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>Haas F1 Team F1 Grands Prix without ever scoring a podium:214
>Fernando Alonso F1 Grands Prix since last win:224 (223 starts)
>2025 WDC Standings:NOR: 408 (+12)
VER: 396 (+25)
PIA: 392 (+18)
RUS: 309 (+8)
LEC: 230 (+4)
>2025 WCC Standings:McLaren Mercedes: 800 (+30)
Mercedes: 459 (+18)
Red Bull RBPT: 426 (+26)
Ferrari: 382 (+4)
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3-way title fight in the final race of the season, first since 2010
Norris only needs a podium position finish to win the title at Abu Dhabi
Ferrari locks P4 in the Constructors' Championship
Stella: "There could have been a loss for Lando if we pitted both cars with the double stack, but, effectively, the main reason was not expecting everyone else to pit."
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>>28761He's getting too powerful….
No.28764
>>28763And thus the 2nd Red Bull driver curse begins
No.28765
>>28754Cute Lum. We're all going to make it, just a few more days until race week.
No.28767
Latest on Williams
>There has been speculation that the car is extremely overweight and yet to pass crash tests that it has repeatedly failed although as reported by The Race last week, the chassis itself had cleared FIA homologation tests.
No.28768
>>28767So what the fuck are they gonna do? Just not compete this year or something?
No.28770
>>28769This car is either going to be complete shit, or a race winner, no in between.
I bet they are shitting their pants if they can't get it ready.
No.28771
>>28769What a complete non-answer. It'd be embarrassing if they really have an overweight car.
No.28773
>>28772A white car is fine too.
No.28774
>>28769>“If we end up being over the weight target then from that point along, it’ll be an aggressive programme to get it off.here's the 2026 willy livery
>>28772lame, they would really stand out with yellow
No.28775
I'm starting to get worried about Portugal anon, it's been 3 weeks since he posted. I hope he's just busy.
No.28776
>>28775Yeah, i told you, it's been really weird.
Hope he's doing fine, maybe just enjoying some time off until the actual season starts.
No.28777
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKPvfNB6l0the caddy test livery is pretty cool, too bad it's not official, audi and "new" rbr liveries also look good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwM1ACkxJfwFerrari looking better than expected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZOj0zdGNjcAlpine still ugly. Really like the new Haas livery.
No.28778
>>28777It's a huge shame the RBR barely looks any different under regular lighting.
No.28779
>change of regs
>mclaren wants an exclusivity deal with honda
>results in a bad engine
>fast forward
>change of regs
>honda makes an exclusivity deal with aston martin
>???
Putting aside the possible exploits Mercedes and Red Bull could have, Honda should be able to make a decent hybrid system by now, right?
No.28782
>Alonso ran 49 laps on day 5 of the shakedown with his Aston Martin
Alright that's pretty decen-
>With power limited
Have to see how it runs for real i guess.
No.28783
>>28781I like that this is the first season in years where there's very visible differences in the cars beyond the paint jobs
I'm excited for this year quite a lot, how about you guys
No.28785
>>28784Finally got through those other years
No.28787
>>28782>>28780It looks like the real test will be in Q3 at Australia. I'll try to keep my expectations low for Aston until then.
>>28783It's a breath of fresh air for sure. Let's enjoy it before the teams start copying each other next year.
No.28788
>>28782>>28787I learned the other day the Newey has designed a F1 car in the past that was so ambitious the team couldn't actually build it properly, i am praying that isn't the case this time. Don't forget that Newey is the team boss now so there is nobody who can pull the breaks on his madness like they did at RBR.
>>28783I can't wait, there are so many things to look forward to. Even if Merc dominates i think ANT will give Russel a harder time than many expect.
No.28789
The calm before the Williams shitstorm
No.28791
>>28790Ferrari will dominate this year then. Leclerc and Lewis have a year worth of experience on how to LICO on all current racetracks.
No.28792
Williams event in about 3 hours, supposedly.
No.28793
>energy harvesting/deployment a big issue in QSounds like we can expect some major fuckups.
>>28792Lets go Willi.
No.28795
>>28794I'm happy with this. Wished for a bit more white, but it's there so i'm good.
It does look really nice from the side
No.28796
>>28794Looks alright, but will it be fast i wonder.
Team boss claims they missed the test because the design of the car is the most complex they've ever made.
No.28798
>>28795If you compare it to every livery they've had since Vowles took over, they're getting lighter shades of blue and now even white.
>>28796If they really messed up, I think they'd still be ahead of Audi, Caddy and Alpine on the grid.
>>28797The last thing he needs to do is overstay like Drugovich, he should jump ship if nothing opens up for him for next year.
No.28799
>>28794I'm not liking the wheel covers and the fact the duracell ad has rings on it now, but the rest is pretty good.
No.28800
>Caddy on Sunday/Super Bowl
Did Liberty manage to make more Americans actually give a fuck about Motorsports and F1?
I sometimes feel even Indy beyond the 500 is often ignored there
No.28803
>>28800I bet F1 won't take off in America unless a American team/driver competes at the front.
Same thing happened over here with Max.
No.28805
>>28804Apparently the overweight stuff was bit overblown too.
I'm a willy fan so i been waiting for them to make a good car again for over a decade now. Please at least be 2014 level again
No.28806
>>28805I always suspected someone was trying to slander willy, and it was going to sound a bit credible because of their backmarker rep from last years.
No.28810
this seems like a desperate move since there is no way Merc will be forced to redesign their engine in a couple weeks time.
Interesting detail is possible RBR support for the appeal.
>>28809That top speed in combination with cars going slow trying to charge the battery does sound dangerous.
No.28812
>>28809Active aero failures are inevitable. I hope they don't happen on any high speed corners.
>>28810This isn't looking good for Merc, but I'm sure they have another ace up their sleeve as a countermeasure.
No.28813
I can't lie, I'm a bit excited for what Cadillac will show tomorrow and to see the reception it'll get. It's a one in a lifetime chance, like, how many times has an F1 team advertised themselves in the Superbowl? Never
