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No Sponsors really makes it weird
I mean ferrari is probably contractually obligated to use the blue if they've used it tbf
three days in a row huh
Bro refuses to let it go, all he wants to do is flush the whitebull car down the toilet
I'm ok with it
Nice
Gonna be a 4th soon
I fucking hate it so much☠️😭
Yeah, I kinda like but at the same time it's off
i know i said this before but it still looks like the stake car got sharted on by whatever car it was chasing
Tbh I don’t really get the hype around it either
Williams probably has the best livery imo
It’s just low effort garbage
this free?
you give them your account for free
oh
Yea don’t click
hell nah some scam type shi
He clearly did and lost his account
damn
Been a while since I’ve seen one
can i report it?
Yea
this shows their branding is flawed...
How
ok choose R32 or RX7
they are so absorbed in presenting their legacy, they have forgot to be versatile and adaptable with the market overtime.. you should always have to brainstorm all the possible brand touchpoints and possible scenarios where their brand identity would be visible or used, nd in which context..
anything which hampers the credibility of brand image in target audience's eyes is bad for a brand.. such as how current rules are making HP look bad in general.. they are big tech corpo.. they should know how to do their job, yet they are making such dumb decisions like redundant logo placement on suits and awkward looking logos on the team they are sponsoring as a title sponsor. Cant even does such minute task properly.
They did think about the logos when handing over the 100 million payments
I’m sure it’s on purpose, if not last year then this year for sure
It’s making a lot of people talk about it. Not even ibm gets as much talk and their logo has blended in more than hp does. There’s people just paid full time to market hp
disagree, it just looks so bland and lazy
not a fan of the gradient all over the car
The vcarb roast is an L
The vcarb is fire
It looks good.
I'd say way more went into that than the vcarb
How man
It’s prolly the exact same
Because they dumped some white paint and some mustard on the vcarb
Like it doesn’t look visually different
and called it a day
McLaren didn’t change jack shit
then they decided to rip off mercedes with the bulls on the back to try and make it look better
but they were trying to save something past the point of any feasible return
maybe it'd be somewhat decent if it was a normal yellow colour
instead of american mustard
Or if they had like
any colour at all
It's just the Alpine A524 but instead of black it's white
it's boring to look at and I don't like it
am i the only one that doesn't like the new ferrari livery?
No
Hp ruins the whole thing like always
Anyone who rates that thing a 10/10 is biased for Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton
Imo this is the worst looking Ferrari of these regulations
@full ridge you make no sense
no
I mean its not terrible, it’s just just that bold white stripe. I feel like they could’ve used the white in other places
Like the white accents they used on the race suits couldve been applied to the car in the same style
The white helps blend the hp logo imo
i like the alpha tauri livery the best and yes i know they’re not alpha tauri anymore but thats what im gonna call of them
This is better.
Well sure but the Ferrari livery was designed to highlight the hp logo
Which is why it’s blue
And the white goes well with the blue logo
best livery
They aren’t going to drop the blue logo anyway
ngl i like the alpine livery outside of the pink halo
Doesn’t alpine drop the bwt pink after the first races anyway
i really hope so. it would look better in white with a pink outline
in my opinion at least
pretty sure it'll be their regular livery
if it were a temporary thing they'd have said it is one
the BWT logo looks so good
Due to contract they can’t get rid of the blue logo
Burn the contract
It’s not even that bad
just gotta accept rari will look ugly as fuck this year
The white on it and the white wing helps blend it better
too much white imo.
So it just doesn’t stick out, and remember I HATE FERRARI!
next couple years
i like ferrari, but i’m not a ferrari fan past “everyone’s a ferrari fan”
RB cooked and their special liveries will no doubt cook again
Miami last year was absolute eye candy
They gotta win something 
right
The new livery?
it might just be that i’m used to the 24 livery
It wasn’t bad to start with after you give it 2 walk around
You’ll get used to it like we got used to halos
"we"
Looking back it
It doesn't look that bad
I wasn't here to experience the halos being introduced
I already liked them when I got into F1
dude i think im just mad picky
i guess thats cuz im literally in uni for design but
yeah lmao
When they were a lot of people said they looked ugly and weren’t needed
Designing as in product design?
I think it's because we were expecting something better
Zhou having a freak accident changed all opinions
as in. like. graphics.
