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Wow, was last year's fastest lap in Barcelona 1:15-ish??
We getting quite close with just testing cars eh
I have a feeling melbourne is gonna have both mercs on podium even if not 1-2
At least top 4
I'm really curious about aston though
Ur comparing these current quali runs to last years fastest lap in a race fyi
Too soon to talk about that no?
They were out but they had to pull over and stop. Not sure how many laps they got in
I know that I'm just talking about how close we still got with these testing cars
Eh why?
So no times
Not sure. They got 5 laps in.
Yea it’s just much better to draw a comparison between pole lap (1:11) instead
Ah right
Which would be 1:11
Makes sense
The ferrari is keeping up better than I thought
And redbull too
I hope aston gets running again reaaally curious
This is my first time seeing the barcelona testing and stuff so i don't know how much it reflects the actual coming season but eh whatever crumbs we can get
A lot is going to change, it’s mostly just about figuring out engine reliability and little things they continue to fix
Every team is on their own program and has their own goals. The cars, track conditions, etc. are all going to be so much different in season
But… Mercedes running 500 laps means they were able to check a lot of their boxes, and that is important
Then in comparision williams missing out on the shakedown is a reaaaallly bad look ig?
I heard they're prolly going to hide their full speed capabilities and stuff though for now?
It's not great, but there are still 2 more preseason testing sessions to go
Are they streamed?
I know the first Bahrain preseason test will have 1 hour streamed at the end of each day
ok
They’ve had the entire testing sessions streamed last year
I believe the entire sessions for the second Bahrain test will be streamed too.. at least I think
From start to finish
Man i hope williams get it altogether
do you know what the most powerful car will be?
Have high hopes
They will do this on the second preseason test
I guess technically third.. but second at Bahrain
Get all the kinks of the cars out of the way
Otherwise Melbourne will have a lot of mechanical DNF’s
With the Barcelona Shakedown underway, F1.com explains why the event is being held in private, how much running the teams are permitted and more...
Per this: The last hour of running during each day of the first Bahrain test will be streamed live, while every minute from every day will be aired on a full live broadcast during the second test.
Alongside this, there will be plenty of supporting content across F1.com, F1’s social media and F1 TV.
Are the testing tracks chosen keeping in mind the main possible racing conditions across most of the tracks?
Availability and likely weather
is there actually a way to watch the 2026 season without going broke
Barcelona used to be an old testing track, Bahrain became the new one after awhile
Eh fancode is pretty cheap idk if u have that there though
Get a better job and pay for it
Or find a sports bar
Where do you live
India
UK
Fancode season passes here are so good
Gotcha, not sure. I will have it on Apple TV here
Ooo
I think the consistent weather in Bahrain plays a big role. They don't want it like this week in Barcelona
Why would it make u go broke then eh?
Isn't it streamed live on skysports
Sky is not really cheap there anymore 
it isn't a free channel whattt
its like £20 for a month alone
sky bought the rights
When we had the sky broadcast still running in india it was free
And it rained last year in Bahrain for a day 
We have this app called fancode right
Its season passes if i convert to euros are like barely 5 euros-ish last year now it's 10-ish
Veryyy cheap
Though it doesn't have like driver onboards or smth
F1TV is like 3$ a month bro
but you can only see onboard
This year start feels like 2019
Only Mercedes and verstapenn (Ferrari with casuals appareances
ferrari did more laps today
https://fixupx.com/SoyMotor/status/2016923449243902033?s=20
🚨 TIEMPOS Y VUELTAS DE HOY.
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︀︀1. RUS: 1'16''445 (78 vueltas)
︀︀2. ANT: 1'17''081 (90 vueltas)
︀︀3. LEC: 1'18''223 (83 vueltas)
︀︀4. PIA: 1'18''419 (48 vueltas)
︀︀5. LIN: 1'18''451 (47 vueltas)
︀︀6. HAM: 1'18''654 (87 vueltas)
︀︀7. LAW: 1'18''840 (64 vueltas)
︀︀8. PER: 1'21''024 (66 vueltas)
︀︀9. STR: 1'46''404 (5 vueltas)
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502 laps in total for the mercedes duo
im gonna bet it has more to do with money than anything else
Gp2 engine gp2 aaargh
Engine feels good mutch slower then before....amazing!
