old racetrack yells at clouds oh wait no it doesnt coz its a fucking scorcher (the race)

"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
08/09/2020 at 08:50 • Filed to: None

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HULK SMASH!... oh wait noooo dont smash...win!

welp...its pretty damn hot again today... so im expecting both mercs to overheat and asplode....sucks for bottas... but hey...a hulk win would be pretty sweet right?

(yeah i know....hes gonna get all the way till the last lap in first and then get hit by a fucking meteorite or something...the hulk curse dont fuck around)

hmmm...yes...i think im going with hulk 1 riciardo 2 and norris 3

that would be most entertaining

anyhoo lets race!

(hope my puter doesnt overheat before the race ends)

DISCUSSION (63)

pip bip - choose Corrour > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:01

1. Ver

2. Nor

3. Hulk

1st dnf Vettel

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > pip bip - choose Corrour
08/09/2020 at 09:02

i can live with that...that would be a pretty interesting race too

gin-san - shitpost specialist > pip bip - choose Corrour
08/09/2020 at 09:07

That’s a bold prediction, I’d be fine with that

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:09

Two weekends in a row in Britain and nary a drop of rain fer fucks sake.

BeaterGT > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:09

In the run-up, there were talks of 3 stops happening. 3!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:11

why do they start at 10 past anyway?

i mean...whats wrong with on the hour?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:11

yeah...good ole blighty aint what it used to be

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > BeaterGT
08/09/2020 at 09:12

i can see it happening

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:12

Kinja'd!!!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:13

As far as I know, previously a lot of broadcasters would just cut to the race start on the hour rather than include the bit of pre-race buildup that we have now in those ten minutes.

Maybe there’s a better reason but with the new theme song and crofty’s previous track highlights and such, it seems plausible.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:14

some dude roid raging on the big screen there...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:15

what did vettel do?? lol

BeaterGT > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:16

What he does best at

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:16

Kinja'd!!!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:17

sounds likely actually

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BeaterGT
08/09/2020 at 09:18

Incredibly lucky that he didn’t take anyone else out there

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BeaterGT
08/09/2020 at 09:19

Throw an SC or two in there like last weekend and it’ll play havoc with strategy.

BeaterGT > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:21

Seriously. Sainz and other cars behind were incredibly quick to react.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:26

soooooo....how many laps from now will vettel cause a safety car?

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:30

Mercedes must be doing some heavy tire management, Max is sticking to them very nicely.

I love that the team wants him to fall back but Max wants to just give it to em. I hope Max doesn’t listen and goes for it!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:31

funny board radio from max...guess hes gonna ignore his engineer...lets see how that works out for him

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:32

When he breaks the top 10 he may need to start getting aggressive... his teammate is also still 8th.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:33

I know you’re not a fan of his but I love that relentless spirit.

For once Hamilton’s tires are actually dying and not setting fastest laps.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:36

eh i love to hate on him...but its nothing personal...i just like winding the fanbois up at work

he is fun to watch

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:37

eh...well...i guess its a little bit personal...as off the track hes a bit of a dickhead sometimes

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:48

max going for a one stop?

probably not....sure is going for a while tho

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:52

The commentators keep hinting at that, Max is pretty much pulling out faster laps. I think soon he’ll be able to pit from first and retain the lead, even if he doesn’t the lead is essentially his since the Mercedes tires are already dying quickly.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 09:55

think hes still going for a 2...but that sure worked out for him

qbeezy > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:56

Yeah, Mercedes is having the same problem as last week. So get ready for a new race winner!

pip bip - choose Corrour > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:57

if Max doesn’t win now, he needs to be fired

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 09:57

Actually now I’m not sure, they were really good with the tires but that would mean pulling out 25 laps with the mediums.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:00

lol every team order should be full send...fuck the tires :p

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:02

Option: Send it!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:07

hammy going to gamble on #blessed?

if anyones got the luck to pull it off i guess

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:10

That was a really short stint on the mediums for Max. He should be able to catch up Hamilton easily given how well he ran the hard tires early on.

