F1

[Windhook]

I had a weird dream last night about Monaco GP. The pundit in my mind said: "This is like driving through heavy traffic.".

F1 and Liberty Media should start considering classic open circuits with gravel, not street races. Many cars crash and 1/3 of races turn into safety car borefest.

 

[DonAK]

Ferrari need a revolution.

A full clean-up.

Struggling behind Williams.

 

[DonAK]

Cannot even hire race engineers that can communicate properly or know when to shut up or not.

 

[DHorozov]

If it was not for that switch I think Leclerc would have catched Antonelli... that cry baby Hamilton, I was hoping so hard for Sainz to pass him at the end...

 

[DonAK]

If it was not for that switch I think Leclerc would have catched Antonelli... that cry baby Hamilton, I was hoping so hard for Sainz to pass him at the end...

Hamilton was right to complain. He would have caught Antonelli had Ferrari not wasted four laps in making the switch and cooked his tyres in the meantime.

In that case both Hamilton and Leclerc probably would have passed Antonelli and they could have switched positions back then anyway.

Most useless strategists on the entire grid.

 

[Windhook]

Frankly it's good to see a classic team like Williams return to top 10 with both cars. Solid lineup of drivers and James Vowles is real business.

As for Ferrari it might be the general strategy to invest into the 2026 car like visibly Aston Martin do. Their car is crap, no way Adrian Newey has much input if any.

McLaren are unstoppable. The domination Red Bull had a couple of years ago. The way Lando overtook positions with ease was impressive. The strategy has changed now - better avoid contact and crashes to lose few positions, the car is fast enough to compensate through the race.


Verstappen's brakes gave up after pushing the car to the limit in defending against Piastri's better car. Later on Lando did the same on Max.

 

[DHorozov]

Hamilton was right to complain. He would have caught Antonelli had Ferrari not wasted four laps in making the switch and cooked his tyres in the meantime.

In that case both Hamilton and Leclerc probably would have passed Antonelli and they could have switched positions back then anyway.

Most useless strategists on the entire grid.

The fact that the strategiest and everything in Ferrari looks so amateur level is undoubtful.

But apart from that, I might be totally wrong but not sure if Hamilton was that much faster then Leclerc even on mediums. I think Leclerc dropped like a second off Kimi's lead in the three laps while Hamilton was complaining, while after the switch Hamilton dropped less in four or something laps. The mediums should have dropped that much of their live for these three laps.

But overall I did not like and have never liked his comments, both during the race and post race. You could clearly see the difference in speach between Leclerc and Hamilton.

But still, the fact that I never liked him could stroll me towards that position from yesterday hahaha

 

[DHorozov]

I really hope Mclaren could secure the constructors title 6-7 rounds before the end of the season and by then Piastri and Norris to be close between each other, so that the team could allow them to be as agressive as possible against each other in their title battle

Norris will be under serious pressure to try and take something from Piastri in the next three races, hope he doesn't fumble

 

[Windhook]

I really hope Mclaren could secure the constructors title 6-7 rounds before the end of the season and by then Piastri and Norris to be close between each other, so that the team could allow them to be as agressive as possible against each other in their title battle

Norris will be under serious pressure to try and take something from Piastri in the next three races, hope he doesn't fumble

The thing is - we haven't see this Piastri - Lando battle so far this season. It's either one of them winning the race and the other catching up from behind the grid to finish 2nd or 3rd, but the 1st position is way off in the lead with dozens of seconds. The 2nd car is mostly Lando, because he fucks up his starts, while Piastri is cold as ice.

 

[DHorozov]

The thing is - we haven't see this Piastri - Lando battle so far this season. It's either one of them winning the race and the other catching up from behind the grid to finish 2nd or 3rd, but the 1st position is way off in the lead with dozens of seconds. The 2nd car is mostly Lando, because he fucks up his starts, while Piastri is cold as ice.

