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Red Bull's Honda tribute livery for Japan: And here's Sauber's (April 1st...):

Haas have revealed a special one-off livery for Japan and the cherry blossom season: Red Bull are also expected to reveal a special white livery to farewell Honda for the Japanese race. Could be interesting trying to separate a VCARB from a RBR...

(without doing any research!) A Renault 4? But the 5 is already small, how are they going to go smaller? (all based on the assumption that smaller numbers = smaller cars as so often is the case)

Correction: Ricciardo bucked the trend - he came in as number 2, beat Vettel across the season, and became de-facto number 1 when Vettel left to Ferrari. Verstappen came in as number 2, won his first race at RBR off the back of strategy calls, and gradually usurped the #1 position ... triggering...

2026 news ... Perez apparently in discussions with Cadillac. Or is that a strategically placed rumour to prompt Red Bull to talk to him ASAP if Tsunoda has a Lawson-like failure to handle the RBR car?

Red Bull have now confirmed the switch in the last few minutes. The Race have a decent article looking into the reasoning RBR have given: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/red-bull-rationale-for-brutal-lawson-tsunoda-u-turn-explained-2/

Yup, it sure does. Where do they go if Yuki struggles as much as Lawson has? How long does Yuki get? It's too soon for Hadjar (but he's impressed me so far! Making a mockery of my pre-season prediction...). They burnt their bridge with Ricciardo. Going back to Perez would be a PR disaster...

This has now been denied (via a strategic leak to a respected journo). Supposedly the Albon and Sainz chassis' are identical spec with no differences. The original rumour of Sainz having a recycled chassis emerged from Spanish media, who've got a bit of a reputation when it comes to reporting...

No official announcement from Red Bull yet, but their silence is deafening as the rumours fly that they've already decided to swap Lawson and Tsunoda for Japan. Reputable journalists are now openly talking about it as if it's a done deal (while still using language that RBR haven't yet confirmed...

The angle from behind the goal at just after 9 minutes is the one that really does it justice.

All good :). I know I have a lot to learn, and I'm lucky to work for an employer who has invested in, and believes in, DEI. The one thing I'd disagree with in your post above is "I don't have to". The more people who educate themselves on the topic, and at the very least through that education...

Piastri's new contract announced prior to Melbourne ... there's an element there that suggests that McLaren think he's the one they need to lock down long-term. There was a rumour floating around middle of last season that McLaren are now convinced Piastri has a higher potential than Norris, the...

Will depend a lot on how big McLaren's advantage actually is. I think China masked it to a certain extent. Papaya Rules, though, has always been about the drivers understanding that the team always comes first and that they do not risk taking each other out. Hence why it (briefly) came into play...

Not had a chance to watch the video that resurfaced this thread yet. I will, though. In the meantime... My understanding is that there are biological / genetic factors that can play a part in gender dysphoria. Specifically, some genes associated with male/female development can be "switched...

More on the Red Bull driver change rumours which mentions Colapinto and is a better source than the one I previously mentioned: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/lawson-tsunoda-colapinto-red-bull-tough-decisions/10706695/ Re: Colapinto, two things stood out from the article: 1) They appear...