[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Blitzkrieg !

Yeah . Hopefully I'm wrong . The German police are no pussies (!)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

If the EU is eradicated then there won't be any gov. interference in what engines F1 should use.

Think that's already too late , because the PU's (combustion engines) are already running at the test benches with the mandatory 2026 fuel spec.

As you know : 50% of the power will come from the batteries (+/- 475 HP)
And how fast your battery can charge back to 100%. That will be the winner with the new 2026 manual override mode .
From what I heard : The Benz will be a beast (!)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Think that's already too late , because the PU's (combustion engines) are already running at the test benches with the mandatory 2026 fuel spec.

As you know : 50% of the power will come from the batteries (+/- 475 HP)
And how fast your battery can charge back to 100%. That will be the winner with the new 2026 manual override mode .
From what I heard : The Benz will be a beast (!)

It's still hearsay. Ferrari are keeping quiet about their coming 'coffee machine' and their last two Le Mans wins should make us think a bit about the very good electric management in those 24 hour races.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

MAX : From now on , every race will be like a dog fight (!)

I think MAX knows what is going on under the Benz bulge ...
And it won't be easy to catch it up (!)

Originally Posted by M5Rick

MAX nearly caught LEW at the BGP , the 20 DRS works better than the Mercs.

James Allison (!)

How could we be so dumb ?!?! => https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...dAYq65FyfzTqRt

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

James Allison (!)

How could we be so dumb ?!?! => https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...dAYq65FyfzTqRt

Allison not saying that much in that Merc has modded the way the car takes slow, medium and quick corners but technically he's saying zilch. Talking to the younger fans that are just joining F1 wide eyed then

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Allison not saying that much in that Merc has modded the way the car takes slow, medium and quick corners but technically he's saying zilch. Talking to the younger fans that are just joining F1 wide eyed then

I'm pretty sure Allison is the designer from the new Benz bulge and the suspension upgrade and that's why they won the last 2 races .
..
Remember... Mercedes was nowhere before the bulge appeared.
The Benz is back my friend (!)

Red Bull comes with new upgrades as well , hopefully they fixed the RB20 setup mess..
Next weekend it will be very hot in Hungary , and that can be an advantage for the HONDA PU .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

I'm pretty sure Allison is the designer from the new Benz bulge and the suspension upgrade and that's why they won the last 2 races .
..
Remember... Mercedes was nowhere before the bulge appeared.
The Benz is back my friend (!)

Red Bull comes with new upgrades as well , hopefully they fixed the RB20 setup mess..
Next weekend it will be very hot in Hungary , and that can be an advantage for the HONDA PU .

Horner has been tight lipped about the front hanger upgrade mix up only that Marko saying that they know what it was, hopefully was and crossed out. MAX will adapt but Checo might need a 'running in, please pass' sticker

[NYG]

Wild card prediction: Checo gets kicked out of RB after this one.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by NYG

Wild card prediction: Checo gets kicked out of RB after this one.

Hey NYG, nice to hear from you.
Who do you think may join if they do, there are a few queuing up as hopefuls.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Hey NYG, nice to hear from you.
Who do you think may join if they do, there are a few queuing up as hopefuls.

Hard to say. I guess it all depends on the timeline.

I think Sainz may be in the mix if Checo gets cut after Hungaroring. He knows that his remaining options mean he will never come close to a WDC. So it's Red Bull or bust.

If Sainz makes his decision then it's kind of up in the air. Maybe Yuki? I love Ric but he doesn't deserve the seat imo. I would much rather see Albon back at RB but that won't happen any time soon.

I would love Leclerc to finally realize what a mess Ferrari is and go to RB but unlikely.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

Wild card prediction: Checo gets kicked out of RB after this one.

Checo gets an RB evaluation after SPA . The situation looks really bad for him..

The Mexican will drive under pressure . And that makes it even worse (!)

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

Hard to say. I guess it all depends on the timeline.

I think Sainz may be in the mix if Checo gets cut after Hungaroring. He knows that his remaining options mean he will never come close to a WDC. So it's Red Bull or bust.

If Sainz makes his decision then it's kind of up in the air. Maybe Yuki? I love Ric but he doesn't deserve the seat imo. I would much rather see Albon back at RB but that won't happen any time soon.

I would love Leclerc to finally realize what a mess Ferrari is and go to RB but unlikely.

Nico Hulkenberg (The Hulk) my friend => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...2&postcount=24

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Nico Hulkenberg (The Hulk) my friend => https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...2&postcount=24

Ford/RB Powertrains are gonna foo all over Merc come '26, for Ferrari see Merc

[M5Rick]

More on what the bulge on the Merc could be hiding, a main top horizontal spring/damper connected to 3 more dampers through two thick anchor brackets and rods lashed to a bottom roll bar.

[AmuroRay]

HAM is back in the fight for first.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by AmuroRay

HAM is back in the fight for first.

That's possible with the new Benz bulge on his W15 hood .

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

That's possible with the new Benz bulge on his W15 hood .

Anything is possible as MAX says and he welcomes the competition who have finally woken up but RB haven't been sleeping with more updates coming and at this track it will be catch 1 if you can
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...sx8USfto6paUgO
''It's going to be great the rest of the year''

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Anything is possible as MAX says and he welcomes the competition who have finally woken up but RB haven't been sleeping with more updates coming and at this track it will be catch 1 if you can
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...sx8USfto6paUgO
''It's going to be great the rest of the year''

Hopefully they fixed the RB20 setup issues

It's worse than we think it is .The steering is unpredictable , Checo can't even turn with the car (!)
The RB20 front suspension really s@cks . Front of the car is too stiff ...

[MontyB1]

Saw some press talk that some of the recent changes to the cooling like the side gills haven't been supported by Newey and he wasn't consulted. So it appears it could get changed latter this season or next.

Interesting that it appears all isn't quite so smooth internally within RB (shock) as it appears and how the Newey departure might influence future direction for them.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Horner has been tight lipped about the front hanger upgrade mix up only that Marko saying that they know what it was, hopefully was and crossed out. MAX will adapt but Checo might need a 'running in, please pass' sticker

Red Bull filed a complaint vs McLaren..

In the free practice the teams are using an extra hole in the front brakes to messure the temps of the brakes and tires .
McLaren has kept the extra brake hole in the races , which can serve as additional cooling for the brakes and tires .

Was it this ...Why the McLaren was so kind to the tires ?
It seemed like the McLaren tires lasted forever (!)

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Red Bull filed a complaint vs McLaren..

In the free practice the teams are using an extra hole in the front brakes to messure the temps of the brakes and tires .
McLaren has kept the extra brake hole in the races , which can serve as additional cooling for the brakes and tires .

Was it this ...Why the McLaren was so kind to the tires ?
It seemed like the McLaren tires lasted forever (!)

Anything is possible at those speeds and temps and it sounds like an illegal mod to me.

[Fillip]

The last few races have been really good and I expect another good race in Hungary. Apart from the on-track action there are many track side events happening during the race week that include fan zone, this race after party and this meetup. Hopefully, the weather will not be too hot for the drivers and the spectators so everyone can enjoy the whole weekend to the fullest.