2026 F1 Thread

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Time for Mercedes to implement team orders.
In the end there were team orders, subtly sent to George who knew what to do.
 
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Italian fans got an Italian win, but I can’t remember the last time I saw Ferrari do well on their home track. They need to pick a no. 1 driver to build a strategy around and be done with it.

Entertaining race tho.
 
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In the end there were team orders, subtly sent to George who knew what to do.
After yesterday it feels like he’ll need to be on another team before he can truly compete with Kimi again.

Am I a terrible person for taking pleasure in George looking like he’s in a bad dream?
 
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After yesterday it feels like he’ll need to be on another team before he can truly compete with Kimi again.

Am I a terrible person for taking pleasure in George looking like he’s in a bad dream?
George might need to pull a Nico Rosberg. Kimi is going to win a couple of WDC's and then George is going to lock TF in. He'll need to pull out all the stops to beat a superior teammate.
 
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Italian fans got an Italian win, but I can’t remember the last time I saw Ferrari do well on their home track. They need to pick a no. 1 driver to build a strategy around and be done with it.

Entertaining race tho.
 
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Am I a terrible person for taking pleasure in George looking like he’s in a bad dream?
Not at all.
 
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Madring looks very confined. Not sure what the appeal of street circuits is. F1 should be like snow, you go to it, it should not come to you.
 
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Lewis is an ass.
Referring to Lewis skidding along the track surfing on his front wing ? Agree.

I liked the video lap from the drivers view but I do wonder why this "street style" track is allowed in today`s F1. To many blind corners, fully barrier left and right so hardly any roll/run-out room, plenty of sun/shade changes so this is just waiting for the red flag situations and delays. Spectacular maybe, as long as no one gets hurt by slaming into a crashed car sitting duck around the corner.
 
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Referring to Lewis skidding along the track surfing on his front wing ? Agree.

I liked the video lap from the drivers view but I do wonder why this "street style" track is allowed in today`s F1. To many blind corners, fully barrier left and right so hardly any roll/run-out room, plenty of sun/shade changes so this is just waiting for the red flag situations and delays. Spectacular maybe, as long as no one gets hurt by slaming into a crashed car sitting duck around the corner.
Mostly referring to his disregard of team orders. The race director should not have to get involved.

Santi: “Stop the car in the safest point you can find. It’s the race director asking.”

Hamilton: “I can make it back safely!”

Santi: “It’s a formal request.”

Hamilton: “I can make it back… OK, stopping the car.”
 
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Mostly referring to his disregard of team orders. The race director should not have to get involved.

Santi: “Stop the car in the safest point you can find. It’s the race director asking.”

Hamilton: “I can make it back safely!”

Santi: “It’s a formal request.”

Hamilton: “I can make it back… OK, stopping the car.”
I missed the race director part getting involved. But he was out of his mind triying to run back the car melting his front right tire in the process. Some kind of mind block i guess.
 
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It’s sad how the sport has catered so much to just increasing the fan base at the expense of the sports. I get it you want to increase the sports popularity but at the expense of the sport. I’m not sure it’s the right direction.
 
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It’s sad how the sport has catered so much to just increasing the fan base at the expense of the sports. I get it you want to increase the sports popularity but at the expense of the sport. I’m not sure it’s the right direction.

It's not just F1. Look at Major League Baseball. It started with the DH in the NL, then they added a pitch clock, runner at second in extra innings. Despicable
 
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Very true sports in general have all turned into how do we speed up the game and increase viewers!
 
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It’s sad how the sport has catered so much to just increasing the fan base at the expense of the sports. I get it you want to increase the sports popularity but at the expense of the sport. I’m not sure it’s the right direction.
If there are no fans then there’s no sport.

It's not just F1. Look at Major League Baseball. It started with the DH in the NL, then they added a pitch clock, runner at second in extra innings. Despicable
Pitch clock was definitely needed. Games were taking forever.

Next sport that needs changing is college football. No more clock stoppages after every first down.
 
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If there are no fans then there’s no sport.


Pitch clock was definitely needed. Games were taking forever.

Next sport that needs changing is college football. No more clock stoppages after every first down.
Indeed you make a valid point.
 
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If there are no fans then there’s no sport.


Pitch clock was definitely needed. Games were taking forever.

Next sport that needs changing is college football. No more clock stoppages after every first down.
No stoppages after every whistle is the only thing that would make football watchable. Just play after play. No slo-mo replay, no insipid broadcasters spewing nonsense. Just get on with it.