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Motorsports 2026

MichVandal said:
Not incorrectly, differently. Including the extra distance around the Cadillac pits isn't wrong, because driving through someone's pits isn't part of the fast lane, technically.
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Unless you and I are playing a semantics game, I disagree with you. From The-Race:

The pitlane speed system calculates an average speed using the distance between two timing loops divided by the time taken to pass between them.

Formula One Management, the official timekeeper, had recorded the first timing zone immediately after pit entry as 2,692 cm long.

However, Monaco's pitlane, including the entry exit, is curved - so the shortest geometric path through the zone is not a straight line. And post-event scanning revealed the actual shortest possible distance through that zone was only 2,615 cm - a discrepancy of 77cm.
 
state of hockey said:
Surprised Mercedes isn’t.
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Apparently Toto asked about relief for Russel.

Like I suggested, while the decision to give Gasley 3rd place may have been technically correct, the can of worms that opened up was not worth it at all. There were plenty of drivers that didn't speed in the pit lane that they should have just stuck with it for the sake of the rest of the drivers who did.
 
MichVandal said:
Gotta be embarrassing to be out developed by a brand new team.
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I am surprised Honda is struggling this much. I expected them to have their shit figured out by now.

I'm also slightly surprised with Cadillac being mired where they are. Checo seems to be able to squeeze blood from a turnip in that thing, even keeping it from getting lapped at times, while Bottas keeps shaking it down and finding all the problems. They make improvements, but seem to also keep hitting a performance glass ceiling.
 
MichVandal said:
Just saw a brief news report that McLaren and Red Bull are appealing Gasley's penalty issue.
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They put in a notice they will appeal, which has to be submitted within an hour of any ruling they are appealing.

Now, they have 96 hours to actually submit that appeal, during which they may change their mind and not do it.

The same rules apply to them as well -- they have to find something which is new information from what they are appealing. I find it hard to believe they can find something new from Alpine's appeal, because Alpine already found everything which is new. What can possibly be "newer"?

I put my money on them never filing that appeal.
 
HBOMax on streaming, and TruTV on cable, are airing the full 24 Hrs of Le Mans (with commercial breaks). Cadillac has been running well and has a taken over the lead a little while ago.
 
aparch said:
I am surprised Honda is struggling this much. I expected them to have their shit figured out by now.

I'm also slightly surprised with Cadillac being mired where they are. Checo seems to be able to squeeze blood from a turnip in that thing, even keeping it from getting lapped at times, while Bottas keeps shaking it down and finding all the problems. They make improvements, but seem to also keep hitting a performance glass ceiling.
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So am I. Until I heard what they are struggling with, and then thought it was Newey's design that caused it. And, in fact, that happened. Just like last time when McLaren went with a concept zero package, and there was no space for the Honda engine to cool. So many engine problems end up being vehicle design requirements on an immature engine.

I'm only surprised about Cadillac when compared to Haas 1.0. But Cadillac thought they could do more than they were capable of doing, and here we are. But as far as I can tell, they are ahead of most expectations, including their own fear of not making the 107% rule. Seems like this is a much larger program than Haas was, so it's taking longer for everyone to figure out what it takes to be in F1.
 
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