either hit it or something just broke off.
Verstappen - It was clear yesterday that Red Bull had the performance and certainly the race pace to spank Ferrari and they did just that. Amazing job from Red Bull, Toro Rosso & Honda! Stomping Renault.
Vettel - Appeared to just be struggling, I think he got he overcooked his tyres after pushing them too hard at the start of the stint and then trying to get back to Verstappen.
Leclerc - Deserved more room from his team mate in Turn 1 but did well to keep his front wing & prevent a crash, he managed his car better than Vettel and would have easily passed Vettel but there were clear team orders made which is ridiculous from Ferrari especially at the first race of the season.
Haas - I can't believe how impressively fast they are, granted it's basically last years Ferrari but still. Good job! Rich Energy must be loving it. They look in a strong position for 4th this year.`
Renault - They thought they'd be faster in the race but considering how close it is in the midfield it's pretty much anyones game. Renault have the money so they should be good in developing the car.
McLaren - They have an amazing factory and knowledge they should be leading the midfield team along with Renault so it will be interesting to see how they perform throughout the year comparing them with Renault.
Alfa Romeo - Punching above their weight and with Raikkonen in the seat they should be able to get some good points, they are certainly in the mix. Bare in mind Raikkonen had to pit early due to a visor tear off making the car overheat.
Force India - Considering their winter troubles they did decent, they develop really well and now they have some money they should be able to get up there with Renault & McLaren, although I think they'll finish 7th at the end of the season.
Toro Rosso - Another decent mid-field team and Kvyat seems to have his mojo back! I'm glad he performed so well and held the Red Bull off without yielding to the sister team! Good job!
Williams... Formula 1.5 has turned into Formula 1.9. Time to buy shit from Mercedes just like Haas have done with Ferrari.
Mercedes could have easily had both cars 30+ seconds ahead of 3rd place today if they did their own race, that's a strong position for the rest of the season.
The extra point for fastest lap made the end of the race amazing... Vettel going for it first, followed by Verstappen trying twice, followed by Hamilton trying and then Bottas claiming it!
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Post by racechick on Mar 18, 2019 10:47:10 GMT
An article by Johnathon Noble showing the damage to Hamilton’s floor. He says it would have affected pace, made the car difficult to handle and affected tyre wear. Hamilton says he thinks it happened on lap 4 since that’s when his pace to Valtteri dropped off, prior to that he was keeping up with him. He says he didn’t run wide anywhere and wonders if it was caused by debris from Kubica’s wing. Photos in the article show the piece present at the start of the race but missing at the end. www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hamilton-floor-damage-mercedes-australia/4355058/
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Post by RyRy on Mar 18, 2019 13:27:49 GMT
Yep, saw that yesterday and it certainly explains why he was struggling compared to Bottas.
The part of the floor that has broke off is essential for keeping the rear tyres a good temperature all over which ends up in higher tyre wear. It would have also majorly changed the balance of the car.
You can lose a bit further further towards the middle of the car (either towards the sidepods or towards the crash structure) and it won't harm the car anywhere near as much as this part.
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Post by Hammer on Mar 19, 2019 3:13:08 GMT
Yep, saw that yesterday and it certainly explains why he was struggling compared to Bottas. The part of the floor that has broke off is essential for keeping the rear tyres a good temperature all over which ends up in higher tyre wear. It would have also majorly changed the balance of the car. You can lose a bit further further towards the middle of the car (either towards the sidepods or towards the crash structure) and it won't harm the car anywhere near as much as this part. EXCUSES EXCUSES.....Hamilton was just SLOW! He needs to pull his socks up and deliver next time around.
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Post by racechick on Mar 19, 2019 7:25:01 GMT
😂😂😂
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