Formula 1 Discussion - And favourite driver?

[CEO of Autism]

Sky Italia and other sources are reporting that Max has told Toto he's open to negotiations. Bye bye George?

 

[quaawaa]

Sky Italia and other sources are reporting that Max has told Toto he's open to negotiations. Bye bye George?

If washed-out Lewis was worth $100 million, how much is Max worth?

 

[SargonF00t]

If washed-out Lewis was worth $100 million, how much is Max worth?

Lewis was paid for his "marketability" rather than current driving prowess.

 

[Coccxys]

I expect any development on this year's car to double as a test for next year regs. That goes for every team still doing updates.

I don't think there is much they can put on this year's that will translate to next year. Totally different wing, floor, and bodywork regs.

They're still doing upgrades because points mean huge money differences. I would expect the rate of upgrades to significantly slow and probably all but stop after the summer break.

For example the floor needs to be nearly flat, max of 2 venturi tunnels allowed and those are really restricted to being almost smooth




Which is massively different to now




If anyome wants the 2026 technical regs you can read em here 2026 regs

I wouldn't think the engine would be the problem. Honda has proven itself to be reliable and competitive with Red Bull.

It has, but there are some big challenges to make the new engines. I doubt it'll be quite as shambolic as 2014s testing was but I expect there to be some obvious advantages for some over others.

Sky Italia and other sources are reporting that Max has told Toto he's open to negotiations. Bye bye George?

Yeah. No way Georgey boy stays if they have the ability to have a Max and Antonelli line up. There is a reason they left him at Williams until they weren't challenging for anything and he'll be off to FE if Max so much as hints at wanting that seat.

 

[Kyria the Great]

Ferrari can still win, they just need a once in a lifetime discount ice age driver, a car that won't shit itself, a good engine, good mechanic's that aren't braindead, optimal weather conditions and a good circuit for all these conditions.
Trust the plan!

The car or driver isn't really the problem for Ferrari, it's almost always been strategy as I swear to be apart of the high levels of pit management you need to have been in clown college.

 

[Chernabog3000]

"BOMBSHELL"

My favorite thing about the Max Mercnews is the Twitter discourse around the word bombshell when sky reported on the rumors.

I cannot think of a move that would be more polarizing. Max verstappen in a Mercedes os the quintessential antithesis of everything F1 has been for the last decade the last 5 years escpially. Its been Max Verstappen Vs Merc. Maybe not lately on the track but online it never stopped. Anyone with an unbiased perspective on the sport knows how shocking a move that would be. Even if toto been begging for it for a year plus, its still batshit to envision. Its downright blasphemous genuinely.

Only someone with bias to a certain individual could deny it.

And thats what makes it such a bombshell. The same sort of people who haven't shut up ad21 or rocketships and costcaps and 8 championships are playing pedantics over what the word bombshell means.

If this news popped after ad21 these people would have roped.

That is what makes it really a bombshell.

Im the modern era dts cult 44 amx shaggin fandom this is the most batshit move to ever happen if it does.

The only analog I can think of is when Johnny Damon left the red Sox and went to the Yankees. And even than im not sure it compares when you consider the context that is Max v lewis the last 5 or 6 years.

It'd be absolutely mental and the crazy thing is is it really does seem inevitable after last weekend. I didn't need the sky thing to beleive it. I saw that shit after kimi torpedoes him. Its a done deal.

 

[Coccxys]

There is so much coping about Russell going on right now. So many have deluded themselves into think he's somehow better than Max and Mercedes would be stupid to make the move.

I've seen so many "well Russell should go to red bull and win the championship to show him". That red bull is a shit box only Max can even drag into the top 10 and Russell ain't WDC material. They may get lucky in the next rule change but so many senior people have gone and Ford are pretty much an unknown at this point.

 

[SargonF00t]

There is so much coping about Russell going on right now. So many have deluded themselves into think he's somehow better than Max and Mercedes would be stupid to make the move.

