Hugo Lopez

@the_zb_ @ovhoek @wearetherace Im sure F1 team principals generally dont like these regulations, but theyre part of a structure where top management decisions are being made that are pushing for these changes, and F1 has no choice but to comply with these demands. Like it or not, thats the way it is, my friend

They’ve all made some sort of remarks about the issues, particularly with qualifying. But you are conflating correlation and causation - the team principles aren’t ALLOWED to say anything overtly negative without consequence. The drivers have also been told not to do so, they just don’t care as much and are less controllable.

😩 "Hurts your soul" ❌ Challenge has "gone" 🚓 "Handcuffed" drivers The 2026 #F1 regulations have not proved popular with drivers at Suzuka, lamenting the impact of harvesting and deployment on one of the championship's most-loved tracks: the-race.com/formula-1/suzu…

@autosport Their four-time champion is failing to provide the engineers with the necessary feedback to develop a good car. He can't even start the car without losing all his positions. He should be taking the team on his shoulders, but all we see him doing is complaining on the track.

What's really going wrong at Red Bull?! autosport.com/f1/news/whats-…

@CxmeronCc Alonso is literally the kind of guy who's always being chased by a rain cloud. I think he's the unluckiest driver to have ever lived. His talent is undeniable.

🗣️ Fernando Alonso: “I am the best in the art of patience. There are drivers who explode over having a car that's not in the top 5 — I've spent 23 years fighting for the World Championship with cars that aren't even in the top 4.” #F1

@blog_formula1 I totally agree, when is Max leaving?

⭐️ FRENTZEN: "SE VOCÊ PERDER A MOTIVAÇÃO, É MELHOR SE APOSENTAR" ⭐️ Heinz-Harald Frentzen, ex-piloto de F1, deixou uma mensagem na sua conta do X após as declarações de Jos Verstappen, pai de Max, sobre o seu medo de Max estar perdendo a motivação: "Se você perder a motivação na F1, é melhor se aposentar, ou pelo menos fazer uma pausa. Foi o que eu fiz. Esse esporte é perigoso demais se você perder o foco" Damon Hill, campeão da F1 de 1996, respondeu: "Sábias palavras"

@opaldeygomez Exacto amigo. Desafortunadamemte para nosotros Liberty Media tiene puestos sus ojos en los aficionados nuevos. Su suscripción vale lo mismo que la mía y su disposición al consumo es mucho mas agresiva. El negocio manda.

@HugoLop83 Yo creo que confían en el aficionado nuevo (Netflix/DTS) les compre el formato, pero vamos que al aficionado purista y tradicional le quedan 2 días.

Es un declive en la Fórmula 1. Es un descuido al aficionado. Es un descuido al deporte. Es dejar de ver el deporte, y empezar a ver un negocio en él. La manera de evitarlo es dejar de ver este circo. Y no, que Alonso esté arriba o abajo no tiene nada que ver.

@Guido07872092 @effonecasualfan @wearetherace @XPBImages If the major manufacturers leave, F1 will undoubtedly disappear, but today only the long-time fans connect with the drivers you mentioned. The new fans who are coming in don't connect with them and will support someone else from their own emerging generation.

@HugoLop83 @effonecasualfan @wearetherace @XPBImages We'll see. If Max, Charles and Fernando leave the scene, F1 will bleed to death.

Max Verstappen has admitted he has a decision to make about his F1 future due to his lack of enjoyment with the current rules. After getting eliminated in Q2 in Japan, Verstappen said he has “a lot of stuff personally to figure out”.

@KymIllman But the narratives that so many people fueled didn't mention that Max was a generational talent capable of adapting his driving style to any type of car. Today, they just seem like very well-paid media campaigns involving various outlets and key figures.

