Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM.....

[swogerino]

Leave it to my dumb mind, today was a sad day for my wife, so to make her happy I looked at tickets to go see a show in the future, sure wouldn't make her happy right now, but it would be a good time spent to see whats out there, and I bought a ticket to exact date of the next race. Totally forgot about the race. And this one is super important because we have seen how amazing Red Bull is, but would they have any issues? Plus what about the whole ferrari, aston martin, Mercedes duel, I agree that it doesn't look much like a duel right now, but on second race everything could change drastically too.

I don't think the span time of 2 weeks can make any team to change drastically but for sure we can see if they are on the right road to improvement of their cars.Aston Martin should start from a good basis like should be the case for Ferrari also as they don't need to undertake radical changes to their cars and they can move in step by step.For Mercedes is a complete story,they need to think outside the box immediately to start applying radical changes,as Hamilton said together with Wolf that we have a lot to work on and we must start immediately.

Redbull so far are racing in another competition,against each other as from the first race we saw so far they have no rivals and most likely that would be the case even in the upcoming race.

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[Zackgeno96]

What total dominance from Verstappen this weekend. Very impressive how much impression he has made again, but are we waiting for that as a Formula 1 fan? everyone likes it much more if other drivers also start winning races and that the differences become smaller at the top of the standings. It is very early to draw conclusions, but if RedBull does not experience any technical problems, I think that the world title will become a prey for Verstappen. In any case, Mercedes was already a lot better in this race than in the whole of last season. I think Hamilton can still win a race here and there.

[FanEagle]

I wonder what's going on with Vettel rn...  Lol.  He's prolly giving his wife a hard time for giving him hints that he should retire from F1 as Aston Martin doesn't look like a team who could put him on podiums.    Just one more season and he would've reaped the profits of his labor with the team.

I also thought about Vettel while watching race and that would be interesting to see him in current Aston Martin together with Alsonso. But last season it looked like he lost interest in F1 and probably even very competetive car would bring it back.

@tokeweed it seems that each and every Vettel fan is agreeing with you, but sadly he didn’t stick around otherwise I too believe that this podium spot belonged to him. Lastly I feel that his failure while driving for Ferrari had crushed his confidence, and post that he never really recovered even after moving on from them.

One thing I would miss about that is the fact that Lance Stroll would keep his job no matter what, which means that Alonso wouldn't be in Aston Martin if Vettel stayed, and who knows maybe he wouldn't even find a team. So there is a chance that we either see Vettel or Alonso, and missing any of them is a bad feeling.

A greater one would be both of them with this car on the same team, now that would be a season to watch of course but it would be impossible, Stroll literally got back after he broke his hands and had pins in his arm, dude really wants to race. All in all I am suspecting that Vettel made his peace when leaving, and he must feel happy and not regretting the decision.

[retreat]

What total dominance from Verstappen this weekend. Very impressive how much impression he has made again, but are we waiting for that as a Formula 1 fan? everyone likes it much more if other drivers also start winning races and that the differences become smaller at the top of the standings. It is very early to draw conclusions, but if RedBull does not experience any technical problems, I think that the world title will become a prey for Verstappen. In any case, Mercedes was already a lot better in this race than in the whole of last season. I think Hamilton can still win a race here and there.

From the last races we can see that Verstappen and Red Bull have improved in terms of performance and are already competing at a different level compared to the other drivers and teams. I think that if Red Bull's performance is maintained and even improved, it will not be impossible for Verstappen and Red Bull to become world champions. But that doesn't mean other drivers and teams can't compete with Red Bull, the most obvious example is how Alonso and Aston Martin managed to improve their performance and managed to get on the podium. So you could say that if Red Bull went a little wrong with their car it could be a nightmare for them.

[swogerino]

What total dominance from Verstappen this weekend. Very impressive how much impression he has made again, but are we waiting for that as a Formula 1 fan? everyone likes it much more if other drivers also start winning races and that the differences become smaller at the top of the standings. It is very early to draw conclusions, but if RedBull does not experience any technical problems, I think that the world title will become a prey for Verstappen. In any case, Mercedes was already a lot better in this race than in the whole of last season. I think Hamilton can still win a race here and there.

