2024 Formula 1 Season thread

[pachyderm]

Not really a surprise but sad he couldn’t make it to the end of the season. That crash in Zandvoort was the final straw or large bill then. Franco Colapinto is not a name I’m familiar with but he at least gets to show his potential before Carlos comes in

F2 racer Colapinto replaces Sargeant at Williams

Williams have announced that academy driver and F2 racer Franco Colapinto will contest the remainder of the season with the team, replacing Logan Sargeant as Alex Albon’s team mate from the Italian Grand Prix.

www.formula1.com

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

F2 racer Colapinto replaces Sargeant at Williams

Williams have announced that academy driver and F2 racer Franco Colapinto will contest the remainder of the season with the team, replacing Logan Sargeant as Alex Albon’s team mate from the Italian Grand Prix.

www.formula1.com

That link is an advert for a subscription, not sure if that is what you meant to send?

 

[headlessmike]

That link is an advert for a subscription, not sure if that is what you meant to send?

I see an article about Sargeant being sacked when I click the link.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I see an article about Sargeant being sacked when I click the link.

Are you a subscriber to F1.com though?

I get this with no article:

 

[Apple fanboy]

Are you a subscriber to F1.com though?

I get this with no article:

No subscription here but I see the article fine.

 

[pachyderm]

That link is an advert for a subscription, not sure if that is what you meant to send?

oops my bad gang!

No, I wasn't trying to sell a subscription... lol.

I wasn't thinking clearly.

I subscribe so I got to read it... just trying to share.

 

[headlessmike]

Are you a subscriber to F1.com though?

I get this with no article:

Nope.

oops my bad gang!

No, I wasn't trying to sell a subscription... lol.

I wasn't thinking clearly.

I subscribe so I got to read it... just trying to share.

No worries! It works for some of us even without a subscription for some reason.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

oops my bad gang!

No, I wasn't trying to sell a subscription... lol.

I wasn't thinking clearly.

I subscribe so I got to read it... just trying to share.

Seems to work on a computer but not when viewed on an iPhone. They need to sort that out clearly.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Seems to work on a computer but not when viewed on an iPhone. They need to sort that out clearly.

I was on an iPhone when I read it. Must be a different rule for Wales?

 

[pachyderm]

lol

brace yourselves...

PALMER: Norris could still mount a genuine title challenge this year – if he fixes one crucial part of his race weekend | Formula 1®

Lando Norris is on the verge of getting himself into a championship challenge for the first time in F1 and I feel that whether or not this becomes a genuine drivers’ title battle could depend on him sorting out his starts...

www.formula1.com

Spoiler

i.e. wheel spin ...

 

[JustinePaula]

1st crash of the Aston's for the weekend, I hazard a guess, a drink driving breath test was required...

 

[CWallace]

1st crash of the Aston's for the weekend, I hazard a guess, a drink driving breath test was required...

Was Logan Sargeant behind the wheel?

 

[avro707]

1st crash of the Aston's for the weekend, I hazard a guess, a drink driving breath test was required...

Any rumours of who the replacement safety car driver will be?

But seriously, looks odd - did something fail on that car?

 

[JustinePaula]

I thought the same, I guess Daddy Stroll will want to know why his cars are crappy.. That crash will help sales of other brands.. Maybe the FIA should have checked the car before going out...

 

[headlessmike]

Any rumours of who the replacement safety car driver will be?

But seriously, looks odd - did something fail on that car?

It sure looks like it, either a brake issue or suspension failure by the way it's squirming at the end of the straight. It's easy to forget that the safety car is often driven on the edge of grip and performance while the F1 drivers are complaining about it driving too slow. This crash really demonstrates how fast it actually is going.

 

[avro707]

It's easy to forget that the safety car is often driven on the edge of grip and performance

I remember when it was a Mercedes CL55 coupe - a huge four seater luxury coupe, a massive boat of a thing. The driver had to push it very, very hard.

They also had some bespoke C55 AMG sedans built for those purposes as well (I think about 4 or so).

The first proper Merc safety car was probably the CLK DTM AMG (supercharged V8) and then when the SLS AMG came along I remember Maylander was very pleased.

