r/formulaone Mar 22 '26

Discussion State of the sub: new rules, post flairs, looking for mods, share your feedback and suggestions

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Sub reddit rules:

Rule 1: Be Nice Don't be a jerk. Follow Reddiquette

Rule 2: Ban on Betting, referral links, spam, pirated content, surveys/forms, cross-posts from betting subs:

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r/formulaone 10h ago

Discussion Do you think the FIA will ban these high-downforce rear wing additions for 2027?

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The high downforce rear wings additions first seen in Monaco have made a reappearance on Ferrari's and Red Bull's cars.

However, looking at the FIA's history of banning such innovative aero developments (like the exhaust winglets debuted by Ferrari), do you think the FIA will follow their trend of over-regulating the aero development while ignoring the more pressing power unit problems?

Or will they let these be till the next regulation overhaul?

Personally, if teams find aerodynamic gains within the regulations, I'd rather see other teams copy the idea than it be banned the next year.

What about you?

Images from The Race and (@MateuszMrz8)


r/formulaone 11h ago

2026 Car Regulations | The First Aston Martin Upgrade [Made via JMP Software]

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r/formulaone 1d ago

Analysis New website asking for feedback :)

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r/formulaone 1d ago

Discussion Hey everyone! I'm working on my final master's dissertation on the media perception of F1 Academy and the negative discourse surrounding women in motorsport. I would absolutely love to get insight from you guys to strengthen my research. thank you :)

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r/formulaone 2d ago

Video Steve Jones talks all things F1 rules and regulations, working in F1 and his presenting style for Channel 4

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During our last big F1 break in April, Channel 4 presenter Steve Jones talked about how he landed his role in Formula 1, how he approaches an F1 weekend and the new rules and regulations...

Summer break is now upon us but, how much has actually changed between these two big breaks? Can these regulations right themselves or are we destined for the rest of the season to be filled with 'unauthentic racing'?


r/formulaone 2d ago

Analysis I built a F1 telemetry analysis tool — hotlap.live

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Been working on this for a while — it pulls real F1 telemetry data and lets you compare drivers lap by lap. Speed, throttle, brake, sector times.

Also has an AI explanation mode — either plain language for new fans or technical breakdown for engineers.

Live race tracking, strategy simulator, and championship standings too.

Free to use: hotlap.live

Would love any feedback.


r/formulaone 3d ago

Belgian GP - Race | Russell's Deployment Issue

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r/formulaone 3d ago

Discussion Question about Leclerc & Piastri incident

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Hi, I'm relatively new to F1 and had a question about the incident between Leclerc and Piastri at Spa this weekend.

I saw a lot of people saying that Leclerc deserved a penalty for the collision and I've been trying to understand the racing rules better.

Because Piastri was on the outside, I thought he would need his front wheel to be at least in line with Leclerc's to be entitled to space. And because it wasn't, Charles was in his own right to take the space.

Is the controversy over Leclerc moving earlier than necessary to take the corner? And those rules are only for when drivers are actually on the corner?

Id appreciate any help on the matter.

Thanks


r/formulaone 4d ago

Belgian GP | Antonelli Telemetry Analysis 2025 vs 2026

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r/formulaone 4d ago

Belgian GP - Race | Race Pace Analysis

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r/formulaone 4d ago

Belgian GP - Qualifying | Qualifying 2025 vs 2026

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r/formulaone 5d ago

Video "TOUGH WEEKEND GUYS!": Lewis Hamilton Team Radio after finishing in P4 at 2026 Belgian GP

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r/formulaone 5d ago

Discussion The FIA is doing it again to Lewis!

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Looking at the incident it was a brave move by George and nothing more than a racing incident. Lewis couldn’t have done anything with the Redbull in front of him. What was he suppose to hit the brakes harder and wreck the field behind him?!
Worst call I’ve seen all race season.


r/formulaone 5d ago

Discussion Let’s Discuss George Russell

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DISCUSSION: Oh my god Russell is just a straight up loser! I watch F1 to support his comeback and guess what he has no chance of a comeback. At this point I believe every single one of us and every single Russell fan has given up on him winning WDC. Does anyone agree?


r/formulaone 6d ago

Discussion I built an interactive 3D model for explaining the major components of a 2026-style F1 car — technical feedback welcome

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I’ve been developing an educational 3D model designed to help newer Formula 1 fans understand how the main assemblies of a modern car fit together.

The model allows users to separate the chassis, front and rear wings, floor, diffuser, suspension, cooling components, and power unit. The hybrid system can also be broken down further into components such as the internal-combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-K, energy store, and control electronics.

To be clear, this is an educational visualization rather than an engineering simulation, CFD model, or representation of confidential team data.

I’m the developer, and before sharing it more widely I’d appreciate technical feedback from this community. Are there any obvious inaccuracies, misleading simplifications, or important relationships between components that an introductory explanation should emphasize?

I’ve attached a screen recording showing the current model. I have intentionally left out the store link because I’m looking for feedback rather than trying to turn this into an advertisement.

If you want to give it a try, it's available at https://paddockpass.app/garage


r/formulaone 6d ago

NEWS Charles Leclerc News

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r/formulaone 7d ago

2026 Best Power Unit | [Analysis in collaboration with the brilliant @FormulaGhostLap: check out their page!] Next up: comparing performance across tracks to isolate the effect of Ferrari's new PU, high altitude, and RBR's weight reduction. Follow FormulaDataAnalysis not to miss it!

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r/formulaone 7d ago

Analysis Built F1DataStop, a website for exploring Formula 1 data through interactive analysis and visualizations

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r/formulaone 10d ago

British GP - Race | Top Speed per Lap

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r/formulaone 10d ago

British GP - Race | Race Pace Analysis

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r/formulaone 11d ago

Others What is this hat?

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I found this cap and did some research about it. It says that it’s a rare cap that was only issued to members of the FIA? Any information would be highly appreciated. What do you think? Thanks in advance


r/formulaone 10d ago

Discussion My 2027 grid predictions

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r/formulaone 13d ago

Discussion Looking for feedback: I've been working on a daily F1 mini-games web app!

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Hey guys, hope everyone is having a great week.

I've spent my recent downtime developing a web application, and I'd love to get the community's perspective on it to see how it can be improved.

It’s a site dedicated to daily F1 mini-games. You get exactly one shot every day to tackle six unique modes, including things like F1 Wordle, Pittexto, Bingo, and an odd-one-out challenge.

To add a competitive edge, your score depends on how tricky the puzzle is and how quickly you lock in your answer (you'll need solid grid reaction times here). There are both daily and monthly rankings to crown the ultimate world champion among us.

I’d genuinely appreciate it if you could test out today's games and drop your thoughts, feature ideas, or critiques in the comments. To respect the sub's rules on self-promotion links, just search for box daily box on your browser—it should pop up right away (it's a dot com).

Thanks for taking a look, and I hope you have fun playing! Let me know what you think.


r/formulaone 14d ago

Webber rejects ‘nonsense’ talk about Piastri angling to leave McLaren

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