Therein lies the success with modern F1. Fans who enjoy their favorite drivers or teams coming home nineth or tenth.I'm happy that Lando finished in the top ten. I believe he was running in the 9 or 10 positions the entire race, just trading spots with his mate.
Likely- although Alonso will again have some say in this. It sure doesn't look like Ferrari, Mercedes or Alpine will have much chance in Spain.The Spanish GP is on this weekend and most probably another Red Bull win.
Not sure how competitive Aston will be in Barcelona. The changes to the track this year benefit the low downforce teams. Red Bull will run away with this race. Although I guess I wouldn't be surprised if Alonso pulled some magic out in Spain. It's amazing that he still drives at this level.Likely- although Alonso will again have some say in this. It sure doesn't look like Ferrari, Mercedes or Alpine will have much chance in Spain.
You may be right, but I wonder when car/technical issues will hit RBR? Seems that Max has avoided them for the most part this year. The RB19 has been one of the most reliable packages in F1 for awhile now, but every team seems to have bad patches to fight through.The only question is, when will max win the championship for the 3rd time?
I think he will win it in Qatar in October.
Canadian GP is on this weekend.
Hoping the upgrades to Merc and Aston make for a good race. The track sets up better for Aston than Spain did.Looking forward to (hopefully) a great F1 weekend. Really like the Montreal/GV circuit - both the racing it tends to provide as well as the scenery
Amazing that he already matched Senna for winsmax max super max
Doubtful- even dominating teams usually have at least one race that doesn't go its way during the season.Does anyone think that every race this year will be won by Red Bull?
Only if you watch the front runner. Look in the midfield and you will find some good battles.F1 is becoming too boring to watch now.![]()
I don’t agree. Do you also think this is a weak era for tennis?It is weak era F1 isn't it?
The focus will be on Daniel Ricciardo's return to the grid. Did he really get his mojo back?!Hungarian GP this weekend, and I think it will be another race dominated by Haas......
Singapore was a really entertaining race in quite a while. And we finally have new race winner too! Carlos Sainz was brilliant. Dominance really spoiled the fun. Looking forward to the Japanese GP.
BTW why is Youtube F1 highlights not using David Croft's commentating this year? Cannot stand the other guy's voice...
The biggest source of intrigue in F1 these days is what new pathetic excuses are teams going to come up with to prevent Andretti from joiningThe 2023 season fizzled out for me and with so much else going on the F1 viewing took a hit. Let's see if there is enough interest and if we can get some activity going here again. I'm starting to feel the itch and it's going to be very interesting to see what the rest of the pack have managed to improve during the off season and if red bull still has a clear advantage going into yhis season. Also wondering if there will be some clever Newey designs/gadgets to chock the rest of the grid with or if some teams have managed to inch nearer the last few years dominant team..
Anyone else starting to feel the F1 bug nibble yet?
The biggest source of intrigue in F1 these days is what new pathetic excuses are teams going to come up with to prevent Andretti from joining
i’ll tell you one thing Visa cash app F1 wouldn’t be a thing when Bernie ran the show. EmbarrassingYeah that whole situation is just a mess. Just saw that his bid for a 2025 entry was rejected (haven't read any details yet). Let's say this year we have a repeat of 2023 that maybe still carries over somewhat into 2025 with one dominant team and then F1 is robbed of a new competitor with racing pedigree and serious backing.... just wrong IMHO. Teams having too much say and the FIA with their sometimes questionable governing and statements - some things were probably better when Bernie ran the show
i’ll tell you one thing Visa cash app F1 wouldn’t be a thing when Bernie ran the show. Embarrassing
Team | Car launch date |
Red Bull | 15 February 2024 |
Mercedes | 14 February 2024 |
Ferrari | 13 February 2024 |
McLaren | 14 February 2024 |
Aston Martin | 12 February 2024 |
Alpine | 7 February 20224 |
Williams | 5 February 2024 |
VCARB (AlphaTauri) | 8 February 2024 |
Sauber | 5 February 2024 |
Haas | 2 February 2024 |
There's little doubt that AMG Mercedes will need to hide future plans and technology from Hamilton. He's a multi-time champ who has signed with the opposition. But I think that also makes him a continuing threat for the 2024 season whenever the W51 is ready and able to win. Mercedes would like to prove Hamilton wrong in leaving the Silver Arrows.An interesting development that shakes up a lot of things for this season. Surely makes F1 in 2024 more interesting. Will Hamilton get the full support of the team in same way as if he had continued with Mercedes beyond 2024 or will the support start shifting noticeably towards Russel..?
