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2024 Formula 1 Season thread
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I am old enough to remember the Hunts, Lauda's, Prost's, Senna's, when they went at it hammer n tongs, they would not give a blue bell about anything.. Life was great, all roses and oxtail was cheap... Then then it all sort of went stupid.. Too many regulations, now you need 3 teams, 1x mechanical, 1x PHD for design, and 1x legal to deal with the crappy legalese that the FIA have damp dreams about.. There are way too many stupid laws, it is WOKE's idea of a perfect WOKE system..
Have one too many pork pies, and ban, or have 0.01 millilitre less fuel than the regs allow, ban, ban ban.. You cannot swear on the radio, swearing is as much part of the sport as tyres, sparkplugs or WOKE ideas..
Ok ban the radio, ban the multifunction keyboards in cars, drivers drive the car from lights to flag, only the pit wall board allowed.. Have 2 blokes doing tyres in a relay, hand over the gun.. Make the sport a sport.. back to 8 to 12 second pitstops and 2 per race.. I don't know, I am bored of the politics, of the stupid over-regulation, it is like the elf n safety a holes spawned and mutated, like gremlins fed after 2am.. monsters now.. too much too much, like eating too much choc mint ice cream...
Have one too many pork pies, and ban, or have 0.01 millilitre less fuel than the regs allow, ban, ban ban.. You cannot swear on the radio, swearing is as much part of the sport as tyres, sparkplugs or WOKE ideas..
Ok ban the radio, ban the multifunction keyboards in cars, drivers drive the car from lights to flag, only the pit wall board allowed.. Have 2 blokes doing tyres in a relay, hand over the gun.. Make the sport a sport.. back to 8 to 12 second pitstops and 2 per race.. I don't know, I am bored of the politics, of the stupid over-regulation, it is like the elf n safety a holes spawned and mutated, like gremlins fed after 2am.. monsters now.. too much too much, like eating too much choc mint ice cream...
So it appears the Edges are not in compliance. Not the Center Gap?
Having the DRS open up in free air is not compliant? What a surprise.
I find it amusing that people applaud Mclaren for being "smart" or "innovate" when it is blatant cheating as DRS should only open up in DRS zones and within 1 second to the car in front.
Mclaren got away too lightly imo.
Easy fix for the DRS issue. Just ditch it. Definitely takes away from the sport in my opinion. Instead of using the slipstream and sending one up the inside at the bend, these days we just get the car behind easily passing by the middle of the straight. The guy in front is basically a sitting duck.
Hopefully the changes don’t rob us of any close racing this weekend.
Hopefully the changes don’t rob us of any close racing this weekend.
Only the edges opened during aerodynamic loading. The remainder of the rear wing element stayed in place.
hmmmm....
I feel like the passing attempts are going to go down now... drastically...
Max 15th in second practice. Norris and Le Clerc seem to be the ones to beat.
Are there any low downforce tracks left this year? If not then this will make no difference for the rest of the season.
The Ferrari looked pretty slick out there.
Lando on pole.. Botch the start, team radio needs to ask Piastri to let him by?
Does indeed look like this will be a fight only between McLaren and Ferrari based on FP1 and FP2.
