Made in China

By the time they join it probably won't matter anyway

It wouldn't matter now or 5 years ago either. These teams are just big billboards that go racing. Whether it has BYD, Red Bull or Mercedes written on it doesn't matter.

Formula E on steroids

If an energy drink company can make a team, why can't an electric car manufacturer?

They make hybrid cars too

I just want to commend you for a great use of the meme. Had totally forgotten about that scene. Man what a great movie that was

Where I live, the BYD ute is actually pretty popular.

That also makes hybrids, and the fastest production car in the world. I wouldn’t bet against them. China is a huge market which will help grease the FIA’s ~~pockets~~ opinions. China is on a mission to reinvent their automotive reputation in Western Countries, the government has stakes in may of the manufacturers, F1 entry could play a key part in changing old stereotypes on Chinese cars.

Because they are an electric car manufacturer entering a competition of combustion engine vehicles. I think the juxtaposition there is relatively obvious

BYD sells 4x as many hybrids as BEVs... that's more than all the F1 manufacturers sell combined btw

I'm sure electric car manufacturers would know more about making combustion engine vehicles than energy drink makers.

More than the juxtaposition of an energy drink company owning two teams there bud? I'm gonna say a company that makes hybrid engines and electric motors is far closer aligned to formula one than an energy drink.

They don't just make EVs

Everyday, I see at least a couple of BYDs from where I live. It's really poppin'! EDIT: For the last time, this post was simply just a tease solely on the headline, that's all. 😴 - BYD is really popular and does well on sales in Asia (I'm from SEA and it's the #1 EV brand sold in my country). - Majority of manufacturers makes hybrids, coz it's literally their job to improve, innovate and find ways for the benefit of the automobile industy and its consumers. - No hate on Formula 1 and Formula E, y'all should look forward to the 2027 FE regulations, it's looking good so far! - Electric cars are crazy fast. - This is r/formuladank, people are way too serious for a meme subreddit. F1 news: Chinese electric car giant BYD exploring Formula 1 entry:https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-byd-chinese-bid-formula-1-new-entry-team-process-china-chinese-grand-prix/

Reminds me of that vibrator race video I seen on here like last week 🤣

 F1 is the formula e now

I love these news! Not because I care about BYD but because it exposes so many pretentious people that think they know the slightest about cars. BYD currently sells more hybrid cars than all of the grid combined and doubled. BYD currently has the fastest production car in the world. They will be fine

europeans too scared to let that happen

Whats the matter?

But but but china bad

Y’all are really terrified of electric vehicles huh?

Are we sure we arent the new Electric Formula? Me myself im harboring some slight doubts.

hey the drink company has had more championships than a certain car company since many years

He is Zhou back

But....but redbull gives you wings...

F1 is already formula e so why not.

It's really great to see different manufacturers around the streets other than the brands we got used to, these cars are fairly priced as well from where I live. EDIT: For the last time, this post was simply just a tease solely on the headline, that's all. 😴 - BYD is really popular and does well on sales in Asia (I'm from SEA and it's the #1 EV brand sold in my country). - Majority of manufacturers makes hybrids, coz it's literally their job to improve, innovate and find ways for the benefit of the automobile industy and its consumers. - No hate on Formula 1 and Formula E, y'all should look forward to the 2027 FE regulations, it's looking good so far! - Electric cars are crazy fast. - This is r/formuladank, people are way too serious for a meme subreddit. F1 news: Chinese electric car giant BYD exploring Formula 1 entry:https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-byd-chinese-bid-formula-1-new-entry-team-process-china-chinese-grand-prix

Only helps with lift im afraid.

Time to give Zhou another chance? 🥹

 It's more like Formula E with every regulations.

Formula E1

They make hybrid cars with their own combustion engines too.

No wonder they have so much straight line speed

WE'RE ZHOU BACK!!! https://preview.redd.it/gp0li6n6gfog1.jpeg?width=2598&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5770e5af123a5b64b42af2d892b07fe868ed064 EDIT: For the last time, this post was simply just a tease solely on the headline, that's all. 😴 * BYD is really popular and does well on sales in Asia (I'm from SEA and it's the #1 EV brand sold in my country). * Majority of manufacturers makes hybrids, coz it's literally their job to improve, innovate and find ways for the benefit of the automobile industy and its consumers. * No hate on Formula 1 and Formula E, y'all should look forward to the 2027 FE regulations, it's looking good so far! * Electric cars are crazy fast BYD also builds ICE. * This is r/formuladank, people are way too serious for a meme subreddit. F1 news: Chinese electric car giant BYD exploring Formula 1 entry:[https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-byd-chinese-bid-formula-1-new-entry-team-process-china-chinese-grand-prix/](https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-byd-chinese-bid-formula-1-new-entry-team-process-china-chinese-grand-prix/)

Can't be worse than Ford.

