LawVS - The Ladder Man

F1's handling of the shakedown test just got a lot messier thanks to Isack Hadjar's "small off". Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs The events of the second day of pre-season running of Formula 1 cars has only gone and brought into sharp relief the awkward nature of this first chapter of the 2026 season. The teams want privacy, Formula One wants content and us fans? We...

Williams derail themselves before 2026 even starts...or have they? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs The only team that isn't in Barcelona for the F1 shakedown event of 2026...is the team that most Formula 1 fans hoped for success. With Williams choosing to skip this first test event of the year and instead go digital before arriving in Bahrain, is this game over for t...

Which F1 drivers are under pressure and which are not? Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs There are drivers trying to survive...and those who are thriving, with no pressure at all...unless something majorly sour happens to them. Today, I've got 5 drivers for each category to mull over today! #f1 #formula1 #formulaone #f12026 #f1news #f1latest #formula12026 Get 15% off a...

My open letter to Netflix before Season 8 of Drive to Survive drops. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Drive to Survive has redefined Formula 1 fandom, but Season 8 arrives with real expectations. I've got 10 essential moments and storylines that Netflix needs to cover from the 2025 season. The stories that matter, the drama that fans actually care about and the missed...

Toto Wolff's first words about 2026, having launched their car, are unsettling. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Are we about to witness a brand new era of dominance from Mercedes...or at the very least, a season where they are the favourite F1 team to help propel George Russell towards a run for the Formula 1 championship with Kimi Antonelli by his side? Or is it sta...

Audi is officially within Formula 1...their first mission? Take on Mercedes! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs What a way to make an entrance. Audi has used its first major F1 themed event to lay down its intent to talk like a big manufacturer, instead of a backmarker survivor that Sauber used to be. With this newfound clout, its leaders are coming after Mercedes and R...

Haas reveals that work on their 2026 car started in 2024...not long after Toyota arrived. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs As Toyota Gazoo Racing evolves into purely Toyota Racing, more and more details are coming to light in regards to the 2026 F1 rule changes...and that the smallest team in Formula 1 had been developing their concept since the "second half of 2024"....

Ford got beaten to the shakedown punch by GM in latest clap-back! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs With their Silverstone shakedown, General Motors and Cadillac ended their three-year long journey toward Formula 1. With them besting Ford to the punch in regards to getting an F1 car on the road with their name on the machine. With this in mind, what did we learn from t...

At last! Red Bull changed their livery...and it's beautiful. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs The first launch event of F1 2026 kicked off in Detroit...and we saw a miracle: a Red Bull Racing car NOT in matte paint. Instead, a very detailed and shiny design mixing old and new as well as highlighting the partnership with Ford in a way that had never been emulated with...

Oh boy. Cadillac and Ford are causing drama about their F1 teams. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs As 2026 begins, the main reps of Ford and General Motors' Formula 1 teams involvements have begun to shout at each other regarding which is the more committed party. Cadillac says that them starting from scratch and relying on the human side of the sport to tell their ta...

Max Verstappen laments Oscar Piastri's situation, thinking the Aussie has "sold his soul". Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a rather blunt take, Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen views the Italian Grand Prix pass allowing Lando Norris back ahead of the Australian McLaren driver was something he himself would never do. However, it's a little too harsh and out of touc...

Honda walks back their initial hype with Aston Martin...but maybe this is for the best. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Honda Racing's Koji Watanabe has shared that "not everything is going well" with the engine project with Aston Martin. However, it has the means to overcome the challenge. Even though many believe the team of Lawrence Stroll will be the disruptor to...

Audi were the first F1 team to get a 2026 car out onto an ACTUAL track. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Even though the shakedown wasn't about lap time and the Formula 1 car Audi brought to Barcelona was a very basic car, the act of testing and it going smoothly is the first test the team passed with flying colours. The test regarding professionalism after two green...

Your turn! Here are 15 of your boldest predictions for the 2026 F1 season. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Bottas outscoring Lewis Hamilton? Williams outscoring Ferrari? The new active aero causing chaos alongside multiple reliability woes? I've had my fun with my own predictions, so it's time to hear from you. From over 370 comments, here are the most popular predic...

McLaren's Zak Brown has said the quiet part out loud...but F1 bosses have moved on. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a move to "destabilise" their rivals, the McLaren CEO Zak Brown confirmed that the idea which the Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella tends not to rely on is thrown back in the faces of the team's enemies and rivals. Is this the kind of Formula On...

Toyota dropped a HUGE statement of intent in global motorsport...which Haas F1 Team will naturally benefit from too! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Is what Toyota Racing unleashed a sign of things to come for Formula 1's smallest team? With Ferrari looking to Cadillac for potential customer relations, Haas and their bond with Toyota Gazoo Racing might have levelled...

With Zhou Guanyu confirmed at Cadillac, Ferrari's found a new ally in F1. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs As Haas moves closer toward Toyota in terms of co-operation within Formula 1, Ferrari is facing a reality where, come 2029, they could have ZERO customers in an engine formula...not ideal. However, Cadillac and General Motors are building a strong working relatio...

Sergio Perez blows the door open regarding Christian Horner's final days of Red Bull leadership. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In a stunning interview with Mexican media, Checo reveals that he had warned Red Bull's team principal of wasting their own talent too fast...but the response was a shocking one. With that in mind, the new version of Red Bull Racing seems t...

2026 looks set to be a wild F1 season...let's make some bold predictions! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Max Verstappen staying at Red Bull? Lewis Hamilton NOT retiring? Either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri walking away from McLaren? Lance Stroll quitting MID-SEASON?! These are just some of my fifteen bold predictions for the 2026 Formula 1 season I wish to talk abo...

With the title in the bag. What's next for Lando Norris? Prove his point harder! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs With 2025 all over and done with, Lando Norris' future in F1 is the heart of many discussions. Where will we go after McLaren or will he ride with them forever...either in the 2030s on before the 2020s are over and done? Lando Norris' interview with the BB...

Max Verstappen likes what he's hearing whilst Ford is ready to roll with Red Bull! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs In the last couple of weeks, Red Bull-Ford Powertrians has gained HEAPS of credibility. Not only for pioneering a technique which only the title-favourites Mercedes have seized, but also doing so underneath a cost cap situation for the 2026 F1 regulation...

Don't get hyped about Williams in 2026. Team boss James Vowles said so. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs Even though everyone is fired up about the team's performance in 2025, both Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon exceeding expectations, the team principal insists on 2028 being the breakout year for the team...despite 2026 being targeted as a place for change for the team....

Somebody stumped up over $10m for a promise of a Formula 1 car. Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs During the holidays, an auction took place. One which saw McLaren Racing generate nearly $20m in selling off examples of its Formula One car, its 2027 WEC car and its 2026 Indycar chassis. In the case of the F1 car, the MCL40A, it manifested $11.4m...even though it doesn't...

What a year it's been for the Ladder Man! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs 2025 was nothing short of a breakthrough. A year which I surpassed 100,000 subscribers and received my first ever F1 paddock pass! Today I wish to talk about this and other chances to create professional F1 content that proved YouTubers can hold their own behind the scenes. I also share what it...

In case Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris, break out Leo! Climb the ladder with me on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lawvs As F1 2025's Abu Dhabi drama played out, McLaren went about silently revolutionising their Formula 1 academy...into NOT being an Formula One academy. Instead, their drivers now are geared to ALL the team's motorsport ventures. With Verschoor off to doing endurance duties in ELMS, th...