This whole thing with Mercedes engine ratio loophole, doesn't that mean the customer teams get that or no
I'm not too familiar with the rulebook
Regarding engines
Yes all cars supplied by Mercedes has the loop hole as it’s a fundamental part of its design
Which car sounds the best?
So far I think Mercedes
But I wanna wait when we get broadcast footage to hear everything
Honda's post of their engine preview might be up there
Nope
It wasn't an engine problem
They were asked to turn the car off because the rear lights weren't right
They were blue for some reason
What happend with the aston? Is it related to the engine or else?
I literally just explained it above you
Yes is saw it, but i look at every comment and everyone say its the engine problem, the engine die, soo idk which one is valid, just asking to make sure
That's because they didn't know what it was so they immediately assumed the worst
But it's definitely was the rear lights
Because it somehow was a completely different color than it's supposed to be
King George Russell
Here it is
It was blue
So did the new regs basically bring back the shark fin?
Yes
These new cars resemble super formula cars a bit now
Speaking of I should watch Super Formula since we have to wait quite a while until Australia
Understandable
Nope
I wonder if they’re going to go full 2010 shark fins

These cars are looking solid on track
Thanks but they were banned three hours ago
Can i ask a question, why 2017 to 2025 spec cars have different braking points compared to v10 to v8 spec cars?
Guys, is this art good?
Sure
even after all the lando wdc thing i still believe in max verstappen wdc 2026
Send request imma send some
cuz the current regulation cycle cars have more downforce, are more technologically advanced and the cars themselves reach higher speeds which increase the effectiveness of aerodynamics - because the cars are travelling so fast, the pressure exerted onto the tires is higher because of the aerodynamic load being greater, more downforce means greater drag and load, additionally the aerodynamic surfaces are much larger and these two factors work together so there is more total friction between the tires and ground which makes the car feel more planted thus grip is increased. the increase in grip then decreases stopping distance and can brake later
Yes?
i’m no expert this is just basic physics
Charles has potentially gone very, very fast in the ferrari
Leclerc: 1'17''214 - 36 laps. (we don't know if it's softs or mediums, I'm going to guess Softs because the Verstappen time on mediums is what Ferrari and Leclerc did yesterday but can't be sure.)
Piastri: 1'17''446 - 32 laps. (softs)
Verstappen: 1'18''552 - 46 laps. (mediums)
Bearman: 1'19''0 - 54 laps
Gasly: 1'19''7 - 28 laps.
Bortoleto: 1'22'2 - 11 laps.
Bottas: 1'22'7 - 26 laps.
Alonso: 1'22'8 - 16 laps.
2 seconds off last years fastest race lap (6 seconds of the quali lap but regardless) I find that quite impressive
Leclerc is down to 1' 16'' 949 - soft tyres
I was expecting a bigger gap at this stage
Half a second off russell atm.
the time loss form simplified aero kinda cancels out on the straights on some tracks so it’s not gonna be insanely slow
I'm going to hazard a guess. 17' 0 looks a decent benchmark for the better teams, whoever they may be.
the cars being just as fast as f2 is a hyperbolic joke
Edit. Leclerc did a 16' 9 on mediums O.O
any lap times for max?
Leclerc just did a 1' 16' 653 softs. Pushing harder with the car to catch Russell.
2 tenths off.
ferrari's year
Ollie Bearman completed 105 laps in the morning session. I'd be knackered. O.O
Basically two full race distances
Crazy these engines can run that long
the ferrari engine seems bulletproof
I think they all seem in decent nick tbh. Cadillac for a brand new team and staff are doing well, Audi are having teething problems but going well. Aston Martin once they got on track have gone well. Pace we don't know but reliability seems good.
Charles' fastest lap was on softs, and it was a 1:16.653
yes
If you are a ferrari fan gotta be happy with that
Charles' until the 1:16.9's was on med
I am
this year IS our year!
I'd say anything below 1' 17' 000 looks like a nice benchmark. Top end I'm not sure atm, we don't know engine modes but below that figure seems like it's a good benchmark to look at.
I agree
aston ran with limited speed on thr straights btw
And then broke down after like five laps so I would not say things are "going well" for them
lets see what happens in the afternoon session
alonso got 49 laps in the morning which is ok
Wow is Ferrari back?!