Europeans like middle east more than China it seems.

Its all zhouver for the rest of the competition

wht red carpets for BYD to enter F1 versus all the bad things done to Andretti?

They'll just buy Alpine

Yeah lol he really didn't think that one through

Is it though? Feels like formula E is just ahead on the left from F1 these days.

but F1 love money

That depends if you include toyota as „manufacturer“, cause i doubt byd would enter with their own engines initially

Cuz they flood the markets with an extremely aggressive expansion strategy

Well, yeah sure I'm just saying the whole "They don't make exclusively ICE engines so they shouldn't be in the sport" is weird when red bull exists

They have hybrid cars... Dumb meme lol

We have an energy drinks company with 2 teams and a cnc machine company with another. Don't see why this would be an issue

Might as well cuz f1 is becoming fe1 anyway

I should have written engine manufacturers

Be prepared for Spygate/Tracing Point x1000

F1 set to merge with Formula E. IndyCar set to rebrand as F1.

BYD is selling a shit ton of hybrid cars. Get it together, OP…

Pretty sure the point is that F1 will be fully electric by the time BYD joins.

Yes, that is how competing in a market works.

BYD’s engines are notoriously shit.

Me when I don’t know what I’m talking about. You know BYD as an electric vehicle company but in China they also produce ICE cars

I'm just making fun of the headline in a lighthearted manner that's all. 😅 BYD is literally the most dominant EV brand sold in our country among others so I know about that.

Yeah! Bring back Rich Energy!

im sure everyone is going to be grateful as the cars funded by genocide and child labour randomly blow up one da edit: holy shit all the china defenders in the replies lmao, hope Winnie the Pooh pays yall well and you ain't just doing it for free

It would be so funny if they ended up letting BYD in before Andretti

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WHAT???? IMPOSSIBLE

They also make hybrids

I personally can't wait for batteries to be good enough for a fully electric F1 car. Those cars will be batshit insane fast.

Will be a nice break from the FIA funded by genocide, slave labor, and oil dictatorship cash

As if we don’t have that already…

welp we've apparently already gotten funding from genocide and slave labour, why not add more of it? Fucking disgraceful that Chinese car companies are even being considered for this.

Is BYD looking to have their F1 team heavily subsidized by the Chinese government too

I mean, Mercedes, and to some degree Renault, GM, and AM were also funded by genocide and child labour back in the day

Ah yes the 1.5 turbo mitsubishi engine thats in everything, literally the entire chinese auto industry can only produce a single engine thats the 1.5 mivec turbo Its not even a good engine, it just runs quiet and thats good enough

Yeah, it will drive down the costs of all other EVs, eventually they'll be sold at reasonable prices. The ludicrous depreciation rates on EVs is the only reason I haven't bought one yet.

It's also ridiculous when there are only 4 engine manufacturers spread out across 11 teams. Red Bull isn't even the only team that doesn't produce vehicles otherwise. Haas is a CNC company.

Zhou got a guaranteed seat now lmao Also BYD also makes hybrid cars, and if we're talking about FE, then should you say that Nissan and Porsche doesn't belong in FE because they sell gas cars too? OP should do his research I think....

F1 can never go full electric as that patent is owned by FE. They can go 99% electric 1% combustion but never full.

glad we're bringing back 80 year old history, would you like to know about the tens of millions killed under the CCP now?

Oh my god I swear this card is always pulled out every time non European/American want to join something.

Thank God Aramco, Petronas, and Exxon would never do something like that.

BYD made 1 billion USD last year, they can afford 500mill

Just throw a duct-taped Bic lighter on the front of a full electric and call it a day.

F1 is FE these days didn’t you hear??

Save the performance activism for someone who doesn't remember the Iraq War. You’re fine with F1 taking billions from oil regimes and racing in countries built on modern slavery, but the line is drawn at China? Selective amnesia must be a hell of a drug. America literally destabilized an entire region and killed hundreds of thousands based on a Weaponw of mass destruction fabrication.

F1 just accepted a team from America so I don't see a problem here.

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I feel like we shouldn't count the great leap forward either, if we're ignoring old stuff. And I'm no chinese shill, i just don't see why they should be barred from f1

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Why is it a disgrace? I may be out the loop but I’ve not seen anything around this.

