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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 9h

He had a rocket in 2022, in early 2024, and in late 2025, even in late 2017

F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 9h

🏁 Only three times in F1 history have the top 4 teams (Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, and Red Bull) won races in the same season (2012, 2024, 2026)! Moreover, in 2024, these teams achieved at least four victories each during the season! #F1

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 9h

F1 simply got scared of the rain and switched off the electronics 🤭

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 13h

Charles got demoted for nothing, even though it was the strategists who messed up. Norris should be behind Bottas, after all, he nearly took out Piastri. It’s also unclear why Sainz is ranked so high 🤷🏻

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 14h

❕ RUMORS: Russell risks facing back-to-back penalties if engineers cannot repair the unit that failed in Malaysia. Installing a new component in Singapore would result in a 10-place grid penalty, while Mercedes plans to introduce an upgraded engine specification in Austin #F1 #Russell

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I see, there just wasn't any reaction, so I thought I’d done something wrong 🙃

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

😅 Look at what Perez pulled off at Sepang yesterday... - he was 33 seconds ahead of reigning world champion Norris and Ferrari drivers - he made a staggering six pit stops, just like Alain Prost at Donington 1993 #F1 #Perez

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 At the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, Fernando Alonso finished 8th and scored points in 501st race* since his debut in Australia 2001 *including missed races #F1 #Alonso

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🇲🇾 In Sepang, Lance Stroll: - completed the full race distance for the first time in 2026 - finished a race for the first time since Hungary 2026 - reached Q2 for the first time in 2026 - spent several laps in Top-10 - has a 100% finishing record on this track #F1 #Stroll

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

💔 A sad statistic: In the race where Bianchi suffered his fatal accident in Japan in 2014, Ferrari failed to score points for the first time since 2010 (an 81-race record streak) Yet, in the first race following his passing, Ferrari claimed victory in Hungary 2015... #F1 #JB17

Ferrari in that races:
🇯🇵 2014 - Raikkonen P12, Alonso DNF
🇭🇺 2015 - Vettel 🥇, Raikkonen DNF

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 Valtteri Bottas retired from the 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia The Finn has now gone 45 consecutive races without scoring points, dating back to Qatar 2023 Bottas could break Ericsson's anti-record if he fails to score points in his next 14 races #F1 #Bottas

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🥇 In every race where both Bottas and Russell retire, either Hamilton or Verstappen ends up on the podium! Eifel 2020 - Ham 🥇, Ver 🥈 Imola 2021 - Ver 🥇, Ham 🥈 🇬🇧 2022 - Ham 🥉 🇸🇬 2023 - Ham 🥉 🇧🇭🇲🇾 2026 - Ver 🥇, Ham 🥉 #F1

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🫤 So-so news for George Russell 1) If Russell wins next 3 Grands Prix and sprint, while Antonelli retires from all of them, George would still trail Kimi by one point in Mexico 2) If Russell wins all 7 races and sprint, and Antonelli scores over 100 pts, Kimi will become the champion #F1 #Russell

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He also needs to win in Singapore to break the curse there

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That was the turning point back in 2017, and Max started tearing it up. Now, it's time

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 Constructors' standings after 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 1. Mercedes - 556 2. Ferrari - 405 3. McLaren - 316 4. Red Bull - 298 5. Racing Bulls - 90 6. Alpine - 68 7. Haas - 27 8. Audi - 17 9. Williams - 12 10. Aston Martin - 7 11. Cadillac #F1 #Malaysia

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 Drivers' standings after 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 1. Antonelli - 320 2. Russell - 236 3. Hamilton - 214 4. Leclerc - 191 5. Norris - 188 6. Verstappen - 188 7. Piastri - 128 8. Hadjar - 96 9. Lawson - 65 10. Gasly - 41 #F1 #Bahrain #Malaysia

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 Race results at 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 1. Verstappen 2. Antonelli 3. Hamilton 4. Leclerc 5. Hadjar 6. Piastri 7. Lawson 8. Alonso 9. Norris 10. Lindblad --- DNF - Russell #F1 #Bahrain #Malaysia

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🌧️ Point system in the rain-affected race: Distance - points Fewer 2 laps - no points 2 laps - 24% - 6-4-3-2-1 25%-49% - 13-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 50%-74% - 19-14-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 75%-full - full points #F1

