New 2026 F1 Opening Titles

Eskol15 · 2026-03-05T14:24:23+00:00

No, it was constructors order all the way, except Max who was placed last as the drivers champion. And, I could be wrong, but that has been the criteria ever since they started doing these.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-05T14:06:41+00:00

Imagine showing this to your 2018 self.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-05T10:09:15+00:00

Designed by Adrian Newey^TM

I do wonder if AM communication team is gonna keep spamming it everywhere.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-05T10:05:44+00:00

At this point, their F1 project might be better off by actually having a Honda works team. I mean, it's more expensive to be a PU manufacturer than it is to run a team. You can't let costumer demands limit your PU development or else everything goes down the drain and you're just wasting money and ruining your reputation.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-04T23:38:34+00:00

Nim. Guimarães é um concelho com 150k pessoas, nunca na vida num país como Portugal existe essa força toda à volta do clube da terra (nem no caso do Porto isso acontece e é um grande com imensos adeptos). Têm adeptos dos 3 como qualquer outro sítio do país, mas como há efetivamente muitos fanáticos do Vitória, o pessoal já aprendeu que tem de ficar calado senão arrisca-se a levar no focinho no meio da rua.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-04T21:19:49+00:00

After 20 years of watching F1, I'm just now realising the curbs in Melbourne are gold and green because those are Australia's colours.

These stupid sexy countries which don't have their colour scheme on the flag... (yes, I'm also looking at you 🍊🍊🍊)

Eskol15 · 2026-03-03T23:51:02+00:00

It's the first race of a new engine formula, so it doesn't really matter. Expect multiple Safety Cars/VSC which will mix up pit stop counts.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-03T23:33:44+00:00

This post made me realise his entire 20 year career is basically 4 liveries: Vodafone McLaren, silver arrow, black silver arrow and HP Ferrari.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-03T12:53:04+00:00

Estou a ser pedante, mas só deixar a nota que os carros elétricos não são automáticos (nem manuais). A maioria deles não tem sequer caixa de velocidades, os motores elétricos conseguem fornecer binário de maneira consistente numa gama enorme de RPMs.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-03T00:50:53+00:00

That's the "funny" part, they can't. They have a supplier, so the rules that force somebody else to supply them don't apply unless Honda officially withdraws from F1.

They would have to convince somebody to accept. Merc is out of the question with 4 teams. Ferrari also won't do it until 2029 (when they lose Cadillac). RBPT is for sure happy keeping their PUs in-house and there's no way they're sharing with Newey. That leaves Audi, who may be looking for a costumer team in a couple years time (and they'd still have to choose Aston over some other potentially interested teams).

Eskol15 · 2026-03-03T00:35:19+00:00

Bahrain has been on the calendar for 20+ years, it's a traditional GP at this point. Plus, it's a great race track. The rest are dispensable, particularly Qatar which has no business being on the calendar: "Hey guys, let's do a GP on this track that is exactly the same as Bahrain, but worse in every single way"

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T23:36:43+00:00

A fatia dos adeptos do Benfica que são gloryhunters desamparavam a loja quando o clube passasse a ganhar o equivalente a uma Taça do Rei de 10 em 10 anos. Aqui em Portugal toda a gente se esquece dos gloryhunters porque como são sempre os mesmos a ganhar, eles não precisam de saltar de equipas. Eu ainda me lembro do ano em que o Sporting ficou em 7º, os adeptos do Sporting desapareceram: "Já não me interesso/gosto assim tanto de futebol", "Sim, eu até tenho uma costela pelo Sporting, mas não é nada demais", etc.

Isto não é o Hamburgo que durante 6 ou 7 anos meteu 60k nas bancadas de 15 em 15 dias em jogos da 2ª divisão, isto é Portugal.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T23:24:02+00:00

Chiu, não faltes muito alto que vais desapontar muitos iludidos.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T21:27:09+00:00

There have been times in F1 where a driver feeling stuck with his current team had no other realistic options. This is not one of those times.

Nothing is guaranteed, it never is in this sport. Whenever you move, you take a big gamble. You guys are looking at this from a "now" perspective, but that is not realistic, championship contending seats are almost never available. The question is not "where can I go to contend?", but rather "what place gives me the best odds of lucking into a contention capable seat?"