Surely it's time for an AMG One safety car.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

It sure looks like it, either a brake issue or suspension failure by the way it's squirming at the end of the straight. It's easy to forget that the safety car is often driven on the edge of grip and performance while the F1 drivers are complaining about it driving too slow. This crash really demonstrates how fast it actually is going.

Reminds me of Gerhard Bergers active suspension failure at the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix when he exited the pits and the car put itself into low drag setup mode which made it violently steer left when he put his foot down lol.

 

[headlessmike]

Reminds me of Gerhard Bergers active suspension failure at the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix when he exited the pits and the car put itself into low drag setup mode which made it violently steer left when he put his foot down lol.

Or Ericsson's crash at Monza when his DRS failed to close.

An unbalanced car is dangerous under braking at high speeds.

 

[headlessmike]

I just saw another clip of the safety car crash and there one can see that the rear right rotor is glowing red (see screen shot). None of the other ones are glow as far as I can tell, so definitely something wrong with the brakes. In normal braking the fronts should be the ones doing most of the work.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Well, Antonelli was on track very briefly before he binned it at Parabolica, I bet he's gutted.

Strange accident, didn't look like his fault to be fair.

 

[Glideslope]

Well, Antonelli was on track very briefly before he binned it at Parabolica, I bet he's gutted.

Strange accident, didn't look like his fault to be fair.

Toto will be in the shadows with Jos this evening……..

 

[CWallace]

FP1 Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1	1	Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:21.676		19
2	16	Leclerc	Ferrari	1:21.904	+0.228s	23
3	4	Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:21.917	+0.241s	26
4	55	Sainz	Ferrari	1:22.126	+0.450s	24
5	77	Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:22.127	+0.451s	21
6	81	Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:22.199	+0.523s	23
7	44	Hamilton	Mercedes	1:22.214	+0.538s	24
8	23	Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:22.220	+0.544s	24
9	11	Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:22.311	+0.635s	21
10	14	Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:22.315	+0.639s	18
11	20	Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	1:22.572	+0.896s	22
12	3	Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	1:22.605	+0.929s	21
13	22	Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	1:22.714	+1.038s	23
14	10	Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:22.763	+1.087s	22
15	24	Zhou	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:22.854	+1.178s	22
16	18	Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:22.864	+1.188s	21
17	43	Colapinto	Williams Mercedes	1:22.880	+1.204s	23
18	31	Ocon	Alpine Renault	1:22.880	+1.204s	21
19	27	Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	1:23.157	+1.481s	23
20	12	Antonelli	Mercedes	1:23.955	+2.279s	5

Kimi fast for the 10 minutes he was out before he binned it and Colapinto looks like an upgrade for Williams.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Toto will be in the shadows with Jos this evening……..

Hopefully not, I think that avenue is closed now.

 

[CWallace]

FP2 Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time	Gap	Laps
1	44	Hamilton	Mercedes	1:20.738		24
2	4	Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:20.741	+0.003s	23
3	55	Sainz	Ferrari	1:20.841	+0.103s	27
4	81	Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:20.858	+0.120s	24
5	16	Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.892	+0.154s	26
6	63	Russell	Mercedes	1:21.086	+0.348s	20
7	27	Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	1:21.140	+0.402s	25
8	3	Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	1:21.300	+0.562s	23
9	14	Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:21.316	+0.578s	24
10	18	Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:21.363	+0.625s	27
11	77	Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:21.461	+0.723s	25
12	20	Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	1:21.499	+0.761s	11
13	23	Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:21.592	+0.854s	25
14	1	Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:21.610	+0.872s	24
15	11	Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:21.678	+0.940s	14
16	22	Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	1:21.735	+0.997s	20
17	43	Colapinto	Williams Mercedes	1:21.784	+1.046s	20
18	10	Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:21.819	+1.081s	23
19	31	Ocon	Alpine Renault	1:21.867	+1.129s	22
20	24	Zhou	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:22.223	+1.485s	27

 

[Glideslope]

Hopefully not, I think that avenue is closed now.

Colapinto looks promising, two consistent practices.