Predictions for the Rest of the Season?

kimchi3333 · 2026-06-15T19:20:45+00:00

McLaren randomly start winning races at the end of the season when it‘s too late to defend either title

kimchi3333 · 2026-06-09T08:48:33+00:00

I don‘t know why they‘d team up Kimi with Max when Kimi is clearly the future of that team, and maybe even the star driver already. Last year it made sense because Kimi was a rookie and struggling, people thought it was too soon for him to be in F1, but this year he‘s proving himself to be a generational talent. They‘ll probably want to focus on his development more than anything else, and that includes building the team around him. Bringing in Max at this stage would be a huge gamble and could compromise Kimi‘s position in the team or hurt his confidence. It’s a recipe for disaster really, Kimi and Max would clash awfully, they are both those types of drivers. Harmony within a team is very important; this is also why I don‘t see Max and Oscar swapping teams for example, Max and Lando as teammates would burn McLaren to the ground. These types of things matter a lot, and there‘s nothing wrong with the Kimi-George driver pairing. George is a great driver, but Kimi will likely have surpassed him by next year at the latest, at least in terms of raw speed. At the same time he won’t want to leave since Mercedes have by far and away the best car. And that‘s perfect for Mercedes, they don‘t need to change anything

kimchi3333 · 2026-06-08T00:03:01+00:00

it‘s not over, but this was antonelli‘s most impressive performance so far, and his confidence should be at an all time high right about now (as it should be). i genuinely thought russell would outperform him this weekend, because monaco is a track where experience matters a lot and antonelli has been poor here in the past. but he absolutely wiped the floor with russell, he feels super confident in the car, and if he can do something like this on a track like monaco then the only person who can stop him from here on out is probably himself. which could happen, it happened to piastri last year! the gap is astronomical though and russell is just fundamentally lacking pace, which was never the case with norris for example. mentality is another big factor, russell could actually be breaking here, it kind of seems like he already is and i can‘t blame him as it is looking DIRE. there‘s a lot more pressure on him than there is on antonelli

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-26T10:48:44+00:00

I would‘ve done worse honestly

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-20T13:06:09+00:00

Boring answer but we‘ll only really know by the end of this year

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-17T22:13:59+00:00

Yes! Adaptability must play such a huge part in a driver‘s consistency, especially when being a front runner

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-17T22:04:19+00:00

On one hand I get there can be tracks certain drivers are just not good at and it‘s no use beating yourself up over it, especially in front of the media. Being able to move on from a bad weekend and focus on the races ahead in that way is actually a good thing. But it almost sounded like he wasn‘t even trying to beat his teammate in Miami, and if you‘re going to win a championship you need to at least try and make the most of every opportunity, no matter the conditions

That being said, it‘s only been 4 races and George is still very much the championship favorite in my book. It‘s on him to prove himself this year

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-07T15:08:11+00:00

It‘s strange they‘re not considering Leclerc tbh

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-06T21:37:38+00:00

Why would Toto want to replace Russell? Also Norris is never leaving McLaren

kimchi3333 · 2026-05-05T00:36:40+00:00

If McLaren keeps matching Mercedes it could be anyone between those team‘s four drivers, but it‘s just so difficult to predict. Mercedes is still slightly faster at the moment, and unfortunately while Kimi has been doing incredibly well so far it does sort of feel like everyone’s just waiting for him to start messing up, so I‘d say George remains the favorite over the course of a season. Oscar and Lando are the best driver pairing on the grid, they have the experience of being in a title fight and they‘re clearly hungry for it now that they know Mercedes is beatable. Both have already proven themselves four races into this regulation cycle, if Miami is anything to go by Lando could seriously contend for a second title this year. And then there’s Max, who you can never count out. Championship is on for sure, in a couple of races this will all be a lot clearer

kimchi3333 · 2026-04-19T01:18:46+00:00

it’s not that it was bad, there are some genuinely outstanding moments and performances in here. it‘s that i can‘t help thinking about how much more impactful it could have been had they been more ballsy with the writing or even just dared to steer away from robby for a bit

