2024 Formula 1 Season thread

[laptech]

Hey guys, how much of you have actually been at F1? How was it? My wife is watching it a lot, I mean every race when it is happening.

I am thinking to go Budapest or somewhere else in Europe (not Monaco ), make a surprise

Everyone of us has a different reason for going or not going. You should not base your decision on our own experiences, you need to experience or not experience it for yourself.

If your wife likes watching F1 a lot then she should have already made an informed opinion as to which GP's she likes the best. Find out which one's she likes and then do research to see if it is something you can afford to do. We learn by experiencing things. You will either enjoy it or you wont but you need to go to find out which one it is.

I like watching F1 but not enough now to want to visit a GP. There were times I really really wanted to visit a F1 race back when there were drivers I was really interested in seeing, drivers such as Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell but I let work get in the way and therefore missed the opportunity to do so. This is why I say if you want to experience something then go do it. Then you will be able to say yes you like it or no you did not like it.

Treat yourself, treat your wife. You may like it, you may hate it but at least you would be able to say you experienced it.

 

[pachyderm]

In my Dads era the 60’s and 70’s he would walk around the pits chatting to drivers and team members while they worked on the cars. He’s got about 2000 slides which he’s digitalised. Theres pictures of Clark, Hill, Courage, Gurney, Rindt and even the likes of Hunt and Scheckter from his later GP’s. All before Bernie made the sport exclusive only to the rich in terms of access. My favourite picture he took was of Jim Clark sat deep in thought in a Lotus 43, incredible he was able to just stand in front of the car and take a picture with a 35mm. You can even see duct tape over a vent in front of the steering wheel, a crude improvement of sorts.

I was born in the wrong era.

You've got to share some of those pics on here if you ever get the chance...please!

Sounds a lot like my dad's era of nascar.

 

[pachyderm]

Hey guys, how much of you have actually been at F1? How was it? My wife is watching it a lot, I mean every race when it is happening.

I am thinking to go Budapest or somewhere else in Europe (not Monaco ), make a surprise

I'd actually love to go to the Hungarian GP too!

I went to the USGP when it was held at Indy. 2000-2003.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

You've got to share some of those pics on here if you ever get the chance...please!

Sounds a lot like my dad's era of nascar.

I’ve got to put some kind of water mark on them before I do and lower the resolution. I can potentially share the Jim Clark one as I have that on an email. I’ll see what I can do when I’m back off holiday

 

[pachyderm]

I’ve got to put some kind of water mark on them before I do and lower the resolution. I can potentially share the Jim Clark one as I have that on an email. I’ll see what I can do when I’m back off holiday

COOL!

 

[pachyderm]

Lewis Hamilton on Fortnite ...

 

[laptech]

Lewis Hamilton on Fortnite ...

I need the goggles that he is wearing because that outfit is an eyesore lol

 

[mike_designer]

I'd actually love to go to the Hungarian GP too!

I went to the USGP when it was held at Indy. 2000-2003.

Cool! Do you already have a ticket?

 

[pachyderm]

Cool! Do you already have a ticket?

Sadly I do not and that would be pipe dream... maybe one day... sigh...

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Son of a motorbike legend to race in F1 confirmed as predicted in recent weeks.

 

[Glideslope]

Son of a motorbike legend to race in F1 confirmed as predicted in recent weeks.

I hope it works out for Jack. I think he has potential.

 

[Glideslope]

aaaaaaahhh those were the days, parents packing a picnic, sitting on the grass banks watching a game of cricket or rugby, entry ticket prices cheap, food prices cheap. Some of the best days of my childhood.

Now the powers that be have sucked the fun out of sports because of their greed for more and more money.

