Corrado
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F1 2026 (3 Viewers)
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SkyBlueSoul
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I couldn't possibly say, that's illegal. However, if you typed 'watch f1 full' without the spaces and added .com then something might come up.
samccov1987
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Actually enjoyed that this morning. Russel and Charles swapping the lead due to the electrical energy actually made it interesting. Mercedes as expected look out in front but nice to see Ferrari up there.
Bizarre seeing Oscar spin out before the race.
Bizarre seeing Oscar spin out before the race.
Paul Anthony
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Imagine if Ferrari had a half decent strategist, we could have had a race long scrap.
It started OK, first few laps were decent enough, then it sort of settled down and tailed off at the end.
I'd like to see how it plays out on a more traditional type of track, then we should have a better picture about how these regs are going to work out. Melbourne was always going to involve heavy energy saving. But certainly wasn't as bad as I thought it might be.
It started OK, first few laps were decent enough, then it sort of settled down and tailed off at the end.
I'd like to see how it plays out on a more traditional type of track, then we should have a better picture about how these regs are going to work out. Melbourne was always going to involve heavy energy saving. But certainly wasn't as bad as I thought it might be.
Saddlebrains
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Yea i was quite pleased with that race, a lot going on. As you say if Ferrari had a competent strategist it could have been an all timer
Max would have been up there if it wasnt for quali, so him and the Ferraris give me hope
tisza
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stil undecided.too many overtakes were because of battery management (lead car slowing down).
Somewhere this season that Ferrari launch pace is going to cause some unfortunate first corner mayhem. (eg Hungary).
Staggering Ferrari still can't sort out their strategy team - not as if end of last season didn't give enough info on VSC pit stop strategies.
No real surprise Mercedes look strong - they've had far longer to prepare compared too many teams (knew who the engine supplier etc was going to be)
Hopefully different tracks will bring more competitive races- that's a big gap between Russell (1st) & Norris (5th).
Somewhere this season that Ferrari launch pace is going to cause some unfortunate first corner mayhem. (eg Hungary).
Staggering Ferrari still can't sort out their strategy team - not as if end of last season didn't give enough info on VSC pit stop strategies.
No real surprise Mercedes look strong - they've had far longer to prepare compared too many teams (knew who the engine supplier etc was going to be)
Hopefully different tracks will bring more competitive races- that's a big gap between Russell (1st) & Norris (5th).
SkyBlueSoul
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Just finished watching and yeah, that was better than I expected. I skipped to the start so missed the fact Piastri had spun out till it started and he was greyed out. Cracking start though before it settled down, but still a decent enough race.
Predictably it looks like Mercedes will have the first half of the season with Ferrari not far off before development starts to kick in for everyone else
Predictably it looks like Mercedes will have the first half of the season with Ferrari not far off before development starts to kick in for everyone else
Paul Anthony
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How close was this....
Saddlebrains
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tisza
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got a bad feeling about these starts this year - when it's initially more reliant on new technology than driver reaction time
Saddlebrains
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Thats me out
This is 2014 levels of dominance and no one will get near. Add to that the shit rules and super clipping etc, F1 has imploded in on itself
This is 2014 levels of dominance and no one will get near. Add to that the shit rules and super clipping etc, F1 has imploded in on itself
It doesn't look too promising and there are plenty of rumours that Mercedes are not running full beans and have more time in hand if required. Ferrari are rapid off the line though so maybe there could be some interest in the opening laps before Merc drive into the distance.
Paul Anthony
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It's all on Ferrari getting a good start. Big problem with that is even if they nail it and manage to fight Mercedes, you know they'll find a way to bottle it.
There's no way Mercedes are showing their full hand. It's of benefit for them not to.
The super clipping is absolutely garbage. It sounds ridiculous, it looks ridiculous and I really do think it's going to catch someone out at some point and we're going to see a massive crash.
There's no way Mercedes are showing their full hand. It's of benefit for them not to.
The super clipping is absolutely garbage. It sounds ridiculous, it looks ridiculous and I really do think it's going to catch someone out at some point and we're going to see a massive crash.
tisza
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whether Mercedes are holding something back or not (Russell's quali would have had him only 5th last year) the others are well off last year's pace - Norris's 3rd place quali time would have had him around 12th on the grid last year.
The recent trend of engine management was bad enough but this super clipping is absurd. F1 (and mercedes) "celebrating" more overtakes in Melbourne is PR nonsense as most of them were where one car was "forced" to slow down rather than a genuine overtake.
F1 must think F1 fans are idiots - can see a real drop in viewership coming if they don't address issues and fans have a sense of genuine racing.
The recent trend of engine management was bad enough but this super clipping is absurd. F1 (and mercedes) "celebrating" more overtakes in Melbourne is PR nonsense as most of them were where one car was "forced" to slow down rather than a genuine overtake.
F1 must think F1 fans are idiots - can see a real drop in viewership coming if they don't address issues and fans have a sense of genuine racing.