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GlamFM
10/10 Performance from Kimi. He might just win it all this year.
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It looks unlikely he will be asked to moved over to let his team mate pass because of a slow pitstop, but anything could happen.
GlamFM
Lando showed the world that he didn’t become WC by accident last year.
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This is noteworthy as it is in contrast to the previous 3 race weekends?

It was a really really solid race by Norris, mostly let down by his whinging outburst at the end.
GlamFM
Messy race from almost everyone else.
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This = Norris might have been more lucky to not have issues or underperformance this weekend rather than "not having a great weekend by accident".... just like he was more lucky than anyone else last year, "becoming WC by accident" might be a bit of a stretch but the gist is an opinion that is easy to relate to ;)
 
The upside down Alpine makes for a great thumbnail but I wasn't blown away by this race. Interesting T1 then I audibly groaned when the OBCs showed when the drivers can't, weren't or wouldn't go full throttle.

Edit: Credit to Antonelli for winning his first three races from his first three poles consecutively.
 
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Just think how hard Kimi will be to beat when he figures out how to get off the line.
Merc still winning even with their rivals already having their upgrades. Not much hope for the rest of the grid.

I never thought I'd agree with MBS but yeah, let's ditch these useless turbo electric engines and go for a simpler V8. Not for the dumb noise reasons though, I really don't care about that or mind the current sound.
 
sillybilly
It looks unlikely he will be asked to moved over to let his team mate pass because of a slow pitstop, but anything could happen.

This is noteworthy as it is in contrast to the previous 3 race weekends?

It was a really really solid race by Norris, mostly let down by his whinging outburst at the end.

This = Norris might have been more lucky to not have issues or underperformance this weekend rather than "not having a great weekend by accident".... just like he was more lucky than anyone else last year, "becoming WC by accident" might be a bit of a stretch but the gist is an opinion that is easy to relate to ;)
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I think Antonelli is the clear early favourite for 2026 title.
 
Pie O My
Why does this have a poo emoji? Why does this opinion elicit such visceral emotion?

Do I have to expand on the reasons?
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People are quite entitled to disagree with your view, I'm sure they are one of many who disagree and has chosen to visualise that disagreement.

If you read through the discussion you will find plenty of reasons as to why people may disagree with you, not least of which their own expansive post detailing it.

Post in thread 'Formula 1 crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026' https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...om-miami-grand-prix-2026.437388/post-14598982

I am also in the camp of disagreeing with you, I thought it was a very entertaining race that had a bit of everything and a very exciting final quarter..
 
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MagpieRacer
People are quite entitled to disagree with your view, I'm sure they are one of many who disagree and has chosen to visualise that disagreement.

If you read through the discussion you will find plenty of reasons as to why people may disagree with you, not least of which their own expansive post detailing it.

Post in thread 'Formula 1 crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2026' https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/thre...om-miami-grand-prix-2026.437388/post-14598982

I am also in the camp of disagreeing with you, I thought it was a very entertaining race that had a bit of everything and a very exciting final quarter..
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I get that.... but poo seems a bit strong, no?

I dunno, it seems it's more of a modern thing where everything is hyper partisan to the point where it turns from disagreement into outright refusal to engage.
 
Pie O My
I get that.... but poo seems a bit strong, no?

I dunno, it seems it's more of a modern thing where everything is hyper partisan to the point where it turns from disagreement into outright refusal to engage.
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I don't think there's anything 'hyper partisan' about it. You said gave up after lap 14 of the highlights because of the 'yoyoing nonsense' (which actually wasn't really prevalent in this race), you then can't be surprised if people think quite negatively of that opinion on what was actually a good race.

There's no refusal to engage, they had already posted their thoughts on the race and simply disagreed with your 1 line take.
 
MagpieRacer
I don't think there's anything 'hyper partisan' about it. You said gave up after lap 14 of the highlights because of the 'yoyoing nonsense' (which actually wasn't really prevalent in this race), you then can't be surprised if people think quite negatively of that opinion on what was actually a good race.

There's no refusal to engage, they had already posted their thoughts on the race and simply disagreed with your 1 line take.
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Norris's engineer told him to hold back and let the leaders fight in yo yo racing.

Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.

It may be a "good race" to you, but that doesn't make it objectively true. A fair few of the top comments on autosport Articles attest to that being true.

Were their moments that made me appreciate this as the top form of motor racing in those laps - absolutely. Verstappen's save being the highlight; the insane wheel to wheel in the opening corners also memorable.

But when qualifying becomes a RNG and people are not knowing whether the back and forth action is because of the aerodynamic changes or more the PU influence, it's valid to question how artificial it is; is racing that's entertaining the priority anymore or is it entertainment to get new fans?

....As for the poo emoji.. I don't really think the post you highlight addresses my point. Is it a good race in spite of these yoyo moves or is it a good thing that such overtakes were happening frequently at that stage or something else?

