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F1 2026
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zebediah
Striker
Only till mid season if the other teams are right about them
MadMackem10
Winger
F1TV were saying mercedes have a 20kph advantage every straight, only chance of a title fight is these engine changes in June actually doing something
jarrowdiamond
Striker
That will be off hitting Kimi's fan that was on the track.
scotch
Striker
They wont be the only team doing that.
And as others have said, they already have and will see some changes in June I think
It's what the sport wanted with the new regs but Mercedes have gone and designed an engine a second better than everybody else, even McLaren havent got the same engine to perform as well or it's the chassis
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Mace
Midfield
Duct taped it which fell off. The wing was scraping on the track for the full final flying lap
scotch
Striker
I mean the FIA wont disqualify Mercedes now because they've given them the go ahead to race.
Getting Brawn double diffuser vibes and that this season will be such a procession that they'll scrap a bunch of these rules next season
jarrowdiamond
Striker
He'll definitely get hit with a 3 place penalty for thatDuct taped it which fell off. The wing was scraping on the track for the full final flying lap
Speakeasy
Full Back
It can't just be the Merc engine though, as there are plenty of other teams with the same engine who can't touch their pace. Not convinced the compression ratio change will shuffle things much.
Mace
Midfield
Stupid on Mercs part
Dan The Man
Striker
got a feeling this compression thing is a merc team only thing McLaren don’t have this either do Williams
jarrowdiamond
Striker
They have to provide the customer teams the exact same spec engine the works team has
It's going to make strategy a nightmare, which might actually be a good thing.
If you're under pressure, do you let the guy go to maintain a good pace, or do you start deploying defensively, effectively ruining your race pace.
Also it seems that no-one was really sandbagging. Quali seems to be going to form.
ShieldsBlackCat2015
Striker
I watch F1TV now for everything in my first proper season of F1. Nice to see 5 newbies in the top 10. Bortoletto, Hadjar, Lawson, Antonelli and Lindblad. Most surprising both Racing Bulls. They could be the ones to watch.
Not sure RB is a suprise.
I've stuck Lindblad in all my fantasy teams as they were consistently 'best of the rest' in testing.
It seems like there's three states of teams right now. The front runners (Merc, Ferrari, McLaren, Reb Bull), the middle teams, slower but reliable; and the problem children, Williams downward (Aston, Cardiac etc.)
I'm with Martin Brindle when he said that if you finish you score points tomorrow. It doesn't seem like anyone is anywhere bulletproof yet
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Joe Public
Striker
George’s Pole lap 4.5 seconds slower than lando’s Aussie pole last year. What have they done.
Reckon by the time the engine upgrades appear, there'll be some significant speed increase and the field will be much tighter.
It's doesn't take long for F1 to settle on a winning aero design and the engines are all over the place at the moment.
