2026 F1 Season

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Ok, I'll start.

It looks like Audi couldn't decide on which era of McLaren they wanted to be: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...0CQwnqoFDjhsAG

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Might as well post the rest...

The new Mercedes: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...UBcKolJt2v2CNI

Looks good as always.

The new Haas: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...0IdujXCPIf6ArC

Too much white. The dark black and grey of yesteryear were better.

Red Bull: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...4lp5juGmqEYlaf

Spoiler alert: It's the same every year.

Racing Bulls: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...wZulpzrmxlc2m3

Zzz...

[Westheim]

I so don't care about the car launches. The teams will still change a million things about the cars before Melbourne.

But I like that everybody has to call Lando the defending champion now

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Originally Posted by Westheim

But I like that everybody has to call Lando the defending champion now

Enjoy it since it will only happen once.

[Westheim]

That's how Lando now looks at these votes of no-confidence!

But yeah, probably not this year. I'm absolutely certain McDimwit has built another cucumber for the new regulations.

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More stuff that racoons hate.

The new Alpine: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...FJcTNQgwE4Fuwx

Looks good.

Ferrari: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...cdsyXgvA675Ey4

Too much white.

[Westheim]

Since the Williams already shook itself apart in the factory and the team is gonna miss the shakedown test in Barcelona...:

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On a related note, the new Williams: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...lWI35hqxV6AH1g

Spoiler alert: It's blue!

[Westheim]

No context.

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Finally: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...uWE73B0e4Qvq1t

I like the colors. I hate the gradient. Meh, whatever. I'm just jazzed to have a team now. Can't wait for Australia.

[Westheim]

So the sides of the car are different colors? How annoying is that??

Note that they can't make two differently colored cars - they must look the same except for tightly regulated visual identifiers (usually that camera thing on top of the rollbar).

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Originally Posted by Westheim

So the sides of the car are different colors? How annoying is that??

Note that they can't make two differently colored cars - they must look the same except for tightly regulated visual identifiers (usually that camera thing on top of the rollbar).

Yeah, it's not BAR 1999 bad, but still not that great.

[Westheim]

From all I read the orange car is waaaay over the minimum weight for the new generation.

No word yet on whether this is actually the car's fault or whether Lando ate too many cookies over the holidays.

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I wonder if he'll go on to be a Verstappen or a Raikkonen.

The new Aston Martin: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...w9PWse9SbIFPKV

Meh. I wonder how the Newey era is going to go.

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by low

I wonder if he'll go on to be a Verstappen or a Raikkonen.

I'd be lying if I claimed I don't care, but I'm still on a sugar high that he's one of just 35 F1 champions now. Ain't nobody gonna take that away again from the artist formerly known as Lando Nowins and/or Lando Norizz.

[Westheim]

Concerned co-worker: "Are you alright?"
Me (thousand-yard staring): "...we are checking..."

[Westheim]

I haven't found a reputable source so far (you mileage may vary on ESPN), but Insta is full of accounts claiming that Kimi crashed his AMG GT 63 PRO "Motorsport Collectors Edition" in San Marino. Kimi is fine, the car apparently not so much.

Boy suddenly can't drive a machine with 600+ horsies?

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Glad he's ok, at least.

And I've changed my mind. After seeing the cars actually out on track the Cadi looks goooooooood. Not the pace yet, just the livery.