Yep, exactly what we are missing. I think these circumstances were a blessing in disguise for Mclaren, but sooner rathen than later we will see them 1st and 2nd at the start... but yet, during these opening races they would normally be cautious and the team will instruct them to be. I want to see this in the later stages of the season, but also with the title still being in contention for both as well.

Oscar is cold beyond believe during races for his age, hopefully Lando will stick by him until the second part of the campaign.

And its probably not true, but I just think Verstapen is always just a bit more aggressive towards Lando compared to Oscar, just for the banter and to have a laugh at him later on hahah

 

[Windhook]

And its probably not true, but I just think Verstapen is always just a bit more aggressive towards Lando compared to Oscar, just for the banter and to have a laugh at him later on hahah

Haha yeah, you pointed at something interesting with Max and Lando. Could be intentional or simply Piastri tactic backing off on time as Max is great at blocking and late braking that brought him so much success. But as the screenshot above Max finally locked up after several episodes of attacks.

As a McLaren fan maybe I don't want to see this play out ugly like Senna vs. Prost, Alonso vs. Hamilton or Rosberg vs. Hamilton more recently. The toxic team atmosphere. I like Lando for his laid back approach and humor, but at some point the team dynamic will change. Piastri for two years was like his understudy and in the last 3 races he looks Schumacher compared to Lando's Barrichello driving.

 

[DHorozov]

Haha yeah, you pointed at something interesting with Max and Lando. Could be intentional or simply Piastri tactic backing off on time as Max is great at blocking and late braking that brought him so much success. But as the screenshot above Max finally locked up after several episodes of attacks.

As a McLaren fan maybe I don't want to see this play out ugly like Senna vs. Prost, Alonso vs. Hamilton or Rosberg vs. Hamilton more recently. The toxic team atmosphere. I like Lando for his laid back approach and humor, but at some point the team dynamic will change. Piastri for two years was like his understudy and in the last 3 races he looks Schumacher compared to Lando's Barrichello driving.

I don't think we will see anything as ugly as these previous battles you mentioned, but it should still be fun.

I admit I got into F1 later on, mainly because of Kimi (the real one haha) and the character he was/is ( no sh*** given but entertaining at the same time) as I love this in every sport...

But saying that, Lando has a lot to lose now, he was the main contender and expected to rule this season and yet, Piastri just came and took the spotlight from him and what I want to see is how Lando will react and try to settle this, being the big bro... with them I don't expect throwing hats, avoiding interviews, etc, but just clear battle with a bit more aggression and potential scracps...

But with last season results and if Lando loses to Piastri this year, I unfortunately see a villian incoming next year, which would actually be amazing from a neutral/Kimi's fans point of view hahaha

 

[Windhook]

My first memory of F1 was watching probably as a 6 year old in 1992, my first hero, Nigel Mansell. I'm probably wrong about my childish memory then, but I was under the impression he overlapped almost all of the grid and I never found such footage. I loved the Williams colors back then, the Camel and Canon sponsorships blended so beautifully on that car.

Tbf I hated Michael Schumacher for all the dirty moves he did at Benetton and Ferrari in the 90s, I was a fan of Damon Hill. But then the silver McLaren Mercedes cars emerged and I became a huge fan of the humble Mika Hakkinen and ever since then I support the team.

Lost my interest in the sport in the 2010's with hybrid engines and Hamilton domination. But since COVID my interest has returned. I don't want to see one team domination and wish especially Ferrari step up their game, not be this meme for eternity.

Now that Audi entered the game with Sauber in 2026, I also want Toyota to return and bring more in their Haas partnership.

 

[DonAK]

If a McLaren have to win then I hope Piastri absolutely rinses Lando and runs away with it.

 

[Windhook]

But with last season results and if Lando loses to Piastri this year, I unfortunately see a villian incoming next year, which would actually be amazing from a neutral/Kimi's fans point of view hahaha

Lando's situation is peculiar. There are rumours he might want a move out of McLaren. He's been part of the team since their rebuild started after Honda/Alonso and is responsible for majority of the improvements on the car to take it to this level. And now comes more talented Piastri to reap all the benefits. I can feel for Lando, but life is unfair.