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Engine regulations for 2026 have come to an end. Porsche and Audi have long shown interest in getting into Formula 1. However, there is nothing official. Both of these brands may be waiting for the finalization of the engine arrangement to announce their entry into the sport. The new engines are produced at the request of these two manufacturers. The 1.6L V6 turbo engine will be continued but the MGU-K unit will be preferred instead of the MGU-H power unit. It is aimed to obtain more power from the engine, reduce costs and use sustainable fuels. Competition is expected to increase but it is making the sport far from organic. Honestly, I miss the 90's.
I do not remember the 90's to be fair. But if it means that Audi and Porsche will come then I am fine with these regulations. I always said that indycar is not getting as many views as F1 because they are using the same cars for everyone, which makes all cars the same so one racer that finished last race, could finish first next race and people want to see rivals fighting it out, and if F1 continues down this path the races will be closer like that.

But apparently the teams still find a way, look at how close the races where, and yet the winners are always from the best cars. This is why I do not doubt that teams will find a way to make it work one way or another until that period to get a lot better.
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Aston Martin learns from the best. Grin

Sebastian Vettel inspector is doing his jobs for "Aston Martin", that's would be a different scenario if "Redbull or Mercedes" the team who doing that action. I think this season, not really so much drama between the team.

Due "Redbull" is leading with a huge points comparing to other team, If the situation points like 2021 then complaining to the FIA would be more often.
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Engine regulations for 2026 have come to an end. Porsche and Audi have long shown interest in getting into Formula 1. However, there is nothing official. Both of these brands may be waiting for the finalization of the engine arrangement to announce their entry into the sport. The new engines are produced at the request of these two manufacturers. The 1.6L V6 turbo engine will be continued but the MGU-K unit will be preferred instead of the MGU-H power unit. It is aimed to obtain more power from the engine, reduce costs and use sustainable fuels. Competition is expected to increase but it is making the sport far from organic. Honestly, I miss the 90's.
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There is two very good news in the Austrian MotoGP series. First, Marc Marquez will come to the Honda paddock during the Austria series to provide input to Honda and to get some other updates on Honda. And Marc Marquez will also help the Honda team which is currently in a crisis of victory during the 2022 season.
https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marc-marquez-to-return-to-motogp-paddock-in-austria-for-honda-progress-update/10351133/

Second. KTM Motorsports Director Pit Beirer will confirm their 2023 rider line-up for the Tech3 KTM Factory Racing team. This of course will be very surprising because I thought that in 2023 there will be no rookie riders for MotoGP.
https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2022/08/09/beirer-confirms-tech3-rider-announcement-due-at-austrian-gp/430971
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As you may know, Aston Martin used a new "clever back wing" in the last GP.

The other top team instead of complaining against the FIA for the use of the new wing, will probably copy the wing and use themself probably after the break.
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Bagnaia had a lot of retirements and now it's going to be like last season where he has to win almost every race until the end.
Well, I think it's true because Bagnaia needs to catch up with Fabio Quartararo in the standings so Bagnaia will have to fight to get a win for the rest of the season in the next few races. And if you look at the two upcoming races, namely at the Red Bull Ring Austria and San Marino Misano, then there is a good chance for Bagnaia in terms of winning the race if he can be very consistent and not crash during the race.

Beside winning races he also need that Quartararo to not do so well and checking his consistency this is highly unlikely.From a fans point of view the fight for the title should be better than this but we are seeing the same situation in F1 also where a lot of errors and crashes are costing the Ferraris and their drivers to be much behind in points compared to their competition which is Redbull.