Oh
And the crashes before that
product design would be cool
I suppose you’ll sympathize with hp in a few years
Yeah but the Zhou crash was the first major one with halos and everyone agreed he’d be dead without it
Grosjean
i hate HP outside of its relationship to F1. i’m like a massive HP hater
Grosjean had the engine explode more then literal head first into the wall
I mean everyone agreed that Leclerc would be gone without it
man. that zhou crash freaks me out everytime i see it
that was like the first proof of the halo being good
The Zhou one ended all the against opinions that remained
What does this mean
Nahh the Ferrari looks slower
Nevermind I’m thinking something else
All I remember was the explosion from it
That’s the exact same car
They used the SF-24 for the livery reveal
sidepods are different
Oh
The paint scheme distorts it
yeah that is not the sf24
rearwing as well… Why would I even care about the livery to judge speed.. carbon fiber will remain just at allowed threshold
It’s a different car @upper pasture
Ferrari showed the sf25 in the pics
Not sure if anything was edited but they hid the floor from everything
Atleast from the back
Yeah I hope we have no more rollhoop failures
Grosjean would’ve been decapited if the halo didn’t move the barrier upward
since the pictures are scaled, the car has lower amplitude…. it means less porpoising right?
better speed in the corners than straight line?
Sorry I don’t understand what you mean by amplitude?
car looks shorter lowest point to highest point
Oh
I thought there’d be more to porpoising
Don’t know if you can decipher much from just the pics
sticks to the ground more? no!?
remember merc’s 2022 car had an elevated floor… it had terrible porpoising
it's actually the SF-25
Yea but I think it’s not the only factor
also... what do you mean it looks slower?
sidepods and rearwing
right so you're an engineer I take it
why didn't bro tell us he was an aerodynamicist
Yuki can make any car aerodynamic
Aerodynamically into the wall
yh thats why leclerc almost beat schumacher record because the car is slower
Don’t know how much truth or accuracy is there to that
yh but the reporters took time not ferrari dont know y they would lie
Yea but it could be the sf24 was quicker than the conditions allowed too
it was like 10 c during the sf25 testing
Wouldn’t it be similar for sf24
i meant schumachers record
and they gained 1 sec on same track conditons in that case on a short track
Sorry typo we don’t know sf24 conditions
Just not sure if there’s that much point getting the hopium up from this timing
just a good indication if he was close to schumacher record with the ferrari he drove
the starts were the problems
we'll see
Rb was still able to mask the issues in 23
All this hype on Ferrari will sting a ton if they fail so they need to win everything now
Even the first race
1-2 trust
I don’t want to grow old and die before they get the championships
hahhahahahahh real
The SF23 looked the best for me though, that red and curvey, bathtub sidepods..
fr
Dawg don't confuse nyck with tsunoda
Nyck de walls and yuki
Dawg yuki doesn't crash
debatable
rarely like once in a season
ive actually never seen him crash tho
like proper one that was like his complete fault
ig i have maybe idk
Gabriel's Profile Picture right now https://x.com/gabortoleto85/status/1892666210770206848?t=dYh6ymVJ5SfWMvgyvVX9pQ&s=19
Im sorry but how can I watch the races (like what streaming service or platform on my phone)
F1 TV is your best option imo
Do I have 2 buy it?
Yes. I think it's like $90 for the whole year
But you can watch past races and on boards too
not as bad as sky sports😢
or espn+, now that's pricey
It all depends on what country you live in
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@limber bison
i'd say its just just
like i pay 12€ just to watch it in my language so....
yeah i love kissing men
neat
What is you favourite livery this year??
LOL TERRA
I thought I'd join the club
RBs.
Same
I like RB
Aston Martin 👌
i thought that was the middle finger for a second
Haas, very close behind Racing Bulls
Yknow the haas livery grew on me
i wasnt a big fan right away
bc i reaaaaally like black and red
but i think the white works
i guess that’s the trend this year
yeah
visa cashapp
racing balls
And it's a good trend.
more color
less carbon fiber
Well and Aston is Aston and shoots past the trend and traps into the old trend.
i want a shinier aston man.
idc if it costs weight
they aint winning a podium anyway
for real
Next year silver n red
They will be even more mid than they were already.
Haas has had a whirlwind of a livery history
The rich energy days
The Russian flag days
I kinda liked the uralkali look
Red white n blue can't go wrong
and soon the Toyota Haazoo Racing days🔥
Neither is the American Flag for an American Team but Gene decided to have a small postage size stamp of on an American car.
