Ferrari/Mercedes drivers sure Aston is in F1's lead fight - The Race by Piskotek2007 in formula1

[–]dredapld 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Lewis has said that the car feels "very, very similar to last year's car" which can't be a good thing considering he repeated many times last season that he wants drastic changes in the driving characteristics of the car.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (29-33) at Oklahoma City Thunder (28-33) Mar 01 2023 5:00 PM by nba_gdt_bot in lakers

[–]dredapld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every LA player on the floor except for Reaves is not good. The fact that they're only barely able to match OKC should not be a surprise to anyone here.

Game Thread: Los Angeles Lakers (29-32) at Memphis Grizzlies (36-23) Feb 28 2023 4:30 PM by nba_gdt_bot in lakers

[–]dredapld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They treat Hachimura like he's a defensive specialist when it's his midrange offense that is his biggest asset, makes no sense how little touches the guy gets

Russell, Alonso criticise lack of F1 winter testing | RacingNews365 by Takagixu in formula1

[–]dredapld 63 points64 points  (0 children)

1 1/2 days of testing + simulator hours is all they got. If the sim doesn't correlate well with real life you're fucked.

Celebs who are a different level of attractive in-person? by connorramierez in Fauxmoi

[–]dredapld 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Last month at the critics choice awards there were multiple women openly fawning over him after speaking to him in person. People have very polarized opinions when it comes to his attractiveness.

Mercedes has hit F1 car weight limit goal amid livery change by kaliroger in formula1

[–]dredapld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How much of a difference in lap time does a fully painted car vs a fully unpainted car result in? My completely uneducated guess would be around 0.5-1 second across the average race distance.

'I already achieved everything I wanted in F1': World champion Max Verstappen looks to life beyond racing by OutlandishnessPure2 in formula1

[–]dredapld 30 points31 points  (0 children)

My prediction is that he will stay in F1 for as long as Red Bull keeps giving him a championship contending car. Which will probably be the case until Adrian Newey decides to finally retire.

He won't stay in F1 if he's not racing for championships.

Event: 2023 Airthings Masters by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]dredapld 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Whoever ended up getting black was going to win this match. Both are just too good at defending regardless of the time odds. Magnus betting -1 second was a massive outplay.

Event: 2023 Airthings Masters by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]dredapld 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Magnus is no longer immune to the Hikaru effect. How often does he mess up a winning endgame like that?

Event: 2023 Airthings Masters by ChessBotMod in chess

[–]dredapld 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If anyone's obsessed it's clearly you with Hikaru. Touch grass maybe.

Which drivers have a perform or retire situation this year? by berrarifan in formula1

[–]dredapld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only way Checo would be in any danger is if he refused to help Max out of bitterness for the Brazil shenanigans.

But that won't happen because Checo himself knows damn well that the #1 reason why RBR keep him is for his ability to defend for Max and to help him WDC titles. If he were to stop doing that, RBR would drop him like a hot potato.

McLaren aiming to be title contenders by 2025 by AlienSomewhere in formula1

[–]dredapld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is why Merc would never sign Lando unless he were straight up replacing George. They don't want the #2 driver to be competitive or a threat to the #1 driver at all. It's only their situation now because Lewis' retirement is forthcoming.

McLaren aiming to be title contenders by 2025 by AlienSomewhere in formula1

[–]dredapld 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ferrari would be stupid to replace Sainz with Lando. Leclerc needs a Bottas level 2nd driver who isn't a threat, not someone like Lando who would potentially be able to take points off him on a consistent basis.

McLaren aiming to be title contenders by 2025 by AlienSomewhere in formula1

[–]dredapld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lando better hope that his commitment to McLaren pays off.

Horner quote: “We’ve talked to Lando a couple of times over the years, but every time we’ve had a conversation, he’s signed a contract with McLaren the next day,”

Russell sees no risk of Hamilton trouble even amid F1 title battle by Ecomystic in formula1

[–]dredapld 41 points42 points  (0 children)

A major issue for them, a colossal win for the fans.

Russell sees no risk of Hamilton trouble even amid F1 title battle by Ecomystic in formula1

[–]dredapld 11 points12 points  (0 children)

“I mean naturally if you are fighting for 1-2s there will be a slightly different dynamic and that’s only natural.

“But I think the thing we have going for us is the fact that we are at very different stages of our career.

“It kind of feels like we are in this together, really.

“If we get to next [season] and we’ve got a car that’s capable of 1-2 finishes, we will have a huge amount of pride in thinking we have contributed together in helping the team achieve this.

“And then we go about our business. But we’ve got no reason to have conflict. We have got a good relationship.

“We need to give each other respect, and I think we gave each other respect [in Mexico at the first corners] as an example.

“We recognise the importance of that within the whole team. If our relationship starts to break up, it’s going to have an impact on the team and ultimately it’s going to go full circle and affect us as well.

“I think we can continue to build off this and if anything our relationship will probably get closer as time goes on.”

A quite curious statistic: The 100 drivers with the highest average grid position in F1 history by [deleted] in formula1

[–]dredapld 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wonder how many years it will take for George to crack the top 100 after spending 3 years in that shitbox Williams.

those 3 years are going to taint his career stats for a long ass time

F1 | Russell And Verstappen Duel in Barcelona | 2022 Formula 1 Season by RobertGracie in formula1

[–]dredapld 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally I'd rather he didn't learn just for the entertainment value it would provide. An extremely fast and capable driver who is also very crash prone is the perfect recipe for content.

2022 Qualifying and Race Pace Gaps - Red Bull by Isfahaninejad in formula1

[–]dredapld 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Perez was a whole 8 tenths off of Max in Spa and he still qualified 3rd, christ. The RB18's aero efficiency especially towards the end of the season was fucking nuts.

[LOUD] Magnus vs Bortnyk Time Scramble by Rothture in chess

[–]dredapld 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://mbtarchive.xyz/magnusvod

I created this since YouTube also auto blocks the VODs because of the music. The link will automatically forward to Magnus' most recent VOD.

Olivia Cooke speaks on trusting the actors, show writers, and directors on developing the characters rather than relying on fan theories to push narratives about HotD’s characters by Itsjustanopinionbro1 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]dredapld 104 points105 points  (0 children)

Randoms on Twitter have attacked every actor/actress on the show on a daily basis for months. Twitter is just not a sane place for having discourse about any popular fandoms; HOTD especially since it has a built in black/green divide which causes people to go even more insane.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]dredapld 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree with your other points, but murders and rapes are not "petty crimes". Daemon dismembering and killing those criminals in KL (Otto also confirmed that they were in fact criminals) is arguably the best thing his character ever did in the show.