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2025 Formula One Season Thread

As an American I just wanna say I really enjoyed F1 without any American teams in it.

I'm not a haas fan by any stretch of the imagination and I can't foresee a time when I will be an Andretti/Cadillac fan either...

I do however like the idea of having 22 cars on the grid.
 
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pachyderm said:
As an American I just wanna say I really enjoyed F1 without any American teams in it.

I'm not a haas fan by any stretch of the imagination and I can't foresee a time when I will be an Andretti/Cadillac fan either...

I do however like the idea of having 22 cars on the grid.
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At least Cadillac will be a proper American team, Haas isn’t really American and much like the others who just operate with foreign branding/funding but are based in England. I think it’ll be interesting to see how they adapt and cope with the development race whilst thousands of miles away from the grid and local tests.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
At least Cadillac will be a proper American team, Haas isn’t really American and much like the others who just operate with foreign branding/funding but are based in England. I think it’ll be interesting to see how they adapt and cope with the development race whilst thousands of miles away from the grid and local tests.
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Hopefully much better than Michael did back in '93 .... bwah ha ha ha...
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
At least Cadillac will be a proper American team, Haas isn’t really American and much like the others who just operate with foreign branding/funding but are based in England. I think it’ll be interesting to see how they adapt and cope with the development race whilst thousands of miles away from the grid and local tests.
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I'm not sure about proper. I can't imagine Ferrari, Mercedes, or McLaren using Dealership Signage in their announcement. ;)
 
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Glideslope said:
I'm not sure about proper. I can't imagine Ferrari, Mercedes, or McLaren using Dealership Signage in their announcement. ;)
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It probably has nothing to do with it, but American dealers have played a major role in forming racing in the States. Less so these days, but historically dealers would make their own custom variants of performance cars that would end up being used in racing. A lot of racers also funded their careers by owning dealerships. It's a bit more of a grassroots past than the top-down tradition in Europe.
 
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headlessmike said:
It probably has nothing to do with it, but American dealers have played a major role in forming racing in the States. Less so these days, but historically dealers would make their own custom variants of performance cars that would end up being used in racing. A lot of racers also funded their careers by owning dealerships. It's a bit more of a grassroots past than the top-down tradition in Europe.
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That's a pretty substantial reach into the past though...... ;)
 
F1 TV launched a new premium tier for Apple TV and Roku devices that provides 4K HDR streams.

As an ATV owner, this is a no-brainer for me. If you are a current F1TV Pro subscriber, there is a 15% discount code available - "F1TVPremium2025"

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The award-winning F1 TV is getting bigger with the launch of F1 TV Premium, a new premier service that invites fans to take a step into the heart of the action.
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CWallace said:
F1 TV launched a new premium tier for Apple TV and Roku devices that provides 4K HDR streams.

As an ATV owner, this is a no-brainer for me. If you are a current F1TV Pro subscriber, there is a 15% discount code available - "F1TVPremium2025"

www.formula1.com

F1 TV launches new F1 TV Premium subscription tier

The award-winning F1 TV is getting bigger with the launch of F1 TV Premium, a new premier service that invites fans to take a step into the heart of the action.
www.formula1.com www.formula1.com
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Unfortunately its only delayed race coverage in the UK, due to Sky F1 blocking it being available here. The delayed package is a really good deal at £2.29 a month, but Channel 4 highlights are free and good enough for me. I only tend to watch the one live race a season which is Silverstone where I make an special effort. I remember many years ago before having kids and I was a real fan, I'd watch live with live timing on a laptop whilst my wife called me the saddest person on the planet lol. There is still the hooky firestick option, but in all honesty I just don't get the time on a Sunday to take 2-3 hours to watch races. Nice deal though for those who have the option.
 
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Some serious air management going on at McLaren. No wonder the Front Brakes were covered during testing………
 
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90 minutes to FP1.

Watching the Warm-Up and loving the 4K HDR treatment.
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wow

I'd say practice 1 times, with the exception of the HAAS cars, were somewhat misleading.

