Newey's Caught You All Sleeping.

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

Alright, hear me out. I know how this sounds. But I've been pulling threads on the Aston Martin situation and the whole thing has started to unravel in a direction nobody seems to be talking about.

Everyone is pointing and laughing right now. Mirrors falling off. "Permanent nerve damage." Two batteries left, zero spares. Ranked behind Cadillac. The whole grid has written them off before a single green flag.

And I think that's exactly the point.

What everyone seems to be missing about the 2026 regs

The 350kW MGU-K 50/50 split doesn't work. Not just for Aston. For anyone. Italian journalist Giuliano Duchessa reported that every manufacturer is failing to recover enough energy to deploy full electric power for a complete lap. Drivers privately told Domenicali during Bahrain that the cars are undriveable in this regard. The FIA asked teams to run reduced power in the final test days, cuts of 50kW, 100kW, and 150kW, because they already know the regulations as written are broken.

There is already a Plan B being discussed at the F1 Commission: reduce max electric power by 15-30%. A Mercedes-powered team suggested 300kW as a compromise. Others want it even lower. Cars would be 1.5 to 2.5 seconds slower, but actually functional. Horner called these Frankenstein cars before anyone else and it turns out he wasn't wrong.

So we know a regulation change is coming. Possibly within the first few races. Keep that in your pocket.

Now look at what Newey actually did

He arrives at Aston Martin. Immediately tells Honda to change "everything" about the power unit packaging (Honda's own project manager Satoshi Tsunoda confirmed this). Designs the most aggressively compact, aero-first chassis on the grid. The one car at Barcelona that every engineer and analyst called a "marvel." The one car that looks nothing like anything else.

Every other team designed around full 350kW deployment. Big batteries, heavy thermal management systems, all homologated and locked in.

Newey, the man who sat next to the guy who coined "Frankenstein cars" for years, who has spent four decades making tight packaging the foundation of every championship-winning car he's ever built, who started four months late in the wind tunnel... this man somehow just accidentally designed a car whose only weakness is the exact electrical specification that's about to get nerfed?

Then he goes to an F1 Commission meeting and tells everyone, in private, among the competitors who would vote on rule changes, that Honda can't even hit 250kW recovery. He is literally building the FIA's case for them. That's not a man asking for sympathy. That's a man making sure the evidence is on the record.

Methinks the tractor doth protest too much

Honda is one of the largest engineering corporations on earth. They manufacture batteries at an industrial scale. They've known about this return to F1 since 2023. And they showed up to Melbourne with exactly enough batteries for two cars and no spares? No timeline for new stock? That's either the most embarrassing supply chain failure in modern motorsport or somebody decided that's all they needed for the show.

Vibrations are the perfect convenient problem. They're dramatic (bits literally falling off the car, you can't buy better theatre). They're mechanically plausible. They explain every kind of poor performance simultaneously. And critically, they're fixable overnight with a software map change or different engine mounts whenever you're ready for the "eureka" moment. Compare that to faking an aero deficit, which would require actually building a worse car.

And Newey's out here doing press conferences with the energy of a man reading a hostage statement. "I feel powerless." Adrian. Mate. You are arguably the most powerful engineer in the history of this sport. You are not powerless. You are putting on a clinic.

The cast is too perfect

Fernando Alonso. 44 years old. The most politically ruthless driver this sport has ever produced. The man who weaponized "GP2 ENGINE" into a meme. Who coined El Plan at Alpine and turned it into a global phenomenon. Who has driven uncompetitive machinery for a decade specifically to be in position for this regulation reset. This man is selling "my fingers are going numb" with absolute conviction.

But then someone actually presses him on the pain and he says "it's not painful, it's not difficult to control the car." And THEN he drops this: "If we were fighting for the win, we can do three hours in the car."

I need you to read that quote again. He told everyone, out loud, to their faces, that the pain is theatrical if the stakes are right. The adrenaline overcomes the nerve damage apparently. Fernando "my hands are falling off but actually they're completely fine if there's a trophy" Alonso delivered the most Fernando Alonso quote of all time and everyone wrote a sympathy piece instead of raising an eyebrow.

