F1 2026: Japanese GP - Suzuka (Mar 29)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Knowing Ben and the hopeless predicament he has put F1 in it's a fair guess he's emptied the saki from the room mini bar

Even sober , Ben is drunk .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

KitKat Gate official update!

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Odds are Nestle stole the load to get the free press!

Inside job do you think? Smells it to me.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by omgzirra_exe

the best thing bout F1, is not having to watch it for the next few weeks.

Oh yes, indeed

[G30M]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The cause of Bearman's 50G crash in the wall ?
Bearman's crash in my post # 218 => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=218

Bearman ran at high speed with a charged battery , but suddenly he got the much slower Franco Colapinto in front of him with an empty battery running 60 km/h slower than him (!)
The cause of Bearman's crash was an empty battery in front of him and the new 2026 FIA regulations !
Bearman was very lucky to walk out of the car ...

Bearman was going at 262kph when he took evasive manoeuvre and Colapinto at 170kph

Closing speed of 92kph

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by G30M

Bearman was going at 262kph when he took evasive manoeuvre and Colapinto at 170kph

Closing speed of 92kph

Yeah I know . That's what I said in my post # 294 => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=294

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by wizardofOz

Leave my boy Stroll and Checo alone

Ah sorry, one of my few joys in life is ripping on junior Stroll

Lance Stroll new Aston Martin car for Miami

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Ah sorry, one of my few joys in life is ripping on junior Stroll

Lance Stroll new Aston Martin car for Miami

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Yeah I can see it ...They threw the fat pig battery in the front wing for him.

[Killed by Death]

Taking in some A$&car

[TheBingoBalls]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Ferrari small turbo will haunt them until next season. They harvest too early on the straights.

PIA “was only” 2 seconds ahead of LEC and was nowhere near ANt at the finish and RUS couldn’t overtake LEC which we would expect given how dominant the Mercedes PU was the first 2 races.

This doesn’t ignore how capable the PU has been the first two weeks but at least in traffic, the W17 can be raced against. In open air, probably not seeing how ANT easily lost PIA.

[Straykiwi]

Originally Posted by Artemis

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This reminds me of the joke:

The pessimist says the glass is half empty
The optimist says the glass is half full
The engineer says the glass is 50% larger than needed

[Car-Addicted]

OK on a serious note.
Formula One Japan Qualifying 3. Notice that no one went faster on their last run? It's a battery thing. First high-discharge lithium-ion battery packs don't like heat and they don't like being charged without an appropriate discharge prior to the charge. So quick turnarounds are not likely to produce as much power. Now while I'm venting (pun intended) three battery units for the season is just stupid. Lithium-ion have a service life base on # cycles and charge history. In your Hybrid car (sorry if you own one of these) the cycles are deeper and generally have a resting period before charging. Repeated charge cycles will increase the IR (internal resistance) in the pack resulting on lower voltage output. Looks like Formula one is having 4 to 5 charge cycle on a track like Suzuka International. The batteries will also be further away from balance meaning that one cell may top off sooner than other cells. To the best of my knowledge there is no way to balance multi cell batteries like the 350kW/9 MJ used in Formula One as they will have a lot of cells. Note that Indy Car switched from LiPo to a supercapacitor to cure most of these issues.
This issue will get worse as the season extends. For a good primer on LiPo batteries and there care think about how Apple handles the charging of iPhone batteries and their recommendations for longer life.

[Straykiwi]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

OK on a serious note.
For a good primer on LiPo batteries and there care think about how Apple handles the charging of iPhone batteries and their recommendations for longer life.

The sooner all electronic devices get away from Lithium Ion battery technology the better. For those of you who can handle watching a half hour lecture on the inherent dangers there is an eye opening one here.

[M3WC]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Monaco can be a disaster with the FIA's electric ticking time bomb (!)

Imagine that Bearman accident in Monaco tunnel. Almost identical right hand corner and speed.

[NickyC]

In over thirty years of watching F1, this is by far the worst it’s ever been. I got through maybe 20 laps today and turned this trash off, what a joke. Glad it’s gone for a month now, won’t miss it. Apple TV sucks too, I’m on the trial period as my F1 subscription ended. I might not even pay the $100 and go do something else during the rest of the races. This crap is unwatchable.

Horrid!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Imagine that Bearman accident in Monaco tunnel. Almost identical right hand corner and speed.

That would be RIP (!)

[tracksidemanner]

Same thoughts I've had every race so far. Just when they had the field bunched up closer than ever (2022-2025 where we had all 20 cars for the first time ever qualifying within 1 second) they instantly have gone the other way where MB once again have a 1-2 second per lap pace advantage and there is little racing going on. So little that even a relatively inexperienced Ant (who is solid but might have been the least impressive rookie last year despite the best equipment) is literally making a very solid driver (probably the most impressive driver after Max in 2025) in Rus look downright bad. The racing itself, it outright trash now. Another reason the 2022-2025 regs got things close is because the driver actually was able to go all out and his ability meant more. Obviously, you need a good car, no one will deny that, but 2022-2025 it was probably 50/50 driver/car, and now, it is probably 10/90 driver/car. It's a shame they cater to an agenda of sustainability when F1 is anything but.
Seems Mclaren has found something with their car, and Ferrari (who have the best all around car) just cant perform as well. Today was case in point, despite the great car, Ham just isnt able to perform at a level where he is going to be able to beat 4 other drivers. He is damn lucky the Red Bull is very atrocious because it was atrocious, he would also be behind Max and Had.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by M3WC

Imagine that Bearman accident in Monaco tunnel. Almost identical right hand corner and speed.

hmm

they should remove the battery for Monaco! just let Fernando's grandmother drive the race

trapped in fire in the tunnel is not good

[Blindside_137]

We are what three races in? I think I tuned in a couple seconds the first two race weekends. I didnt watch anything this weekend.

From what I have read and heard drivers and fans say… what a nightmare this is right now for the sport.

Seeing the FIA come out with statements and whatnot on reviewing energy/battery use is pathetic. They should admit the mistake and fix this immediately before someone is killed.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by Artemis

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.

someone/something/somehow planted a bug in Russell's car. they discovered after the race when he pushed a particular button when shifting gears his car will start harvesting resulting him in getting passed repeatedly.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Blindside_137

We are what three races in? I think I tuned in a couple seconds the first two race weekends. I didnt watch anything this weekend.

From what I have read and heard drivers and fans say… what a nightmare this is right now for the sport.

Seeing the FIA come out with statements and whatnot on reviewing energy/battery use is pathetic. They should admit the mistake and fix this immediately before someone is killed.

Madness to continue with this FIA program, the warnings are ringing louder with Bearmans accident, Piastri's car going into a barrier with a mind of its own and it's destined to get worse.

[fs1977]

I think the new reg's attracts a whole new fanbase, those who want "a spectacle" of overtaking, no matter how artificial it is or looks. As a European I also feel it's meant to attract a lot more American fans where it's more custom to turn sportsevents in huge shows and entertainment with less consideration for the pure and actual sport and heritage of the sport. No offence intended obviously, it's just a difference in sportsculture.

I also think, FOM is trying to pressure the drivers to not speak negatively about the new rules, but some drivers just always speak their mind openly and fierce (Verstappen, Alonso), some do it a bit more nuanced and some just letting FOM censor them. For me it's clear, hearing the outspoken opinions and reading between the lines, the drivers are really having some issues with the 2026 cars and regulations and there's a lack of enjoyment driving these cars.

[G30M]