No.28147[Last 50 Posts]
>Lap:Wapchan Lap #32
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>Lewis Hamilton Grands Prix with Ferrari without scoring a podium:23
>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)
Williams Mercedes: 137 (+15)
>2025 WEC Standings:HAM: 1451.39 (+80.00)
NOR: 1369.87 (+89.58)
TSU: 1331.09 (+54.17)
>News:Qatar: VER PIA SAI
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."
Antonelli's instagram profile went dark after online abuse, Red Bull issues public apology
2026 grid complete: Hadjar promoted to Red Bull, Lindblad joins Racing Bulls, Tsunoda moves to a test/reserve role
No.28149
first and final gimi
No.28164
>2025 WEC Standings:
>HAM: 1451.39 (+80.00)
Incredible performance by Sir Lewis.
No.28171
>>28169But most likely not in a Ferrari.
No.28175
>>28173>those red eyes on lawson>gasly putting on his best french rapist face>lulu and george's hands almost touching>franco leaning in like he doesn't even belongHilarious picture.
No.28176
>>28173>>2817410 million or a chance to wait this table?
No.28177
>>28176I'll take the money. Then go to all the American races, pay for vip access and meet them there.
No.28178
>>28176>>28177what mexibro said
it's not the same as meeting them in a more relaxed setting like a driver dinner of course, but a few paddock passes would be much much cheaper and we could use the money in these trying times
No.28179
I don't even know if I should watch FP1 at all, it's so early.
No.28180
>>2817610 mil easily, might be enough to buy vip access for the regular posters here.
I subscribe to the "never meet your heroes" mantra and I don't think I really care tbh
No.28181
cloudflare is kill again
No.28182
Not much happened
lots of rookies, ps3 out of the car
Max having some issues on the hards
Ferrari looks shit on race pace
Unrepresentative conditions though
No.28183
merc could be fast enough to be a factor for the championship
No.28184
DUN DUN DUN
No.28185
Peter! Sauber!
No.28186
dundundun
lets go max
No.28187
>‘Bias’ talk in Australian parliament
This is getting out of control
No.28190
ps3 has been sabotaged
No.28194
>>28193that means next year will be better
…right?
No.28195
>Stefano Domenicali: “Yes, there will definitely be more than six Sprint races in the future.”
>“24 races are the right number. It’s not true that such a schedule is too stressful — some people even go to the beach between races.”
No.28196
biz idea:
52 WEEKS
52 RACE WEEKENDS
52 SPRINTS
mandatory DTS and lego commercials filming in between
No.28197
>>28195>It’s not true that such a schedule is too stressful — some people even go to the beach between racesI never stop being surprised at how retarded this guy is.
No.28199
>norris holding a pic of Alonso
kek
No.28200
>>28199It'd be even more hilarious if that turned out to be a videocall, with him posing for the pic.
No.28201
if NOR doesn't die at T1 or quali, it's over.
No.28202
>>28201A miracle could happen.
A miracle in red.
No.28203
KWAB
No.28204
Yuki….
No.28205
>>28203>>28204what happend to tsuu?
No.28206
>>28205talibantonelli crashed into him in the pitlane
No.28210
>>28209I hope he didn't get a penalty for that, we need him to start in front of Norris if possible.
No.28211
>>28209>>28206how do you even mess up that badly in fp of all things
No.28212
>>28211He's an Italian driver in F1. He's cursed by that simple factor alone
No.28213
dun dun dun?
No.28214
DUN DUN DUN
No.28215
DUNDUNDUN
No.28216
>Verstappen will use the Brazil engine for the qualifying and the race. It was discarded in Qatar but its back for this weekend after checking the issue
No.28218
praying for major norriz fuck up
No.28220
>>28219>team won't be called Audi-Saubersoulless
No.28222
bearchild!
No.28223
bearchild will become a bearman when he torpedoes T1 and takes both mclels
No.28224
>>28220They should call it Saudi
No.28225
>0.5 sec
what
No.28226
Norizz playing it safe
No.28227
>>28226yeah probably, still makes me angry that ps3 is doing well now when it's basically pointless
No.28228
yeah, it's still Q1, Norris is taking it easy
No.28229
>100 million dollars
No.28231
>hamilkwab
No.28232
HAHAHAHAHA HAMILKWAB
No.28234
Usually it's ps3 who takes it easy in q1/2
Interesting reversal
No.28237
>>28236this is high art, every face is wonderful to look at
No.28238
lando's quirk chungus mom is here
No.28240
BORT
No.28241
>ocunt into q3, bearchild out
fucking hell
No.28242
>shartonelli
No.28243
Lec save us
No.28244
>tsuuuuuu in Q3
all according to the plan
No.28245
>>28219Won't matter to me, i'll keep calling it Sauber Audi just like i call the second RB team Toro Rosso.
also
BORT BORT BORT
No.28247
>>28246Love the guy, i hope he gets a drivable car next year.