I can talk more about how I feel, like how Brundle struggling to remember the units for some function of the electrical component inadvertently reflected my not really caring about the technology or Domenicali's comments from a few weeks back but idk if there is a point?
 
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Pie O My
Norris's engineer told him to hold back and let the leaders fight in yo yo racing.

Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.
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It actually never happened though and such racing was absolutely not prominent in the race.

You are just completely uninformed. Not only did you not watch the race you didn't even watch the entire highlights.

But that sure does not stop you from making bold statements.

The poo emojis are well deserved and I can even see your collection growing in the future if you go on like this.
 
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GlamFM
It actually never happened though and such racing was absolutely not prominent in the race.
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Such racing was prominent in "laps up to when I gave up."
GlamFM
You are just completely uninformed. Not only did you not watch the race you didn't even watch the entire highlights.

But that sure does not stop you from making bold statements.

The poo emojis are well deserved and I can even see your collection growing in the future if you go on like this.
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I didn't watch the rest because I didn't like the product. I didn't make a comment about how the "race was full of it" (I couldn't, because I didn't see it), but that the stuff that I did see showed it hadn't been fully fixed and therefore wasn't good enough to hold my interest.

But sure, do a poo and call me "uninformed":

Piastri:

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Leclerc:

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This I can't comment on too much as I didn't watch enough to critique his assessment and don't know enough about him to know if he could be biased:

thejudge13.com

F1’s Energy Crisis: How Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli Mastered ‘Yo-Yo Racing’ in Miami

Mercedes wins again, but the drama is in the details. From Verstappen's miracle 360-degree spin to the 'super clipping' controversy, we analyze if F1's new rules actually worked in Miami.
thejudge13.com thejudge13.com

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One problem that DOES need to still be addressed is the closing speed difference from the sounds of it, and as this is a safety issue it should be the priority.
 
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Pie O My
Such racing was prominent in laps up to when I gave up.
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It might seem this way if you only watch highlights where 14 laps are cut down to a minute or two.

Just watch the races man and form your own opinion. I have zero interest in your collection of quotes, articles and forum posts. I can get those somewhere else, and I have even less interests in drive by posts from people who didn't watch the race.

Was there some yoyo-ing - yes. Was it "prominent" - actually no.

In the end the faster car got through, but it had to fight for it - which I take over DRS autobahn overtakes any day of the week.
 
There was genuinely only one questionable moment in the race caused by the battery usage - the Leclerc repass on Piastri after he went wide.

All the rest of it was bloody brilliant, as the battery racing allows these world class drivers to have to work hard to overtake an opponent, and battles last for ages as it isn't just a DRS pass and done. If you turn off the screen after 14 laps of peak chaos and action, you also then missed the rest of the race which showed that these regulation tweaks worked for making the drivers have to race each other to get past. The last lap was thrilling due to a mistake by a driver pushing hard to make the pass for position. If a driver is fast enough, they can avoid getting overtaken (See the top 2 for the second half of the race). If they're not, then the faster car behind has the tools to make a pass and be made to work for it (See Verstappen's charge back through and the whole first half of the race lead battle).

LMP1 has had Hybrid racing since 2012 and has been peak.
Formula E has consistently produced more (numerical) entertaining races than the DRS era (Gen 2 especially was undefeated)
Indycar has used Push-to-Pass for a long time and nobody complains.
BTCC keeps giving the drivers more P2P boost to increase passing.

It's increasingly obvious reading the fallout from these regs as to who are Motorsport fans, and who just watch Formula 1. That ISN'T a criticism of them, but F1 catching up to the rest of the Motorsport world is not the problem the loudest people seem to think it is.


The reg changes seem a lot better from this 1 event. Super clipping was a lot smaller (no downshifts) and seemed to be pretty close to the regular clipping we have seen since 2014. The change to deployment ramping down stopped that. It DID slow the cars down overall in laptime (remember that super clipping to recharge and deploy all power early is still fastest for laptime - the teams wouldn't have done it if it wasn't) but equally so just benefits. It is still race 4 of a new set of PU regulations and it will only get better. Mercedes have won all races so far, but they aren't clear like in 2014, Ferrari, McLaren and Max are keeping them on their toes. We have had 4 Grand Prix plus 1 Sprint with a lot of passing (and then the dire Miami Sprint) and the drivers having to fight for their positions, with also plenty of evidence that you can defend a position without ever getting passed (Antonelli in Miami, Gasly in China).

So yes, a Poo reaction for deciding to turn off the race after seeing one of the more exciting and entertaining openings to a race we have seen in a long time is deserving.

If in doubt, please go and watch some "peak" F1 in the archives. May I suggest: France 2019, Russia 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, China 2008, Belgium 2021, Japan 2025, Monaco 2024, Abu Dhabi 2017. I'm sure they're all a lot better than Miami 2026 because they lack yo-yo racing (otherwise known as drivers being able to race each other).
 

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