2025 F1 Thread

[onomatopoeia]

Some F1 teams care a lot about the Constructors' Cup, but they don't care about the Drivers' Championship. The best example is Williams, when Frank was alive.

Some teams care about the Drivers' Championship, but not the Constructor's Cup. The best example is Brabham, when Bernie Ecclestone was team owner, and Nelson Piquet was the name driver.

Some drivers don't want a competitive team mate. The McLaren pairings of Alain Prost with Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton with Fernando Alonso, and Hamilton with Nico Rosberg at Mercedes, created tension in those teams.

It's very possible that Max Verstappen has requested a weak team mate at Red Bull, who probably also doesn't have an equally prepared car. Michael Schumacher had his best results when he could count on Ruebens Barichello to be his obedient bitch.

 

[wpgguy]

The Senna/Prost battles while at McLaren were epic. Plus the cars from that era were some of the best, sadly the budgets just weren’t sustainable.

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

This has now gotten very interesting

Verstappen wins Qatar GP to set up final race title showdown

Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday to set up a final race title showdown with McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

www.rfi.fr

 

[opieshuffle]

hooboy... go MAX! McLaren's gamble didn't pay off!

 

[wpgguy]

Still advantage Norris but this last race will be interesting. I’m a Verstappen fan but I’m good with any of the three being Champion. Dont think Lando would pull a Schumacher and crash his opponent out on purpose. Absolutely a better second half of the season than it looked like we were going to get in August.

 

[opieshuffle]

The reality is (I'm a Max fan too) Max must win AND there needs to be issues with both McLarens for him to pull off #5. Unlikely... but not impossible.

 

[princekwekua]

hooboy... go MAX! McLaren's gamble didn't pay off!

They have 2 cars in contention. Safety car on Lap 7. Everyone is pitting for the first of two mandatory stops. And McLaren elected not to pit even one car? That was not a gamble. It was stupidity

 

[blaso]

Anyone except Wankstappen. A pity Oscar blew his lead the way he did.

 

[roadhog]

Hadjar to replace Tsunoda at Red Bull in 2026, Lindblad gets Racing Bulls call-up | RACER

Isack Hadjar will race for Red Bull in 2026 alongside Max Verstappen, replacing Yuki Tsunoda who becomes a reserve driver for the team.Red Bull promoted Tsunoda in place of Liam Lawson after just two races of this season, but has now opted to make another change, with Hadjar impressing in...

racer.com

 

[roadhog]

Cadillac to launch 2026 livery during Super Bowl | RACER

Cadillac has announced it will launch its first Formula 1 livery via a commercial during the 2026 Super Bowl.

racer.com

 

[roadhog]

Tsunoda ‘pissed off' at losing Red Bull seat; proud of pace | RACER

Yuki Tsunoda says he is "pissed off" at having lost his Red Bull seat to Isack Hadjar at the end of this season, and believes the pace he showed relative to that of teammate Max Verstappen is something he can be proud of.Red Bull will promote Hadjar alongside Verstappen in...

racer.com

 

[roadhog]

Max on pole for tomorrow.
Game over.

 

[princekwekua]

Max on pole for tomorrow.
Game over.

Game over in terms of the race but not the championship. Norris wins the championship if he finishes second in the race

 

[roadhog]

Game over in terms of the race but not the championship. Norris wins the championship if he finishes second in the race

Right, I forgot that.

 

[roadhog]

Russell expects Verstappen to back Norris into field | RACER

George Russell says Max Verstappen will back up the pack if he retains his lead at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but that the title fight is over if Lando Norris gets into first place.

racer.com

 

[Phil C. McNasty]

Verstappen loses the title by just 2 points

Congrats to Norris, he earned this title

 

[opieshuffle]

The minute Leclerc's times behind Norris got longer, it was over. Yuki was as useless as tits on a bull as per usual. But he's also out so what did he care? Also... even if Norris had gotten a 5-sec penalty for his pass (lots of online debates on that one!) he still would have gotten 3rd. Car was too fast! Max deserves a second salary for putting Red Bull into 3rd in the constructors single-handed. Can't wait to see how the changes to cars affect the races next year. Time for Newey to shine once again?

 

[princekwekua]

And down 100 points at some point, to come within 2? I'm sure he wishes he didn't hit George in Spain when he lost those 9.
This was great on his part, absolutely cold but good on him.

Max is the best driver on the circuit. But his rise this year was aided in part by the two McLaren drivers battling for the top spot

 

[nottyboi]

And down 100 points at some point, to come within 2? I'm sure he wishes he didn't hit George in Spain when he lost those 9.
This was great on his part, absolutely cold but good on him.

If they did not fire Perez, Max probably woulda won. I guess that is why Marko is leaving.

 

[nottyboi]

Max is the best driver on the circuit. But his rise this year was aided in part by the two McLaren drivers battling for the top spot

Always helps for sure, but they figured out the car, and after that Max dominated.