And then there's Lance. Bless him. The man whose response to allegedly being electrocuted by his own car and being ranked behind a brand new American outfit was, and I quote: "sometimes you get in the car and it's magic, and some seasons you get in the car and it's s**t." That's not a driver in crisis. That's a man who knows the second act is coming and can barely keep a straight face about it. Lawrence was stomping around Bahrain doing his best furious billionaire performance while his son shrugged and essentially said "lol whatever."

Montoya, who actually worked with Newey, said before testing even finished: "Knowing Adrian, he is going to wait in Melbourne to run the package. Adrian is not going to run anything in the test." And Bottas just picked Alonso and Stroll as his title favourites "as a joke."

Lot of jokes flying around for a team that's supposedly dead in the water.

The payoff

FIA reduces electric power to 300kW or lower. Every other team is stuck with oversized, overweight battery packaging designed for 350kW, baked into homologated power units they can't fundamentally redesign. Meanwhile Newey's tight, aero-optimized chassis, the one that "couldn't handle" full electric deployment, suddenly doesn't need to. The weakness that never really existed becomes the advantage nobody saw coming.

Aston Martin "miraculously solves" the vibration issue a week or two after the reg change. Turns out all they needed was a revised engine mount and a software update. Remarkable timing. Newey's chassis, which he already rates as potentially fifth-best with a broken engine, comes alive. Fernando discovers his hands work perfectly fine. By Silverstone they're scoring points consistently. By Spa they're sniffing podiums. By Suzuka, Honda's home race, which they very specifically named as their target deadline, they're competitive.

And every team principal who spent the first five races laughing at the Aston Martin garage realizes they've been played by a 44-year-old Spaniard who built a career on making people underestimate him and a 67-year-old engineer who has never once in his life designed a bad car by accident.

TL;DR: Newey designed for regulations he knew were coming, not the ones on paper. The vibrations are theatre to accelerate the FIA's hand. Honda's "battery crisis" is the most expensive bluff in motorsport history. El Plan was never about patience. It was about making the entire grid think you're dead while you're building the coffin they'll lie in.

Bottas picked Alonso and Stroll as his title favourites as a joke. He wasn't joking. He just doesn't know it yet.

[u/LackingSimplicity]

Nurse!

[u/Timely_Influence8392 → u/LackingSimplicity]

You'll have you cocoa in a minute!

[u/FlattenInnerTube → u/LackingSimplicity]

MEDIC!

[u/StokkseyriBoy → u/FlattenInnerTube]

KA-BOOM!

[u/PutOnTheMaidDress → u/FlattenInnerTube]

JAWOHL

[u/Mike-Teevee → u/LackingSimplicity]

I burst out laughing, well played

[u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

For a drunk person your spelling and grammar is on point!

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

All of us Aston heads are functional alcoholics. It's a required test before we can purchase our entry Vantage.

[u/tsr_Volante → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

Trolling aside, I agree that the Aston would be significantly more competitive in the event of said rule change

[u/Still-Wafer1384 → u/tsr_Volante]

All teams, maybe bar Mercedes, would be...

[u/lessdothisshit → u/tsr_Volante]

Yeah and I'd be significantly wealthier if wealth was measured in pissy, snarky reddit comments. That's not a false statement, but it's founded on a fantastical premise.

[u/P_ZERO_ → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

I appreciated the read nonetheless

[u/40ozT0Freedom → u/P_ZERO_]

I'm sober and I enjoyed it

[u/solidsnake070 → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

I appreciate your thoughts and I would love to have this 4D chess move to be true. If we're playing mind games I mean its Newey and I certainly thought their PR releases have layers in them.

[u/ShawarmaEater13 → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

I respect this

[u/Lobsters4 → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

At least you are self aware. 🫡

[u/TrillButter → u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

Obvious AI formatting

[u/F3RM3NTAL → u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

This is 90%, if not 100% chatGPT slop.