FP1
FP2
FP1
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.763 | 26 | |
| 2 | 4 | Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.839 | +0.076s | 25 |
| 3 | 55 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.952 | +0.189s | 27 |
| 4 | 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:32.097 | +0.334s | 22 |
| 5 | 22 | Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:32.263 | +0.500s | 26 |
| 6 | 81 | Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.369 | +0.606s | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 1:32.375 | +0.612s | 21 |
| 8 | 23 | Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.451 | +0.688s | 25 |
| 9 | 14 | Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:32.610 | +0.847s | 26 |
| 10 | 31 | Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:32.615 | +0.852s | 27 |
| 11 | 43 | Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.618 | +0.855s | 25 |
| 12 | 44 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.679 | +0.916s | 24 |
| 13 | 10 | Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:32.694 | +0.931s | 27 |
| 14 | 11 | Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:32.767 | +1.004s | 22 |
| 15 | 18 | Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:32.778 | +1.015s | 21 |
| 16 | 63 | Russell | Mercedes | 1:33.334 | +1.571s | 25 |
| 17 | 20 | Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:33.377 | +1.614s | 21 |
| 18 | 77 | Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.485 | +1.722s | 25 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.585 | +1.822s | 24 |
| 20 | 27 | Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:33.797 | +2.034s | 24 |
FP2
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:30.727 | 27 | |
| 2 | 16 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.785 | +0.058s | 28 |
| 3 | 55 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.356 | +0.629s | 27 |
| 4 | 22 | Tsunoda | RB Honda RBPT | 1:31.468 | +0.741s | 28 |
| 5 | 81 | Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.474 | +0.747s | 27 |
| 6 | 3 | Ricciardo | RB Honda RBPT | 1:31.478 | +0.751s | 26 |
| 7 | 63 | Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.488 | +0.761s | 25 |
| 8 | 11 | Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:31.598 | +0.871s | 25 |
| 9 | 23 | Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:31.650 | +0.923s | 26 |
| 10 | 27 | Hulkenberg | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.667 | +0.940s | 26 |
| 11 | 44 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.709 | +0.982s | 24 |
| 12 | 14 | Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:31.750 | +1.023s | 25 |
| 13 | 20 | Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:31.793 | +1.066s | 26 |
| 14 | 18 | Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:31.957 | +1.230s | 25 |
| 15 | 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:32.021 | +1.294s | 24 |
| 16 | 43 | Colapinto | Williams Mercedes | 1:32.057 | +1.330s | 26 |
| 17 | 31 | Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:32.119 | +1.392s | 27 |
| 18 | 10 | Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:32.222 | +1.495s | 27 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:32.359 | +1.632s | 26 |
| 20 | 77 | Bottas | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:32.786 | +2.059s | 26 |
Lol Max getting a penalty during a press conference for use of language. 😂👍 Go get the ****ing ****ers Max. Seriously don’t the Stewart’s speak Dutch? Oh no they are mostly British.
Milk and Cookies in the Cool Down Room after the race............😉
I am inclined to believe.
And chatter is increasing that Bottas will re-sign with Sauber for 2025.
Not sure why. There must be better options than Bottas. Ricardo for instance might be available.
It's a shame there isn't relegation in Formula racing.
There are jobbers who have been hanging on for years taking up rides that should be going to the young talent that is out there. It's frustrating to see the lower half dozen or so wasting seats as speed bumps.
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As I understand it, Daniel is either Red Bull/VCARB or bust and has made no inquiries to other teams.
Honestly, for a final year before being branded Audi, Bottas makes some sense. He is a proven race-winner and if Audi's ownership of the team now means they can actually put even a slightly competitive car under him in 2025, he could be a regular points scorer, IMO. I think the contention has been Bottas wants a two year contract and Audi only want to offer a single so as to keep 2026 open for someone to pair with the Hulk..
I know South American Twitter (and James Vowles) are pushing for Calapinto to get the seat when he exits Williams, so maybe he has a shot. Zhou and GP2 champ Gabriel Bortoleto have both been formally ruled out per media reports.
F1 is a retirement home for failing drivers, we really have way too many pensioners racing now.. No one in the paddock has the equipment in the underpants dept to actually say to the pensioners, go and play padel/pickleball/bowls.. Kimi A could retire before Alonso... Lewis will still be trying when he is 53.. Will the cars have room in the frunk for zimmer frames?
So looks like Norris is going to be a lock for Pole. So the question is will he keep it through the first corner? 
Also SKY seems to be implying that Daniel will be replaced by Liam after this race.
Also SKY seems to be implying that Daniel will be replaced by Liam after this race.
Yeah, cannot wait for the average age of F1 to be closer to 18 than 38...
So looks like Norris is going to be a lock for Pole. So the question is will he keep it through the first corner?
Also SKY seems to be implying that Daniel will be replaced by Liam after this race.
Multiple sites are reporting that this is Daniel's last race.
Unfortunately..."I'm terrified of Indy Car." DR
Maybe NASCAR.
He's got the personality for it. 🤡