Because Haas is basically a European team atp😭
1st scammed by the British, then destroyed by the Russians and now on their way to glory under the Japanese.
Toyota is more American than him.
HAH
It isn't. The Picture of him use as Profile Picture was Pointed
👉🏻
That's how he Hands showed in the Picture
Gearbox Number now receive New Regulations for this Season where there will for now no Longer be a Limit of Number of Gearbox used by the Teams as the reliability of the current designs renders this restriction as obsolete
max is finally gonna be able to play on normal mode 😭
If you go for Automatic Gearbox, It will be Hard
Especially for Max
But the Qualifying Contingencies Regulations is still something we need to understand because it's a Starting Grid Determination by the Stewards, Which is similar like in F1 Game when you do a Custom Starting Grid
i kinda like Atlassian williams racing livery, VCARB and Ferrari
:/
let's go wednesday is a holiday i can see preseason testing
i have exams during pre-season man
Imma girl so I'm gonna choose r32
So basic right 😔🔪
good choice
its total fine if you choose an underpowered car
me too
but you need to have priorities
hmm you're right... screw biology, i'm watching pre-season
sameee
butt he weekend exams are over
ITS RACE WEEK
whens ur bio exam
so wednesday?
good
fuck school
okay, so i have looked up the schedule, i will not be studying for bio, i will be watching pre-season
based
do u have physics on monday
no
aw mqn thought our tt was the same
Preseason is on the 25th right?
26 iirc
26 27 28
You're not gonna miss much
preseason is pretty boring
I wish it were grey like their CNC machines but yeah this is one of the best Haas schemes ever
The only thing what matters is preseason testing is how the cars handle, and if they're reliable
Also what teams say about other teams
Remember, Preseason 2023
Toto: Aston is faster than us
Though the reliability in testing won't be the reliability you have in the season
True
The only thing you really have to pay attention to is how the team members react lmao
Maybe race pace too but that can be misleading sometimes
If you see a team principal saying like for example "mclaren is the fastest" then they're most likely saying the truth
redbull's 02 event entrance sucks. prove me wrong.
Max didn’t want to be there and Horner got booed (Are people still going about that flop out scandal) why bother making time for them to have an interview
Oh i almost forgot
Paying attention to the car's behavior is also pretty important
ooh grey might be nice
Why would they be honest about that
Mind games are part of winning
Toto wolf in 2023 preseason testing said that they were behind Aston, and he was right
Ask them yourself
Not everything has to be mind games
Sandbagging is a thing
Sometimes they're just honest and realistic about their position
Dawg Mercedes was not sandbagging that year, toto straight up said the truth, there's nothing to argue about, stop.
Ok
Teams do like to play mind games but sometimes they're realistic about where they are and where their rivals are
Like toto wasn't the only one putting Aston high in preseason 2023, i remember other team principals saying the same
My god i would love to say a joke here
?
Hows it going so far
?
Today we are remembering Niki Lauda https://x.com/ScuderiaFerrari/status/1893209115100696859?t=xrOReBldwQMPfJWsizHTsQ&s=19
Hopefully Lewis got a chance to drive Niki Lauda's Ferrari Car as a Tribute
rest easy legend
still insane that this guy went right back to racing after nearly burning alive
(obviously not same day, but yknow what I mean)
Lewis still miss chatting with him sometimes
I just hope he can drive one of Niki's Ferrari Car
Last Time Charles drive one, He accidentally crash it
What is your favorite F1 livery this year bro?
I like VCARB
He only missed 2 races I think
White bulls on top
Back then there wasn’t 24 races either
still only 6 weeks between the race he crashed and the race he returned
White VCARB is so good
So clean, that it reminds me of Red Bull
Looks like a livery of a strong car, it look fast
those who know
those who snow
And those who glow
Those who blow
And those who Blow
releasing a statement is insane
they literally just booed them because they don't like them
that's not weird, that's being a fucking fan
can you imagine this happening in any other sport, the fucking MLB put out a statement complaining that Red Sox fans were booing the Yankees
there's absolutely behaviour that's over the line but booing doesn't come anywhere close
Surprised they didnt release a statement when they themselves got booed
They're scared
Anyone know if there is gonna be any discounts on f1tv
generally not.
your best bet is to see what your country’s broadcasting options are if you’re looking to watch f1 for cheaper
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I guess so
in my country, f1 full year pass is $6.92
holy shit lmao
what country are you even from????
what country holy cheap
(if you’re comfortable saying)
india
im from india
its about $0.30 for each race weekend
holy moly??
no wait
is this thru f1tv or like
a local broadcaster
$0.29 for a race weekend
BRUH
f1tv or f1tvpro?
they bought f1 rights for 2024
wow.
