The Official F1 2026 silly season *contains speculation*
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Supersam83 said:
What happened to Jack Doohan...
Somehow, he pissed Flavio off.Not sure how, because Franco doesn't seem to be much, if anything, of an improvement.
But Franco carries $$$$$ in sponsorship (which should be less of a consideration nowadays) and that may have saved him.
The Renault/Alpine team has always been run differently to the other manufacturer teams......I still expect it to be sold sooner or later.
Teppic said:
Shocked, has to be the worst driver on the grid.Renault see the bigger picture. They would like to sell a lot of cars across south america. Even if every aussie had a renault that would only be about 12013 cars or something lol.
So collapinto's in. Tbh Doohan was only probably in the car as a favour to his dad from misunderstood hate figure Briatori who was probably being nice.
So collapinto's in. Tbh Doohan was only probably in the car as a favour to his dad from misunderstood hate figure Briatori who was probably being nice.
Supersam83 said:
Teppic said:
What happened to Jack Doohan...ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Teppic said:
Shocked, has to be the worst driver on the grid.Supersam83 said:
Teppic said:
What happened to Jack Doohan...Colapinto has been lacklustre at best.
ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Teppic said:
Shocked, has to be the worst driver on the grid.Likes Fast Cars said:
ThingsBehindTheSun said:
Teppic said:
Shocked, has to be the worst driver on the grid.I do feel sorry for Doohan, he in no way had a fair go at it. Although my hunch is that he is a bit of a Jolyon Palmer type driver and would have ended up being booted one way or the other.
But that's just speculation, he never got to prove it one way or the other.
Max isn't expecting to keep no 1 on the car, so he wants to change his 33 to 3. Officially he can't have 3 yet because it was Riccardo's number, but him and Red Bull are talking to the FIA about it.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
ajprice said:
Max isn't expecting to keep no 1 on the car, so he wants to change his 33 to 3. Officially he can't have 3 yet because it was Riccardo's number, but him and Red Bull are talking to the FIA about it.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
Max Verstappen said:
Asked whether #3 would be the preferred option if allowed, the world champion joked: “I actually wanted #69, but my dad said ‘that’s not a good idea’. But that number always looks the same, no matter how you look at the car!
“#69 would be very good for the photos and marketing, and for the caps as well. It doesn’t matter how you wear them, it always stays #69. In that respect it would be a good marketing tool.
“I also like #27, but Nico already has that. I think #2 and #7 look really nice together in terms of shape. So #3 is my favourite number, but there are several numbers I find cool.”
So his favourite number is #3 but he wants #69 or #27.“#69 would be very good for the photos and marketing, and for the caps as well. It doesn’t matter how you wear them, it always stays #69. In that respect it would be a good marketing tool.
“I also like #27, but Nico already has that. I think #2 and #7 look really nice together in terms of shape. So #3 is my favourite number, but there are several numbers I find cool.”
Supersam83 said:
ajprice said:
Max isn't expecting to keep no 1 on the car, so he wants to change his 33 to 3. Officially he can't have 3 yet because it was Riccardo's number, but him and Red Bull are talking to the FIA about it.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
Max Verstappen said:
Asked whether #3 would be the preferred option if allowed, the world champion joked: I actually wanted #69, but my dad said that s not a good idea . But that number always looks the same, no matter how you look at the car!
#69 would be very good for the photos and marketing, and for the caps as well. It doesn t matter how you wear them, it always stays #69. In that respect it would be a good marketing tool.
I also like #27, but Nico already has that. I think #2 and #7 look really nice together in terms of shape. So #3 is my favourite number, but there are several numbers I find cool.
So his favourite number is #3 but he wants #69 or #27.#69 would be very good for the photos and marketing, and for the caps as well. It doesn t matter how you wear them, it always stays #69. In that respect it would be a good marketing tool.
I also like #27, but Nico already has that. I think #2 and #7 look really nice together in terms of shape. So #3 is my favourite number, but there are several numbers I find cool.
Is he expecting to flip the car a lot next season
alisdairm said:
88 has a white supremacist connection.
Regrettably 12, 13, 14, 18, 28, 38, 43, and 83 also appear to be tainted. Looks like we've got two Aston Martin drivers down for white supremacy, and Antonelli is in with the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, albeit clearly lower ranking as he was only rewarded with fastest lap at Austin.ajprice said:
Max isn't expecting to keep no 1 on the car, so he wants to change his 33 to 3. Officially he can't have 3 yet because it was Riccardo's number, but him and Red Bull are talking to the FIA about it.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
Number 3 was traditionally used by the Tyrrell F1 team.https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/verstappen-may-o...
The Tyrrell F1 team morphed into the British American Racing (BAR) team, which was then sold to become the Honda team. After Honda's withdrawal, the team was bought by Ross Brawn to become Brawn GP, and was later sold to Mercedes.
Max is going to Mercedes.
732NM said:
Number 3 was traditionally used by the Tyrrell F1 team.
The Tyrrell F1 team morphed into the British American Racing (BAR) team, which was then sold to become the Honda team. After Honda's withdrawal, the team was bought by Ross Brawn to become Brawn GP, and was later sold to Mercedes.
Max is going to Mercedes.
The Tyrrell F1 team morphed into the British American Racing (BAR) team, which was then sold to become the Honda team. After Honda's withdrawal, the team was bought by Ross Brawn to become Brawn GP, and was later sold to Mercedes.
Max is going to Mercedes.
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