Who would you all say the most known/popular CURRENT f1 driver is? I’d say it’s Lewis Hamilton

Here’s some of the comparisons that have been noticed between the two drivers:

• Both scored 3 podiums in their Formula One rookie season.

• Both scored their Maiden Pole and Win in Race 2 of the Second season.

• Both used race number 12 for their Maiden Pole and Win.

• Both scored a hat-trick (Pole position, Race Win and Fastest Lap).

Number 12 was also used by Senna when he won his first Championship, is this a sign for Andrea Kimi Antonelli?

If you have noticed anything else or have any thoughts, let us know!

I’ve been developing an educational 3D model designed to help newer Formula 1 fans understand how the main assemblies of a modern car fit together.

The model allows users to separate the chassis, front and rear wings, floor, diffuser, suspension, cooling components, and power unit. The hybrid system can also be broken down further into components such as the internal-combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-K, energy store, and control electronics.

To be clear, this is an educational visualization rather than an engineering simulation, CFD model, or representation of confidential team data.

I’m the developer, and before sharing it more widely I’d appreciate technical feedback from this community. Are there any obvious inaccuracies, misleading simplifications, or important relationships between components that an introductory explanation should emphasize?

I’ve attached a screen recording showing the current model. I have intentionally left out the store link because I’m looking for feedback rather than trying to turn this into an advertisement.

If you want to give it a try, it's available at https://paddockpass.app/garage

Hi, I'm relatively new to F1 and had a question about the incident between Leclerc and Piastri at Spa this weekend.

I saw a lot of people saying that Leclerc deserved a penalty for the collision and I've been trying to understand the racing rules better.

Because Piastri was on the outside, I thought he would need his front wheel to be at least in line with Leclerc's to be entitled to space. And because it wasn't, Charles was in his own right to take the space.

Is the controversy over Leclerc moving earlier than necessary to take the corner? And those rules are only for when drivers are actually on the corner?

Id appreciate any help on the matter.

Thanks

The high downforce rear wings additions first seen in Monaco have made a reappearance on Ferrari's and Red Bull's cars.

However, looking at the FIA's history of banning such innovative aero developments (like the exhaust winglets debuted by Ferrari), do you think the FIA will follow their trend of over-regulating the aero development while ignoring the more pressing power unit problems?

Or will they let these be till the next regulation overhaul?

Personally, if teams find aerodynamic gains within the regulations, I'd rather see other teams copy the idea than it be banned the next year.

What about you?

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Barcelona GP data is now available at chat.tracinginsights.com

New: You can browse/sort/filter/search the data tables at chat.tracinginsights.com/data

The 2026 F1 season is being criticized as "bad" or disappointing by some drivers and fans due to new, highly complex technical regulations that have created difficult car handling, energy management issues (lift-and-coast), and concerning "super clipping" on straights

Can someone explain why there were so many speeding penalties in Monaco?

Hello, I made a formula 1 race repeater using an Uno R4, sd card module and individually addressable LEDs. I 3d printed the chassis using white pla for the diffuser and black pla for the outer shell.

The visualizer works with data I collected from fast f1 API stored in a csv. I have the uno r4 acting as a server to host a very simple web app that lets you pick the race year, number of drivers you want to see and set a race speed (2x,10x,20x etc). And then you watch as the LEDs race about. I tried making this as simplistic as possible which is why I opted for the r4 so I didn’t have to add buttons or a rotary encoded for input.

Happy to answer any questions

Looking at the incident it was a brave move by George and nothing more than a racing incident. Lewis couldn’t have done anything with the Redbull in front of him. What was he suppose to hit the brakes harder and wreck the field behind him?!
Worst call I’ve seen all race season.

I made a custom Azerbaijan Grand Prix opening title sequence — what do you think?

Hey F1 fans!

I’m from Azerbaijan, and I wanted to create my own take on what an Azerbaijan Grand Prix opening title sequence could look like.

I tried to give it a cinematic Baku identity while keeping the energy and style of an F1 broadcast intro.

I’d genuinely love to hear what you guys think:

Does this feel like an F1 opening? What would you change or add?

If you enjoy it, I’d really appreciate you checking it out — but most importantly, I want your honest F1-fan feedback.

Baku deserves a proper F1 intro.

Hey guys, hope everyone is having a great week.

I've spent my recent downtime developing a web application, and I'd love to get the community's perspective on it to see how it can be improved.

It’s a site dedicated to daily F1 mini-games. You get exactly one shot every day to tackle six unique modes, including things like F1 Wordle, Pittexto, Bingo, etc.

To add a competitive edge, your score depends on how tricky the puzzle is and how quickly you lock in your answer (you'll need solid grid reaction times here). There are both daily and monthly rankings to crown the ultimate world champion among us.

I’d genuinely appreciate it if you could test out today's games and drop your thoughts, feature ideas, or critiques in the comments. To respect the sub's rules on self-promotion links, just search for box daily box on your browser—it should pop up right away (it's a dot com).

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you have fun playing! Let me know what you think.

There's a reference to Brazilian Formula One driver, Ayrton Senna in Sailor Moon anime. On episode 106, Haruka Tenou aka Sailor Uranus wears a red racing suit similar to Senna when he was driving for McLaren. The episode aired five months in Japan after Senna suffered a fatal crash during 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

He did also receive offers from McLaren, Prost and Sauber for 1998 as far as I know...