I hope 🙏🙏🙏
analyzing lap times without knowing fuel loads in basically futile at this stage
the cadillac livery is elite but imagining it with a Mercedes power unit... that’s the actual dream.
would be a sick partnership
Sadly we have to deal with ferrari's engine this season
which seems to have a lot of issues thus far
Aston got Adrian newey making their car, if the engine is reliable that's enough for Fernando
imagine ts just fails every other race after you say this
Would genuinely just krill myself
Andrian Newey who is very good at integrating Honda's engine would bring redbull's 4 time champion vibe in Aston Martin
But honda have experience and it seems like THE manufacturer who has the least experience is the only one really struggling
one man doesn't fix structural reliability issues. expecting miracles just because newey is there is... naive
i would agree on this
Aston break down yesterday wasn't because of the engine
You guys got it all wrong, they were asked to stop the car because of a electrical issue probably involving the blue rear light that was visible, it had nothing to do with the engine
You guys only assumed that was the case because it's a honda driven by Fernando
Alonso might win the WDC
reliability isn't exclusive to the pu. hydraulics, gearbox, electronics... if the car is stationary, the problem is real. semantics don't finish races
This isn't even preseason testing and you're acting like they're going to break down every race
This is a shakedown, they're exactly for cases like these
To find issues and fix them
Brother, it was their first day of testing, and there are still two more testing events to go before the first race. By all accounts, their morning today went great. It's not that deep.
Good Driver is McLaren , Good Car is McLaren
finding issues is what the dyno and simulations are for. track time is for verification. if it stops on day zero, you're already behind the curve
how is people saying RedBull has the Good Driver when Max Verstappen doesnt make up for the top 1 & 3 Driver
which means, Max alone cant beat 2 mclaren
Bro is not James Allison
Good driver indicates they have one good driver, which is Max
Bro hasn't been listening to what people have been saying, shakedowns are for checking if there aren't any problems and if there are, you already found it before the season starts
Good Driver make up for average
1 team compose of 2 drivers ,
it’s always that deep in this sport. when you have 3 days to validate an entire year of development, every red flag is a failure. but sure, enjoy the optimism.
so as an indication of "GOOD DRIVER" in a TEAM , You talk 2 then average not 1
It's not just 3 days though
First of all man, it's a joke
the best driver in the Grid is the Champion
no one else
not 2nd place
not 2 points
flattered. but you don't need to be a technical director to know that a parked car gathers zero data. common sense is free
you see the champion who has to compete against his own team mate. So yes
It may gather zero data but it means you've found an issue you can fix before the actual season starts
Well they have more than 3 days. They will have 7 testing days in Bahrain too
look at max who is being tow in qualifying, So it's a different thing to overcome
look at max who has a team mate that can block other drivers
i mean I respect people who stil claims that Max is the best driver in 2025
but at the end of the day, There is only 1 champion, and the BEST title is only deserved to the champion
This is what i mean, there's plenty of time
the only tow i remember was the first abu dhabi q3 lap, and the second one was even faster without the tow
To do plenty of tests this year
Shhh don't disrupt the narrative
And to find hidden issues
False but alr
make piastri defend against Max in all 25 GP
you get imola
what?
oh nevermind, that is enough to know your level of knowledge to the game
7 days or 70 days, it doesn't matter. if you start with mechanical failures, you're already behind on development. complacency is the enemy of performance.
Tf?
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Sure, but it doesn't mean it's the end of the world either
dont ever tag me if you are dumb
Bro what
lmao
It can't be that deep
true. it's not the end of the world, just the end of title contention. depends on where your standards lie.
I highly doubt Aston is actually going to compete for the title, but it's definitely not because they had to cut a day short of preseason testing lmao
it’s not the cause, it’s a symptom. reliable processes build reliable cars. losing a day is just the visible part of the incompetence.
Redbull started 2022 with a double dnf, they ended up winning both championships the same year
Idt red bull will compete w merc
Yea but there car was actually fast
Plus ferrari was competing with them
But you can't pick and choose which times engine failure is a sign of weakness or not haha
the rb18 was a rocket ship that had a vacuum glitch. comparing that to a fundamental breakdown without knowing if the aston is even fast is... brave.