So same as the old funding

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well then you can count the uyghur genocide, the suppression of protests in HK and the widespread child labour instead

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I started to regularly follow race weekends around 10-11 years ago, right when Marussia and Manor left, and Haas joined. I miss having meme teams on the grid, especially comparing what we had in the 60s-90s against the hyper-regulated grid we have today. Considering the 107% rule and how current teams are at the least amount willing to let new teams enter the Concorde Agreement, I figure it wouldn't be that bad to let a major factory give it a good college try (obviously at least with serious financial and facility commitments) Despite all the different fiascos with Rich Energy and Uralkali, Haas is still remaining competitive in the midfield. This is especially admirable considering how they were the youngest team on the grid by far (considering historial heritage) until GM joined. AM<-Jordan, and Alpine<- Enstone/Lotus-Renault/Toleman-Benneton are still managing to cock it up big time as an org and on their on-track competitiveness despite having MAJOR heritage and pedigree Despite being the biggest name in F1, Ferrari somehow ends up shooting themselves in the foot at least once every two race weekends From the trundling orgs and facilities of Jaguar-Ford and Minardi we have Red Bull and VCARB today. We have all these teams, many of them have around or more than half a century of institutional heritage, and they STILL manage to make embarrassing mistakes which compromises the ability for each team to say that they are showing up on track at close to 100% of their competitive potential. I believe that as a macro-institution, F1 has never been more high-strung and competitive than ever in the past 25 years. How much work did it take for Haas to get on the ground running? How much work did it take for Audi to takeover Sauber?\* How much work did it take for GM to enter the grid as a brand new entrant? Sure, it might make more sense for BYD to try their hand at FE first to see if they can get a firm grasp on how to run a motorsports organization first, THEN try their hand at developing a competitive racecar. However, on the other hand, I believe that it's a good Toyota sized litmus test of this decade. Is there enough talent in the global population to support a new F1 team at the bleeding edge of advanced automotive/motorsports engineering, or instead is that niche already filled? I believe that for the majority of the V6T-Hybrid era, there was a fair argument to make that the 20 drivers on the grid were the 20 best racing drivers in the world, and this turns into a firm argument once you say that amongst the grid, 10/15 of them belong in the top 10/15. This begs the question, is there room for more F1-caliber drivers, or are we still staring at the wall between F1 talent and those stuck in F2/Super Formula/Indy? (This discussion does not address drivers from WEC and WRC that have the potential to make the jump) \*(As an aside, I would like to congratulate Audi on their quiet success in Australia. New regs, BRAND NEW PU, and they managed to get points. As they should, because the new regs were made for them)

Somone just defrosted grandpa

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Red Bull are literally better at building F1 engines than Honda at this point.

I know, and that was a major mistake by F1. Does the FE patent run out at some point?

TIL this sub doesn’t know what juxtaposition means. No problem, take care guys

https://preview.redd.it/0gtj5vaepfog1.jpeg?width=498&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=78397389cddbe3a7e795718e4dae8c9ce6682446 Brother... We are Formula E

There is no "patent" on fully electric racing. The FIA can simply stop supporting Formula E at the point F1 becomes fully electric.

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Acting like they won’t use a merc or Ferrari engine.

Small difference. RB bought Jaguar who had previously bought Stewart GP. Not exactly amateurs. If BYD wants to make it 100% Chinese they will need colossal investment, but in a cost cap era you can't simply outspend your competitors (like they do in the EV market). I would expect them to buy Alpine or something

BYD also makes hybrids and they used to make ICEVs before that...

Ok, that probably means F1 will be surpassed by FE at some point before that.

Like they’re not going to use a Mercedes engine. Imagine getting into F1 and not just going with the best motor.

That helicopter nonce from DTS?

I'm sure it'll surprise you but there are such things as people outside America.

Andretti? No. BYD. Yes! Bring us 24 cars now that we can get that sweet, sweet Chinese money.

As opposed to the genocide funded by the West that been going on for decades in Indonesia?

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‘Tens of millions’, ‘now’…. Source? I made it the fuck up

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We have an energy drink company and a precision tool manufacturer but people will act like BYD shouldn’t have a team because they’re a Chinese car company, but frame it as not wanting an EV company on the grid. Bet nobody would have this problem if there was a Rivian F1 Team entry being floated

source: any literature on the Great Leap Forward or even the goddamn wikipedia page. i swear half of you don't have the frontal lobe capacity to use a search engine

>The ludicrous depreciation rates on EVs is the only reason I haven't bought one yet. Isn't that great to buy a used one then?

FE doesn’t have a monopoly on electric racing, just their proprietary battery tech.

