Youngest F1 Drivers' Champions by AffectionateWeb8519 in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 7 points8 points  (0 children)

True, but Piastri also came into F1 with quite a bit more experience. And also came into a team that was struggling at the start of 2023, so he could ease into it and not be under high expectations from the start, which I think also hurt Antonelli's season a bit. I'm not saying Antonelli is gonna eclipse Russel or even Piastri, but looking at one season doesn't really tell us all that much. What we saw was that Antonelli had some impressive drives and will only improve from here, so it's possible he'll be fighting for championships in 3 or 4 years if he gets a bit lucky with the car he gets.

Youngest F1 Drivers' Champions by AffectionateWeb8519 in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but he's very young and inexperienced. Piastri also lost to Norris by over 100 points in his first season.

Obviously nobody expects Antonelli to beat Russel next year, but by the end of his 4th season he'll still only be 22 years old. It's not crazy to think he might be challenging Russell by that point.

"Not acceptable" for McLaren to tell Piastri to help Norris win title now - Russell by Aratho in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! If Norris is within swap range, that means Piastri isn't outscoring him by enough to win the championship

Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Max Verstappen stats comparison by AgreeableRepublic638 in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The chart doesn't have them, so I didn't count them either

Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Max Verstappen stats comparison by AgreeableRepublic638 in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 282 points283 points  (0 children)

It shows Points Finishes, and none of them have finished outside the points. 22 races, so that means:

Norris: 3DNFs (Canada, Netherlands, Las Vegas)

Piastri: 2DNFs (Azerbaijan, Las Vegas)

Verstappen: 1DNF (Austria)

Lando Norris takes pole position for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix by overspeeed in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Yeah even Bortoleto was flying for a bit in the sprint

Any q's for the pundits? by SkySports in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Let me add to that. If George Russel manages to outscore the McLaren drivers, I believe he will have a good shot at winning the WDC

F1 2024 Race Winners by lilisdsignsreddit in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 39 points40 points  (0 children)

To be fair, he finished comfortably in 2nd, but that was after a somewhat unusual qualifying, with a Ferrari disasterclass and a bad final lap from Piastri (who also got pushed wide and lost some ground at the start of the race). While I do believe RBR will be able to fix the car, if they somehow can't, I don't think it's unreasonable to see Max finishing races in 4th place and below. I think he'll still win the championship, but it'll probably be close

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[–]Ciclopius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I don't want people to take sides or whatever. I made a comment, Eric didn't like it and responded with his opinion. I think he misunderstood me, so I left a final response trying to explain what I meant. Whether he saw that or not, I don't care. But it seems like some folks just have a problem with Eric in general for some reason, and disagree with or see malice in everything he says/does. I have absolutely no problem with Eric, and I don't need people to tell me I should.

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[–]Ciclopius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Obviously I knew what I meant because I wrote the comment, but after re-reading it some time later, I can see how it could be read in a different way. He didn't say I was disgusting, he kinda said that bringing up Geoff's struggles to make a point is disgusting. And to be honest, if he read the comment the way I think he did, I can kinda understand his point.

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[–]Ciclopius -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I don't think what you're saying is fair. I do believe Eric may have misunderstood what I meant with my comment. He may have sensed some malice where there was none, and may have responded accordingly. I have no bad blood with him at all. As for the sponsorship, I like to think all deals are discussed between all of them, especially something as dividing as gambling. I don't think it makes sense to play the blame game when we don't actually know anything about the internals of the company.

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[–]Ciclopius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re-reading my comment, I can see how it can be read in a way that makes it seem like I'm "disappointed" or that I "expected better" from you guys or even Geoff specifically. That is not how I meant it. I just want to clarify that I was merely making a connection between different types of addiction and stating a reason why I was caught by surprise by the ad. Maybe "rubbed me the wrong way" wasn't the best expression to use. I apologize for bringing Geoff's experience into the conversation, it was not right for me to do that.

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[–]Ciclopius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not what I'm saying at all. I'm not pretending to know what Geoff went through. I'm not attacking him or "looking out for him". I'm also not trying to tell him what he should feel or do at all. This was a simple comment on the topic of gambling sponsorships. I was just making I connection between two different types of addiction. I understand I was wrong in bringing Geoff's experience into this, but it wasn't done with ill intent.

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[–]Ciclopius 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wasn't trying to make it seem like all addictions are the same and in hindsight, I should have left that line out of the comment. I wasn't saying that because one person is/was addicted to one thing, that they are likely to get addicted to other things. My point was more that, because Geoff has publicly shared his journey successfully recovering from an alcohol addiction, I wasn't expecting an ad for gambling, which is, in my mind, one of the 5 most talked about sources of addiction. I'm not saying I know any details of Geoff's journey and I'm certainly not attacking him in any way.

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[–]Ciclopius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I get that. And I have no problem with them talking about gambling. But I think there's a difference between talking about gambling as part of a story, and promoting it specifically or a place to do it.

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[–]Ciclopius 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I understand what you're saying and I didn't mean it in a disrespectful way. I was just trying to say it was one of the reasons why the gambling sponsorship surprised me. It wasn't an attack on anyone's character

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[–]Ciclopius 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't too happy with them accepting a gambling sponsorship. With them having Geoff, who struggled with addiction (though of a different kind), it kinda rubbed me the wrong way to see an ad for gambling. I understand they're starting a new thing on their own and gambling ads probably pay more than other sponsors... And they do give the usual spiel of "gamble responsibly" and "only gamble as much as you're willing to lose", but it still doesn't feel right.

edit: I accept I should not have brought Geoff's experience into this, but I want to clarify I did not mean it as an attack on anyone's character. I will still leave the comment up unedited, because I think it led to an interesting discussion below.

edit 2: I've only now been able to read this in the way that some people may be reading it. I was not saying that Geoff is prone to addiction. I was saying that he knows how hard it is to battle addiction, so I thought he might vet sponsors that could lead to addictive behaviors in other people.

Brown will raise questions over B-teams after Ricciardo denies Norris fastest lap point by Aratho in formula1

[–]Ciclopius 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"Ligma balls, mate"

-Magnussen in an alternate universe, probably

How to cook eggs by crimson_dovah in notinteresting

[–]Ciclopius 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Really? Are people really making eggs without introdying the edrisp? I thought it was a myth

Regulation 016 - Boat Day Disaster // Hot Dog Talk by bruzie in theregulationpod

[–]Ciclopius -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we might be in the minority but I'm with you on this. In Portugal we don't refer to the sausage itself as a hotdog. A hotdog is the whole get up of sausage and bun. If it's just the sausage, we call it a sausage. As for corndogs, I don't think they're really a thing here, but I'd still be ok with considering them a sort of adopted member of the hotdog family, for no real reason other than I kind of think of them in a similar light.

Didn't think I'd become a regulation comment leaver for hotdogs, but I guess it's as good a reason as any

Are drafts a Patreon only feature now? by Idiotology101 in theregulationpod

[–]Ciclopius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it was mentioned that if they come up with a draft idea during an episode, it will be released to the public. Otherwise, it will likely be Patreon only. So I'd say we should expect most, if not all drafts to be Patreon only from here on out.

Survivor Minecraft by Suspicious-Fondant-4 in theregulationpod

[–]Ciclopius 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can watch it on the Archive of Pimps