Of course, now we know their cars were really good that year
"Fundamental breakdown" bro is just saying shit now lol
Sometimes minor issues can be fixed easily compared to major stuff
Improving reliability won't be too hard
I agree, but that's what we're saying about Aston. It was a minor issue yesterday, the kind of stuff that happens in preseason testing
But Improving your overall car as you can't figure out where you went wrong is another story
We were talking about williams tho
They don't have a car
And the engine glitch that rb found
Along with merc
Besides the honda engines don't seem too great
system integration failing during a low-stress shakedown is the literal description of a fundamental flaw. it’s not a loose screw, it’s architecture. read a book.
I think the aero part was perfect from newey
I think the convo you jumped into was about Aston
Yea I just saw
I would agree the Williams stuff is a bigger issue
i hope it is but we still have no clue how it will perform in races
Nah that's bs icl every team except merc has had issues so your just gonna say that they fucked
It's pre season testing you can't make any assumptions from this
Maybe in Bahrain but not here
'every team except merc'. exactly. thanks for highlighting who actually knows how to build a car that runs. if everyone else is fucking up, that’s a skill issue, not an excuse.
Bro is just in here to slobber over Merc, just let it be
Idt it's fair or it makes sense to presume who's the fastest from pre season testing but alr
call it what you want. it’s hard not to praise excellence when the alternative is a car that needs a tow truck after 5 laps. standards differ, i guess.
I'm a Mercedes fan but this glaze is CRAZY
Ferrari just needs a good car
They set the fastest lap on shakedown
Weidly Vasseur has come out and said they are behind mercedes right now. Interesting considering the times.
I dunno feels closer than what he's saying or he's playing down expectations.
Well , I take my words back
And remain open minded that ferrari's engine might be decent
i dont think there is going to be an extreme gap engine wise, just mercedes maybe being ahead by 2-3 tenths
that is compensable with a good design
Okay, OKAY Charlie!!!
Dosent mean Ferrari is competitive in any ways
Letsgoooo
fastest in testing, out in q2, as usual
bahrein may be a real glimpse of what the season could be
Idk
Bahrain >
I don't think Ferrari are struggling. I think they are in a good place, but I think Vasseur just today as a morale boost wanted to beat George's time, as a signal that guys what we're doing is working etc.
I think it actually is working and they've done very well, certainly to me much better to the last 6 years, but, he seemed a bit downbeat post morning session this morning.
Been looking at stuff, ?rumors?
Suggesting Vasseur has the first 6 races to show things are turning around or he'll get removed and the team principal from the Lemans department will take over.
I don't think this is true though swapping bosses under new regs sounds ridiculous
So, exactly like sth Ferrari would do?
You’d think they would have some bit of self reflection and realize that scapegoating your team principal solves nothing lol
Hamilton is the fastest man of testing
1' 16' 3 to George's 1' 16' 4.. Norris in 3rd, with a 1'16' 598 and Leclerc a smidgeon behind that.
I pray for multiple race winners this year.
Max, Hadjar, Kimi, Bottas, and Checo
Cadi is in trouble fam
this year is our year
could well be.
Scuderia Ferrari HP ❌
Scuderia HP Ferrari ✅
different engine settings, sandbagging, theres no way to know rn which team will be the best
Ferrari fans are getting too hopeful and confident again
How long till Ferrari crushes their dreams once again
Early predictions called Cadillac will start as a backmarker. They only had 14 months to build the car.
What's hilarious if they're going to have a few years to get things right and then have to transition into a completely new engine haha
Their driver lineup was a wise choice tho. Get experienced drivers whove races in title winning cars for feedback loops
Like Checo is not gonna have some magical comeback but he still drives and gets some extra dollars in his pockets
I hope the Cadillac is Yellow
Black would be fine I guess
But I like it when different cars bring color to the grid
What if it's black but with yellow linings?
Is charles catching him?
It's going to be white
And, this is only their “Spec A” car. It should get better.
booooooo
I gotta be honest, I think the Audi car looks awesome on track
Lewis and Alonso seemed genuinely happy with the cars..
The 2025 Friday Lion has arrived
It's the "We're so back cycle"
Hopefully that phase will last indefinitely

I think more than anything, they are lovely to drive. A lot of the drivers really like the cars. But whether that translates to performance I don't know.
I'm really hoping we go back to late 90s and 00s cars. Smaller nimbler cars but with the tech we have now to help passing, it could be glorious.
