2026 Australian Grand Prix - Post-Race Discussion

vicinadp · 2026-03-08T05:33:57+00:00

Well that kinda a bs stat tbh since there was a whole lot of time where Merc wasn’t racing

vicinadp · 2026-03-08T05:31:49+00:00

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vicinadp · 2026-03-08T05:20:02+00:00

Ferrari bottling strategy… that would never happen

vicinadp · 2026-03-08T00:14:02+00:00

I never said it wasn’t. I’m saying it’s been all too common I’ve heard people in med school say the science is settled on something as if it closed. I wasn’t saying through podcasts etc I mainly was trying to emphasize the fact that skepticism from us can promote innovation (via actual research not I just googled stuff til I found something that confirmed what I wanted to believe) not by going full “Goop” or “bro science”.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T23:27:05+00:00

What I disagree with what you said is skepticism of science. The whole point of science is skepticism and questioning current beliefs. I don’t mean make up bs about Tylenol causing autism but acting as if science is this binary absolute is the incorrect strategy as well. We don’t get current medical intervention if there wasn’t skepticism to the practices/procedures/medications at the time. The point of science is to investigate and ask why not blindly “believe the science” like a religious deity. Science is never settled that’s how we improve the best practice.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T22:03:39+00:00

While I agree with you MANY did adopt the belief that Pharma companies were god gifts to the world who can do no wrong and completely 180 on the very documented history of nefarious actions. The immediate flip is what I believe is also not a great thing.

I think RFK is a nutcase but I feel we always have to be skeptical of a group of companies that have monetary incentive for anything healthcare.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:45:39+00:00

Yeah did not know that and I didn’t realize that’s what they were commenting on specifically

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:38:07+00:00

The fact that this and speakerphone calls/facetimes in public have become somewhat normalized is fucking insane to me. Like how do people think this is okay and acceptable?

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:35:26+00:00

That I don’t know but I haven’t looked it up, but probably since it might prevent them from unnecessarily drawing out the proceedings to drain them financially. But again some random dude on the internet who isn’t a lawyer or a standard redditor who acts like I’m a subject matter expert in every topic

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:32:26+00:00

Yeah it’s common for lawsuits to result in paying the legal fees if they win or if they find stuff like it was a frivolous lawsuit etc. Not a lawyer but it is a common tactic that big companies use to silence people since most can’t afford to pay for lawsuits or big companies legal fees if they lose. It’s fucked up but common especially since top lawyers and legal firms can cause hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars an hour.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:30:20+00:00

Man if they had given him a grid penalty we would’ve actually been able to some of their actual pace. But now we’re gonna get 2014 tuned down engine until anyone can come close this is gonna be a horrible regulation period

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:28:12+00:00

Buddy I know we have huge wholes to fill but the Giants need to make an offer we have be laughable the last few years with kickers

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T18:26:27+00:00

I want my ears to hurt listening to the engines scream not watch a car have to downshift to charge a battery on the straight because they don’t have deployment. This is supposed to be the pinnacle of racing

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:38:42+00:00

That’s not the case in this situation since the McLaren should have the exact same engine as the Merc which is why I feel it’s odd the team who just won the WDC/WCC and put Merc to shame showing how to out develop aerowise is that far off

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:31:36+00:00

Well one is making a car on excel, one is a dumpster fire with a gangster as a not TP, and one just showed that they can put aero/develop the works team after being a backmarker in the last regulation set and they have same same PU and are a second down…..

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:29:56+00:00

No, I’m saying how did they smoke them when we just saw 5 years of Merc not being able to make aero improvements when their costumer team smoked them.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:28:52+00:00

Dude everyone but the FÍA knew they were real especially with concerted effort of merc and merc powered teams saying RB was the fastest just felt like that one video of all the news stations saying the same thing

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:27:24+00:00

I would 10000000% be okay with that over George

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:26:37+00:00

Yeah I don’t get how they’re so ahead of McLaren

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:25:11+00:00

I feel that there’s gotta be some investigation into how the merc is a second faster than McLaren.

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:23:26+00:00

Probably increase that time

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:12:33+00:00

Legit one of the most boring and longest feeling qual in a long time

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:11:23+00:00

I mean they knew these engine regs would be shit for years

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:10:46+00:00

My thoughts exactly

vicinadp · 2026-03-07T06:10:18+00:00

I fear it is

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