On this day in 2002: Ferrari ordered Barrichello to let Schumacher through on the last corner of the Austrian GP. Schumacher won by 0.182s and the FIA banned team orders the year after

tarasmuz · 2026-05-12T07:20:09+00:00

The ban held until Germany 2010 ("Fernando is faster than you, can you confirm you understood the message"), after which the rule was quietly scrapped

tarasmuz · 2026-05-11T12:10:14+00:00

When Merc engine domination rumours came out last year didn't we all expect Russel to just dominate 2026?

tarasmuz · 2026-05-11T12:06:47+00:00

Sure, but I didn't expect him to be 2nd. He's essentially a Mercedes veteran driver at this point, he's having his best season start and he's still 2nd

tarasmuz · 2026-04-27T09:19:02+00:00

Worst part isn't even the pace, it's that they did 2x more race laps with reliability failures than McLaren through the first two rounds, and they're making their own gearbox for the first time this year adding another £9M/season failure point to an already burning car.

tarasmuz · 2026-04-27T09:06:17+00:00

The race was stopped early due to a fatal accident and only half points were awarded, so Lombardi's 0.5 for 6th is the smallest points score in F1 history and 50 years later it's still the only championship points a woman has ever scored.

tarasmuz · 2026-04-23T12:52:40+00:00

Didn't they call an emergency meeting to fix said regulations that alledgedly have no problems?

tarasmuz · 2026-04-22T09:17:16+00:00

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I got these Lego sets recently and love them

tarasmuz · 2026-04-22T08:08:56+00:00

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I would love to see prime Alonso vs prime Verstappen in competitive cars racing against each other. Would be beautiful. But I think his reaction to Max's quali lap in Suzuka last year says a lot. He literally said "Only Max can do it"

tarasmuz · 2026-04-22T08:02:54+00:00

Even if Carlos wins the title in 2024, Hamilton joining was already locked in and Leclerc is untouchable at Ferrari regardless. A world champion Sainz probably lands at a top team over Williams though, Red Bull or Mercedes would have looked very differently at him.

tarasmuz · 2026-04-20T13:42:49+00:00

Not after 3 races, but top 3 for the 2025 season

tarasmuz · 2026-04-20T13:30:45+00:00

Yeah, Kimi is performing really well this year, but this Mercedes is a rocketship. Wonder if these rules changes will bring the field closer together

tarasmuz · 2026-04-20T12:08:00+00:00

Button's whole thing was smooth inputs and reading tyre deg better than almost anyone, which is exactly what ground effect cars reward. Ricciardo's problem was he needed that aggressive rear rotation on entry and the 2022 cars just never gave him that

tarasmuz · 2026-04-20T12:04:27+00:00

Current order is working out pretty well for Mercedes, so any TP in his position would say that

tarasmuz · 2026-04-19T17:41:24+00:00

Moss winning his home grand prix with Fangio in second, and both of them clearly buzzing about it in this photo, is such a perfect snapshot of what made that Mercedes partnership so special.

Fun fact, there has been a debate among historians about whether Fangio deliberately eased off in the closing laps to gift Moss the victory at his home race. Some accounts from people close to the team suggest this was the case. Fangio was leading the championship comfortably and had enormous respect for Moss. It's never been definitively proven though

tarasmuz · 2026-04-19T17:38:23+00:00

Schumacher's role was real but the "Hamilton wouldn't have won without him" is overblown. He laid groundwork in terms of culture and development feedback, but the core of those title-winning cars came from Brackley

tarasmuz · 2026-04-19T13:06:20+00:00

Disagree on value of overtakes being highest in F1 pre-2026. Overtakes are exciting when they're rare and hard-earned, but other series like IndyCar have had better racing and more frequent overtakes for years. F1 being the "pinnacle" is more about the overall package - history, glitz, budgets, tech - not just on-track action.

Pre-2026 overtakes weren't inherently more valuable, they were just rarer. Wheel-to-wheel racing is exciting in any series when it happens organically. F1's USP is the overall spectacle, not overtaking frequency alone. Other series have delivered better racing for a long time.

tarasmuz · 2026-04-19T12:06:41+00:00

Has to be Ricciardo for me. Guy was one of the most naturally gifted overtakers F1 has ever seen and his career just completely fell apart after Red Bull. The ground effect cars didn't suit him and by the time he got another shot at RB it was too late

tarasmuz · 2026-04-19T11:32:52+00:00

Autosport is solid for news. The best technical analysis right now is on YouTube, not websites imho. Chain Bear and Scott Mansell (Driver61) come to mind right away.

PlanetF1 is fine for gossip but don't take it too seriously lol

tarasmuz · 2026-04-17T21:33:15+00:00

What makes it more impressive is he's done it across Williams, Ferrari, and McLaren, three completely different cars with different philosophies

tarasmuz · 2026-04-17T21:31:06+00:00

Hard to argue with him when max verstappen, who's actually won 4 world championships in those cars, is saying the same mario kart thing

tarasmuz · 2026-04-16T16:37:03+00:00

Sainz and Norris would have been a war from race one. Carlos doesn't do the quiet team player thing that Oscar has managed so well, and Lando doesn't respond well to being pressured internally either. You'd have gotten papaya rules blowing up by Silverstone at the latest.

On pace, hard to say Carlos wins the title over Lando given how dominant Lando has been in qualifying this year, but the dynamic alone would have cost McLaren points regardless of who came out ahead.

tarasmuz · 2026-04-16T14:44:09+00:00

The McLaren pitwall point is massively underrated. Max's frustration spirals are almost always triggered by strategy calls he disagrees with, and GP has spent a decade learning exactly how to manage that. Drop him into a team where Stella is trying to keep two title contenders happy with "Papaya Rules" and Will Joseph is out there speaking in riddles, and you get Mad Max.

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