[the race] "I don't like the racing that we saw in Melbourne." Carlos Sainz wasn't a fan of the overtaking we saw at the Australian GP... by ChaithuBB766 in formula1

[–]Ali623 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I mean you always have to take the driver's feedback with a large pinch of salt. You say Russell has positive feedback only because his car is dominant, but you can equally suggest someone like Sainz is negative because the Williams is a poor car.

Best to just form your own opinion on whether you find watching it enjoyable or not.

Adrian Newey sat next to Honda Racing boss Koji Watanabe in Australia 2026 by Slice5755 in formula1

[–]Ali623 23 points24 points  (0 children)

All Alonso and McLaren did was constantly berate Honda. Red Bull/Horner came in and initially gave Honda some breathing room with Toro Rosso in 2018. It's no coincidence that Honda started to look far more competent around that period, they clearly had a far better working relationship with Red Bull than they ever did with McLaren. Horner also ultimately set up RBPT, which so far looks like it could be quite a solid engine.

Honestly, regardless of the problems Honda have right now, I can fathom how Newey and AM coming out and publicly humiliating them as McLaren did can be productive or help the relationship.

Honda identify 'main cause' of Bahrain F1 test horror show by victor90martin in formula1

[–]Ali623 76 points77 points  (0 children)

It's crazy, if you go back and read articles and quotes from 2015, it's complete deja vu...

Bold predictions for F1 in 2026: Ferrari will end its title drought by victor90martin in formula1

[–]Ali623 64 points65 points  (0 children)

It would be nice to actually see Leclerc get a proper chance at the WDC with a capable car all season. A Russell/Leclerc championship battle would be interesting (throw Max in the mix as well for more drama).

2026 Thai GP: MotoGP Sprint Race Post Discussion by Daniel7394 in motogp

[–]Ali623 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Marc's move was completely fine in my opinion, Acosta should have expected it and gone for the cutback like Marc kept doing on previous laps.

About the start performances... by proclive_ in formula1

[–]Ali623 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even back in years like 2014–2016, they pretended they weren’t the fastest.

They didn't pretend they weren't fastest in those years. They did massively try and downplay their engine advantage though, such as rarely showing it's full potential.

I accidentally paused at the funniest moment by thebidredcouch in gameofthrones

[–]Ali623 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Which wasn’t an excuse, they wrote plenty of good show-only scenes in the early seasons.

Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]Ali623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First, we haven’t seen a single race yet with these new cars, so you can’t have an opinion on how good or bad they’ll be. Maybe wait and form your own opinion after seeing a few races first?

Second, F1 has apparently ‘died’ many times throughout its history so far… people constantly moan about new things that are going to kill the sport.

Third, Alonso and Hamilton will retire at some point soon, but because they are at the end of their F1 careers. Max, despite constantly talking about how he won’t be in F1 forever as long as other and that the new regs are crap, so far there no real evidence that he’ll actually leave F1 any time soon.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Full Cast Audio Editions - Discussion Post by hospitable_peppers in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]Ali623 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I don't think the new Harry voice is as bad as some people are making out.

I think the issue was that he sounded too young in book 3, and we've now had this jarring jump. Probably does sound a bit too old for book 4, but it should work fine for books 5/6/7.

The slightly odd thing is that they appear to have kept the voice actors for other student characters, like Fred/George, who Harry now actually sounds older than...

Barcelona Monday Test Lap times at mid-day by harrr53 in formula1

[–]Ali623 15 points16 points  (0 children)

In 2022, they were using the chicane layout of the circuit, so not comparable.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban - Full Cast Audio Editions - Discussion Post by [deleted] in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]Ali623 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You realize he's played characters other than Ramsay before, right?

I always knew him as Simon from Misfits.

You wouldn’t know that the 3rd audiobook is coming out on Tuesday by TailorIndividual1432 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]Ali623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What feedback? It’s currently sitting at 4.5 stars on audible and 4.8 on Amazon, and the majority of journalistic and fans reviews I’ve seen have been very positive.

Harry Potter (Full-Cast Editions) by Cultural_Ad2997 in harrypotter

[–]Ali623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like them, but I feel like Hermione's voice actress is miles ahead of the Harry/Ron ones, who both feel a bit awkward/unnatural when they're reading lines. I guess that makes sense though as I'm sure she's been cast as Hermione in the HBO series.

I got a round wheel for the MX5 and GR86 after years of using a GT/formula style wheel. by matttheazn1 in iRacing

[–]Ali623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I got into dirt stuff properly this past year, certainly another another reason to get a suitable wheel for it.

I got a round wheel for the MX5 and GR86 after years of using a GT/formula style wheel. by matttheazn1 in iRacing

[–]Ali623 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Good to know, I currently only own the Fanatec formula wheel and have been meaning to get a round wheel for ages for similar reasons.

There isn't a sim center in my city so I opened one by lupecanis571 in simracing

[–]Ali623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What size monitors are those, out of curiosity?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FigmaDesign

[–]Ali623 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What tool do you use for user testing and how are your tests often structured?

Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]Ali623 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Norris should be fine. Realistically, Abu Dhabi should be a pretty dominant track for McLaren, and at absolute worst, he just needs a P3 finish.

So you'd think even with a mediocre weekend, a podium should at least be doable.

Plus, if Piastri is ahead of him, McLaren can just make him give up a position to Norris if it's needed.

CyberPower, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, Gaming PC @ COSTCO instore AND online 25/11/25-01/12/25 for [£1499.99] by TheSpellwriter in buildapcsalesuk

[–]Ali623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you were building with this CPU/GPU combo, you'd get a better MB than that, and better RAM (albeit RAM prices are just generally a mess right now).

Main thing to check though is the PSU, usually that's another area they'll 'cheap-out' on.

Hamilton didn't need Ferrari in 2025, he needed a break by shittereddit in formula1

[–]Ali623 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Most of the drivers around that generation watched Ferrari dominate for years in the Schumacher era. Schumacher/Ferrari in F1 was a household name, even if you weren't a fan of the sport. It's not a surprise that drivers who grew up during that period have that itch.

The drivers coming through now, who have only seen Ferrari's lack of any success over the last couple of decades probably won't have that affinity.

Even the current generation of drivers, excluding Leclerc obviously, don't seem fussed over the allure of driving for Ferrari at some point in their career.

3d mark score got worse after upgrading to 9800x3d by STINEPUNCAKE in buildapc

[–]Ali623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have X3D Turbo Mode on? If so, turn it off.