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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)
>2026 WDC Standings:RUS: 0
VER: 0
LEC: 0
NOR: 0
HAM: 0
>2026 WCC Standings:Mercedes: 0
McLaren-Mercedes: 0
Ferrari: 0
Audi: 0
Red Bull Racing-Red Bull Ford: 0
>2026 WEC Standings:BOT: 0
HAM: 0
NOR: 0
ALO: 0
>News:FP1 soon
Everyone has been sandbagging so far, the bags will come off now.
Russell and Verstappen are the favorites to win the drivers' championship
Aston Martin will limit the number of laps in the upcoming races to prevent possible engine failure
Alonso and Stroll risk possible nerve damage due to vibrations in the car caused by the engine
McLaren, Alpine and Williams will get their hands on the latest race-spec Mercedes power unit for the first time in Australia
Pirelli tyre testing in Bahrain has been cancelled, WEC won't have their opening race, F1 Qatar and Saudi races aren't yet confirmed to be cancelled
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>>29861>3GP video formatMan, that brings back memories.
>>29865Yeah, Uralkali. Potassium fertilizer company.
No.29868
>>29867>sources have indicated the plan will be for him to work alongside and help support current team principal Andrea Stella.>The move will take place at the start of 2028 unless an agreement is reached between McLaren and Red Bull for it to happen earlier.Happy for him for moving up the ranks.
Wonder how he will handle the papaya rules team though.
No.29869
>>29867>>29868End of an Era.
Hornyman, despite his flaws, seemed to be the thing holding Red Bull together.
No.29870
>>29867>>29868Starting to believe the whole Max leaving F1 thing, sorry for doubting.
No.29871
♪ It's the… end of F1 as we know it ♪
♪ It's the end of F1 as we know it ♪
♪ It's the end of F1 as we know it ♪
♪ And I feel fine… ♪
No.29872
So, this is the way F1 dies? Not with screaming engines but with a super clipping vacuum cleaner?
No.29873
>>29872F1A and the teams are having several meetings in the coming weeks to agree on changes that take effect at Miami.
Lets see if it makes any difference.
No.29874
What to this day that i still don't understand.
Whats the point of Formula E then?
I assumed it was there to be what Formula 1 was to regular cars, improve Batteries and Electric cars.
Why is F1 even trying on that department? Go for full combustion engines and use gas, Theres already 10 billion Saudi oil companies banking this shit already. I doubt the planet will die if 22 cars every 1-2 weeks run a few laps in a circuit.
Hell they even have more nature friendly fuels now no?
No.29875
>>29874>Why is F1 even trying on that department?A shitton of virtue signalling, that's all there is to it.
And I don't mean from FOM or FIA's side, since both have stated that thanks to synthetic fuels they can look into switching to non-hybrid or light-hybrid (like KERS) in the future, I mean from the manufacturers' side, for example Honda was refusing to join if the hybrid system didn't have a major contribution towards the total power, and iirc Audi had stated something similar as well.
No.29876
>>29874Aside form what Italybro said, there is also political pressure. The EU is moving towards banning ICE all together on the longer term.
Some GP get government subsidies that they would no doubt lose if F1 would say fuck it we're going back to fossil fuels.
No.29877
The newly scheduled dates for F2 are a blessing for any potential driver that could end up in F1 next year. It'll be interesting to see who will adapt better in these 2 races.
No.29878
Article on the reasons these new rules are what they are.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-f1-has-ended-up-with-rules-that-so-many-hate/One of the reasons mentioned i had not considered is the fear that F1 could end up with only Mercedes and Ferrari as engine suppliers. Before RBR decided to build their own engines it looked like both Honda and Renault where on their way out with nobody to replace them.
The new engine suppliers wanted a bigger battery so they can use F1 to market their EV to young people. (as if they can afford them)
No.29879
>>29878I haven't read the full article but, why would it even matter if there are only 2 or 3 engine suppliers?