I was a regular visitor to a local air show that took place every year. Entry ticket prices good, food and drinks prices good then one year I went, entry ticket prices were still the same but food and drink prices had doubled, sometimes trebled. Every year the airshow would have the same food and drinks vendors. I was always partial to a hotdog and thus would always get a hotdog every year I went. When I saw that the food vendor had doubled the price of the hotdogs I asked why (vendor knew me as a regular and was happy to talk). The vendor explained that the organizers of the airshow had quadrupled the operating rates for food and drinks vendors and as such they had to raise their food and drinks prices so they could break even.

The same happens everywhere, people always want more money, they are never happy with what they have. That is why I will not spend ridiculous amounts of money to watch a F1 race. To experience a live F1 race would be great but I need good value for money and I do not feel I will get it, hence why I stick to watching it on the TV in the comfort of my home, pause the race, get a cold drink from the fridge, un-pause, aahhhh life is great

Just your local Aerodrome or a National Display?

 

[CWallace]

Son of a motorbike legend to race in F1 confirmed as predicted in recent weeks.

So now we just need Mercedes to announce Antonelli (Monza would be an opportune place to do so), Sauber to pick their second driver (my guess is they keep Bottas for another year so Audi can decide who they want to pair with Hulk for 2026) and Horner and Marko to arm-wrestle for whether Danny or Liam will have the other VCARB seat and the 2025 driver line-up will be settled.

 

[Glideslope]

So now we just need Mercedes to announce Antonelli (Monza would be an opportune place to do so), Sauber to pick their second driver (my guess is they keep Bottas for another year so Audi can decide who they want to pair with Hulk for 2026) and Horner and Marko to arm-wrestle for whether Danny or Liam will have the other VCARB seat and the 2025 driver line-up will be settled.

Impossible to make it so clear cut……..

 

[Glideslope]

Have to give Toto credit for effort.........

Wolff reveals Mercedes held summer talks with Verstappen over 2025 switch

www.autosport.com

 

[laptech]

Just your local Aerodrome or a National Display?

It was always held at the local RAF base. It was the training base for the Harrier jump jet.

 

[CWallace]

FP1 Times from Zandvoort. Session started wet, but there was a dry line at the end.

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1​	4​	Norris	McLaren Mercedes	01:12.3​		17​
2​	1​	Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	01:12.5​	+0.201s	13​
3​	44​	Hamilton	Mercedes	01:13.0​	+0.684s	13​
4​	55​	Sainz	Ferrari	01:13.1​	+0.752s	15​
5​	63​	Russell	Mercedes	01:13.1​	+0.820s	17​
6​	23​	Albon	Williams Mercedes	01:13.2​	+0.837s	14​
7​	81​	Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	01:13.2​	+0.908s	14​
8​	27​	Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	01:13.6​	+1.241s	18​
9​	20​	Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	01:13.6​	+1.275s	15​
10​	24​	Zhou	Kick Sauber Ferrari	01:14.0​	+1.643s	15​
11​	18​	Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	01:14.2​	+1.829s	14​
12​	11​	Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	01:14.3​	+1.957s	12​
13​	16​	Leclerc	Ferrari	01:14.3​	+1.984s	15​
14​	22​	Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	01:14.4​	+2.096s	13​
15​	14​	Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	01:14.5​	+2.145s	15​
16​	97​	Shwartzman	Kick Sauber Ferrari	01:14.7​	+2.336s	15​
17​	2​	Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	01:15.6​	+3.283s	12​
18​	31​	Ocon	Alpine Renault	01:15.8​	+3.474s	15​
19​	3​	Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	01:16.2​	+3.909s	15​
20​	10​	Gasly	Alpine Renault	01:22.0​	+9.714s	8​

FP2 was dry.

