[Car-Addicted]

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

The future joy for Formula one lovers? Leave your batteries at home

Automobile Club de Monaco
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Jacky Ickx will be present at the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 !

He will open the “Ferrari” Parade, at the wheel of the legendary 1968 Ferrari 312 F1, the very car with which he triumphed at the French Grand Prix in Rouen that same year 🏎️

🗓️ 24-26.04.2026
🎟️ http://monaco-grandprix.com

Jacky Ickx will take part in the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 !

He will open the “Ferrari” Parade, driving the legendary 1968 Ferrari 312 F1, the very car in which he won the French Grand Prix that same year

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Batteries are for starting cars and frustrated women

The Belgian Jacky Ickx is a living race legend (!)

[Car-Addicted]

This article is worth the read
The political shift that will determine F1's next engine formula
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/th...mula/10813180/

In an exclusive interview with Autosport this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali stated that the fundamentals of the next engine formula, due to come into effect in 2031, need to be agreed by the end of this year. The subtext of this - not that he said it explicitly - is that settling early on a technical philosophy with defined, foreseeable, agreed and attainable goals will avoid a repeat of the present state of affairs, where a formula has come into effect while still in the beta testing phase.


So how did we get here? The near-50/50 split was agreed as long ago as August 2022, in a meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council, where it was also agreed that F1 would shift to 100% sustainable fuel and drop the much-disliked MGU-H hybrid element from the power unit package.

When these policies were rubber-stamped, F1's stakeholders were understandably keen to keep the power unit manufacturers engaged – and potentially attract new ones – by following the wider automotive industry's direction of travel. At the time this was very much towards full electrification, given impending legislation against the sale of internal combustion-powered cars in many key markets.


Meet the bosses: Wolfgang Reitzle (Jaguar/Ford), Burkhard Goeschel (BMW), Juergen Hubbert (Mercedes), Paulo Cantarella (Fiat), Patrick Faure (Renault) and Luca di Montezemolo (Ferrari) gather in McLaren's motorhome at the 2002 San Marino GP to discuss their proposed breakaway series, the Grand Prix World Championship.

[Car-Addicted]

What it doesn't say is the dumpster fire that is Europe must be de-emphasized. The Globalists are fully in control and auto racing is not part of the plan.
Not a mystery that the last couple F1 ownership changes have distributed some of their head quarters out of England
Audi Formula 1 headquarters, Hinwil, Switzerland, Donau, Germany
Cadillac's Formula 1 headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana
"Motorsport Valley" is going to lose tenets.
More races in Arab countries, maybe a second race in China?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

What it doesn't say is the dumpster fire that is Europe must be de-emphasized. The Globalists are fully in control and auto racing is not part of the plan.
Not a mystery that the last couple F1 ownership changes have distributed some of their head quarters out of England
Audi Formula 1 headquarters, Hinwil, Switzerland, Donau, Germany
Cadillac's Formula 1 headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana
"Motorsport Valley" is going to lose tenets.
More races in Arab countries, maybe a second race in China?

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V10.. 'There's still a chance'

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

V10.. 'There's still a chance'

Fat Chance. Even the V-8 will be a memory in street cars soon. More likely to see 1.5 litter 4 cylinder turbos or naturally aspirated 3 litter V-6's and off course the battery.

[X3BGZ-M40i]

with what's going 1 thing for sure it's going to be an exciting race (so say, we hope) the real race is development behind Mercedes, as Rule changes gets closer lol lets see how it unfolds throughout rest of the 2026 season, let alone the Miami GP. Race prediction: 1st Kimi / 2nd Lew / 3rd Nor 3 diff constructors ...lol...!!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Fat Chance. Even the V-8 will be a memory in street cars soon. More likely to see 1.5 litter 4 cylinder turbos or naturally aspirated 3 litter V-6's and off course the battery.

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[X3BGZ-M40i]

with what's going 1 thing for sure it's going to be an exciting race (so say, we hope) the real race is development behind Mercedes, as Rule changes gets closer lol lets see how it unfolds throughout rest of the 2026 season, let alone the Miami GP. Race prediction: 1st Kimi / 2nd Lew / 3rd Nor 3 diff constructors ...lol...!!!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

V10.. 'There's still a chance'

Time for revenge (!)

[Car-Addicted]

Ouch, That's brutal
Pato O'Ward isn’t chasing F1 as it is today.

He’s sticking with what he calls real racing — INDYCAR.

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Ouch, That's brutal
Pato O'Ward isn’t chasing F1 as it is today.

He’s sticking with what he calls real racing — INDYCAR.

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Hell, I'd rather drive NASCAR than this Formula

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Time for revenge (!)

Seing the Lion at full pelt at last has brought back some enjoyment.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Fat Chance. Even the V-8 will be a memory in street cars soon. More likely to see 1.5 litter 4 cylinder turbos or naturally aspirated 3 litter V-6's and off course the battery.

You've been having bad dreams

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Hell, I'd rather drive NASCAR than this Formula

More fun and very watchable now being a regular ongoing season campaign.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

This article is worth the read
The political shift that will determine F1's next engine formula
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/th...mula/10813180/

In an exclusive interview with Autosport this week, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali stated that the fundamentals of the next engine formula, due to come into effect in 2031, need to be agreed by the end of this year. The subtext of this - not that he said it explicitly - is that settling early on a technical philosophy with defined, foreseeable, agreed and attainable goals will avoid a repeat of the present state of affairs, where a formula has come into effect while still in the beta testing phase.


So how did we get here? The near-50/50 split was agreed as long ago as August 2022, in a meeting of the FIA's World Motor Sport Council, where it was also agreed that F1 would shift to 100% sustainable fuel and drop the much-disliked MGU-H hybrid element from the power unit package.

When these policies were rubber-stamped, F1's stakeholders were understandably keen to keep the power unit manufacturers engaged – and potentially attract new ones – by following the wider automotive industry's direction of travel. At the time this was very much towards full electrification, given impending legislation against the sale of internal combustion-powered cars in many key markets.

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Meet the bosses: Wolfgang Reitzle (Jaguar/Ford), Burkhard Goeschel (BMW), Juergen Hubbert (Mercedes), Paulo Cantarella (Fiat), Patrick Faure (Renault) and Luca di Montezemolo (Ferrari) gather in McLaren's motorhome at the 2002 San Marino GP to discuss their proposed breakaway series, the Grand Prix World Championship.

They tried but an invisible force steamrollered it with some sort of unknown force behind the ruling body. Brings the question now 'what exactly is F1' now and why is it seen by some as the pinnacle? of motor sport and is it time to attribute that title to a different and more competitive series.

[Killed by Death]

Ugly car

Cute girl

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

More fun and very watchable now being a regular ongoing season campaign.