Can’t believe Red Bell entered, carbonation won’t give them near enough speed!

NGL it's very funny seeing the vague "where I live" and then just ***UTE***.

BYD is not an electric only company. It's actually kinda crazy how big BYD is and people in the West like OP are still completely oblivious of it.

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Then why tf did you make this meme hating on Byd?

I'm sorry, there is a patent for racing vehicles with electric engines? Lmao, I hate it

Funny that everyone that shouts genocide in china can never actually produce any evidence of one. Funny that even organisations like the UN have dismissed the claims yet according to reddit its very much a known fact. Odd.

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They all bad tbh

Do you really think hybrids use a turbo engine ?

I love how we're bringing up cold war and before history to deal with a point concerning China's actions in the here and now. I hardly think the solution to F1 being manipulated by Gulf oil states is to add another country with a human rights record befitting of the dictatorship in democratic people's dictatorship

I'd be concerned about a Rivian F1 team, that's a lot of money to throw around for a company that doesn't make money.

Chinese bots going crazy in this post.

The Chinese Government will buy Formula 1 if BYD gets in. Everybody has a 100 year plan & that's too obvious.

We even had a watchmaker as engine supplier!

Not when the prices are still tumbling on used cars. It's like catching a falling knife. I'm in no rush anyway, I can happily wait for things to settle.

F1 is 50% Formula-E so why not.

I feel like this sinophobic car tribalism is just our version of japanophobic car tribalism from the malaise era

Let's get this spiteful clown banned mods, look at the thread

Not the British, that’s why they’re universally loved around the world, New South Wales was named out of respect for Port Talbot not just because of the similar weather

Yea they do, turbos make them more fuel efficient; they dont use less fuel, they just use it better with a turbo

I'm just making fun of the headline in a lighthearted manner that's all. 😅 TBH, I didn't expect this post to be controversial and gain traction considering my other post on the sub.

You might be one of the dumbest persons to ever comment in the sub Reddit

Your memes are top tier I gotta admit that

I'm not oblivious to those, but they're nowhere near "tens of millions killed", I just don't see the relevance of it in an f1 context. It's not like it's eurovision, where the explicit purpose of the contest is to promote peace. F1 is basically a big ad for some of the world's most polluting products, not some saintly enterprise

Great Leap Forward killed anywhere from 15-55 million, that's definitely classified as tens of millions to me. Also I hardly think "this organization is not built directly to promote peace" is a good argument for allowing more morally bankrupt countries to join

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Its a joke post it's not supposed to be taken seriously

Wtf does this even mean?? That's how selling cars works

Yeah that's what capitalism is supposed to be

>and the fastest production car in the world. Nop. The current record holder is the SSC Tuatara as controversial as it sounds. The U9 did only 1 pass run(not enough battery for a two pass run). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_production\_car\_speed\_records](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_production_car_speed_records)

ICE and Cadillac ? F1 doesn't give a shit about human rights and no country is above it

I'm not saying china is without fault, I'm saying it's hypocritical to come for china and not all the other funding the sport receives. It seems that you only care because it affects you.

I know BYD does now make the fastest production car in the world now, but honestly, they gotta work on their naming schemes image - if you have a choice between saying to your date "I drive a Bugatti Chiron" and "I drive a YangWang U9 Xtreme", you're gonna get the Bugatti don't lie to me. "YangWang U9 Xtreme" sounds like some fucked up thing you'd have to pay a serious premium for in a underground brothel in Thailand

F1 is headed the same way. They can meet there

It's formuladank brother

I'm actually living in Southeast Asia and BYD is literally the most dominant EV brand sold in our country. I'm just making fun of the headline in a lighthearted manner that's all. 😅 TBH I didn't expect this post to be controversial and gain traction considering my other posts on the sub.

There is a reason for that depreciation. If you have to replace the battery in a year or two, that will cost you way too much.

wait Cadillac is involved with ICE? i dont really know much about that

that is almost to spec already, big bore kit away from beating astons

Formula vegan requires 90% batteries going forward

OP did his own research.

I mean VAG already has a team on the grid (Audi), why would they need 2?

Well tbh the difference in both cars' price is like a few millions lol, so give me Yang's wang all day, who cares about the name.