Practice 2 was more realistic.

Sorry Carlos... :{

Pleasant P2 surprise: Tsunoda and Hadjar in the top 10
 
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How long before Lawson is replaced ? lol

AUSTRALIA P3
181Oscar PiastriMcLaren Mercedes1:15.92116
263George RussellMercedes1:15.960+0.039s17
31Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT1:16.002+0.081s18
416Charles LeclercFerrari1:16.188+0.267s22
512Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:16.206+0.285s20
655Carlos SainzWilliams Mercedes1:16.252+0.331s23
723Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:16.258+0.337s21
844Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:16.378+0.457s21
922Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls Honda RBPT1:16.455+0.534s17
104Lando NorrisMcLaren Mercedes1:16.597+0.676s20
115Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber Ferrari1:16.707+0.786s18
1210Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault1:16.719+0.798s22
136Isack HadjarRacing Bulls Honda RBPT1:16.732+0.811s18
1418Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:16.948+1.027s22
157Jack DoohanAlpine Renault1:16.993+1.072s18
1627Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber Ferrari1:17.146+1.225s15
1714Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:17.270+1.349s22
1831Esteban OconHaas Ferrari1:17.373+1.452s18
1987Oliver BearmanHaas Ferrari2
2030Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT2


OOPS! I meant:

FORMULA 1 LOUIS VUITTON AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2025 - Practice 3​

 
Race weekend!

I feel like we are exactly where we finished 2024. McLaren fastest with a front row lock out. Max adding a couple of 10ths to where the RBR should be.
George and the Ferraris best of the rest.

Rain forecast for tomorrow. You’d expect Max to benefit from that. Possibly Lewis as well.

None of the rookies had a great day. Not sure how rain will suit them.
 
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If it's really wet I expect at least 3 will crash and 1 will have an unexpectedly high finish. But which of the 6 I couldn't guess.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Race weekend!

I feel like we are exactly where we finished 2024. McLaren fastest with a front row lock out. Max adding a couple of 10ths to where the RBR should be.
George and the Ferraris best of the rest.

Rain forecast for tomorrow. You’d expect Max to benefit from that. Possibly Lewis as well.

None of the rookies had a great day. Not sure how rain will suit them.
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Nice to see Williams display their hard work off season as well.
 
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Apple fanboy said:
Race weekend!

I feel like we are exactly where we finished 2024. McLaren fastest with a front row lock out. Max adding a couple of 10ths to where the RBR should be.
George and the Ferraris best of the rest.
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Qualifying:
14Lando NorrisMcLaren Mercedes1:15.9121:15.4151:15.09620
281Oscar PiastriMcLaren Mercedes1:16.0621:15.4681:15.18018
31Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT1:16.0181:15.5651:15.48117
463George RussellMercedes1:15.9711:15.7981:15.54621
522Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls Honda RBPT1:16.2251:16.0091:15.67018
623Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:16.2451:16.0171:15.73721
716Charles LeclercFerrari1:16.0291:15.8271:15.75520
844Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:16.2131:15.9191:15.97323
910Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault1:16.3281:16.1121:15.98021
1055Carlos SainzWilliams Mercedes1:16.3601:15.9311:16.06221
116Isack HadjarRacing Bulls Honda RBPT1:16.3541:16.17512
1214Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:16.2881:16.45313
1318Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:16.3691:16.48315
147Jack DoohanAlpine Renault1:16.3151:16.86315
155Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber Ferrari1:16.5161:17.52013
1612Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1:16.5259
1727Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber Ferrari1:16.5799
1830Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT1:17.0947
1931Esteban OconHaas Ferrari1:17.1479
NC87Oliver BearmanHaas FerrariDNS1
 
pachyderm said:
How long before Lawson is replaced ? lol
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He had a PSU issue on his initial out lap that parked him for the session, but then he totally stuffed up qualifying, so...

Still, better than Bearman who crashed in FP1 and FP3, causing him to miss FP2 and then had his gearbox pack up on his initial out lap in qualifying. So he is likely going nowhere tomorrow - both figuratively and literally.
 
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