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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
This post was edited on 6/23/26 at 7:03 am
Posted on 6/23/26 at 3:08 pm to s14suspense
That’s just par for the course for George this year. Mercedes has supposedly diagnosed their reliability issue as heat related, gets worse when they are following close behind another car. Doesn’t seem like they have an easy fix so this could really hurt them going forward.
Also have seen a few reports that Ferrari will have their new engine this week. Cadillac prolly won’t have it yet tho.
Also have seen a few reports that Ferrari will have their new engine this week. Cadillac prolly won’t have it yet tho.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:48 am to MississippiLebowski
Does Ferrari have the secret sauce?
Will Lewis be a favorite for the rest of the season?
Will Lewis be a favorite for the rest of the season?
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:25 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Ferrari is not known for their ability to develop through the season. Would be nice to change that.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 12:53 pm to fightin tigers
I think I’m gonna drink the Ferrari koolaid. Felt silly typing that out but I think this is their year. New engine supposed to add 5-15 horsepower now and then they have another engine upgrade coming later this season. It’s time for Charles to step it up. He is 40 points behind Lewis already, Lewis is 41 behind Antonelli.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:01 pm to MississippiLebowski
I'm still not convinced Red Bull has the strongest engine right now.
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:27 pm to s14suspense
Posted on 6/25/26 at 7:31 am to TigerFanatic99
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I'm still not convinced Red Bull has the strongest engine right now.
I don’t think it’s too far fetched that Ford built the engine with the most horsepower. I’m not sure they should be measuring horsepower by itself tho when the battery is such an important part.
Honestly I think Redbulls biggest problem right now is the chassis tho. They have been over weight and hard to drive for a few seasons now. I think the racing bulls is an easier car to drive.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 9:08 am to Gulf Coast Tiger
Not that it matters to me, but if you want to remain anonymous delete the equal sign and everything after in your link.
That part shares your profile name. The youtube link should still work.
Same thing for sharing an Instagram link except it is a ?
That part shares your profile name. The youtube link should still work.
Same thing for sharing an Instagram link except it is a ?
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:13 pm to fightin tigers
They announced a heat advisory for this weekends race.
Checo: “I don’t want to use the cooling vest, I’m Mexican so for me this isn’t that hot, I find it funny how the Europeans are worried about the heat, for me this heat is normal.”
Checo: “I don’t want to use the cooling vest, I’m Mexican so for me this isn’t that hot, I find it funny how the Europeans are worried about the heat, for me this heat is normal.”
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:41 pm to MississippiLebowski
Will Cadillac/Haas also get the engine boost this weekend with Ferraris upgrades?
Posted on 6/25/26 at 12:54 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
I don’t think they will. I saw something a week or so ago saying that Cadillac would have to make changes to their car to fit the new engine so they might be a couple races behind Ferrari. I don’t think they are in a position where the engine is the only thing holding them back yet.
Posted on 6/25/26 at 3:56 pm to MississippiLebowski
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. I don’t think they are in a position where the engine is the only thing holding them back yet.
Definitely not, but more HP is always good
They are behind on aero and chassis. That’s to be expected
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