No.28248
>>28244fucking finally
>>28245>Torro Rossosecond best name after Minardi
No.28251
>12/12 previous abbu dabby races won from front row
No.28253
Mclels on old tyres
No.28254
Thanks yugi!
No.28255
ham had nothing in that interview
No.28256
yugi-chan o7
No.28257
MAX
No.28258
AMXAMD
No.28259
>verstappen's lap hasn't even started on my stream
>already know that he's amxamd
kek
No.28260
Cam on gorg
Kwab those mclarens
No.28261
yugi finally getting to q3 when it's the most important, really is perfect
No.28262
Holy based
No.28266
imagine if max gives george tow, only for him to let lando pass him during the race
No.28268
OH MY LORD MAX
No.28269
AMXXX
No.28270
>>28268Irrelevant, remember, NOR must die tomorrow or no WDC for Max.
Anyone here knows voodoo?
No.28271
nice pole, really need ps3 to torpedo norizz
No.28273
jorj………….
No.28274
oh fuck, mclaren will use team orders to tell ps3 not to overtake lando wont they?
No.28275
AMX AMX AMX
No.28277
>>28270Anything can happen, mclaren has been fucking up constantly and he's got a desperate ps3 starting behind.
>>28274They said ps3 only gets orders if he is 100% out of contention.
No.28279
>>28276track's a bit fat but I can see it
No.28281
>>28277>mclaren saidyeah and I believe that as much as I believe they haven't been favoring lando the entire season.
honestly as it is, the only real worry for mclel is the start and maybe cold tyres on the first lap.
so telling ps3 to hold postion (privately before the race) seems likely.
No.28283
>>28278a bit of a blunder, surprised he kept it in I think it was an improvement
No.28284
>>28278Really pissed off about that, could've saved the championship if that went smoothly
No.28286
>>28281>telling ps3 to hold postion (privately before the race) seems likelyHe's not gonna do that unless he plans to be the n2 driver starting tomorrow.
He can still easily win the title if nor/max have any kind of trouble.
No.28288
Amx said something about seeing what i can do from the front which people take to mean the trick Hamilton tried to pull of backing him up into traffic.
No.28289
>>28288*backing up norris into traffic
No.28292
>>28291Repeat after me
THANK
YOU
HALO
No.28293
>>28291What is going on here, sc?
No.28294
>>28293yeah, FCY was declared and Marti was too late on the breaks
No.28296
>>28295He deserves a wdc contending car next season.
Everything is in place to make it happen too.
No.28297
>>28296or he get's Senna'd
No.28298
>doing a 2nd pole without helphow can one man contain so much racism?
i wish narb could have managed to get between the orange cars but i think he will have a great start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ng03SBd_L4also i like this guys video
No.28301
>>28299>We're the bad guysbased
>>28300Its bizarre that we are finally at the end of the downforce era too
No.28302
I'll be watching the race with my dad.
We're praying for amx amd wdc.
Have a fun finale lads
No.28304
good morning
positive vibes only
No.28307
>>28305Obrigado portuganon
No.28308
1 hour to go
>>28303Happy birthday, anon.
No.28315
>>28312>>28311>>28310These are very nice actually
No.28317
DUN DUN DUN
No.28318
DUN DUN DUN
No.28319
DUN DUN DUN
No.28320
I was half-expecting a special intro like 2021
No.28322
>>28320Small sports marketing at work, please understand.
No.28323
>TSU and PIA on hards
No.28324
>PS3 on hards
how over is it?
No.28325
>>28324game library depleted
No.28327
It's happening
No.28329
GAMES
No.28330
>NARB
No.28331
PS3 AAAAAAA
No.28332
PS3 LET'S GO
No.28333
FERNANDO?
CHARLES?
No.28334
games acquired
No.28335
PLAYSTATION 3 HAS GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
No.28337
GAMES
But will it be enough?
CAME ON CHUCK, KILL HIM
No.28338
Crazy how that one fuck up from Kimi changed so much for this race, granted there have been so many other things in the season that's just the most recent one
No.28339
Yeah, I'm feeling Lando will come behind traffic after pits.
No.28341
CAM ON CHARLES
No.28342
CAM ON CHUCK
No.28345
>Oscar, please kill your tires
No.28346
lol what are mclaren up to
No.28347
>Oscar box box box, we're covering for Hamilton
No.28349
Verstappen bros how are we holding right now?
