F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26?

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[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

#F1PP Poll time. I want this to go far and wide so RT and get it trending folks.

Do you have full faith and trust in the @FIA to act honorably and transparently at all times?

#F1PP

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Noticed this guy in the Gucci Racing Alpine F1 Team release image. Did they not have a suit in his size? Or are we expecting Gasly and Colapinto to come stumbling into the Paddock next year, looking like they borrowed their grandfather's suit?

WTaF?

#F1PP

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Max. No Driver/Team is bigger than the sport, no matter what their ego (or father) will tell them.

No one is making Max stay. If he's happier driving tin tops, then have at it son.

#F1PP

[Andrew Benson @andrewbensonf1]

Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Max Verstappen threatens to quit again over engine rules - BBC Sport https://t.co/rpvFKLahDO

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

And yes, when you go into the full F1 site, the race is listed there as a part of the Championship.

But so too are Bahrain & Saudi.

It could be nothing but equally with the ongoing instability in the region, this could be the first indication that Qatar will be dropped.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

This is interesting. When scrolling the F1 Races via Google, Qatar is not listed - instead it jumps from Vegas to Abu Dhabi.

Is that in error or has a decision on Qatar already been made and someone has actioned something they shouldn't have a little too soon?

Watch this space.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

@ponsonby42 The Lord giveth and MBS taketh away.

;p

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

We're seeing a lot of current Drivers in the last few weeks, stating their support for the new regs, telling fans to 'switch off' if they don't like what they see.

So, two things here.

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[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Can we just all be nice to each other?

The world is a shitty enough place as it is right now and vitriolic hate on here is just a complete waste of energy. If you object to what someone posts, move on! Unfollow!

It's pretty simple really.

Cheers all.

#F1PP

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Some lovely (and fast!) DM's from the posts I just popped on.

So, I haven't posted much due to needing a break from Social Media noise. There was A LOT of hate sent my way in the past and frankly, it's pathetic and sad. I decided that the best thing to do was walk away...

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

And so I did. I took a look around grom time to time and watched some others pick up the mantle I started. Some have gone onto amazing things, others too have faced the hate, and have retired.

But I will pop in now and again. Have a laugh share some insight.

Mostly?

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[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Finally.

(Did I say two things? Oh well).

These regs are here to stay. So purist or tourist, just like the F1 logo changing or introducing the Halo, F1 and the FIA aren't about to roll them back.

From here, it's forward. Teams will adapt, Drivers will too... so will the fans.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Second.

Don't you find it strange that, after pre-season testing, all the Drivers were bemoaning the new regs, how terrible the cars are.

Flash forward to post China and they are all (mostly) singing their praises.

Hmm.

Almost like they were told to toe the line?

Hmm.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

There's been a lot said about the new regulations for this year. As someone who's been around change in F1 for many iterations, its fair to say that this time around, the FIA and F1 have got it wrong.

Will they admit that openly?

No chance.

#F1PP

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Hello 2026!

It's been some time since I have been on here, to be honest I needed the break! But I'm still here, still in F1 and still creating and causing mischief everywhere I go.

Now I cant promise I'll post much, but goes anyone give a toss if I'm here or not?

#F1PP

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

What, Christian Horner, not telling the truth?!

You don't say... He's such an honest, fair, nice, caring chap. No, he wouldn't lie. Not him, he's married to a Spice Girl. Lovely chap him.

(Please don't slip in the sarcasm)

#F1PP

[Chris Medland @ChrisMedlandF1]

Christian Horner claims Sergio Perez chose to take time out from F1, following confirmation of his departure from Red Bull

Sources close to Perez refute those claims: https://t.co/ArdsG5WKlh #F1

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

The 'Nico Hulkenberg' of Olympics.

#F1PP

[Sean Kelly @virtualstatman]

Because I can't break the habit of a lifetime, I looked up which nation has competed in the most Summer Olympics without ever winning a medal, and it's Monaco (21 previous appearances) #Olympics #Paris2024

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Seems to be a yearly thing for Alpine to dump their Team Principal in Spa.

Otmar, Bruno... who's next in line for the gig? And does his first name have 5 characters too?

#Weird

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

And excuse the spelling and grammar mistakes in my last few posts. I'm currently en-route to Silverstone.

Triple headers are fun.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

Jon, your mast sentence proves my point. If he was patient and clean, he'd have been past Norris soon after. But the aggressive, arrogant style in which he conducts himself on track is not a good look nor a role model for youngsters watching on who will likely think it's normal.

[Jon 💙 @mrjon1976]

@CoertGil5 @F1PaddockPass Both drivers were getting pretty desperate in different ways - Max 100% deserved the pen but another day they bang wheels and carry on.
Have to say that if Max was behind, he would have been past in 1 lap.

[F1 Paddock Pass - Back for '26? @F1PaddockPass]

My dear Marco, bless you.

I am in the Paddock, have been for many a year. I don't boast about it, nor post many pictures these days, as I got tired of the Tey hards copying my work and reposting my images.

Feel free to look me up next time YOU'RE in the Paddock.

[Marco Gomez 🍀 @Marco111267]

@F1PaddockPass So you are not relevant according your own words, since you are not in the paddock...
#caseclosed