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I hope it won't be like in Canada - the track drying out before the start, with only McLaren on intermediates

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If Isack wins the race in 2026, I’ll set this photo as my profile picture for the rest of the season 🤭

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’d like Hadjar to win (or his teammate). Because when I read this tag #BahrainGPinMalaysia, I think about Doriane Pin 🤦🏻

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I forgot to mention that the cars didn't have the "halo" system. My eyes had already grown accustomed to its presence 😏

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🤭 Lewis and Max sharing the front row again #F1

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇧🇭🇲🇾 Qualifying results at 2026 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia 1. Verstappen - 1:35.130 2. Hamilton - +0.298 3. Antonelli - +0.501 4. Leclerc - +0.536 5. Norris - +0.627 6. Piastri - +0.632 7. Russell - +0.741 8. Hadjar - +0.428* *pen 5 places #F1 #Bahrain #Malaysia

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🇲🇾 How slow are the 2026 cars at Sepang? Fastest in FPs in 2026 FP1 - Ver - 1:37.520 FP2 - Lec - 1:37.528 FP3 - Ant - 1:36.302 2015 - slowest in Q1: 18. Alo - 1:41.746 19. Mer - 1:46.677 2016 - slowest in Q1l: 21. Weh - 1:36.587 22. Alo - 1:37.155 2017 is much faster, other level so! #F1 #Sepang

My answer: Manor in 2016 is faster than many 2026 cars 🤯

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think Liam will make a silly mistake; he hasn't made one in a long time

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My prediction (for race) 1. Antonelli 2. Russell 3. Verstappen 4. Leclerc 5. Hamilton 6. Norris 7. Piastri 8. Hadjar 9. Gasly 10. Hulk 11. Bortoleto 12. Lindblad 13. Colapinto 13. Bearman 14. Sainz 15. Albon 16. Ocon 17. Bottas DNF - Lawson DNF - Perez DNF - Alonso DNF - Stroll

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My prediction (for qual) 1. Verstappen 2. Antonelli 3. Russell 4. Leclerc 5. Norris 6. Hamilton 7. Piastri 8. Gasly 9. Lawson 10. Hadjar 11. Hulk 12. Bortoleto 13. Bearman 14. Ocon 15. Sainz 16. Albon 17. Lindblad 18. Colapinto 19. Alonso 20. Perez 21. Bottas 22. Stroll

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🇧🇷 At the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, remember something happened... 🏆 Sebastian Vettel became three-time F1 world champiom 🥇 Jenson Button achieved last 20th win in F1 🏁 Michael Schumacher raced final 307th race in career Read more 👇 #F1 #Brazil #SaoPaolo

Lewis Hamilton drove his final race for McLaren, Sergio Perez & Kamui Kobayashi for Sauber, Heikki Kovalainen & Vitaly Petrov for Caterham, Timo Glock & Charles Pic for Marussia

Nico Hulkenberg led a Grand Prix for the first time in his career

Vitaly Petrov finished P11 and set the best result for Caterham (Ericsson repeated it in Monaco in 2014)

HRT contested its final F1 Grand Prix

Bruno Senna, Vitaly Petrov, Timo Glock, Narain Karthikeyan, and Pedro de la Rosa drove their final race

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I read his interview. Fernando in Malaysia 2011. He struggled throughout the race and was driving using only three gears or something like that. But it was a tough race for him 🙃

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For me, it’s been a very, very long time. I’ve been watching since 2014 😏

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And Schumacher in Monaco 1994, I remembered 😉

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🦁 Max Verstappen finished on the podium alongside 8 drivers from Red Bull system and 4 teammates in Red Bull! 🇪🇸 2016 - Vettel 🇩🇪 2016 - Ricciardo* 🇩🇪 2019 - Kvyat 🇧🇷 2019 - Gasly 🇧🇷 2019 - Sainz 🇧🇭 2020 - Albon* 🇨🇵 2021 - Perez* 🇳🇱 2025 - Hadjar** *as teammate **In Baku 2026 as teammate #F1 #Verstappen

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🦁 Max Verstappen has won six "Grand Slams" in his career, but has never won a "Super Grand Slam" - leads every single session - and here is why... 🇦🇹 2021 - P3 in FP3 🇪🇸 2023 - P2 in Q1 🇶🇦 2023 - P2 in Q2 & Sprint Imola 2022, 🇧🇭 2024, 🇦🇿 2025 - He wasn't the fastest in practices #F1 #Verstappen