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1​	63​	Russell	Mercedes	01:10.7​		30​
2​	81​	Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	01:10.8​	+0.061s	33​
3​	44​	Hamilton	Mercedes	01:10.8​	+0.111s	30​
4​	4​	Norris	McLaren Mercedes	01:11.0​	+0.259s	34​
5​	1​	Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	01:11.0​	+0.284s	33​
6​	14​	Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	01:11.4​	+0.655s	30​
7​	22​	Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	01:11.4​	+0.672s	31​
8​	20​	Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	01:11.4​	+0.728s	33​
9​	16​	Leclerc	Ferrari	01:11.4​	+0.741s	31​
10​	23​	Albon	Williams Mercedes	01:11.5​	+0.848s	33​
11​	18​	Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	01:11.6​	+0.874s	31​
12​	11​	Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	01:11.6​	+0.879s	29​
13​	3​	Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	01:11.6​	+0.928s	31​
14​	10​	Gasly	Alpine Renault	01:11.6​	+0.942s	33​
15​	2​	Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	01:11.8​	+1.116s	32​
16​	24​	Zhou	Kick Sauber Ferrari	01:11.9​	+1.232s	33​
17​	31​	Ocon	Alpine Renault	01:12.1​	+1.359s	33​
18​	77​	Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	01:12.2​	+1.504s	32​
19​	55​	Sainz	Ferrari	01:13.1​	+2.406s	7​
20​	27​	Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	01:13.3​	+2.594s	10​

 

[Apple fanboy]

What's the forecast for race day? Wet or dry?. Hopefully a bit of both as it's not a great track for overtaking etc.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

What's the forecast for race day? Wet or dry?. Hopefully a bit of both as it's not a great track for overtaking etc.

Definitely needs to rain, it’s dull and narrow circuit at the best of times.

 

[Glideslope]

It was always held at the local RAF base. It was the training base for the Harrier jump jet.

RAF Coningsby or Halton? I've been into Coningsby a couple of times back in 1990.

 

[Glideslope]

What's the forecast for race day? Wet or dry?. Hopefully a bit of both as it's not a great track for overtaking etc.

Saturday looks horrendous. Sunday looks picture perfect.......

 

[TheIntruder]

Hey guys, how much of you have actually been at F1? How was it? My wife is watching it a lot, I mean every race when it is happening.

I am thinking to go Budapest or somewhere else in Europe (not Monaco ), make a surprise

I haven't, but If it were me, I'd target one of the old school circuits (Spa, Monza, Imola, Silverstone and the like) first.

Especially before they might get squeezed off the schedule by some sterile new venue that threw lots of money at Liberty.

Milan is a nice city, business and fashion capital, and not so popular as to have elevated prices like a London, Rome, or Paris, as well a only being a short distance from Monza.

Zandvoort is close to Amsterdam, which is also a cool city to visit.

Something else to consider with a European race are the summer periods when the locals go on their own holidays, and some things shut down. Plus the weather, of course.

Really depends on what attracts you, and your wife.

 

[CWallace]

Qualifying was quite surprising with Lewis and Sainz out in Q2.

Norris was the class of the field by a fair bit, so should be his race to lose. If he stays true to form Max will take him in the first corner at the start, but being over .350 a second faster, Norris should be able to get past soon enough and motor off into the distance.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Qualifying was quite surprising with Lewis and Sainz out in Q2.

Norris was the class of the field by a fair bit, so should be his race to lose. If he stays true to form Max will take him in the first corner at the start, but being over .350 a second faster, Norris should be able to get past soon enough and motor off into the distance.

Lando looks in control. Hopefully Oscar can put Max under pressure so Lando can maintain his lead.
Ferrari looked like they were struggling the whole session.
Not sure what happened to Lewis. He was good in Q1 but then he couldn’t improve when others did.
Perez at least closer to his teammate.

 

[Glideslope]

Qualifying was quite surprising with Lewis and Sainz out in Q2.

Norris was the class of the field by a fair bit, so should be his race to lose. If he stays true to form Max will take him in the first corner at the start, but being over .350 a second faster, Norris should be able to get past soon enough and motor off into the distance.

Looking like the end is here for Sergeant. I can't see Schumacher or Lawson in the car though.

Agreed. Max P1 into Turn 1. Lando easy P1 if he doesn't overthink the race.