F1 2026 Discussion
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Russell is shook. He expected to be leading the field at this point in the season and if he don’t get it together he could get left by a lot of drivers.
Leclerc crashing renders this moot, but having him pit immediately behind Hamilton while Hamilton is serving his 5s penalty was diabolical. I understand preserving team dynamics, but that felt like favoring Hamilton so he could keep a position he would have lost.
I don't like Russell, so seeing him struggling is entertaining to me, especially since some seem very self inflicted. It's clear Mercedes have the best car, but also Kimi is the better driver.
After qualifying, I thought it was going to be the start of Max making a title push again. The Red Bull car does seem to be coming together, and Hadjar being able to get 3rd is at least somewhat of proof of that. But I really wished we could have seen how that race would have turned out with Max in it the whole time.
I don't like Russell, so seeing him struggling is entertaining to me, especially since some seem very self inflicted. It's clear Mercedes have the best car, but also Kimi is the better driver.
After qualifying, I thought it was going to be the start of Max making a title push again. The Red Bull car does seem to be coming together, and Hadjar being able to get 3rd is at least somewhat of proof of that. But I really wished we could have seen how that race would have turned out with Max in it the whole time.
Yeah has to be a gut punch for George to realize he's not the "man" on that team anymore.
Yuki complains to much over the radio
Hadjar: hold my beer
Honestly Monoco sucks as a race. I get why they run it because it’s legendary and there is a crap tin of money. However, the only way the race gets good is if a bunch of wrecks happen. Otherwise qualifying is the key. Also, does Red Bull have real speed again or was it just this track. Would love to see what kimi does if Max starts doing Max stuff and gaining on him
Hadjar: hold my beer
Honestly Monoco sucks as a race. I get why they run it because it’s legendary and there is a crap tin of money. However, the only way the race gets good is if a bunch of wrecks happen. Otherwise qualifying is the key. Also, does Red Bull have real speed again or was it just this track. Would love to see what kimi does if Max starts doing Max stuff and gaining on him
Kimi has been super impressive but just like Oscar last year he is going to have a run of races where he’s looking lost. Last year it started in European stint for him.
Man Monaco sucks. Hope Hamilton can get a win soon.
Was hoping for Williams double points.
Was hoping for Williams double points.
I haven't seen anything other than the speculation that they were cutting through Cadillac's stall a bit at the end of pit lane.
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Just googled it and apparently they measured all the lines and stuff and came out that they were just cutting the line and it was speeding. Apparently they warned them all before the race as well.
I gotta say, Ocon had a hell of a race, got the strategy right, and with a lot of luck was able to sneak into the points.
So this is interesting. Apparently the Red Bull - Ford engine is the best one on the grid right now.. That's especially interesting over all the complaining about the Mercedes compression loophole.
They don't always win but it always feels like Red bull and Mercedes are always making the smart decisions in F1.
It does seem that way. Even last year, it seemed to me that McLaren backed into the championship because they had such a dominant car the first half of the season. How many times was it as simple as McLaren screwing up a pit stop that cost them max points in the race, but those things don't seem to happen at Merc and RB.
Kind of reminds me of Ganassi and Andretti in Indycar. both huge names and teams with lots of money in Indycar. Ganassi always seems to make the right call on fuel saving, strategy and never screw up in the pits. Andretti is always playing catch-up because of some bad strategy, the fuel hose getting stuck or something else dumb they did somewhere in the race.