No.28350
>>28349not looking good, but in the end it was always out of Max's hands
No.28351
Br narrator mentioned a good point. If NOR is 4th and PS3 is 2nd or 3rd, he can let NOR through.
No.28352
>lawson
No.28353
>>28349Looking like Norris might become a champion despite having less wins than Max
No.28354
>>28349feels like it did in '21, but it aint over until its over
No.28355
Norris in traffic
No.28356
Safety car now
No.28357
safety car. NOW!
No.28358
a Japanese minister of defense is requested stat
No.28359
crash him lawson, do it!
No.28360
>double overtake
Eh.
No.28361
Norris just going through the shitters like butter
No.28362
>>28356>>28357the simultaneous call for it had me thinking my stream was behind for a moment and I was about to see something lol. just hopes and dreams I see
No.28364
>>28362yeah, full hopium right now
No.28366
>>28365inb4 he gets passed at the first opportunity
No.28367
yuuuki FUUUUUUUUCK
No.28368
Yuki defend like your life depends on it.
No.28370
yugi…
No.28371
Owari da…
No.28372
shit wasn't expecting it there
No.28373
god a time penalty now would be sooo sweet
No.28374
>race control noted
I don't know about that
No.28376
apologize to Perez
No.28377
>>28374>under investigationwoaah
No.28378
>>28375where's Masi when you need him
No.28379
>>28376I'm sorry Checo
(he was still very inconsistent, stroll tier)
No.28380
A penal right now for Norris would be crazy
No.28381
PS3's not going to the pits?
No.28382
SIGNAL WENT OUT AAAAA
No.28383
>>28381the little pop up that they had said the hard tyre window is lap 39-45
No.28384
rigged
No.28385
RIGGED
No.28386
>NO FURTHER ACTION
WARI DA
No.28387
i hope this finally proves to people that Checo was the only ever good team mate Max ever had.
Yuki is pure shit
No.28389
>norris was clearly faster than yuki so overtaking outside the white lines made no difference :)
No.28390
>what penalty bro
Yugi…
No.28391
OH NO, IT'S NICHOLAS LATIFI
No.28393
>norris looking after charles
It's a bait. They want Max to put again.
No.28395
>ps3 pits
>comes out behind leclerc
going late seems like bait
No.28396
>albon
No.28397
>actually went for second pits
Im not sure
No.28398
sorry Piastri, the game was rigged from the start
No.28400
Only Leclerc can help us now
No.28401
>>28400it's not happening
No.28402
cola you can still crash
No.28404
Antonelli made this possible
No.28405
Ggs
This sucks but we at least have eachother…
No.28407
congrats to Lando it is
No.28408
>>28404Nah, mclel would have simply asked ps3 to make way for lando on the last lap, and the result would have been the same.
No.28409
>>28406that cat is gonna have to buy a new hat
No.28411
grim
No.28412
soulless radio
No.28416
>>28408I meant the crash in Austria
No.28419
Okay start the next season next weekend. I gotta see what will happen there
No.28421
dead silence when lando walks in
No.28422
Yesrizz…
Congrats to Lando.
No.28423
>>28392Seeing him cry was really sad.
No.28424
>Season's over
Now what?
No.28425
>>28424I don't know, I didn't really plan for it
No.28426
>>28424>Now what?Recline and take it easy.
Maybe we can post about whatever wapchan related things we're doing over the winter (if we get figamins blessing)
No.28428
>>28427Worst part was he telling his engineer off
"I KNOW WHAT TO DO LEAVE ME ALONE"
Lost all my respect with that
No.28429
>>28427Sadly Cadillac will only fight for p15 finishes.
No.28430
>…hopefully we have a multiple world champion, in Oscar
Andrea Stella's interesting interview on sky.
No.28431
>>28430need to save him from getting mindbroken
No.28433
>>28424Now we speculate on 2026 cars, watch anime and read manga.
No.28435
>>28432Could be worse, you could be a Ferrari fan
No.28436
also, your personal Rookie ranks after the season?
Being fair, i think it's
>HAD
>ANT
>BOR
>BEA
>LAW
>COL
No.28437
>>28436>RAGEDJARembarrassing first race, but very impressive season, highest scoring rookie*
>BEARCHILDdrove a shitbox and did very well, beat an experienced teammate. future ferrari driver for sure and WDC contender.
>BORTdrove an even worse shitbox, somewhat inconsistent performances, overall good result.
