re: 2023 Formula 1 season Thread

I know everyone is focused on the USGP right now, but I just wanted to insert a couple of things.

Yuki Tsunoda wants to make clear that he wants to race for Red Bull, and he's concerned that the team may be wondering about the rumors linking Yuki to Aston Martin when they partner up with Honda. He has no idea what the discussions are between Honda and Red Bull, so he wants to make clear that he wants a future with Red Bull. 2024 is going to be the make-or-break season for him.

motorsport.com/f1/news/tsunoda-doesnt-want-red-bull-misunderstanding-over-aston-martin-f1-links


Holy smokes, this sounds awesome:

"Disney+ has set a 15 November release date for a Keanu Reeves-presented documentary series on the Brawn GP team's famous romp to the 2009 Formula 1 world title."

motorsport.com/f1/news/disney-to-release-four-part-f1-docu-series-on-brawn-gp

2009 was a crazy season with the new rules. The story starts in 2008 with Honda giving up on the 2008 season early and working hard on the 2009 car, then the economic collapse and Honda deciding to get out of F1, then they basically gave the team to Ross Brawn, who then had to secure an engine and get it fitted to the car. Then Brawn and Jenson Button dominated early with the double-diffuser. Amid protest, eventually F1 confirmed that the double-diffuser was legal, so the other teams then scrambled to create their own double-diffusers. Button dominated the first half of the season, then hung on for dear life in the second half of the season as Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel became the dominant car. Basically the dominant Red Bull 2010-2013 era started in the second half of the 2009 season. Oh, and Brawn GP became Mercedes.

f1.dg42.net/year=2009