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2026 Australian Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread

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2026 Australian Grand Prix - [QUALIFYING] discussion thread - Lemmy.World

# ROUND 1: 🇦🇺 Australia — FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2026 — ## Weekend Schedule Click here to view the schedule in your local timezone [https://f1calendar.com/] — - Practice 1: Friday, 02:30 CET | 01:30 UTC - Practice 2: Friday, 06:00 CET | 05:00 UTC - Practice 3: Saturday, 02:30 CET | 01:30 UTC - Qualifying: Saturday, 06:00 CET | 05:00 UTC - Race: Sunday, 05:00 CET | 04:00 UTC — ## Circuit stats & Tyres — - First Grand Prix: 1996 - Number of laps: 58 - Circuit Length: 5.278 km - Race Distance: 306.124 km - Lap record: 1:19.813 Charles Leclerc (2024) - 2025 Pole: Lando Norris (1:15.096) - 2025 Fastest Lap: Lando Norris (1:22.167) - 2025 winner: Lando Norris - Pirelli Tyres: C3 (Hard) ⚪, C4 (Medium) 🟡, C5 (Soft) 🔴

Show threadLCPMar 7
And we’re off 🏎️💨
Show threadTaggerMar 7
Well, Max is.
Show threadLCPMar 7
Can’t remember the last time I saw Verstappen crash like that. So bizarre.
Show threadTaggerMar 7
I mean, I’m not a Max fan at all, but that definitely didn’t look like driver error.
Show threadHSR🏴‍☠️Mar 7
With how much negative torque is coming from MGU this year I expect teams will need a few more rounds to figure out car balance under braking.
Show threadNighedMar 7
There was a discussion about NOT getting the battery to 100% too, as you then unexpectedly loose breaking as the battery can’t charge.
Show threadschnokobaer
Or maybe you don’t lose braking but instead it falls back to the hydraulic disc calipers and those aren’t perfectly equal in braking force to the generator brake. Possibly in Max’ case they were a tad stronger, enough to spin him around instantly
Mar 7 at 8:49amWeb