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>Lewis Hamilton Grands Prix with Ferrari without scoring a podium:23
>Haas F1 Team F1 Grands Prix without ever scoring a podium:214
>Fernando Alonso F1 Grands Prix since last win:224 (223 starts)
>2025 WDC Standings:NOR: 408 (+12)
VER: 396 (+25)
PIA: 392 (+18)
RUS: 309 (+8)
LEC: 230 (+4)
>2025 WCC Standings:McLaren Mercedes: 800 (+30)
Mercedes: 459 (+18)
Red Bull RBPT: 426 (+26)
Ferrari: 382 (+4)
Williams Mercedes: 137 (+15)
>2025 WEC Standings:HAM: 1451.39 (+80.00)
NOR: 1369.87 (+89.58)
TSU: 1331.09 (+54.17)
>News:Qatar: VER PIA SAI
3-way title fight in the final race of the season, first since 2010
Norris only needs a podium position finish to win the title at Abu Dhabi
Ferrari locks P4 in the Constructors' Championship
Stella: "There could have been a loss for Lando if we pitted both cars with the double stack, but, effectively, the main reason was not expecting everyone else to pit."
Antonelli's instagram profile went dark after online abuse, Red Bull issues public apology
2026 grid complete: Hadjar promoted to Red Bull, Lindblad joins Racing Bulls, Tsunoda moves to a test/reserve role
first and final gimi
>2025 WEC Standings:
>HAM: 1451.39 (+80.00)
Incredible performance by Sir Lewis.
>>28169But most likely not in a Ferrari.
>>28173>those red eyes on lawson>gasly putting on his best french rapist face>lulu and george's hands almost touching>franco leaning in like he doesn't even belongHilarious picture.
>>28173>>2817410 million or a chance to wait this table?
>>28176I'll take the money. Then go to all the American races, pay for vip access and meet them there.
>>28176>>28177what mexibro said
it's not the same as meeting them in a more relaxed setting like a driver dinner of course, but a few paddock passes would be much much cheaper and we could use the money in these trying times
I don't even know if I should watch FP1 at all, it's so early.
>>2817610 mil easily, might be enough to buy vip access for the regular posters here.
I subscribe to the "never meet your heroes" mantra and I don't think I really care tbh
cloudflare is kill again
Not much happened
lots of rookies, ps3 out of the car
Max having some issues on the hards
Ferrari looks shit on race pace
Unrepresentative conditions though
merc could be fast enough to be a factor for the championship
DUN DUN DUN
Peter! Sauber!
dundundun
lets go max
>‘Bias’ talk in Australian parliament
This is getting out of control
ps3 has been sabotaged
>>28193that means next year will be better
…right?
>Stefano Domenicali: “Yes, there will definitely be more than six Sprint races in the future.”
>“24 races are the right number. It’s not true that such a schedule is too stressful — some people even go to the beach between races.”
biz idea:
52 WEEKS
52 RACE WEEKENDS
52 SPRINTS
mandatory DTS and lego commercials filming in between
>>28195>It’s not true that such a schedule is too stressful — some people even go to the beach between racesI never stop being surprised at how retarded this guy is.
>norris holding a pic of Alonso
kek
>>28199It'd be even more hilarious if that turned out to be a videocall, with him posing for the pic.
if NOR doesn't die at T1 or quali, it's over.
>>28201A miracle could happen.
A miracle in red.
KWAB
Yuki….
>>28203>>28204what happend to tsuu?
>>28205talibantonelli crashed into him in the pitlane
>>28209I hope he didn't get a penalty for that, we need him to start in front of Norris if possible.
>>28209>>28206how do you even mess up that badly in fp of all things
>>28211He's an Italian driver in F1. He's cursed by that simple factor alone
dun dun dun?
DUN DUN DUN
DUNDUNDUN
>Verstappen will use the Brazil engine for the qualifying and the race. It was discarded in Qatar but its back for this weekend after checking the issue
praying for major norriz fuck up
>>28219>team won't be called Audi-Saubersoulless
bearchild!
bearchild will become a bearman when he torpedoes T1 and takes both mclels
>>28220They should call it Saudi
>0.5 sec
what
Norizz playing it safe
>>28226yeah probably, still makes me angry that ps3 is doing well now when it's basically pointless
yeah, it's still Q1, Norris is taking it easy
>100 million dollars
>hamilkwab
HAHAHAHAHA HAMILKWAB
Usually it's ps3 who takes it easy in q1/2
Interesting reversal
>>28236this is high art, every face is wonderful to look at
lando's quirk chungus mom is here
BORT
>ocunt into q3, bearchild out
fucking hell
>shartonelli
Lec save us
>tsuuuuuu in Q3
all according to the plan
>>28219Won't matter to me, i'll keep calling it Sauber Audi just like i call the second RB team Toro Rosso.
also
BORT BORT BORT
>>28246Love the guy, i hope he gets a drivable car next year.
>>28244fucking finally
>>28245>Torro Rossosecond best name after Minardi
>12/12 previous abbu dabby races won from front row
Mclels on old tyres
Thanks yugi!
ham had nothing in that interview
yugi-chan o7
MAX
AMXAMD
>verstappen's lap hasn't even started on my stream
>already know that he's amxamd
kek
Cam on gorg
Kwab those mclarens
yugi finally getting to q3 when it's the most important, really is perfect
Holy based
imagine if max gives george tow, only for him to let lando pass him during the race
OH MY LORD MAX
AMXXX
>>28268Irrelevant, remember, NOR must die tomorrow or no WDC for Max.
Anyone here knows voodoo?
nice pole, really need ps3 to torpedo norizz
jorj………….
oh fuck, mclaren will use team orders to tell ps3 not to overtake lando wont they?
AMX AMX AMX
>>28270Anything can happen, mclaren has been fucking up constantly and he's got a desperate ps3 starting behind.
