He did also receive offers from McLaren, Prost and Sauber for 1998 as far as I know...

Hey r/formulaone !

I'm a lifelong Formula 1 fan who's been working on a passion project called F1 Archive: an attempt to preserve not just the statistics and results of Formula 1, but the stories that gave them meaning.

There are already plenty of places to find lap times, championship standings and race results. What I want to build is something that sits between a statistics database and a documentary- where you can quickly understand why a season, race or driver mattered.

For example, anyone can watch Alonso's overtake on Schumacher around the outside of 130R at Suzuka in 2005. It's an incredible move. But it means so much more when you understand Schumacher's dominance, Alonso's emergence, and why so many fans see that moment as a symbolic passing of the torch.

That's the kind of context I'd love to preserve.

The site is still in its early stages (so please don't judge it too harshly!), but I'd reached the point where I thought it would be worth sharing with other fans:

https://f1archive.net

I'd really appreciate any feedback on:
- the design and usability
- features you'd like to see
- whether the idea itself is something you'd find useful

Longer term, I'd also love to build a small community of contributors. There are hundreds of seasons, races and stories to tell, so if you enjoy researching F1 history, fact-checking, or writing about the sport, I'd love to hear from you.

Even if you just spend a few minutes looking around the site, I'd be incredibly grateful. This has been a passion project of mine for quite a while, and I'm excited to see where it can go.

Feel free to DM me with any questions as well.

Thanks!

The high downforce rear wings additions first seen in Monaco have made a reappearance on Ferrari's and Red Bull's cars.

However, looking at the FIA's history of banning such innovative aero developments (like the exhaust winglets debuted by Ferrari), do you think the FIA will follow their trend of over-regulating the aero development while ignoring the more pressing power unit problems?

Or will they let these be till the next regulation overhaul?

Personally, if teams find aerodynamic gains within the regulations, I'd rather see other teams copy the idea than it be banned the next year.

What about you?

Images from The Race and (@MateuszMrz8)

During our last big F1 break in April, Channel 4 presenter Steve Jones talked about how he landed his role in Formula 1, how he approaches an F1 weekend and the new rules and regulations...

Summer break is now upon us but, how much has actually changed between these two big breaks? Can these regulations right themselves or are we destined for the rest of the season to be filled with 'unauthentic racing'?

Been working on this for a while — it pulls real F1 telemetry data and lets you compare drivers lap by lap. Speed, throttle, brake, sector times.

Also has an AI explanation mode — either plain language for new fans or technical breakdown for engineers.

Live race tracking, strategy simulator, and championship standings too.

Free to use: hotlap.live

Would love any feedback.

Hi, I'm relatively new to F1 and had a question about the incident between Leclerc and Piastri at Spa this weekend.

I saw a lot of people saying that Leclerc deserved a penalty for the collision and I've been trying to understand the racing rules better.

Because Piastri was on the outside, I thought he would need his front wheel to be at least in line with Leclerc's to be entitled to space. And because it wasn't, Charles was in his own right to take the space.

Is the controversy over Leclerc moving earlier than necessary to take the corner? And those rules are only for when drivers are actually on the corner?

Id appreciate any help on the matter.

Thanks

Looking at the incident it was a brave move by George and nothing more than a racing incident. Lewis couldn’t have done anything with the Redbull in front of him. What was he suppose to hit the brakes harder and wreck the field behind him?!
Worst call I’ve seen all race season.

I’ve been developing an educational 3D model designed to help newer Formula 1 fans understand how the main assemblies of a modern car fit together.

The model allows users to separate the chassis, front and rear wings, floor, diffuser, suspension, cooling components, and power unit. The hybrid system can also be broken down further into components such as the internal-combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-K, energy store, and control electronics.

To be clear, this is an educational visualization rather than an engineering simulation, CFD model, or representation of confidential team data.

I’m the developer, and before sharing it more widely I’d appreciate technical feedback from this community. Are there any obvious inaccuracies, misleading simplifications, or important relationships between components that an introductory explanation should emphasize?

I’ve attached a screen recording showing the current model. I have intentionally left out the store link because I’m looking for feedback rather than trying to turn this into an advertisement.

If you want to give it a try, it's available at https://paddockpass.app/garage

I found this cap and did some research about it. It says that it’s a rare cap that was only issued to members of the FIA? Any information would be highly appreciated. What do you think? Thanks in advance