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by EPROM
Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 3657
Views: 845129

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

For the umpteenth time, I am not sure what you think you have proved here. When exactly was there a contract offer on the table from Mercedes to take up the seat next to Hamilton? It obviously never got to that stage, you look to say Wolff was never interested about Verstappen despite the fact he n...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 3657
Views: 845129

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

I think it's fair to say that we - as a whole - lack sufficient definitive information about the actual finances of an F1 team and how the budget cap actually works. That being said, surmising how teams approach the budget cap (and perhaps exceed it within the technical regs) is an exercise in specu...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 3657
Views: 845129

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

If I were a betting man I'd wager NOT to Aston Martin!!! :lol: What a woeful DISASTER!!! That team is literally outspending most other teams just as Toyota did, and just like Toyota, they seem to be tethered to a giant cargo ship anchor they can't seem to cut themselves away from. This goes to show...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 196
Views: 3992

Re: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Free Race Thread

How do you know that Antonelli would not have beat Russell even with his penalty he gapped Russell by 1.4s seemingly in less than a lap, also Mercedes clearly looked to intervene in the second stint, when the driver behind is basically asked to slow down then I'm not thinking the driver in front is...
by EPROM
Sat Jun 20, 2026 1:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....
Replies: 73
Views: 23382

Re: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....

Soooooo, if Antonelli wins the WDC (ot at least severely outperforms Russell in the eyes of followers of the sport), how does this play out regarding any driver moves? Would Russell become a pariah? Would it be time for musical chairs?
by EPROM
Fri Jun 19, 2026 10:03 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....
Replies: 73
Views: 23382

Re: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....

Was it really that impressive? George did not even cover the inside line. It looked very weird to me and very not typical of George who is known to be fierce in wheel to wheel. He left the inside open and tried to squeeze Antonelli on the entry. Very amateur defense imo. I think it was more about t...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 17, 2026 2:32 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 196
Views: 3992

Re: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Free Race Thread

Yea but at least Crofty isn't here. The BBC will go nuts about this for years on end about this though and claim how amazing British drivers are and probably half ignore the circumstances as to why Antonelli wasn't there. Why would the BBC go nuts? They don't show F1. Indeed and also perhaps ignora...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 15, 2026 7:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

I guess that's what you saw that he unfairly looked to highlight your friends post, some of us just look to post as individuals, why would he look to overlook and not criticise my post, we are not friends.. Hey Siao did you know we are friends? Observation, why get involved, why look to tell anothe...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 15, 2026 7:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....
Replies: 73
Views: 23382

Re: Antonelli....could he actually do it?....

I'm thinking that Antonelli has a very solid prospect for the WDC this year.
by EPROM
Sun Jun 14, 2026 4:35 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 196
Views: 3992

Re: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Free Race Thread

All British podium - TURN OFF SKY SPORTS NOW FAST Yea but at least Crofty isn't here. The BBC will go nuts about this for years on end about this though and claim how amazing British drivers are and probably half ignore the circumstances as to why Antonelli wasn't there. Why would the BBC go nuts? ...
by EPROM
Sat Jun 13, 2026 9:22 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 61
Views: 1872

Re: 2026 Spanish Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Great lap by Hamilton. You have to wonder where Leclerc's head is at the moment. The car certainly looks quick enough. Leclerc will never be world champion, I think that must be pretty clear by now. Leclerc's over-exuberance in quallies has been the substance of threads here for several years. He c...
by EPROM
Thu Jun 11, 2026 7:54 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

Common sense youd say is how do you get a penalty foe speeding without ever speeding. Simply not logical and the measurement method is so typical of F1 its not surprising at all Realistically they will investigate themselves and find themselves to be right, too messy to clear it up. Many measuremen...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 10, 2026 10:14 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread
Replies: 3657
Views: 845129

Re: F1 Gossip/Rumour/Inside news Thread

Where on earth did the 2 seconds come from? I don't remember many upgrades giving as much as 2 seconds during a season... May be they don't mean 2 seconds per lap, nor a single race, but a total of 2 seconds for the 17 remaining GP... That said, it's not an upgrade, it' a redesign. Which means they...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 10, 2026 3:20 am
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

Eventful! Great race by Antonelli, he is a force so far. What a shame that Ferrari's super-launches have been curbed, it would have made the last start interesting. I was watching a video about the pit-lane incidents, they got fines for going 60.1km/h... IThis is because they measure the time it ta...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:37 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

