CWallace
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The AMR 26 appears to be the most-aggressive design out there.
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2026 Formula One Season Thread
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pachyderm
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CWallace
macrumors G5
RacingNews365 reports that Aston-Martin is still having correlation issues between their simulator and wind tunnel and required the team to scrap earlier versions of the car, putting them behind in finishing the AMR26 and a desire to hold the car from Barcelona until the absolute last minute to make final changes. There are also paddock rumors the car may be up to 15kg overweight.
Glideslope
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Glideslope
macrumors G3
Oh my. This is concerning. Don’t they have a relatively new Wind Tunnel?
pachyderm
macrumors G5
CWallace
macrumors G5
Yes they do, so on the one hand it does sound reasonable that they would need to calibrate the wind tunnel data with the simulator.
But I do agree with you that they are still having the issue three years on is concerning considering how badly it bit them in the bum in 2023 and 2024 and held them back a fair bit of 2025. They seem to be (relatively) down-playing their 2026, but they really need that correlation resolved this year (and the earlier the better) and only getting one day in Barcelona is not going to help them achieve that.
SpanishAppleNerd
macrumors 6502
Let’s see what Newey Honda and Alonso do, I can’t wait for the season to start
pachyderm
macrumors G5
Here is my problem with this: I'm so sure that Stroll isn't F1 worthy but what if he starts getting podiums and winning...? lol
My world will be turned upside down... even more so than it already is...
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
Truth is like all regulation changes, not only is it down to how well the team builds the package. It’s also how well the current regulations suit the drivers.
Because this is a big change, there are likely to be some changes as to which drivers perform well.
Because this is a big change, there are likely to be some changes as to which drivers perform well.
Oh God please no… that will prove you CAN buy your way to the top in the sport. But I do expect Aston to improve a lot this year with Newey designing the car. It’s inevitable really. But…. I would lose my stuff if Alonso won ANOTHER season lol!!! At least he actually has driving talent.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
SpanishAppleNerd
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TheIntruder
macrumors 68020
Okay - Did anyone one of us that post in here actually like the F1 movie?
I enjoyed it, more or less, was it realistic... more often than not to sometimes... I guess.
I really don't know what to think about it.
I give
Anyone else?
I finally got around to watching it, knowing full well it was made for the general public, and not hard core racing fans.
Still, it did not get start off on a good note to me with Pitt playing bumper cars at Daytona, and sawing at the wheel for no good reason, like a mad man. For whatever reason, filmmakers seem to believe that forced, F&F-itis herky-jerky inputs equate to speed and effort, when in reality, quite the opposite. Don't stomp on the pedals, dance on them.
It could be characterized to a chef being given the best ingredients, and a fabulous kitchen, but aspiring to make a fast food meal as the result.
Authentic racing movies, including the most revered like Le Mans and Grand Prix, aren't great otherwise, and the converse for good dramatic films.
Perhaps the twain shall never meet, but off the top of my head, I think Rush and Ford vs. Ferrari fared better in trying to achieve a balance between drama and realism.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
And there is always that gear they suddenly shift into to go even faster... lol
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
But that is NASCAR. If you watch any in-car camera, the drivers do saw on the wheel. Maybe not to the degree the movies do, but the drivers do do it. Big difference controlling a 3400# car at almost 200 mph with limited downforce vs a car that weighs half that with excellent downforce.
pachyderm
macrumors G5
The movie moment @TheIntruder was describing was the 24 Hours of Daytona race.
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
I thought you just went to the outside, floored it and used the wall to steer?
TheIntruder
macrumors 68020
Forgot about that one…
As noted, the scenes were shot, and took place at the Rolex 24, in GT3 cars in the GTD class. The protagonist's car was a faux entry, battling a real team's car in the Turner Motorsport BMW M4.
Chastain could only get away with that on a half-mile short track. Not advisable on a super speedway at close to 200mph.
CWallace
macrumors G5
So while everyone notes "it's just testing, bro" and nobody knows fuel loads (or even what fuel was used as the FIA is allowing teams to run either 2025 or 2026 fuels in Barcelona and Bahrain), engine mappings or what not, the "critics consensus" seems to be that Mercedes and Ferrari came out "best" in Barcelona as neither team had any major issues and their engines (both in the factory and customer cars) racked up significant mileage. Red Bull is also seen to have "done well" as even with Hadjar's wreck impacting running, Racing Bulls was able to continue to rack up the kilometers.
Still preferred Steve McQueen battling Siegfried Rauch in those big 12 cylinder 600hp beasts from 1970. They both really drove those cars.
Okay the storyline was thin but when you had 512S Coda Lunga and 917Ks (with a cameo appearance of 917-042), that’s enough for me.
TheIntruder
macrumors 68020
That comment perfectly illustrates the difference in audiences. McQueen and Garner were able to indulge. The latter even managed to squeeze some race cars into the Rockford Files.
Howard and Mangold made movies that did a good job appealing to both, even if the "racing movie" bar has traditionally been low.
I don't know about James Garner, but both Steve McQueen and Paul Newman were real racers. Newman competed at a very high level in the sports/endurance arena. Steve McQueen finished 2nd (or 3d?) overall at Sebring one year in a Porsche driving somewhere around 1/2 the race. With a broken left foot in a cast. With a manual clutch. LeMans was his passion project.
Herdfan
macrumors 68000
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
I know. I know nothing about NASCAR except that it happened and got banned.