NOT HAPPY Max Verstappen's Suzuka pole streak is over, being knocked out in Q2 by VCARB rookie Arvid Lindblad. Max let his frustrations be known over the radio, with the 4-time World Champion unhappy with the performance of his "undriveable" RB22. At the moment, he starts P11, behind teammate Isack Hadjar and VCARB'S Lindblad. #f1 #formula1 #japanesegp

@thomasmaheronf1 It hasn't disadvantaged the fastest drivers. I think it has put all the drivers in their proper place. Not everyone can handle the challenge. This is also an engineering battle, and the best engineers give the drivers the upper hand. It was never 100% about skill.

The F1 2026 regulations have hobbled the fastest drivers and placed all the emphasis on controlled, contrived patience; a lowering of the collective benchmark that means all the drivers are brought down a notch, rather than encouraging the superhuman. #F1 #JapaneseGP planetf1.com/news/winners-a…

@kingcharliieee @opaldeygomez Totalmente

@opaldeygomez Hace mucho que esto pasó de ser un deporte a un negocio...

@effonecasualfan That's right, the monopoly that Horner and Marko held for Max at Red Bull was central to the project. I have no doubt that Maxs lucrative contract was a distribution of the organization's money to the Horner, Marko, and Verstappens trio. No more, the others will be supported too.

Horner would have backed Max btw..even though Max was in the wrong 😁

@EstagiariodaF1 So if someone asks him why he thinks the rookie Red Bull drivers outperformed him in Q2, and whether there is now fair internal competition at Red Bull, since there's no longer a single-garage monopoly like in the Marko & Horner era, would that be malicious?

Em entrevista à Viaplay, Max Verstappen explicou por que expulsou o jornalista da roda de imprensa no Japão “Recebi essa pergunta com bastante frequência no ano passado (de bater no Russell na Espanha), e acho que a respondi mais de vinte vezes. Então, quando alguém faz essa pergunta durante a coletiva de imprensa após a última corrida e ainda ri na minha cara, para mim isso tem a ver com uma completa falta de respeito. Se você não me respeita, por que eu o respeitaria?” Você só vê a câmera apontada para mim e não para aquela pessoa, que começou a rir. E dava para ver claramente que havia má intenção por trás disso naquele momento. Isso basta para mim. Estou na Fórmula 1 há tempo suficiente para saber quem tem boas intenções e quem tem más intenções. Se você foi lá e riu de mim naquele momento, é porque claramente não tinha boas intenções”

@DiegoZorrero Es una agenda mediatica de quienes no lograron dar con la tecla correcta a la regulación. Muchos espectadores son imperceptibles de ver o.entender el clipping y solo.gustan de ver autos peleando posiciones y no autos veloces en procesion sin poder rebasarse. Eso se ha resuelto.

Leo que volvió mucha indignación con el reglamento de F1. Lo entiendo. Pero yo les dije que en 130R íbamos a tener otra vez Súper Clipping. Prefiero ser paciente. La capacidad de desarrollo de la F1 es asombrosa. Le están metiendo 500 caballos a una batería de un Corolla Cross...

@Dernier_Secteur So if someone asks him why he thinks the rookie Red Bull drivers outperformed him in Q2, and whether there is now fair internal competition at Red Bull, since there's no longer a single-garage monopoly like in the Marko & Horner era, would that be malicious?

Max Verstappen a expliqué pourquoi il avait viré le journaliste du Guardian lors de son point presse jeudi ! 🎙️❌ "Vous pouvez me demander n'importe quoi. Bien sûr, on me pose beaucoup de questions stupides, mais j'y réponds aussi, ce n'est pas le problème. Je ne pense pas du tout être difficile d'approche." "J’ai répondu à cette question plus de 20 fois la saison dernière (sur son accrochage avec Russell en Espagne). Mais après la dernière course, quelqu’un me l’a reposée lors de la conférence de presse en me riant au nez." "Pour moi, cela montre un manque total de respect. Si vous ne me respectez pas, pourquoi devrais-je vous respecter ?" "On ne voit que la caméra braquée sur moi, mais pas sur la personne qui pose la question. Il riait, et on voyait clairement qu’il y avait une intention derrière ça. Je suis en Formule 1 depuis assez longtemps pour savoir quand quelque chose part d’une bonne intention ou non. Pour moi, ça suffisait, alors vous n’êtes pas le bienvenu." (via @viaplay dans des propos relayés par @Racingnews365c) #F1 #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵

@Guido07872092 @effonecasualfan @wearetherace @XPBImages I heard that old-school fans are an endangered species. I didn't really want to believe it, but you're a perfect example, my friend. Adapt or perish.