>>28274They said ps3 only gets orders if he is 100% out of contention.
>>28276track's a bit fat but I can see it
>>28277>mclaren saidyeah and I believe that as much as I believe they haven't been favoring lando the entire season.
honestly as it is, the only real worry for mclel is the start and maybe cold tyres on the first lap.
so telling ps3 to hold postion (privately before the race) seems likely.
>>28278a bit of a blunder, surprised he kept it in I think it was an improvement
>>28278Really pissed off about that, could've saved the championship if that went smoothly
>>28281>telling ps3 to hold postion (privately before the race) seems likelyHe's not gonna do that unless he plans to be the n2 driver starting tomorrow.
He can still easily win the title if nor/max have any kind of trouble.
Amx said something about seeing what i can do from the front which people take to mean the trick Hamilton tried to pull of backing him up into traffic.
>>28288*backing up norris into traffic
>>28291Repeat after me
THANK
YOU
HALO
>>28291What is going on here, sc?
>>28293yeah, FCY was declared and Marti was too late on the breaks
>>28295He deserves a wdc contending car next season.
Everything is in place to make it happen too.
>>28296or he get's Senna'd
>doing a 2nd pole without helphow can one man contain so much racism?
i wish narb could have managed to get between the orange cars but i think he will have a great start
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ng03SBd_L4also i like this guys video
>>28299>We're the bad guysbased
>>28300Its bizarre that we are finally at the end of the downforce era too
I'll be watching the race with my dad.
We're praying for amx amd wdc.
Have a fun finale lads
good morning
positive vibes only
>>28305Obrigado portuganon
1 hour to go
>>28303Happy birthday, anon.
>>28312>>28311>>28310These are very nice actually
DUN DUN DUN
DUN DUN DUN
DUN DUN DUN
I was half-expecting a special intro like 2021
>>28320Small sports marketing at work, please understand.
>TSU and PIA on hards
>PS3 on hards
how over is it?
>>28324game library depleted
It's happening
GAMES
>NARB
PS3 AAAAAAA
PS3 LET'S GO
FERNANDO?
CHARLES?
games acquired
PLAYSTATION 3 HAS GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!
GAMES
But will it be enough?
CAME ON CHUCK, KILL HIM
Crazy how that one fuck up from Kimi changed so much for this race, granted there have been so many other things in the season that's just the most recent one
Yeah, I'm feeling Lando will come behind traffic after pits.
CAM ON CHARLES
CAM ON CHUCK
>Oscar, please kill your tires
lol what are mclaren up to
>Oscar box box box, we're covering for Hamilton
Verstappen bros how are we holding right now?
>>28349not looking good, but in the end it was always out of Max's hands
Br narrator mentioned a good point. If NOR is 4th and PS3 is 2nd or 3rd, he can let NOR through.
>lawson
>>28349Looking like Norris might become a champion despite having less wins than Max
>>28349feels like it did in '21, but it aint over until its over
Norris in traffic
Safety car now
safety car. NOW!
a Japanese minister of defense is requested stat
crash him lawson, do it!
>double overtake
Eh.
Norris just going through the shitters like butter
>>28356>>28357the simultaneous call for it had me thinking my stream was behind for a moment and I was about to see something lol. just hopes and dreams I see
>>28362yeah, full hopium right now
>>28365inb4 he gets passed at the first opportunity
yuuuki FUUUUUUUUCK
Yuki defend like your life depends on it.
yugi…
Owari da…
shit wasn't expecting it there
god a time penalty now would be sooo sweet
>race control noted
I don't know about that
apologize to Perez
>>28374>under investigationwoaah
>>28375where's Masi when you need him
>>28376I'm sorry Checo
(he was still very inconsistent, stroll tier)
A penal right now for Norris would be crazy
PS3's not going to the pits?
SIGNAL WENT OUT AAAAA
>>28381the little pop up that they had said the hard tyre window is lap 39-45
rigged
RIGGED
>NO FURTHER ACTION
WARI DA
i hope this finally proves to people that Checo was the only ever good team mate Max ever had.
Yuki is pure shit
>norris was clearly faster than yuki so overtaking outside the white lines made no difference :)
>what penalty bro
Yugi…
OH NO, IT'S NICHOLAS LATIFI
>norris looking after charles
It's a bait. They want Max to put again.
>ps3 pits
>comes out behind leclerc
going late seems like bait
>albon
>actually went for second pits
Im not sure
sorry Piastri, the game was rigged from the start
Only Leclerc can help us now
>>28400it's not happening
cola you can still crash
Antonelli made this possible
Ggs
This sucks but we at least have eachother…
congrats to Lando it is
>>28404Nah, mclel would have simply asked ps3 to make way for lando on the last lap, and the result would have been the same.
>>28406that cat is gonna have to buy a new hat
grim
soulless radio
>>28408I meant the crash in Austria
Okay start the next season next weekend. I gotta see what will happen there
dead silence when lando walks in
Yesrizz…
Congrats to Lando.
>>28392Seeing him cry was really sad.
>Season's over
Now what?
>>28424I don't know, I didn't really plan for it
>>28424>Now what?Recline and take it easy.
Maybe we can post about whatever wapchan related things we're doing over the winter (if we get figamins blessing)
>>28427Worst part was he telling his engineer off
"I KNOW WHAT TO DO LEAVE ME ALONE"
Lost all my respect with that
>>28427Sadly Cadillac will only fight for p15 finishes.
>…hopefully we have a multiple world champion, in Oscar
Andrea Stella's interesting interview on sky.
>>28430need to save him from getting mindbroken
>>28424Now we speculate on 2026 cars, watch anime and read manga.
>>28432Could be worse, you could be a Ferrari fan
also, your personal Rookie ranks after the season?
