re: 2024 Formula 1 season Thread

I think he'll retire somewhat early from F1 and go race sports cars.

Did anyone else notice that after the Ric/Albon accident when Max asked if they were ok GP said "Danny is out of the car" and didn't even mention Albon?

F1 2024 Trailer Released

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I haven’t played it a ton, but I have enjoyed firing it up the week of a race to get familiar with the tracks. I think it has made the races more interesting.

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Online sim racing has greatly enhanced my understanding of the tracks and which ones have a good rhythm to them. I haven't driven any sims in a while so I don't know the newest tracks, but I know most of the classic tracks.

My single favorite corner in all of F1 is probably Copse, and my favorite series of corners is Copse, Maggots, and Becketts.

During the last race at Suzuka, Sargeant went off on the second Degner curve. I've done that plenty of times, and I've even seen a really good sim racer go off there. I find the Degner curves to be one of the toughest complexes to get just right, so I was pretty sympathetic to Sargeant.

Federico Albano
@Fred__18

The open park between sprint and race is an important innovation at the debut at #ChineseGP . The ideal setup for a 100km race is very different from that for a 300km one. In the sprint you could be aggressive on almost all parameters, including ground clearance, suspension setup, aerodynamics and engine consumption, almost a qualifying setup old style. But the limitations are still stringent, between just one hour of FP and the limited number of sets of tyres, it is difficult for the teams to risk going into the race in the dark... Who will be on the safe side by using the sprint as a free practice and who will try instead to maximize by trusting the sim? Teams with a lot of collaboration could totally separate work in FP. It will then be interesting to evaluate if and how much the teams will change between the sprint and the race. More in the article ??

I could see some lower tier teams absolutely going for it in the sprints with aggressive setups. Give Albon or Hulk a super aggressive setup and hope for 1 or 2 points. Both of those guys are capable of Q3. So say you start 9 or 10, you can maybe get a good start and pass one or two, and bam, decent points.

We know Merc has shite sim correlation. RBR, Ferrari, and Mclaren seem to have things dialed in between the sim and physical car. Mclaren comes right out and says "nah mate, we're shite on this track in the sims. This track isn't for us."

Didn’t realize there’s supposed to be big news for the COTA concerts that are going to impact ticket prices soon.

Can’t think of too many better artists than last year’s Queen and the Killers personally but we’ll see.

?? Ferrari: #AMuS points out that the SF-24 should have a sharper front end at Imola with the first big improvement.

Last year, Leclerc did better than Sainz. The latter benefits more from the fact that the SF-24 is so docile.

Ferrari has planned the big package for Imola. According to Vasseur, new pieces would already have been possible in Miami. But Miami is a sprint weekend with only one free practice session. In addition, there would not have been enough spare parts. And we should have put pressure on suppliers. As everything is going well at the moment, we opted for safety in Imola.

Someone make it make sense!

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Honda says it is targeting an assault on Formula 1's world championship in 2026, matching its ambition to that of Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll.

...Honda was impressed by Aston owner Stroll's ambition to put all the key elements in place for a title bid from 2026 onwards.

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Honda Targets F1 Title Bid with Aston Martin From 2026
motorsport.com/f1/news/honda-targets-f1-title-bid-with-aston-martin-from-2026/10599321/

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Alonso: “I think Lance is a lot more sensitive to things than what I am, which is very important for the team. I think the analysis that Lance can reach and can feed back to the team is crucial to us and to improve the car."

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motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-stroll-more-sensitive-to-aston-f1-car-handling-issues-i-drive-around/10599897/

AM team principal Mike "Addicted To" Krack:

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While few believe that Lawrence would fire his son over poor performance, speculation continues to rumble that Lance could walk away. However, Krack does not see this happening, as he openly admitted that “the whole project” revolves around the 25-year-old... Krack said: “Last week, it was mainly about Fernando. But we also know that Aston Martin is Lance’s home. We know that and the whole project has always been around him."

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planetf1.com/news/aston-martin-boss-admits-whole-project-around-lance-stroll-amid-exit-speculation


How can Honda and Lawrence be taken seriously when they insist on a one-car team?! Honda should be demanding that the team put in the effort to maximize their constructors points since tens of millions of dollars are at stake.

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Someone make it make sense!

How can Honda and Lawrence be taken seriously when they insist on a one-car team?! Honda should be demanding that the team put in the effort to maximize their constructors points since tens of millions of dollars are at stake.

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Stroll leads FP1 over Oscar and Max!

Both Mercedes drivers and Alonso were the only drivers who didn't use softs.

That was one weird session.