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

💻 What unusual moment did you manage to see during the F1 broadcast? #F1 #feedback

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes, I just saw a video about Ocon and noticed that. Maybe that’s why I mentioned Kvyat 😅

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I miss them 😥 Don't get the wrong idea. Kvyat is getting mentioned too much again, sorry

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🇲🇾 Exactly nine years ago, F1 was in Malaysia, and back then... 🦁 Max Verstappen claimed just his second F1 victory 🏆 Nico Rosberg was the reigning champion 🧒🏻 Kimi Antonelli (the current WDC leader) was only 11 🏁 Pierre Gasly drove the first race of his career Read more...👇 #F1 #Malaysia

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) was fighting for the title against Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). In that race, he staged a comeback from P20 to P5. Meanwhile, Hamilton secured the 70th pole position of his career

Back then, Aston Martin was Force India, Audi was Sauber, Racing Bulls was Toro Rosso, and Alpine was Renault.

Also, all the current teams had different driver lineups - with the exception of Verstappen at Red Bull. 10 of the current drivers competed in that race.

Carlos Sainz drove penultimate race for Toro Rosso

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At Interlagos, he wanted to unlap himself because he was on faster tires, but he chose the wrong turn to overtake. In Hungary, he got very lucky, at least he didn't crash the car. I won't argue with that either Well, in 2017 and 2022, he was P8 twice in the WDC

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

But he won the race, his career was a success

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think Ocon will move to Toyota in the WEC, like K-Mag. Because Toyota and Haas partners.

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

You’re not mistaken. Ocon clashed with Pierre, Checo, and Fernando alike, even with Wehrlein

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F1 Alternative @f1alternative.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🦁 Happy Birthday, Max Verstappen! 🏆 Four-time world champion 🥇 71 wins 🏁 48 pole positions 🥉 134 podiums One of the greatest drivers in F1 history! 29 years old. Read more about his records... 👇 #F1 #Verstappen

19 wins in a single season: Max shattered his own previous record of 15 wins. Out of 22 races on the calendar, he missed the top spot on the podium only three times.

86.36% win percentage in a year: He broke Alberto Ascari’s legendary 1952 record (75%), which had stood untouched for over 70 years

1,003 laps led: Verstappen became the first driver in history to lead more than a thousand laps in a single season, commanding 75.7% of all racing laps

21 podium finishes in a season: Max stood on the rostrum in almost every single race of the year.

10 consecutive victories: A phenomenal winning streak stretching from Miami to Monza, beating Sebastian Vettel’s prior record of 9 straight wins from 2013

575 points in the Drivers' Championship: The absolute maximum points ever scored, claiming 92.7% of the total points available throughout the season

A 290-point gap to second place: The biggest championship margin in F1 history. To put this into perspective, his teammate and runner-up Sergio Perez scored only 285 points in total

6 "Hat-Tricks" in one season: Max secured pole position, won the race, and set the fastest lap during six different weekends (Spain, Austria, Great Britain, Japan, Qatar, and Abu Dhab

Youngest driver to start a Grand Prix: He made his F1 debut at the 2015 Australian Grand Prix at the age of just 17 years and 166 days.

Youngest driver to score points: Just two weeks after his debut, he finished 7th at the Malaysian Grand Prix aged 17 years and 180 days.

Youngest race winner in history: In his very first race for Red Bull Racing at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, he took a sensational victory at just 18 years and 228 days old.

Youngest driver to set a fastest lap: He locked in this record at the 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix at 19 years and 44 days.

Longest continuous lead in the WDC: Max Verstappen sets an absolute all-time record by spending 1,457 consecutive days at the top of the WDC standings. His legendary streak began after Miami 2022 and lasted all the way into the 2025 season, utterly shattering Michael Schumacher's previous record of 896 days

Most consecutive poles from the start of a season: At the start of the 2024 season, Max matched Alain Prost's iconic 1993 record by securing 7 consecutive pole positions from the opening round in Bahrain

Matching Senna's ultimate streak: Including the final race of 2023, Verstappen secured 8 consecutive pole positions in a row, matching the 35-year-old all-time record held by the legendary Ayrton Senna

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