Just as well I'm at Snetterton tomorrow for the British Touring Cars, will more than tide me overThis summer F1 break seems to be going on forever and it's only half way through.

Just as well I'm at Snetterton tomorrow for the British Touring Cars, will more than tide me overThis summer F1 break seems to be going on forever and it's only half way through.
SVG and some also rans this year sadly. Still some awesome racing though!I'm so far behind, is svg still running away with it or worth watching it all back? Think the last rounds I watched were the 3rd event?
I was just watching that. This made me chuckle...
The 2026 engine regulations have finally been signed off by the FIA.
I expect we'll see announcements from Porsche and Audi very soon.
Wonder if we'll see any other unexpected returns like Honda or even BMW who McLaren were rumoured to be talking to
Indeed. Apparently it means Water Temperature and they've been using that abbreviation for a long time.Are you referring to the **** on the dash?![]()
Will that help with the porky weight of the cars? 10 years ago they were 640kg. This year - 798kg. That's an entire American extra.
Yeah, the MGU-H has become something that we don't hear about. When was the last time we'd heard that one had failed? MGU-K is still a regular failure point. Oh, and placing it inside the monocoque next to the fuel and batteries. Genius! Now they just need to stop them catching fire.The weight needs to come down, so does the wheelbase.
The removal of the MGU-H, after all this, is irritating. Dead-end tech now
Reducing fuel load onboard rather than restricting fuel flow would be my preference. Just give them an amount of fuel (check tank capacity at random), let 'em use it how they want.
De-limit the MGU-K harvesting.
Ahh, that explains their excellent performance this year, it's clearly working wellI'd be wondering why Aston kept going into the race with no fresh tyres, turns out they're doing a clever thing. New rules on tyre heating for this year have limited the teams from putting tyres through multiple heating cycles prior to the race. By re-using used tyres they can put the tyres through more complicated heating programmes.
Ahh, that explains their excellent performance this year, it's clearly working well![]()
Looks like Kimi is doing a one off race on a NASCAR road course, will be interesting to see how he compares to the regulars. Would expect him to do well with the next gen car equating a bit more closely to a modern race car than the previous cars plus Trackhouse in general have been going well this season
Haas confirming Antonio Giovinazzi will run for them in FP1 in Italy and the USA, possible replacement for Schumacher?
Haas confirming Antonio Giovinazzi will run for them in FP1 in Italy and the USA, possible replacement for Schumacher?
Maybe, but he was confirmed as a reserve driver for all three Ferrari powered car prior to the season starting so him getting an FP1 run doesn't necessarily mean anything. You expect reserve drivers to be given some running time during the season and I wouldn't be surprised if Ferrari's deal with Haas required them to give him some time.
Still if he performs well it'd put further pressure on Mick, but I don't think he's a particularly likely candidate to replace Schumacher: Gio wasn't terribly impressive in his time in F1, and he doesn't have a lot of money behind him. I reckon the most likely replacement for Mick - if he goes - is Zhou, letting Alfa take Pourchaire.
Interestingly he DOESN’T count as a Rookie due to how recently he was a full time driver so Haas still need to offer a rookie two FP1 sessions to someone by the end of the year. Not sure if there’s a penalty if they don’t and what it is though.Best way of testing to see if the Ferrari inspired design alterations are working as intended by running the Ferrari sim driver who worked on them, but it does put pressure on Schumacher to sign whatever deal Hass are offering.
Interestingly he DOESN’T count as a Rookie due to how recently he was a full time driver so Haas still need to offer a rookie two FP1 sessions to someone by the end of the year. Not sure if there’s a penalty if they don’t and what it is though.
There's no specified penalty, I think it's the kind of rule they expect to just be followed. In Haas's cases, wouldn't running Fittipaldi count? He seems the most likely choice for them.