With all these investments in equipment, structures and personnel on Aston Martin, how long until Lawrence Stroll will feel the pressure for a change especially from their big partners at Honda and Aramco considering they have the potential to make it to the top but fell flat in their ambitions? – JP Lim
Good question JP. For now, I think Aston is right where they expected to be and it was only their incredible start to 2022 that raised everyone’s expectations.
Let’s put it into perspective. The four teams ahead of them are all far more experienced, have all won titles and have all been on their own journey for far longer than Aston has.
No doubt there is a ceiling to breaking into the top four but the thing about Lawrence Stroll is he has put his money where his mouth is. Which team is spending more than Aston on factory improvements and staff hires?
While Stroll continues to invest like that, who is signing to be pressuring him to make changes with the team? I think 2026 has been earmarked as their first season they expect to be competitive given Newey’s arrival and the Honda link-up. If things don’t go to plan by then, I think he may well consider some changes.
With all these investments in equipment, structures and personnel on Aston Martin, how long until Lawrence Stroll will feel the pressure for a change especially from their big partners at Honda and Aramco considering they have the potential to make it to the top but fell flat in their ambitions? – JP Lim
Good question JP. For now, I think Aston is right where they expected to be and it was only their incredible start to 2022 that raised everyone’s expectations.
Let’s put it into perspective. The four teams ahead of them are all far more experienced, have all won titles and have all been on their own journey for far longer than Aston has.
No doubt there is a ceiling to breaking into the top four but the thing about Lawrence Stroll is he has put his money where his mouth is. Which team is spending more than Aston on factory improvements and staff hires?
While Stroll continues to invest like that, who is signing to be pressuring him to make changes with the team? I think 2026 has been earmarked as their first season they expect to be competitive given Newey’s arrival and the Honda link-up. If things don’t go to plan by then, I think he may well consider some changes.
The short answer is that when we write about Pourchaire or Bortoleto, not many of you read it!
A lot of people are still interested in what happens in Mick Schumacher’s career and many of those want to see him and the Schumacher name back in F1. So while you may not want to read it (no one is forcing you to!), there are others who are clearly interested in Schumacher, even if that means paying a visit to the rumour mill and seeing what’s been spun. Mick Schumacher is genuinely being linked with these seats.
And no, we are not being paid by the Schumacher family (or any drivers’ for that matter!).
Given the geopolitical issues/war within the Middle East and also Ukraine, what is the likelihood of alterations for the races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi this year and potentially next which would then include Bahrain? Does F1 have a contingency plan? Perhaps the issues bring to the forefront a return to classic tracks that have been clamoured for or open doors easier for new host cities. – FreshCupOf_Joe
It was a question raised last year and F1 were confident that the GPs would go ahead as planned and that will be the case this year again. And it’s also very clear that Qatar and Abu Dhabi, as hosts of F1 races, are going nowhere.
Theoretical scenario: Let’s say the Austrian race weekend hadn’t taken place yet and was to take place this weekend. (Meaning that there are seven races and four Sprints left. Verstappen has 18 points less, Norris has 6 points less, Piastri has 25 points less, etc.) Now let’s say that the weekend plays out exactly as it did in real life. How would the FIA and other relevant parties’ reactions be different from what it was then? – Il Dottore
So on a stewarding front, I think the punishments would be the same. The rules do not account for what impact a crash has on a title race but rather the crash itself. Verstappen was found guilty of causing a collision and so was given a 10-second time penalty and two penalty points which would be the case if it happened this weekend.
As for the reaction outside of the stewards, imagine back to the days after Austria earlier this year and times it by a hundred I would say!
Will Formula 1 ever go to Portland International Raceway? – Purple Sector 1
Going to go with a 99% no on this. It’s not an FIA Grade 1 circuit, the US already has three races and a lot would need to happen for Portland to be on the fourth.
What races are most likely to be added for 2026? – Purple Sector 1
An obvious one to say is Madrid as that is already announced but other than that, I can’t see many more being added.
There is a lot of talk about an African race being held but I don’t think that will be ready in two years’ time.
What races are most likely to be dropped for 2026? – Il Dottore
I think for sure we are heading into a rotation style calendar, especially with the European races so I reckon tracks like Zandvoort, Imola, Austria and Budapest could go into rotation to make room for the likes of Madrid and possibly more in the future.
If I could drop one, it would be Miami! A race in a car park with a circuit that is not great does not do it for me. I think the other two US races are much better.
Could you go back to the previous comment platform? – Il Dottore
Short answer, no!
Long answer, also no but for the reason that we believe this comment section is better. The last iteration was a bit of a wild west at times and has created a lot of vitriol between users (which we are now trying to stamp out).
Viafoura also gives us access to a lot more features like live blogs and AMAs as we continue to invest into ways to further improve our original output.
Keep feeding back with what you would like to see and I can try my best to get it done.
So my boss would come at me with a pitchfork if I gave detailed data away for our rivals to see but I can give an overview.
As you would probably guess, UK is top followed closely by the US but there are other English-speaking countries like Australia and Canada that feature prominently.
We also have places like India, Norway and the Netherlands featuring in the top 10. An interesting fact is in the past year, we have had visitors from 247 countries, including Vatican City, so we are guessing The Pope is a massive F1 fan.
Why do you post so many articles that are clickbait and rumour fuelling? Does journalistic integrity mean nothing anymore? – Stoort
Adapt or die is the crux of it, St00rt. Media has evolved massively in the past couple of decades meaning organisations have had to find a way to stand out. Just take a look around at how many F1 sites there are.
It is a fine line between writing a headline that draws readers in but is also not too clickbaity and I have often been the one arguing headlines are too far in the clickbait direction in the past.
I think the site is in a pretty good spot now and the role of a headline in digital media has largely changed. Think of it more like a trailer for a movie, it will tell you the crux of the story but not all the details as the filmmakers want you to go see the movie.
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