Pre-Season F1 2026

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Secret Garden Party was a festival that used to take place at Abbots Ripton in Cambridgeshire, but has fallen by the wayside. This was the air display they used to put on.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Ah ok.

Looks cool but not quite the same as heat seeking missile decoys.

 

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This one they actually fire rockets from the aircraft.

 

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Are we straying off topic?

 

[cider_and_toast]

Are we straying off topic?

Probably

 

[F1Brits_90]

there is talk that Bahrain & Saudi wont be replaced. & i can see why because of the 3 replacements. Turkey is a no go because of who it neighbours then Imola & portimao arent free in 19th because of WEC & international GT's

 

[F1Brits_90]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032404248965566653

 

[Il_leone]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2032404248965566653

No chance to reschedule for August given its the summer break and flying back and forth won't work between Zandvoort and Budapest

Can't see any races dropped at the end of the year or moved forward just to accomodate these two.

They could fit Saudi by moving Las Vegas forward

 

[F1Brits_90]

no there no way. weve already got 10 races in the final 13 weeks. with a double header & 2 triple headers.

there just no room at the inn because you cant have a quadruple header. & also you cant have the season end on December 20th

 

[F1Brits_90]

Bring back sepang

 

[Il_leone]

Unless the other races are dropped and compensated by either the Saudis or Bahrainis definitely cannot see more schedule shuffling

 

[P1]

Unless the other races are dropped and compensated by either the Saudis or Bahrainis definitely cannot see more schedule shuffling

Last time this happened they just extended the season.

 

[Il_leone]

Last time this happened they just extended the season.

I wonder how much money the Saudis will offer to be the final race?

 

[cider_and_toast]

Apparently they will not replace or move the two cancelled races so we'll have a 5 week gap after Japan and a 22 race season.

 

[F1Brits_90]

Last time this happened they just extended the season.

but the season ends on 6th dec?. so to avoid 5 races in 5 weeks. you have to have week off in 30th nov or 6th dec & nobody wants the season ending on 20th December

 

[The Artist.....]

Apparently they will not replace or move the two cancelled races so we'll have a 5 week gap after Japan and a 22 race season.

The original press release was quite canny that “they would not replace the races in April”…. Of course, there is a big gap in August where replacement races could be held!

 

[Il_leone]

The original press release was quite canny that “they would not replace the races in April”…. Of course, there is a big gap in August where replacement races could be held!

I think not given thats 7 months of constant competing. Surely the British based teams will veto it as its holiday season

 

[F1Brits_90]

The original press release was quite canny that “they would not replace the races in April”…. Of course, there is a big gap in August where replacement races could be held!

true. but i doubt they would like to race in bahrain & saudi arabia in august

 

[F1Brits_90]

yeah because in GT world theres nothing artificial about BOP & artificially slowing faster cars down to have interesting race

 

[F1Brits_90]

pretty huge news, ted kravitz was spot on about Gianpiero lambiase leaving red bull but not audi but for mclaren is a massive shock. to go to direct rival is very surprising, i wonder what the motives are because as we know mclaren is a closed shop, Norris & piastri dont look like leaving anytime soon,

maybe its succession planning for stella who wants to scale back by 2029. but this is like benetton mid 90's if everyone left but schumacher

https://twitter.com/x/status/2042170706902097977