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    Go For Chill
    Haraki san Prodigy
    @WhiskeySandwich
    Joined: 3 Jan 2025

    @WhiskeySandwich The FIA and F1 has been on a backwards decline for a while. It feels like they are out of touch with fans and continue to drift further and further away. My guess is that it’s a top down leadership issue. Trying to suppress drivers showing personality. The shift to v6 and hybrids. The 2026 shift to a 50/50 hybrid split. The ban on active aero. To me, it all says “We are out of touch with what fans want and we don’t care.”

    I’ve been happy to hear that they’ve considered bringing back the v10, and the addition of more active aero freedom in coming years. Maybe they’ll let the drivers be themselves at some point in the future as well.

    "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      @Go For Chill
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      @Go-For-Chill MBS is a POS like the other MBS

      Think it, be it.

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        WhiskeySandwich
        啓蒙家
        @Go For Chill
        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

        @Go-For-Chill yeah mbs will surely be out this year. I think the V10 thing was all in jest. It’s too good to be true, but it would also fuck with the whole deal teams have already begun developing for next year. I personally think the “sustainability and environmental impact” part of the motive is pure horseshit. It’s 20 cars every two weeks. While I get that motorsports drive innovation for road cars, this is the pinnacle of car racing and they shouldn’t be bound by hokey rules like this.

        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
        -Seneca

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          mclaincausey
          見習いボス
          @WhiskeySandwich
          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

          @WhiskeySandwich the problem I have with the V10 thing is the bait and switch so late in the game. It is extremely unprofessional to even entertain that kind of switch at this point. I only value electric for the instant torque, give me an ICE that wails like a banshee 11/10 times aside from that.

          The problem I have with puritanical policing of speech is fuck that. Also, WRC and F1 drivers literally are putting their lives on the line. They don’t need that shit to worry about on the radio.

          Think it, be it.

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            Giles
            IHUK Crew
            Joined: 22 Sept 2009

            MBS is an absolute fucking disgrace and embarrassment. If he gets re-elected, I really will despair......

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Go For Chill
              Haraki san Prodigy
              Joined: 3 Jan 2025

              The story I heard with the v10 thing was that it would be a 2028-2030ish change if it happened. It wouldn’t affect the 2026 car specs. I for one would LOVE to see the hybrids go away and the v10s back. These 20 cars and the whole F1 organization’s only purpose for existing is to entertain us.

              pokes F1 with stick Do something cool.

              "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                mclaincausey
                見習いボス
                @Go For Chill
                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                @Go-For-Chill that makes more, but maybe not total, sense. As a fan I’m for it. But I feel like they lured in manufacturers like Audi who would use F1 not just for marketing and sport but for development and it could be a bait and switch for them if hybrids are a major part of their roadmap.

                As someone who favors the independent constructors and loves the sound of a V10 I have my own preferences but just thinking out loud about the economic implications.

                Think it, be it.

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                  Go For Chill
                  Haraki san Prodigy
                  @mclaincausey
                  Joined: 3 Jan 2025

                  @mclaincausey Personally, I don’t think the rules of F1 are going to have any effect whatsoever on Audi’s R&D for their mass production cars. I think that’s a load of marketing BS that F1 likes to tell fans to make us feel more connected to the production cars that the constructors are trying to sell.

                  "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." -Thomas Edison

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                    WhiskeySandwich
                    啓蒙家
                    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                    Have they done an engine reg for that short a timeframe? It would shit on 2026 reg and not be much time to reach the performance ceiling.

                    Makes more sense to have longer ruleset eras. Minimum 4 years. I think they need to ease up and let the engineers have a bit more freedom. The rules should focus on creating close, competitive racing and less on influencing automotive trends.

                    "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                    -Seneca

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                      mclaincausey
                      見習いボス
                      @Go For Chill
                      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                      @Go-For-Chill marketing ain’t BS. Lots of money. It’s part of their go to market panning presumably.

                      Think it, be it.

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                        Oroccoco
                        The Unwoven
                        Joined: 3 Aug 2020

                        Remember the Audi RS6 V10? Seems mad looking back, and it's long gone, as is M5 V10 and even Lamborghini's. I'd love that era of F1 to return, but surely the PR would be fatally out of step with the zeitgeist. More's the pity.

                        Ferrari's 12 Cillindri engine is the same format as it's Le Mans winner. There's definitely a trickle down of tech, albeit pretty diluted by the time it makes it to our daily drivers.

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                          mclaincausey
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                          Lanzante: “What if we dropped Alain Prost’s engine in a 911?”

                          https://www.instagram.com/p/DHwLHvYicIg/?igsh=bzN2aXp3cmxnZ3U5

                          Think it, be it.

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                            mclaincausey
                            見習いボス
                            Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                            Hung over in Austin. Maybe F1 can distract me from my headache.

                            IMG_7853.jpeg

                            Think it, be it.

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                              Danimal506
                              Haraki san Expert
                              @mclaincausey
                              Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                              @mclaincausey There is a Cars and Coffee at CotA tomorrow morning, if you’re in town. I will be going with my son for a little bit

                              WTB:
                              IHC-06
                              IHSW-70 L or XL
                              UHF Pillow Cover

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                                mclaincausey
                                見習いボス
                                @Danimal506
                                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                @Danimal506 wow that sounds amazing. We may get out there!

                                Really wish Lando had had a better qualy. Hamilton too.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  Giles
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                  Atta boy Lance…….

                                  “Lance Stroll now holds the record for the most Q1 exits in F1 history! 🤯”

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • louisboscoL
                                    louisbosco
                                    啓蒙家
                                    @Giles
                                    Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                    @Giles 😂 😂 😂

                                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                    • Harvey Specter
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                                    • Danimal506D
                                      Danimal506
                                      Haraki san Expert
                                      @Giles
                                      Joined: 13 Aug 2019

                                      @Giles He’s just handing his championship opportunity to Oscar.

                                      WTB:
                                      IHC-06
                                      IHSW-70 L or XL
                                      UHF Pillow Cover

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                                        WhiskeySandwich
                                        啓蒙家
                                        Joined: 1 Mar 2023

                                        Man, Lando messed up my bet.

                                        After the race edit: good comeback tho! That first corner swap should’ve been let go. That was just racing. Lunged force-off and a stolen recovery. Both moves were unclean and should’ve cancelled each other out. Without the penalty the second half would’ve been a lot more interesting too. Glad to see Charl back on the podium.

                                        "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                        -Seneca

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                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          @Danimal506
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          @Danimal506 said in Motor Sport:

                                          @Giles He’s just handing his championship opportunity to Oscar.

                                          Some of this will be with the benefit of hindsight, but Oscar was alwa=ys going to be Lando's primary threat........

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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