Red Mist: How will game console F1 handle horrible Hungoraring?

That’s this weekend. 2026 is without doubt a, if not the nadir of Formula 1’s glorious history. Yet the so called fans will wait in awe to see how Formerly 1’s struggling stars, and its leaders, celebrate that.

We’ve seen the brass and drivers indulge in Lego crashing, chocolate cars and even cheer a Hollywood star to welcome these stupid rules. At a time when F1 leadership should be falling on its sword. Instead he’s changed FIA law. To make sure he remains in power for as long as he cares. Browse history to figure how successful that’s proven…

Traditionally, Hungary has been a procession. If you get in front, you’ll probably stay there. Damon Hill almost dragged an Arrows to victory once. But it broke in sight of the line. So judging by how these splendid rules ruined the action on great circuits like they smothered Silverstone and squashed Spa, Sunday’s outlook is, if anything, dim.

So hey, anything is possible! Taking the formbook to hand, if Toto’s Mercedes can keep running, nothing should stop Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Especially if Lewis and Charles keep on falling over their rivals. Which exposes another fabulous F1 flaw. They may as well replace those stewards with a roulette wheel.

Getting back to the Ferrari. If anything will stop Kimi and Mercedes, it’s the Ferrari. And judging by its pace at smothered Silverstone and squashed Spa, where it wasn’t quite supposed to keep Antonelli all that honest, Budapest may just be our third win of the season.

Hungary also precedes the F1 holiday. So a strong result will be a good thing. Especially considering that there’s still a little ADUO left in the pot for that big new Ferrari turbo after. Commencing a turnaround early may just make the rest of the season more interesting. For what it is.

Teenager Antonelli’s form has been mesmerizing. Yeah, maybe this game console era suits teenagers better. But there’s far more to it than just that. Interestingly, I had the distinct pleasure of being at Hungary in 2003. Yes, it was a procession as always, but 22-year-old pole man Fernando Alonso went on to win.

Godlike Michael Schumacher struggled to eighth with the Ferrari struggling on its Bridgestone in the extreme heat to leave Michael, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Kimi Räikkönen split by just three points with three races remaining.

The significance? Well, Fernando became F1’s youngest winner by breaking Bruce McLaren’s mark 44 years anon.

That was of course also the height of the heady V10 era. When racing was still racing and the drivers actually drove the cars. Roll on a quarter century or so and here we have poor Alonso thwarted by Newey’s disgusting Aston Martin Honda. And a nineteen year old racing to the first game station world title. Kind of sums it up, doesn’t it…

But let’s keep faith. Forza Ferrari!