>TALIBANTONELLIhad the 2nd/3rd/4th best car on the grid and his points show it, 3 podiums is very impressive. another future WDC contender.
>SON OF LAWnot great results, especially compared to his teammate, has potential, decent race craft needs to tone down his aggression.
>PINT O COLAthe alpine was terrible but so was coca cola, jack doohan died for this shitter.
I rank ant lower simply because he had a much, much better car compared to all the others, BUT it still takes a good driver to deliver good results. I'm also biased against him due the 2 MAJOR events he was involved in that cost max this championship AND taking out my boy chuck in Zandvoort.
No.28438
amd amx back to what he does best, confronting journos
>>28436HAD - if you watched him in F2 you knew he had some talent but you'd have a good chance of guessing he was going to be a comic relief radio raging baby, and yet he was clearly the best one, the DNS in Australia didn't break his spirits, hopefully he gets some time to settle next to Max in 2026 because the RB graveyard is getting quite crowded
BEA - tamed the shitbox and fought valiantly against rato, if he keeps a steady form next season I can see him jumping up to a more deserving team, maybe Ferrari, who knows
ANT - a machine like a Mercedes is not easy to handle and he performed adequately, had a streak of very poor luck and form races at the middle; some quite costly mistakes not only to himself but to the contenders but he's very young and with a good future ahead of him, Toto hopes at least
BOR - some nice highs but some deep lows, hopefully Audi provides a better ride than the bright green tractor and HVLK helps his development
LAW - can't remember much of him this season, I even forgot he started the season at Red Bull
COL - didn't amount to much other than some sponsorship money for Alpine
No.28439
Going to StatsF1 and seeing Lando's name in red is despair inducing
No.28440
DEATH TO MCLAREN
DEATH TO THAT BITCH-ASS NORRIS
DEATH TO THAT FAT KIKE BROWN
DEATH TO THAT GREASY WOP STELLA
RECLAIM YOUR GODDAMN BALLS, PS3
No.28441
last Edd of the season
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/2025-abu-dhabi-f1-driver-rankings-edd-straw/LEC ALO VER OCO PIA
NOR RUS BOR SAI HAD
HUL GAS BEA LAW STR
ALB HAM COL ANT TSU
No.28442
George had an abhorrent end-of-season sm (social media) post so I won't regurgitate it here
No.28446
gimi
No.28447
>>28441>>28444Verstappen third is weird considering his performance, whatever it's one of rare ranking days.
No.28448
fyi, famigeki is showing lotgh episodes 97 through 99 starting now
No.28452
>>28450mclel would've switched ps3 and the goblin if amx had those 2 extra points, ultimately his biggest sin is the kamikaze dive in austria
No.28453
>>28451Alonso winning races in a newey rocketship.
No.28455
>>28454Please keep stuff like this on 4chan.
No.28457
>>28456it's simply too comfy here for that
No.28460
>>28450Merc should tell him that ps3 would yield to norris anyway. The last thing they need is Antonelli to get shunned further.
>>28451Next year looks promising for me mostly for F2 and Indy. If next year's regs mess up the racing too much I could see myself skipping the season, unless Charles, Max, Alonso or Audi challenge for a championship.
No.28461
>>28459Reminder that if PS3 didn't give up those 3 points to NOR, the third place would not be enough and VER would be World Champ
>>28458This place is chill, so keep it chill
No.28462
>>28461>Reminder that if PS3 didn't give up those 3 points to NOR, the third place would not be enoughYeah he would have been asked to yield at the end of this race, giving norris 3 points anyway.
No.28463
>>28451a lot of things.
new car and new engines means we could have lots of "fun" issues and dnfs. hopefully an even field amongst more teams.
looking forward to seeing if AM can finally have a competitive car.
will audi have a decent car or is it a few years away still?
will it finally be the year of the tifosi?
I hope these new regs will eventually lead to even smaller cars in the future
On a side note, I'm not as upset about lando winning as I thought I would be. I'm reminded of when hamilton won at silverstone in '24 after being winless for two full seasons. I dreaded it when it was a real possibility (cus it was funnier if he was never gonna win anything again) but when it finally happened I was alright with it. He was so humble and genuinely happy that I couldn't be mad.
Still don't like lando but he's grown a lot as a racer this year and is not delusional enough to believe himself to be the best driver on the grid just because of the title.
I'm more upset at ps3's lack of games for so long and the small things that would've given Max enough points to win, Spain/Austria/Qatar.
thanks for reading my blog
No.28464
>>28462Gah, true. I hate McLaren
>>28451Better liveries and Audi meme podiums. Also a Williams win if they aren't bullshitting about improving in 2026
No.28465
Rumours are saying Helmut is leaving RBR, i wonder why.