2025*
which broadcaste?
not sure about 2026
its called fancode in india
its $0.29 for each race weekend, which covers fp1,fp2,fp3, quali, race
but its leaving after 2025
hope someone broadcaste in 2026 for cheap
Bein Sports 
lol
Ausgp mural
They however have made a grave mistake in calling it formula 2 in the logo instead of formula 1
why do piastri and leclerc look perfect then verstappen looks a bit derpy
Imagine having Doohan and Lawson but not putting them on the mural
nah
Cadillac do want a veteran and a rookie
Although Perez is probably not the best choice, Bottas is a better driver but they’d be looking at the sponsors Perez brings
Cadillac definitely need a Best Sponsors
They can't use Hewlett Packard since Ferrari still their Official Sponsors
That account literally got banned from Twitter for impersonating Cadillac
And only got to come back when they made it clear it was a fan-made account
It'll be a few months until General Motors launch Cadillac F1 Team Official Account
I think before or after the end of the 2025 Season
the pinned message says 10:00 (time) and it doesn't specify PM or AM so it must me AM correct? because it would've been 22:00
says it for me
if you hover over it with your curser you should get it
Does anyone know where to watch testing?
F1 TV or Sky Sports F1
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BBC 5 Live definitely not broadcasting it this Year but i'm curious if they already renewed their Contract
fan acc
Yeah
It's 10 am, maybe you're somewhere in Europe and it says that or you use the 24h format
Scuderia HP
It's always Hewlett Packard we known it
yeah
i'm in the middle east so we use the 24h format
thankss
Holy hp pays 100m annually to Ferrari
I hope they actually make a fucking rocket out of it
As it shows in your local time zone, that means where ever you're in the world the 24h time format is used there.
Viaplay is like 70 bucks a month so
will testing be in f1tv
nvm i have pass and its scheduled
do u guys think i should take only f1 or motogp+f2,f3 i watch f2 sometimes but not really just 3.5$ diff
testing is free
ye
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idk the broadcast service in my country it says i can watch without a pass
Really? Where you from?
f1 will being corny in this season
india
Damn ur lucky isn’t the subscription 30 bucks a year?
f1 season is the test isnt
test is free for everyone unless they fix it by then
Already bought it so
maybe its in only my country who knows
if i cant watch it ill probably buy it then
Don’t know how it’s so cheap in India tho
its like 8 usd for all 24 races
although its early discount b4 season starts
normally 10 usd
probably more in ur country coz more customers
Damn, it’s 139 over here
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AAAAAAAH TESTING IS ALMOST HERE
That’s so much more 😭
Yeah, viaplay is 70 bucks a month 💀
💀well I’m glad it’s so cheap here
Lmfao
F1 tv is 10 bucks a month
But there’s another app which has a license here
Yeah our official app is viaplay which is 70 bucks a month lol
After Pre-Season Testing in Bahrain, We'll be down under in Albert Park for the First Time since 2019
Bahrain return in April as they and Saudi Arabia want to avoid conflict with Ramadan since Racing are not allowed during that Event
The Turn 6 at Albert Park will receive a Major Changes following Last Year's George Russell Big Accident
But i wonder if it's gonna be the Barrier that will receive the Change
Carlos Sainz is now the Director of the GPDA, replacing Sebastian Vettel https://x.com/SkySportsF1/status/1893644846952284627?t=hBVfqATqG6jBGOoS7nJ94Q&s=19
wohh
🙏
oh shit
dude why do they always crank the contrast so high on these photos man
people whenever they post photos for f1: crank image sharpness to 2000
i know right, sky fucking bakes the drivers
you can see every pore whether you want to or not.
theres so much image noise on carlos’s face bro
Using FanCode ?
Pre-Season Testing is this Week, Team!