Quite odd that they haven’t pitted Hamilton, I wonder if they want to give him a left rear blowout to balance the scales after Bottas’ blowout.

Gap has been pretty consistent at +11 seconds.

zipfuel > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:11

Kinja'd!!!

Help me, Max Verstappen. You're my only hope!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:11

So much for that - the gap has been floating around 11 seconds for a while, Max should have been burning up that gap if it was a full send.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:11

maybe that was just for the medium tire?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:13

anyhoo...max needs to put his foot down....moar pressure!

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:13

I’ve been a fan of his since his debut but there’s no fucking way he wins this, no one man should be that blessed

Poor_Sh > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:14

This is actually ridiculously entertaining!

BeaterGT > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:15

Really surprised they're keeping Hamilton out this long, possibly until the end.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:16

Could be... but he probably could’ve gone on even longer with that beginning stint on the hards, seems like Max should be able to push a bit more on this stint with the fuel loads becoming lighter, etc.

Over the past few laps Max has been gaining a few tenths here and there... I think he’ll catch up, the gap seems to be coming down fast now.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Poor_Sh
08/09/2020 at 10:16

lol yup...without chaos...wierd

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:18

hammy might have just landed himself a speeding in pitlane...maybe

gin-san - shitpost specialist > BeaterGT
08/09/2020 at 10:18

There we go... it’s Max’s race now.

Ham’s gonna have to try to catch up Leclerc but P1 and P2 are set.

Poor_Sh > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:23

I hope so cuz i don't want him to catch verstappen

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:24

Yeah nearly came to a full stop after the line.

BeaterGT > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:24

Feels like last year. Hamilton might catch Bottas.

chaozbandit > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:24

I’m here

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > chaozbandit
08/09/2020 at 10:25

lol

Poor_Sh > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:31

Omg omg don't jinx it

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:34

Really awesome drive from Max, great tire strategy from the team.

Toto looks displeased.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:37

toto looking displeased is a good thing in my book :)

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:41

Also, Leclerc! Funny to see him so happy about P4 but I guess that tells how badly Ferrari are doing right now. As for Seb... poor guy. This final season is a fucking shambles for him.

Interesting comment from Di Resta on the last lap where he said that the team probably could’ve tuned out a few tenths to stay ahead. It can’t be that simple, right? I’m thinking that going with a lower downforce setup could’ve lowered their speeds in the fast corners which is what was ki lling the tires. Hamilton’s tires were still blistered and worn even after that late pit stop.

A bad day for Mercedes is P2 + P3, a great day for Ferrari is a Leclerc P4.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:42

Yeah but it was just the “we didn’t get P1+ P2" displeased not the “I need to smash tables wtf is this” 2019 German Grand Prix kind of displeased.

BeaterGT > gin-san - shitpost specialist
08/09/2020 at 10:46

Leclerc was the only one who made the 1 stop work. Must have been tough to manage but at the same time, he wasn’t fighting others throughout most of the race which surely helped.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 10:54

seems to me the key to making the mercs beatable is hot weather...

so quick everyone...buy a diesel...power your house with coal.. we need moar global warming stat!

The Snowman > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 11:55

Did Lando overtake on the last lap? If so I didn't see it.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > The Snowman
08/09/2020 at 11:58

Me neither tbh

Thisismydisplayname > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 12:00

It was a good race today. The disintegrating tires were helpful in making for a bit of drama. I’m glad for max. He was robbed last week. Bummer Valteri got hosed by tire strategy.

ttyymmnn > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
08/09/2020 at 13:51

Red Bull out strategized Merc. Brilliant. And once again, Valteri gets screwed on the pit stop strategy. But RB’s race was fantastic.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn
08/09/2020 at 14:04

i agree...and as im off work for the next 3 weeks i dont even have to deal with the fanbois :)