F1 2026: Japanese GP - Suzuka (Mar 29)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Spot on (!)
MAX pulled a fantastic race with his RB22 wheelchair.

Antonelli got a lot wheel spin at the start but his Benz was again a lot faster than Rus Benz

Won't take long before Rus starts to think about a suspicious Benz situation (!)
Knowing Wolff...I wouldn't be surprised

It's already started, tampering hush hush with Georgies battery control module. Wolff doesn't belong in F1 and should be thrown out.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Bearman got 50 G (!) But he's fine

Oh Ollie ..WTF !

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

I believe in never say never, thinking MAX is wide eyeing Red Bull not even needing to say 'sort it, the new El Leone is waiting'.

Doesn't matter. Mercedes and Ferrari have effective rifles in 2026. The Lion ain't no match for them this season. The helmet top logo now looks like a video still of a lion getting hit by a bullet.

[Marcoose]

A 4-time champ(*)(**)(***)(****) stuck behind a nobody. “Overrated”. “Has been”. “Retire already”. “Only wins with a rocket”. “Worse driver in a generation”.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Oh Ollie ..WTF !

Yeah . He got a bruised right knee and headache . But for the rest he was fine.

A 50G crash in the wall is not a joke (!)

The FIA didn't want to listen and then that's what they get ...

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Marcoose

A 4-time champ(*)(**)(***)(****) stuck behind a nobody. “Overrated”. “Has been”. “Retire already”. “Only wins with a rocket”. “Worse driver in a generation”.

BS (!?!?)

[3798j]

Absolutely love this podium. Three drivers we'll see competing for the WDC for years to come.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by G30M

i don't believe for a second when he says he doesn't care about money. rich people love money more than poor people.

all his sponsorship and merch is tied to F1. his GT3 team, wife, yacht and jet are not cheap to run.

he will stay. RB, Mercedes, whoever that will pay him. rich people don't stay rich by saying no to 100 million annual salary and race GT3 for 1 million.

just like Alonso and Ham doing their sabbatical so will Max

but Max has options. Toto is buying Alpine so he can have Max, Kimi and George ... one of them is going to Alpine

Max is welcome to prove me wrong, and distribute is 100M salary to other drivers, but until then, that's my take on this

Agree, he can't leave F1 and will only do GT3 etc on the side.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

BS (!?!?)

Well...I never...how shocking !! MAX is watching, waiting and collecting while the tiddlies are winning a few and paid peanuts

[Artemis]

Results: https://www.fia.com/system/files/dec...ification.pdf/


WCC + WDC: https://www.fia.com/system/files/dec...hip_points.pdf

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Yeah . He got a bruised right knee and headache . But for the rest he was fine.

A 50G crash in the wall is not a joke (!)

The FIA didn't want to listen and then that's what they get ...

FIA are responsible of course but they hide behind their own laws and regs.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Results: https://www.fia.com/system/files/dec...ification.pdf/

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WCC + WDC: https://www.fia.com/system/files/dec...hip_points.pdf

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Thanks Artemis, just logged in and hadn't a clue how the race progressed.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by RichardInCA

George’s head is not going to be a good place to be right now. Kimi moving in rent-free.

WDC standings: Kimi is now sixfold his car number. Russell once.

Gonna be a long "Kimi needs to give me the WDC position back!" break till Miami for Russell.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

FIA are responsible of course but they hide behind their own laws and regs.

FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile)

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by 3798j

Absolutely love this podium. Three drivers we'll see competing for the WDC for years to come.

Well...

Originally Posted by Artemis

Let me update this for you:

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile)

Just a load of toads

[Toad]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Wolff doesn't belong in F1 and should be thrown out.

Why tho?

When he

Just

Keeps


Winning

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Just a load of toads

I really wonder how many F1 fans the FIA already lost with their 2026 froggy green electric dreams...

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I really wonder how many F1 fans the FIA already lost with their 2026 frog green electric dreams...

I see the biggest fan exit until the FIA comes to its senses.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I really wonder how many F1 fans the FIA already lost with their 2026 green electric dreams...

Judging by the sound of the Suzuka crowd... they loved it! I think the fans gained far outweighs the fans lost. But it's still early days.

[M5Rick]

..I feel better already

[Toad]

Originally Posted by Davil

Despite the strange new world of regs, that was a far more entertaining race than last year. Makes Suzuka finally interesting again, as it should be.

Absolutely, great stuff!