Being fair, i think it's
>HAD
>ANT
>BOR
>BEA
>LAW
>COL
>>28436>RAGEDJARembarrassing first race, but very impressive season, highest scoring rookie*
>BEARCHILDdrove a shitbox and did very well, beat an experienced teammate. future ferrari driver for sure and WDC contender.
>BORTdrove an even worse shitbox, somewhat inconsistent performances, overall good result.
>TALIBANTONELLIhad the 2nd/3rd/4th best car on the grid and his points show it, 3 podiums is very impressive. another future WDC contender.
>SON OF LAWnot great results, especially compared to his teammate, has potential, decent race craft needs to tone down his aggression.
>PINT O COLAthe alpine was terrible but so was coca cola, jack doohan died for this shitter.
I rank ant lower simply because he had a much, much better car compared to all the others, BUT it still takes a good driver to deliver good results. I'm also biased against him due the 2 MAJOR events he was involved in that cost max this championship AND taking out my boy chuck in Zandvoort.
amd amx back to what he does best, confronting journos
>>28436HAD - if you watched him in F2 you knew he had some talent but you'd have a good chance of guessing he was going to be a comic relief radio raging baby, and yet he was clearly the best one, the DNS in Australia didn't break his spirits, hopefully he gets some time to settle next to Max in 2026 because the RB graveyard is getting quite crowded
BEA - tamed the shitbox and fought valiantly against rato, if he keeps a steady form next season I can see him jumping up to a more deserving team, maybe Ferrari, who knows
ANT - a machine like a Mercedes is not easy to handle and he performed adequately, had a streak of very poor luck and form races at the middle; some quite costly mistakes not only to himself but to the contenders but he's very young and with a good future ahead of him, Toto hopes at least
BOR - some nice highs but some deep lows, hopefully Audi provides a better ride than the bright green tractor and HVLK helps his development
LAW - can't remember much of him this season, I even forgot he started the season at Red Bull
COL - didn't amount to much other than some sponsorship money for Alpine
Going to StatsF1 and seeing Lando's name in red is despair inducing
DEATH TO MCLAREN
DEATH TO THAT BITCH-ASS NORRIS
DEATH TO THAT FAT KIKE BROWN
DEATH TO THAT GREASY WOP STELLA
RECLAIM YOUR GODDAMN BALLS, PS3
last Edd of the season
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/2025-abu-dhabi-f1-driver-rankings-edd-straw/LEC ALO VER OCO PIA
NOR RUS BOR SAI HAD
HUL GAS BEA LAW STR
ALB HAM COL ANT TSU
George had an abhorrent end-of-season sm (social media) post so I won't regurgitate it here
gimi
>>28441>>28444Verstappen third is weird considering his performance, whatever it's one of rare ranking days.
fyi, famigeki is showing lotgh episodes 97 through 99 starting now
>>28450mclel would've switched ps3 and the goblin if amx had those 2 extra points, ultimately his biggest sin is the kamikaze dive in austria
>>28451Alonso winning races in a newey rocketship.
>>28454Please keep stuff like this on 4chan.
>>28456it's simply too comfy here for that
>>28450Merc should tell him that ps3 would yield to norris anyway. The last thing they need is Antonelli to get shunned further.
>>28451Next year looks promising for me mostly for F2 and Indy. If next year's regs mess up the racing too much I could see myself skipping the season, unless Charles, Max, Alonso or Audi challenge for a championship.
>>28459Reminder that if PS3 didn't give up those 3 points to NOR, the third place would not be enough and VER would be World Champ
>>28458This place is chill, so keep it chill
>>28461>Reminder that if PS3 didn't give up those 3 points to NOR, the third place would not be enoughYeah he would have been asked to yield at the end of this race, giving norris 3 points anyway.
>>28451a lot of things.
new car and new engines means we could have lots of "fun" issues and dnfs. hopefully an even field amongst more teams.
looking forward to seeing if AM can finally have a competitive car.
will audi have a decent car or is it a few years away still?
will it finally be the year of the tifosi?
I hope these new regs will eventually lead to even smaller cars in the future
On a side note, I'm not as upset about lando winning as I thought I would be. I'm reminded of when hamilton won at silverstone in '24 after being winless for two full seasons. I dreaded it when it was a real possibility (cus it was funnier if he was never gonna win anything again) but when it finally happened I was alright with it. He was so humble and genuinely happy that I couldn't be mad.
Still don't like lando but he's grown a lot as a racer this year and is not delusional enough to believe himself to be the best driver on the grid just because of the title.
I'm more upset at ps3's lack of games for so long and the small things that would've given Max enough points to win, Spain/Austria/Qatar.
thanks for reading my blog
>>28462Gah, true. I hate McLaren
>>28451Better liveries and Audi meme podiums. Also a Williams win if they aren't bullshitting about improving in 2026
Rumours are saying Helmut is leaving RBR, i wonder why.
Maybe Mekies doesn't like him.
>>28465The rumour is that Mateschitz son wants his own people inside the team to lessen the grip of the Thai side of the company. Still, what a shame this last few years have been for RB, Dietrich was holding up all together nicely.
>>28468>>28469Red Bull Racing is gone now
>>28468>>28469>>28470>Hornyman out>Herrmarble out>Ford engine next year>Max not the champIt's fucking over for RB isn't it.
>>28471It might be, next year looks like a do or die scenario for them.
>>28468I wonder how max will react.
The announcement from RB implies Marko decided to leave himself but The Race is saying otherwise.
Apparently Helmut was removed because he signed a deal with Dunne behind RB's back (They already had Lindblad on sights) and they had to terminate the contract with Dunne which costed them a fuck ton. What an idiot move.
https://www.limburger.nl/sport/vertrek-helmut-marko-bij-red-bull-racing-een-feit-hoe-de-nietsontziende-oostenrijker-zichzelf-meer-en-meer-onmogelijk-maakte/111155989.htmlHelmut's fixation with young men sometimes creeps me out.