I didn't expect this post to be controversial and gain traction considering my other posts on the sub. 😭

Formula E is barely a spec series, it's also kinda shit for advertising unlike F1

If anything it’d be Amazon’s team, they’ve got piles of money and are the largest owner in Rivian

Sounds like an American Spyplane made in China


I doubt BYD sells more cars than Red Bull sells energy drinks

Except you absolutely do not need to replace the battery in a year or two. Their max capacity will slowly take a hit over time but you can reasonably expect to get over 100k miles on a standard EV battery. There are some people reporting a 25% loss of range after two years with the last generation BYD battery but these appear to be defective batteries and the average loss of range is closer to 5-10% over two years on batteries rated for 400 miles. The biggest driver for depreciation is tech. Our ability to build better batteries and electric motors is improving faster than with ICE cars, so perfectly fine EVs are being heavily discounted because the newer models are improving quickly.

Uhh... They'd be pretty decent. They make decent hybrid cars. They have bags of money. This would basically be playtime for their engineers. Chinese engineers. They could simply buy Aston Martin and the grid would be fucked.

I’d rather have Volvo try it

Surprised to see Agera RS still second, disappointing to see the fastest Bugatti on the list still being Veyron, wonder why they never did two way run with the Chiron.

Aha

Lmao universally loved

I imagine they would take the time to build out their expertise as much as possible before they officially try to enter and get limited by the cost cap.

That's everywhere currently. I'm in Africa and they are freaking EVERYWHERE.

Andretti is already in f1 under the guise of Cadillac though

HERE WE ZHOU AGAIN

Looking it up more, its only a *technically* a production car, its isn't actually one - they've currently sold 192 in 2 years despite the U9 non -"Xtreme" version *seemingly* not being a limited run car (although I couldn't find out for sure) - the "Xtreme" version has a planned production run of 30 units, compared to the Bugatti Chiron SS which had a run of 80 - I'd imagine the Xtreme version will have a significant premium, since it has almost 2000 horsepower more than the regular one. Also, whilst it has an insane top speed, the Xtreme version is actually 10 seconds slower than a 911 GT3 RS around the Nurburgring, a car with 6 times fewer horsepower and one you can just buy if you have the money (and probably for the same price or less)

Can't talk shit about china on reddit

Then it's at least 5 years away, by then, who knows what the engine formula will be

Are you sure about that? *Cracks open the Epstein Files* *Slams it closed* China is okay, its the current crop you should worry about.

It’s actually hard to “just buy” a GT3 RS. You kinda have to be on a list.

I don't think anyone is realistically expecting them to enter in the next 2-3 years. Also the engine formula is almost definitely going to remain 50-50 if not even more electric. The world is moving towards full electric motors, even if some people have to be dragged kicking and screaming towards it. You aren't going to have big car manufacturers invest 100s of millions just to race ICE cars.

That's only cause America was the dominant culture for 100 years. We better start learning Chinese and getting used to how it sounds. Edit: damn, y'all are super sensitive for a dank sub

Physics of energy density per weight says no, chief. We can get closer but you will never have a 1000hp running flat out for 2 hours. And before anyone says "duh people said that about powered flight and rockets": it’s not something physically possible by equation, with only an engineering problem in need of solving with materials/industry development. It’s a fundamental laws of physics ceiling - unless we consider nuclear energy but I assume we are talking ion batteries and electric motors.

So an electric car with 160000 km on the clock is a good buy in your opinion?

was go a argue with you and then I realized you're literally 15 or whatever. go do your homework young man!

Weird take.

Can we please stop trying to please manufacturers that aren’t even in the sport, i didn’t know so many people here were the biggest hybrid fans of all time. I thought we were getting closer to a real possibility for v8’s in 28 or 32, but if we get byd as a team there is NO WAY🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I bet they WILL be sent off; afraid that real top-of-the-line E-versions will crush those sluggish ICE-F1 cars.

Which team is precision tool manufacturer? Williams?

I was thinking today that it was bound to happen. Maybe they can buy audi after the VW news that dropped today

Lol I was just making a dumb joke, but yeah that does make sense, thanks for the info!

Formula E is that way and currently in better shape

are we showing racism or nationalism or what's the angle here

It’s 2am we should be asleep

I mean We have Aston Martin, Cadillac in the grid But none of those manufacturers use their own engines

Tons of them do

You only need around half the energy of what is stored in the fuel they currently use in a battery that weighs the same as that fuel to match current performance. Also no F1 engine runs at full tilt the entire race. And we are not talking ion batteries, we are talking batteries in general. Who know what kind of chemistry batteries will have in 15 years.

Hass

Japan has been selling cars at large scale in America only really since the '70's and they don't have a plague of fucking stupid as fuck sounding car names - South Korea has only been selling cars at large scale for just over 20 years and they don't have that problem either. No, we don't have to get used to it, they have to come up with names that sound appealing to specific audiences - its called marketing - most of the world doesn't speak Mandarin. Ford names and markets cars entirely differently in the US, Europe, China and Australia because it makes sense. Its like being upset that the supercar you called "PizzleYanker" in Mandarin isn't hitting it big in Beijing. Not that it matters, I think the car is only sold in China so they can call it whatever sounds best in Mandarin, good on them. I was just saying it sounds silly from an English speaking perspective.