Based on the FIA’s ADUO assessment, Red Bull appears to have the strongest ICU component. But that does not mean its (it might be) the strongest overall power unit, because the FIA’s assessment is not a full power unit ranking — it does not fully capture battery deployment, harvesting, battery effi...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:28 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

Eventful! Great race by Antonelli, he is a force so far. What a shame that Ferrari's super-launches have been curbed, it would have made the last start interesting. I was watching a video about the pit-lane incidents, they got fines for going 60.1km/h... IThis is because they measure the time it ta...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:26 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

Bernie Collins made a couple of interesting points re the pit lane speeding …. Monaco is unique in that the cars at point of pit entry are going slightly slower than the actual pit lane speed limit. Therefore when they hit the speed lane limiter button the car actually accelerates up to that speed ...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

She thinks no end of herself by doing this & also snubbing Martin Brundle by ignoring him point blank... 2063920308365455478 That's just sooooo funny - Martin Brundle getting ignored/snubbed by the "famous" folks on the grid who don't know (or care) what his job is. I frankly have little respect fo...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:15 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

I don't understand how a driver of Perez' experience can accumulate so many stupid mistakes. As Cadillac, I would extremely annoyed that he binned this unique chance of valuable points. Given how Bottas struggles to get up to speed, I wonder whether Cadillac would have been better off with two youn...
by EPROM
Sun Jun 07, 2026 3:05 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

This - except for Antonelli so far - is a race of failures.
by EPROM
Sun Jun 07, 2026 2:57 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 309
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Race Thread

How do these not-yet-served penalties work if they don't actually restart the race?
by EPROM
Sat Jun 06, 2026 2:16 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Tweets Thread
Replies: 307
Views: 517705

Re: F1 Tweets Thread

Is this just me, or is this thread acting weirdly (and has been for quite a while)? I fired up my browser in the main thread page and pointed it to the most recent post in this thread. It pointed me back to Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:56 am, instead of today (I do keep up to date with threads) - yes, all t...
by EPROM
Fri Jun 05, 2026 7:45 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: F1 Tweets Thread
Replies: 307
Views: 517705

Re: F1 Tweets Thread

Is this just me, or is this thread acting weirdly (and has been for quite a while)? I fired up my browser in the main thread page and pointed it to the most recent post in this thread. It pointed me back to Fri Dec 12, 2025 10:56 am, instead of today (I do keep up to date with threads) - yes, all th...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 03, 2026 8:30 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 135
Views: 2929

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Just watched the 1974 Monaco GP again - with cars/drivers managing overtakes in four different places of the track. Regazzoni (Ferrari) spinning in a three-way fight for the lead. Peterson (Lotus) overtaking Lauda (Ferrari) for lead with a breathtaking manoeuvre before the tunnel. Altogether, a lot...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 03, 2026 7:24 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

To be clear, When I say I’d like more overtaking than there has been the last decade, that is on balance – looking at the period as a whole and not necessarily individual races. I recognize that there have also been races with DRS where they got the balance to far the other way – resulting in far t...
by EPROM
Wed Jun 03, 2026 7:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

So, what is your problem then that I had a follow-up question on your challenging? I really don't get what your problem here is. I am not going to repeat the several months' long discussion about "skillful overtaking" without being able to provide a single example. The "exceptional" was added rathe...
by EPROM
Tue Jun 02, 2026 9:19 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

Did I write you shouldn't challenge me? ;-) I am not worried at all. If there is no measure of skill, then claiming that "skillful overtaking" should be the standard of overtaking in F1 - the recurrent claim to which I responded - does not make much sense as a guideline for new regs or judging regs...
by EPROM
Tue Jun 02, 2026 8:13 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread
Replies: 135
Views: 2929

Re: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice & Qualifying Thread

Technically, before DRS, cars had no moving aerodynamics at all. So it is a bit of a misnomer. I think they did, they had the front moveable wing before DRS for a couple of seasons, didn't they? The driver had to select which position to use. They did. I have absolutely no memory of this at the tim...
by EPROM
Mon Jun 01, 2026 4:25 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 174
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread

That being the case why are you watching Sky and Crofty, for my part I have Sky Sports anyway for the football etc, so I wouldn't want to be paying extra for F1 TV which I believe we don't have access to anyway in the UK. Poker, I'm convinced that you do not read posts very carefully before you rep...
by EPROM
Sun May 31, 2026 6:39 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 174
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread

