F1 2024

[spitfire]

Petrolheads assemble!

Date	Grand Prix	Venue
February 29 – March 2	Bahrain	Sakhir
March 7-9	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
March 22-24	Australia	Melbourne
April 5-7	Japan	Suzuka
April 19-21	China	Shanghai
May 3-5	Miami	Miami
May 17-19	Emilia Romagna	Imola
May 24-26	Monaco	Monaco
June 7-9	Canada	Montreal
June 21-23	Spain	Barcelona
June 28-30	Austria	Spielberg
July 5-7	United Kingdom	Silverstone
July 19-21	Hungary	Budapest
July 26-28	Belgium	Spa
August 23-25	Netherlands	Zandvoort
August 30 – September 1	Italy	Monza
September 13-15	Azerbaijan	Baku
September 20-22	Singapore	Singapore
October 18-20	USA	Austin
October 25-27	Mexico	Mexico City
November 1-3	Brazil	Sao Paulo
November 21-23	Las Vegas	Las Vegas
November 29 – December 1	Qatar	Lusail
December 6-8	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina

Team	Engine	Drivers
Sauber*	Ferrari	77. Valterri Bottas 24. Zhou Guanyu
AlphaTauri*	Honda RBPT	22. Yuki Tsunoda 3. Daniel Ricciardo
Alpine	Renault	10. Pierre Gasly 31. Esteban Ocon
Aston Martin	Mercedes	14. Fernando Alonso 18. Lance Stroll
Ferrari	Ferrari	16. Charles Leclerc 55. Carlos Sainz Jr.
Haas	Ferrari	20. Kevin Magnussen 27. Nico Hülkenberg
McLaren	Mercedes	4. Lando Norris 81. Oscar Piastri
Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes	63. George Russell 44. Lewis Hamilton
Red Bull	Honda RBPT	11. Sergio Pérez 33. Max Verstappen
Williams	Mercedes	23. Alex Albon 2. Logan Sargeant

 

[spitfire]

And the first political shenanigans begin.

Mercedes and F1 Management reject allegations against Toto and Susie Wolff

The FIA is said to be investigating a potential conflict of interest involving the Mercedes team principal and his wife, managing director of the F1 Academy

www.theguardian.com

FIA quickly drops conflict of interest investigation into Toto and Susie Wolff

The FIA have dropped their conflict of interest investigation into Mercedes team principle, Toto Wolff, and his wife, Susie.

www.theguardian.com

Lewis Hamilton condemns FIA’s on-off investigation into Toto and Susie Wolff

The Mercedes driver has delivered a scathing assessment of F1’s governing body and called for change at the top

www.theguardian.com

Christian Horner: Red Bull did not complain about Susie or Toto Wolff

Christian Horner maintains Red Bull did not raise any official complaint with the FIA over allegations F1 Academy managing director Susie Wolff and her husband, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, shared confidential information

www.theguardian.com

Looks like FOM have really fucked up. Lewis not mincing his words.

Attending the FIA prize-giving in Baku on Friday, Hamilton was blunt and uncompromising in his criticism of the governing body at its gala event. “It has been a challenging week, and a disappointing week,” he said. “To see that the governing body has sought to question the integrity of one of the most incredible female leaders we have ever had in our sport in Susie Wolff without questioning and without any evidence and then just saying ‘sorry’ at the end. That is unacceptable.”

The decision to proceed with an investigation and to do so very publicly could almost certainly not have taken place without the knowledge and consent of the FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and Hamilton implied that there were issues at the very top of the organisation that had to be dealt with.

“There is a constant fight to really improve diversity and inclusion within the industry,” he said. “It seems there are certain individuals in the leadership of the FIA that every time we try and make a step forward they are trying to pull us back, and that has to change.”

 

[souljacker]

That is a loooong season!

 

[Limejuice]

I don't normally quote The Economist, but it routinely presents itself as an authoritative journal concerning sport in general and Formula One in particular.

A problem at the heart of Formula One

How can any sport combine fun, spectacle and viewers’ demand for more greenery?

www.economist.com

This rather simplistic piece says the problem F1 suffers from is the colossal amount of energy it takes to freight the entire sport around the world to an ever-increasing number of races. It then discusses how better planning could mitigate carbon problems.

In passing, it alludes to the real problem: "Millions tune in to watch drivers zoom around in mega-cars powered by noisy petrol engines, before Max Verstappen wins again." Ho ho.

My thesis: if F1 were truly "a sport", with jeopardy and excitement and risk and unpredictability, those engaged in the sport would fret less about pretending to be green, because it never will be. It's motorsport, after all. But the excitement and competition that drives the sport, leads to the benefits of motorsport. Formula one is responsible for the top-line research into the entire arena of ecology and personal transportation. From fuel to mechanics to aerodynamics to electronics.

