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re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:14 am to MississippiLebowski
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:14 am to MississippiLebowski
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A couple of seasons of toiling around in the back of the pack has Carlos Sainz ready to reinvent formula 1.
I'm curious - what were Carlos' expectations when he joined Williams? Top of the midfield? Potentially supplant a post-Horner / post-Max Redbull? An edge on the new PU thanks to Williams' close relationship w/ Mercedes? I get that everyone at Williams probably expected to be where Alpine is season-to-date.
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Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:23 am to NWHoustonTiger
I don't think Williams was his first choice. Just where he ended up at.
Probably would have rathered stay at Ferrari or get a ride at Red Bull.
Probably would have rathered stay at Ferrari or get a ride at Red Bull.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:46 am to NWHoustonTiger
I think Williams was his best option at the time, and to be fair to him, they had some upward momentum going for them at the time.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 9:51 am to BottomlandBrew
I believe Audi and Haas were his only other landing spots. Seemed like he was holding out for RBR but they went a different direction.
Posted on 6/22/26 at 10:04 pm to BottomlandBrew
Williams looked good last year. They have really dropped off.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 2:35 am to weagle1999
Can someone explain to me why Williams had to redesign the car after that safety issue during testing? Remember when they were >40lbs overweight because they had to practically start over?
Shame on you you Vowles. I trusted you.
Shame on you you Vowles. I trusted you.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 5:37 am to VooDude
Virtually all teams fail one or more crash tests. They build right on the edge so passing the first time means they could have gotten away with less material/less weight. In the past some teams have been said to have failed 3 or 4 times.
My thought is that a small team like Williams gets really behind if they unexpectedly fail a 3rd or 4th test. Since Williams have fewer resources they would have to pull away from design/build of other parts to rebuild a new safety cell and associated parts.
My thought is that a small team like Williams gets really behind if they unexpectedly fail a 3rd or 4th test. Since Williams have fewer resources they would have to pull away from design/build of other parts to rebuild a new safety cell and associated parts.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 6:56 am to fightin tigers
Finally listening to the only podcast I follow that covers F1 and they(Chris Harris and friends) said something about George’s performance that stuck out to me.
They said the team made a mistake on his last pitstop, he called for more front wing because he was losing time/understeering before the stop and they accidentally gave him less front wing and made all that worse.
Hadn’t heard that yet but thought it was interesting.
ETA: HOW A MERCEDES PIT STOP ERROR "COMPROMISED" GEORGE RUSSELL’S BARCELONA GP
They said the team made a mistake on his last pitstop, he called for more front wing because he was losing time/understeering before the stop and they accidentally gave him less front wing and made all that worse.
Hadn’t heard that yet but thought it was interesting.
ETA: HOW A MERCEDES PIT STOP ERROR "COMPROMISED" GEORGE RUSSELL’S BARCELONA GP
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