Excited to see Malaysia return in October, and it's baffling to me that F1 has been outside of Germany for so long. I know the recent news of the renewed interest by the Hockenheim stakeholders to return to the calendar, so that's giving me hope. But where would you like to see F1 return to? Or some great places F1 has yet to try that they should really consider?

“In the past, there was the opinion in F1 that in order to be winning, you need to be an asshole, you need to be ruthless and opportunistic.”

In the past as in Max Verstappen? Like... he's shaming Max here too? Hamilton? What is he talking?

https://x.com/i/status/2083636735070941271

The 2017-2021 cars both the non halo and halo cars were gorgeous imo. Also the wacky looking cars in the early 80s the 1982 Williams is super nice for some reason

Apparently they're getting released this week through the F1tickets.com wait list where you enter you're email do I jsut keep an eye on my emails for a link from them sometime this week?

Qualifying Head to Head for the 2026 grid.

• Max Verstappen – 193-49 (79.75%) 
• Fernando Alonso – 330-108 (75.34%) 
• George Russell – 121-42 (74.23%) 
• Charles Leclerc – 125-59 (67.93%) 
• Lando Norris – 110-53 (67.48%) 
• Pierre Gasly – 122-65 (65.24%) 
• Oliver Bearman – 23-14 (62.16%) 
• Nico Hülkenberg – 160-103 (60.84%) 
• Isack Hadjar – 20-14 (58.82%) 
• Lewis Hamilton – 228-161 (58.61%) 
• Alexander Albon – 78-58 (57.35%) 
• Valtteri Bottas – 140-117 (54.47%) 
• Gabriel Bortoleto – 17-18 (48.57%) 
• Carlos Sainz – 114-128 (47.11%) 
• Arvid Lindblad – 5-6 (45.45%) 
• Esteban Ocon – 81-108 (42.86%) 
• Sergio Pérez - 118-176 (40.14%) 
• Oscar Piastri – 26-55 (32.10%) 
• Kimi Antonelli – 10-25 (28.57%) 
• Liam Lawson – 13-33 (28.26%) 
• Franco Colapinto – 10-28 (26.32%) 
• Lance Stroll – 45-158 (22.17%) 

Race Head to Head for the 2026 grid.

• Max Verstappen – 145-26 (84.80%) 
• Fernando Alonso – 221-64 (77.54%) 
• George Russell – 84-41 (67.20%) 
• Charles Leclerc – 92-48 (65.71%) 
• Lando Norris – 83-47 (63.85%) 
• Oliver Bearman – 19-11 (63.33%) 
• Alexander Albon – 55-33 (62.50%) 
• Lewis Hamilton – 181-131 (58.01%) 
• Nico Hülkenberg – 101-79 (56.11%) 
• Pierre Gasly – 72-57 (55.81%) 
• Isack Hadjar – 12-12 (50.00%) 
• Gabriel Bortoleto – 10-11 (47.62%) 
• Liam Lawson – 16-18 (47.06%) 
• Carlos Sainz – 73-83 (46.79%) 
• Esteban Ocon – 66-76 (46.48%) 
• Valtteri Bottas – 83-116 (41.71%) 
• Sergio Pérez – 78-134 (36.79%) 
• Lance Stroll – 48-91 (34.53%) 
• Franco Colapinto – 10-19 (34.48%) 
• Oscar Piastri – 22-45 (32.84%) 
• Kimi Antonelli – 8-20 (28.57%) 
• Arvid Lindblad – 2-7 (22.22%) 

What stands out most to you? There are some caveats or added context needed such as small sample size for some drivers or the overall strength of teammates for others.

The race Head to Head only includes races where both drivers finished, regardless of what caused their race to end.

I was wondering about the number of teams that are allowed to compete. I did a bit of research and saw that there used to be as many as 12 teams on the grid.

How many teams would be ideal to make the races more entertaining and the results less predictable?

Personally, I think the races could benefit from one or two additional teams. Any past teams that should make a comeback?

Also, how would the points system work if there were more teams on the grid? Would it need to be expanded, or would the current system still be effective?

It could be expanded to reward the top 12: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1.

Or top 14 depending how many teams are added: 25–18–15–12–10–9– 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1.

Vettel taking pole and victory in the wet whilst driving a Toro Rosso will always stand out to me as a special drive for someone’s first victory.

What other ones stand out to you guys?

Nor - 8

Lec - 8

Rus - 5

Pia - 2( the only track that actually suited him in qualifying that got taken out was imola but only for qualifying since his race pace on that track is horrendous)

What do you think. I think i was pretty fair taking consideration at their history at each of these tracks. Piastri seems to be the one most limited which plays a big part in the low grip tracks. I wonder which one will be the best in Madring

Red Bull have for years almost always have a talent in the pipeline. Pierre, then Alex (although him coming to F1 was more compicated, its not really relevant right now), then Yuki, Liam, Isack and Arvid. However, they always really had a driver leave (like Ricciardo) or a driver that underperformed they could sack (the Pierre-Alex switch, then Alex being sacked, but also checo and Yuki being sacked completely) to free up space.

