LawVS - The Ladder Man

As if it couldn't get any worse for Mercedes and its customers...

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After finding some respite from the ongoing engine compression controversies, Mercedes are now facing a race against time anew. Theirs and their customer's fuel suppliers Petronas have yet to gain approval to use their 2026 fuel for their F1 cars. Eight drivers and four teams could be affected if the grant isn't approved by Australia.

Whilst this is something that can be sorted out in time, it's yet another hurdle to jump over...especially considering Shell, BP and ExxonMobil have already gotten their certificates in place.

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I think I've got a clue as to where the teams are right now before final testing.

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Lap times don't matter...but tyre choices and lap counts kinda do. I want to look at what each F1 team has chosen for the final three days and deduce where they are at, now the baseline Formula 1 platforms are somewhat laid down. So far, Ferrari look like the most settled team whilst Red Bull keep on trucking and Mercedes? They're wobbling a little bit...or are they sandbagging?

Whilst this isn't a concrete prediction, it's the start of many months of wondering who's won the Formula 1 2026 preparation cycle?

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Red Bull's chief designer has quit days before F1 2026 begins.

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Craig Skinner, Red Bull's chief designer since the RB18 of 2022, has reportedly left the team just three weeks before the first round of Formula 1 in 2026 begins. Based on recent high level departures, we are programmed to think this is the end of the world...well, is it though? Could Laurent Mekies and the new Red Bull Racing simply be recalibrating to what Formula One has become? A more energy managed formula instead of one where aerodynamic domination was crucial, the ground effect era?

Let's discuss!

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Red Bull’s Chief Designer QUITS Days Before Australia
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Nobody's talked about Ferrari...but McLaren is...and they're worried.

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It's become clear that start procedures for F1 2026 have some work need doing to them...but Ferrari have blocked any changes? Why? Well, they had answer a year ago but nobody would listen! So they went their own way and the car of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc could have the edge when it comes to Formula 1 race starts. However, McLaren have something to say amidst all the other positive news coming from the Scuderia about their upgrades. What could this mean?

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Ferrari has McLaren Running Scared to the FIA
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Aston Martin COULD have a good car...but it's WOEFULLY underbaked in the energy department.

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Could Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll be hamstrung thanks to a car which had to, by design, be aerodynamically advanced whilst lacking in terms of engine power as well as good use of the battery and electrical gubbins necessary in F1 for the 2026 season? Given what we have seen, things are not looking good...and the Spaniard is barely hanging in there whilst his teammate is already writing off the season with the team FOUR SECONDS behind the leaders.

What can Adrian Newey do? What happens with Lawrence Stroll's team now? Can this team recover and be a place to call home for elite like Charles Leclerc or even Max Verstappen?

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Lance Stroll Exposed Aston Martin's Crisis
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