From the last races we can see that Verstappen and Red Bull have improved in terms of performance and are already competing at a different level compared to the other drivers and teams. I think that if Red Bull's performance is maintained and even improved, it will not be impossible for Verstappen and Red Bull to become world champions. But that doesn't mean other drivers and teams can't compete with Red Bull, the most obvious example is how Alonso and Aston Martin managed to improve their performance and managed to get on the podium. So you could say that if Red Bull went a little wrong with their car it could be a nightmare for them.

There is nothing wrong with Redbull and I doubt there will be anything wrong coming into next races.The reason for that is simple,they have for my personal opinion the best aerodynamics engineer Adrian Newey and he has won many world championships with different teams including with McLaren in 2008 if I remember correctly.

He was the genius behind the winning car of last couple of years and he is again the genius of creating such a performing car like Redbull is.Unless other teams step up their game in a big way to get a name near the intelligence of this person they cannot overthrow Redbull at all and will not be winning any Championship,which can be bad for us as fans who want to see a lot of action and competition between teams.

[Davian144]

New news about the Mooney VR46 Team. They are currently opening up the opportunity to join Yamaha. This is also because Yamaha only had one team as RNF moved to Aprilia. Even though the Mooney VR46 Team still has a contract with Ducati this season, of course they open up that opportunity so that Yamaha can prepare for next season. The Mooney VR46 Team provided conditions for Yamaha for them to be given a good bike. Of course it is still next year if it is realized. If that happens then they could reduce the dominance of the Ducati, it will make the race more interesting.

This news was indeed circulated in several media at the end of last month, but it is still speculation for now because the manager of the Mooney VR46 racing team must also see how the condition of the Yamaha motorbike is this season before making a decision to move there. Apart from that, the Mooney VR46 Racing team as a whole is also making a better focus this season in order to get satisfying achievements with the Ducati motorbike.

So this is still a question mark at this point so I'm personally just waiting for the launch of the motorbike Livery for each team like two days ago where the LCR Honda team also launched their motorbike Livery for this season.

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Redbull confirmed that in 2026 with the new era of the Formula 1.

They will not use the Ford engines coming, but they will build they own engine (from Honda structures)

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Next week we will race again in Saudi Arabia. Yet those drivers have a pretty good life, earn a lot of money and enjoy racing in the most beautiful cities in the world with always nice weather. You have a lot of pressure and you can't walk down the street quietly anywhere. The same, really, as what top professional football players experience every day. Verstappen is of course the favorite again next week, but that will also be the case at all circuits for the rest of the year. I think the title fight will soon be decided, I don't see who Verstappen can offer competition. Or it must be a mechanical problem at Red Bull. If all engines of all teams remain in order, Verstappen may win 85% of all races this season. Last year he also won a lot. An achievement/record that may never be matched again.

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Next week we will race again in Saudi Arabia.

That can be a good track for Ferrari this year since they have an incredible top speed but that is not the problem.
Teams can compete with Red Bull in a single lap, but they seem to be unbeatable during the race with the minor force they use on the tires.

Sad to say but they seem to be 1 second ahead of others teams so far.

[Koal-84]

I'm already looking forward to the next Formula 1 race and whether Alonso and Aston Martin can keep up the performance and fight for the podium with Ferrari. It looks like RedBull is very dominant and no other car is as strong.

I'm also looking forward to the start of MotoGP, but I expect Ducati to be very dominant this year, just like RedBull in Formula 1.

[Zackgeno96]

500 pages have been written on this subject, which seems to me to be a nice milestone. And next week the next race will resume. But last year at the beginning of the calendar, Leclerc managed to win a few races and the bookmakers were not quite sure who would become champion. But at one point Verstappen won 4 races in a row and Leclerc dropped out 3 times. Then you have created a gap that cannot be bridged. The success for Ferrari this season lies in whether the car is stable enough or not, a lot will depend on that this season. Verstappen is the favorite anyway, but Ferrari must be able to compete for the world championship with Red Bull until sometime before the end of the season.

[CLS63]

This season just looks like there will be another Red Bull domination for now. Even if Leclerc was able to finish the race it wouldn't change anything for Verstappen. Because Verstappen was constantly opening the gap with him. Even his teammate wasn't able to keep up with him. By the way, I have heard that Perez thinks he can fight with Verstappen for the championship this season. But it doesn't seem realistic to me for now.

Alonso seems very promising for this season. It is all up to Aston Martin's being consistent or not of course. If Alonso struggles with issues in his car then this season would turn into a disaster very quickly. But in a normal situation Alonso can have a really good success at the end of the season. Being champion is too difficult of course.

