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re: 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Season Thread
Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:21 pm to fightin tigers
Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:21 pm to fightin tigers
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They are slow, but they are showing progress and they have shown themselves to be a professional team.
Im not counting them out or bagging on them. Just feels like they are further behind than I expected.
I'm the opposite, I am actually impressed that they have done this well so far...compared to other teams, they are starting and finishing races And I have heard that Bottas and Perez have been really providing great feedback.
I am not sure they will score a point this year, but it could be much worse in my opinion.
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:29 pm to VooDude
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I think he’s just lost the want to care. Easily the most talented driver still on the grid.
Now he’s in a mental battle of whether that 75 million salary, tax free in Monaco, is still worth not rage quitting for another series where top drivers might make a couple million. Especially with a family now. And it’s probably not going to get better, Max has probably lost the will to even give advice to his mechanics like all the goat drivers have done historically
Max is a Kobe type competitor. There is zero chance he's just going to mail it in.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 4:39 pm to fightin tigers
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Red Bull have a long way to go and will make Max take a sabbatical year if there isn't a landing spot at Merc or Ferrari next year. He won't compete in F1 if he can't have the top car again. The $300MM will still be there after a year off.
Not sure I agree with that. Max doesn't have to have the best car. He just needs a relatively competitive car. Kind of the same thing as my last post. He's a competitor. I don't think he's miserable because he doesn't have an easy button. He's miserable because he's got a frick You button.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:04 pm to TigerFanatic99
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:06 pm to fightin tigers
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Red Bull have a long way to go and will make Max take a sabbatical year if there isn't a landing spot at Merc or Ferrari next year.
Beating a dead horse, but I said he should have left RB last year amongst all the Horndog, Newey, Marko power struggle bullshite. I even said Merc would be the most likely to nail the new regs with their pedigree and it was his best option if he wanted to win a championship this year.
I agree, I could see Max saying "frick this shite" and leaving F1 until they go back on the formula E push. He doesn't need the money and he just wants to drive, as him doing the Nerumburg 24 and some GTD stuff last year shows.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 5:20 pm to fightin tigers
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Im not counting them out or bagging on them. Just feels like they are further behind than I expected.
They are ahead of what most people expected
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:33 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
THIS BOTTOM STICKY IS shite
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:38 pm to Rendevoustavern
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THIS BOTTOM STICKY IS shite
Seconded.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:40 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
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This year they have been better than Williams and AM overall.
Williams scored points, so back off my boys.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:02 pm to BottomlandBrew
Also, race thoughts: I kinda liked it? It wasn't a snoozer. Not much strategy today, but some decent wheel-to-wheel at times. They're still figuring out deployment techniques. I was surprised to see so many passes into T14, because you lose all advantage on the next lap when you lose overtake mode and get re-passed.
Would I like different engine regs? For sure, but it wasn't terrible today. At least cars can follow closely. They got a little squirrely in dirty air, but it's much better than in years past.
Would I like different engine regs? For sure, but it wasn't terrible today. At least cars can follow closely. They got a little squirrely in dirty air, but it's much better than in years past.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:52 pm to BottomlandBrew
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Would I like different engine regs? For sure, but it wasn't terrible today. At least cars can follow closely. They got a little squirrely in dirty air, but it's much better than in years past.
The smaller cars and the aero package is good. No one talks about that because the battery situation is so bad.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:11 pm to BottomlandBrew
What's yalls thoughts on McLaren?
I haven't heard any reports on why neither started than reliability issues.
So they get the PU from Mercedes, and then develop their own OS for the car? And then they develop the software on top of that?
Think the problem is in one of those systems?
Crazy that Cadillac has this figured out better than them, eh mate?
I haven't heard any reports on why neither started than reliability issues.
So they get the PU from Mercedes, and then develop their own OS for the car? And then they develop the software on top of that?
Think the problem is in one of those systems?
Crazy that Cadillac has this figured out better than them, eh mate?
Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:14 pm to Swamp puppy
It’s crazy that they couldn’t get a car on the grid today
They have looked decent when they run. It Ferrari or Mercedes but not far off either. I suspect them and Red Bull will get things figured out
They have looked decent when they run. It Ferrari or Mercedes but not far off either. I suspect them and Red Bull will get things figured out
Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:32 pm to Swamp puppy
Not being an engine manufacturer always puts you behind, part of risk you take. You have trusted partners but they have their own stake.
I don't understand the entire picture but I believe it is more as they give them the engine and software but not exactly an instruction manual. Or at least an optimization manual. Mercedes knows the ins and outs of the software because they built it. The Merc coders know how it was set up and why. McLaren. Have to figure it out, which they will.
I don't know about that. The electrical problem could be something related or not. They initially said the issues were not the same or related.
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and then develop their own OS for the car? And then they develop the software on top of that?
I don't understand the entire picture but I believe it is more as they give them the engine and software but not exactly an instruction manual. Or at least an optimization manual. Mercedes knows the ins and outs of the software because they built it. The Merc coders know how it was set up and why. McLaren. Have to figure it out, which they will.
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Crazy that Cadillac has this figured out better than them, eh mate?
I don't know about that. The electrical problem could be something related or not. They initially said the issues were not the same or related.
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:43 pm to fightin tigers
I think they need to adjust which tires they are bringing. They got 10 laps outta the soft and then 45-50 outta the hard. That’s too big of a variance. Throw in a couple more pit stops and let’s see what happens.
Posted on 3/15/26 at 10:38 pm to MississippiLebowski
I’d love to see tires that don’t last as long but it’s part of the whole “green” and “sustainable” thing they’ve been pushing for the last 10 years. The early 2010s when every race was a min of 2 stops (and this was after the refueling ban) was fun.
Also, Pirelli doesn’t want a repeat of 2013(?) when their tires were blowing up randomly haha…
Also, Pirelli doesn’t want a repeat of 2013(?) when their tires were blowing up randomly haha…
Posted on 3/16/26 at 4:41 am to Rainydave
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The early 2010s when every race was a min of 2 stops (and this was after the refueling ban) was fun.
Like I mentioned earlier, hate manufactured drama, but requiring a team to run all 3 tire compounds would take care of this.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 10:41 am to VooDude
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Max has probably lost the will to even give advice to his mechanics like all the goat drivers have done historically.
I don't think Max is there yet and it appears that Lewis has not lost that will like you say all goats do.
Posted on 3/16/26 at 10:44 am to iwyLSUiwy
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I don't think Max is there yet and it appears that Lewis has not lost that will like you say all goats do.
Hearing how Max talks about the formula right now sounds just like Lewis when the ground effect era started. Just doesn't have a feel for the car or just has a car that can't compete.
That has to be a hard fall for any of them.
Then the inevitable "they will retire" "it was just the car" "he's spoiled" narratives will start.
This post was edited on 3/16/26 at 10:58 am
Posted on 3/16/26 at 2:09 pm to fightin tigers
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Hearing how Max talks about the formula right now sounds just like Lewis when the ground effect era started. Just doesn't have a feel for the car or just has a car that can't compete.
Has nothing to do with feel. When he pushes the gas pedal it goes slower because they made these cars half electrical.
Look at it another way. There’s an electric series and lets say they have been around for decades. And then they decide to add gas engines powering 50% of car. Do you think electric drivers would embrace gas engines after decades?
It’s not a typical race car now. It’s all robotic vs driver skill. You are basically just an in-car engineer vs a driver. He hates that and I don’t blame him.
Why not create a sub series for half gas and half electric? You chased away a lot of fans to push electric when fans want gas HP and driving skill.
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