Maybe Mekies doesn't like him.
No.28467
>>28465The rumour is that Mateschitz son wants his own people inside the team to lessen the grip of the Thai side of the company. Still, what a shame this last few years have been for RB, Dietrich was holding up all together nicely.
No.28470
>>28468>>28469Red Bull Racing is gone now
No.28471
>>28468>>28469>>28470>Hornyman out>Herrmarble out>Ford engine next year>Max not the champIt's fucking over for RB isn't it.
No.28472
>>28471It might be, next year looks like a do or die scenario for them.
No.28473
>>28468I wonder how max will react.
The announcement from RB implies Marko decided to leave himself but The Race is saying otherwise.
No.28474
Apparently Helmut was removed because he signed a deal with Dunne behind RB's back (They already had Lindblad on sights) and they had to terminate the contract with Dunne which costed them a fuck ton. What an idiot move.
https://www.limburger.nl/sport/vertrek-helmut-marko-bij-red-bull-racing-een-feit-hoe-de-nietsontziende-oostenrijker-zichzelf-meer-en-meer-onmogelijk-maakte/111155989.htmlHelmut's fixation with young men sometimes creeps me out.
No.28476
>>28474my dad 100% convinced markos a homopedo
i dont want to beleive that because that would mean amx was raped by him
No.28477
>>28476eh I don't wanna believe he's a diddler. didn't max say that if they fired marko he would leave too?
No.28479
>>28478Probably knows how to deal with tragedy alot more since Leclerc had to deal with some pretty rough shit in the past.
No.28482
>>28478>now or neverAND I AIN'T GONNA LIVE
FOREVER
No.28483
>>28481Was it really that hard to get 40 points across 3 seasons before.
No.28485
Still 46 days away until pre-season testing…
No.28487
>>28486Seems about right, i expected Sainz in the top 10 but he had a pretty awful start of the season.
ANT will be top 5 next year i recon.
No.28490
>>28489will he act like a teenage girl again and unfollow everyone on instagram?
No.28491
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk4oFrofU8Agood(ish) news, the eff juan engine now sounds just like >we heard on the amg one, so a mix of the indy v6 and the current engine without the mguk
No.28492
>>28491It still pales in comparison to even the V8 from the Kers era, of course, but it is certainly an improvement.
No.28494
>>28493They put him in that dog of a car without pre-season testing. Combine that with a early crash that put him on a older spec car for most of the season and he's doomed.
Iirc yugis quali deficit in pure laptime to max wasn't even worse than his predecessors.
RBR should've signed Sainz when they had the chance.
No.28495
>>28494Carlos pretty much confirmed in an interview that Jos and Carlos Sr. relationship is the reason why he won't be in RB for the time being.
No.28496
>>28494I'm sorry but he had an entire year to improve and never did in any significant way. Even if no pre-season testing means his first half was shit, his second half should've been alot better.
Again, that pathetic defense against Norris was just sad to watch. I didn't expect anything insane, but at least holding the guy back 1-2 seconds, not even.
No.28497
>>28495That's a pretty dumb reason not to sign the perfect number 2 driver.
>>28496True enough, all excuses aside he simply didn't perform.
No.28502
>>28500>innate aussie wit>>28501>fuckity fuck fuck american comedyI wish for ps3 to end up in a better team.
No.28505
>>28503Man, the first few races of 22 were such kino
No.28506
>>28503>>28505Maranello should burn for their crimes
No.28507
Expectations of Alpine not being the bottom team next year?
No.28508
>>28507Modest, they are finally ditching that piece of shit Renault engine for a Merc one, which is said to be the best engine next year.
That said, it's Alpeen.
No.28509
>>28507Don't worry, Cadillac will keep the 11th place all for themselves. If the rumours are true and Merc really have the best engine, it'd only be a matter of reliability, strat, aero, and driver skill. They could be fighting for lower top 10 finishes early in the season.
No.28510
>>28507with new regulations, new team and some existing teams having new engines the fight for bottom is bound to be a little more busy next year
but Colapinto still looks quite weak, so I'd say a 7th at best and heavily carried by Gasly
No.28511
our government should be confirming F1 returning to Portimão in 2027 tomorrow, if the rumors are true
No.28513
>>28511Thought they already did few months back.
