F1

[fergus90]

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.

Mansell was my first interest in F1 too but Schumacher was the exact reason I became a Ferrari fan and have suffered every fortnight since

I always liked Mikka Hakkinen though and those McLaren's were beautiful cars.

 

[fergus90]

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

He will. Piastri knows he has a great car so kind of let things unfold for him. Norris is desperate to prove he can beat Verstappen and therefore makes too many desperate attempts if he's not in the lead.