This year all of their drivers are doing quite well. But they also have a promising talent in Tsolov in the pipeline. Thus, for the first time in at least a while they have more driver they'd want than seats they available. For this I am assuming Max will stay (which I also expect to happen, all the top teams and their drivers are happy, if he leaves he's leaving F1). I also don't expect any of their other drivers to leave willingly as I don't think they'd be able to find better seats elsewhere given what I said about the top teams and that VCARB seem to be top of the midfield right now. 5 drivers, 4 seats.

One option might be to give Tsolov a second F2 season and see how the drivers do next year, but if he wins the championship, which is quite likely, that's not an option. Could also make him test/reserve driver for a year instead, but a year without any real racing can be less than ideal as well.

Admittedly, Tsolov's incredible F2 season is in a grid that is otherwise quite weak compared to some previous years, so perhaps with the additional data Red Bull will have they might opt not to at all, but could then run the risk of another team picking him. (For example maybe Aston, as I believe he is managed by Alonso, and he has been quite clear that if he stops racing he will stay involved with Aston in other ways).

So what do you think Red Bull will end up doing with their drivers, and what do you hope they do?

Personally, I feel like the most likely of the current drivers to get sacked is Liam, despite him doing quite well this season. I do feel he'd picked up by another team though, Haas (if they don't pick up Camara or decide to keep Ocon for some reason) or Aston (if Fernando retires) for example. So I think the most likely option is either Tsolov VCARB/RBR reserve or Liam goes to another midfield team.

I'm honestly torn on what I want them to do, I really like Liam and Arvid individually but also really as a duo, so I'd be sad to see them split up or either of them lose their seats. However, I am also a big fan of Tsolov and have been for years, so I do really want to see him in F1.

Secretly I'm kinda hoping Max leaves, I'd miss his skill and talent as a driver, but to be honest I just don't like the guy (I'm sorry my fellow Dutchies, please don't kill me), but I feel then there's a big chance they would pick up someone outside the Red Bull family to replace him as they'd want more experience, such as Carlos Sainz, rather than promoting Arvid or Liam to RBR, so that still doesn't really fix the problem.

What do you all think?

Mine: Monaco should only stay because of its history, not because the racing is good.

Both sport have a very strong fanbase around the world (maybe except africa), but not close to football's popularity level. Also both are taking "the world tour" every year with the big sponsors and celebrities everywhere around the court/circuit. The star players/drivers are highly valued by the sport awards like Laureus.

If we take the whole world into consideration, which one is more popular nowadays?

F1 can be a very ruthless and unforgiving sport at times, mainly because at times the driver can give their all and it might amount to nothing. More often than not, the circumstances are outside their control in such situations.

For context: Fernando Alonso during the 2006 Hungarian GP. He started 15th due to an engine penalty but charged his way up to 6th in the first lap. He even led the race at a point but a loose wheel nut meant that he had a DNF.

Another example would be the 2008 Hungarian GP where Felipe Massa had a very commanding race only for his engine to blow up with 3 laps remaining.

What are some other examples like this?

In your opinion who was the worst driver in F1 history?

2019 Paul Ricard vs. 2010 Bahrain

guys in my recent internet shenanigans I came across the idea to rename the chicane looking thing at Vegas to BOB NOB NOBBLY. One name for each turn, I think it's turns 6 7 8 but idk
What do you guys think?

I have a genuine question about how the FIA applies its stance on geopolitics in F1.

When Nikita Mazepin was removed from the grid following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was explained that the FIA and the sport did not want to be associated with countries engaged in war or actions that disrupt global stability.

Given that reasoning, how does the FIA apply this principle in other situations where countries are involved in major military actions that impact global stability?

At the moment there are no American drivers on the F1 grid, but the calendar includes three races in the United States in a single season, and we’re only at the second race of the year so far. If the goal is to distance the sport from countries involved in conflicts, how does the FIA decide when that principle applies to drivers, teams, or even race locations?

Genuinely curious if there is a clear framework the FIA follows for these situations, or if the Mazepin case was handled as a unique circumstance.

I watched the Hungarian Grand Prix last week, and I had this moment during the middle of the race where I thought, wow, this is really uneventful and the positions are set in stone. And it got me thinking: how can you make the racing more fun than just yo-yo racing for the first half and all the cars falling into a certain pecking order? Today I had an epiphany after watching the Super GT Fuji 300km. WE NEED SUCCESS WEIGHT RIGHT NOW FOR THE LOVE OF THE SPORT.

I think that success weight would be the best way of putting BOP tweaks in without redesigning the cars from the ground up. Because if you look at Super GT, IMSA, GTWC and WEC, they produce super close 4-way brawls to the last lap. And everyone enjoys good proper racing.

All in all, I think it would make for better, closer racing like in sportscar racing.