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Race control is getting on with it. Standing water in a couple of corners deemed to have cleared sufficiently, so 10-minute signal has been given. It will actually be a wet start. #F1

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

That explains a lot... Should clear up after this though, likely a wet-to-dry race.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Starting to rain again on the starting grid. #F1 👀

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As we found out, turns out there actually is an #F1 cost cap exemption for teams to improve their cooling vests, to the tune of $125,000. Mercedes is just one of the teams deciding not to pour resources into it. www.autosport.com/f1/news/what...

autosport.com

"The FIA needs to step in" - Russell's cooling vest comments explained

As George Russell calls on Formula 1's governing body to make cooling vests mandatory, here's what actually going on

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Story on the logistics involved in effectively holding a Bahrain Grand Prix in a different country, and comments from the organisers on the logistical issues fans have been suffering through. www.autosport.com/f1/news/how-...

autosport.com

How Bahrain transplanted its F1 paddock onto Malaysia

Bahrain Grand Prix organisers have transported their entire paddock to Malaysian Sepang, but fan chaos disrupts day one

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Franco Colapinto gets a five-place grid drop for Malaysia for his collision with Pierre Gasly. Flavio Briatore was rather unimpressed, too. "He braked far too late considering the context of the race and the safety car restart. It was a very poor move for a driver of his experience." #F1

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cadillac #F1 has made three major tech hires: - Craig Skinner – Chief Development Engineer (from RBR) - Eric Blandin – Head of Aero (from Aston) - Tim Lean – Chief Engineer, Aero Modelling & Simulation (formerly McLaren, RBR, Ferrari)

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

As I wrote a while ago in a column, the '27 calendar just reinforces the idea that the format needs a shake-up. Why not try single-lap quali for sprints, with the points leader going out first as a soft way of injecting jeopardy without resorting to reverse grids. www.autosport.com/f1/news/why-...

autosport.com

Why F1's sprint format needs a shake-up

With F1 looking set to increase the number of sprints from 2027, the return of an old qualifying format could be a way to make sprints unique and shake up the order

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Oh, and no clashes with the Indy 500 or Le Mans. (Though qualifying/testing is an issue)

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here's the #F1 2027 calendar - Bahrain/Saudi return as season opening leg - From 6 to 10 sprints, including Monaco - Turkey and Portugal join the European leg - Las Vegas is a standalone - Spa's first year of the rotation as Barcelona sits 2027 out www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-a...

motorsport.com

F1 announces 2027 calendar - with Monaco among 10 sprint races

Monaco will host an F1 sprint race for the first time in 2027 as the championship expands the format from six to 10 events on its new 24-race calendar

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The crux of the issue: #F1 wants to be in cities. But F1 cars don't.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lando Norris will be testing McLaren's new hypercar tomorrow at Portimao. A former Daytona 24H participant, it's something Norris was keen on doing, while the team is benefitting from having someone of his calibre providing input on the new car.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What a wasted opportunity, this race track.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This was either going to be an outstanding qualifying session or a complete mess. Glad it turned out to be the former.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It really is an unbelievable corner, La Monumental. Down into a tunnel like compression surrounded by grandstands. Then a blind crest on exit before hurtling downhill to Turn 13. Camber and radius constantly changing. #SpanishGP #F1

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Someone's going to stack it at pit entry this weekend. #SpanishGP #F1

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Red Bull and Racing Bulls will field unchanged line-ups in Monza vs Zandvoort, with Liam Lawson at Red Bull and Yuki Tsunoda at VCARB as Isack Hadjar continues to recover from his wrist injury.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

McLaren is running its own Macarena wing in Monza and is calling it the H-Wing. Can officially confirm this is not a Star Wars tribute.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Amid Toto Wolff's comments that Mercedes hasn't got the development budget to fast-track updates, and puzzling comments on how Ferrari is able to do so, Fred Vasseur has revealed that Ferrari can and will keep pushing until the end. www.motorsport.com/f1/news/how-...

motorsport.com

How Ferrari can "push until the end" with F1 2026 upgrades, and why it will

Speaking exclusively to Motorsport.com, Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur says his team has no problem with Formula 1's cost cap as it plans to keep rolling out incremental car upgrades

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The kind of stuff you find clearing out the attic.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This Tsunoda kid isn't half bad.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Small patch of rain on the way but looks like it's missing the circuit. Most likely to stay dry from here on out.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Race control aiming for standing start, one formation lap behind the SC.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It's kinda wet. Not very wet. But a fun level of wet.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Mercedes, McLaren and Ferrari within one tenth at Zandvoort SQ. Can't really ask for more to set up the weekend* *Unless you're Dutch

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Details of Max Verstappen's new contract are yet to emerge, but the most logical outcome is that Red Bull will have bought his loyalty with a pay rise in exchange for performance clauses that are more team-friendly than the previous arrangement, which turned his future into a circus act every year.

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We just spoke to George Russell, who was much more upset by a lack of battery charge that left him a sitting duck than by the "racing incident" with Lewis Hamilton itself. www.motorsport.com/f1/news/geor...

motorsport.com

George Russell furious at "dangerous" battery issue before Hamilton Spa clash

Russell was angered by an apparent Mercedes reliability problem that led to his early exit from the Belgian Grand Prix

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Tantalising stuff, but it looks like any weather will just miss the circuit* *it's Spa, so never say never

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I swear I've only had one drink but the Red Devils are playing in blue and the Toronto Blue Jays are playing in red. #doubleduty

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Filip Cleeren @filipcleeren.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Don't Stop Believing by Journey is playing on the Barcelona circuit's PA system. #F1

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