Also the big thing is there's no
porpoising currently
I just want to say I hated the ground effect era. I absolutely hated it. The boats going around a track. When every track is hard to pass, it's the cars.
If we keep getting smaller, that's a good thing.
Like every track isn't suitable for entertaining, it's not the tracks. The amount of moaning about no action, well dirty air sucks, ground effect rules sucked, boats sucked.
I am curious to see the active aero on the front wing
I wonder if it will benefit from the slipstream
Or if the dirty air will screw it up
Hamilton does one lap and everyone's acting like dude wasn't rinsed by Lecalrc in 2025
Lol
gets outperformed in one season and everyone's acting like he's not 40 years old in a new team against the 2nd best driver on the grid
let's take a look at how well schumacher was doing in the last few years of his career
Everyone in F1 world know how he won all those years.
It’s funny how people love to to give Hamilton with a new team’s defense, but never gave the same leeway to Alonso when he joined McLaren with a McLaren boy Hamilton since 1999
hamilton beat alonso in his rookie year, hope this helps
Weren't they tied on points?
Yeah but Hamilton finished ahead on countback
Plus, Alonso closed up because of Shanghai and Interlagos
Hence also why Kimi won
Naw don't spoil I'm on 2005 rn
Brother there are legal adults who were not alive when Ferrari last won the title
I don't think there are spoilers anymore
Charles will make his dream come true this season
To win wdc in red
hype squad turning up for shakedown
What did I say? The new team new car defense only valid for Hamilton. Lol
maybe if alonso did more racing instead of whining he'd have beat lewis in 07 lol
the defense is valid because lewis had been with one team for 12 years, unlike alonso swapping teams every other day
fernando had been with renault for 5 years at that point
only other team he had driven at that point was minardi
more talking about his later career with that second part
Hamilton ain’t doing anything again. He doesn’t have an OP car, an unlimited-budget team, or teammates who aren’t allowed to fight.
Leclerc is going to show it again this year, and Hamilton will probably “retire” to save himself from the embarrassment.
yes alonso would've had to adapt to new things
but lewis having never raced in f1 before kind of outweighs that. You'd think a 2x champion would beat a rookie
Also Alonso was fighting for WDC in 2005
cope
lol
About what ? Lol!!
as if every other champion in the goat discussion didn't also have countless advantages that helped them be champions
with unlimited testing it doesnt outweigh it by that much
he’s already proven that be can win without the fastest car, plus he beat rosberg 2-1
testing still isn't racing
Really? When? Dude fell off a cliff the moment he lost the Mercedes , and was crying so much in every race toto literally told him to shut up and drive.
2008? 2017? 2018? lmao
lmao
didnt that only happen like once?
yes it literally only happened once
He was whining so much about the bad car but somehow the next year 18 years old rookie almost beat him with the same car
Bad faith nah, Hamilton just suck and overrated.
the 2025 mercedes was clearly a better car than any of the previous years. He also destroyed george in 2023, matching him in 2024 with 2 wins
and he was getting very close to leclerc on pace by the end of 2025
he kind of fell off a cliff in the final races
especially in quali
his quali pace definitely became non existent by the end
2025 was a disasterclass but I agree with your other points
i'm not saying he had a good season
but looking at the numbers he wasn't as far from leclerc as it seems
he also looks very confident and excited about 2026, which is when he typically performs best looking at the past few years
based max and alonso fan
nothing new
i can't wait to see him actually pull some good performances so people can shut up lol
id like to see him do well
i hope ferrari actually deliver a decent car
it'd be nice to see
i'd also like alonso to get a competitive teammate so people stop glazing him, but he'll retire before that
Looking forward to this year's excuses though. Car , Bad, Ferrari bad, Engineer bad, Planets ain't aligned, FIA is biased, racists or some other BS, universe is ending , Someone out a curse on him.
What's new Scooby Doo?
you're looking forward to it because he lives rent free in your head
alonso had the 6th best season on the grid in 2025 tbf
funny thing is everything rests on 2026 for both Alonso and Lewis
sure but his performances, and honestly entire career as of late, is propped up massively by him simply having dogshit teammates
i'd like to see him on the same team as george or leclerc
you mean teammate
(stroll)
he doesn’t even need to tbh but it’d be more fun to see his haters spew bs
Heard dude lives in Monaco cause he is another greedy shit that don't wanna lay taxes.
