Predictions for the season · 10:38pm Mar 15th, 2022
Putting this here so you can tell me how wrong I was at the end of the season:
- Red Bull
- Ferrari
- Mercedes
- McLaren
- Alpine
- AlphaTauri
- Haas
- Aston Martin
- Alfa Romeo
- Williams (RIP)
Putting this here so you can tell me how wrong I was at the end of the season:
So, last week was something else, huh?
I felt bad for Charles but Red Bull definitely earned their win, and, as Max once said, "Checo is a legend."
I was sick with some sort of nasty vacation-acquired summer cold β still not quite well β so I didn't comment much Sunday or yesterday, but the Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix was a fun race. Verstappen (MAX MAX SUPER MAX) leapt out to an immediate lead and earned the third Grand Slam (pole position, lead every lap, fastest lap of the race, win) of his career. This was unsurprising, since he's the best driver in the sport today and the Red Bull is the best car.
You read that right!
I lied! Sunday's chapter dropped today because I'm an impatient idiot! I hope you guys enjoy this pivotal moment in our story!
This is going to be an exciting Formula One season!
First, I'm pleased to see the Russian Grand Prix cancelled. Big respect for Seb and Max for coming out against the race early, and to the FIA and the teams for cancelling. My only wish is that they'd made it clear the race was cancelled, not just cancelled under "current circumstances." πΊπ¦
Second, Long story short, the regulations are all new so the cars are all new. It's going to be exciting.
This week is Monza, "The Temple of Speed" and Ferrari's home track. We can expect the tifosi (Italian Ferrari stans) to be out in force.
I predict pain for them.
Hungaroring this weekend! My bois at Red Bull had some real problems in qualifying and are starting in the middle of the grid. This track is no good for passing, so I'm not feeling optimistic about today. The main reason to watch the race will be to see how (not if, how) Ferrari shoots themselves in the feet.
If I'm hoping for anything (and excluding a Verstappen win as unrealistic), it would be to see Norris take his Papaya to his first win.
It's official:
A Sound in the Dark makes twenty stories! What do you have to say to that Flutters? See? She's excited.
So I've been thinking:
If a new Ranma 1/2 anime came out, a fair chunk of the English dub cast would need to be recast, due to the original cast either having left voice work, being too busy, or having died. Also, even though some important characters' voices are (or appear to be) still in the business, it'd be a good idea to refresh some important characters with new voices just to shake things up.
Third race of the season, back in Melbourne for the first time since pre-covid.
Who will win? Has Mercedes un-shit their mess tin? Can Honey Badger podium as the only Australian on the grid? Can Red Bull win again? Can Ferrari keep up their streak? Can Bottas show Mercedes they did him a favor by firing him? Can Haas show they belong in the midfield and not the basement?
We'll have to wait and see. But it's gonna be lit.
The Spanish Grand Prix is happening in Barcelona this week. Although I'm cheering for the Red Bulls, my intuition says Ferrari is in for a good week.
Monaco next week, big hype!
This week is the first-ever Miami Grand Prix. I won't be so arrogant as to make predictions; two weeks for Mercedes to unshit their mess tins and Red Bull to address reliability problems is a long time. And Ferrari is gonna Ferrari. It's a safe bet the race will surprise everyone.
However, I would love to see Magnusson on the podium. For the lone US team to get their first podium at a US race would be heckin cool.