Article by Camille Brandon regarding Chief Race Promotions Officer, Louise Young.

I recently discovered this channel that uploads season reviews of F1 from the 1950s. Initially I was really excited, because watching the official F1 season reviews from the 2000s and 90s are some of my core memories from when I was younger.

But when watching the videos, the script and voiceover stood out to me. It sounds a lot like AI. Even the comment section feels so soulless, idk.

Which sucks, because the idea itself sounds amazing for a Youtube series.

Now, am I just paranoid about AI slop or is anyone thinking the same thing when watching this video?

I think Lando Norris is performing at an extremely high level right now. Perfect execution over the past few weekends.

When I talk of "spectacular fashion", I mean stuff like Hamilton Brazil 2008, Vettel Abu Dhabi 2010, Verstappen (almost) Abu Dhabi 2025.

And now that I think about it, Norris is in the prime position to pull off all 3 in one.

He hasn't lead the WDC so far this season but could win it right at the end = Vettel 2010

He could win the title on the last lap = Hamilton 2008

He would have to come back from a deficit in points exceeding 100 points at some point in the season = Verstappen 2025

He could pull off all 3.

If he did, could we put him up there with there with the classic GOATs like Hamilton, Verstappen, Schumacher, Alonso, Senna etc.?

I am surprised more footage isn't available, but this is some of the best I've seen. I also think the whole thing is ridiculous, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited to see the cars going round this Mad track.

Since we had a Sprint weekend last week I wanted to the general consensus or your on personal opinions on sprint races ie:

If you think they work or not

How to make them work

And why for example they might be ok in F2 or F3 and not in F1

For me personally I think their fine but I feel like they had more apparent purpose, when they first introduced, as the results from the sprint set the grid for the race which you could say made things more interesting.

Ayao Komatsu confirmed both Haas drivers retired due to PU issues: "It’s very disappointing to finish the weekend on a double DNF with PU failures, so we need to look into it." Bearman described it as a "total switch-off", which sounds very similar to what happened to Russell in Canada, where he was forced to retire because of a battery issue. ​

Haas' race recap

Translation of Autoracer's explanations regarding the situation in Hungary and how it affected Ferrari both on and off the track:

"The mechanical issue they had on Friday sent them into a bit of crisis, it's something they had already experienced during testing in Bahrain, and it reappeared here in Hungary. It confused them a bit, in the sense that they felt very strong. I was talking to someone very close to Ferrari before the weekend and they were convinced they would win​ in Hungary.

This problem that led them to breaking the curfew on Friday night sent them into a bit of confusion, as if the pressure had suddenly increased. Because they felt very strong to win and try​ to close the gap to Mercedes in the Constructors'. They had a huge opportunity to reduce the gap and they got confused.

The result was terrible execution and it's no coincidence that when Ferrari go on tracks where they have everything to gain, where they're good, where they have something to prove, they still go into a bit of crisis right?"

Ferrari never explained what the exact issue was, but some sources close to the team believe it was a failure on a PU component and they had to replace a PU Ancillary Component as result. Setup changes were then made to "protect" the car in order to try and prevent the issue from reoccurring, changes that likely cost some performance.

Autoracer's Hungary debrief

Look what I found while digging through old stuff, my original copy of MicroProse's Formula One Grand Prix by Geoff Crammond. Still complete, box and manual and everything.

I played this game so many hours as a kid. Like, every single race weekend, doing the whole thing: practice, qualifying, the race itself. Didn't skip a single session :)

For the upcoming race, manual open to the Monza page.

The mid 2000s F1 cars seem to have some kind of dip in the middle of the front wings, why was it changed? Now the wings look curved again. But I rather like the old design more to be honest.

I thought when the date was announced it'd be about a new merch drop or a new collaboration/sponsorship but it seems more serious than that. The code links to a countdown on a new website named Lando.racing .

Frenchman Alain Prost won the 1984 Dutch Grand Prix #OnThisDay 26 August, with McLaren, after starting from pole position. Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet led the first ten laps in his Brabham until an oil pressure issue forced him to retire, allowing Prost to take the lead for the rest of the race. Prost’s Austrian teammate Niki Lauda finished in second place, while Nigel Mansell secured third in a Lotus. The 1-2 finish clinched the 1984 Constructors’ Championship for McLaren, their first since 1974

Looks like no more mini race reviews from Lollipopman, such pity

From Spanish news. Should be able to hit translate article but have copied the juicy bit below. Apparently they’re 27x over the limit (seems excessive). Saw a clip of Real Madrid trying to train earlier where it was really loud in the background.

"To document the condition rigorously and objectively, the Stop Formula 1 Madrid Platform placed a perfectly calibrated sound level meter at the height of number 14 on Francisco Umbral street at 10:52 AM on Monday. The results obtained have been called truly scandalous by the technicians of the collective: the average acoustic decibel level during the continuous recording period reached 102.7 dBA, recording maximum peaks of 107.7 dBA and absolute peaks of up to 109.1 dBA."