[coinlocket$]

I'm already looking forward to the next Formula 1 race and whether Alonso and Aston Martin can keep up the performance and fight for the podium with Ferrari. It looks like RedBull is very dominant and no other car is as strong.

I'm also looking forward to the start of MotoGP, but I expect Ducati to be very dominant this year, just like RedBull in Formula 1.

In the next race, I think Ferrari will do the pole position quite easily but in the race, RBR will dominate again.

The have so low degradation on the tires, there is no competition so far.

[dothebeats]

I'm already looking forward to the next Formula 1 race and whether Alonso and Aston Martin can keep up the performance and fight for the podium with Ferrari. It looks like RedBull is very dominant and no other car is as strong.

I'm also looking forward to the start of MotoGP, but I expect Ducati to be very dominant this year, just like RedBull in Formula 1.

At this point, Red Bull should just compete at the league of its own, breaking its previous lap records one after another The 2nd and 3rd position of this season is what's really exciting for me, and I have no doubt that Red Bull will always dominate this season consistently given how beast of a car they just have made. But yeah, the real battle is between Aston Martin and Ferrari now, and I guess a lot of people here will agree with me that it's boring to watch F1 races knowing who's going to be the champion, so we have to create a little bubble of entertainment for ourselves.

[retreat]

Redbull confirmed that in 2026 with the new era of the Formula 1.

They will not use the Ford engines coming, but they will build they own engine (from Honda structures)

Can you include a clear source? because from this article (https://the-race.com/formula-1/where-red-bulls-ford-deal-leaves-honda-for-f1-2026/) says that Red Bull is working with Ford 2026 in building their engines and Honda which is a partner of Red Bull previously interested in entering F1 under its own name.

[FanEagle]

Ferrari once again having all kinds of troubles. It seems that Ferrari CEO is trying to get the TP. As it seems CEO Vigna wants to limit Vasseur as much as possible fearing another Binotto situation could happen, this is why he wants to just keep him focused on racing part of it and not the building the car process, which is unusual and will hurt the team without a doubt.

There are some people who are close to resigning over this meddling of company into the formula team. You do not have the car company and the CEO of it, get involved with the formula 1 racing company, that is not acceptable and most of the time it will hurt their chances a lot.

[Koal-84]

In the next race, I think Ferrari will do the pole position quite easily but in the race, RBR will dominate again.

The have so low degradation on the tires, there is no competition so far.

Why do you think Ferrari can take pole position? I have my bets on Perez for pole position this time and I think he can get it. He was also very strong in Saudi Arabia last year, but the race will probably be won by Verstappen again without a defect.

Exactly Ferrari has a tyre problem and that's a big problem, maybe the third grid position will be Alsonso again?

[tokeweed]

I'm already looking forward to the next Formula 1 race and whether Alonso and Aston Martin can keep up the performance and fight for the podium with Ferrari. It looks like RedBull is very dominant and no other car is as strong.

I'm also looking forward to the start of MotoGP, but I expect Ducati to be very dominant this year, just like RedBull in Formula 1.

In the next race, I think Ferrari will do the pole position quite easily but in the race, RBR will dominate again.

The have so low degradation on the tires, there is no competition so far.

Kinda like how it was last year?  It could happen but dunno...  The new cars seem to have everything in order except for a couple of adjustments in the upper midtable, like Aston Martin getting replaced by Mercedes by the time the GP's go to Europe?

I feel like Mercedes' engineering team are too good to be beaten by the likes of Aston Martin.  But it's a good start and it's good to see imho.  The team I want to see rise on the grid is Williams.

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[Luzin]

Less than two weeks of MotoGP racing will start in Portugal. The Algarve International Circuit will be the proving ground of MotoGP's final pre-season session in the same circuit. The last Pre-season result showed Bagnaia was still very dominant, followed by Zarco and Quartararo. This result may not be a reference in the first series. But it seems that I feel confident that Ducati will remain the favourite. This is due to the news that Honda and Yamaha engine development is not optimal for this season.

Source: https://www.motogp.com/en/test-results

[Koal-84]

I don't know what to make of it, but Yamaha are testing with extreme rear wings, it looks very strange and I can't imagine that it will really catch on?



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My favourite this year is again Ducati and Bagnaia, I don't see what Ducati and Bagnaia can do wrong that they can't fight for the win this year?