>>28474my dad 100% convinced markos a homopedo
i dont want to beleive that because that would mean amx was raped by him
>>28476eh I don't wanna believe he's a diddler. didn't max say that if they fired marko he would leave too?
>>28478Probably knows how to deal with tragedy alot more since Leclerc had to deal with some pretty rough shit in the past.
>>28478>now or neverAND I AIN'T GONNA LIVE
FOREVER
>>28481Was it really that hard to get 40 points across 3 seasons before.
Still 46 days away until pre-season testing…
>>28486Seems about right, i expected Sainz in the top 10 but he had a pretty awful start of the season.
ANT will be top 5 next year i recon.
>>28489will he act like a teenage girl again and unfollow everyone on instagram?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk4oFrofU8Agood(ish) news, the eff juan engine now sounds just like >we heard on the amg one, so a mix of the indy v6 and the current engine without the mguk
>>28491It still pales in comparison to even the V8 from the Kers era, of course, but it is certainly an improvement.
>>28493They put him in that dog of a car without pre-season testing. Combine that with a early crash that put him on a older spec car for most of the season and he's doomed.
Iirc yugis quali deficit in pure laptime to max wasn't even worse than his predecessors.
RBR should've signed Sainz when they had the chance.
>>28494Carlos pretty much confirmed in an interview that Jos and Carlos Sr. relationship is the reason why he won't be in RB for the time being.
>>28494I'm sorry but he had an entire year to improve and never did in any significant way. Even if no pre-season testing means his first half was shit, his second half should've been alot better.
Again, that pathetic defense against Norris was just sad to watch. I didn't expect anything insane, but at least holding the guy back 1-2 seconds, not even.
>>28495That's a pretty dumb reason not to sign the perfect number 2 driver.
>>28496True enough, all excuses aside he simply didn't perform.
>>28500>innate aussie wit>>28501>fuckity fuck fuck american comedyI wish for ps3 to end up in a better team.
>>28503Man, the first few races of 22 were such kino
>>28503>>28505Maranello should burn for their crimes
Expectations of Alpine not being the bottom team next year?
>>28507Modest, they are finally ditching that piece of shit Renault engine for a Merc one, which is said to be the best engine next year.
That said, it's Alpeen.
>>28507Don't worry, Cadillac will keep the 11th place all for themselves. If the rumours are true and Merc really have the best engine, it'd only be a matter of reliability, strat, aero, and driver skill. They could be fighting for lower top 10 finishes early in the season.
>>28507with new regulations, new team and some existing teams having new engines the fight for bottom is bound to be a little more busy next year
but Colapinto still looks quite weak, so I'd say a 7th at best and heavily carried by Gasly
our government should be confirming F1 returning to Portimão in 2027 tomorrow, if the rumors are true
>>28511Thought they already did few months back.
Either way, neat. Hoping South Africa gets confirmed too
>>28513they had expressed the desire to host, but it wasn't set yet
it is confirmed now
>>28518fun thing about the list of cars he hás raced in (and will race in) is that apparently he has not, to public knowledge, driven the bmw m4 gt3 that he uses a lot in simracing
>>28506but first
brackley + brixworth
and you know what
silverstone too
>hornyman alleg in talks to join Alpine
that would be hilarious, make it so Flavio
>>28523Is it still gonna be called Em Oh Em?
Couldn't they've figured out a better naming scheme?
>>28525No more wheel covers?
Looks much better this way.
>>28528I liked the 33 alot
>>28529If i remember correctly amx always wanted to use 3 but it wasn't available back then…
Just looked it up, ricc used number 3 but i'm not sure its available yet.
>>28530Fair, though i still think the 33 was pretty cool
3 in general is the coolest car number, just look at Dale Earnhartd
>>28526https://www.the-race.com/all/new-f1-2026-mode-names-and-car-images-revealed/They're calling it Overtake Mode.
It doesn't look to me like the new names are gonna help much with clearing confusion for people who didn't already understand what DRS is for (10% of viewers, according to this).
FIA posted a simplified video explaning most of the important regulations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaDFJr5wSz0
>>28534>Livery already looks awfulit's their testing livery, it always looked awful
>>28536landosisters… no one rates us…
>>28537Ah, didn't know that
>>28539Former Head of Race Strategy at Aston Martin.
>>28541What is NARB doing that high? Higher than Ogier and Palou is some crazy reasoning.
>>28541Russel did win 2 races and i don't remember him making any mistakes.
3rd behind Lec would be fair, i think.
I don't closely follow other racing series so i don't know how he stacks up against the drivers you mentioned.
>>28544Please remember to put white back on your car next year Wiwwums
>>28543Palou had a dominant season this year and won the most important race of IndyCar too, it was Max 2023 tier dominance. Granted that the grid'd driving skills are bellow the F1 grid.
Ogier too had a dominant season, however he's driving for a dominant team, Toyota, that has been on a streak since 2021. Whoever, in his case, he was a part time driver this year and skipped 3 rallies. So he won with a bit of a handicap, but still ahead of his teammates.
>>28547>>28548Sounds nice, did they improve the handling? From what I've read a while ago, it used to have some delay in it.
>>28549Yes they did, on the last major update
They have "Alternative" which is the improved handling by default now, but you can still use the old one if you somehow prefer it. It's a much better game now.
>>28550Good to hear, I'll give it a try this weekend.
>>28547I tried playing it and came to the conclusion that anything less arcadey than nfs/burnout paradise is not for me.
Looks really nice though.
Tokyo Extreme Racer is the latest racing game I've enjoyed playing.
>>28554To be specific, the sources say the other engine manufacturers think RBR and Merc found a loophole. (how would they even know, do they have spies?!?)
