…and it highlighted the possibility for drivers to push hard without having to worry about management.
The sport is to go fast, tyre management prevents that. I think mandatory 2 stoppers will make them push harder, but may also reduce the on track overtaking. Needs to be analyzed better (or tried).
interesting information! Did you try removing the rx7700xt ?
Right, Max usually got a penalty for not being British.
After my renewal of F1TV was refused, I have been trying to find a legal way to watch f1 for years. I am a world traveler, I do not live in my home country, but my bank account is there. At one point f1tv was ideal for people like me, but because of the contracts between Liberty Media and local operators, f1tv blocked renewal of my account.
With this new AppleTV contract they will just push more people towards illegal streaming. I miss often interesting parts of races. Watching F1 is not a joyful experience anymore and I sometimes skip complete race weekends.
F*ck Liberty Media!
I would love to see what happened to Hamilton (and Alonso) in the last lap.
I know the pain of loosing a pet. But messages like Hamilton’s on social media do give me the creeps: rich man problems.
Poor people currently are fighting to get their kids into a hospital. Rich people postpone their work to be with their dog in IC. Then they post it on social media for… For what? Scoring Social Media points? Empathy?
Social media sucks!
9th is not bad, but it is not qualifying. And it would sound a lot less positive in this way: “Tsunoda starts behind Albon and Hulkenberg”.
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All cars are “close to being illegal” all the time. Most people call it “on the limit”. Precision is part of this sport, and small mistakes can have big consequences. George should know, his car was found to be illegal in Belgium GP2024 and he was stripped from his win because his car was too light.
Although the Red Bull situation is obvious because it is openly on the table, there are also teams linked via other ways. Parts manufacturers, engine manufacturers, sponsors, etc can be included. But also you can think of Toto Wolff as co-owner of Mercedes AMG and manager of Esteban Ocon. And then, what if a driver halfway through the season signs for a different team for the next season?
Nazionism
it’s that the brake is on the extreme right of the pedal box
I would have learned something new if that was the case. Any documentation on that?
Ollie says “right foot brake” which is different from modern F1 with two pedals where the left foot only is for breaking.
I also found a nice article explaining the reasons and the technique: https://www.hpacademy.com/technical-articles/mastering-heel-and-toe/
Here you can see how it is done in a rally car, which should be very similar to what Prost needs to do: https://youtube.com/shorts/WLIL2priaVU
Basically, they rev the engine and then release the clutch so the engine rpm matches the road-speed in the lower gear. It allows for faster release of the clutch.
This is not about the team, it is about the Red Bull brand and the marketing value. And with all the negativity around the team, it has gone down. It was in the past years accepted because the sporting performance was good, but that has now come to an end.
Tim Mayer accuses FIA president Ben Sulayem of ‘reign of terror’ after announcing candidacy https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/04/tim-mayer-accuses-fia-president-ben-sulayem-of-reign-of-terror-after-announcing-candidacy
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It is a game: When Russel nearly crashed into Verstappen because Verstappen was driving slow during an out-lap and Russel increased speed in his out-lap, Russel acted up in the stewards room with the end-result being a penalty for Verstappen. Verstappen later said he had never experienced such behavior of a fellow driver in the stewards room and he blamed Russel for his penalty.
Yesterday’s protest was just a lame attempt by RedBull to show the inconsistency in stewarding. Whether they succeeded and whether it is hypocritical does not matter. They are trying to influence the stewards to decide more favorable for RB in future events.
What would have been the penalty for Verstappen if they had replaced the power unit before the qualifying?