2026 F1 Thread

[Flashback]

With the 2025 season over, not as many of us had hoped and the countdown to the makeover of the cars beginning - it's time to get excited for 2026.

 

[MARTINE]

With the 2025 season over, not as many of us had hoped and the countdown to the makeover of the cars beginning - it's time to get excited for 2026.

Yeeeeeeees

 

[DejaBrew]

Stories to watch out for in 2026 that could provide some great entertainment through the season -:

1. Will Ferrari finally break free of the HHH Cycle after spending almost all of 2025 developing their 2026 car?
2. Can McLaren maintain their dominance?
3. Does the #1 help or hinder young NOR?
4. Will PIA continue his trajectory and deliver a dominant Drivers' Championship?
5. Will Papaya Rules persist or will the drivers finally rebel?
6. Has Mercedes stolen a march on the other engine manufacturers?
7. Will the RBR/Ford relationship end in tears?
8. Will VER sign to another team for 2027 (or just retire)?
9. Will HAD still be racing in RBR after the first 3 rounds of the season?
10. Has Papa Stroll finally managed to buy a Championship (a.k.a. has Newey worked his magic yet again)?
11. Will STR continue to impress us all with his mediocrity?
12. Could ALO become the oldest Champion and finally secure his 3rd title?
13. Can HAM secure that elusive 8th Championship?
14. Will we still love to hate RBR now that both Whinger Spice and Helmut the Harsh are gone?
15. Can Cadillac be competitive in their first year?
16. Will PER prove his doubters wrong after spending a year on the sidelines?
17. Will ANT repay the faith shown in him by Toto?
18. Can RUS be made to do something in the F1 opening title sequence that doesn't result in him looking like a member of a boy band and becoming an instant internet meme?
19. Will Alpine prove to their detractors that Briatore was right to buy Mercedes engines and the problem was always Viry-Châtillon?
20. Will the Atlassian Williams F1 Team return to the top step after dropping the "Racing" part of their team name so that they can focus specifically on.... um..... F1?
21. Can Mohammed ben Sulayem break his own personal record of consecutive F1 podium appearances?

All this (and more) set to play out in 2026

 

[kookaburra75]

Stories to watch out for in 2026 that could provide some great entertainment through the season -:

• Will Ferrari finally break free of the HHH Cycle after spending almost all of 2025 developing their 2026 car?
• Can McLaren maintain their dominance?
• Does the #1 help or hinder young NOR?
• Will PIA continue his trajectory and deliver a dominant Drivers' Championship?
• Will Papaya Rules persist or will the drivers finally rebel?
• Has Mercedes stolen a march on the other engine manufacturers?
• Will the RBR/Ford relationship end in tears?
• Will VER sign to another team for 2027 (or just retire)?
• Will HAD still be racing in RBR after the first 3 rounds of the season?
• Has Papa Stroll finally managed to buy a Championship (a.k.a. has Newey worked his magic yet again)?
• Will STR continue to impress us all with his mediocrity?
• Could ALO become the oldest Champion and finally secure his 3rd title?
• Can HAM secure that elusive 8th Championship?
• Will we still love to hate RBR now that both Whinger Spice and Helmut the Harsh are gone?
• Can Cadillac be competitive in their first year?
• Will PER prove his doubters wrong after spending a year on the sidelines?
• Will ANT repay the faith shown in him by Toto?
• Can RUS be made to do something in the F1 opening title sequence that doesn't result in him looking like a member of a boy band and becoming an instant internet meme?
• Will Alpine prove to their detractors that Briatore was right to buy Mercedes engines and the problem was always Viry-Châtillon?
• Will the Atlassian Williams F1 Team return to the top step after dropping the "Racing" part of their team name so that they can focus specifically on.... um..... F1?
• Can Mohammed ben Sulayem break his own personal record of consecutive F1 podium appearances?

All this (and more) set to play out in 2026

You could have at least numbered your points, so I could answered "Yes/No/Maybe" for just some of them, rather than having to quote your whole post and add comments against them all I'll leave that until later.

 

[DejaBrew]

You could have at least numbered your points, so I could answered "Yes/No/Maybe" for just some of them, rather than having to quote your whole post and add comments against them all I'll leave that until later.

Just for you @kookaburra75, I’ve fixed it

 

[MARTINE]

Stories to watch out for in 2026 that could provide some great entertainment through the season -:

1. Will Ferrari finally break free of the HHH Cycle after spending almost all of 2025 developing their 2026 car?
2. Can McLaren maintain their dominance?
3. Does the #1 help or hinder young NOR?
4. Will PIA continue his trajectory and deliver a dominant Drivers' Championship?
5. Will Papaya Rules persist or will the drivers finally rebel?
6. Has Mercedes stolen a march on the other engine manufacturers?
7. Will the RBR/Ford relationship end in tears?
8. Will VER sign to another team for 2027 (or just retire)?
9. Will HAD still be racing in RBR after the first 3 rounds of the season?
10. Has Papa Stroll finally managed to buy a Championship (a.k.a. has Newey worked his magic yet again)?
11. Will STR continue to impress us all with his mediocrity?
12. Could ALO become the oldest Champion and finally secure his 3rd title?
13. Can HAM secure that elusive 8th Championship?
14. Will we still love to hate RBR now that both Whinger Spice and Helmut the Harsh are gone?
15. Can Cadillac be competitive in their first year?
16. Will PER prove his doubters wrong after spending a year on the sidelines?
17. Will ANT repay the faith shown in him by Toto?
18. Can RUS be made to do something in the F1 opening title sequence that doesn't result in him looking like a member of a boy band and becoming an instant internet meme?
19. Will Alpine prove to their detractors that Briatore was right to buy Mercedes engines and the problem was always Viry-Châtillon?
20. Will the Atlassian Williams F1 Team return to the top step after dropping the "Racing" part of their team name so that they can focus specifically on.... um..... F1?
21. Can Mohammed ben Sulayem break his own personal record of consecutive F1 podium appearances?

All this (and more) set to play out in 2026

Will be fun to look at this in 12 months @DejaBrew
I am pretty certain STR will continue to deliver as expected though

 

[markis10]

ANT being replaced by Henry Shovlin for 2026