>>28553Does this play like NFS:Carbon?
>>28556You drive around tokyo challenging grunts to drag races until the boss shows up.
Upgrade your car and buy new ones to challenge higher spec opponents.
The actual racing is very simple but fun.
>>28557That looks neat, never heard of this racer, but that premise alone is fun. I more just wondered if the game has sick drifting like in Carbon
>>28560It was me.
I turned your gif into a magic png.
>>28562You said the naughty word….
>>28562Quality post anon, i don't know much about drivers that young so this is very informative.
Do you rate Rene Lammers? (son of F1 driver Jan Lammers)
>>28562>Kit and NiccoloSo, they're the future F1 pay drivers?
Thanks for the info, anon.
>>28565Maccagnani definitely. Belofsky is not. He's definitely obviously not poor but not wealthy enough to spam infinite money glitch. His dad is some no name music guy and had to already sell his home
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/you-can-feel-the-history-in-this-400-year-old-u-k-barn-d66b66f7>>28564his f4 career has been underwhelming
>>28567Praying to not get Tsu'd next year
Dakar soon
>>28571No doubt part of Totos grand scheme of signing amx if RBR produces a shit car next season.
merry Christmas everyone
From the rumors it seems the Merc and RBR engine will have a advantage next year that can't easily be caught by the other engine manufacturers during the season.
Something about fuel compression ratio rules which i don't fully understand.
>>28577We can only hope he leaves them and becomes champion the year after.
>>28578From what I've seen around, their exploit looks to be something similar to a Miller cycle engine. This is the best explanation I could find on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvtcTXey0U8&t=885s
>>28584The Race recently did a hour long podcast on Kubica.
Everyone including Alonso/Hamilton seems to agree that he was a multiple wdc in the making.
>>28585Tragic as his overall luck was, the guy is at least super respected and won Lemans this year.
Kubica is a legend
>>28586RB continues being teared apart. One can only wonder what goes through Mintzlaff's mind in the scenario where the car turns out to be shit and Max wants to leave.
fixed
>>28591We don't really do Christmas presents here.
It's mostly a holiday where you visit relatives and have a nice meal together.
>>28591I got a perfume, like the last year. It's ok.
>>28591I got chocolate, some clothes and girlfriend
>Team principals have voted on the top 10 drivers of 2025 (vs 2024)
01 VER (=)
02 NOR (=)
03 PIA (↑1)
04 RUS (↑2)
05 ALO (↑4)
06 SAI (↓1)
07 LEC (↓4)
08 BEA (new)
09 HAD (new)
10 HUL (↓2)
>>28595I don't remember Alonso doing anything amazing this year.
And i do recall him spinning out multiple times.
>Drivers have voted on the top 10 drivers of 2025 (vs 2024)
01 VER (=)
02 NOR (=)
03 RUS (↑1)
04 PIA (↑1)
05 LEC (↓2)
06 SAI (=)
07 ALO (↑2)
08 ALB (new)
09 BEA (new)
10 HAD (new)
Happy new year's eve Wapbros.
Hoping 2026 is a good year for vrooms. Honestly i can't wait
>>28602>The biggest surprise of the year was the /sp/ board becoming by far the most active on the site. They adapted very well to the site culture and I'm sure they'll keep at it over the next year.we run this board and this site!!!!!1!1!11!1!!!!
I'm just hoping my shift ends up calmly today so I can have new year's dinner with my family in peace. Yesterday was an US GP 2005 tier shitshow.
>>28605I hope you''ll make it anon.
>>28602I did my part and thanked him for his work
>>28606Thanks, just 3 more hours to go, everything is fine so far. Happy new year's.
Happy new years
>>28598Norris at #2 still seems too high but I guess nobody wants to be the guy to rate the WDC lower.
Happy new year's, now officially 2026. May the merc engines be riddled with reliability issues.
>>28609Happy new year's, figamin.
MF Ghost Season 3 started airing today
(sequel to Initial D)
>>28609>>28613Happy new year!
>>28615Set the record straight
Set in stone
Absolutely undeniable
Inscribed in the history books
I still wish he had retired after 2023.
>>28623When does pre-season testing start again?? I just want to see liveries
>>28625Very much appreciated.
>>28623I honestly think that F2 should have at least 1 race in the Americas.
>>28623There is a good chance I'll be attending the Madrid GP this year.
I have relatives at walking distance from the track. Would be my first ever GP.
>>28629Cool stuff, hope you make it and have fun.
Remember to post some pictures here if you get there
>>28623>two back-to-back races in italyCool
>>28614Oh shit, thanks for the heads up anon.
>>28633Nice video, i hope schumi is at peace.
>>28635Legit wonder if thats better for him than staying on Ferrari.
Who's taking his place there?
>>28635I didn't know this fact
>>28636Joe probably saw the writing on the wall. He propably won't get a seat even if Charles or Lewis retire. If Herta doesn't get the points he needs, he could get a seat if Bottas is dropped, because Checo's real value comes from his fans revenue.
https://fr.motorsport.com/f1/news/perez-nouvelles-revelations-red-bull/10788017/
>"Pérez: "At Red Bull, everything was a problem"
>Sergio Pérez described how the Red Bull team has exclusively focused on Max Verstappen over the past few seasons.
>As Sergio Pérez prepares his return to Formula 1 with Cadillac, he has once again criticized the peculiar way the Red Bull team, where he spent four seasons (2021-2024), operates. In the Oso Trava podcast, he elaborated on the exclusivity his former team granted to Max Verstappen and his feeling that he was never able to satisfy his employer, regardless of his performance level.
