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[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.

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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?

[Davian144]

After being successful and becoming the fastest by breaking his own lap record, Pecco Bagnaia is now more confident and also feels very comfortable riding his Ducati GP23 this year. So that will make him stronger in undergoing this season, especially in undergoing the opening race at Algarve Portugal. In addition, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir still lack confidence and are optimistic about their Honda RC213V this year, so they will not target a better position in this opening race.

[swogerino]

After being successful and becoming the fastest by breaking his own lap record, Pecco Bagnaia is now more confident and also feels very comfortable riding his Ducati GP23 this year. So that will make him stronger in undergoing this season, especially in undergoing the opening race at Algarve Portugal. In addition, Marc Marquez and Joan Mir still lack confidence and are optimistic about their Honda RC213V this year, so they will not target a better position in this opening race.

I think Bagnaia did great last year and he will start building up on that which should be a great race for him if he is confident enough and does not go the extra mile with his Ducati already in the first race which can cost him a retirement or even worse.

I have high hopes for Marquez,I don't know if he has recovered completely but despite the Honda not looking as good as Ducati I think a rider like Marquez has already demonstrated that he can ride that bike like no one else and this is enough for me to think that if he has truly recovered I think he may be aiming for the title this year in MotoGP.

[alegotardo]

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.

I'm also looking forward to watching the Saudi Arabian GP because this circuit is still "new" and only two races have been held there since its opening.
In the first race still in 2021, Lewis Hamilton was the winner, but with several controversies between him and Max Verstappen. Already in last year's race, the Dutchman from Red Bull triumphed after a duel with Charles Leclerc, from Ferrari.
And now in 2023, who will consecrate themselves first?

In this next GP, I believe that Red Bull's favoritism will tend to be confirmed even more and my bet goes to Max Verstappen.

I also believe that Fernando Alonso may be able to conquer his 100th podium in Jeddah, not least because Aston Martin has a very competitive car that will always be at the head of the field that involves the other "intermediate" teams.

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new year,old news.

Leclerc will have 10 positions penalty one next GP for a change on his engine.