# Formula One 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** racing-auto-boat\ **Created:** [March 1, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117 "2026-03-01T19:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/121 "2026-09-13T14:45:39Z")
Neat track. Snoozer of a race. Gutted for ham and Norris. And yes, max absolutely had to give those places back at the beginning, but I kinda think he should have just taken the 5sec penalty. Congrats to Kimi again. Well deserved. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/122 "2026-09-13T14:51:05Z")
The fact that he “should” have taken the 5 second penalty highlights how stupid the rules are (and how bad this track was). The way Max cut the chicane on the last lap is also ridiculous, I miss when Alonoso was just cutting corners left and right to point out how silly the “gaining an advantage” definition is. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/123 "2026-09-13T16:17:51Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > he should have just taken the 5sec penalty. It’s now a 10 second penalty or he would have done just that. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/124 "2026-09-13T18:30:20Z")
> [@Thumper668](#): > > It’s now a 10 second penalty or he would have done just that. Even still, I think he should’ve just ate it…but I’m not a highly paid strategist with all the data. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/125 "2026-09-13T18:56:49Z")
Often eating a penalty is a risk if there’s a poorly timed safety car – taking 10s at a pit stop after everyone has bunched up again can mean the loss of many, many positions. And everyone expected there to be multiple safety cars today. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/126 "2026-09-13T21:23:57Z")
That brings up a question that I’m not sure Ive ever heard addressed before. If you get a time penalty of whatever length and a red flag is thrown. Can you serve that penalty in the pits during the red flag? Essentially nullifying the penalty entirely since everyone is stopped anyway for usually minutes on end…? ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/127 "2026-09-13T21:58:52Z")
Nope. Either needs to be a pit stop or it gets added on at the end. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/128 "2026-09-13T22:03:01Z")
Fair enough. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/129 "2026-09-13T22:10:20Z")
Lando: _“I just won the race, so I can drink what I want. Thank you!”_ RedBull is Junkie sweat, harvested right from the Asscrack. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/130 "2026-09-16T18:47:44Z")
I refuse to pay for Disney+ or ESPN so I didn’t watch the whole event, but the highlights of the Max vs 100 karting challenge is a great watch: [Max Verstappen vs 100 HIGHLIGHTS | Best moments, overtakes, crashes | ESPN on Disney+](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl8YQuAtJtQ&t=4s) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/131 "2026-09-16T20:24:58Z")
And of course he cheats, passing lots of cars under yellow and leaving the track to gain an advantage. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/132 "2026-09-16T20:35:21Z")
Well of course it wasn’t a fair fight to begin with, but the cars he passed under yellow had already been eliminated, so he didn’t gain any position under yellow. My assumption is that he gave the places back when he left the track to avoid the traffic jam. Remember this was just a highlight reel, not the full race. Either way, it was just a silly exhibition for fun - I doubt anyone is protesting to the stewards. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/133 "2026-09-16T21:15:19Z")
That was… interesting. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/134 "2026-09-16T23:50:08Z")
I haven’t watched this one yet, but there’s [similar videos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCwCQ8egn18) on the [Youtube channel Quadrant](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqKqlBGwozo) and the F1 guys have to get cheeky to make it interesting. There’s just not enough potential in a go-kart. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/135 "2026-09-17T00:26:55Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > And of course he cheats, passing lots of cars under yellow and leaving the track to gain an advantage. I watched the rebroadcast of the race on ESPN2. More irritating than that, he cut one corner inside the kerbs on pretty much every lap. Not nearly as fun to watch as I think it should have been due to that. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/136 "2026-09-22T09:01:39Z")
Currently in Bangkok, and was seriously considering extending my vacation a week to head to Sepang. But by the time I signed in for tickets only hillside tickets were available. This boy is from the arid desert and can handle the heat, but not humidity. AccuWeather says it’s 90F right now in Bangkok but feels like 102F. I say it feels worse. Not sitting hillside for three days in these conditions. But I am bummed because who knows when F1 will run at Sepang in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/137 "2026-09-22T19:29:16Z")
Some events are best seen from the comfort of the couch. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/138 "2026-09-23T07:10:32Z")
Like watching my dogs wrestle over a toy during martin Brundle’s grid walk. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/139 "2026-09-26T12:47:03Z")
Even if it was a bit dull for the first half, it was still interesting. Then after the restart and then the second restart, excellent! Really impressed with hadjar! Great to see Russel at the top. Did he get the grand slam? Not sure who got fastest lap. But it it was exciting to see max keep him honest instead of just a blow out like it looked like it might have been. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-one-2026/1028117/140 "2026-09-26T13:02:07Z")
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