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2025 Formula One Season Thread

Glideslope said:
Yuki to AMR as a reserve with Honda sponsorship. Lawson and Hadjar stay at Racing Bulls. A one year contract at Red Bull racing with Max? ;)
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I doubt either Max or Lewis would accept that. :p

AMR have already ruled out Yuki - they're going with Jak Crawford for 2026. I am sure Hadjar is going to get promoted to the second Red Bull Racing seat and I expect Yuki to be sent back to Racing Bulls to be a stalking horse for either Liam Lawson or Arvid Lindblad.

Speaking of Ferrari, I was listening to the new podcast with Damon Hill and Johnny Herbert hosted by The Race and Damon noted that after being dropped by Williams, Jean Todt offered him the second seat at Ferrari, however he would have had to be the #2 driver to Michael and he declined.
 
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Lewis recently said he had a 'long contract' with Ferrari which hints its longer than the currently signed 2 year contract. I think he would be mad to stay beyond 2026 and hopefully if he still wants to race into his mid 40's, he should be looking elsewhere. Not sure there is an awful lot of options that we know of, and maybe he'll call it a day.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Lewis recently said he had a 'long contract' with Ferrari which hints its longer than the currently signed 2 year contract. I think he would be mad to stay beyond 2026 and hopefully if he still wants to race into his mid 40's, he should be looking elsewhere. Not sure there is an awful lot of options that we know of, and maybe he'll call it a day.
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Gotta feel like a prison sentence right about now...
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Lewis recently said he had a 'long contract' with Ferrari which hints its longer than the currently signed 2 year contract. I think he would be mad to stay beyond 2026 and hopefully if he still wants to race into his mid 40's, he should be looking elsewhere. Not sure there is an awful lot of options that we know of, and maybe he'll call it a day.
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His contract is believed to be for 2025 and 2026 with an option for 2027 that he can exercise. I could also see the contract having a "Brand Ambassador" clause like Fernando Alonso is believed to have with Aston Martin when he stops driving for the F1 team.
 
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Williams running another stunning livery for Las Vegas.


Pirelli was considering bringing the C6 to Las Vegas before the summer break, but with the universal panning of the compound, Vegas will be C3-C5.

Pirelli has also noted that due to tire longevity concerns, no team will be allowed to run any tire more than 25 laps at Qatar, which will mean a mandatory two pit stops for the event. They will be bringing the hardest compounds, so expect C1-C3 (though there evidently there is an even harder C0 compound).
 
CWallace said:
Williams running another stunning livery for Las Vegas.


Pirelli was considering bringing the C6 to Las Vegas before the summer break, but with the universal panning of the compound, Vegas will be C3-C5.

Pirelli has also noted that due to tire longevity concerns, no team will be allowed to run any tire more than 25 laps at Qatar, which will mean a mandatory two pit stops for the event. They will be bringing the hardest compounds, so expect C1-C3 (though there evidently there is an even harder C0 compound).
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The trouble with a mandatory two stops is everyone is basically doing the same thing. Yes you can start on hards or softs, but it takes a lot of the options off the table.
 
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CWallace said:
Williams running another stunning livery for Las Vegas.


Pirelli was considering bringing the C6 to Las Vegas before the summer break, but with the universal panning of the compound, Vegas will be C3-C5.

Pirelli has also noted that due to tire longevity concerns, no team will be allowed to run any tire more than 25 laps at Qatar, which will mean a mandatory two pit stops for the event. They will be bringing the hardest compounds, so expect C1-C3 (though there evidently there is an even harder C0 compound).
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I like Sauber's Checkered Flag Livery for Vegas. Symbolizes the end in a way....
 
That is a nice livery.

Speaking of Sauber-Audi, they have concluded development for the 2026 powertrain and are now focusing on developing the 2027-2028 version. Sauber has had no visibility into the Ferrari powertrains they lease due to IP reasons so Audi is effectively starting fresh in terms of chassis packaging and integration.

My interpretation of this is that Audi is not considering the 2026 powertrain "done and dusted" and I expect they will be tweaking it over the season at least in terms of reliability and efficiency if not for power, as there is no "engine freeze" like now. But it does seem that Audi is going to use 2026 as an opportunity to come to an understanding of how their powertrain integrates into the chassis and such and then roll that data into the development of the 2027/2028 powertrains with which they will then start their true campaign as an F1 factory team.

www.thedrive.com

2026 Audi F1 Powertrain Development Already Stopped, 'Now Focused on 2027 and 2028'

Audi's new F1 powertrain hasn't turned a single lap around a track, but over 400 engineers are already hard at work trying to improve it for future seasons.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com
 
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My top 5 predictions for the Las Vegas GP:

1. VER
2. LEC
3. PIA
4. RUS
5. NOR

If this happens, it will certainly make the WDC fight even more interesting.
 
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pachyderm said:
So Piastri's title fight is effectively over...
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Not getting any time to do a qualifying run under qualifying conditions could hurt him.


Glideslope said:
Top prediction for Vegas: Will they finally learn how to secure manholes?

Not a chance.
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On the one hand, you have to ask "how hard can it be?", but on the other, the amount of "suction" the cars must be generating down the straights has to be crazy.
 
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FP1

Pos.No.DriverTeamTime / GapLaps
116Charles LeclercFerrari1:34.80229
223Alexander AlbonWilliams+0.166s23
322Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing+0.269s27
41Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing+0.307s24
555Carlos SainzWilliams+0.377s31
64Lando NorrisMcLaren+0.456s25
76Isack HadjarRacing Bulls+0.497s30
881Oscar PiastriMcLaren+0.648s27
963George RussellMercedes+0.732s25
1012Kimi AntonelliMercedes+0.736s30
1144Lewis HamiltonFerrari+0.759s26
1210Pierre GaslyAlpine+0.787s26
1330Liam LawsonRacing Bulls+0.907s28
1414Fernando AlonsoAston Martin+0.944s23
1518Lance StrollAston Martin+1.092s25
1687Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team+1.188s28
1731Esteban OconHaas F1 Team+1.321s30
1827Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber+1.368s25
195Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber+1.596s25
2043Franco ColapintoAlpine+1.956s28

FP2

Pos.No.DriverTeamTime / GapLaps
14Lando NorrisMcLaren1:33.60213
212Kimi AntonelliMercedes+0.029s18
316Charles LeclercFerrari+0.161s16
427Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber+0.277s14
56Isack HadjarRacing Bulls+0.291s16
630Liam LawsonRacing Bulls+0.299s16
763George RussellMercedes+0.435s18
823Alexander AlbonWilliams+0.465s17
91Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing+0.503s16
1044Lewis HamiltonFerrari+0.525s17
1118Lance StrollAston Martin+0.589s15
1210Pierre GaslyAlpine+0.771s18
1355Carlos SainzWilliams+0.833s16
1481Oscar PiastriMcLaren+0.891s12
1522Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing+1.090s16
1643Franco ColapintoAlpine+1.222s18
1787Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team+1.384s17
1814Fernando AlonsoAston Martin+1.410s14
1931Esteban OconHaas F1 Team+1.626s18
205Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber+1.897s15
 
CWallace said:
Not getting any time to do a qualifying run under qualifying conditions could hurt him.




On the one hand, you have to ask "how hard can it be?", but on the other, the amount of "suction" the cars must be generating down the straights has to be crazy.
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Well, my response having been to Vegas (not the race) would be they simply do a poor job. COTA is the only proper venue in the US as far as I'm concerned.
 
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