Motor Sport
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I guess we're not getting Jolyon Palmer's Analysis for the 2026 season? That's extremely disappointing.
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@mclaincausey just wait until next season when they introduce green and red shells, and banana peels to go with this season’s mushrooms
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Glad Bearman was able to walk away from that one. GD 50G!
Maybe this is common knowledge but I did some reading and found that FIA has some adjustable parameters built into the 2026 regulations for optimization of energy management. In order to fix the massive discrepancy 'Boost/Overtake' causes with closing speeds, it seems like a simple fix: adjust the slider to the other end of the "full-time power" vs "Boost/overtake" spectrum. This would remove the Mario Kart mushroom pass/re-pass and give us back our skill-based overtakes.You can't just race cars capable of doubling their performance class on the same track at the same time. This is like having F1 cars drop in performance to an F3 while harvesting. Maximize full-time power, minimize Boost.
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@louisbosco i did, that was also super gnarly.
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These regs suck. The drivers have been warning the FIA about exactly what happened to Bearman since before the season started.
They let Mercedes cheat with the compression ratio hack, then they accepted their bullshit excuse that their cheating aero was a “miscalculation” (as if the likes of excessive plank wear aren’t also “miscalculations”). It translates to racing that isn’t enjoyable to me to watch. I hope they figure it out but it won’t be this season.
Think it, be it.
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@Tago-Mago I had to laugh at Max’s quote of trying to find the blue mushroom…
Edit my apologies for the misquote: “Finding the mushrooms is going quite well, the blue shells is a bit more difficult.
"I'm working on it. The rocket is still not there; it's coming!"
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@mclaincausey It does suck, it’s a joke. I hope they come to their senses during the meetings in April and the fix is as easy as adjusting the power for more full-time bias rather than the revolving battery charging fake battles.
"The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
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Stroll shines again......
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@WhiskeySandwich I worry that there isn’t really a fair way out of this that doesn’t damage investments made based on the regs as the stand. I’m hoping there’s a move like removing the AI battery management that can make racing back at the edges again while not unfairly disadvantaging teams.
The whole thing has kind of soured me on hybrid PUs. Which shouldn’t be the case because they are so fast when built correctly.
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@mclaincausey I’m sure the order could be shuffled but given that the adjustable parameters in the regs could/should have been considered and implemented by the teams since the cars inception, I would hope they’re prepared and adapt. The first few races as a test before adjustments are made makes sense when covering such vast changes like this gen has. Regardless, one team or another is sure to lose out and be sour about any changes made.
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@WhiskeySandwich brings up a great point. Last year watching what Hamilton was going through was devastating and I honestly thought that the time to call it quits had come. Seeing the sparkle in his eye this year makes me realize just how much difference the car affects the driver.
The same can be said for Verstappen this year as he hates the car and the regs. I think the difference at this point is that the cars could/can hurt someone, but only time will tell. Hopefully before everyone says I told you so…
