2026 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

[OverheatedTurbo]

Strong P6 and P7

[upsidedowntoast]

Strong P6 and P7

i s2g do not fkin jinx us

[Sbrillo88]

Please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship!

Why don’t you love f1?
Another year like 2014 is not acceptable

[nitrotech]

Please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship!

Why don’t you love f1?
Another year like 2014 is not acceptable

What was wrong with 2014? We had a great battle for championship till the last race. The "duel in desert" is still the famous piece of racing we remember. Yeah, we all missed the sound of screaming V8s.

[Sbrillo88]

Please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship!

Why don’t you love f1?
Another year like 2014 is not acceptable

What was wrong with 2014? We had a great battle for championship till the last race. The "duel in desert" is still the famous piece of racing we remember. Yeah, we all missed the sound of screaming V8s.

It’s not f1 if will not be at least two team that can win championships. It’s not very enjoyable watch a race when you know exactly what team will win. Yes, the passion for the sport will reamain but there will be less enjoyable moments.

[AR3-GP]

Still waiting to hear that Petronas fuel was approved.

[FittingMechanics]

Still waiting to hear that Petronas fuel was approved.

I thought this was reported a week ago? Didn't really pay attention to the details.

I find it unlikely that a major fuel manufacturer would not be approved.

[AR3-GP]

Still waiting to hear that Petronas fuel was approved.

I thought this was reported a week ago? Didn't really pay attention to the details.

I find it unlikely that a major fuel manufacturer would not be approved.

Sometimes things get messy and deadlines are missed. There's no magical fairy that makes problems disappear because the season starts. If there were, Aston wouldn't be struggling.

[venkyhere]

Still waiting to hear that Petronas fuel was approved.

I thought this was reported a week ago? Didn't really pay attention to the details.

I find it unlikely that a major fuel manufacturer would not be approved.

Sometimes things get messy and deadlines are missed. There's no magical fairy that makes problems disappear because the season starts. If there were, Aston wouldn't be struggling.

Yes, the magical fairy exists, lives in the pocket of the Wolffmeister.
Likes to video/photobomb all cameras on track. I am surprised the fairy hasn't tried to shake hands/take a selfie after police-waving the winning car to stop in the middle of turn1 after tha final lap.

[AR3-GP]

Fuel has been homologated.

Petronas has obtained the homologation of the sustainable fuel that will power the Mercedes power units. In extremis, the department of the Malaysian giant that deals with the Formula 1 program has received the necessary certification to be at the start of the 2026 world championship.

The transition was completed on the eve of the Melbourne weekend. The new approval process introduced for sustainable fuels is much more complex than the procedure defined for gasoline used until last season.

https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-il ... /10801873/

Only Aramco remains in question.

[FittingMechanics]

I guess the fears were unfounded? Magical fairy managed to homologate the fuel

[Matt2725]

Please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship, please be a spaceship!

Why don’t you love f1?
Another year like 2014 is not acceptable

Who cares about 2014? It was a much better season than 2023.

[SB15]

Still waiting to hear that Petronas fuel was approved.

Your Welcome!

[upsidedowntoast]

Cutting it close there. Can't decide whether this was an "oh my god that was close thank the lord" situation or "right on time, just as planned".

[SB15]

Cutting it close there. Can't decide whether this was an "oh my god that was close thank the lord" situation or "right on time, just as planned".

I'm going to go with B