Making meme is how you show love these days! It’s a new love language apparently

A modern EV's battery can withstand 160,000 km without failing, but whether I'd recommend one is dependant on its price. Like I said, depreciation is being lead by tech advancements not part/battery failures. You can get a 2 year old EV with a fraction of that mileage for a great value compared to a brand new EV. If you can get a steal on an EV with that type of mileage, you are approaching time to replace the battery, but if the price makes sense after considering the cost of a battery replacement in a few years you will end up with an affordable and functional car. There are very few moving parts that require servicing compared to an ICE car, so replacing the battery will get the car into a great condition when compared to an ICE vehicle with similar mileage.

Hey, business is business.

Let them come, they have a deep expertise in hybrid and battery technology. It will be exciting to see what they can achieve.

The kind of people who can afford Bugattis don’t need to be on any kind of lists, or even enquire about buying any car, the manufacturers will be contacting them and begging them to buy their car. Hell, when you’re in the global elite you can have car manufacturers build cars specifically for you, just look at the Sultan of Brunei collection.

/uj I was just having fun but your argument is incorrect. Everything you are talking about is the way it is literally because of American Hegemony. But you don't have to take my word for it, just give it 10 years and you'll see what I mean

these stereotypes are shifting very fast. If BYD can bring cheapish cars to europe its the final nail in the coffin for our german automotive industry.

Yes! I can't wait for GEN 4, it looks amazing! 🔥 https://preview.redd.it/sa1phm2cbgog1.jpeg?width=848&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be7d4aa1c44cecfdbf6833e27197a8d30d986676

It's not a patent

They own the exclusive rights. Which is not a patent.

“Go ahead and speak a lil Chinese for em Derek”

BYD is also part owned by the Chinese Communist party fyi, which I think would be unreal for F1 drama They'll pump hundreds of millions in development, and probably try and cheat on top of that. All to prove Chinese tech superiority - this sports already a soap opera for men, introduce the "evil foreign" team already

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The YangWang U9 Xtreme Pro Max Ultimate Edition is gonna sell like hot cakes tho

It is one thing when behind an F1 team seats the entire might of company like Mercedes or Red Bull. But it is another matter entirely to have the entire GDP of a country like China today, seating behind the front that their F1 team would be. I hope this does not go through. F1 started out as an affair of "garagisti" and then evolved to a few works teams and then we get the NASCAR-ized version of today. But a move to allow BYD F1 team would basically kill the whole concept. And maybe that is what we need to reboot it properly.

i guess by this logic Alpha Tauri actually raced all those years in Formula Fashion, RB and VCARB compete in Formula Drink, and Haas is a frontrunner in Formula Heavy Machinery

This arguement would be valid if Red Bull demanded the cars to run on Red Bull or they quit (or doesnt enter)

The problem (atleast for me) is that "U9 Xtreme" sounds more like a smartphone name. The "yangwang" is ok since it's just the luxury branch from BYD.

Believe it or not exclusivity is important to those buyers more than it is to the brand. So you kinda do have to be on "the list". Which you can easily achieve if you truly care about it and have the funds. Not for every car, but for these special edition ones? Yeah you need an invite or buy second hand.

Don’t they tryna buy Alphine to enter F1?

Whenever talking about Redbull racing owning 2 teams it’s always nice to mention that they ended up buying two teams by investing millions into F1 while manufacturers like Toyota, BMW and Honda couldn’t get out of the sport quick enough.

Audi F1 receives funding from Qatar, which owns 30% of the team.

BYD makes hybrid cars. Typical F1 fan.

Formula E allows only very limited development by the teams and battery isn't one of them

Depends how you measure it, byds turnover is 10 times red bulls

Pretty sure they designed and manufacture the Xiaoyun 1.5l DM-i that they use in their hybrid models themselves.

More like YangWang U9 Xtreme pro max AI 200 MPx Super.

I'm in South Africa and the BYD Shark and their other electric cars are becoming very popular here

And I am pretty sure hybrids are still a slim majority of their sales.