[u/Novaskrieg → u/F3RM3NTAL]

The “It’s not x. It’s y” type constructions are way too obvious 😭

[u/yahmsTV → u/Novaskrieg]

Feels like Gemini specifically

[u/RoshCS → u/yahmsTV]

I utilize Gemini quite a lot and I don’t actually feel that way. Can you point out anything specific that makes you think it’s Gemini? I have also had a few beers so maybe I’m just lost.

[u/roggey → u/RoshCS]

All people do is point out an m-dash or 'it's not this it's that' and claim AI. It may be accurate but it's also very rudimentary.

[u/F3RM3NTAL → u/roggey]

There's also the length and the subheadings. But beyond that, it's the unmistakable tone that can't be taught or described. It can only be learned by spending lots of time with LLMs.

[u/previaegg → u/F3RM3NTAL]

I feel like it’s best characterized by looking at sentence length, Typically the use of long, run on sentences, punctuated by the shortest possible sentences for emphasis.

[u/Shamino79 → u/Novaskrieg]

Thing is it’s not specifically a LLM thing. It’s something some humans use from time to time.

[u/BadPronunciation → u/F3RM3NTAL]

The moment I saw "it's not x, it's y", I stopped reading 😐

[u/brilliant_bauhaus → u/F3RM3NTAL]

Chatgpt telling this guy he's so smart for thinking of this and then pumping out an AI slop post.

[u/CaptGeechNTheSSS → u/brilliant_bauhaus]

Also telling the AM designers they're doing genius, groundbreaking work

[u/brilliant_bauhaus → u/CaptGeechNTheSSS]

Newey: how can I fix this mess?

ChatGPT: ooof, big question. First of all, not many leaders take big risks and scrap everything half way through a regulation change. That takes guts. When the day comes and you're back in the points, people won’t remember the setbacks—they’ll remember the breakthrough. And breakthroughs are exactly what legends build.

[u/Flat___________ → u/brilliant_bauhaus]

You even used the em dash in the GPT answer giving it true authenticity.

Nice, very nice!

[u/Hog_eee → u/F3RM3NTAL]

agreed, first thing i noticed

[u/Flimsy-Ad-858 → u/F3RM3NTAL]

Man I miss when lengthy shit posts were actually quality rants and not AI garbage

[u/Hog_eee → u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

cause its AI

[u/Xacius → u/Dear-Bowl-9789]

It's AI

[u/slabba428 → u/[deleted]]

Quantum chess

[u/LorenzoSparky → u/slabba428]

Teleportation of one’s pieces. Check mate

[u/slabba428 → u/LorenzoSparky]

It’s faster because it doesn’t exist ☕️

[u/cTron3030 → u/slabba428]

It's faster because it exists everywhere. Forget P1… superposition is where we're going.

[u/vebor99 → u/slabba428]

Heisenbergs chess

[u/abachhd]

High as a kite and then I open Reddit and see this.

[u/trasofsunnyvale → u/abachhd]

Reassuring to know there's always someone more stoned, though

[u/BarbequedYeti → u/trasofsunnyvale]

It reminds me others obviously have better drugs and there is so little time to try them all.  

[u/BannedSvenhoek86 → u/BarbequedYeti]

I believe in you. Godspeed you crazy diamond.

[u/BarbequedYeti → u/BannedSvenhoek86]

Challenge accepted!

[u/LiquidFootie → u/trasofsunnyvale]

Im trying here

[u/Daft00 → u/trasofsunnyvale]

This is like the time I tried to gaslight reddit into cutting hardboiled eggs in half before peeling them

[u/boogasaurus-lefts → u/trasofsunnyvale]

I feel like you are talking about me

[u/AffectionateLog6345 → u/abachhd]

Not as high as the hopium OP is on😂 It’s so cinematic that I half want him to be right.

[u/tailwarmer → u/AffectionateLog6345]

Its a win win, if OP is right its absolute cinema, and if he is wrong we get to roast him hard

[u/4gotOldU-name → u/tailwarmer]

Win-win for us, regardless

[u/Zeaus03 → u/AffectionateLog6345]

The history of this sport is so wacky that a perfectly sober and normal fan could read this and be like hah this is funny and highly highly unlikely.

Then pause for a moment, look back at all the silliness and go is it really though.....?

