[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by NYG

How long you guys think the Lewis and Kim relationship will last to cover the gay scent? It's 2026, he should be comfortable in his own shoes.

Bout time you came back!!!

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Zed16

^^^ Being a Ferrari fan is almost as painful as being a Cowboys fan.

I’m hoping after six races they will allow engine mods and can get rid of that stupid mini turbo. From what I can tell the chassis is pretty solid.

We won’t talk about strategy

Ferrari are supposed to have some sort of ICE upgrade coming for SPA and Toto isn't happy about it.

[NYG]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Good to see you back

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Long time no see . Welcome back

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Bout time you came back!!!

This season has been VERY unappetizing.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by NYG

This season has been VERY unappetizing.

[TheGeekGuy]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua

That chick has one hell of a CARFAX report.

Yeah, but at least she is well oiled.

[Car-Addicted]

I forgot about this. Juan Montoya 's wife probably saved him a A$$ wooping

[Car-Addicted]

Originally Posted by Chihuahua

That chick has one hell of a CARFAX report.

Someone seems to have left some junk in the trunk

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by NYG

How long you guys think the Lewis and Kim relationship will last to cover the gay scent? It's 2026, he should be comfortable in his own shoes.

Great to see you're back!

[G30M]

breaking

FIA to increase ICE power and reduce electric power to 60:40 in 2027

[Car-Addicted]

Off topic but cool

Hard to believe they lost the war?

[andrewmr]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

This is my prediction:

1. ANT
2. RUS
3. NOR
4. VER
5. LEC
6. PIA
7. HAM
8. HAD
9. GAS
10. SAI

I ran into LEC at the airport after Miami.... he looked dejected.

As such I'm wishing him some good luck.

1) ANT
2) LEC
3) PIA
4) RUS
5) NOR
6) HAM
7) VER
8) HAD

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by G30M

breaking

FIA to increase ICE power and reduce electric power to 60:40 in 2027

We must be thankful for small mercies.

[Car-Addicted]

Ford in talks with Max Verstappen about WEC Hypercar opportunities

Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company's racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day.

Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the development and production of power units for Red Bull and its sister team Racing Bulls.

Ford itself is already active in other championships, including the WEC. This year, its participation is limited to customer entries with the Mustang in the LMGT3 class, but from 2027 onwards the brand will also compete in the top class of endurance racing with an LMDh prototype.

Red Bull driver Verstappen has already shown significant interest in endurance racing and will even take part in next week's Nurburgring 24 Hours in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Given Verstappen’s interest in various motorsport disciplines, the question arises whether Ford has already held talks with the four-time F1 world champion about driving its future LMDh.

“Yes, of course,” said Ford Performance director Rushbrook in an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com Netherlands. “We love Max. We love what he does in the Formula 1 car, on the track.

“We love him off the track. He's a great person, as much as he's a great driver. We love his passion to be racing GT3, like he is, and what he does with developing drivers through sim racing and getting them on the track.

“So, of course, we have regular discussions with him about what are the opportunities to do more in sportscar, including Hypercar.

Verstappen himself has also shown interest. “He’s a racer. He wants to race," according to Rushbrook.

[Car-Addicted]

Juan Pablo Montoya will be taking credit for this any time now!

[Killed by Death]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Ford in talks with Max Verstappen about WEC Hypercar opportunities

Ford will make its Hypercar debut in the World Endurance Championship next year, and the company's racing chief Mark Rushbrook would love to see Max Verstappen race the car one day.

Ford has returned to Formula 1 this year thanks to its partnership with Red Bull Racing. The two parties have joined forces for the development and production of power units for Red Bull and its sister team Racing Bulls.

Ford itself is already active in other championships, including the WEC. This year, its participation is limited to customer entries with the Mustang in the LMGT3 class, but from 2027 onwards the brand will also compete in the top class of endurance racing with an LMDh prototype.

Red Bull driver Verstappen has already shown significant interest in endurance racing and will even take part in next week's Nurburgring 24 Hours in a Mercedes-AMG GT3.

Given Verstappen’s interest in various motorsport disciplines, the question arises whether Ford has already held talks with the four-time F1 world champion about driving its future LMDh.

“Yes, of course,” said Ford Performance director Rushbrook in an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com Netherlands. “We love Max. We love what he does in the Formula 1 car, on the track.

“We love him off the track. He's a great person, as much as he's a great driver. We love his passion to be racing GT3, like he is, and what he does with developing drivers through sim racing and getting them on the track.

“So, of course, we have regular discussions with him about what are the opportunities to do more in sportscar, including Hypercar.

Verstappen himself has also shown interest. “He’s a racer. He wants to race," according to Rushbrook.

So much for Juan and those here calling Max an insolent Ford employee

Max Derangement Syndrome (MDS) syndrome running wild

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Juan Pablo Montoya will be taking credit for this any time now!

Should lock himself in the loft for a week.

[Killed by Death]

I'm so disinterested in this new formula I thought Canada was this weekend (Yes, I just noticed the thread says May 24th).

My next range day / 4x4 trail ride is planned for May 23rd. Guess I wouldn't be watching qualification either. In years past that would suck. Now it's just meh,,,BFD

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

I'm so disinterested in this new formula I thought Canada was this weekend (Yes, I just noticed the thread says May 24th).

My next range day / 4x4 trail ride is planned for May 23rd. Guess I wouldn't be watching qualification either. In years past that would suck. Now it's just meh,,,BFD

Same for nearly all of us, well..apart from Montoya also

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Car-Addicted

Juan Pablo Montoya will be taking credit for this any time now!

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Same for nearly all of us, well..apart from Montoya also

Montoya

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Montoya

BTCC Brands Hatch tomorrow, races 4,5 and 6 but watching on tv while doing a barbecue here, much more comfortable. Wish DeLeon and Rainford good luck in the West Surrey Racing Independent team BMW 330i's my friend

[Car-Addicted]

Juan Pablo Montoya: “People say: ‘Oh, your era was really good.’ I tell them: ‘Watch a race, it’s very boring.’”
“It was boring even for us. Sometimes it felt like a short test session.”

Juan Montoya, by his own words, should be suspended for this…..which is fine by me since he is such an total self absorbed bore during the F1 pre-race broadcast.

Here's a idea, replace him with Daniel Ricciardo, that would at least be entertaining or maybe Kimi Räikkönen + a couple pints

[FrankL]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

He gets worse by the hour

JPM gets weirder by the day. He was a very good driver but kind of a mental hot head petulant child. Probably a spoiled rich kid. He was really fast but then he ran into the force. The Force being Kimi Raikkonen as a teammate. JPM was fast but Kimi could be super naturally fast. Good luck beating Kimi mentally.

Kimi R is probably my favorite F1 driver.

Senna got the Finnish mind effect when a young Mika jumped into the McLaren and was faster than Senna. Senna was like WTF?! Senna was ruthless on the track but he cared about the other drivers and safety...except when it came to Prost.

Montoya is not dumb but he says a lot of stupid things. I watched a video on YT with Max driving a Nissan 350 Z or Japanese series 500 car. 650 bhp and lots of ground effects in pouring rain at Fuji. After one lap, Max was setting crazy times.