Either way, neat. Hoping South Africa gets confirmed too
No.28515
>>28513they had expressed the desire to host, but it wasn't set yet
it is confirmed now
No.28519
>>28518fun thing about the list of cars he hás raced in (and will race in) is that apparently he has not, to public knowledge, driven the bmw m4 gt3 that he uses a lot in simracing
No.28520
>>28506but first
brackley + brixworth
and you know what
silverstone too
No.28522
>hornyman alleg in talks to join Alpine
that would be hilarious, make it so Flavio
No.28526
>>28523Is it still gonna be called Em Oh Em?
Couldn't they've figured out a better naming scheme?
No.28527
>>28525No more wheel covers?
Looks much better this way.
No.28529
>>28528I liked the 33 alot
No.28530
>>28529If i remember correctly amx always wanted to use 3 but it wasn't available back then…
Just looked it up, ricc used number 3 but i'm not sure its available yet.
No.28531
>>28530Fair, though i still think the 33 was pretty cool
3 in general is the coolest car number, just look at Dale Earnhartd
No.28532
>>28526https://www.the-race.com/all/new-f1-2026-mode-names-and-car-images-revealed/They're calling it Overtake Mode.
It doesn't look to me like the new names are gonna help much with clearing confusion for people who didn't already understand what DRS is for (10% of viewers, according to this).
No.28533
FIA posted a simplified video explaning most of the important regulations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaDFJr5wSz0 No.28537
>>28534>Livery already looks awfulit's their testing livery, it always looked awful
>>28536landosisters… no one rates us…
No.28538
>>28537Ah, didn't know that
No.28540
>>28539Former Head of Race Strategy at Aston Martin.
No.28542
>>28541What is NARB doing that high? Higher than Ogier and Palou is some crazy reasoning.
No.28543
>>28541Russel did win 2 races and i don't remember him making any mistakes.
3rd behind Lec would be fair, i think.
I don't closely follow other racing series so i don't know how he stacks up against the drivers you mentioned.
No.28545
>>28544Please remember to put white back on your car next year Wiwwums
No.28546
>>28543Palou had a dominant season this year and won the most important race of IndyCar too, it was Max 2023 tier dominance. Granted that the grid'd driving skills are bellow the F1 grid.
Ogier too had a dominant season, however he's driving for a dominant team, Toyota, that has been on a streak since 2021. Whoever, in his case, he was a part time driver this year and skipped 3 rallies. So he won with a bit of a handicap, but still ahead of his teammates.
No.28549
>>28547>>28548Sounds nice, did they improve the handling? From what I've read a while ago, it used to have some delay in it.
No.28550
>>28549Yes they did, on the last major update
They have "Alternative" which is the improved handling by default now, but you can still use the old one if you somehow prefer it. It's a much better game now.
No.28551
>>28550Good to hear, I'll give it a try this weekend.
No.28553
>>28547I tried playing it and came to the conclusion that anything less arcadey than nfs/burnout paradise is not for me.
Looks really nice though.
Tokyo Extreme Racer is the latest racing game I've enjoyed playing.
No.28555
>>28554To be specific, the sources say the other engine manufacturers think RBR and Merc found a loophole. (how would they even know, do they have spies?!?)
No.28556
>>28553Does this play like NFS:Carbon?
No.28557
>>28556You drive around tokyo challenging grunts to drag races until the boss shows up.
Upgrade your car and buy new ones to challenge higher spec opponents.
The actual racing is very simple but fun.
No.28558
>>28557That looks neat, never heard of this racer, but that premise alone is fun. I more just wondered if the game has sick drifting like in Carbon
No.28561
>>28560It was me.
I turned your gif into a magic png.
No.28563
>>28562You said the naughty word….
No.28564
>>28562Quality post anon, i don't know much about drivers that young so this is very informative.
Do you rate Rene Lammers? (son of F1 driver Jan Lammers)
No.28565
>>28562>Kit and NiccoloSo, they're the future F1 pay drivers?
Thanks for the info, anon.
No.28566
>>28565Maccagnani definitely. Belofsky is not. He's definitely obviously not poor but not wealthy enough to spam infinite money glitch. His dad is some no name music guy and had to already sell his home
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/you-can-feel-the-history-in-this-400-year-old-u-k-barn-d66b66f7>>28564his f4 career has been underwhelming
No.28568
>>28567Praying to not get Tsu'd next year
No.28569
Dakar soon
No.28573
>>28571No doubt part of Totos grand scheme of signing amx if RBR produces a shit car next season.
No.28574
merry Christmas everyone
No.28578
From the rumors it seems the Merc and RBR engine will have a advantage next year that can't easily be caught by the other engine manufacturers during the season.
Something about fuel compression ratio rules which i don't fully understand.
No.28579
>>28577We can only hope he leaves them and becomes champion the year after.
