Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

2025 F1 General Discussion Thread

1…4950515254

Comments

  • #1592
    Appletart Upsetter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Appletart Upsetter


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124011528#Comment_124011528

    Be great to have him back, he brings some spice!



  • #1593
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    Cant see that happening as Newey leave RB because of Horner.



  • #1594
    Acosta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,985 ✭✭✭Acosta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124011520#Comment_124011520

    He probably deserves it too. I don't particularly like the guy, but he's head and shoulders above the two McClaren drivers. Given how close the championship is, recent races have been awful. Since Piastri went off the boil, it's been really poor.



  • #1595
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,896 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    It's still in Landos hands. If Lando wins the sprint and race, he's champion in Qatar no matter what Max or Oscar does. Rules are rules of course but I don't think the skid wear gave him a big advantage to nurse a sick car home to second. Lando is still well capable of winning this.

    This too shall pass.



  • #1596
    Gamb!t
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Gamb!t


    He’s managed the pressure well with Piastri chasing him but with Verstappen back in the mix is a different type of pressure,sink or swim time for him now.



  • Advertisement
  • #1597
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,896 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    If Max wins with Norris 2nd in Qatar sprint, main race and Abu Dhabi race, Max only gains 15 points on Norris. Lando can afford to let Max off into the sunset and concentrate on the other 18 drivers.

    This too shall pass.



  • #1598
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,033 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124011545#Comment_124011545

    Was going to point out same. But I'm guessing Horner's name adds clicks to the article, so no harm adding him to the mix.

    I also don't think Laurence Stroll will give up control of team to Horner which is (apparently) what Horner wants.

    Still see him leading a takeover of Alpine as the obvious next step for him.



  • #1599
    Paddy_Mag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 315 ✭✭Paddy_Mag


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124011545#Comment_124011545

    Id wonder if that's true in any way. If AM want to win, they need a winning mentality and Horner will bring that.

    Time will tell. There is always that Alpine link but Lawrence Stroll is no fool. If he thinks Horner can bring AM success he will go after him



  • #1600
    Busman Paddy Lasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭Busman Paddy Lasty


    AM have poached so many people from Red Bull it looks like they're rebuilding the team within AM, presumably as a strategy to get Max.

    If Newey won't work with Horner surely that's a hard No to hiring him.



  • #1601
    Dave0301
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,808 ✭✭✭Dave0301


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124011627#Comment_124011627

    Appreciate the logic but driving like that leaves him at the mercy of a mistimed safety car, red flag puncture etc.

    He should be looking to win next week and finish it off mathematically before the last race.

    Look what happened last time Max needed to win in Abu Dhabi!



  • Advertisement
  • #1602
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,961 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    I still expect Norris to wrap the championship up in Qatar but could you imagine if Mclaren managed to lose the championship to Verstappen



  • #1603
    pjohnson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,808 ✭✭✭✭pjohnson


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124012242#Comment_124012242

    Depends on Piastri imo. If he snaps out of it and finds the mentality to make it a 3 man showdown, advantage swings back to Max. If Piastri keeps his crumbled form then Lando probably wins.



  • #1604
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,033 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Really shows up red bull's disaster of a 2nd seat. Imagine if they had a 2nd driver who could get involved now to support max. I've heard absolutely nobody even consider if Yuki could do anything to help (mainly because he can't)



  • #1605
    Brief_Lives
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,657 ✭✭✭Brief_Lives


    oklahoma…….

    Is this the most exciting championship in recent years?

    everyone is looking at the 2 papaays?

    come on… Max is coming



  • #1606
    NinjaTruncs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,595 ✭✭✭NinjaTruncs


    Imagine if Lando didn't score points in Qatar, or very little and there were only a hand full of points between Max/Lando/Oscar for Abu Dhabi. That would be an incredible atmosphere.

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



  • #1607
    RoryMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,908 ✭✭✭RoryMac


    Hamilton not sounding happy with how things are going or optimistic for next season.