I've seen so many "well Russell should go to red bull and win the championship to show him". That red bull is a shit box only Max can even drag into the top 10 and Russell ain't WDC material. They may get lucky in the next rule change but so many senior people have gone and Ford are pretty much an unknown at this point.

As a Max fanboy, I don't particularly like Russell and I hope that Max goes to Mercedes, but at the same time, I can't think of another time when a good driver performing well, lost his seat like this, as looks increasingly likely.

I think Russell is better than Sainz, so Hamilton replacing him wasn't the same situation in my view.

 

[Pee Cola]

And thats what makes it such a bombshell. The same sort of people who haven't shut up ad21 or rocketships and costcaps and 8 championships are playing pedantics over what the word bombshell means.

Max joining Merc would be the biggest F1 bombshell since Hambone signed with Ferrari, thus ending his bromance with Toto. It's pretty funny to think that Toto is on the brink of hopping into bed with Ham's number one rival.

There is so much coping about Russell going on right now. So many have deluded themselves into think he's somehow better than Max and Mercedes would be stupid to make the move.

Russell is a decent upper mid-field driver, but he's not in the same league as Lando or Pastry, let alone Max who is on another planet altogether for now... give Pastry a couple more years and he'll be Max-tier as long as he doesn't do a Lando wrt "muh mentals".

I've seen so many "well Russell should go to red bull and win the championship to show him". That red bull is a shit box only Max can even drag into the top 10 and Russell ain't WDC material.

If anyone other than Max was driving this year's car, RB would be fighting Alpine for scraps at the bottom half of the 2025 WCC table.

 

[Yak-130 Mitten]

I just hate russell because he looks like a lesbo.

 

[Coccxys]

I can't think of another time when a good driver performing well, lost his seat like this, as looks increasingly likely.

Hill getting ousted from Willaims for Heinz-Harald Frentzen in 1997. He was told before the end of the 1996 season, the season he won the championship. Probably the biggest example of this.

Though I certainly wouldn't put Russell on Hill's level and neither anywhere near Max's.

 

[SargonF00t]

Russell is a decent upper mid-field driver, but he's not in the same league as Lando or Pastry, let alone Max who is on another planet altogether for now... give Pastry a couple more years and he'll be Max-tier as long as he doesn't do a Lando wrt "muh mentals".

This is not a hill I am necessarily prepared to die on, but this is how I see the top drivers in F1.

1. Max - The best by a decent margin
2. Throw a blanket around Lando, Piastri, LeClerc, Russell
3. Age ravaged Alonso and Hamilton
4. No one else at this stage really matters

Just as I didn't expect Carlos Sainz to be struggling so much against Albon, it is impossible for me to be sure who is the best out of Lando, Piastri, LeClerc, Russell.

Piastri who is making such a great impression on everyone, could still end up losing the Championship to Lando. I favour Piastri to win it this year from here, but would not be shocked if Lando pips him.

It really doesn't help that Russell carries on like a fag so often(something Nikita Mazepin hinted at), but he clearly has impressive pace and when the Mercedes is half decent, is a regular podium threat or better.

 

[Pee Cola]

This is not a hill I am necessarily prepared to die on, but this is how I see the top drivers in F1.

1. Max - The best by a decent margin
2. Throw a blanket around Lando, Piastri, LeClerc, Russell
3. Age ravaged Alonso and Hamilton
4. No one else at this stage really matters

That's a fair assessment.

Piastri who is making such a great impression on everyone, could still end up losing the Championship to Lando. I favour Piastri to win it this year from here, but would not be shocked if Lando pips him.

It's all mind games at the moment. Pastry has Lando's number, and Lando seems rattled by it. Of course the tables could turn as the season grinds on. I'm not writing Lando off for the 2025 WDC just yet.

I stand by my opinion about Pastry's medium term future being very bright, as well as him being the next Max-tier driver.

It really doesn't help that Russell carries on like a fag so often(something Nikita Mazepin hinted at), but he clearly has impressive pace and when the Mercedes is half decent, is a regular podium threat or better.

George is a solid driver, but I can't see him threatening to win the WDC any time soon. Hence my observation that he's probably the best of the rest, along with LeClerc. Though I'd love to see what LeClerc can do in a team that's not a complete clown show.