Nope, its still the mitsubishi engine, tuned to run at a set rpm Edit: i mean its the smart move, developing a new engine platform is hard, you need to design it up to modern standards, you need brand new tooling to produce it and theres no indication on what kinda problems that will surface up, most manufacturers right now use updated 20 year old platforms for everyday runabouts Its ok to use an already reliable platform, but they just dont have the tech to make a new one

A majority of BYDs sales are hybrids... albeit a slim majority, but still a majority of their sales are hybrids. This post reeks of ignorance - lol

When even ford can localize car names (the focus was the Mondeo in Europe) that kind of crap is just silly

Yes "I am too smart for people to understand me" lol

Uhm... BYD is literally the most dominant EV brand sold in my country in Southeast Asia. I'm just making fun of the headline in a lighthearted manner that's all. 😅 TBH, I didn't expect this post to be controversial and gain traction considering my other posts on the sub.

As long as they stay away from the six letter naming convention that's oh so prevalent on Amazon 😂

I know people are snobs towards electric cars but I'm fucking jealous of BYDs.

Dude, I'm Asian of course I know about that. I'm just making fun solely of the headline, that's all. 😅

For the last time, this post was simply just a tease solely on the headline, that's all. 😴 - BYD is really popular and does well on sales in Asia (I'm from SEA and it's the #1 EV brand sold in my country). - Majority of manufacturers makes hybrids, coz it's literally their job to improve, innovate and find ways for the benefit of the automobile industy and its consumers. - No hate on Formula 1 and Formula E, y'all should look forward to the 2027 FE regulations, it's looking good so far! - Electric cars are crazy fast. - This is r/formuladank, people are way too serious for a meme subreddit. F1 news: Chinese electric car giant BYD exploring Formula 1 entry:https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-byd-chinese-bid-formula-1-new-entry-team-process-china-chinese-grand-prix/

If they do, please just replace Alpine or Aston Martin 🙏🙏

Or a Tesla Space X team. It’s just that Elon doesn’t really follow F1 much.

I mean, with electric experience, they have half of the engine and how things are going, they might have more

Considering turbo engines are more efficient and pretty much every manufacturer is using em right down to the run around type cars. My mini 1.2 can hit 40-50mpg easily where as my old first NA clio mk2 got like 30 if your lucky and there was only around a 3 year difference in the model year. Won’t talk about my fiesta st though that thing chewed fuel but that’s part of the fun haha.

What's the difference between the YangWang U9 Xtreme Pro Max Ultimate Edition and the YangWang U9 Xtreme Pro Max Gold Edition and is the upgrade worth it?

Do you have any source that proves this claim? Everything I can find online says that BYD developed the Xiaoyun platform in-house.

And they look great as well!

Haas, though Williams also fits cause they’re a software company basically lol

As I scrolled past. Legit first thought was lightning mcqueen

I mean they make ICE vehicles too

"Blow these peoples mentalities"

They don’t have to really make anything car related at all! A drink company has 2 teams already!

Ah well, my apologies. There are lots of Americans here and a lot of people here in the US are extremely ignorant on EVs and/or prejudice to anything made in China. I suppose I shouldn't assume people are Americans but this looked like another one of my dumb countrymen running their mouth at first - lol

Man, I wish the sub allowed posts to be edited after or pin a comment so that I could add a disclaimer and maybe it wouldn't be taken out of context. 😭 🤣

Honestly not *that* premium though.

Adolf is getting pissed on in Hell brother he aint gonna let you hit

They have the most efficient combustion engine ever, would love to see them join

OCE the place to be

Well, Volkswagen just announced 50k layoffs in the next couple of years precisely cause they're being crushed by the Chinese companies. Since they just joined the category with Audi, I see no reason for the ones punching them to not be able to do the same.

I wouldnt mind some team which does all of their stuff themselves so we dont have 3 PU manufacturers lol.

Formula 1 is more or less Formula E now. There are much more "Formula E" strategy and tactics, than "Formula One" with these regs.

God can anyone imagine the shitstorm that's going to break lose when they actually enter and aren't worse than Cadillac... It really boggles my mind how many people still underestimate the chines when it comes to automotive technology.

Lmao these are definitely not the replies OP was expecting

I think people just dont like China. (I have nothing against China, but thats what I see/feel)

Damn, ferrari really cooked, if F1 success is measured by quantity sold in the consumer market.

