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re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:24 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:24 pm to OU Guy
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Now Nascar is happy with 4m but gets less than that for most races. And they are just now realizing they need to try and claw back some viewers but its too late they will never be what they were. F1 is going down the same exact path by making the car electric and changing to Apple.
Nascar is pretty regional. F1 is worldwide and the only country struggling with Apple is the US
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Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:29 pm to Greace
I had no issues watching on Apple. I am wondering if that’s more user error.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:30 pm to Greace
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:31 pm to fightin tigers
quote:Yeah, because there are just sooo many lead changes and passing in F1.
The ovals kill people wanting to watch racing
"F1 Racing" has become an oxymoron.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:32 pm to Greace
quote:
Nascar is pretty regional. F1 is worldwide and the only country struggling with Apple is the US
According to some international fans last night they had issues with buffering and freezing and other stuff.
During the race tonight go to X and type in F1 and read the comments from other countries.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:36 pm to OU Guy
F1 already trying to do damage control. When these drivers with the biggest followings complain its a problem
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Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:48 pm to OU Guy
Just caught up and watched quali. Woof. gonna be a long season.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:48 pm to OU Guy
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:51 pm to OU Guy
Probably should take input from those two seriously
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:56 pm to 1999
Based in Netherlands with big following
Formula 1 has shot itself so incredibly in the foot with the 50-50 hybrid electric engine that turns the driver into a battery manager. My prediction: Verstappen completes this season because of the contract but then leaves for another racing category. And F1 loses a ton of money.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Formula 1 has shot itself so incredibly in the foot with the 50-50 hybrid electric engine that turns the driver into a battery manager. My prediction: Verstappen completes this season because of the contract but then leaves for another racing category. And F1 loses a ton of money.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 12:56 pm to 1999
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Probably should take input from those two seriously
100%, but Hamilton less so than Max. He is on the backside of his career and its unlikely he will win another championship, whereas Max still has another solid 10 years of competitiveness. If your best driver gets fed up with the direction of the sport and leaves for better racing, that isn't a good look.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:03 pm to OU Guy
Good take
There are some real misunderstandings here about the grumbling surrounding the regulations.
I’ve seen several voices claiming that people upset about the regs are just “sour grapes” because it looks like Mercedes will dominate.
That’s a mistaken take.
People and drivers are aggrieved and extremely disappointed in the inherent NATURE of the regulations, and how the cars must be driven (not driven, as the case may be), and how heinously offensive it is to watch. That will not change no matter what the development trajectory looks like.
The product on track looks offensive. It’s awful. And it’s inherent to the nature of the regs - it’s not changing.
Harvesting for such electrification means a permanent and unchangeable sacrifice of driver differentiation in high speed. That is obvious at this point, the needs of the regulation mandate this. There’s no room to engineer around this, physics is physics.
And that is a damning, heinous thing to watch. It’s so anti-racing and so anti-F1 that it’s an exercise in cognitive dissonance watching an onboard.
I hope to goodness that we all refuse to try and condition ourselves to accept this as “normal” or just “something to get used to”.
It’s not about parity, it’s not about who is in front or behind. You may or may not believe me when I say that, but this product would be no better if Ferrari were 2 seconds ahead of everyone.
This is not F1.
And I hope there is a swift and decisive fix, and a colossal push toward regulatory overhaul by 2029 with turbo V8’s with mild hybrid assist (turbo lag mitigation) and sustainable fuels. That is the solution.
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If tweet fails to load, click here. There are some real misunderstandings here about the grumbling surrounding the regulations.
I’ve seen several voices claiming that people upset about the regs are just “sour grapes” because it looks like Mercedes will dominate.
That’s a mistaken take.
People and drivers are aggrieved and extremely disappointed in the inherent NATURE of the regulations, and how the cars must be driven (not driven, as the case may be), and how heinously offensive it is to watch. That will not change no matter what the development trajectory looks like.
The product on track looks offensive. It’s awful. And it’s inherent to the nature of the regs - it’s not changing.
Harvesting for such electrification means a permanent and unchangeable sacrifice of driver differentiation in high speed. That is obvious at this point, the needs of the regulation mandate this. There’s no room to engineer around this, physics is physics.
And that is a damning, heinous thing to watch. It’s so anti-racing and so anti-F1 that it’s an exercise in cognitive dissonance watching an onboard.
I hope to goodness that we all refuse to try and condition ourselves to accept this as “normal” or just “something to get used to”.
It’s not about parity, it’s not about who is in front or behind. You may or may not believe me when I say that, but this product would be no better if Ferrari were 2 seconds ahead of everyone.
This is not F1.
And I hope there is a swift and decisive fix, and a colossal push toward regulatory overhaul by 2029 with turbo V8’s with mild hybrid assist (turbo lag mitigation) and sustainable fuels. That is the solution.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:06 pm to Lsut81
It was idiotic to remove the MGU-H at the same time as increasing battery size and power.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:12 pm to s14suspense
I’ll be at least watching through May when my Apple subscription lapses. We will see how things are at that point.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:26 pm to OU Guy
quote:Nothing like making definitive statements after three practices and one quali on a track that is notorious for making battery charging difficult.
That will not change no matter what the development trajectory looks like.
This is akin to saying a football team is toast because they played on a sloppy field, made some turnovers, and lost the game, therefore they will not win a game all year.
People need to calm down and let it play out.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:34 pm to Ice Cold
Congrats on your first world title, George.
King George! George the First! Trademark it!
King George! George the First! Trademark it!
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:56 pm to Lsut81
Is there a past champion that hasn't started complaining about the current F1 versus the good old days?
Winning a championship gives you the skin on the wall to openly talk about the state of F1 and it is never as good as it once was. If you aren't winning of course.
Winning a championship gives you the skin on the wall to openly talk about the state of F1 and it is never as good as it once was. If you aren't winning of course.
This post was edited on 3/7/26 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 3/7/26 at 1:57 pm to Ice Cold
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This is akin to saying a football team is toast because they played on a sloppy field,
Dan Patrick dubbed it "Over-reaction Monday" after week 1 of the NFL.
Posted on 3/7/26 at 2:00 pm to fightin tigers
Without googling, using just the F1 and Apple apps, can anyone tell me if there is an F2 feature race this weekend and at what time?
If you can is it possible to walk me through how?
If you can is it possible to walk me through how?
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Posted on 3/7/26 at 2:17 pm to fightin tigers
Yeah, there’s an F3 race at 3:50 and an F2 race at 6:25 at the bottom of the Melbourne weekend panel on Apple TV app
Just sent you the video of where it is.
Just sent you the video of where it is.
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