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F1 champion: “We may see a complete surprise in the championship fight this year”
Former Formula 1 champion Damon Hill has warned fans that the winner of the 2026 season could be a real surprise.
The current large-scale changes to the regulations are among the biggest in the history of the sport. They are expected to change the balance of power in the starting grid for a long time.
Hill is confident that the pundits have no idea who will start the new season with the best cars because the cars will be completely different, even in terms of handling.
Particular attention of the expert is drawn to Aston Martin, which was able to make a leap from the middle of the table after signing Adrian Newey from Red Bull.
Hill noted the following about Lando Norris’ chances of defending his title:
“All bets are off for this year. We don’t know who will be in uniform. You can’t automatically assume that pilots who performed well under previous regulations can now do it again.”
The cars are completely different. “50% of engine power is now provided by the electric battery, and this affects the way cars are controlled, their aerodynamics and their design.”
Hill added that the season could be a complete surprise:
“Yes, you can [ожидать смену эпохи в Ф1 в этом году]. We may see a complete surprise. It’s like Jenson Button beating Brown; Everyone was surprised because they understood the rules better.
“And the master of understanding the rules is Adrian Newey, who went to Aston Martin. He left Red Bull and Max Verstappen, Christian Horner also left that team. But he went to Aston Martin.”
“So we’re waiting for him to wave his magic wand over Aston Martin. And it could happen.”
Source: Sport UA
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After several significant personnel changes in the team, Max Verstappen has finally learned who he will be working with in the Red Bull pits for the new season.
At the end of last year, it became known that three key members of the four-time world champion’s headquarters had left. According to De Telegraaf, Jeff Ayton replaced Verstappen’s vehicle control engineer Michael Manning, who left the team after the 2025 season. He has previously worked with other Red Bull drivers and worked temporarily with Verstappen in Manning’s absence last year.
Verstappen’s former engine mechanic David Mart has moved to Audi and his replacement at Red Bull has not yet been determined. Performance engineer Tom Hart is also leaving the team; He will join Williams but will continue to work with the Milton Keynes-based team for a while.
Changes also occurred among mechanics. After Matt Culler moved to the position of Audi’s chief mechanic, Verstappen was replaced as his first mechanic by his twin brother John Culler. He is well known to Max, who has previously held a similar position on the other side of the Red Bull pits, working alongside Sergio Perez, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda.
Despite rumors about the winter break, Gianpiero Lambiase will remain Verstappen’s race engineer for another season.
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Audi drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto introduced the design of the helmets they will wear in the 2026 Formula 1 season.
The duo previously spent a season as partners at Sauber and will now spend their first year together in Audi’s Formula 1 history.
The first to present his design was Brazilian Bortoleto. The colors of his helmet clearly reflect the national colors of Brazil: the green and yellow flag wrapping around the body is the main visual element of the design.
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Nico Hulkenberg, on the other hand, opted for a simpler color scheme that is unique to Audi in other racing series and the style that the team presented in a separate presentation at the end of 2025.
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Pablo Barrios he was the best soccer player in the world atlético de madrid In minimal victory, Deportivo Alavés. The Madrid players earned the three points for the majority of the match and cleared the team’s image.
“I’m particular about the team’s work. Even though we didn’t score in the first half, in my opinion it was one of the best of the season in terms of the level of play. We had to suffer in the end, but I’m happy with the three points,” the youth player commented.
one of morataras He wants to stay with what his team showed at the beginning of the game, not what happened at the end of the game. “Maybe we suffered too much. In the end, they were losing and the whole game we were at a loss, they gave up… But we have to suffer because there is never an easy game,” he explained.
Regarding goals assisted Thoros“The truth is, he’s a player who helps us a lot. Especially in a stalemate game like this, he can go to center. He helps us a lot.”
Finally, he also talked about drought. Julian Alvarez. “I don’t think he needs to be so focused on goals. He works hard like any other player and the goals will come. With a player like him, the goals will come,” he said of his teammate.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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