Motor Sport
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Looks like there will not be a season launch like they did at the O2 London last year. Shame - it was great to see an arena boo Horner
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Boost and Overtake still seem like a weird combination to me. A bit redundant to have a 1-second rule for usage when you already have a push-for-power button. I was hoping the 1-second rule was gone with DRS. I like the idea of full-time active aero with the same 'boost' feature they've carried over, only with more power, but I figured that would serve as the Overtake assist. It's going to be one of those weird things that is hard to track as a viewer unless they have that on-screen graphic showing battery power. I just want to see tight racing without all the mario-kart power ups. At least there should be less dirty air to help that.
I've seen a lot of buzz around compression ratios. I'm skeptical that'll be the end-all-be-all for team dominance, especially if it reduces PU longevity as a result. I am excited to see how the teams stack up, and how the cars differ, as well as the evolution in racecraft. I'm sure there will be a clear leader from the beginning, but by mid season I think it could tighten up.
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It's still early, but these car launches are falling flat. the RB and VCARB seemed promising, but in general these reveals are hardly satisfying my itch for more info. The upcoming Barcelona shakedowns are supposedly secret, but I'm hoping we get some more info out of em. Seems I'll probably have to wait for the Bahrain Feb 11 official testing.
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pretty sure Merc is winning "best livery of 2026"
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Looks like a lizard. Maybe good for the hot dry tracks.
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@Bridger ah, a wishful livery after last years struggles with heat, i see. Still looks good, my homie agrees
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@Bridger he's a bearded dragon. we got him 5 or so years ago as a tiny dude barely bigger than my finger and he turned into a monster. He's unusually big, probably because he's lazy/chill AF and just sleeps and eats. I hadn't noticed the Merc resembling the pattern, but i def see it now, especially on the 'sidepods' lol
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He is very cool @WhiskeySandwich
How socialised is he with humans? Does he spend time outside of his space?
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Testing results.
Lance had a busy social calendar at the time and left Alonso to it.
Mind, even the lack of laps from Aston suggests that Newey has more work to do.
Other than Ferrari, top 8 are all Merc power units.
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Aston is cooked
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I'm a big Honda fan. I suspect Aston will not have a good start to the season. However, I think a Honda Newey combo will deliver something. Newey knows Honda. I can't imagine that Aston has a Honda is a coincidence.
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@Giles said in Motor Sport:
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Has Leclerc scored a sample pair of IH-684S-16-GER?
They seem to be fading fast in an interesting pattern.
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Ha, @DeeDee85, well said!
If Drive to Survive was around back in Hunt's time it would have been far more racy!
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@Bridger said in Motor Sport:
I'm a big Honda fan. I suspect Aston will not have a good start to the season. However, I think a Honda Newey combo will deliver something. Newey knows Honda. I can't imagine that Aston has a Honda is a coincidence.
There's an interesting dynamic there. It seems like their vibration/performance issues are transmission related, so i'm sure once they resolve that, they'll have a huge jump in performance.
Another interesting thing is the RBPT/Ford is probably more Honda than Ford actually, from what I've read. Seeing as Ford has apparently hugely overstated their involvement in the PU's development, with RB building on their knowledge from their previous partnership with Honda.
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