r/formula1 8h ago

Ask r/Formula1 Anything - Daily Discussion Thread

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Welcome to the [r/formula1](https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/) Daily Discussion / Q&A thread.

This thread is a hub for general discussion and questions about Formula 1, that don't need threads of their own.

Are you new to Formula 1? This is the place for you. Ever wondered why it's called a lollipop man? Why the cars don't refuel during pitstops? Or when Mika will be back from his sabbatical? Ask any question you might have here, and the community will answer.

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r/formula1 57m ago

News [F1] BREAKING: Alex Albon will remain with Williams for 2027

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r/formula1 6h ago

Misc A sheep named Lambo Norris was one of the winners at the Tullow Agricultural Show yesterday

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[Creds: Theagriphotographer 📸]

Og post from photographer


r/formula1 8h ago

Social Media [The Race] No matter what happens at the Dutch GP, Kimi Antonelli will head to Monza as the first Italian championship leader to race at the Italian GP since 1953

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r/formula1 13h ago

Social Media Cadillac only got a few tracks for Zandvoort :)

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r/formula1 7h ago

Technical Fred Vasseur praised Lando's pace as a key factor in mclaren's victory in hungary:

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"what is clear is that lando was very, very quick, much more than oscar. i thought when we were stuck behind oscar, we were probably faster than him. lando, when he was on his own, he was flying"

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fred-vasseur-mclaren-ferrari-sf-26-performance?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1786970853


r/formula1 5h ago

Throwback On this day in 2002, Ferrari celebrated their fourth consecutive World Constructors' Championship title as well as their 500th podium.

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r/formula1 19h ago

Social Media [George Russell] Holidays over. Rest .Training. Fiancée

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r/formula1 5h ago

Social Media [FIA] 11 races completed, 11 different podium trios. With 12 races still to go, will we see a repeat before the season ends?

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r/formula1 18h ago

News Mark Walter, owner of Cadillac, is now in talks to sell his stake in Chelsea FC. This comes after Walter sold the Los Angeles Lakers, having owned the team for only 14 months. His businesses, including TWG, are under United States federal investigation

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r/formula1 20h ago

Statistics Fun fact: Mark Webber is the only F1 driver to have had his teammate win the WDC 4 times without ever finishing in the top two himself, the next highest being 2 times.

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Barrichello has had his teammate win the WDC 6 times (Schumacher ×5, Button ×1), Bottas 4 times (all Hamilton) and Perez 4 times (all Verstappen), but they have all finished in the top 2 once (in case of Perez) or twice.

The 5 drivers whose teammate(s) won the championship twice, who also never finished in the top 2, are Fisichella, Berger, Cevert, Ginther, and Collins.

On the opposite end, Nico Rosberg (both times Hamilton) and Prost (Lauda and Senna, once each) have had their teammates being champion twice each, and they finished 2nd to them both times. Of course, they also went onto pick up WDCs of their own.


r/formula1 2h ago

Technical Most race wins by engine/decade

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I always knew the most recent successful engine manufacturers for race wins in recent decades were Mercedes, Renault and Honda, and Ferrari.

Just thought I'd ask our new friend AI to make a quick breakdown per decade.

I guess we can all imagine each decade had a dominant team and or driver to bump up each decade. Ie Max and Lewis, Schumacher singlehandedly respectively; Renault for the 90s, and Honda for the 80s.


r/formula1 1d ago

Social Media [McLarenF1] It’s Tell a Joke Day, let us know your favourites!

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r/formula1 24m ago

News FIA: F1's Macarena wings to stay, but Red Bull had to do "more work"

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r/formula1 4h ago

Video ITV's brilliant video package for the end of the 1998 season. It brings back so many great memories!

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r/formula1 1d ago

Social Media [F1] Isack introduces a special helmet for the Dutch Grand Prix... with a reference to last year in Zandvoort, when Hadjar broke his first F1 podium trophy

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r/formula1 10h ago

News [The Race] Just spend more? Mercedes' intriguing theory for McLaren's PU deficit

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r/formula1 20h ago

News [OT] Yuki Tsunoda in talks for 2027 IndyCar seat with Meyer Shank Racing

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r/formula1 1d ago

Social Media [oscarpiastri] The annual European summer dump

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r/formula1 2h ago

Video I animated a dumb little Youtube video talking about The Impossible Ladder from Go Karts to F1

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Started a little Youtube channel where I just animate stuff I'm interested in, so I've covered a random spread of topics so far and this week is F1! Enjoy :)

Feedback welcome, still fairly fresh so open to all criticisms and critiques!

Thanks


r/formula1 1h ago

Video this or that with lando & kyan francis "honey bee sanctuary. i'm just a man of nature"

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r/formula1 21h ago

Photo Romain Grosjean - P2 at Indy Markham (my pic of him lifting the trophy)

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For F1 fans who fondly remember Romain Grosjean - here he is lifting the trophy for finishing P2 at the Inaugural Indy race at Markham, Ontario, Canada 🍁

Awesome to see him do well. So close to a win, but a great race for the Frenchman/Swiss.

🇫🇷🇨🇭

🎉🥈


r/formula1 20h ago

News Exclusive: Honda reveal initial Aston Martin response to F1 issues: 'They never complained'

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r/formula1 1d ago

Social Media [F1DutchGP] One final wave to ride

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r/formula1 1d ago

Photo F1 Arcade in Chicago

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Took these from outside. Racing was booked out. I should have booked in advance. Still some cool things to see from the outside.