    He can be a little down on himself after disappointing races but I still think there's a good chance he'll retire or take a year out at the end of this season

    https://twitter.com/simsgazette/status/1992695373924536665?t=zta20OeOCrj1YxopLaemlg&s=19


  • #1608
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 11,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124013515#Comment_124013515

    Red Bull: 391 pts

    Max: 366 pts

    So over 90% of the team's points come from him, impressive and also depressing stat that. Shame he's not had a teammate to help take points off the McLaren drivers but if he doesn't manage to nick the title it'll be because the car just wasn't good enough over the course of the season.



  • #1609
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,033 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124013701#Comment_124013701

    I was listening to the Race podcast this morning and they said that when Lewis drove for Mercedes he tended to do his media duties later - which gave him time to come down after the race and it led to more nuanced views from him. Whereas with Ferrari it's straight into media duties with no follow up so you just get the emotional reactions. Thought that was interesting.

    He won't take a year out, if he steps away he's never coming back. I think it's all about the car they produce for 2026. If it can compete and if it suits his style, happy Lewis is back. If not, you could see a Damon Hill final season approach being followed (he might want to retire mid-season).



  • #1610
    Schorpio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭Schorpio


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124013515#Comment_124013515

    Exactly this. That second RB seat hasn't been there to support Max at all over the course of the season - the relative impact of that can't be overstated.

    If Max doesn't win the WDC this year (as is still very likely), I think it will be the clearest example in modern times of the season's best driver losing the WDC. As good as the McLaren drivers have been (at times), Max is on another level.



  • #1611
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,961 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    It's such a coincidence that Mclaren get a double disqualification for skid wear issues in the next race after stories came out after Brazil of multiple teams using skid blocks that expand when heated that reduced wear and letting the teams run the cars lower



  • Advertisement
  • #1612
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,033 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124014379#Comment_124014379

    Why would it be a coincidence? If there are reports of teams trying to avoid rules then obviously the FIA will investigate further the following race. I heard Jonathan Noble on the Race podcast say that he had heard that McLaren were very marginal (but on the legal side) in Brazil so makes sense to keep an eye on it. It's not a conspiracy…



  • #1613
    weisses
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,822 ✭✭✭weisses


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124014379#Comment_124014379

    Its not a coincidence, its how a team choose to setup the ride hight, they took a gamble and they lost



  • #1614
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124014379#Comment_124014379

    Not really, sounds like they were marginal with plank wear in Brazil as well.



  • #1615
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,900 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    I thought the plank was an identical item supplied to all teams. If the teams are making them themselves out of dodgy materials, the whole idea is null and void.



  • #1616
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124015015#Comment_124015015

    It is more how the teams load the cars with DF and where it will wear some of the plank. Plank wear is very normal, but McLaren went past the threshold of it.

    What is more intriging though is that they wore more at the rear, and they usually pitch their car at the front to run a very flat aero platform, they have front suspension that really helps with this. It could just be a bad calculation on their part.



  • #1617
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,320 ✭✭✭Hijpo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124015041#Comment_124015041

    It didn't seem like the track was particularly bumpy. Maybe a miscalculation on ride height and suspension travel?



  • #1618
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124015290#Comment_124015290

    Possibly yes, also sounds like McLaren have to push the ride height to get the performance it needs. But it is unusual that Piastris car failed the same way, he had DRS open a lot which would keep the rear ride height a tad higher. If there was a miscalculation, it was a bad one.



  • #1619
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,900 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124015317#Comment_124015317

    They also lost running in Q2 in Vegas and with wet sessions, not alot of time to prove the figures re ride height.



  • #1620
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,081 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124015447#Comment_124015447

    This is true, but then so did all teams but the rest didn't have the issue. I think it is a one off, the only potential curve ball now is that they feel the need to be conservative with it for the remaining races, and sacrifice performance over it.



  • Advertisement
  • #1621
    dmakc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,557 ✭✭✭dmakc


    It's lost on some that Piastri should be happy with the DQ



Advertisement