>>28578From what I've seen around, their exploit looks to be something similar to a Miller cycle engine. This is the best explanation I could find on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvtcTXey0U8&t=885s No.28585
>>28584The Race recently did a hour long podcast on Kubica.
Everyone including Alonso/Hamilton seems to agree that he was a multiple wdc in the making.
No.28587
>>28585Tragic as his overall luck was, the guy is at least super respected and won Lemans this year.
Kubica is a legend
No.28588
>>28586RB continues being teared apart. One can only wonder what goes through Mintzlaff's mind in the scenario where the car turns out to be shit and Max wants to leave.
No.28589
fixed
No.28592
>>28591We don't really do Christmas presents here.
It's mostly a holiday where you visit relatives and have a nice meal together.
No.28593
>>28591I got a perfume, like the last year. It's ok.
No.28594
>>28591I got chocolate, some clothes and girlfriend
No.28595
>Team principals have voted on the top 10 drivers of 2025 (vs 2024)
01 VER (=)
02 NOR (=)
03 PIA (↑1)
04 RUS (↑2)
05 ALO (↑4)
06 SAI (↓1)
07 LEC (↓4)
08 BEA (new)
09 HAD (new)
10 HUL (↓2)
No.28596
>>28595I don't remember Alonso doing anything amazing this year.
And i do recall him spinning out multiple times.
No.28598
>Drivers have voted on the top 10 drivers of 2025 (vs 2024)
01 VER (=)
02 NOR (=)
03 RUS (↑1)
04 PIA (↑1)
05 LEC (↓2)
06 SAI (=)
07 ALO (↑2)
08 ALB (new)
09 BEA (new)
10 HAD (new)
No.28599
Happy new year's eve Wapbros.
Hoping 2026 is a good year for vrooms. Honestly i can't wait
No.28603
>>28602>The biggest surprise of the year was the /sp/ board becoming by far the most active on the site. They adapted very well to the site culture and I'm sure they'll keep at it over the next year.we run this board and this site!!!!!1!1!11!1!!!!
No.28605
I'm just hoping my shift ends up calmly today so I can have new year's dinner with my family in peace. Yesterday was an US GP 2005 tier shitshow.
No.28606
>>28605I hope you''ll make it anon.
No.28607
>>28602I did my part and thanked him for his work
No.28608
>>28606Thanks, just 3 more hours to go, everything is fine so far. Happy new year's.
No.28609
Happy new years
No.28610
>>28598Norris at #2 still seems too high but I guess nobody wants to be the guy to rate the WDC lower.
No.28613
Happy new year's, now officially 2026. May the merc engines be riddled with reliability issues.
>>28609Happy new year's, figamin.
No.28614
MF Ghost Season 3 started airing today
(sequel to Initial D)
>>28609>>28613Happy new year!
No.28616
>>28615Set the record straight
Set in stone
Absolutely undeniable
Inscribed in the history books
I still wish he had retired after 2023.
No.28624
>>28623When does pre-season testing start again?? I just want to see liveries
No.28626
>>28625Very much appreciated.
No.28628
>>28623I honestly think that F2 should have at least 1 race in the Americas.
No.28629
>>28623There is a good chance I'll be attending the Madrid GP this year.
I have relatives at walking distance from the track. Would be my first ever GP.
No.28630
>>28629Cool stuff, hope you make it and have fun.
Remember to post some pictures here if you get there
No.28631
>>28623>two back-to-back races in italyCool
No.28632
>>28614Oh shit, thanks for the heads up anon.
No.28634
>>28633Nice video, i hope schumi is at peace.
No.28636
>>28635Legit wonder if thats better for him than staying on Ferrari.
Who's taking his place there?
No.28637
>>28635I didn't know this fact
>>28636Joe probably saw the writing on the wall. He propably won't get a seat even if Charles or Lewis retire. If Herta doesn't get the points he needs, he could get a seat if Bottas is dropped, because Checo's real value comes from his fans revenue.
No.28638
https://fr.motorsport.com/f1/news/perez-nouvelles-revelations-red-bull/10788017/
>"Pérez: "At Red Bull, everything was a problem"
>Sergio Pérez described how the Red Bull team has exclusively focused on Max Verstappen over the past few seasons.
>As Sergio Pérez prepares his return to Formula 1 with Cadillac, he has once again criticized the peculiar way the Red Bull team, where he spent four seasons (2021-2024), operates. In the Oso Trava podcast, he elaborated on the exclusivity his former team granted to Max Verstappen and his feeling that he was never able to satisfy his employer, regardless of his performance level.
