Pre-Season F1 2026

[F1Brits_90]

Fascinating comments from Oscar Piastri on F1 2026. He says the new rules need some reform...: "I think it's just complex. There's a lot of things that we've never had to do before, and they are just challenging by nature, because some of them are not very instinctive. And when you've driven a certain way for the last 15 years, it's pretty tough to undo some of those things, especially when some of them are lifting on straights, or stuff like that. Obviously as a driver you never want to be lifting at any point. Even without some of the challenges that we've got and the things we need to address as a sport, ultimately, they are cars that are slower and they have less downforce and probably more power out the corners, so they're always going to feel difficult to drive and tricky. And that aspect is kind of one thing. And then there's all the aspects that are new. and need some reform..."

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022384975287304482

 

[F1Brits_90]

GP2 Engine

 

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Honda in "way behind at the start of new regulations" shock.

 

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1/3rd as a result of the engine, and 2/3rds down to the hubris of Adrian Newey. And yet it's Honda who are getting the grief?

 

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Well clearly, if the Honda engine was 1.5 seconds a lap faster then Newey's aerodynamics would work far more effectively.

 

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George Russell is currently the bookies favourite to win the drivers title this year.

 

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Mercedes prospects have been talked up and coupled with their testing performance it's not hard to see why.

I suspect we haven't seen the real pace of some of the other teams yet.

 

[F1Brits_90]

interesting betting wise hamilton come from 40/1 to 10/1

 

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