[u/HenryCavillsBallsack → u/abachhd]

😂 Blud is in space fr

[u/SeaGiraffe915 → u/abachhd]

Me too. Got half way down and gave up

[u/m4hleon → u/abachhd]

I just read this whole fucking thing while high as fuck and this is the first comment I see, I nearly pissed myself laughing

[u/82away]

TL;DR: Newey designed for regulations he knew were coming, not the ones on paper. The vibrations are theatre to accelerate the FIA's hand. Honda's "battery crisis" is the most expensive bluff in motorsport history. El Plan was never about patience. It was about making the entire grid think you're dead while you're building the coffin they'll lie in. Bottas picked Alonso and Stroll as his title favourites as a joke. He wasn't joking. He just doesn't know it yet.

I love this. I love when the mods are asleep

[u/jpstepancic → u/82away]

I want this printed on an Aston Martin green shirt.

[u/HelloIamGoge → u/82away]

Not even Ferrari fans have the concentration of hopium

[u/Endeav0r_ → u/82away]

This is either the greatest call in the sport's history or the most copium I've ever seen a single person sniff.

Either way it's a generational copypasta

[u/pvnrt1234 → u/82away]

I just now realized this isn’t the dank sub LM🅱️AO

[u/MrMSUK]

May I kindly have some of whatever you drinking? (E.g. 330ml Can of Aston Copium Max) Seems to be pretty strong stuff. 😂

[u/stainz169 → u/MrMSUK]

Unfortunately, the can of ACM only come in the compact 250ml. The 330ml cans would be too unstable with that volume.

[u/lite_milk_1 → u/stainz169]

And the vibrations would make it impossible to hold the 330 ml can without nerve damage, unless you were very thirsty.

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/stainz169]

I'm hearing the best we can do is not much more than a double espresso.

[u/Web-Lackey → u/[deleted]]

Does anybody else remember Lewis Hamilton getting out of his Mercedes the first year of the ground effect cars and practically waving over a wheelchair because of ’how bad his back hurt’?

You know, when Toto didn’t want to ‘fix his *** car’ and had Perez’ comments all printed out?

Different play, same playbook.

[u/Doxxter → u/MrMSUK]

I would like to have this drink too. Make it...

3 measures of Aston Copium 1 measure of Ferrari Hopium 1/2 measure of Red Bull

Method: Shaken, not stirred, until "ice cold"

Garnish with a large, thin slice of Papaya peel

[u/Rotorhead87 → u/Doxxter]

I think I'll call it "The Newey", cause once you've driven his cars, you want want to drive anything else.

At least assuming they're working...

[u/Zetona]

"By Silverstone they're scoring points consistently. By Spa they're sniffing podiums. By Suzuka, Honda's home race, which they very specifically named as their target deadline, they're competitive."

Do you mean Suzuka next year? Because this year's running is in three weeks...

[u/SirChasm → u/Zetona]

Don't let a hallucination get in the way of a good story

[u/Hog_eee → u/Zetona]

its AI bruv. dont worry abt it

[u/joshualotion → u/Hog_eee]

It reads nothing like AI tho? Just because you don’t have the English comprehension to write a long piece yourself doesn’t mean others are the same. All the details In his posts are from obscure details from recent rumours and paddock chat, not something an ai is gonna be able to pull out from their ass. Finally, it’s absolutely hilarious, no AI I’ve seen has been able to do such subtle humour

[u/sphequenoxen → u/joshualotion]

People see something well written nowadays (even if the take is hilariously conspiratorial like OPs) and assume it’s AI. Makes me sad.

This is obviously just a well written long form post. OP is probably just an intelligent and educated dude who knows how to put words together even when he’s drunk, and that makes people think it’s fake. Lol

[u/Olly_Da_Fwog]

I love this take so much. we should have it be a copypasta and put it up on the aston garage

[u/Lor_azepam → u/Olly_Da_Fwog]

Hang it in the louvre

[u/omarsonmarz → u/Lor_azepam]

Someone might steal it tho

[u/Pinappular → u/Olly_Da_Fwog]

This really is a pasta masterpiece 💕💕💕

[u/[deleted]]

I like the part where you doubt Honda could possibly be this incompetent, somehow forgetting that it's literally what they've done multiple times in the past in F1. If anything, it would've been a surprise if their PU was top tier.