You joke, but one of the other Chinese manufacturers sell a car called the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max..

yes.

wait the Tuatara became a reality?! Last I'd heard of it, people thought it was just investor bait

Crazy hun? And the run was verified by VBOX. They are actually the record holders.

sounds like Malaysia

if the Tuatara did actually become a real thing... anyone been keeping tabs on Devel by any chance?

a fashion brand has won the F1 championship too

Atlassian

I wouldnt hold my hopes on that one

Breaking news, F1 to get 37th team

right, that one's on a whole other level of bullshit lol

We have a Tool company with haas, I honestly don't know what Williams is even trying to sell me, and Alpine might be as questionable as well, they made like 3 car models.

somewhat related, Doesn't Ferrari make more money from merchandise sale than they do from actually selling cars

I had to look up if that was a real car because it sounds like a joke my retirement age boss would make before getting reported to HR by our receptionist

Actually, they really need to go to FormulaE. It's literally their field. Like....... electric cars? Or Formula E is just a test field for F1 to become fully electric in like 2 years?

It was ok to have a betting company but a Car company is too much?

Williams is selling you Hope and history

Their marketing industry is mentally stuck under knockoff phone branding terminology

Haha, you think the ratio of energy in a unit of mass between liquid fuel and battery is 1 to 2?  And we know what elements we have on the periodic table. Lightest would be using hydrogen and Fluor, ain’t nobody using thatfir batteries because it’s explosive, and even if you do that’s only about 4 times lighter than current batteries. Won’t be enough to catch fuel. No engineer will beat the periodic table more than that, and nobody will be creating new chemical elements that aren’t already there. That’s also the reason why every aerospace engineer knows that there won’t be long-haul electrical planes, ever.

I mean, Cadillac will... Honestly I don't really care abt byd cuz they make decent cars but they acc need to change their naming scheme

"China bad" isn't going to get you blind support anymore, online discourse has nuanced a bit.

Is it tho?

Ford uses completely different naming conventions and even different products in the US, Europe, China and Australia if you want to talk about American Hegemony in an automotive sense. I don't understand why you're being upvoted - tailoring product names for markets is just a fact and has been universal for over a century now - everyone does it and it objectively works.

Compared to a VW Golf, yes - compared to a "YangWang Xtreme" with 30 units planed to be produced, no.


The more the merrier. Let them in I say.

Byd shark. Farken tows good and sips fuel

hey they made missile proof cars, could be useful if f1 races are still going ahead in the Middle East 💀

BYD is popular wherever it’s sold lol. It’s mostly Americans who think it sucks because the guvermint told them China bad.

It does not in fact sip fuel

BYD like.. No no, I’m in the right place 😂😂😂

So what ? Even mclaren couldn't make its own engine

Byd actually has plenty of hybrids and also many generator hybrids so they're very versed in building combustion engines that can effectively and efficiently charge batteries which is pretty useful for the current regs..

I also see it in Mexico

They should stop copying other cars if they want to be taken seriously.

You know what's even more funny? The national electrical company where I live it's named UTE, there are a lot of BYD on the street but none with that name, must've changed it

Ute wot m8

Uses about half of what my triton used 🤙

They are good cars

Too late

I always thought they were selling hamsters

Weichai power bwoah

Tbf for all anyone who doesn't speak Chinese knows Bugatti Chiron could sound equally bizarre to them

Is it tho...

Son la misma mierda

I'm cool with this, kick all electronics out of F1 and go back to V12s, but stop pretending it's the "pinnacle of motorsport"

It's called the Shark, but in Australia we call pickup trucks "utes", like utility.

Someone show him drive to survive and then send Danny Ric over to throw him a compliment and it will be done.

I've been actively wondering for years why China doesn't have a team or at least more races. (Drivers I get as it's hard to just 'buy' in talent.

Haha FIA be like 80 battery 20 ice...but Chinamen team get 90 battery 30 ice.

Didn't thought this through well enough that it would get this controversial. I really tried my best to make a safe post in contrast to my other post here which could be deemed controversial and edgy. I only expected this post to gain just below 100 upvotes and a few comments. Instead, it went the other way... 😭 😅 PS: I'm Asian so I know what BYD does and other Chinese EV brands as well such as Li, Geely, Xiaomi, Jetour, Wuling & MG. (literally had to reply like this dozens of times in the comments) ...___...

China bad mentality

Yes, that’s what they said… hope and history

It would be interesting too see other Asian manufacturers aside from Japan to participate in F1. Maybe MG, BYD & Xiaomi from China and Vinfast from Vietnam. They make some good shit.

It would be interesting too see other Asian manufacturers aside from Japan to participate in F1. Maybe MG, BYD & Xiaomi from China and Vinfast from Vietnam. They make some good shit. Hell, might as well fill all the 13 team slots!

what a racist post.

BYD’s naming scheme is just stupid, it’s even a joke in China.. BYD stands for Build your dream, people tend to refer to it as bury your dead.

Can’t talk shit about china anywhere, the 50 cents show up outa nowhere