Depends on where the catering budget ends up, but yea, extra wind tunnel and CFD will be big for 2026 especially if they have their new one.Think of all that extra wind tunnel time for next year
Poll: Official Chinese Grand Prix 2025 Thread - Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai- Race 2/24
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This is great.
Ferrari, mclaren and verstappen all right there.
Starting to wonder if max is even better than we thought. Lawson (although new) was the worst rookie by far. But all all max's team mates have failed for a fair few years.
Maybe tsunoda is better where he is?
Hamilton is the anti alonso. Seems to make good team moves every time. Alonso.. Opposite!
Ferrari, mclaren and verstappen all right there.
Starting to wonder if max is even better than we thought. Lawson (although new) was the worst rookie by far. But all all max's team mates have failed for a fair few years.
Maybe tsunoda is better where he is?
Hamilton is the anti alonso. Seems to make good team moves every time. Alonso.. Opposite!
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Yeah, much better than in Aus. Although I'm pretty sure the McLaren's were actually faster, but neither driver really nailed it in Q3 whereas Lewis delivered a superb lap.
Yeah, likewise, and it was all the way through too. Lewis just seemed faster today. Great for him.
I think Russell is rather underrated at the moment. I put him and Leclerc about level, although Leclerc has been a little quicker at cleaning up his act and cutting out the mistakes Russell is getting there.
They did, indeed, get let off.
But, in more scandalous technical action, Williams have been summoned to the Stewards for failing to deliver the footage from the front and rear wing cameras to the stewards within the one hour deadline. I expect they'll get fined, but since these are there for enforcement purposes perhaps they'll see it as a more serious infringement.
At least Marko had a bit of sympathy for the Kiwi who certainly needs to up his game quickly.
Epic watch...
Just really shows a super balance car, no twitching, no bouncing etc.
Really amazing how fast they plant the throttle on exit and car just grips and grips and grips.... Stonking lap to watch
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It's weird isn't it. It does seem strange that Max can consistently put it on or near the front row whilst his two recent teammates often struggle to get out of q1!
It does make you start to think whether Max is leaps above everyone else.....
But then on the flip side I refuse to believe the Red Bull is slower than the racing bulls and one of the slowest cars on the grid. That just isn't that feasible considering their history and pedigree etc.
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Its worth mentioning too that Lewis has a great record on this track, Leclerc has never looked great in the Chinese races, he's never qualified higher than 4th or finished higher than 4th
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Looks that way, but a smiling Hamilton is a fast Hamilton.
Verstappen looked like he really had to work hard for 3rd.
I think it's just a really hard car to master, I remember this quote from Albon when he was driving it and I guess it hasn't changed much
Was tidying up a mess of old accounts and found this. 13 years ago now, I do miss that sound. Great seat at the end of that straight
Great trip, took the sleeper train up from Hong Kong, Sunday night got wrecked in this weird mostly empty hotel near the circuit (it's properly in the middle of an industrial wasteland) and took over the drumkit on stage. I can't play drums.
Singapore is a much more fun race to go to though.
What the teams said – Sprint Qualifying at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix | Formula 1®
The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.
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Just like ghosts. That video doesn't exist anymore!
Just like ghosts. That video doesn't exist anymore!
It's from the official F1 channel, I don't think they allow media to play when embedded into another website so you have to click through to YouTube to watch it.
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Look pure cope I know but a Max v Lewis season again would be peak F1.
Nobody wants to see two McLaren drivers driving into the distance bickering over who should let who past.
Nobody wants to see two McLaren drivers driving into the distance bickering over who should let who past.
Other than the botched ending 2021 was the best season in recent times. Two drivers giving it 200% in very closely performing cars. They both drove the wheels off that year. Sometimes literally.. lol!
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