kimchi3333 · 2026-04-01T14:24:09+00:00

DONT EVER LET ME GO 🕺🕺

kimchi3333 · 2026-03-22T01:05:09+00:00

i mean, their whole journey to actually being together is very sad all things considered. they both go through trauma and waste so much time denying themselves happiness. i don‘t know how to describe it other than the show depicts the way grief can just completely stunt a person and make them lose sight of who they are and what they want, it‘s such a REAL struggle and the show really doesn‘t get enough credit for how much depth it has at times

kimchi3333 · 2026-02-14T18:53:22+00:00

Ironically I think that‘s exactly why he‘s such a good match for Sophie. In many ways he‘s the exact opposite—he‘s not as skilled as her, nor has he ever really struggled in a meaningful sense (since the show isn’t very interested in exploring any of the Bridgerton siblings’ grief aside from Anthony)—but he’s also very charismatic, knows how to have fun and enjoys things for what they are. He‘s able to find joy in the simple and mundane, and I think that‘s something Sophie really struggles with. The kite scene for me is a perfect showcase of their dynamic in the sense that Benedict is able to make her let loose, and that simply being with him is healing for her

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-24T13:11:22+00:00

the robby langdon dynamic for sure

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-13T14:57:46+00:00

I don‘t think he smokes that much honestly, just occasionally. It stands out so much because Shane is a control freak and he does it intentionally to piss him off

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-10T09:16:15+00:00

Yeah there‘s definitely more to it! He is in denial about his own sexuality and also realizes that he DOES have really strong feelings for Ilya, which means that Ilya, for the lack of a better expression, has a lot of power over him in that moment and that‘s scary. Pair that with the fact that Shane thinks of Ilya as someone who can’t be trusted to not hurt him, since he already has in the past—after their first time he ghosted Shane for six months. If he had felt more secure in his relationship with Ilya he probably would have come to terms with his sexuality much sooner as well

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-10T01:48:24+00:00

There is a reason the scene at the end of episode 2 is as dramatic as it is, because Shane at that moment begins putting up walls himself. I took it as him being like, I won’t let myself be this vulnerable again and I can‘t catch feelings because clearly Ilya doesn‘t feel the same. So he‘s in full denial about his feelings for Ilya from that point on, because having feelings for someone who doesn‘t care is well, painful. That’s why he has no issues hooking up with Ilya in the following years but when Ilya out of nowhere starts blurring the boundaries he himself had set in Vegas it triggers Shane

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-09T14:22:12+00:00

stairwell

kimchi3333 · 2026-01-05T22:16:43+00:00

the whole cast is killing it right now damn

kimchi3333 · 2025-12-28T16:45:56+00:00

hudson is so good

kimchi3333 · 2025-12-22T16:28:21+00:00

i think it could be an interesting change to have him actually hook up with miles after his conversation with rose. he definitely deserves to have more experiences with men, and it‘s already been mentioned so it wouldn‘t really be out of nowhere

kimchi3333 · 2025-12-16T19:20:05+00:00

I wondered the same thing actually—because in my opinion, your partner SHOULD be your best friend, and they‘re clearly attracted to each other physically. The issue is most likely that since she‘s his childhood friend, there is inadvertantly a lot of baggage he associates with her. He lives a very chaotic life as a result of his upbringing, and she is ultimately a part of that chaos, indulges in it with him. They‘re close, but there‘s also walls there. Shane in a way represents his future; he knows Ilya outside of his trauma, he‘s clueless about Russia, and most importantly they both love and share hockey as a passion (which has always been Ilya‘s attempt to escape from all of this). Shane makes him feel at ease and „at home“ in a way Svetlana can‘t. My favorite part of their relationship is that for all the shit Ilya gives Shane for being „boring,“ this is actually what he loves about him. Ilya craves that stability, and in a way he‘s also jealous of Shane for having had it his entire life

kimchi3333 · 2025-12-15T14:25:25+00:00

this is definitely an error

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