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2026 Formula One Season Thread

CWallace said:
F1TV believed he was smelling smoke in the cockpit, possibly from overcooked brakes. But clearly telemetry didn't show a serious issue so he never came in.
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I must have missed that fire report. I remember the guy early in the race coming in with brakes on fire, and seeing his car get doused in the pits.

Otherwise an enjoyable finish as Max and Kimi had a great pace and were closing on the next car in front. I figured Max would run out of time, given the lap count and the rate of closure.

I think they could bring back the point for a fastest lap, if they restrict it to happening after X laps on a set of tires to stop the previous abuse. Its pretty obvious when its merited when it comes from a competitive driver who is racing as opposed to a stunt. How many laps on his tires was Kimi when he set it? Hadjar?
 
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And stop me if I'm wrong here but did the top three end less than 5 seconds apart...? Someone mentioned above if that one goes on for a few laps more who knows what happens.
 
With the post mortem completed, the verdict is that Ferrari struggled to keep the battery charged at Spielberg, as there were few braking zones which meant super-clipping was the main way to recharge. As such, Ferrari had to spend more time super-clipping than the Mercedes, Red Bull or McLaren, resulting in them running 20kph+ slower towards the end of the straight and making it much easier to pass.

Unfortunately for Ferrari, Silverstone is similar to the Red Bull Ring in terms of energy management, so expect them to struggle there, as well. On the flip side, Vasseur admitted that they should have accepted they were not going to be able to keep up with the Mercedes and focused on keeping McLaren at bay. So I have a feeling they will go in knowing that at best they are fighting for third place.
 
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CWallace said:
F1TV believed he was smelling smoke in the cockpit, possibly from overcooked brakes. But clearly telemetry didn't show a serious issue so he never came in.
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The voice messages are delayed so I wondered at the time if he had been smelling smoke from one of the Cadillacs. (were they on a similar part of the track any time?)
 
While I would not wipe my bum with The Daily Fail for fear of splinters (as I presume the grade of paper they print on is as rubbish as the grade of their reporting), LawVS did have an interesting take on the media hyperventilation about Max possibly going to McLaren as early as next year in a driver swap with Oscar Piastri.

Said take is along what happened when Michael went to Ferrari and brought his Benetton "brain trust" with him which transformed the team into a regular title contender and winner. It is a bit different here, in that the Red Bull "brain trust" is already at McLaren, he has an actual incentive to go there.

On the flip side, the MCL40 looks to be a weaker chassis than the RB22 (especially post-update) and McLaren is dependent on a third-party for their Power Unit where Red Bull control "the whole stack". And we have seen McLaren has been struggling both integrating the M17 PU as well as extracting the most performance from it.

Another potential issue is that Max is used to having the team focused around himself, which runs counter to "Papaya Rules". However, with Gianpiero Lambiase inbound, his position arguably gives him the power to start adjusting those rules to favor Max.

 
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CWallace said:
Oof...

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I could not believe the level of confusion at AMR. Incredible.


CWallace said:
With the post mortem completed, the verdict is that Ferrari struggled to keep the battery charged at Spielberg, as there were few braking zones which meant super-clipping was the main way to recharge. As such, Ferrari had to spend more time super-clipping than the Mercedes, Red Bull or McLaren, resulting in them running 20kph+ slower towards the end of the straight and making it much easier to pass.

Unfortunately for Ferrari, Silverstone is similar to the Red Bull Ring in terms of energy management, so expect them to struggle there, as well. On the flip side, Vasseur admitted that they should have accepted they were not going to be able to keep up with the Mercedes and focused on keeping McLaren at bay. So I have a feeling they will go in knowing that at best they are fighting for third place.
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Mercedes will have a palatable energy deployment advantage at Silverstone unless RB can find something. It will be interesting to see if RB can turn up their ICE and not have a failure to compensate. Unlikely though.


CWallace said:
While I would not wipe my bum with The Daily Fail for fear of splinters (as I presume the grade of paper they print on is as rubbish as the grade of their reporting), LawVS did have an interesting take on the media hyperventilation about Max possibly going to McLaren as early as next year in a driver swap with Oscar Piastri.

Said take is along what happened when Michael went to Ferrari and brought his Benetton "brain trust" with him which transformed the team into a regular title contender and winner. It is a bit different here, in that the Red Bull "brain trust" is already at McLaren, he has an actual incentive to go there.

On the flip side, the MCL40 looks to be a weaker chassis than the RB22 (especially post-update) and McLaren is dependent on a third-party for their Power Unit where Red Bull control "the whole stack". And we have seen McLaren has been struggling both integrating the M17 PU as well as extracting the most performance from it.

Another potential issue is that Max is used to having the team focused around himself, which runs counter to "Papaya Rules". However, with Gianpiero Lambiase inbound, his position arguably gives him the power to start adjusting those rules to favor Max.

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We won't know until the summer break. The next 3 races will determine. Tough decision if the RB22 is stout in all 3. RB ties in heavily with his GT3 program. McLaren isn't sponsoring his GT3 Team. I just don't see him giving all that up just to work with GP in 2028. If this has real legs it's a negotiation ploy from Raymond.
 
Oooh, I suggest no paint, maybe they might go faster... Or paint go faster in the paint, maybe they go faster.. Or hire better PHD's in the aero, and watts depts..
 
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Did not expect Ferrari to look so strong in FP1, but I am pleased. Mercedes could be doing their usual sandbagging, but I doubt McLaren and Red Bull were, so maybe a podium is not out of the cards.
 
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CWallace said:
Did not expect Ferrari to look so strong in FP1, but I am pleased. Mercedes could be doing their usual sandbagging, but I doubt McLaren and Red Bull were, so maybe a podium is not out of the cards.
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A Lewis win would be fantastic. But unless George and Antonalio crash into each other I can’t see it.
 
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Yet again Lewis shows he’s not past it to all those doubters.

What’s up with George though? He’s not been on it at all. Coultard suggested in the commentary that he needs longer to dial in his set up than you get at a sprint weekend.
 
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Yet again Lewis shows he’s not past it to all those doubters.

What’s up with George though? He’s not been on it at all. Coultard suggested in the commentary that he needs longer to dial in his set up than you get at a sprint weekend.
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Ya know it seems like having a sprint Q session with so little practice would lead to a lot of different sprint pole sitters...

It would b cool to see Lewie pick up another W on Sunday.
 
pachyderm said:
Ya know it seems like having a sprint Q session with so little practice would lead to a lot of different sprint pole sitters...

It would b cool to see Lewie pick up another W on Sunday.
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If he got his 10th British Grand Prix win on Sunday that would be a record for any driver to win a single race. Also would mean he’s won 50% of the 20 he’s raced in.

But I expect by qualifying and the race things will be different.
 
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