FLtrackdays
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As much as I love Lando & Oscar, I want to see Max do it again! That makes sense. Thus making me appreciate Max even more, the spread between him and Checo.One has to think that maybe RB has put more funds into the 2026 car development than others and that might explain why the other teams are getting closer. Which would make sense because what's the point in winning every race by 20 seconds if it means at the next big regulation change you're behind the eight ball due to keeping that gap so large. So they likely are okay giving up a bit of time on track if it means they'll sustain their top status beyond 2025. But it certainly is a hard thing to manage because they have no input or knowledge of how much the teams are advancing the current cars for the current season, so I feel they are caught a bit off guard with McLaren catching up so fast this season. One would expect RB will have more upgrades ahead that will secure the titles for both driver (Max) and constructors.
Insane right! Iām still rooting for Alonzo to comeback from this mess. Maybe heāll have a better chance if Lance doesnāt crash into him (or others).The other big thing with this season is just how poorly Mercedes and Aston Martin have been. Both seem to be in no mans land and almost resigned to being 4th and 5th in constructors. Don't be shocked if both write off this season and possibly next in order to be more competitive in 2026.
Will be interesting as hell. Charles is back to himself it seems. And Carlosā magic dust is wearing off. Still wonder where the Spaniard going to land.Then we have Ferrari, which seem to be doing a much better job with strategy and reliability so far this season. Makes you hopeful that next season adding Lewis might bring them into being contenders again. Would certainly make for more exciting races with the Prancing Horse consistently winning.
It canāt be worse than those American tracks, some say Yeah, time to put Monaco away in the history books, use it for Sprint only, a testing track, somethingā¦.Monaco is by far the worst race of the season. It was fine back when the cars were about half the size they are now, but with how wide and long these cars are it's extremely hard to pass on this track. I get there is a lot of history, and drivers love it, not to mention the ultra wealthy who attend this event, but the product on the track should be the main focus, and unfortunately it just hasn't been the best spot for good racing in awhile. That being said, last seasons race with the rain making an appearance at least gave some much needed entertainment and unpredictability, so fingers crossed rain is in the forecast for the race again this year.
I donāt know much about how the regs break down who gets what, for winning or not. I thought cap cost kept everything equal. Other than two high paid individuals? Something like thatā¦McLaren is the real deal. I'm so excited to see them take it to RB, though I've been a Max fan for 8 years Norris and Piastri are top tier. As most know, Redbull hardly gets any dev / wind tunnel time compared to others, so itās no surprise to see the catch-up.
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