F1 2026

Yes, Lewis Hamilton and Richard Hammond have met, most notably during the Top Gear Festival in Barbados in May 2014.
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During this event, Hammond interviewed and interacted with Hamilton, jokingly attempting to show him "what all the fuss is about" regarding Formula 1, according to footage from the event.
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JerryMungo said:
Interesting to hear the noise being made about the new regs. Lots of fans and a few drivers complaining, but the reality is the rules are the same for everyone, so surely suck it up and move on?
I loved the opening laps of the last race. That was something we haven't seen in ages.
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Yes, on one level. On another level the drivers expect to be able to drive fast. It's not exactly F1 when you go through a corner slowly to save battery power
 
JerryMungo said:
Sure, but why now? This has been a "problem" for some time already, the difference is the driver has to manage this one, in the past it was pitwall scalextric where engineers were telling them to dial the engine down. It's a new skill to learn.
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Not quite. Previously they've been able to go through a corner as fast as the car, and driver, was able - especially during qualifying. Now they have to ease off in some places due to battery constraints. Previously the major constraint was tyre grip - which required driving skill. Now a major constraint is battery management.

Edit: I see your identity issues have surfaced again
 
JerryMungo said:
They're all going as fast as they can in qualifying, why do you think that's changed?
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This is incorrect.
If they start their fastest lap flat out, then they run out of battery power at a critical time
If they start it too late, then they don't use enough power so the battery becomes full sooner and you're not harvesting that energy which you could use later on.

This was an interesting watch to show this in practice.

 
JerryMungo said:
No it's not.

If they can go faster, they should just go faster, have they maybe not just missed your memo?
You do realise they're still going the fastest they can at that point.

Yes! It takes skill to manage that balance. You need to be strategic. These are good things. Strategy is part of racing, I'm glad for it.
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I can tell you didn't watch the video whatsoever. DTS experts hey. Almost every driver disagrees

 
Agent_Smith said:
Couldn't get through the whole thing.

Surprised to hear him say he's never met Richard. Having been a guest twice on Top Gear, you'd think they'd have crossed paths. Unless he was speaking tongue in cheek...
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I'm also over 70, so I share his pain... Alzheimer's is real
 
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