Ferrari has money to burn since they can’t spend as much as they want due to the budget caps. They had years during the 1990s where they spent $300M on the car. Some years weren’t buying manufactured screws, they were machining them out of billet in a CNC. Because they could.Seems like Ferrari is the place to retire after 40 in F1. In the same time, why not, at $100mil per year, it's more than double what Ham is making now at Merc. Insane money!
Ferrari has money to burn since they can’t spend as much as they want due to the budget caps. They had years during the 1990s where they spent $300M on the car. Some years weren’t buying manufactured screws, they were machining them out of billet in a CNC. Because they could.
I doubt there was any "scheme" by Ferrari or F1 management simply to create media buzz. There's no question that the presentation made to Hamilton included current and future planning of where the Scuderia hopes to go when the F1 formula changes in 2026. Must have been impressive enough to get Hammy to change horses. Besides using the 2025 season to settle into his new team, and having a potential advantage going into 2026 and beyond sounds like a worthwhile gamble towards the end of a stellar career.Either this was a scheme spearheaded by Elkann (and others) to create buzz and to put media focus on Ferrari in order to increase overall brand awareness boost share prices (which evidently worked a charm) and/OR the F1 management had lost confidence in the pairing Leclerc/Sainz's ability to challenge for the championship even with good machinery. Hearing, for many years now, how Ferrari wants to keep all discussions and criticisms behind closed doors (remember Binotto grabbing Leclerc just after the British GP 2022), I wonder also if the numerous occasions on which Sainz aired criticisms over team radio and refused to follow clear directions during races perhaps had led to them questioning him as a dependable team player. Would be interesting to hear how the internal discussions played out that led to this decision. Might there also have been some inter driver friction bubbling under the surface..?
Rumor has it he's already been asked to step down and will announce after his meeting Friday.Seeing the back of Horny Horner would be the most epic result for sport in a long while.
I don't usually pay attention to livery, but I love this tribute to Senna
The 2024 Italian GP was a good example of this question. Ferrari's Charles LeClerc was able to take the hard compound tire and do a two stop race to take the victory. His teammate, Carlos Sainz did his job by racing the McLarens and delaying them enough to allow LeClerc's Ferrari to take the win. Ferrari brought a good car to Monza, but it was undoubtedly LeClerc's driving touch that kept his tires from graining too quickly. This has been a good year for F1!Great to see McLaren and others stepping up and winning races. A few missed opportunities for Norris and this may not be his year to win the championship, but at least races are fun to watch again when you no longer have one driver/team winning everything. And that asks the question again: is it the driver or the car that wins races![]()
The 2024 Italian GP was a good example of this question. Ferrari's Charles LeClerc was able to take the hard compound tire and do a two stop race to take the victory. His teammate, Carlos Sainz did his job by racing the McLarens and delaying them enough to allow LeClerc's Ferrari to take the win. Ferrari brought a good car to Monza, but it was undoubtedly LeClerc's driving touch that kept his tires from graining too quickly. This has been a good year for F1!
Great to see McLaren and others stepping up and winning races. A few missed opportunities for Norris and this may not be his year to win the championship, but at least races are fun to watch again when you no longer have one driver/team winning everything. And that asks the question again: is it the driver or the car that wins races![]()
Had my doubts about Lando for a while. But this year he has made me think twice. Having piastri there is pushing him cause he knows he has very little margin for error.Agree with you both! So nice to have things interesting again. Feels like Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren and Mercedes can all win. Long may it continue.
I don't think Lando is made of the right stuff to be a World Champion, unfortunately. Piastri might be next year, who knows. Kimi in a Mercedes will be fun next year, same with Lewis in a Ferrari.
Could be a fun couple of years![]()
Had my doubts about Lando for a while. But this year he has made me think twice. Having piastri there is pushing him cause he knows he has very little margin for error.