2026 Formula 1 Season Thread

[woob]

Wouldn't the other Mercedes customers have a chances of making ground? Should they figure out the right aero and driving combo, then they should be able to get closer to or on par with Mercedes.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

I know it’s early but if this is another 2014 I predict the beginning of the end of the F1 renaissance since DTS exploded.

Drivers hate the regs. I don’t see max, Lewis or Alonso sticking around. George is gonna win 4 championships in a row and I don’t think the sport can survive another 2014-2018 era of having the season over before the first race starts.

No one’s gonna wanna watch Merc lap the whole field.

Not unless they can do something to alter the Merc dominance but I don’t see how. This can’t just be the engine compression trick. There’s rumours Mercedes aren’t even showing their actual pace. Which also happened in 2014.

[woob]

What's it going to look like when cars are clipping before they even hit the pit entrace at Baku.

[ben voyonsdonc]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Not unless they can do something to alter the Merc dominance but I don’t see how. This can’t just be the engine compression trick.

Agreed. None of the other Mercedes powered cars have looked anything like the works team. Almost makes you wonder if the compression ratio was a bit of a red herring to distract the competition while Mercedes were doing working on something else.