[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

McLaren Andrea Stella

Got that right Stella.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Charlie nailed Norris at the restart (!)

Anything to deny the papaya points that MAX needs.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX onboard
Driving the perfect lines with scalpel sharp precision . Zero mistakes (!)

It's as if MAX has the tyre cooling trick

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

It's as if MAX has the tyre cooling trick

Who knows but let us hope so ...

But I rather think , the RB21 car balance has improved remarkably by the new upgraded floor that's why the tires last longer.
MAX pushed 40 laps with hards .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Who knows but let us hope so ...

But I rather think , the RB21 car balance has improved remarkably by the new upgraded floor that's why the tires last longer.
MAX pushed 40 laps with hards .

Somethings have changed big for MAX to get back to backs and Singapore is looking good to me also. Just strange how the Larens have fallen apart as if their drivers have lost momentum and affecting the pit crew also.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Straykiwi

LEC has only one person to blame and it ain't Lawson.

Ouch

But I'd also add in the entire Ferrari team

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Somethings have changed big for MAX to get back to backs and Singapore is looking good to me also. Just strange how the Larens have fallen apart as if their drivers have lost momentum and affecting the pit crew also.

Pressure and fear (!)

[///M Power-Belgium]

2.14

[M5Rick]

Yes it's that man in the loft again not happy with Lando

[Davil]

Originally Posted by fs1977

A bit more than just unlucky in my opinion. Obvious driver error. Especially the brake lock-up that put him in the wall. But agreed, Piastri is a great driver. One of the better ones on the grid.

I’m sure everyone here has had a day where they honestly should have just stayed in bed. That was Oscar. Maybe even both days. There was a glitch in the matrix.

I think he’ll be back big time in Singapore.

Max has never won in Singapore. Also seems to be a voodoo track for him. Having said that I wouldn’t totally count him out!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

2.14

Back to the future with MAX and RBR so could be 2023 again. McLaren have been hit for six so Game On !

[///M Power-Belgium]

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

New sponsor Carlyle
https://www.carlyle.com/news-media/o...ng-partnership

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

New sponsor Carlyle
https://www.carlyle.com/news-media/o...ng-partnership

The 2025 Baku trophy

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

The 2025 Baku trophy

Beats those porcelain ones where they break even holding them.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Beats those porcelain ones where they break even holding them.

Breaking (!)

MAX will participate on Saturday 27 September during the Barbarossa-Preis, a 4 hour race on the Nordschleife.
Less than a week after his victory at Baku, the 4-time F1 World Champion is back behind the wheel (!)
But this time with his Ferrari 296 GT3 in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Series.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Breaking (!)

MAX will participate on Saturday 27 September during the Barbarossa-Preis, a 4 hour race on the Nordschleife.
Less than a week after his victory at Baku, the 4-time F1 World Champion is back behind the wheel (!)
But this time with his Ferrari 296 GT3 in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Series.

He has his upgraded GT3 permit so he can really blitz the 'Ring now in that rear engined 296. I pity the other contestants

[M5Rick]

# 301 ..Horner won't be seing that anymore with his oil money pay off. Why did they give him so much, should have just paid him how much Fiona got and get security to kick the greedy barsteward out

[GuidoK]

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

New sponsor Carlyle

I really like Romain Grosjean - aka. "The Phoenix of the Fire" (!)

Welcome back Romain

[GuidoK]

Apparently the FIA is gonna raise the budgetcap in 2026 from $135million to $215million.

https://racingnews365.com/fia-reveal...ost-cap-change

I wonder how much Cadillac F1 has to do with this.
Cadillac has been recruiting lots and lots of personel from other teams.
They can do that because this year they already have a budget cap of $135 million, but because they don't participate this year, they don't have the usual running costs that it takes to make cars and travel around the world 3 times, which usually is about $60 million.
So they can spend that $60 million on sign bonusses etc for new personel.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I really like Romain Grosjean - aka. "The Phoenix of the Fire" (!)

Welcome back Romain

Look forward to seing RG back in F1 if he is coming back.