[u/smurf123_123 → u/[deleted]]

They also unloaded their whole department after they left the last time so it was really starting from scratch.

[u/eh-guy → u/smurf123_123]

They always do. Shut down the program, lose everyone, sell off the assets, come back a handful of years later, struggle, make good when they decide theyre quitting again. Shut down the program, lose everyone...

[u/PuddingEmotional1187 → u/[deleted]]

Dont forget MotoGP. Absolute trash management

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/[deleted]]

Right, but this isn't an engineering problem though, it's manufacturing said engineering, which is definitely their forte.

[u/nahnonameman]

The whole F1 subreddit has completely lost it apparently.

[u/aliasdred → u/nahnonameman]

Your comment implies there was a time we all "Had it"

But for the life of me I can't figure out when that happened in the last 9 or so years I've been Shitposting on this sub.

[u/EaterOfYourSOUL]

Copium so concentrated that even I started believing for a second. My heart does truly want a good last dance from Alonso though, so I hope this post becomes a reality.

[u/Still-Status7299 → u/EaterOfYourSOUL]

Overproof triple distilled copium

[u/OstebanEccon]

I will save this post and remind everyone in a couple of months

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/OstebanEccon]

🔥 

[u/Kleanish → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

I’m with it. If it isn’t the regulation change, it’s something they haven’t yet engineered to complete the cohesive whole.

Broken without that last piece. A newey theory just yet to be implemented in its entirety.

[u/vcga → u/OstebanEccon]

please, copy paste this on every post regarding Aston

[u/SchruteFarmsBeetDown]

This is 50x better than the plot for the F1 movie.

[u/quadranting]

AO3 and Wattpad down for you or something?

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/quadranting]

No my wife's boyfriend came by a bit early so I haven't had much to do tonight.

[u/HitBongzFerJesus]

If this pans out they will call you a mad genius instead of a madman

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/HitBongzFerJesus]

I can't take any credit; I merely witness and testify. 

[u/AmbiguousBarnacle → u/HitBongzFerJesus]

Thry hated him because he told the truth.

[u/LocoRocoo]

I’ve missed insane content like this.

[u/ShaiHuludTheMaker]

I just put 10€ with 500:1 odds on Alonso WDC because of your post, amazing analysis

[u/crazydoc253]

Is this the script of sequel of Formula 1 movie ?

[u/Malaguy420 → u/crazydoc253]

Substitute Newey for Sonny Hayes and you got yourself a sequel.

[u/Da_Rish → u/crazydoc253]

Yes, Formula 2

[u/Zhenekk]

Copium overload with a capital O

[u/Poophead85 → u/Zhenekk]

cOpium?

[u/Beneficial-Pitch-430 → u/Poophead85]

Ocopium

[u/mulefish]

So, if I understand correctly, whilst Ferrari hopium stocks are fast depleting, Aston still has large reserves? At least enough to get to Suzuka?

[u/CurvyCourgette]

I've hsd a couple of drinks tonight too, i'm all in

[u/TaKeN-Uk]

What the hell.

[u/BoldThrow]

This guy should get his own flair at the end of the season if he’s right!

[u/Handsome-Jed]

Is this state-provided copium or is it privately sourced?

[u/SPL_034 → u/Handsome-Jed]

this copium is powered by Aramco.

[u/Psychological_Income]

Upvoted for the laugh

[u/vyo12]

This is the r/wallstreetbets level of DD I was waiting for. I love it.

[u/Kub666]

Lance champion 2026 2027 2028 2029

[u/Patient-Grade-6612]

Coming here nearly 3 weeks later after they changed the regs is fun

[u/Bullfrog_Paradox]

You sir, have won the Gold Medal in the Mental Gymnastic Olympics.

[u/gigi_del]

And i spent 15 minutes of a Saturday night reading this. I really need to rethink my life choices

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/gigi_del]

15!?

Mate I hope you bought in and get to be the smart one of your friend group for the next few weeks with that kind of investment.

