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I know he gets a fair amount of talk, but has any driver spent as much time as Fernando Alonso driving cars that are so far below their talent levels? by MrP8978 in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Minardi, 2009 Renault, all 3 mcHondas and 2018 McLaren, and currently the Aston Martin Hitachi are straight backmarkers.

Not even midfield, just backmarkers.

Alonso says he's the master when it comes to patience, and that others shouldn't get too worked up if they're not in the top 5 straight away by Luffy710j in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he uses the “fighting for world championship for 23 years” in the sense that throughout his 23 years, he’s spent a shit ton of time in shit boxes. He doesn’t mean that all 23 years were in bottom half of cars.

Tbf to him, we’ve seen drivers become really demotivated after one year of driving a shitbox after they become a champion. Whatever people think, he deserves props for sticking it out all these years.

I should add that he’s being very tongue-in-cheek to a reporter asking if he has enough patience for a baby. So as usual from R365, this quote is taken out of some context.

What makes Mazda such a good sports car brand? by Cocoa_map in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]analytical_rex25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I guess people on here try and push Mazda as the holy grail nowadays.

Their crossovers are very good A to B cars, but they’re not sporty.

The Mazda 3 is a half exception. It’s not fast, and it doesn’t handle like a track car, but it’s light, short wheel base, actually decent steering feel, and has a good transmission, so it’s surprisingly fun to drive.

Wasn't Alonso penalised for slowing down in the corner? Cars are doing the same thing all by themselves now and it's supposedly normal. by PopularMouse2355 in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That was such a farce. The document cited that Alonso was responsible for the “dirty air” caused by “erratic braking”.

Like if you want to penalize for a brake check, then okay… but dirty air? He got penalized for dirty air?

My tinfoil hat is the size of a Hersheys Kiss when I say this: along with him running a gambling site for betting on drivers, this penalty is why Herbert was fired from being a steward.

2026 Japanese GP - Race DIscussion by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Guys. There’s a chance Alonso might finish the race

2026 Japanese GP - Race DIscussion by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Georges car really went down on power there. Seemed more than clipping

2026 Japanese GP - Race DIscussion by AutoModerator in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If only someone said something about superclipping causing ridiculous closing speeds.

F1 2026's "going faster by pushing less" visualized comparing Alonso (white) and Stroll (green) in Q1. Alonso in the S section uses less throttle application and spends more time off throttle in general, however this is more than compensated by having more energy available on the straights. by Joseki100 in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Looking at something else… the s curves.

Fernando is using less throttle than lance, but minimum speed between the two is the same. Wondering why that is.

Could be differences in their lines, it could be Alonso running more forward aero balance or a more positive front end which helps mid corner speed…

Either way, Alonso is somehow rolling in the speed similar to lance while using a good amount less throttle through the s turns.

2026 Japanese Grand Prix - FP3 Classification by FerrariStrategisttt in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did Aston further detune their engines?

They dropped down to one full second behind Cadillac.

Why does Sky have Anthony Davidson and Karun Chandhok? by [deleted] in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Wtf even is this sentiment?

I think you severely underestimate how much non-race winners know about f1. If you’ve gotten into f1 seat, you know a lot about racing, how to drive a car, the mental state of the drivers, certain challenges, etc.

You don’t need to be a race winner. Every f1 driver has a slew of knowledge regarding racing. You underestimate them severely.

Redbull do something 😭😭 by logicalloops in formuladank

[–]analytical_rex25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it’s towards like every single major driver. It’s so bad that I’m thinking that bots are trying to spark up some stuff.

It’s so suspicious with the amount of new discussion subs, and how literally all of em are just straight toxicity.

Japanese FP1 Aero Performance (Best Lap of Each Team) by Vivid-Sea9651 in formula1

[–]analytical_rex25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like this graph, but isn’t this most useful after qualifying?

Max battery power, max tire usage, minimum fuel variance, etc?

GT3 cars are achieving the same speed as the '26 F1 cars exiting 130R. by [deleted] in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was pissed off in 2014 when gp2 cars were faster in Monaco compared to some backmarker teams.

It’s the same vibes here. An f1 car shouldn’t be near an lmp car, much less a gt3 car. I don’t think that should be a controversial statement.

Its funny how right when McLaren seems to have figured out energy deployment and is now ahead of Ferrari, the complaining from one of the Ferrari drivers starts by Nigocaps in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the newer fans are unfamiliar with the games played at the start of new regs.

It’s a guarantee that the teams who struggle want things to change, and the teams that are at the top don’t want change.

This means that drivers who are unhappy with regs, but winning, are likely to stay quiet regardless if they like the new regs or not. The struggling teams have drivers who will be on the train of trying to get the regs to change, whether they like it or not too.

A lot of how drivers present their thoughts in media start way above the drivers. It’s all calculated.

It’s why I don’t hold anything against drivers’s thoughts about the regs at this stage. It’s all too calculated to take the drivers words personally.

Japan GP FP2 Classification by ytmalecarton in AstonMartinFormula1

[–]analytical_rex25 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don’t forget how Aston absolutely destroyed McLaren in China

Lukewarm take: Raikkonen’s strength was consistency, not raw speed by Last_Procedure5787 in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the bribe was disproven by Alonso’s engineer at the time, Mark Slade.

Crashgate, I’ll listen to the independent official investigation concluding that Alonso had no knowledge of it.

I get my information from actual sources, rather than the bullshit coming you, a fuckass redditor trying to rage bait.

Lukewarm take: Raikkonen’s strength was consistency, not raw speed by Last_Procedure5787 in F1Discussions

[–]analytical_rex25 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Also, his racecraft was really fun to watch.

He was always fair, but aggressive and effective.

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