@HugoLop83 @effonecasualfan @wearetherace @XPBImages The sport is ruined. All petrol heads see it. Talent isn't a factor anymore. Too bad. It was good as long as it lasted. You enjoy those dysons😉

@EzionnG @ATellodeMeneses Ya veremos quien llora al final. La tendencia es clara, Minztlaf quiere competencia interna, por eso corrieron a Horner y Marko que hicieron de RedBull un monopolio de un solo piloto olvidando que tienen 4 garages que atender. Con igualdad justa, ya se va viendo donde esta Max.

@HugoLop83 @ATellodeMeneses Todos han perdido algunas con sus compañeros si esperas que gane siempre nose que estás viendo porque no es F1 repito dime esto a final de temporada pero recién al inicio cuando llevan literal una en puntos cada uno, después llorarás cuando te des con la puerta en la cara

Acabamos de vivir un golpe de realidad: en cuanto Mintzlaff decidió que con Mekies los dos garajes debían tener oportunidad de rendir, nos han dejado clara nuevamente la injusticia deportiva que se vivió con pilotos como PER, ALB, TSU y GAS; además de que VER no aporta un extra muy distinto a los demás pilotos cuando las condiciones del auto no son buenas ni la organización gira en torno a él. Gana la categoría recuperando 3 autos de la parrilla, LIN le dio la estocada final para dejar al neerlandés en Q2. Esa es la realidad. #JapaneseGP

@boratkn_ @SkySportsF1 And because he was never a generational talent, he couldn't handle this challenge and hides behind the false romanticism of love for V10 motors hahaha pure garbage, nothing but excuses.

@HugoLop83 @SkySportsF1 Did you decide that after just 3 races? Haha. People were saying the same thing about Perez after the first 3–4 races of 2023. If Max leaves the category, it won't be because he's bad, it’ll be because the series is turning into battery charging competition or Formual E.

Max Verstappen is not on pole in Japan for the first time since 2019 ❌

@GordoSixtytwo @autosport Mekies wouldn't get involved in those matters. This issue originated in Austria with Mintzlaf. Either Max aligned himself with the brand, or I think they'd be happy if he left; in the end, some rookies who don't cost that many millions could beat him in qualifying.

@autosport Laurent Mekies would be well advised to not aggravate Verstappen. He is in no mood to listen to Mekies try to make a false peace agreement. The car is shit, the regs are shit, and the reporter was stirring the shit. Max is obviously ready to throw some shit.

Red Bull disagreed with Max Verstappen's decision to remove a journalist from his media session as well as his interpretation of events, Autosport understands. The team is keen to clear the air with all parties before the Miami GP in order to draw a line under the episode.

@the_zb_ @ovhoek @wearetherace My question is, why don't you see team principals in F1 complaining about the new regulations? Have you seen a team principal bitterly complain about these regulations? That gives you a clear idea of ​​where this push is coming from. It's very true, my friend.

@HugoLop83 @ovhoek @wearetherace Not entirely true. They’re fine capitalizing on it however they can, but the real jockeying is still about the competitive order and who thinks they can do better than everyone else with a regulation cycle that they can manage.

@boratkn_ @SkySportsF1 Well, their champion driver is showing signs of rust, and the talented youngsters are pushing him towards the exit door. And I'm not the one saying this; Max himself is considering leaving the category. Perhaps he'll do it before he's humiliated, to protect his image.

@HugoLop83 @SkySportsF1 Nope, you're just trying to fit this into your own agenda. Hadjar is not a world champion, he is a rookie. Do you think they would entrust the team to a rookie or a Mexican driver when you have one of the top5 drivers in history in your team? dont think so.