Misano is one of the best and technical tracks and so is also Austria for MotoGP so it would be interesting to see how these two races will unfold.
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from the remaining series Bagnaia does have a big chance to win several series but it will also be a little difficult for him to be able to catch up to points in the championship standings from Fabio Quartararo because Quartararo's consistency has been very good throughout the season, and this season Bagnaia started the season very badly by losing a lot points for crash.
I think it will be very difficult for Bagnaia to become world champion.
The chances are still there for Bagnaia, so Bagnaia's task now is to try to catch up with Fabio Quartararo points in each race series.
And I see the series remaining in this season is a series that can be very profitable for Ducati and Bagnaia if only he can be very consistent in getting the most points in every race. Although Fabio Quartararo has also been wary of the two riders who are very close to him in the championship standings (Bagnaia and Aleix).
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Bagnaia had a lot of retirements and now it's going to be like last season where he has to win almost every race until the end.
Well, I think it's true because Bagnaia needs to catch up with Fabio Quartararo in the standings so Bagnaia will have to fight to get a win for the rest of the season in the next few races. And if you look at the two upcoming races, namely at the Red Bull Ring Austria and San Marino Misano, then there is a good chance for Bagnaia in terms of winning the race if he can be very consistent and not crash during the race.
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This may or may not be a help for Mercedes, Totto loves to talk big but without seeing how they are doing, it makes no sense to calculate how it will be. I also never liked the idea of a big break during summer, I get that it may get too hot but pick places that are not as hot in order to race? In the end, summer is the time when most people go to vacations and a good F1 race to catch up during your vacation could be one of the most fun things ever.

I know it is not as good to watch in place if you are only there to watch the race, but the "feeling" of it, and things you can do, so the whole experience could be something special for many people.
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Aleix makes surprised by this session, Quartararo didn't think that guy will be a strong opponent for this year. Bagnaia is most favorite besides Quartararo but Aleix begins with a good result and confidence. Aleix got 5x podium, with 4x 3rd place winner and 1x 1st champion in Argentine, so no doubt, he was a racer who most competitive for Quartararo. I will not surprised if that guy come to will overtake him.


Aleix's biggest strength this season is his consistency, he is the only one who has scored points in all the races so far and you can see that he deserves to be second in the world championship.



Without his mistake where he thought it was over one lap too early, he would have been even closer to Fabio. Bagnaia had a lot of retirements and now it's going to be like last season where he has to win almost every race until the end.
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Very good and confident race from Bagnaia, he's picking up important points for the championship, I would have thought Aleix would have finished second on the Aprilia, but I think he was still a bit affected by his crash in FP4. This race was very important for the tension in the championship, Aleix is still only about 20 points behind Fabio and Bagnaia only about 50 points behind him, so it could be a three-way fight for the championship. Ducati will be strong again in Austria. There are still 8 races to go
Aleix makes surprised by this session, Quartararo didn't think that guy will be a strong opponent for this year. Bagnaia is most favorite besides Quartararo but Aleix begins with a good result and confidence. Aleix got 5x podium, with 4x 3rd place winner and 1x 1st champion in Argentine, so no doubt, he was a racer who most competitive for Quartararo. I will not surprised if that guy come to will overtake him.
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Very good and confident race from Bagnaia, he's picking up important points for the championship, I would have thought Aleix would have finished second on the Aprilia, but I think he was still a bit affected by his crash in FP4. This race was very important for the tension in the championship, Aleix is still only about 20 points behind Fabio and Bagnaia only about 50 points behind him, so it could be a three-way fight for the championship. Ducati will be strong again in Austria. There are still 8 races to go
To be precise, Aleix Espargaro is 22 points behind the leaders while Fabio Quartararo and Francesco Bagnaia are 49 points behind after winning the race in England two days ago.
And for the impact of the accident experienced by Aleix Espargaro in the FP4 session, I think it's true because after the accident Aleix Espargaro was immediately taken to the check-up to make sure he was okay. But from the information I read on the local media sport.zone_id, it said that Aleix Espargaro's heel had a fracture and I saw a bandage on Aleix Espargaro's leg when he headed to Aprilia's pit.
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Changes to make sure that Mercedes is getting easier results is something that F1 did a lot of times. Remember wing situation RB had? How about "too quick" pit stops that RB had? Basically they are making sure that Mercedes ends up getting a better result every time they can, and this is another year where they are doing it again.

There is no denying the fact that FIA loves Mercedes more than they love any other team, and to anyone who may say that if FIA loved Mercedes so much they wouldn't have given the last championship to Lewis, it was all the guy who did it and got fired right after, so you know how much Mercedes is protected when you see him getting fired that easily for making Mercedes lose.
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Very good and confident race from Bagnaia, he's picking up important points for the championship, I would have thought Aleix would have finished second on the Aprilia, but I think he was still a bit affected by his crash in FP4. This race was very important for the tension in the championship, Aleix is still only about 20 points behind Fabio and Bagnaia only about 50 points behind him, so it could be a three-way fight for the championship. Ducati will be strong again in Austria. There are still 8 races to go
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OK, Toto Wolff spoke.