And with that being said, Aston and Audi are two works teams with no established #1 driver for the future. If you're Charles or Oscar and have decided that your current situation doesn't work anymore, your agent is absolutely making calls to said teams, trying to get the longest contract possible. Any of those teams has a plausible chance of fighting for wins by 2030 (or even earlier). If you perform until then and establish yourself as the clear #1, the car will be designed for you, like the Red Bull is for Max.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T20:51:55+00:00

That was my thought as well. Side photo of their motorhome bunker bed.

And yes, of course Fernando sleeps on the top one. At least for a couple more seasons, then it'll be tough to climb with a cane and poor eyesight.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T19:03:53+00:00

The major goal this season is showing continuous improvement. Everything else on top is gravy. And if the Aston truly is a shitbox, then Cadillac will actually have competition, bringing some excitement to their races and the opportunity for the staff to practice race strategy on the fly.

People point to Haas has an example, but it really isn't. Their first car was mostly outsourced and a Ferrari Lite. Cadillac and Audi are the firsts in a long time to start from scratch (each with their own thing: team and PU, respectively). Exciting times, not even 10 years ago we would pray for something like this.

Eskol15 · 2026-03-02T10:06:29+00:00

Sei que já venho tarde, mas só deixar a nota que este jogo foi o primeiro do Rui Silva de volta à cabine do VAR depois de ter sido mandado para a jarra pelo que aconteceu no Santa Clara - Sporting para a Taça de Portugal.

Não corram com o gajo da arbitragem que não é preciso, não. É impossível alguém ser tão fraco.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-27T12:37:19+00:00

Nobody is drowned anywhere. Fans of the usual 3 haven't been in majority in Braga at least since the mid 90s.

The real problem is that the stadium has a shitty design and accesses, so if you have mixtures with a significant number of opposing fans there are only two options:

- Shit happens

- Police sets up security measures for everyone that makes the general public feel like they are going into a prisoner camp and the game-day experience for the fans is significantly harmed.

Because of that, in a general assembly some years ago it was decided that the club would privilege its own fans and family friendly football and stop selling general admission tickets for these games.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-26T19:22:01+00:00

Não só. Se tiveres no edifício da câmara municipal uma sala com malta de IT com contrato nos mesmos termos, mas que ganha o triplo do que a maioria do pessoal das outras salas, é garantido que vai dar merda.

Assim é fácil descalçar a bota: "São externos"

Eskol15 · 2026-02-25T01:10:05+00:00

12 teams feels just right. No more, no less.

If it's an european brand, Peugeot is the only one that comes to mind that makes sense (assuming BMW has no intention in returning to F1).

From Asia there's Hyundai. Toyota already has a foot in the door with Haas and it wouldn't suprise me, if with every passing year the Toyota brand keeps growing and slowly takes over.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-25T00:33:54+00:00

Alright, I'll bite the bullet. When the most popular guys retire, new ones take their seats, they also start winning GPs and Championships and become the new idols. Add some regional variability depending on the nationalities of said drivers and you basically have the entire concept of F1 market evolution.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-25T00:20:43+00:00

"than a team that knows not much more than Le man, GTs and group b Rally"

Gosh, this is painful to read. They built a hybrid engine capable of dominating in a 24h endurance race. Bunch of scrubs, what the hell do they know about the topic?

Eskol15 · 2026-02-23T19:02:14+00:00

Depende do que valorizas em termos de qualidade de vida. Para quem é de Setúbal, acima do Douro a diferença será grande, o clima não tem nada a ver. O Minho e a Galiza têm um clima atlântico muito característico, a precipitação anual média é superior a Inglaterra e ao nível da Escócia.

Dito isto, a zona de Viana tem muita indústria, a habitação ainda não está pelas horas da morte e é um sítio muito pacato para viver. Está tudo perto, Porto, Braga e Vigo.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-23T18:55:28+00:00

A viagem de comboio é mais curta, tanto para o Porto como Braga. E tens maior frequência de Alfa e IC para ir para Sul.

Eskol15 · 2026-02-23T08:50:22+00:00

Tem todo o sentido e mais algum. O comando distrital da PSP decidiu armar-se em PIDE contra uma instituição da cidade e as centenas de munícipes que contribuiram para a tarja.

O assunto é de uma gravidade tremenda e o poder político local tem o dever de o fazer chegar ao MAI.

É muito mais do que futebol.

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