 

[Thavidu]

Why Mercedes broke the bank for Max Verstappen , ruthless racer, genociding teammate since 2019 , whose only thing he asked for the ambassador post is a Funded GT3 program lol vs Al Hamil , past his prime, dunked by his cheaper teammate and want to enforced diversity program in F1 of all the place ?

Verstappen with Dominant car = 10, 9 wins in a row
Vettel with Dominant car = 9 wins in a row
Rosberg with a Dominant car vs Hamilton = 7 wins in a row , 8 was cut short in Spain
Hamilton with a Dominat car vs Rosberg = 5 in a row
Hamilton with a Dominat car vs Bottas = 5 in a row

 

[Lapsus of the bepsus]

2. Throw a blanket around Lando, Piastri, LeClerc, Russell

you seriously think russell is as good as any of the others here? thats fucking insane lol. hes about on par with leclerc at best. but you cant really judge by wdc standings alone since almost every race this season for leclerc has been hampered by some strategic fuckup or being told "li-co until end of race please charles" on lap 3. meanwhile russell is the undisputed #1 at merc with a quick but not yet broken in rookie teammate, has a solid car that wasnt struggling as much thru the beginning of the season and has non retarded people sitting at his pit wall. pastry is in a totally different league and even lando was able to stand out more with a mid car before mclaren began dominating.

 

[Coccxys]

even lando was able to stand out more with a mid car before mclaren began dominating.

But dont you remember how much he dominated Lattifi and Sargeant in the Williams, Ted didn't cum his pants every time he said "Mr Saturday" for nothing you know.

If Merc are putting together a championship charger next season then they definitely need a driver of championship material and I just dont see it with George. He's an ok upper midfield team leader, that's about it.

I really do hope we get Max to Merc and Russell to formula E, Max can just dunk on him for the rest of the season and we'll get no more faggy "hes going to get a race ban", "he overtook me under the safety car". The cuck doesn't get to insult the bull.

 

[Kyria the Great]

Honestly as much as it makes me sad, Max going to Merc would be a good move as they seem to have it together rn and with Max And Kimi could see another big charge at the Constructors and WDC. Toto Wolfe might have the emotion of an average concentration camp commandant, but his house isn't in fire like Christian Horndog's.

 

[A.P. Hill]

Russell is a decent upper mid-field driver, but he's not in the same league as Lando or Pastry, let alone Max who is on another planet altogether for now... give Pastry a couple more years and he'll be Max-tier as long as he doesn't do a Lando wrt "muh mentals".

The redditors have the excuse that Osama has never had "the best equipment" like Hambone...but then again, neither has Max! In the season where Max won his first championship, the Red Bull was clearly not as good as the Mercedes. Last year and this year, it's at best the 3rd place car in the field, and Max is still managing to contend. George is only good for 1 or 2 victories a year on those random weekends where Merc nails it, only to fall aimlessly back into the midfield. Maybe George going to the midfield would make him more likable, since driving for Merc seems to turn everyone into a massive twat.

I don't want to see the return of smug Toto, but I also want to see Osama eat shit and the beef between him and Max get even spicier thanks to Max taking his seat. I could easily see him go to Aston Martin if he's fired and make them the most unlikable team on the grid.

Piastri who is making such a great impression on everyone, could still end up losing the Championship to Lando. I favour Piastri to win it this year from here, but would not be shocked if Lando pips him.

I just cannot see that happening unless McLaren "papaya rules" them to give Lando all the wins. Lando is in his own head. Pastry is not, and hasn't shown any signs of cracking under pressure. Unless the cars start blowing up, I have him as a lock to win the WDC.

 

[Yak-130 Mitten]

Well, Russell will forever be a guy losing in points to an actual cripple.

 

[Chapalapachapa]

1 max-leclerc
2 piastri
3 norris-russell
4 who the fuck cares about the rest

also bortoleto,hadjaar and even lawson are better than antonelli. if the rumours are true max is going to eat him alive