>"The team complained about everything ," the Mexican driver asserted. "At Red Bull, everything was a problem. *If I was faster, it was a problem and it created a very tense environment. If I was slower than Max, that was also a problem.** I understood that these were the circumstances I was working in and, instead of complaining, I tried to make the best of it."*
>"I knew what I was getting into at Red Bull. *During my first discussion with Christian [Horner], he told me: 'We're going to race with two cars because we have to have two cars, but this project was created for Max, he's our talent.'** I was in the best team, a very complicated team. Being Max's teammate is already very difficult, but being Max's teammate at Red Bull is the worst job in Formula 1."*
>>28638Horner is a real bastard but it seems Mekies is at least trying to be fair to the 2nd driver.
>>28639Which is a smart thing to do as a team too.
You can't just give max a rocketship and solo expect him to win WCC, Mclaren destroyed everyone this year.
Hornyman and Marko were probably really fucking toxic to work under
What's the appeal of watching cars go vroom?
>>28641speed higher = higher chance of crash
>>28641Sometimes you get to appreciate talented people driving in a very skillful way.
It's become a rare thing nowadays, but it still happens often enough to be worth keeping the race streams open on a second monitor.
>>28641Same as any sport, really.
Root for your guy/team to win.
Enjoy underdog stories like a guy who has been in F1 for over a decade finally getting a podium.
Watching ancient evil such as M*rcedes get beaten by a racist guy in a fizzy drinks company car.
Suffer supporting Ferrari for decades without them winning a single thing.
>>28645Nice, i was convinced he was going to leave when i saw his reaction at the end of Abu Dhabi.
>>28625car launch dates update
willy and merc dates added, haas moved up their date
>>28645>>28646Max is not the same without him, glad he stayed, easily the best engineer on the grid.
>>28651Wait, you can't open youtube links within wap like on 4chan?
Since 4chan-XT has been discontinued I'll be forking off it to build a newer version of the userscript to fix compatibility with other imageboard software. Also I'll be cleaning up some of the unfinished pages on here and making a posting guide & history page
>>28655Thank you for the continuous good work, figamin.
Audi posted a video of their Engine sound
https://youtu.be/pZQa034bdNM?t=33
>>28658https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2mcEg92QdoVideo of the Audi F1 car testing on Spain
Do you guys think the Audi engine is actually good or gonna be a big meme now that Merc and RB have their cheat engines?
>>28660I think it's gonna be par for the course, on about the same level as the others (Merc and RB excluded). They're newfrens but have a lot of experience from other series.
>>28662>ferrari could stop existing in youre lifetimegrimi
The first version of the new Altchan-XT fork has been released:
https://github.com/figamin/Altchan-xt/releasesSince I am making proper builds now based off the last version of 4chan-XT, the version number has gone down. Let me know if anything breaks.
>>28664Appreciated, will do.
also, RBR car reveal in 3 days
>>28665It's gonna be the exact same livery as always I'm sure.
>>28664Thanks man.
I assume you'll merge the captcha-fixing commit from the dead branch eventually so there's no need to tell you about it, but can you please also add this, which turns the captcha box dark when using Tomorrow? I'd prefer not having to patch it in every time there's a new update.
:root.tomorrow #qr .captcha-root > div {
background-color: unset !important;
color: unset !important;
}
I'd added it after line 5014.
>>28666The tease last year used a pretty bright blue. Hoping this means they go back to the 2010-2012 livery colors, they always looked nice.
>>28667Oh nevermind, the fix is in already (line 6677). I didn't notice it was branched from the last commit of XT.
>Alpine announced on Tuesday it had reached a “mutual agreement” with Doohan to “not continue his driving services” for 2026 to “allow him to pursue other career opportunities”.
>>28670TIL he was still at Alpine
Also, where's Portuganon, he hasn't posted in a while.
>>28673There is just not much to talk about at the moment. Couple weeks until private testing at Barcelona.
i love the new rbr, reminds me of 2011s blue
i wish it was lighter like the signature ford blue but its a huge upgrade from the previous years
on the other side the toro rosso barely changed so it was a let down
>Lewis Hamilton is to switch race engineers this season, with Ferrari announcing on Friday that Riccardo Adami is to move to a new role within its Formula 1 organisation.
>>28683That's how they fire people here in Italy, by giving them roles in which they'll do no more damage.
>>28682It's a much sleeker look. Doesn't have those silly tiny blue bulls everywhere on the back.
Praying Williams looks good
>>28686Huge HP logo is what I'm expecting, yeah
>>28679>>28680>>28681both look very nice
>>28686hope for the best, expect the worst
It's been a while.
>>28679The new glossy blue is great. I hope we get more glossy liveries next.
>>28686>whiter ferrariHP ink at work
>>28690Forgot to say, but looks really damn nice. I love white cars
>>28692Glossy white paint…my beloved
>>28690Ah, I should've refreshed before posting.
>>28695It's fine, the format you posted is better, and you have new images here.
>>28694
also, tomorrow is Audi's reveal.
I really hope that previous Livery they showed was a WIP
>>28697Audi's colors are fine, but it's the design they have to nail down. Something similar to the concept would be too different, I don't think they'd go with it.
the cars don't look as crazy big as last year.
>Mercedes will be the sole supplier of Formula 1's safety and medical cars this season, The Race can reveal, with Aston Martin stepping back from its involvement.
>Weighing 45kg more than the Mercedes and carrying a 200bhp deficit meant the Aston Martin was not as quick, and this famously led to it being nicknamed the "green turtle" by Max Verstappen following its use in the 2022 Australian Grand Prix.
>>28699Oh i'm fine with the colors, but if they can distribute them better, it could be wonderful.
But that silver cutting straight into red and black is kinda iffy looking.
Speaking off, Caddy will probably use Yellow right?
>>28700That's mainly thanks to the shorter wheelbase, and the Haas renders have a particularly short one, to the point that The Race are suspecting it's a ruse.
>>28704A Sainz WDC before Charles, let's go.
