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.

 

[F1Brits_90]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2016917120357925292

 

[F1Brits_90]

when they say, times mean nothing interesting i think we are hoping that's true. because at the moment it is pretty ominous. because mercedes will be heavily sandbagging & yet miles ahead

as i was saying day 1. Russell was on C1, likely heavy fuel when he did + the paddock rumours of how impressive mercedes was

 

[FB]

Is it bad that I hope the new Aston Martin is as successful as the McLaren MP4 18?

 

[F1Brits_90]

 

[P1]

yeah get your shit together. I agree.

 

[P1]

It's interesting looking a the names on the time sheets but we are in F1s third Manufacturer Era and this time it is much more dominant than before. It's two thirds of the grid.

Manufacturers: Audi, Alpine, Aston Martin, Cadillac, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes.
Independents: Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Haas, Williams

Maybe BYD will come and buy Haas entry.

 

[F1Brits_90]

yeah get your shit together. I agree.

this is typical F1. Ferrari, Audi & Honda. have realised theyve missed a trick. then im guessing red bull, have seen on GPS data from the shakedown & that Mercedes have done this trick far better than they have

It's interesting looking a the names on the time sheets but we are in F1s third Manufacturer Era and this time it is much more dominant than before. It's two thirds of the grid.

Manufacturers: Audi, Alpine, Aston Martin, Cadillac, Ferrari, McLaren, Mercedes.
Independents: Red Bull, Racing Bulls, Haas, Williams

Maybe BYD will come and buy Haas entry.

its almost as if the budget cap the team were hugely against & was deeply unpopular. was good thing & the teams couldn't have been more wrong

 

[FB]

Idiot teenager crashes fast car shocker - F1 star crashes rare £180k Mercedes he owned for days as team issues statement

 

[P1]

Idiot teenager crashes fast car shocker - F1 star crashes rare £180k Mercedes he owned for days as team issues statement

Yeah, plus being a Mercedes and not a Porsche, the chassis balance was also poor being a front engined car.

BTW I am curious why he called the police? If no other vehicle was involved he could have just called a tow truck through Mercedes Assist, and then had his mom (his manager) reach out to San Marino to pay damages for the barrier.

In the US the only "benefit" of calling police would be if you want to get a ticket for causing an accident or if you want to pin it on someone else.

 

[P1]

BTW on a personal front, my Mercedes AMG SUV was totaled last November and they temporarily stopped producing the electric model so now I am in a Cadillac. Nice to see Cadillac on the grid.