F1 2024 season

[jimharri]

Verstappen leading (probably going to win?).

Imagine.
My.
Surprise.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Is he that better than everybody else, is his car that better than everybody else's?

I honestly think it's him. And I hate to say that.

My only evidence is when he didn't finish the Aussie GP and the rest of the field at the top was bunched up to a couple of seconds gap throughout the rest of the race.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

I honestly think it's him. And I hate to say that.

My only evidence is when he didn't finish the Aussie GP and the rest of the field at the top was bunched up to a couple of seconds gap throughout the rest of the race.

Perez can’t get near him in the same car, Sainz at RB next year might make it more of a fight.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Top drive from Lando. Elite racer.

I hope Red Bull sack off Perez next season and get in a top tier driver like Sainz. Verstappen will still piss every race but it'd be good to know just how much is down to his abilities with a teammate who's also at the top level. Perez is mediocre at best.

 

[eversince 76]

Verstappen is a class ahead of the rest. Simple.
The problem for other teams is he also gets the fastest car.
Verstappen is breaking every record. Compare what he has won and done to other former champs at the age he is now.

Anyways, it’s boring. But that’s not Verstappen’s fault. Nor RB. It’s every other driver and their teams.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Missed it. Anything to write home about?

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Missed it. Anything to write home about?

I found it an exciting race. Mixed pit stop strategies were really interesting as the race evolved and some madness with a safety car.

There’s more to F1 than who finishes first, I wish some people would understand that.

 

[tommybooth]

Maxtastic and the sprint race was some great racing.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Verstappen is a class ahead of the rest. Simple.
The problem for other teams is he also gets the fastest car.
Verstappen is breaking every record. Compare what he has won and done to other former champs at the age he is now.

Anyways, it’s boring. But that’s not Verstappen’s fault. Nor RB. It’s every other driver and their teams.

He’s got no competition, that’s the problem. Perez is nowhere near the top level.

The last time the pressure was really on was Abu Dhabi in 2021 and frankly Max saw his arse until the win was gifted to him.

He needs a better team mate and the other teams need to sort their shit out.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Brilliant episode of the Missed Apex podcast this week with a former Mercedes strategy guy, going into detail of that mental 2016 season when Rosberg and Hamilton spent all year knocking the shit out of each other.

Really fun listen.

 

[Metal Biker]

Hell freezes over. Ferrari goes Blue!



For Context; It's part of a deal with HP (the computer company, not the sauce) and it's only for Miami, but yeah, Ferrari and the drivers will be racing in Blue!

 

[TinFoilHat]

Brilliant episode of the Missed Apex podcast this week with a former Mercedes strategy guy, going into detail of that mental 2016 season when Rosberg and Hamilton spent all year knocking the shit out of each other.

Really fun listen.

Thanks for this.

Looking forward to listening to it.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Hell freezes over. Ferrari goes Blue!



For Context; It's part of a deal with HP (the computer company, not the sauce) and it's only for Miami, but yeah, Ferrari and the drivers will be racing in Blue!

That'll go down well with the fans and traditionalists.

That would be akin to city wearing rag colours for a match.

 

[Metal Biker]

That'll go down well with the fans and traditionalists.

That would be akin to city wearing rag colours for a match.

They're already fuming over the team renaming itself as Scuderia Ferrari HP

 

[denislawsbackheel]

That'll go down well with the fans and traditionalists.

That would be akin to city wearing rag colours for a match.

I remember centuries ago at Maine Road chanting we don’t want red at the red and black kit.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Adrian Newey's announced he's off, LOL.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Adrian Newey's announced he's off, LOL.

Wow!

Next season might be interesting on the track.

This season it's everything off it.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

Wow!

Next season might be interesting on the track.

This season it's everything off it.

The rumours of him going to Ferrari have been swirling for a while but the press are all reporting it's the shit with Horner that's tipped him over the edge. A nice little fuck you parting shot from big Ade there.

I do wonder if Hamilton might actually be playing a blinder here, as he did when he left McLaren to a Mercedes team that was at the time struggling to find its feet...

 

[denislawsbackheel]

He is officially contracted for another year so could be doing a long stint of gardening leave.

But that’s an end to Red Bulls dominance imminent.
Aston Martin have offered him a contract already.
Ferrari are very interested.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

He is officially contracted for another year so could be doing a long stint of gardening leave.

But that’s an end to Red Bulls dominance imminent.
Aston Martin have offered him a contract already.
Ferrari are very interested.

Aston Martin are a clown show. Surely he's not daft enough to go there.

They're winning the square root of fuck all with the half wit daddy's boy and a FOC Alonso.

If you're Newey, hooking up with Hamilton and Le Clerc at Ferrari is the obvious move, even if Aston are dangling more cash.