Bahrain is almost gonna start Ramadan soon but the Drivers and Team should be on Time to do a Testing before heading to the Season Opener in Melbourne
red bulls schedule is day 1: both max and liam max morning liam afternoon day 2: whole day max day 3 : whole day liam
They still gonna keep the F1 2024 Graphic for this Pre-Season Testing before the New One arrive in March
I was thinking the Graphic Intro should be F1 75 Years and every Driver Name seen, The Graphic Animation should be an F1 Car racing and Battling and then Race through the Logo
so vettel has been head of the gpda for the past two years? and what's the difference between that and the drivers union?
No Difference but even after he retired, He still retain his Position
Not the head, that’s the president
so the drivers union consist of people outside the drivers?
Former drivers and lawyers
Considering most of them nowadays spend all their lives driving rather then schooling
School Racing usually is Part of the Racing Driver early Life
When you look at any Driver Picture on their Young Life such as Lewis and Seb, They go Karting
Rain during all 3 days of pre season testing would be funny.
https://fxtwitter.com/KemalSengulll/status/1893941134793011533/en
Imagine every team going into first race with no proper dry running.
looking at the models, Thursday there's the risk of some light rain during the early parts of the morning session, but other than that it should be dry
Should be Bright out there
Qatar also usually can be Raining when Practice
Back in F1 24, I had a Practice 1 in Qatar Career Mode in Wet
It’s raining here in bahrain today
i suppose it’ll be bright but cold on Wednesday
The Countries might already get prepare for Ramadan this Weekend
Yeah
They are
It starts on the 1st
Bahrain should be Bright this April
Perfect Time for Sakhir Circuit to held the Race that Month
Welcoming back summer in April 🔥
Ramadan doesn't allow Racing by the way
Last year during F2 pre season testing
Bahrain and Saudi Arabian might wanna wait until 2029 or 2030 to host the Season Opener again
Can’t wait for this view again
This was last years pre season
Really gonna be a Hot Grand Prix Weekend later in April
Melbourne should be a bit Cold but it's Good soon for the Season Opener
Fancode?
F1 tv
thats the indian app that has an f1 license 8$
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Sky Sports, Channel 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live usually the Main Network to broadcast F1
how will the testing work likr
4 hour running 1 hour break then 4 hour running
or 9 hour straight
like this
petition to have the drivers do a 2 hour karting enduro at the nearest karting track to end off pre-season
thats alot
Well, Well... Looks like WRC has called on their Former Rally Driver but also the FIA President Ben Sulayem on the Comments Sanction https://www.motorsport.com/wrc/news/wrc-drivers-call-on-fia-president-for-urgent-solution-to-swearing-sanctions-/10698041/
Sounds like Sulayem will be came under fire again
This story is such a nothing burger
Adrien Fourmaux for swearing during that Interview after Rally Sweden just given 10,000 Euro Fine?
That's a Joke
If any F1 Driver gets a Fine as well during a Post-Race Interviews or Pre-Race Interviews, That's gonna get a lot worse
how the fuck did i live this long without f1
Just get ready this Wednesday for the Pre-Season Testing
pain of chelsea being shit?
uhmm...
Gotcha
Happy
The front wing on w16 looks very interesting
Much lower
gonna take time for me to get used to the silver engine intake
2019 vibes
I really like how the car looks
Imo it's the best one out of the top 4
Look wise
I'm guessing the numbers will be colored later on
Mercedes always does that
I wonder what color kimi will choose
Definitely looks better than the W15 even it's just the W15 with more silver
same, would be nice if they made the whole engine cover area silver but kept the sidepods black
but for now it looks great
YEAH
Hopefully 2026
Even though that livery is probably going to be completely different
I would love it if they keep it though, just refine the details
No
2 days everyone
Drs is bigger than w15 and air went is silver
lol
Btw guys don’t overreact to pre season testing board
Last year sauber was 3rd and max was 5th
And we all know how good the sauber was
Well, it's testing, it's even less representative than practices.
And even practices aren't representative at all.
The only thing you can take away from testing is smooth running is a good sign, car issues is a bad sign.
Testing!!
Testing in Wednesday
Car behavior, race simulations, teams reactions/what teams say
That's what you really have to pay attention to
yeah
Teams reactions/what teams say is the most important imo, they sometimes straight up just say the truth, where they are and where others are
Well, they obviously don't know where exactly the others are as they don't know their run plans, fuel load etc but yeah, they at least know where they are.
