Well to be fair closing the pit lane after a SC was first deployed particularly in the fuelling era was a bit stupid.

It kind of does rub the wrong way a bit.
Seb is a likeable guy and I get that he's kind of signed up to the environmental movement now so he has to say these things. I don't have a problem with Seb per se, he's not a bad guy. I rooted for him, especially at Ferrari. :)

But I had to dump my car in 2020 when covid hit. Three years later and prices of decent second hand cars are now inflated beyond my reach. I don't even want one anymore. So… as for cars… well, I would say my environmental footprint is very close to zero.

Silver lining: no more road tax to pay. I'll keep that money myself.

All hail the Great dutch hype! Max uber alles! By con or by grift. All is fair in the land Muhammed "ain't no woman smarter than man" Sulayem.

What do you call a dutch driver whos been gifted his first wdc?

Won his second wdc with a car specced from a costcap breach commonly known as cheating.

And for his upcoming wdc has had no competition other than what his teammate was allowed to?

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While the track will definitely be faster & consequently the race shorter time-wise by default, but probably not massively shorter because the track configuration is otherwise entirely unchanged, meaning the slow-speed nature that causes long-lasting races with 100% SC record still exists.

@eurobrun Not really any space for larger runoff space or escape road, but I'm sure that approaching that corner at higher speeds will be equally fine.

Flexibility clampdown - Probably unimpactful in the end.

Massa pursues Crashgate “justice” - He should just let that matter go for good.

Stroll under scrutiny - Nothing particular really about his situation.

Tying loose ends - Pirelli or Brigestone, I'm indifferent, but I'd be okay with ATA as the standard from next season, & finally didn't the 12-month period for Red Bull start in late-October from the Mexico City GP weekend, meaning it'd end around that time this year?

Singapore GP founder’s arrest - Unimpactful, unlike in the Vietnamese GP case.

Some drivers (including Alonso himself) refused the switch to full wets in anticipation of the race being red-flagged, which goes to show the real problem; the expectation that racing can’t happen in full wet conditions, which influences the teams to keep using inters even when the conditions are unsuitable.

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When the synthetic fuels are based on carbon capture, and its production 'fuelled' by wind or solar, then it is just as clean as Solar/Wind electricity.
Actually, it is even cleaner* as the carbon is temporarily 'withdrawn' from the atmosphere.

* for simplicity sake I leave out the impact of producing the Combustion vs Electric powertrain, and the transportation of the fuel/ions.

One of the challenges of the track has been its length, which in turn leads to long races, which is obviously reduced by the change. Should be interesting to see how this changes the event.

The status of some of those trees weren’t good (the non palm ones)

Fun fact: 'Palm trees' aren't trees.
Probably family of the Killer Whales and F1 Racing ;)

There was double points at the Indy 500 last year so he is close to Lundgaard only 0.1 off when you take that into account.

Actions speak louder than words. I suspect his carbon footprint is bigger in 1 year than in my entire life. I've never been on an airplane and I also use public transport. People like me see hypocrites who aren't doing what they say.

Less pollution the better but to champion zero emissions on a racing vehicle while flying around the world.. It rubs me the wrong way.

In the same way that a company will break rules to make money if the fine is less than the profit, this seems like an acceptable approach. In a hypothetical scenario, why not cut a corner to save 10 seconds if you know the only punishment is a 5-second time penalty?

I don't necessarily doubt you but after reading most of their white paper, I have questions about the figures. And in that same whitepaper, it says that F1 will be using the P1fuels in 2026.

I do partially agree. I feel more are catching on since there is a superstar. You see the same thing in Tennis or other sports. Periods of an athlete dominating attracts viewers. And its not like its the first overall dominant period. We are only 2 years in the current one which was preceded by an 8 (!) year period.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi: "In Formula 1, we are at the pinnacle not only of motorsport, but also of technology, especially for the future of mobility. Since 2014, we've used the most efficient hybrid fuels in the world. Now we are using 10% bio fuel and soon our cars will run on 100% sustainable fuels."

Hybrid fuels?

Anyway, there is only one area where F1 is at the pinnacle of technology; the MGU-H. And that is relatively useless outside of high performance competitive environments because the gains, while meaningful, are marginal in normal road use while requiring a very complex and expensive system to achieve. Even F1's aerodynamics, while certainly clever, are very inefficient because the series thinks open wheels is the only way to have a proper F1 car.

It's no surprise to see F1 double down on fuel as a big selling point for the 2026 rules because there's very little else that makes it interesting. And that's fine - to a degree - because fuels obviously extremely important. What it's not, however, is a particularly interesting topic for manufacturers to market their products on. It'll be interesting to see how many of them stick around long term.

If he had say something against Arab, Indians, Chinese, or African countries, their would be a huge outcry. But for some reason it is striking that this type of comments on (or against) Latin Americans never elicit the same level of outrage. I see it often in the US.