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I do love the barrage Horner hand grenades over towards Zak Brown now that McClaren is the new top dog , at present , and since I like both the guys I do sense Mr. Horner's frustration is because Mr. Brown is on top and he has a bit more jovial attitude towards the competition . Brown does have a smile plastered on his face alot more often than Horner does of late.

I think the most consequential change is the move by Adrian Newey from RB to Aston when the 2026 cars are a clean sheet design compared to this year. Newey is the most successful aerodynamicist and car designer ever with dozens of iconic cars to his name.
If Aston can get a top class driver and get rid of the useless Stroll I would think they may move up the ratings next year.

Encouraging news from Cadillac on engine and car .

https://www.planetf1.com/news/cadillac- ... power-unit

This is kind of cool.
It appears that Verstappen may have set the lap record at the Nordschleife in a Ferrari GT3.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max- ... /10721550/

https://f1rstmotors.com/news/verstappen ... -a-ferrari

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Gaspowered wrote: Mon May 12, 2025 5:03 pm This is kind of cool.
It appears that Verstappen may have set the lap record at the Nordschleife in a Ferrari GT3.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max- ... /10721550/

https://f1rstmotors.com/news/verstappen ... -a-ferrari

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Good stuff! As time progresses, I think we'll see Max V. in several different kinds of racing besides just F1. He's an extraordinarily talented driver.

it will be interesting to see if that pans out. In the bad ol' days, drivers line Mario and AJ would win no matter what kind of car they were driving. It would be great to see that kind on talent and versability again.

I would doubt that he could race in another series while still at Red Bull contractually but he is still young and has exhibited some restlessness ; hopefully he might move to sports car racing .

Phase-change Materials

Perhaps this is the trump card McLaren is currently holding.
If it's true, I think it's pretty ingenious.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mclaren-b ... t-engineer

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Gaspowered wrote: Fri May 16, 2025 6:24 am Phase-change Materials

Perhaps this is the trump card McLaren is currently holding.
If it's true, I think it's pretty ingenious.

https://www.planetf1.com/news/mclaren-b ... t-engineer

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"Phase changing materials" Wow! The way the article puts the process along with prior rumors makes this theory highly plausible. It's so technical and advanced an idea - and concealable too. This might get interesting.

Wow that was a huge crash by Yuki in Q1 . Glad he was able to walk away .