In theory if everybody makes their own engine you could have anyone in the top field. In reality that doesn't happen, either the team that makes the engine is way ahead of the teams they supply or the reverse.
Alternatively you have the current Honda/Audi situation where the engine is so bad they are not even close to competitive (Audi gets somewhat of a pass).
24/25 and 10-13 are good examples of customer teams being ahead of the supplier team, proving that the rest of the car is equally important.
No.29881
>>29879You can see this season that Mercedes has a big advantage supplying multiple teams with their engines. They get the data from all those engines for themselves and don't share it with the costumer teams. That's one of the reasons why they have such a big headstart on Mclaren.
It also gives you political power when it comes to voting for certain rule changes.
This new regulation is said to lean much more on the engine vs aerodynamics compared to those seasons you mentioned, same in the previous era of merc domination.
It would be great for the sport if Audi/RBR and later CAD can get their shit together on the PU side.
I guess we can can only hope Mclaren will get on top of the merc engine in time and they've shown to have it in them to beat Mercedes on aero.
Doubt that will be this year though.
No.29883
RIP 4cuck (Again)
No.29886
>>29885happy anniversary portufriend!
happy anniversary wapfriends!
happy anniversary figamin!
No.29887
>>29885This is probably the comfiest place on the internet to talk about F1 so I'm glad to still be here a year later.
Thanks to figamin for having us.
No.29888
>>29885It's been a good year to share with everyone here. Thanks to figamin too for welcoming us.
No.29889
>>29885Been an absolute honor to be here since day 1.
Never imagined how much i missed actual chill discussion, this place has been a haven from stress.
Thanks to all the friends here, to figamin and here's to more years to come.
No.29891
New alphamaxkino, in case someone enjoys his crazy shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JENha8QmYwY No.29893
Amx will be racing in 2 4h Nürburgring races this weekend.
These races act as Qualifying for the 24h event, so the field will be much more competitive compared to amx's previous races here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmVGLmMoID0It should be getting dark in the last hour of the Saturday race.
No.29896
What is even going on. Red flag with 0 explanation.
No.29897
Ambulance on track
No.29900
>>29899They just confirmed 7 cars involved in the crash and drivers getting medical treatment.
This isn't going to restart any time soon.
No.29901
Someone actually died, fucking hell.
No.29903
>>29902This news title is the worst. Fucking vultures over at the race.
No.29904
>>29902>>29901Oh god thats so fucking sad, how old was he?
Wasn't following the quali. May he RIP.
No.29906
>>29905Poor guy, probably was finally realizing his dream.
Checked some of his stats, he was pretty good too.
53 starts. 5 wins. 25 podiums in Endurance
No.29907
>>29902really sad stuff, may he rest in peace
first driver death at the track in 13 years
No.29910
>Only .001s between P1 and 2 over a 8 minute 25KM lap. Damn.
>>29909Race Queen Marin.
No.29911
Max P1 currently, 3 hours left.
No.29912
Welp, it's over. Max stuck in pits with car damage.
No.29914
>>29913>Race starts - enhanced safety mechanismsA new “low power start detection” system has been developed, capable of identifying cars with abnormally low acceleration shortly after clutch release.
In such cases, an automatic MGU-K deployment will be triggered to ensure a minimum level of acceleration and mitigate start-related risks without introducing any sporting advantage.
An associated visual warning system is being introduced, activating flashing lights (rear and lateral) on affected cars to alert following drivers.
A reset of the energy counter at the start of the formation lap has also been implemented to correct a previously identified system inconsistency.
There are also tweaks to the regulations when it comes to wet weather running, with an increase in tire blanket temperature, a reduction of maximum ERS deployment, and simplified rear light systems for visibility improvements.
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No.29915
>>29914It's nice that they've found a way to increase safety at the starts without unfairly taking away the advantage Ferrari has.
Everything else I'm not sure how much of a difference it''ll make.