Or well, if they don't, that's a bad sign.
And didn't know where they were as they just didn't understand their car.
Yeah
That's like when you know a team is in trouble, if they don't understand their car.
All eyes went to Aston those days because it was clear they made a big jump
I miss those days
Man i think hope Aston are good this year, i don't got this
beside my name for nothing
I hope the VF-25 is as good as it looks like.
yes
the GOAT of TPs, Estie Bestie and the fastest bear on the world🔥
Haas for best of the rest
yo fellas do we know the times for the f1 testing in UK like date and time wise, can’t check my sky rn
check pinned messages
Testing Predictions:
- A team sand bags to make themselves look worse (McLaren or Ferrari)
- A lower team does glory runs and over performs (Williams)
- At least 2 rookies crash
And redbull and Mercedes in the first point.
Basically all top teams.
Antonelli tries to flex in the testing
Like what he tried in Imola
u mean monza or is that a different time?
I don’t think kimi did anything bad in imola did he ?
yeah I can see this happening
either everyone will be like damn he's generational or he will just crash again
IMO he’s gonna take it back
Not gonna show off
I feel like he’s a landoesque drover for some reason
nah he's a once in a lifetime talent but he's super raw rn
needs a lot of refinement
very similar to early max
should i stay up till midnight to see what are the results of pre-season testing or no
What kinda results you even expecting rn
Ok well
trust
my brain when it comes to remembering things that are useful vs remembering the qualifying order for tomorrows race
REAL
SO REAL
REALEST THING EVER
he also turned down the offer for endurance racing
poor guy, i think he really got rushed by Williams
noooooo9
Correct me if im wrong but i think he signed for a seat in European le mans but he himself decided to quit after signing
Not that he turned down an offer
Logan is having a Ski right now before getting ready for his Le Mans Series
He'll be join by Jamie Chadwick
i thought he backed out of le mans
He probably had to Look for some Other Race Series
Racing with Jamie Chadwick should feel like his Time in Williams
Practice Session for Young Drivers by the way will now be held Twice rather than Once
From this Season, They can do the Free Practice 1 in any Circuit Grand Prix that'll held the Young Driver Practice
Man f2 so bad that some drivers that just jump to F1 peform better in F1 than in f2
Something might be wrong with f2 tbh, it's not working as a reference anymore
Like now you have to wait until a driver is in F1 to see their worth, everything that happens in f2 seems irrelevant now
Pre season testing tommorow 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
All the F2 cars are spec cars, if it doesn’t suit your driving style or your team gets the setup wrong you’ll suffer
Some drivers get the F1 car that moulds them better then the F2 car
Drivers like Kimi and Bearman have also had long term testing in F1 cars so they naturally know what to expect, Colapinto done abit last year before his temp promotion
Franco actually hadn't any testing at all.
The FP1 in Silverstone was his 1st time in a F1 car.
It doesn't help that f2 isn't exactly equal as people claim
Could have sworn he did more, sims probably
It’s no different to everyone sitting exams together, it’s the same base comparison but ultimately it benefits those suited to it
Well I've heard components are not exactly the same for every f2 car
They’re the same but quality is different
The cars itself are equal but engines are different and also car setups make a huge difference and that's where the team makes a huge difference.
I think the ideal scenario is that one rookie F1 race that was proposed for last year, it will probably come back and will happen eventually, maybe this year who knows
Yeah, it's planned for this year.
Good, it's going to be really interesting
Last year it was too short term brought up to get it started.
Plus after season testing was already arranged
I honestly think it's a really good idea because it gives us and the teams a more accurate reference
I mean in times
F1 isn’t spec though, all the cars are engineered differently
I wonder if it will be planned out as a race weekend with practice qualifying and such
The F2 drivers attached to the better F1 teams will have much better odds of winning then those in a Sauber or an Alpine
12 hours of aero racks and tyre management!
Emphasis on teams because they get to compare them with their actual drivers
Is what i mean
Well there are problems already
Haas has no academy
And other teams don’t invest into their academy drivers to much
Alpine for example
Solution: they can use a driver from the Ferrari academy
More likely pull Miyata who is with Toyota
That's what Haas does.
Since that is now a potential future option
Well they can still get a drive, i don't see how not having an academy is a problem for haas
They can just call up Ferrari and now toyota
Racing Bulls don't have an academy as well.