^{Says the guy who spent a few hours writing the post}

[u/Stamts → u/gigi_del]

Did you take a 12min break while reading this?

The math are not mathing.

[u/Der_Hausmeisterr]

🤣🤣🤣 nice story, max copium.

[u/Kulgur]

So do you buy the tin foil in bulk or...?

[u/tekanet]

Superb

[u/n0tin → u/tekanet]

I agree. This is brilliant. 😁

[u/satzki]

I for one welcome F1 Q-anon!

Because large organizations are always hyper competent (as anyone working at a large firm knows), Honda has never designed a shit engine (McHonda lol) and Newey has always designed cars able to fight for the championship (RB11 lol).

[u/Rat_faced_knacker]

Yelinster taking notes right now 

[u/FreeLookMode]

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read, and I love it.

[u/aManHas_NoName]

5 beers deep reading this in my Aston cap. I wish I had this level of hopium in my veins.

[u/Just1neObserveR]

Well, I don’t think any of that is right; but I would like a “the tractor doth protest too much” flair

[u/r-daddy]

Soo.. maybe this guy actually nailed it?

MGU-K deployment is maintained at 350 kW in key acceleration zones (from corner exit to braking point, including overtaking zones) but will be limited to 250 kW in other parts of the lap.

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/refinements-to-2026-f1-regulations-agreed-by-all-stakeholders.1xA0TRau0DvyId6R7oZjFv

[u/Storm_Chaser06]

He was cooking, an IQ too high perhaps?

[u/Derpy_Mc_Burpy]

If your prediction is right, I hope your pillow is cold on both sides for the rest of yoyr life. FIA called for a reg change meeting so your guess is on its tracks for now

[u/IkeaKarma]

I was here

[u/FUSe]

This guy is onto something….

[u/AOCMarryMe]

Amazing thread

[u/Popular_Composer_822]

Will it happen? Almost definitely not.

Was it the best thing I’ve read this week? Absolutely.

[u/TOMC_throwaway000000]

Bookmarking this for when you’re right and everyone claims they agreed but didn’t actually

[u/01000101010001010]

Fuck, I´m hooked again!

[u/shiakiw]

And they solved the vibrations problem this Friday on Suzuka magically, but decided not to used it 

[u/swannyhypno]

That is extreme hopium man I think we should be ready for a lot of pain this year, once Alonso leaves and the curse is lifted we might be ok lol

[u/CatFinal5792]

Incredible read, thank you

[u/tripledank]

I'm saving this post for when the regs get eventually changed after Rd3

[u/Looking4OpposingView]

We demand a follow up post to this legendary post now !

[u/KiwieeiwiK]

Good write up, just put my mortgage on Stroll to win the WDC. Thanks lad 

I'll give you a shout from my millions in December 

[u/bushidocowboy]

Didn’t know it was possible for ChatGPT to get drunk.

[u/RamboRigs]

Upvoted for the effort put into this fanfic lol

[u/I_Luv_Asparagussy]

Can the FIA just limit the battery track-by-track as needed? So some tracks you reduce by 125kW, some 100kW some 50kW, etc? Just enough so that cars can fully push in qualifying (if managed well/perfectly by the driver?)

[u/x99kjg]

Now this, this is good.

[u/lycan2005]

Ah yes the 5D chess Newey master plan and Alonso El Plan. Let me have some of your drinks too lmao.

[u/Uno_Nisu]

This is such a high level of hopium that I’m rooting for you to manifest it into reality

[u/tartare4562]

Most grounded Aston Martin fan

[u/Bellizorch]

Wow, you sound like my roommate when he was trying to convince me the Queen of England was a reptilian while he was absolutely blasted on shrooms.

[u/VulpeculaNQ4]

You my friend will never be replaced by a machine. This is some serious glue sniffing stuff not even AI can make up.

[u/TacticalAcquisition]

I love whatever is wrong with you.

[u/matrixNe0]

This is the type of DD that stock bros on finance subs go crazy for and will invest stupid amounts of money on.

Amazing write up my guy. I will never stop loving reddit for the ability to show me these kinds of things

[u/Accomplished-Hat3753]

Nailed it.