Yet yap about equality and BS every couple of days.
stroll, ocon, vandoorne... it's been a while tbh
as i said, rent free lol
nearly all f1 drivers live in monaco dont they?
now it's about where he lives and how much tax he pays
and people wonder why he talks so much about discrimination lmao
you will never see someone bring this shit up about any other driver
“Ocon”
polar bear in Arlington
i really don't rate ocon that highly, especially now that he got shown up by bearman
vandoorne wasn’t exactly atrocious either it’s more like Alonso was js much better
I don’t rate him highly anymore but in 2022 he was still good
Yeah, dude is number 1 with yapping though
fair enough
clearly you're taking up number 0
like hes giving me “retirement arc” vibes rn
You need some math lessons
Like 2nd grade level
0 comes before 1 last i checked 😂
Somebody please teach this guy how numbers work !! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF THE GOD
By your logic formula 1 should be formula 0 and all Max Has to do it reclaim the title is to get 0 over Lando
yeah if it existed that would be the case
What's this beef about
something to do with lewis i forgot
Alex dunne pictured with Christian Horner, the man who denied him a spot on the red bull junior team
I say dude is overrated and watch the world burn
It is for a motorshow and there is other people in the picture but still
I don't get the hate for LH lol
Hopefully the new car suits him well than the boat last year
yeah it should be an improvement with the removal of ground effect and new suspension. Really excited to see what happens either way
He's good at breaking late
The crazy thing is that every driver has to learn the new car
max is best fr
It's gonna be interesting to see how they will adapt with them
how do ppl like Norris tbh
its called fan girls primarily
they like him bc hes hot
I used to not like him but he kinda apologized to Lewis and became humble in the interview
Fuck Zack Brown tho
Glazer
That annoying fuck
bro glazes Norris
" Is this the championship hotline"
Goddammit I wish there's a feature to block his existence out of my TV screen
Hey piastri if Norris breaks up with his gf, u have to break up with ur gf. understand?
lol
hes ugly af
https://x.com/ChrisPaulDesig1/status/1938499248821309473
https://x.com/ChrisPaulDesig1/status/1946849769663484386
again , I totally take back my words.
Ferrari is doing it right for 2 days straight
the 2nd one
it seems Ferrari engine as ahead of them all
I prefer first but the second is undeniably clean
gas
gasly doing 160 laps
I notice
only Haas Team that no one is gunning for
nor waiting for their upgrades
?
i mean , what do you call that no one has high expectations of
How are they ahead of Mercedes?
numbers dont lie
its haas
in the shakedown
at-least that's what I see
so far
I actually thought they are below Redbull,mercedes's engine
What numbers exactly?

We don’t really know a ton yet, but Mercedes engine ran the most laps this weekend and we’re right up there on the meaningless fastest times
Because a tenth of a second doesn’t matter in a shakedown haha

If you really do not see how lap times in a pre-season shakedown are highly unrepresentative of the actual pecking order and is unreliable data to extrapolate from then idk what to say 

I know, I'm just hyping myself for the new season
show might in shakedown
a time is a time
and F1 is about time, People who always and Keep Downplaying such clearly has no idea about racing
don't give us hope
2026 is our year
he changed his permanent racing number from 33
he always wanted to race with 3 but he couldn’t at the time because of danny ric
hence 33
hii 
he actually wanted 69 before moving to 3 but his dad said no
Hi are you the scuderia HP racing which ferrari is your biggest sponsor?
Ooooh staying away from twitter really make me not know stuff
He really wants to be close to thar no.1
LMAOO
i would say no too
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The Customer War?
a good driver needs a good car to win WDCs, oh and btw water is wet
fastest lap at barcelona shakedown.
Hamilton 8th WDC 2026.
Not delusion.
Olie Bearman champion contention, I believe
But to be atleast a bit realistic
Haas MIGHT get a podium this year
no
it’s haas we are talking about
if haas get a podium ferrari dominate the season
was lwk waiting for someone to see that
message logger works too ig lol
why wouldnt it
@gentle pelican have u made up ur scenario if it happens?
