F1 2026 - Watchalong Thread

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Happy New Year.

This is going to be an interesting year with the regulation change.

Rumours are Mercedes and RB engines are exploiting a loophole and so may have the most powerful engines.

AM will have a car with significant input from Adrian Newey.

Sauber becomes Audi and we have an 11th team, Cadillac.

Christian Horner seems very keen to get back into F1, preferably Alpine with Flávio - they deserve each other.

There is closed door testing in Barcelona then open testing from 11 February at Sakhir.

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George just has no luck.

He really doesn’t. That was so not his fault.

Great start for the McLarens (come on OP 🙏)
But George just cant catch a break ....this is such a nightmare season for him

George is doing well getting through the pack.

Epic undercut by Ferrari.

Lewis vs Max is always so good but tense.

Good teamwork from Isaak

That was all rather exciting. Well driven by everyone

Isaak Hadjar has had some great races recently

Georges experience is showing as he’s moving up the pack

Kimi does like his track limits

BBC confirming a race in Sepang 2-4 October. It’s a replacement for Bahrain.

Qatar and AD still have a ?

Surely Kimi pitted too early for a one stop?

Sainz deserves a penalty

Agreed....although that wont impact OPs result

Poor Oscar

Yes, I feel sorry for Oscar, however Lando had a slow stop & better pace so probably deserves to be ahead

So George is now up to P7. The key is does Kimi need a further tyre change.

Battling Norris won’t help his tyres

Oh no

Lost hope for a podium for OP....but noooooo!

Lewis just doesn’t have the luck at the moment came out behind Hadjar then Antonelli.

Another penalty for Hamilton

George’s gap to Hadjar is going down

4 th or 5th isn’t too bad in race terms. . It’s the fact Kimi is finishing ahead so the WDC gap gets bigger.

I really can’t see Kimi not being WDC now.

Well done Lando. Max grinding out results. Kimi had a good strategy.

Another lost opportunity for Ferrari.

George did the best he could after the start.