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[blueharvest]

Max Verstappen’s five-place grid penalty in Brazil GP is chance for Lando Norris

Red Bull’s F1 championship leader Max Verstappen will take a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, handing rival Lando Norris a big opportunity

www.theguardian.com

 

[Brutikus]

Piastri flies to "best seat in the house" for São Paulo Sprint - Auto Action

Oscar Piastri will start the São Paulo Sprint from the “best seat in the house” tomorrow after denying his championship-contending teammate Sprint Pole by 29 milliseconds in Brazil.

autoaction.com.au

 

[Christopher11]

Max Verstappen produced an excellent performance to win the Brazilian GP after starting P17. He is now 62 points ahead of Lando Norris in the WDC.

 

[king666]

Max Verstappen produced an excellent performance to win the Brazilian GP after starting P17. He is now 62 points ahead of Lando Norris in the WDC.

I was there and it was awesome. Legendary performance by Verstappen, the guy 100% deserves this WDC.

 

[DarkAlchemist]

It's a shame we have to wait until the end of the month for more.

 

[Christopher11]

It's a shame we have to wait until the end of the month for more.

They deserved a break after 3 back-to-back race weekends.

 

[blueharvest]

Lewis Hamilton unlikely to drive for Ferrari in F1 post-season testing

Mercedes have given no indication of an early release for the seven-time world champion, who has promotional commitments for the post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi

www.theguardian.com

 

[Christopher11]

 

[Iceman]

Max Verstappen produced an excellent performance to win the Brazilian GP after starting P17. He is now 62 points ahead of Lando Norris in the WDC.

I missed this but sounds like a great performance. Did any of the lead drivers have any issues?

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I missed this but sounds like a great performance. Did any of the lead drivers have any issues?

Nah. It was all weather and strategy.

 

[Iceman]

Nah. It was all weather and strategy.

Thanks for the info.

 

[blueharvest]

Toto Wolff: ‘There are times you just need to survive day by day mentally’

The Mercedes F1 team principal tells Donald McRae about his struggles with mental health, losing Lewis Hamilton to Ferrari and his frustration over accusations against his wife, Susie

www.theguardian.com

 

[Christopher11]

Congratulations to Max Verstappen for becoming a 4 time world champion. He finished P5 ahead of Lando Norris.

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[blueharvest]

Congratulations to Max Verstappen for becoming a 4 time world champion. He finished P5 ahead of Lando Norris.

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Yeah, congrats to Max Verstappen. He joins Schumacher, Hamilton, Fangio, Prost and Sebastian Vettel in the 4-Timers Club.

 

[king666]

Looks like the F1 grid will have 11 teams in 2026!

New Cadillac entry confirmed as 11th team in major F1 2026 shake-up

Formula 1 has confirmed the arrival of a new 11th team on the grid for 2026, with a Cadillac General Motors-backed entry entering the arena.

www.planetf1.com

 

[Iceman]

Looks like the F1 grid will have 11 teams in 2026!

New Cadillac entry confirmed as 11th team in major F1 2026 shake-up

Formula 1 has confirmed the arrival of a new 11th team on the grid for 2026, with a Cadillac General Motors-backed entry entering the arena.

www.planetf1.com

I guess they'll be near the back of the grid but it will be interesting to have a new team in there.

 

[king666]

I guess they'll be near the back of the grid but it will be interesting to have a new team in there.

Yeah, that's the most likely scenario. Though Andretti has apparently been working on their 2026 F1 car for a while now, and it seems like Cadillac is a continuation of that project. They'll likely use Andretti's existing projects and infrastructure for 2026. So you never know.

This whole story was a huge **** show, to be honest. Andretti wanted to get into F1 with the support of Cadillac/GM as the engine manufacturer. F1 then blocked Andretti's entry, hinting they'd be okay with Cadillac/GM joining instead of Andretti. This led to Michael Andretti (then CEO of Andretti) going to the US Congress, accusing F1 of antitrust. Greg Maffei (CEO of F1) told Michael that he'd do "everything in his power" to see that Michael never enters F1.

Well, Michael Andretti stepped down from his role as CEO of Andretti Global; Greg Maffei is leaving F1 at the end of 2024, and now Cadillac is joining the grid. Seems like there was some personal beef going on there.

Anyways, we'll have two much-needed extra spots on the grid, starting in 2026. This is great news.

 

[Iceman]

Yeah, that's the most likely scenario. Though Andretti has apparently been working on their 2026 F1 car for a while now, and it seems like Cadillac is a continuation of that project. They'll likely use Andretti's existing projects and infrastructure for 2026. So you never know.

This whole story was a huge **** show, to be honest. Andretti wanted to get into F1 with the support of Cadillac/GM as the engine manufacturer. F1 then blocked Andretti's entry, hinting they'd be okay with Cadillac/GM joining instead of Andretti. This led to Michael Andretti (then CEO of Andretti) going to the US Congress, accusing F1 of antitrust. Greg Maffei (CEO of F1) told Michael that he'd do "everything in his power" to see that Michael never enters F1.

Well, Michael Andretti stepped down from his role as CEO of Andretti Global; Greg Maffei is leaving F1 at the end of 2024, and now Cadillac is joining the grid. Seems like there was some personal beef going on there.

Anyways, we'll have two much-needed extra spots on the grid, starting in 2026. This is great news.

Thanks for the background story on that. I knew nothing about it. I hope this can add some excitement within the racing amongst teams not going for titles for fans.

 

[Christopher11]

McLaren on track to clinch the WCC tomorrow as Oscar and Lando secured P1 and P2 in the sprint race to extend the lead to 30 points.

 

[Christopher11]

WCC is still up for grab this weekend in Abu Dhabi with McLaren 21 points ahead of Ferrari going into the final race of the season.

 

[Christopher11]

It was good to see the championship fight went to the last race weekend. Can't wait for the 2025 season to begin which is likely to be an even more competitive season.

 

[Christopher11]

Liam Lawson has been confirmed by Red Bull as their second driver along with Max Verstappen for the next season.

 

[Iceman]

It was good to see the championship fight went to the last race weekend. Can't wait for the 2025 season to begin which is likely to be an even more competitive season.

Yep, feels like it could be the most interesting season in a while.

 

[Christopher11]

Yep, feels like it could be the most interesting season in a while.

With these rookies and a close competition expected among the top teams, 2025 would surely be an interesting season.