Pre-Season F1 2026

[Il_leone]

on paper aston martin shouldn't fail. as theyve got everything that should be a huge success. youve covered all bases in andy cowell & adrian newey.

Yes but hearing Honda are behind like the last regulation

 

[F1Brits_90]

Yes but hearing Honda are behind like the last regulation

yeah the fact that Audi, Ferrari & Honda are protesting about this 16:1 ratio doesnt bode well for them

 

[Il_leone]

F1: Christian Horner and fellow investors in talks to buy stake in Alpine

Christan Horner was sacked as Red Bull team principal last year after two decades in the role; 52-year-old involved in a consortium interested in buying Otro Capital’s 24 per cent stake in Alpine; Oxfordshire-based team finished bottom of constructors’ championship in 2025

www.skysports.com

Its a matter of when now

The talks with Toto and Zak about getting the same engines will be interesting

 

[Il_leone]

An Iceman seems to like the idea that Horner is buying Alpine on my fb posts

 

[cider_and_toast]

Good overview of the story so far from the Beeb.

F1 testing 2026: Why Barcelona is behind closed doors, what's different and how the teams are getting on

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[F1Brits_90]

thats something i wasnt aware of. that this isnt an FIA test like the latter 2. they booked the circuit themselves

 

[Christoon]

Charles Leclerc has completed 64 laps on day 2 of pre-season testing in Barcelona. It looks like the engine is reliable.

 

[cider_and_toast]

According to driver's "The cars look really cool on the track and fans are going to love the new rules"

So probably the exact opposite in reality but it remains to be seen.

Having said that, because I've finally ditched my Murdoch's Sports Ransom after barely watching any of last seasons races live, you can guarantee this will be the greatest season of F1 ever.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Murdoch hasn't owned sky for some time.
For real tracks I watch on firestick.
Street races I watch ch4 highlights if at all. Skipped 3 races entirely last year. All street tracks. Watched zero sprints.

 

[F1Brits_90]

its was only day 1 time. but mercedes are looking very ominous 151 laps. according to sky F1 on youtube 1:18.594. half a second of hadjar. on the C1 & id assume on heavy fuel load as well

the paddock rumours of mercedes dominance may be true. if the protests are an indictator, red bull ford might have hit the ground running if theyve found the same compression rate loophole as mercedes.