Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli had a perfect race from pole position and was in control from start to finish to secure his first victory in Formula One. The 19 year-old was followed by George Russell who battled off the Ferraris of which Hamilton emerged on top to complete the podium.
Lol indycaaar?Artur Craft wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 14:41There is no point debating with those people. Their mindset is completely different than ours. The best thing you do is just skip F1 and watch Indycar instead which is the real racing we´re looking for. Arlington GP last weekend was amazing, despite being a crappy street track
Agreed.fourmula1 wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 16:03I just don't understand why state of charge and skill are mutually exclusive in your view. I race in a power to weight class and I run low power, low weight, wide tire, big aero. I am up against cars weighing 600lbs more than me and 80hp more with a flat power curve (big v8 vs. my small straight 6). If I am fighting a driver/car that does the same lap time as me he can fly by me for free on the straights and I have to catch up and pass/gap in the corners. I guess I could say his driving doesn't take skill but I know that's not the case. We are making lap time in different ways and are racing each other.the EDGE wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 11:04Totally disagree.FittingMechanics wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 10:56
If we had smaller gaps the racing would be really great. Even right now the racing is pretty good, especially in earlier parts of the races. I'm hoping that the teams close the gap before the aero development makes following close too hard.
Racing today is far worst than when DRS was at its worst. Formula One should be about skill, no state of charge
I think these cars are very lively and quick. The lighter weight, smaller platform, instant punch of electric power makes them look quick and loose. These drivers are pushing as hard as they can (tire limited!!!!) to beat the other driver. They get a free over take via battery but they know they have to try to see if they can hold that spot on the next lap when the other driver will have more power. That actually makes for more racing. It's not perfect but I have surprisingly enjoyed it so far. I hope they improve the tires and performance converges.
That said I do not love the deceleration on straights, it is definitely a little lame, particularly in qualy.
F1 2026...........DDopey wrote: ↑21 Mar 2026, 10:51“ deceleration on the straights might be a necessary evil as the flip side” . It is not a flip side, it is a complete redefinition of racing. It has nothing to do with race car driving as it was. Call it Straight line boost competition or whatever, but don’t call it car racing. The skill set necessary, the thing that I as a fan found enjoyable ( daring corner taking, on the edge of what is possible, and doing that consistently ), are not there anymore. If you like this new thing , fine, but don’t act like it is the same thing.
Disagree with that statement.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑20 Mar 2026, 19:40Agreed.fourmula1 wrote: ↑17 Mar 2026, 16:03I just don't understand why state of charge and skill are mutually exclusive in your view. I race in a power to weight class and I run low power, low weight, wide tire, big aero. I am up against cars weighing 600lbs more than me and 80hp more with a flat power curve (big v8 vs. my small straight 6). If I am fighting a driver/car that does the same lap time as me he can fly by me for free on the straights and I have to catch up and pass/gap in the corners. I guess I could say his driving doesn't take skill but I know that's not the case. We are making lap time in different ways and are racing each other.
I think these cars are very lively and quick. The lighter weight, smaller platform, instant punch of electric power makes them look quick and loose. These drivers are pushing as hard as they can (tire limited!!!!) to beat the other driver. They get a free over take via battery but they know they have to try to see if they can hold that spot on the next lap when the other driver will have more power. That actually makes for more racing. It's not perfect but I have surprisingly enjoyed it so far. I hope they improve the tires and performance converges.
That said I do not love the deceleration on straights, it is definitely a little lame, particularly in qualy.
You know what? Come to think of it, the deceleration on the straights might be a mecessary evil as the flip side to having extra energy for boost and overtakes. Like to have an excess in one part of life you have to sacrifice another.
Say if the cars had enough charge to do the full straights, then it stands that the dending driver in the following turns will also have a comfortable and an excessive amount of charge to defend thus defeating the imbalance that FIA set out to create. It's like expecting summer without winter. You need a tilt in the Earth's axis to get them both.