Yeah I can remember the Americans being frustrated by the poor coverage they were getting and being somewhat envious of what we were getting across the pond, they get what we are getting but some are still not happy it seems. I'm actually happy - because I no longer feed the need to watch Sky's fee...
by EPROM
Sat May 30, 2026 8:52 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum TMW Vote: Canada 2026
Replies: 41
Views: 1823

Re: PF1 Forum TMW Vote: Canada 2026

Better late than never... very busy at work and in my social life right now, to the point where I haven't even watched anything from Canada and had to go out my way to fit the 500 in. Things will hopefully settle down for a double update in the Monaco poll. Yeah, sometimes it is just crazy. Good lu...
by EPROM
Sat May 30, 2026 8:51 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 174
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread

I believe it was via the Speed Channel (up until circa 2012?), it wasn't non-existent. And Speed was on cable, so not free, I don't think they were complaining that it wasn't free anymore. Maybe our fellow forumers form the US can confirm though. I didnt say there wasnt a broadcast, I referred to t...
by EPROM
Fri May 29, 2026 5:31 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: PF1 Forum TMW Vote: Canada 2026
Replies: 41
Views: 1823

Re: PF1 Forum TMW Vote: Canada 2026

Better late than never... very busy at work and in my social life right now, to the point where I haven't even watched anything from Canada and had to go out my way to fit the 500 in. Things will hopefully settle down for a double update in the Monaco poll. Yeah, sometimes it is just crazy. Good lu...
by EPROM
Fri May 29, 2026 5:10 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

So it is better than DRS and we should be happy ? Not if you don't care for cars being able to overtake one another I guess. and we go in circles again... That's what F1 tends to do without the overtaking aids. I am pretty sure that kind of going around in circles is something that all forms of tra...
by EPROM
Fri May 29, 2026 4:21 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 174
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread

Yes I've just noticed it's yet another American complaining, I wish they would put their hands in their pockets rather than cheaply piggy backing off a British broadcast then I would no longer have to hear about British bias. Kind of funny that before they had access to Sky F1 broadcast viewership ...
by EPROM
Thu May 28, 2026 10:46 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 112
Views: 5339

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Not according to my numbers. Well, please do post them - and your analysis. A pointer might be 41-0 in qualifying for Alonso that just happened by chance I guess, Alonso is running at 0.5s quicker this season the biggest gap he's achieved against Stroll. Let's not gaslight here that I'm supporting ...
by EPROM
Thu May 28, 2026 5:33 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread
Replies: 174
Views: 4654

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Race Thread

Well it wouldn't be us that are complaining about bias coverage, it's seems to be a problem for some others. Would be great for the yanks to get their own broadcast, Id be able to laugh at them mispronouncing the name of every single foreign driver and watch 80% of the race talking about cadillac a...
by EPROM
Wed May 27, 2026 8:17 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: New Regs .. First Impressions?
Replies: 1622
Views: 241335

Re: New Regs .. First Impressions?

A very easy and clear question: What is the "pinnacle of motorsports" in your opinion? Which series, which championship? Can you provide a clear answer? As I stated in this post - https://forum.planetf1.com/viewtopic.php?p=989140#p989140 - it's not what's the current pinnacle - but do the changes e...
by EPROM
Wed May 27, 2026 8:08 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: Driver(s) of the day - 2026 Canadian Grand Prix
Replies: 55
Views: 2913

Re: Driver(s) of the day - 2026 Canadian Grand Prix

I've checked the lap times Russell was clear of the power boost zone for 5 laps and the 2 of them were posting identical times, then Russell made his mistake giving Antonelli the lead, Antonelli then posted 2 laps 4 tenths quicker than Russell taking him out of the power boost zone but then immedia...
by EPROM
Wed May 27, 2026 7:40 pm
Forum: F1 & Motorsport Forum
Topic: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread
Replies: 112
Views: 5339

Re: 2026 Canadian Grand Prix FP & Qualy/Sprint Thread

Shhh ... we don't want another Hamilton-Bottas-Pérez-Verstappen comparison debate :-P Up until Canada Bottas was in front, we just for it to pendulum the other way it seems. :?: I have race qualifying 3-2 for Pérez and from what I saw in races is that Bottas could not match Pérez. Probably hit a ne...