Formula 1 Discussion - And favourite driver?

[The Penultimate Warrior]

Behold the Haas
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That's actually really nice. Is the matt paint and black carbon fibre era finally coming to an end?

 

[Mikoyan]

That's actually really nice. Is the matt paint and black carbon fibre era finally coming to an end?

It's rules believe it or not: 55%+ of the car must be painted/stickered in 26.

 

[The Penultimate Warrior]

It's rules believe it or not: 55%+ of the car must be painted/stickered in 26.

If I were in charge the first thing I'd mandate is all visible bodywork must be painted or wrapped. The Audi actually looks quite nice as well, at this rate we'll have to wait for the Alpine launch for an actual bad livery

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Racing Bulls

Audi

 

[Lapsus of the bepsus]

If I were in charge the first thing I'd mandate is all visible bodywork must be painted or wrapped. The Audi actually looks quite nice as well, at this rate we'll have to wait for the Alpine launch for an actual bad livery

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Audi

fuck so which one is it? i absolutely love the top pic but the bottom pic looks like a puked out half digested rendition of the same thing and now i dont know how i feel about it

 

[skunt]

i generally avoid f1 talk during the break but god damn if that audi isn't absolutely gorgeous. can't wait to see it on the grid.

 

[The Penultimate Warrior]

fuck so which one is it? i absolutely love the top pic but the bottom pic looks like a puked out half digested rendition of the same thing and now i dont know how i feel about it

I think that's just the lighting which is hiding the bright red/orange

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Behold the Mercedes

Osama


Williams seems to not make the test next week due to major chassis issues

One more shot of the Audi

 

[Pee Cola]

Of the all the 2026 liveries thus far, the Audi is my favourite. The colours remind me of their '90s touring car livery. The oversized Audi logo across the side is ridiculous but I thought it looked cool at the time, and it translated especially well into vidya (TOCA 2 for the PS1 is still one of my favourite racing games ever).

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Of the all the 2026 liveries thus far, the Audi is my favourite. The colours remind me of their '90s touring car livery. The oversized Audi logo across the side is ridiculous but I thought it looked cool at the time.

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standard Audi move

 

[The Grognard]

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standard Audi move

I prefer the white and yellow when Audi was in Group B.

 

[Let it burn to fuckin ash]

Wheelbase on these cars is finally noticeably shorter! Piquing my interest again finally after the years of regulation induced commercial transport van faggotry.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Wheelbase on these cars is finally noticeably shorter! Piquing my interest again finally after the years of regulation induced commercial transport van faggotry.

Behold wheelbases

Bonus: Osama bin Russell & Talibantonelli in the new Mercedes

 

[skunt]

Behold wheelbases

have you any comparison pictures for the front too? if i remember right they should also be thinner too, or was i dreaming?
that merc looks great, always looked great in black.

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

have you any comparison pictures for the front too? if i remember right they should also be thinner too, or was i dreaming?

Mostly caused by thinner front wing and wider tires

Also behold the Ferrari



And behold how the Mercedes, viewed from top, looks like a silver arrow

 

[Balr0g]

Allegedly during the shakedown the Ferrari stopped on track. Very promising start

And whenever I see a Ferrari with white I think of this



and that year was not exactly good

 

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during the shakedown the Ferrari

A look at active aero

Interesting, so the lack of anti-aliasing on the fin is actually real

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

And video evidence of the Ferrari having stopped on track lol

Although allegedly it's about saving mileage (limited amount of km they can run today) and not because of a technical problem

 

[XL xQgg?QcQCaTYDMjqoDnYpG]

Hornyman looking to be back on the paddock, likely announced soon

Just in time for the Alpine reveal


Plus, it's becoming increasingly likely that Williams will miss their Barcelona test

 

[El Chacal De La Trompeta]

also i heard mclaren will also miss day one of the tests?