2026 Japanese Grand Prix

Surprisingly, Ferrari and McLaren closed the gap somewhat. to Mercedes. The Ferraris were fast but very loose in the tail, so if they get a handle on that they will make up more time. Piastri headed FP2 and Lando had limited laps but still managed to get 5th, so McLaren appears to be back in the fight.

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Of course, it's just practice and they still have FP3 to get the cars dialed in
 
It's probably not even a bold prediction anymore.
Max won't be on the 2027 grid. He's not just pissed about the new regulations, he's pissed that Red Bull can't keep up and he's even more pissed that the others are no longer pissed about the new cars.
 
donthaveanickname said:
It's probably not even a bold prediction anymore.
Max won't be on the 2027 grid. He's not just pissed about the new regulations, he's pissed that Red Bull can't keep up and he's even more pissed that the others are no longer pissed about the new cars.
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He's just a giant crybaby that whines whenever things don't go his way and can't make a clean overtake if his life depended on it. He's bad for the sport. I don't see how he has any fans.
 
It’s very funny that we’re still doing these charades to pretend the cars definitely aren’t losing 35 MPH while full throttle. Not sure who the hell they think they’re fooling here, but they’re committed.



 
Marcingak said:
He's just a giant crybaby that whines whenever things don't go his way and can't make a clean overtake if his life depended on it. He's bad for the sport.
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No.
No.
Hell no.
A thousand times no.

In 2025 Max proved beyond any doubt that he's the best race car driver in the world by a wide margin. Losing him would be a catastrophe to F1. His in-race whining hasn't been worse than others' and his views about the sport have been largely consistent.
 
On one single TV screen, I have a 4K TV broadcast, a 4K track map with every driver's position, a 4K leaderboard with a ****load of live data, and an alternating on board camera. I can put anything I want in full screen on quad view seamlessly. This is just an absolutely immersive television experience.

NASCAR, Versant (USA), Amazon (Prime), and Nexstar (CW) need to get together and make this happen.
 
Antonelli has been sublime since that disastrous start to the China Sprint. Easily the quickest driver out there today, dunking anywhere from 0.5-1.0s per lap on Piastri after the restart. And he was rapidly catching Russell prior to the safety car. If he and Merc can figure out the starts he’ll be awfully tough to beat.

It was nice to have McLaren in the mix for the first time this season.
 
The big surprise is that not only did Alonso finish, but he was also only 1 lap behind. I think that's almost as good as a win considering where they started.
 
donthaveanickname said:
In 2025 Maxp...... Losing him would be a catastrophe to F1.
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F1 has had catastrophes before. Losing Max would go right there with Stewart, Lauda, Vettel and others retiring, but it didn't kill the sport. I kind of doubt Max will join another team, so he'll just race GTs (and hopefully hypercars) all over the world. I'm sure he would have a better time than what he is doing now.
His in-race whining hasn't been worse than others' and his views about the sport have been largely consistent.
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I was about three years ago that Max did some sim work on the 26 car and was complaining about downshifting on the straights. Why would no one listen then? Better still, why is no one listening now?
 
LeClerc and Hamilton can really put on a awesome show in those Ferraris
when they are close for a few laps.

On Max, it was 3 or 4 years ago in an interview where he mentioned
something to the effect that he did not see F1 being his one and
only racing experience. I actually thought he was ready to leave F1
back around that time. It could have been (partly) because of the Horner
effect though at the time.
 
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