F1 2025 Mega Thread

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Horner has been seriously impressed with Hadjar this season 🤝

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Barcelona tyre selection and track nuances.

Moving from the softest compounds in Monaco to the hardest in Spain.

In Barcelona, ​​cornering is key. Very high tyre wear, with the front left suffering the most.

The medium/high speed corners should suit McLaren, but the question is how the new flexible wing directive will affect them.

Podium 2024: Verstappen, Norris, Hamilton.
What are your predictions for this year?

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Originally Posted by dutchm2

Horner has been seriously impressed with Hadjar this season 🤝

Kimi is the most impressive of the rookies. Hadjar is a close second.

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The Spanish Grand Prix grid is set 🇪🇸

Oscar Piastri snags his fourth pole of the season in Barcelona

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[GPFans Global] Christian Horner on Yuki Tsunoda: "If he wants to be considered for next year, he needs to improve further."

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Official Formula 1 Simulation Pace for Qualifying and Race

Red Bull Say Directive Slowed McLaren Down!

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▫️▫️ Max Verstappen and George Russell set the same time in Spain!

▫️According to the rules, Max was ranked higher because he set the time earlier.

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Originally Posted by dutchm2

▫️▫️ Max Verstappen and George Russell set the same time in Spain!

▫️According to the rules, Max was ranked higher because he set the time earlier.

1997 - Jerez (European Grand Prix): Villeneuve - Schumacher - Frentzen.

Equal qualies lap times = grid positions are determined chronologically.

Ratio: the driver who clocked the same time at a later stage of the qualies got in principle a virtual advantage of a fraction more rubber/grip on track, matching but not beating an already set time.

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▫️Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit Information

▫️ First Grand Prix: 1991
▫️ Distance: 4.657 km
▫️ Number of laps: 66
▫️ Number of corners: 14
▫️ Tire wear: Very high
▫️ Downforce: High

▫️ Lap record: 1.16.330 | Max Verstappen (2023)
▫️ Most pole positions: Michael Schumacher 7 times
▫️ Most podiums: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton 12 times
▫️ Most wins: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton 6 times
▫️ Most wins by manufacturer: Ferrari 8 times

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BREAKING: Lance Stroll withdraws from Sunday's race

After experiencing pain in his hand and wrist, his medical team have confirmed Lance will undergo a procedure to rectify these issues

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Here are the long-awaited remaining kits, as well as the strategy from Pirelli. The Italians are not considering any other options except two stops, and most likely, this will be the case.

As you can see, it is more than possible to drive the race using Soft. So it is not entirely clear what Leclerc won with his one attempt. He is clearly going for the third option (Soft-Medium-Medium), but in terms of speed, he is no better than the second and first. But we will see - Hamilton will almost certainly choose the second option, so there will be an opportunity to compare.

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Oscar: eight podiums in a row!

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Time for memes!

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▫️ The Spanish Grand Prix ended with McLaren's third one-two of the 2025 season. Oscar Piastri celebrated his fifth win of the season by consolidating the lead. Norris was second and Charles Leclerc took his third podium of the season in a dramatic finish.

▫️Piastri
▫️Norris
▫️Charles Leclerc

▫️Driver of the Day: Max Verstappen
▫️Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri

Habits never go away...

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▫️Full result of the Spanish race

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Drivers and teams standings at the end of round nine of the 2025 season

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How do things now stand... 🤔

Here are the all-important drivers' standings to tell us! 📊

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Ferrari jump up to P2 in the standings!.. 📈

...And there's several other movements throughout the field 👀

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Sauber, by the way, beat Ferrari twice yesterday: on the track, when Hulkenberg overtook Hamilton after the restart, and in the pits, when they gave Gabriel Bortoleto the best pit stop.

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Rookie Championship after Spain

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▫️ Update on license penalty points after the Spanish Grand Prix

▫️ Of Verstappen's 11 points, 2 expire on June 30. A total of 12 points over the course of a year would result in a driver being automatically banned from one race.

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🟩 HULK'S MAGIC.

In general, it is worth noting right away - the Sauber's racing pace in Nico's hands this time was basically comparable to the rest of the middle group, so he could hold his own in the fight.

A brilliant start + Lawson and Albon's contacts also played into Hulk's hands. And the judges forgave Nico, deciding that he did not play positions unfairly.

🫡 At the end of the race, Hulkenberg received the ONLY new zero set of Softs, because he just did not pass from the first segment of Q1 qualifying.

And the Safety Car gathered the entire peloton together...

Therefore, Nico, with a big difference in the freshness of the rubber, got the opportunity to attack faster drivers.

Conventionally, as if in virtual races a weaker car gets nitro 😊