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Alex Gillon

@Alex_Gillon

Racing content creator & passionate F1 fan. Creator of viral F1 sites like https://teapawt.org/t.co/5xOeLrfBaG and HasMaldonadoCrashedToday

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Is anyone else a bit bored of F1 qualifying at the moment? I don't know if it's just because we were a bit spoilt over the last few years with such a close grid, but it feels like it's barely worth watching Q1 and Q2 any more
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It's rare to see it even being close to an upset like we used to get, so Q3 is about the only interesting session And even in Q3, often the two non front runners who get through don't even bother to do a decent lap because best case it's P9 and worst case P10
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Is it worth F1 pursuing something like MotoGP's qualifying, where the top guys get a bye into the final part of qualifying so we get a proper scrap at the new 'top' of the first part of qualifying? Or is it just these cars aren't very good qualifying cars and that's all it is?
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Audi have shocked the F1 paddock by introducing the first engine upgrade of the season There's been an ongoing battle behind the scenes over the ADUO process, which is the F1's engine upgrade system for 2026 - Additional Development Upgrade Opportunities 👇👇👇 #f1 #formula1
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But what would happen if Mercedes also introduces an upgrade and the FIA later decide to disallow them from having an upgrade?
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It seems the most likely outcome is for every team to have an upgrade for this first round of the ADUO process, but time will tell what route the FIA decide to take
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Lewis Hamilton just made history for Ferrari 👏 He's the oldest race winner since 1970 #f1 #formula1
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Some will say he only won because of the fortunately timed VSC, but in the end he won by almost a full pit stop, so it looked like he would win regardless
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The question is, where does he go from here? Can he really challenge for a record 8th world title up against the dominant Mercedes team?
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F1 have just announced some engine tweaks for 2027 and beyond First up, the fuel flow is being increased by 5% in 2027 and 13% in 2028, which should give the cars 50KW more power by 2028, which is about 67bhp
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All of this should mean more combustion power when the battery runs out, more capacity to recharge and longer lasting batteries due to the lower deployment rate in races It should also make overtaking much more likely since a following car has more power than the car in front
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Superclipping will still exist, but the need for it should be reduced because cars can harvest more under braking naturally
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