Left: Webber, Suzuka, 2013
Right: Verstappen, Suzuka, 2026
Same straight, find the differences
Watch where the speed starts to disappear because the battery is empty and the superclipping starts
They killed the element of @F1 that made it attractive: full throttle, last one who blinks, attacking corners on the limits of what these cars could handle
Excellence in driving was rewarded
Now excellence in battery technology is rewarded and great drivers no longer make the difference. Also why Russel isn’t miles ahead of Kimi, why Hamilton is on par with Charles and Hadjar is the closest teammate to Verstappen since Ricciardo.
The ICE is now just a glorified generator, energy is taken away from the straight into cornering speed and stored in the battery to increase acceleration out of corners, which, like Alonso said, the kitchen chefs could drive just as easily.
🚨 There will be just 3 F1 races over the next 10 weeks after the Chinese GP on Sunday.
March 22: NO RACE
March 29: Japanese GP 🇯🇵
April 5: NO RACE
April 12: NO RACE
April 19: NO RACE
April 26: NO RACE
May 3: Miami GP 🇺🇸
May 10: NO RACE
May 17: NO RACE
May 24: Canadian GP 🇨🇦
🚨💣BREAKING
🇪🇸Fernando Alonso is seriously considering retiring after this season.
He believes the situation with the Honda engine is very bad, similar to what happened between 2015 and 2017, and that it will take a long time to fix…
#ChineseGP
Have you wondered what goes on, over the radio, during an exploration lap? Here is Michael Schumacher chatting with his race engineer, Chris Dyer, around a lap of the Shanghai Circuit.
This 2006 Chinese Grand Prix was one of MSC's finest, winning his 91st & final Grand Prix. #F1
F1’s longest-serving grand prix lap record - of tracks on the current calendar - has stood for a staggering 22 years! 🤯
Michael Schumacher set a 1.32.238s lap at the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix while driving his incredible Ferrari F2004 ⏱️