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2026 Formula One Season Thread
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Absolutely better. I really like the retro theme. I’m also glad it’s a deeper blue. I was concerned it would be Ford Oval Blue.
Max Verstappen will be racing with the number 3 this season after getting the blessing of Daniel Ricciardo.
And Logan Sargeant has joined Ford's WEC HyperCar team.
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And Logan Sargeant has joined Ford's WEC HyperCar team.
Logan Sargeant confirmed as Ford WEC Hypercar driver
Former F1 driver Logan Sargeant has been confirmed to race for Ford in the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2027, with the news announced nearly 18 months after the American’s exit from the Williams team.
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I think it’s more on brand with what Red Bull use tbh. I’ve never seen a can of Red Bull with a dark navy matt colour, it’s always been a deeper royal blue. The bull has returned to bright yellow too from the mustard yellow it was before, looks so much better.
So we have seen Cadillac and Audi actually running 2026 cars on track so the two newcomers seem to have crossed the biggest barrier.
This looks pretty good and should look great on the track, especially in night races.
Audi definitely has a unique sound. I watched the SF-26 fire up clip yesterday. Didn't sound all that healthy. I'm curious how these stainless steel heads effect the combustion sounds.
Watching LawVS' latest video and he noted that while they are using Ferrari's gearbox internals, Cadillac has developed their own gearbox casing which gives them the ability down the road to run their own rear suspension geometry if they choose, rather than having to use the standard Ferrari one (like Haas has to).
I found his insights that with batteries now making up half of the total power output and how battery management will be an even more crucial strategy differentiator, could this mean that:
a) Formula E becomes a viable ladder series into Formula One for drivers, and;
b) Could F1 teams that also have Formula E teams use the knowledge those FE teams have about electrical propulsion to improve their F1 PUs?
He brought up how the Cadillac F1 and Andretti FE operations are ~50km apart which would facilitate staff travelling back and forth to assist each other. And how teams like McLaren, who have zero presence in Formula E, might be a bit on the back foot.
And speaking of Ferrari and rear suspensions, the 2026 car has returned to a pushrod configuration after 15 seasons running a pullrod configuration.
I found his insights that with batteries now making up half of the total power output and how battery management will be an even more crucial strategy differentiator, could this mean that:
a) Formula E becomes a viable ladder series into Formula One for drivers, and;
b) Could F1 teams that also have Formula E teams use the knowledge those FE teams have about electrical propulsion to improve their F1 PUs?
He brought up how the Cadillac F1 and Andretti FE operations are ~50km apart which would facilitate staff travelling back and forth to assist each other. And how teams like McLaren, who have zero presence in Formula E, might be a bit on the back foot.
And speaking of Ferrari and rear suspensions, the 2026 car has returned to a pushrod configuration after 15 seasons running a pullrod configuration.
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