Thread: Red Bull Racing breaks 35 year old record for consecutive F1 Grand Prix wins

Indeed! RB and Max having a dominating year in F1.

I always thought the Red Bull paint job was boring - until I went to an F1 race and saw it in person. The TV cameras do not show the pearlescent paint job well and it really looks fantastic in person.

I'm just glad Hamilton isn't winning.

and on the same weekend another record in Indy Car got met, Josef Newgarden became only the third driver (AJ and Al Sr) to win all the ovals in an Indy Car season.

Max and RB are on a different planet as of late.

Sidebar: it was great to see Danny Ric back behind the wheel. Bummer first turn, though.

Max is operating on a different level - Toto Wolf

makes the races a bit boring, but amazing performance and car.

Agree with both PumaCat and GSOPhile. I too got interested via the Netflix series several years ago and started to get bored when Lewis won nearly all of the races and then Lewis and max fought for the title and it was truly awesome. Now, we're back into domination mode and the very front of the pack is, well, boring. The rest of the field though and the technical stuff and soap opera stuff is all quite interesting once one gets some context. Without that context though, I can see where the races alone would not attract viewers. We're Checo fans, so Max's domination (and Checo's struggles) are frustrating.

I’ve been watching F1 for over 30 years. During that time, the series has had ups and downs but always interesting and mostly fun.

Most fans disliked the period of the tires with treads which were designed to slow down the cars. Also, the retirement of the V10s and subsequently V8 replaced by the early hybrids was a terrible period for F1.

While the new cars are heavier, larger and don’t sound terribly exciting, they are faster than ever. Nothing will bring back the sound of the V10s or V8s driving by at 18K RPMs (ridiculously loud but exciting).

As for RB and Max dominant performance, it is very common that when a manufacturer gets the car right and has a super talented driver, the other teams will have to play catch up for multiple years. Benetton, Williams and McLaren had multi years of dominance in the 90s. Then Ferrari with Schumacher followed by RB with Vettel and until 2 years ago, it was Mercedes with Lewis.

In 2026, the formula changes again with new engine specs and aerodynamics. So more to come!

Originally Posted by Ritmo

I’ve been watching F1 for over 30 years. During that time, the series has had ups and downs but always interesting and mostly fun.

Most fans disliked the period of the tires with treads which were designed to slow down the cars. Also, the retirement of the V10s and subsequently V8 replaced by the early hybrids was a terrible period for F1.

While the new cars are heavier, larger and don’t sound terribly exciting, they are faster than ever. Nothing will bring back the sound of the V10s or V8s driving by at 18K RPMs (ridiculously loud but exciting).

As for RB and Max dominant performance, it is very common that when a manufacturer gets the car right and has a super talented driver, the other teams will have to play catch up for multiple years. Benetton, Williams and McLaren had multi years of dominance in the 90s. Then Ferrari with Schumacher followed by RB with Vettel and until 2 years ago, it was Mercedes with Lewis.

In 2026, the formula changes again with new engine specs and aerodynamics. So more to come!

I think things would get REALLY exciting if we went back to the days with no radio - just pure driver skill.

Originally Posted by MichaelsMinute

I think things would get REALLY exciting if we went back to the days with no radio - just pure driver skill.

The radio matters not , best way to fix the sport and end current manipulation is to remove the ETC ( electronic. Throttle ) once the sport went to spec engines and Spec ECU’s they eliminated much of the driver input vs Team input.

BTW , the top drivers will always get to the front regardless, but that pesky manipulation for the show is something else ..


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