He said something like, "with the new rules will have fixed the proposing and we will have no more problems".

Be ready Mercedes will dominate the second part of the season, for a never happened change in rules during a season.

This is really bad news for me.  Grin  Because I don't want to see another boring Mercedes domination in the near future. I'm thinking the same for any team on the grid actually. We all must be just wishing to see a solid competition between at least two drivers and teams for the championship. I agree with the people who say that Hamilton deserves his 8th title. But I wouldn't like to see it happening by a boring season. It isn't happening for this season but the next one can be really interesting.
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I thought today to be a boring Sunday until end of August when F1 will be back.I completely forgot that luckily there are MotoGP races,I think I will not miss the next one,it has been a long time I don't follow MotoGP because for me these new names that are the riders of the moment do not produce the same level of entertainment that produced Rossi and company when MotoGP were at the highest level of action,overtaking and entertainment.
In yesterday's MotoGP race, there was also overtaking carried out by several riders such as Alex Rins, Maverick Vinales, and also Pecco Bagnaia.
But for the level of entertaining or not a sport in the form of racing, it really depends on the judgment of each person although I also agree that during Rossi and his other colleagues it was a very entertaining time for everyone when there was a race going on.

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Silverstone is not a good track for MotoGP I think as it is more suitable for F1 races,Assen is the university of MotoGP as they say,that track is one of the best if not the best of all the calendar.
Completely agree with what you said because the Silverstone track was first used by MotoGP in 2010 because before that the MotoGP race in England took place at the Donington Park track which I think is still more suitable for MotoGP until now.
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OK, Toto Wolff spoke.

He said something like, "with the new rules will have fixed the proposing and we will have no more problems".

Be ready Mercedes will dominate the second part of the season, for a never happened change in rules during a season.
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What a fantastic day for Pecco Bagnaia at the Silverstone MotoGp race today. He was very consistent in today's race and also served every available duel including with Maverick Vinales when the race entered the final laps. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Fabio Quartararo because he had to follow the Long Lap Penalty penalty and also had to settle for finishing eighth after the race was over. Alex Rins from Suzuki also couldn't do much after leading the race for a few laps to be overtaken by the other Ducati riders and he was only able to finish the race in seventh place.

I thought today to be a boring Sunday until end of August when F1 will be back.I completely forgot that luckily there are MotoGP races,I think I will not miss the next one,it has been a long time I don't follow MotoGP because for me these new names that are the riders of the moment do not produce the same level of entertainment that produced Rossi and company when MotoGP were at the highest level of action,overtaking and entertainment.

Silverstone is not a good track for MotoGP I think as it is more suitable for F1 races,Assen is the university of MotoGP as they say,that track is one of the best if not the best of all the calendar.
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Ricciardo had lot of potential when he was in Red Bull and it looked like only matter of time when he will become champion. Until Verstappen didn't appeared. Daniel didn't wanted to be No. 2 driver and made step back by joining Renault. Years in Renault weren't good. Joining Mclaren looked like step forward, but so far his performance there was one big disappointed. It's sad, Daniel is my favourite person on the grid, but now he is more like a great guy, rather than good driver.
It wasn't exactly his fault at red bull neither. He was there with an aggressive driver who didn't like to be second guessed by his teammate, you are number 2 and you have to be like that, and when Verstappen was so young, he acted as the first driver right away which he shouldn't have.

When you are like 17-18 years old, you let Daniel to be the number one for a while and then let Verstappen grow into his shoes. But both Verstappen declined that and wanted to be best right away, and also Red Bull gave him the greenlight to be the number one when he was just a kid who couldn't get a license yet. So all in all Daniel was unlucky there, but rest was a bit of a tough situation.
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What a fantastic day for Pecco Bagnaia at the Silverstone MotoGp race today. He was very consistent in today's race and also served every available duel including with Maverick Vinales when the race entered the final laps. And it is a very unfortunate thing for Fabio Quartararo because he had to follow the Long Lap Penalty penalty and also had to settle for finishing eighth after the race was over. Alex Rins from Suzuki also couldn't do much after leading the race for a few laps to be overtaken by the other Ducati riders and he was only able to finish the race in seventh place.
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