How did you catch that message 🙏
if george can focus on the race and making max mad then he wins
idk :3
Prob
George Russell, 2026 WDC
Very possible he books a couple early season wins and just drives smart
wait for ferrari aston mclaren and redbull before that lol
I really don't expect aston to be in that bucket
for red bull...i imagine max gets a couple unbelievable poles but with the new regs p1 does not lock up a race to the same level
i do bc of newey and honda
hopefully max adapts
could happen XD
and for ferrari and mclaren...drivers are too close in performance. if there are several teams in the mix this is a big handicap
close but which team has better drivers to you?
leclerc and hamilton are monsters in race pace. leclerc is a monster in qualifying, hamilton is tier 2 these days
best all around driver at the moment. but not sure if red bull is going to give him the car in race pace
what driver are u rooting for this season?
all of them? enjoy all good performances 🙂
yeah
Curious how the midfield looks with audi and cadillac. williams seems off to a shaky start
expecting boost mode train xd
I think the new front wings is going to look super cool with the field bunched up and they open
do u expect the cars at least going 400kmh with boost mode and active aero
I don't know what speed they will hit but monza probably will be wild
what about LV
how fast are the 2026 cars anyways
significantly faster in out of corner accel and top speed, big hit to cornering speed
they will be fast there too, and baku on the straight. but monza is low downforce whole track / not much compromise
and Vegas
well
already mentioned xd
unrelated but do u think if max had the w11 he would set new unbeatable laps on all tracks?
absolutely
with softs ofc.
the best driver(even tho im a Hamilton fan) with the perfect car.
hows the w11 also not the most dominant car if it was the fastest in history?
tbf
the RB19 technically was the most dominant
yes but how did W11 not dominate?
then must be the most dominant driver instead then
instead of most dominant car
because before 2022 vb and lewis hamilton dominated every single time
The team Bottled Sochi Which
until 2022-2023
I mean sakhir
how did ham and bottas not even dominante the whole season with the w11
a
Vb was good but I guess he couldn't get the pase of Lewis
pace*
rb19 is the most dominant bc of max right? i heard the car had issues even if adrian newey worked on it
Hamilton had Covid at Sakhir time And it was a 1-2 front row start and The Merc team decided to become like Ferrari for 1 day
ye
Which prevented George to win
sad
ikr
Whats cool about hamilton is his motivation / heart. If Max put a crazy lap in, hamilton had magic to dig deep in his prime and match at times
Lewis is the goat no matter what
max by default will get very close to maximum consistently
no natter how bad he does Ill still like him as a driver
Honestly McLaren Lewis was something else
2007, first corner of australia. Lewis showed up out the gate
only season he really felt lost to me was 2011
toto wouldnt hesitate to kick george off and sign max right?
bro beat a alsonso and kimi in just his rookie year
ig
but i think if that happened
Mercedes Lewis was something else. Even 2016 Nico year, lots of bad luck on hamilton in qualifying, hard to claw back when you and teammate are class of the field
I feel like the Merc duo is perfect and I don't know what type of obsession does toto have with max
toto clearly knows max is the best on the grid
There is Kimi who is a Future star
Yeah he is
Russell hasn't been in a WDC fight yet. We saw how it shook Piastri last year
and toto knows Russell is consistent
a car much faster than ours, he said as a mclaren was up his ass
i mean george
kimi shown senna/max stuff
in 2025
i heard
alpine's downfall
lol
lol
merc engine not gonna carry them
its gonna fail
why does merc even share engines with their ass anyway?
Renault asked to before it rebranded to alpine?
i cant tell if it's the whole team or alpine and not the drivers
merc engine didnt carry them 💔
one of the days in Barcelona testing the merc engine in the alpine got messed up
merc should cut engines from alpine
must be alpine
It's expensive to build engines. Cheaper to spread cost across several teams
renaulty should give up in f1
isack wont have the 2nd seat curse cuz marko and horner are out
mekies is nice
but mekies decided to change from villains to not making enemies anymore
isack only tested on Monday and then got the NO NO NO I DESTRROYED THE CAR CURSE
he will be able to succeed lol
bc marko and helmut arent in Rb anymore
rb is overrated
y
Bro the tifosi Are Jumping and Glazing Lewis on his lap on day 5 like it was a quali session or something
Next year is their year 
yeah cuz lewis is not depressed anymore by Farmrrari
they think they can make their drivers perfect. Like one season and their gone. They think their team has to have perfect drivers
Im expecting farmrrari to still fumble even if their car is stable and reliable
Farmarri's strats is so garbagfe
mekies/rb said that?
