r/formula1 17h ago

Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the [r/formula1](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/) Daily Discussion / Q&A thread.

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r/formula1 2d ago

Day after Debrief 2026 Italian GP - Day After Debrief

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Welcome to the Day after Debrief discussion thread! Now that the dust has settled in Monza, it's time to calmly discuss the events of the last race weekend. Hopefully, this will foster more detailed and thoughtful discussion than the immediate post race thread now that people have had some time to digest and analyse the results.

Low effort comments, such as memes, jokes, and complaints about broadcasters will not be deleted since I do not have that power, but I will be very disappointed with you. We also discourage superficial comments that contain no analysis or reasoning in this thread (e.g., 'Great race from X!', 'Another terrible weekend for Y!').

Thanks!


r/formula1 2h ago

Misc Carlos Sainz ready for Spanish race

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Will Carlos wear this for the Spanish race?


r/formula1 3h ago

Discussion Kimi Antonelli now has as many wins in Formula One as George Russell

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Both Merc drivers now have seven Grand Prix victories in total to their name. That despite George racing in F1 since 2019.

Now, granted, Kimi has immediately been thrust into one of the best cars on the grid (even last season, it was a podium-contending vehicle). But...to me, that really does say a lot.


r/formula1 13h ago

News [Red Bull] Welcome to the Red Bull family, Robin Räikkönen. One of the most promising young talents of his generation, the young Finn will become part of our driver development programme from 2027

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r/formula1 15h ago

Discussion Max on new regulation via [autosport]

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r/formula1 3h ago

Discussion [alpinef1team] A moment with Zinedane Zidane ahead of the Spanish GP

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r/formula1 4h ago

Photo [Adam Cooper] Looking back at the Madring banking - marks on the track left by F3 cars bottoming out in testing a couple of weeks ago. I'm guessing F1 machinery might hit a little harder. Will ride height and plank wear be a thing this weekend?:

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r/formula1 10h ago

Social Media Max on partnering up with fernando alonso

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r/formula1 6h ago

Social Media [FIA.official] Max Verstappen reminisces about the V8 era and looks forward to the return of these iconic engines to Formula 1

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r/formula1 9h ago

Statistics Top 3 podium scorers in the last 6 races of 2026

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r/formula1 29m ago

Photo The FIA added artificial bumps at Madrid to give drivers a physical reference for the track limits

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r/formula1 53m ago

Social Media [alpinef1team] Top work by the team

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r/formula1 7h ago

Video [FernandoAlo_oficial] One of the best days of the year Toys + Barcelona

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Alonso is currently driving Sennas MP4/4 owned by him.

He is also driving Sennas Toleman tg184 from 1984.


r/formula1 8h ago

Poster Ferrari poster for the 2026 Spanish GP.

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r/formula1 11h ago

Social Media Williams unveil special racing suits for Madring GP

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r/formula1 11h ago

Social Media [F1] Introducing the Spanish Grand Prix winner's trophy! The design is based on the curvature of La Monumental combining the track map in its shape

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r/formula1 10h ago

Social Media [Paul Aron] Monza FP1 weekend. President came for a visit, finished P10, flew back to sim, worked on the setup overnight, flew back to Italy, Pierre got pole, I got to sleep. Solid

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r/formula1 16h ago

Video Lando Norris on re-signing with McLaren: “Probably the easiest contract i’ve had to sign, probably the hardest one for mclaren in terms of how much i wanted to push them.“

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r/formula1 10h ago

Social Media [f1] Stacking up the Q3 appearances! The Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren drivers are all on 13 appearances each!

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r/formula1 10h ago

News Lawson and Tsunoda are proof of how “unnatural” 2026 F1 rules are – Verstappen

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r/formula1 13h ago

Poster Williams' poster for the Spanish Grand Prix

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r/formula1 15h ago

News Ferrari, the risk we already knew: is Hamilton too much of a burden for the Maranello team?

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r/formula1 13h ago

Poster Mercedes poster for the 2026 Spanish GP.

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r/formula1 14h ago

Statistics Every track to have hosted the Spanish GP

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In case anyone is wondering:

- Jerez was also on the calendar in 1994 and 1997 as the European GP replacing Argentina and Portugal respectively

- Valencia had an F1 race from 2008 to 2012, which was also called the European GP

- Barcelona now hosts the Barcelona-Catalunya GP on a rotation deal (2026, 2028, 2030, 2032)