So they also have to go for Red Bull's drivers.
Money isn't a problem for haas anymore
Yeah, MoneyGram brought quite some money in.
Racing Bulls are just Red Bull junior so that’s not quite the case
You living under a rock or something? Komatsu announced that they hit the budget cap for the first time
This is the HAAS era, doom is upon us
You still can’t establish an academy in a year either
By the end of the next regulations era Haas will probably be fused with TGR and leave their Ferrari ties
Where did i say that they would stablish a driver academy
Regardless having the F2 drivers race in F1 cars won’t be a equal contest
And you still have the potential issue of the car not being a natural fit for the drivers
It definitely does get more F2 drivers experience in F1 cars over testing and FP1
I also never said that it would be equal, i just said that i would work as a reference for teams
Still a list of variables that would bomb the driver when they enter the car
On top of experience with drivers who spent A WHOLE YEAR adapting and co-developing the cars
Imagine if we get more than one rookie races a year
One test is a shitty comparison, you need 3
Idk i feel like that's probably the plan, but sounds like a lot money
3 at the end of the year
No, 3 races at 3 different tracks
Throughout the year
3 races at Abu Dhabi is just a waste of resources
Hm
The F1 rookie championship
I can feel the excitement of fom, thinking about the money
Sounds like a loss
Because after the F1 race a lot of people have to work and act like adults
Ok 3 races a year
Feel like tgr would just make their own team like Cadillac
Where would they be?
You gotta find those spots in the calendar
It was hard enough for Cadillac to get on the grid, a 12th team is highly unlikely to happen this decade
So it doesn't cause problems logistically
the FIA are open to welcome another team
The FIA reject Andretti for years, only by discarding his name for Cadillac was he even accepted
You have the added logistics, the prize pools, staffing and the list goes on
And the acceptance of all the F1 teams on top of that
Red flag, it's F1 who have rejected andretti, not the FIA
That's why andretti were having a hard time entering, because the sport itself didn't want them for some reason
You are aware the FIA are not dictators yet
And yes they did reject him a number of times
It wasn’t until he proved he could put the resources into place that the FIA even considered him
Idk what beef they got with andretti but it must be really serious for the whole sport to try and reject them
So whoever the next team is, they will have an easier time, because they're not andretti
I think it’s just that Andretti was a family name, not a car manufacturer.
Cadillac got through pretty quickly once they dropped the Andretti name
Has Andretti ever been involved in scandals though?
Because I know one of the reasons was they wanted more car brands involved despite it being public knowledge they’d use GM engines soon after entering
Because Andretti had everything set for a F1 team done, the second he trades the team name for Cadillac stamp of approval
Just the Andretti name having less of a draw than Cadillac
More like does the Andretti name bring anything bad to a sport on the rise
If that was an issue names like Haas and Williams would have been removed
Those were from before this mindset anyway
Even though Williams is last century and Haas got in before the current FIA administration
Well their names don’t matter anymore
Eh, still a curious thing
They’re looking at Cadillac without really reflecting on current team names/structures
There seemed to be some beef between Maffei and Andretti but not sure how big of a factor that was
And that goes back to the question of is there any drama with the Andretti name coming into F1
Yes
Because Michael Andretti was a moron and pissed everyone off in F1
Does Newey have anything to do with AM's 2025 car?
The Aston Martin upgrade problem💀
Could’ve done a sneaky call to tell them what to work on
Not yet, but probably for the upgrades
Apparently they will do a hearing on 2008 championships
Massa wants justice apparently
in October will be decided
I mean what’s the point 17 years later
Yh fr why now lol
Imagine in Hamilton case being called 7 time for so long and then in October he might become 6 time
💀💀
Lewis gotta win another 7th title 😔
Don’t think anyone will if that would ever happen people are calling him 8x so lmao
well atleast if it happens ppl argument of 8th being stolen will fade everyone will start protesting for the 1st
British fans would go bonkers for 21 and 2008
😭
Lmao
Don’t think it will happen 17 years later did bro just suddenly i want that championship💀💀
Nah I think he protested it back then
They just set a hearing 17 years later
Yeah so won’t happen
Probably maybe Lewis should get a hearing for 21 😭
it was legit im p sure
well even if it’s true if it took 17 years for a hearing I doubt it will rule in Hamilton favour
seen it everywhere on ig from accounts that are posting real info
You mean the other way around?