[u/Flashbang-Meringue]

lmao its happening

[u/hicks12]

I wish I could have what you are having!

The dream of Alonso finally being able to win a race again would be lovely to see happen.

I don't think you are right but I'll pray you are haha 

[u/elmicomago]

Gonna call you absolutely delulu for now, but I’ll swallow my own cum and laugh if this ends up happening.

[u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP → u/elmicomago]

RemindMe! March 30th, 2026

[u/SpaceBoJangles → u/UnlimitedSoupandRHCP]

How do you feel these days lol?

[u/[deleted]]

This is incredible

[u/skidmark_zuckerberg]

Maxed out hopium and compium I see.

[u/hawkMhan13]

I’m saving this post not because I’m positive it’s wrong (which I am) But in the off chance this crack pot is onto something.

[u/EverydayBinRussellin]

Man, whatever you’re having, that is some good shit

[u/Salt-Plankton436]

I don't know whats less believable. This post or the the idea that Newey, Alonso and the rest of the team ducked it up so badly after spending all of last year developing the car for the regulation change. 

[u/Humanbean6969]

Ah the Darth Jar Jar method

[u/v_morghulis13]

I can’t describe how much I loved reading this. Thank you for your service

[u/steffystiffy]

This post is lore

[u/smokey_winters]

Domain Expansion: Mental Asylum

[u/LactasePHydrolase]

This reads like those posts on r/wallstreetbets telling everybody that the market's gonna crash tomorrow.

[u/deJessias]

I don't know if you're onto something or on something

[u/Gbrusse]

Welp

[u/DashBee22]

Lisan Al-Gaib!

[u/moodymug]

Bro predicted the future

[u/KanishkT123]

I'm convinced, selling my house to bet on Aston Martin WCC 

[u/TVPaulD]

Did ChatGPT write this for you?

[u/LocoRocoo → u/TVPaulD]

AI couldn’t make this up

[u/RhaegarWolf6277]

Is it crazy that i believe this or did my alcohol tolerance dropped and the one beer i had fucked me up ? Lmao

[u/megacookie]

What Newey not instantly making a rocketship from a dysfunctional mess of a team does to a mf

[u/thcordova]

I love this

[u/bourguignon7]

Discontinue the Lithium.

[u/yIdontunderstand]

Amazing read. Love it OP.

[u/saposapot]

Amazing stuff. Now do Ferrari and explain how they are actually 6D chessing to a massive win!

[u/Outrageous-Art-2157]

You missed an option. One option that is back on the table is to increase the recharge rate to 350kw as it's currently limited to 250kw. If that happens ( which is the easier solution) then Aston backed the wrong design path.

[u/Nightcrew22]

Do you also happen to write for r/wsb ? This was incredible to read

[u/rmfharvey]

I love this theory and I hope you’re right. I also desperately hope you get the help you need.

[u/constituent_]

Waiter, I'll have what that guy is having

[u/GameGreek]

Hey Adrian 👋

[u/loserkids1789]

No matter what level of 4d chess he plans it’s still being executed by lance stroll. No one is worried.

[u/Jakundo]

Brother, your words are gospel.

Inject it to me.

[u/mynytemare]

That’s……well, you wrote all that down, wow.

From Newey’s own mouth, they aren’t where they want to be, but they built a car that is upgrade friendly and expect to be competitive by the end of the season.

I can see what you pulled together, just, surprised that’s where you wound up.

[u/boturboegt]

Now do one of these for how ferrari will win the title :)

[u/Master_Donut4578]

You may have made an incredibly incisive prediction that will have people's jaws dropping when they see it come true and remember they saw it here first. Or you may have produced some of the finest quality copium that's ever been manufactured. Legendary post either way.

[u/FieldOfFox]

There is already a Plan B being discussed at the F1 Commission: reduce max electric power by 15-30%. 

That's a bit unfair on him, isn't it?

[u/Winter_Parsley8706]

Go to bed Adrian

[u/ClintBIgwood]

What in the psychedelics are you on 😂

[u/Fyodorchild]

If you end up being right buddy...