>>28706I feel that thing can cause punctures in other cars REALLY easy
>>28704Williams can't fight with the big boys I'm afraid. Russel seems the most likely wdc candidate.
>>28708Oh i agree. I'm just hopeful for Willy wins, thats all.
>>28709I could see them winning some races.
Would be funny if Sainz wins a race and Ferrari doesn't.
>>28711Wow, car looks real good on track
>>28711Are the wheel covers technically part of the livery as per the regs? If yes, that would explain why they have so much black/ exposed carbon compared to last year's car.
>>28713I don't know the wheel covers but the same thing happened in 2022. They leave parts unpainted to make the minimum weight.
Over time they find better ways to save weight and even end up having to use ballast.
Iirc there is a new rule this year that forces a minimum % of paint coverage to prevent it from getting too ridiculous.
Holy Kek at Alonso
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/honda-engine-trouble-f1-2026/10791287/
>Honda admits to engine trouble ahead of 2026 F1 season
>Honda concedes that its internal combustion engine’s development is “not necessarily” progressing as plannedGP2 all over again
>>28715Fucking hell man, this is just depressing.
Alonso doesn't have time to play catch up.
>>28717So, just like the concept, but bright orange instead of bright red? It'll stand out that's for sure.
>>28718I think thats more the lights making it orange
It's ment to be red i'm sure, at least on the website its red.
>Nobody fucking clapped at the review, host had to ask people
LMAO
>>28721They could have really tried getting a better host too, that woman has always lacked charisma. I closed the stream when she started chatting again after the car was unveiled.
>>28720I wonder how different the Mercedes will look with how we're about to have two silver cars on the grid
>>28711I really like the top air intake it looks mean
>>28723I mean that didn't really stop them back in 2010-2014.
Merc is probably gonna look boring like they always do
https://streamain.com/en/FhvEtkYtjVEQ23K/watchBetter video of the Red bull Ford engine's sound
really dig it
>>28725I'm glad the cars don't have that mgu-h unit choking the engines anymore.
I just watched an interview with Komatsu. I never had doubts that Steiner was holding back Haas towards thee end of his tenure, but Komatsu pretty much confirmed it. It's nice to hear his perspective on how to build a stronger team.
>McLaren will not take part in the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing at Barcelona next week and may even delay running its new car for the first time until day three.
>McLaren will not pursue major upgrades between Formula 1 pre-season testing and the 2026 season opener in Australia
Sounds like they'll be doing the same thing as the previous regs, starting out slow but bring major upgrades when they are ready.
>>28728Mercedes should really go back to a livery that's mainly silver.
>>28728>>28731they need a livery that's either fully black or fully silver. this half and half shit looks awful.
>>28733from the thumbnails I thought it was some old image of a back marker, like marussia. Gotta be on of the worst ones right?
>>28734*one of the worst ferrari liverys
>>28733that's a large shark fin
>>28733The HP logo makes it distinctively awful, it would've been fine had it been a Ferrari or Marlboro logo.
>Williams confirmed on Friday it would be absent from the first test entirely. It says there have been “delays in the FW48 programme as we continue to push for maximum car performance”.
Williamsbros…
>>28738>>28739So much for the rebound they were pulling last year.
>>28739>stop development of your current car early to focus on new regulations>new car is a disasterWhy does this always happen?
>>28741Only a unserious team would try to pull that trick, it reeks of desperation and bad management.
Caddilac already looking like a top 10 team
>>28733>IT'S JUST LIKE MY NIKI LAUDA FERRARIS!!!!!Eh, at least the red is way WAY better, but the white with that HP logo still fucking sucks.
Also, Alpeen showed theirs, looks the same and awful as always.
The Daytona 24h is about to begin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOgs9bE-98F1 related as Colton Herta, Cadillac's development driver, will participate.
>>287454th place for the Corvette 4. Would've been better if that Ferrari didn't push Nico offtrack.
BR and British news are reporting that Schumi was finally able to leave bed and is able to move now on a wheelchair.
That's some happy news at least.
>>28749I'll believe it when I see it, and it better not be another Jimmy Carter situation or I'll be real sad.
>>28750I doubt he is able to do much, but just being able to leave bed is a huge moment i would say.
>>28755Something must be wrong with Caddy if Ocon does 154 and they only 44, using the same engine package.
>>28755There's a rumor Williams's car is about 20-30kgs heavier than allowed, is that confirmed anywhere?
>>28757Not confirmed but TR thinks the car being overweight is the most likely cause for them missing the test.
Williams had the same problem at the start of 2014.
>>28758I see, it would make sense.
I also think i figured out my problem with this livery, the Revolut on the side gives the entire thing a aerosol spray can vibe
>>28759Kek now i can't unsee it.
>>28761He's getting too powerful….
>>28763And thus the 2nd Red Bull driver curse begins
>>28754Cute Lum. We're all going to make it, just a few more days until race week.
Latest on Williams
>There has been speculation that the car is extremely overweight and yet to pass crash tests that it has repeatedly failed although as reported by The Race last week, the chassis itself had cleared FIA homologation tests.
>>28767So what the fuck are they gonna do? Just not compete this year or something?
>>28769This car is either going to be complete shit, or a race winner, no in between.
I bet they are shitting their pants if they can't get it ready.
>>28769What a complete non-answer. It'd be embarrassing if they really have an overweight car.
>>28772A white car is fine too.
>>28769>“If we end up being over the weight target then from that point along, it’ll be an aggressive programme to get it off.here's the 2026 willy livery
>>28772lame, they would really stand out with yellow
I'm starting to get worried about Portugal anon, it's been 3 weeks since he posted. I hope he's just busy.
>>28775Yeah, i told you, it's been really weird.