Gotta wait till 2038 for that
Yea I worded it wrong
Yh won’t happen
In favour of Hamilton
Both Hamilton and max will be retired
He can try but after 17 years never
Don’t think anyone cares by then
Yh Max will probably leave before ham
I love both of them but I doubt they will stay that long
would be crazy if they left the same season
His contract is till 26
Ferrari is a mystic team
Driver goes in with 7 and comes out with 6
mostly
27 right?
max assured red bull he’s staying till 26
Hamiltons?
27 i think
perfect ending
alonso, hamilton and verstappen are soon to retire
How old is alonso now?
alonso wont stay till 28
yea maybe that’s the perfect ending multiple wdc retire
yeah
Will prolly leave by 26
he will retire in 2027
42 or 43
43
If he can depends if Max wants to leave
Stroll will be the other driver
no this would be a hamilton/rosberg situation
Probably
theyd fight a lot
newey signed to aston
but out of the two I think rn if max and alonso in same car I’d say max wins coz of age
i agree
also lance is running tests in rally cars he might move out soon
Depends much of the driving style i think too
depends alonso has more experience than max
depends on the car
plus he has balls like max
It’s a newey car newey knows max
Red bull would be lost without max
newey can just tell max this is the fastest car
They’ll do anything to keep him
and tell him to drive it
They have Arvid soon
and max will do it
he will die in his first rally probably
Max will probably get in the 2026 car realise it’s crap then jump off to WEC
Hadjar claimed “he will spectacle everyone in his debut”
apparently max will do endurance this year
alonso
He might wanna learn English first
Yeah i heard
bro will swear and get his 1 month ban and get a child and go endurance racing
you cannot say this bro 😭
he’s perfectly planned his monthly ban
Fr
he'll crash the firsh race
yeah but he defo aint making it out alive
Bros a genius not only in racing
He Will probably get a race ban too is it 2 more penalties?
Formula e would suit max a bit more cause there’s less media BS and your allowed to barge people
I think 3 I’m pretty sure he has 9 past 12 months
The first point expires by june i think
hello
Might be Lawson doing it though
Depends if they have a 4 hour split or just one driver for 8
what time is pre season testing begin
They released schedule tmr morning max afternoon liam
Yh Max Friday i think and both tomorrow i think
7 pm uk i think
on Thursday it’s only max
what time is that nzst?
Friday only Liam
ill be watching the last 2 hrs every day prob
They changed it didn’t they?
pm?
Am
Maybe idk I just see rbr daily in twt
probably the first hour and last hour
I have lecture for morning session :sob
it will be 7pm for me then i am 12 hours infront of uk
Mercedes split their drivers for every day
same 😭
But that wont stop me from watching it i promise
I have a break hahaha
Bros in Australia
New zealand
well close enough
nzst is 12 hours infront of gmt
😭
Do yall think williams gets faster this year
not at all
Ferrari literally gave sainz his f175
Has to be faster than last car
Speaking of Australia can’t wait to wake up at 5 in the morning tea and biscuits in hand
alpine gets slower 
i would be happy for Carlos tbf
It will end 9 hrs later so it will be like 4 am for u when it ends
Just bare coffee hahaha
bro i thought the haas facilities were in north carolina
thats what it says on their insta page
apparently its in the uk
i think so, i assume this year they will be able to spend more of the cost cap money on upgrades and not repairing the car every weekend
Too early
i'll probably not watch it all
I’m just glad it’s not 5
is it confirmed which drivers are driving on which days?
Like Australia
I only know red bull and Ferrari
For tmr
is lewis driving tommorow?
Morning session
Think he is
it is today for me
afternoon Charles
Charles and Lewis tomorrow
Well yea
WHAT
😭
its currently 5:13 am
What time?
It’s 26th in New Zealand
Lol
Sleep…
What’s that
i have, i leave for work in 30 minutes
no school no work??
dang 😭
i am going to 3 races this year, the journey to silverstone is going to be mental
that i leave for work? yes
damn nice
I hope I get to go once
I wanna witness Japanese Grand Prix
i've only ever been to australia, this year i'm going there, silverstone and singapore
I’ve seen Singapore from sidelines
There’s an area where u can get a glimpse
Of the cars
i hope it'll be good, last two years singapore has been brilliant