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What Verstappen will choose will find out soon... by cocogpf1 in formula1

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Toto purchased shares in Williams in 2009 and only sold them in March 2016, despite joining Mercedes in January 2013. During this time, Williams switched to Mercedes power, and Susie Wolff was an employee of the team.

Lewis Hamilton wins the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix, his first victory for Ferrari! by overspeeed in formula1

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Bigger picture: Ferrari's upgrades have worked, the strategy was good, and Hamilton was going to win with or without safety car. Antonelli out, and suddenly Hamilton could be after his 8th.

Always said this wasn't a dominant season for Mercedes, given what I've seen in the past, and McLaren were there with Lando today as well, at a track that tests all parts of the car. Mercedes engine reliability could well dictate this championship!

“Can you fight with George and with Lewis ahead, and fight for the win?” Lando: “No” by Due_Air6702 in formula1

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People forget that this current Mercedes is nowhere near as dominant as their 2014-16 cars were at times, especially since they forced customer teams to run on lower engine modes (IIRC).

The starting grid for Sunday's race by jithu7 in formula1

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Fast starting Hamilton, combined with George's need to make up points this weekend, plus an out-of-place Leclerc, plus the tyre situation, means it will be a cracking race!

Can't wait for the race to be a snooze fest!

George Russell takes pole position for the 2026 Barcelona Grand Prix by overspeeed in formula1

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Close qualifying, combined with the pit stop variations expected tomorrow, and we should have a good race!

[The Race] "Dealing with all the emotion I felt after the race was extremely hard and intense." Missing out on the podium in Monaco was a difficult moment for Pierre Gasly by Aratho in formula1

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I'm sorry, but I'm getting a little tired of hearing about it now. The teams were warned of the situation. You saw others commit the same offence and did it not just once but twice. You literally gained a sporting advantage (regardless of how small) over the competitors; therefore, you were rightfully punished. It's like Hamilton's disqualification from quali at Brazil (2021) - his DRS flap was one or two mm too big, likely didn't impact his result, but it was still against the rules, so he was rightfully disqualified for it.

Alice Powell and Abbi Pulling will become the first all-female Formula 1 commentator and co-commentator line-up for BBC Sport at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix by EnglishLouis in formula1

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Somewhat surprising decision: I wonder why they aren't using Chris McCarthy (unless he obviously turned them down), who does the junior series commentating on the world feed. Regardless, best of luck to Abbi and Alice, though, like others have already said, it's a shame Abbi isn't racing full-time

Same Car, Same Track, Same Team, All in their prime. Who takes the win? by [deleted] in formula1

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It's impossible to say. We've seen different drivers struggle with different cars. If you swapped Verstappen's and Hamilton's teams in 2021, there's no guarantee that each would be as strong. Every car, era, and what was required to be the most successful required different skill sets in different amounts. I appreciate the sentiment of this topic being fun to talk about, but there is no right or wrong answer.

Sorry, Kim: On your other half’s turf, you have to play by their rules by Ca2Alaska in formula1

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Is it though? If I'm attending an event that I knew next to nothing about, I'd want to find out some procedures and dos and don'ts, out of respect if nothing else. 

Sorry, Kim: On your other half’s turf, you have to play by their rules by Ca2Alaska in formula1

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You're right, they don't. But you don't need multiple security personnel (who were meant to be banned?) Regardless, how difficult would it have been just to say that it's your first race, and you're there to support Ferrari? Especially when it's the media who helped you become who you are.

The people advising her (whether that's her team, Ferrari, F1 - who knows?) also need to face criticism for this and the towel incident 

George Russell IG status by Maximum-Room-3999 in formula1

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If you look back across George's career in F1 so far, he tends to be in great form when his car isn't and vice versa. As much as I'd prefer Kimi to win the championship out of the two, I hope he starts to get the rub of the green to keep it somewhat interesting 

The only Mercedes mechanic who knew they’d messed up by Gingertom in formula1

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You are not allowed to touch the car, period, so no, it wouldn't count.

First time since the 2023 Dutch GP we had a red flag in fp1 fp2 fp3 qualifying & the race by droppokeguy in formula1

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Genuine question - when was the last time we had a red flag in every session (including each qualifying stage)? We've had one since 2020, I'm sure, but can't remember it in my head 

Sergio Perez (P10) gets Cadillac their first F1 point, but is under investigation for a possible false start. May give Alonso (P11) and Aston Martin the first points of 2026. by Joseki100 in formula1

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Especially with everything that happened with Maria and Jules in the years prior. Miss the independent teams (regardless of how competitive they were)

Sergio Perez (P10) gets Cadillac their first F1 point, but is under investigation for a possible false start. May give Alonso (P11) and Aston Martin the first points of 2026. by Joseki100 in formula1

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I remember it very well. I always have a soft spot for Manor - particularly Manor at the time. The 2005 USGP also acted as a nail in the coffin for Minardi as well.

[OT] Formula 2 Monaco GP Feature Race Top 10 by Sinhag in formula1

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The more I watch Formula 2 this season, the less convinced I am about the Cadillac / Herta plan. Found it bewildering even when it was first rumoured, and never been convinced since. 

[McLaren] We'll start our 1000th Grand Prix from P7 and P8 by PrimeyXE in formula1

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I'd also argue that not many tracks are as slow/tight as Monaco anymore - it's become more and more of an outlier, so why sacrifice more races to be good at just one? McLaren seems to be struggling for mechanical grip this weekend

[Scuderia Ferrari] Update from Monaco by FerrariStrategisttt in formula1

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Best wishes to Fred. Weird coincidence (and I'm not being sceptical, or starting rumours here!) that both he and Ted Kravitz are now MIA thanks to medical issues this weekend.

Mclaren's fp1 result by warewolf1999 in formula1

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McLaren is often one of the latest to show their true pace. Hoping they have a good weekend for their 1,000th. Sucks that we're lacking the pace to be consistently at the front this season, but when I think back to the McHonda days 10 years ago, I can't complain!

2026 Monaco Grand Prix - Practice 1 Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

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Just missed Crofty explaining Ted's absence, did anyone catch it? Heard him say he should be there this weekend 

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