Hope he's doing fine, maybe just enjoying some time off until the actual season starts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMKPvfNB6l0the caddy test livery is pretty cool, too bad it's not official, audi and "new" rbr liveries also look good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwM1ACkxJfwFerrari looking better than expected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZOj0zdGNjcAlpine still ugly. Really like the new Haas livery.
>>28777It's a huge shame the RBR barely looks any different under regular lighting.
>change of regs
>mclaren wants an exclusivity deal with honda
>results in a bad engine
>fast forward
>change of regs
>honda makes an exclusivity deal with aston martin
>???
Putting aside the possible exploits Mercedes and Red Bull could have, Honda should be able to make a decent hybrid system by now, right?
>Alonso ran 49 laps on day 5 of the shakedown with his Aston Martin
Alright that's pretty decen-
>With power limited
Have to see how it runs for real i guess.
>>28781I like that this is the first season in years where there's very visible differences in the cars beyond the paint jobs
I'm excited for this year quite a lot, how about you guys
>>28784Finally got through those other years
>>28782>>28780It looks like the real test will be in Q3 at Australia. I'll try to keep my expectations low for Aston until then.
>>28783It's a breath of fresh air for sure. Let's enjoy it before the teams start copying each other next year.
>>28782>>28787I learned the other day the Newey has designed a F1 car in the past that was so ambitious the team couldn't actually build it properly, i am praying that isn't the case this time. Don't forget that Newey is the team boss now so there is nobody who can pull the breaks on his madness like they did at RBR.
>>28783I can't wait, there are so many things to look forward to. Even if Merc dominates i think ANT will give Russel a harder time than many expect.
The calm before the Williams shitstorm
>>28790Ferrari will dominate this year then. Leclerc and Lewis have a year worth of experience on how to LICO on all current racetracks.
Williams event in about 3 hours, supposedly.
>energy harvesting/deployment a big issue in QSounds like we can expect some major fuckups.
>>28792Lets go Willi.
>>28794I'm happy with this. Wished for a bit more white, but it's there so i'm good.
It does look really nice from the side
>>28794Looks alright, but will it be fast i wonder.
Team boss claims they missed the test because the design of the car is the most complex they've ever made.
>>28795If you compare it to every livery they've had since Vowles took over, they're getting lighter shades of blue and now even white.
>>28796If they really messed up, I think they'd still be ahead of Audi, Caddy and Alpine on the grid.
>>28797The last thing he needs to do is overstay like Drugovich, he should jump ship if nothing opens up for him for next year.
>>28794I'm not liking the wheel covers and the fact the duracell ad has rings on it now, but the rest is pretty good.
>Caddy on Sunday/Super Bowl
Did Liberty manage to make more Americans actually give a fuck about Motorsports and F1?
I sometimes feel even Indy beyond the 500 is often ignored there
>>28800I bet F1 won't take off in America unless a American team/driver competes at the front.
Same thing happened over here with Max.
>>28804Apparently the overweight stuff was bit overblown too.
I'm a willy fan so i been waiting for them to make a good car again for over a decade now. Please at least be 2014 level again
>>28805I always suspected someone was trying to slander willy, and it was going to sound a bit credible because of their backmarker rep from last years.
this seems like a desperate move since there is no way Merc will be forced to redesign their engine in a couple weeks time.
Interesting detail is possible RBR support for the appeal.
>>28809That top speed in combination with cars going slow trying to charge the battery does sound dangerous.
>>28809Active aero failures are inevitable. I hope they don't happen on any high speed corners.
>>28810This isn't looking good for Merc, but I'm sure they have another ace up their sleeve as a countermeasure.
I can't lie, I'm a bit excited for what Cadillac will show tomorrow and to see the reception it'll get. It's a one in a lifetime chance, like, how many times has an F1 team advertised themselves in the Superbowl? Never
>>28813I just can't see Americans becoming fans of a team that will likely not score any points for years to come. Appearing at the sb does seem like the way to go if you want people to know you exist.
>>28813I doubt most americans remember commercials, even Super bowl ones, a day after they are done. People get bombarded daily anyways and a single car reveal isn't gonna change much.
Just want to see what their car will look like. Probably black and silver instead of yellow
Interesting article on the showcars the teams use for car reveals.
There is much more effort put into them than you'd expect.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/inside-the-hidden-world-of-an-f1-launch-season-linchpin/
>>28817Germanon you are very welcome to post here but keep the juicy relationship drama and stuff like that on 4chan please.
Not really in the spirit of wapchan imo.
Have a nice sunday.
>>28818Sorry to break your heart but i'm not germanon. I just can't post on 'that' site rn for some reason. I'll be soon doing an update on feeder formula if that's up your alley
>>28819>I'll be soon doing an update on feeder formula Sound good to me.
>>28817Who fucking cares about drivers boning people, i want vrooms.
Do what the dutchanon said.
>>28822So was I. Maybe I'll look better under natural light conditions.
>>28822It's alright, i hope it was worth the 20 million to show it off at the super bowl.
Pretty cool video though.
New Mclaren livery looks exactly like last year.
>>28826It would look quite decent if it weren't for the green on the airbox and that dark blue highlight right behind the front suspension.
Without even mentioning the chrome logo, but that's a lost cause.
>>28828Forgot to mention, its greatly improved by not having Walmart wheel covers
also here's the Caddy on track. It does look nicer here.
These better be Alonso's true thoughts and not a headstart on the copium.
>>28829Looks fine, being too flashy would be weird for a backmarker.
>>28834natural reaction to nuui aero
>>28834>>28836>People think Alonso will be benefited from Newey>It's actually Stroll's car>Stroll WDC 2026Calling it
>The last hour of each day of running in the first Bahrain test will be streamed live
We will finally get to see some vrooms tomorrow.
>>28838Tomorrow, we are so back.
Wish Portuganon was here, hope he's doing alright.