Today's officially the first day of F1 and I am currently sitting in Yuri's room watching Practice 1 - Australia. I had goosebumps for the first 5 minutes. As a casual fan - there's still nothing more hype than hearing the "too too toodoo doo" theme song. Kicking off the season with my boy George as a fan and staff favorite for the Championship (am I in for a treat??). We also have the Cadillac team debuting and what a beautiful lil veteran duo do Perez and Bottas make. Stake Sauber is now Audi (I forget every time they pop up on screen). I never understood anything regarding the mechanics - but they're different! LOL. There's only one new rookie on the grid, so as my second full year - it's nice to know all of the drivers pretty well. There were so many rookies in 2025, so it's also nice to know half the driver's full F1 career. In celebration - I am kicking off the season by interviewing the State of Georgia's number 1 F1 fan. 

 Yuri 2026 F1 Hot Takes

1. Hate the new Papaya Orange (it's giving Citrus Red No. 2 aka radioactive Cheetos)

2. Hamilton and LeClerc will be championship contenders (good ol' team rivalry)

Yuri's 2026 Crystal Ball

1. Even as a McClaren fan, by the looks of P1 (.01% into the season) the Papaya team won't be Championship contenders. (I feel bad for Oscar)

2. Lewis Hamilton will have his first Ferrari win

3. Antonelli will get his first win 

4, Unexpected rivalry pairing (either an underdog situation or two top dogs that aren't normally pitted against each other)

Yuri's favorite tracks

1. Silverstone

2. COTA

3. Mexico

4. Azerbaijan 

 2026 F1 Theme HERE 

Anyways - let's go Mercedes!!

PS. I am Ferrari's biggest hater.