uhh
gives alpine some empathy
Cadillac is fumbling this year
i dont, i expect them to surprise
including audi
2 new teams i consider
i currently think merc has done their homework and exceeded well
others idk still
williams is close to the edge of
ferrari alpine
Ferrari is ass
lewis and charles seemed so happy this week lol
i except AM to take the WCC bc of newey and honda
also alonso
rookie
lance stroll is jsut doing whatever he wants
forever
ngl
Lance is underrated
i only want to race in the rain
Let's see what he offers at 2026
and do nothing in dry
btw there are 5 rookies this season (2026)
hes very neutral in f1
nothing ever happens from him
Perez
Bottas
Alonso
Ariv
And I'm missing somebody
like just a jobber
oh
nvm 4 in total
Or do you mean 4
yeah 4
It's Ferrari
Farmrrari wont allow that
It's a shitbox
season
Shoulda watched niki lauda movie
and remember what happens every 2nd season
but ik ik
still farmrrari
Mercedes McLaren alpine Redbull racing bull and more got a advantage
🚜
Ferrari is slow as shot
Yeah I know
shit
That's why I said it
tractor
i knew that ref
It's a Ferrari
It's a shitbox
Im expecting Haas to replace Ferrari's position
I have the seat full of water like full of water
same colors and same engine
lol
Imagine Ferrari Vs Cadillac then we know next year is Ferraris year
hell nah
will it still be if toyota takes over Haas?
yeah
id like cadillac vs audi
both black
I feel like Audi will be Further more advanced
uhmmm
if im correct a few years ago the contract between tgr and haas was small
but its been getting stronger
ever since the end of 2025
so yeah
imma say by 2028-2029
yall understand that lando didnt get a penalty or warning for going out track limits in abu dhabi right?
oh ik
i fcking hate lando
Cant blame lando but lando decided to go to the left to overtake
dumb
tightest overtake ever lmao
the right side was sooooo open
felt like nico rosberg won the wdc over Lew
if newey didnt leave rb bc of horner then max wouldve been with schumacher
5 consecutive wdcs
fuck horner bc of newey leaving RB
lol
i mean max aswell having 5 consecutive WDCs like Michael
not driver lineup
lel
2021 was fcking robbed
sylix even if drs is gone and the drs trains
boost mode exists
boost trains XD
wonder who will conduct them this season
but i dont think a boost train will happen to conserve/preserve battery power lol
the engineers would say yeah Fernando u can use ur MOM now
but they changed it
to MO
bc of FIA being fucking lame
FIA is biased and boring
if fia allowed radio proximity between drivers on the track, it would profit ALOT
ikr
like the amount of shit talking
when a driver is about to overtake ajnother
💀
yeah but it could disturb the race
drivers ofc can turn it off but
the driver that will overtake
will be able to force radio proximity to the driver infront
hmm
ragebait the driver infront to cause a crash lmaooooooo
oh but lmao
would cause chaos
and fines
max dont get me started on max
bro is the most aggressive driver i can think of
whatever it takes to win
@undone drum
then attacked ocon after the race
poor ocon
look at the vid
obv ai generated audio
yeah
but that would be funny to hear
oh
but ik that there is some radio message that we cant hear
Do u know crofty and alex?
Abu Dhabi 2021
They sound the same to me
now in how they talk but their voice
Well now i can tell because croft is fat
no hate to crofty
alex is lighter
@undone drum bahrain and Qatar has the same starting lane lol
and how the tracks look so similar
not the sectors but
the deco around them
similar 1st turn
idk i didn't watch 2024
@undone drum the starts look so similar
Bahrain and Qatar
and both are also open
And Qatar has no overtakes
only one drs zone 💤
V10 reincarnation
v10 are perfect
nope this sounds better
IS THAT ASPHALT 8
no u noob, it's forza horizon
oh
nah
lol
lol
the g forces from drifting in AA8 would be more deadly than F1
2 years ago i reached one of the highest rankings
i think i was 12
i can't remember but i was nasty
the gs in aa8 is crazy
howcdo the drivers not break their neck
how do*
but ik my aa8 cars
elite ball knowledge
the mclaren X2 vs Adrian Newey x2010 = ?
top speed good but other stats not good if u were to use it competitively in AA8