>"The team complained about everything ," the Mexican driver asserted. "At Red Bull, everything was a problem. *If I was faster, it was a problem and it created a very tense environment. If I was slower than Max, that was also a problem.** I understood that these were the circumstances I was working in and, instead of complaining, I tried to make the best of it."*
>"I knew what I was getting into at Red Bull. *During my first discussion with Christian [Horner], he told me: 'We're going to race with two cars because we have to have two cars, but this project was created for Max, he's our talent.'** I was in the best team, a very complicated team. Being Max's teammate is already very difficult, but being Max's teammate at Red Bull is the worst job in Formula 1."* No.28639
>>28638Horner is a real bastard but it seems Mekies is at least trying to be fair to the 2nd driver.
No.28640
>>28639Which is a smart thing to do as a team too.
You can't just give max a rocketship and solo expect him to win WCC, Mclaren destroyed everyone this year.
Hornyman and Marko were probably really fucking toxic to work under
No.28641
What's the appeal of watching cars go vroom?
No.28642
>>28641speed higher = higher chance of crash
No.28643
>>28641Sometimes you get to appreciate talented people driving in a very skillful way.
It's become a rare thing nowadays, but it still happens often enough to be worth keeping the race streams open on a second monitor.
No.28644
>>28641Same as any sport, really.
Root for your guy/team to win.
Enjoy underdog stories like a guy who has been in F1 for over a decade finally getting a podium.
Watching ancient evil such as M*rcedes get beaten by a racist guy in a fizzy drinks company car.
Suffer supporting Ferrari for decades without them winning a single thing.
No.28647
>>28645Nice, i was convinced he was going to leave when i saw his reaction at the end of Abu Dhabi.
No.28648
>>28625car launch dates update
willy and merc dates added, haas moved up their date
No.28649
>>28645>>28646Max is not the same without him, glad he stayed, easily the best engineer on the grid.
No.28652
>>28651Wait, you can't open youtube links within wap like on 4chan?
No.28655
Since 4chan-XT has been discontinued I'll be forking off it to build a newer version of the userscript to fix compatibility with other imageboard software. Also I'll be cleaning up some of the unfinished pages on here and making a posting guide & history page
No.28657
>>28655Thank you for the continuous good work, figamin.
No.28658
Audi posted a video of their Engine sound
https://youtu.be/pZQa034bdNM?t=33 No.28660
>>28658https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2mcEg92QdoVideo of the Audi F1 car testing on Spain
Do you guys think the Audi engine is actually good or gonna be a big meme now that Merc and RB have their cheat engines?
No.28661
>>28660I think it's gonna be par for the course, on about the same level as the others (Merc and RB excluded). They're newfrens but have a lot of experience from other series.
No.28663
>>28662>ferrari could stop existing in youre lifetimegrimi
No.28664
The first version of the new Altchan-XT fork has been released:
https://github.com/figamin/Altchan-xt/releasesSince I am making proper builds now based off the last version of 4chan-XT, the version number has gone down. Let me know if anything breaks.
No.28665
>>28664Appreciated, will do.
also, RBR car reveal in 3 days
No.28666
>>28665It's gonna be the exact same livery as always I'm sure.
No.28667
>>28664Thanks man.
I assume you'll merge the captcha-fixing commit from the dead branch eventually so there's no need to tell you about it, but can you please also add this, which turns the captcha box dark when using Tomorrow? I'd prefer not having to patch it in every time there's a new update.
:root.tomorrow #qr .captcha-root > div {
background-color: unset !important;
color: unset !important;
}
I'd added it after line 5014.
No.28668
>>28666The tease last year used a pretty bright blue. Hoping this means they go back to the 2010-2012 livery colors, they always looked nice.
No.28669
>>28667Oh nevermind, the fix is in already (line 6677). I didn't notice it was branched from the last commit of XT.
No.28670
>Alpine announced on Tuesday it had reached a “mutual agreement” with Doohan to “not continue his driving services” for 2026 to “allow him to pursue other career opportunities”.
No.28671
>>28670TIL he was still at Alpine
No.28673
Also, where's Portuganon, he hasn't posted in a while.
No.28675
>>28673There is just not much to talk about at the moment. Couple weeks until private testing at Barcelona.
No.28682
i love the new rbr, reminds me of 2011s blue
i wish it was lighter like the signature ford blue but its a huge upgrade from the previous years
on the other side the toro rosso barely changed so it was a let down
No.28683
>Lewis Hamilton is to switch race engineers this season, with Ferrari announcing on Friday that Riccardo Adami is to move to a new role within its Formula 1 organisation.
No.28684
>>28683That's how they fire people here in Italy, by giving them roles in which they'll do no more damage.