Laura Martinez

My goals for 2026: - Make more meal plans and stick to them! - Start doing things for myself again - Read MORE books!!! - Become more fluent in Finnish - Get better mentally - Post more photos - Go to more concerts - Solo travel more - Spoil my cats rotten 🥰 they deserve it!

Double points 🙌 Carlos' first points for the team 💙 Remembering the 2025 Chinese GP 🏁

The perfect song for cats…

@mountdiscovery @UnitZee Excited to see what the new regulations will mean for the racing 🤔

In 2022, a missile hit an Aramco facility close enough to the Jeddah circuit that drivers could see smoke from the cockpit during FP1. There was a tense crisis meeting, several drivers expressed serious concerns about safety, and ultimately the decision was made to race anyway. That set a pretty clear precedent for how F1 handles these situations. So while there's understandable debate about whether the Bahrain and Saudi GPs should go ahead, history suggests that ethical concerns and even safety worries alone probably won't be what tips the balance. What might actually force the decision is something more practical: Insurance. Teams ship hundreds of millions in cars, parts, infrastructure, and hospitality setups to every race. But it's not just equipment. Every team also carries liability and personal insurance for hundreds of staff, drivers, media, and contractors on the ground. Insurers were already uneasy after Jeddah in '22. Now there's an active regional conflict, Iranian missiles have landed close to the Bahrain circuit, airspace across the Gulf has been closed, and the situation isn't showing signs of calming down. That's a very different risk profile for insurers, both for assets and for people. If war risk premiums become unaffordable, or cover gets pulled entirely, the decision essentially makes itself, regardless of what F1 or the FIA want. Sometimes the most pragmatic force in the room ends up doing what principle alone couldn't.

Nico Hulkenberg's debut podium had us all feeling emotional! 🥹 Watch Drive To Survive Season 8, now playing on Netflix 📺 #F1

We think it’s the third one👂🇦🇺

@DreHarrison101 If someone wanted to get into another motorsports series after watching F1 for years, which would you recommend to start with and why? 🤔

In the middle of a power cut and it’s a predicted 6 hours. Ask me anything!

@FDataAnalysis @miinibox Happy birthday!!! 🥳

Turning 30 today! 🎂 Was ‘just’ 26 when I opened this page 😁 I even received a McLaren MP4/4 model from my wonderful Reddit/Discord mod @miinibox 🏎️ Did you know that the McLaren MP4/4 led a record-breaking 97.3% of all the laps of the 1988 season? 📊

Year of the Fire Horse 🐴🇨🇳

Lewis on a half pipe would be something!

Okay but bobsleigh kinda makes sense @Charles_Leclerc 👌

Revealed to the world. Unleashed on the track.

Jenson Button backs former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton to be “back to his best” in the 2026 season 💪

2026 mechanic kits fresh out the bag 👀

OP81 in motion 💨 #McLarenF1

When you’ve been preparing for the Super Bowl for 5 months ✌️

Ready for the grid! 😍 Every 2026 car has been released with pre-season testing getting under way this week! 👊 #F1

1966 ➡️ 2026 The colour schemes of one of F1's most historic outfits, @McLarenF1 🎨 #F1

Reunited 🥰 #McLarenF1

Progress under pressure. The first Cadillac Formula 1® Team livery is here.