Honestly, moderators can you just lock the mclaren threads. I come here and the whole page is just hidden bickering posts of ignored users screaming at others through teary eyes.
You be the judge (And then of course buy w/e PR the team comes out with to justify it)tonmeister wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:51U guys suggesting that Alonso quit deliberately? Any proof of that? Did you guys watch his race start, by any chance? some people...
To be honest, it seems to be his favourite thing to do as of late. He gets pissed off with every overtake on him, moans over the radio a few times then suddenly the engine "has a problem" on the last corner before the pitlane entry and when he pulls up, just gets ready to reverse in even though the pit guys are waiting for him to pull up at the usual spot. Pattern is too obvious now. I understand frustration, but for what he is paid, his responsibility to his fans which he disregards when the red mist comes over him, gosh it makes it hard to sympathise with him.tonmeister wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:51U guys suggesting that Alonso quit deliberately? Any proof of that? Did you guys watch his race start, by any chance? some people...
I think they retired the car because Alonso didn't want to race anymore, and I think this is not the first time.tonmeister wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:51U guys suggesting that Alonso quit deliberately? Any proof of that? Did you guys watch his race start, by any chance? some people...
Recognizing sarcasm without any smilie is pretty difficult, you can´t know what´s the mood of someone you can´t see and don´t know. When you talk face to face with someone, most information comes from bodylanguage, gestures and intonation, much more than it comes from the exact words you´re saying, but on forums we can´t see if the poster was laughing, serious, or screaming like crazy, so without any smilie there´s no way to know if it´s sarcasm or not.MotoManiac wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:26Maybe you should learn to recognize sarcasm instead of writing rubbish
I though that the part which contained "fighting for victory" was enough to be recognized as sarcasm.Andres125sx wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 16:45Recognizing sarcasm without any smilie is pretty difficult, you can´t know what´s the mood of someone you can´t see and don´t know. When you talk face to face with someone, most information comes from bodylanguage, gestures and intonation, much more than it comes from the exact words you´re saying, but on forums we can´t see if the poster was laughing, serious, or screaming like crazy, so without any smilie there´s no way to know if it´s sarcasm or not.MotoManiac wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:26Maybe you should learn to recognize sarcasm instead of writing rubbish
That´s the reason for smilies, they add information about poster mood to make it easier for readers to get if he´s being sarcastic, comic, serious, or if he´s happy, angry, frustrated...
You say it as though he has done nothing for this team all season and has been retiring on purpose every other race.GhostF1 wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 16:26To be honest, it seems to be his favourite thing to do as of late. He gets pissed off with every overtake on him, moans over the radio a few times then suddenly the engine "has a problem" on the last corner before the pitlane entry and when he pulls up, just gets ready to reverse in even though the pit guys are waiting for him to pull up at the usual spot. Pattern is too obvious now. I understand frustration, but for what he is paid, his responsibility to his fans which he disregards when the red mist comes over him, gosh it makes it hard to sympathise with him.tonmeister wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:51U guys suggesting that Alonso quit deliberately? Any proof of that? Did you guys watch his race start, by any chance? some people...
I'm not implying that at all. I love the dude, he's a magician behind the wheel and I'm thankful we have him, he brings a lot to the team but as I said, I completely understand the frustration he's got but I'm not going to say that should excuse a driver, especially someone with his profile, from their other responsibilities.Alonso Fan wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 17:00You say it as though he has done nothing for this team all season and has been retiring on purpose every other race.GhostF1 wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 16:26To be honest, it seems to be his favourite thing to do as of late. He gets pissed off with every overtake on him, moans over the radio a few times then suddenly the engine "has a problem" on the last corner before the pitlane entry and when he pulls up, just gets ready to reverse in even though the pit guys are waiting for him to pull up at the usual spot. Pattern is too obvious now. I understand frustration, but for what he is paid, his responsibility to his fans which he disregards when the red mist comes over him, gosh it makes it hard to sympathise with him.tonmeister wrote: ↑27 Aug 2017, 15:51U guys suggesting that Alonso quit deliberately? Any proof of that? Did you guys watch his race start, by any chance? some people...
I don't like it either since I'd still rather see him in the race showing the youngsters how to race but I can understand how he feels after 3 years
That is true for the u and me types, not is not true for the ALO types. I would go as far as saying that this is being recommended by McLaren to increase the pressure on Honda.