What F1 can and should do is provide the white-hot edge of research and proof-of-concept for the entire planet into personal transportation.

We need F1 to exemplify the best we all love about speed, noise, racing and competition, and to figure out a way to keep that without poking the planet up the exhaust pipe.

Anyhow, just some late-night thoughts. There's still a couple of months before the next season's engines ignite.

Bored.

 

[spitfire]

Merry Christmas race fans.

Here's What F1 Drivers Gifted Each Other This Christmas

Valtteri Bottas' backside is apparently a theme, and what happened to Lewis Hamilton's gift?

www.thedrive.com

 

[spitfire]

Oh you'll have to click through for the video, I've not watched it yet but it is 14 minutes long...

 

[petee]

Petrolheads assemble!

Date	Grand Prix	Venue
February 29 – March 2	Bahrain	Sakhir
March 7-9	Saudi Arabia	Jeddah
March 22-24	Australia	Melbourne
April 5-7	Japan	Suzuka
April 19-21	China	Shanghai
May 3-5	Miami	Miami
May 17-19	Emilia Romagna	Imola
May 24-26	Monaco	Monaco
June 7-9	Canada	Montreal
June 21-23	Spain	Barcelona
June 28-30	Austria	Spielberg
July 5-7	United Kingdom	Silverstone
July 19-21	Hungary	Budapest
July 26-28	Belgium	Spa
August 23-25	Netherlands	Zandvoort
August 30 – September 1	Italy	Monza
September 13-15	Azerbaijan	Baku
September 20-22	Singapore	Singapore
October 18-20	USA	Austin
October 25-27	Mexico	Mexico City
November 1-3	Brazil	Sao Paulo
November 21-23	Las Vegas	Las Vegas
November 29 – December 1	Qatar	Lusail
December 6-8	Abu Dhabi	Yas Marina

Team	Engine	Drivers
Sauber*	Ferrari	77. Valterri Bottas 24. Zhou Guanyu
AlphaTauri*	Honda RBPT	22. Yuki Tsunoda 3. Daniel Ricciardo
Alpine	Renault	10. Pierre Gasly 31. Esteban Ocon
Aston Martin	Mercedes	14. Fernando Alonso 18. Lance Stroll
Ferrari	Ferrari	16. Charles Leclerc 55. Carlos Sainz Jr.
Haas	Ferrari	20. Kevin Magnussen 27. Nico Hülkenberg
McLaren	Mercedes	4. Lando Norris 81. Oscar Piastri
Mercedes-AMG	Mercedes	63. George Russell 44. Lewis Hamilton
Red Bull	Honda RBPT	11. Sergio Pérez 33. Max Verstappen
Williams	Mercedes	23. Alex Albon 2. Logan Sargeant

i'm a fernando alonso man, but Renault at least isn't one of them.

 

[1%er]

I'll be back soon, great thread spitfire

 

[spitfire]

Thanks 1%er

The piranha club is circling.

Ben Sulayem’s mishaps and meddling leave F1 asking if FIA is fit for purpose

The resignations of Steve Nielsen and Deborah Mayer, plus the Wolff investigation, have left a distrust and conflict at the heart of the sport

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ax^]

no more Guenther

 

[spitfire]

no more Guenther

Nooooo.

Haas ditch charismatic team principal Guenther Steiner in blow to F1

Guenther Steiner, Haas’s team principal for 10 years, has been replaced for the new F1 season by Ayao Komatsu

www.theguardian.com

With a bit of luck Sky will replace Nico with Guenther.

 

[Ax^]

hmm they were saying that had a mystery presenter coming in board

*crosses fingers and toes

could also replace maga Danica

 

[Limejuice]

I could happily trundle through an F1 season without the witterings of Nico or Danica.

 

[spitfire]

Not F1 but cool.

 

[Indeliblelink]

Little interview with Guenther about his dismissal from Haas.

 

[spitfire]

More trouble at mill.

FIA technical director Tim Goss leaves Formula One’s governing body

Formula One’s governing body the FIA has announced another senior figure has left the organisation with the departure of the technical director Tim Goss

www.theguardian.com

Formula One’s governing body the FIA has announced another senior figure has left the organisation with the departure of the technical director Tim Goss. He is the second key player to leave the FIA within a month after the resignation of the sporting director Steve Nielsen in December.

The loss of both men is a blow to the sport’s governance. Goss was central to the process of the formulation of new regulations set to be introduced in 2026, while Nielsen was brought in only a year ago to overhaul the sport’s race control operations that had been found so wanting at the controversial Abu Dhabi GP in 2021. He was reportedly unsatisfied and frustrated with the FIA’s unwillingness to make the changes he believed were required.

 

[a_chap]

He was reportedly unsatisfied and frustrated with the FIA’s unwillingness to make the changes he believed were required.

I mean, come on, it's F1.

What did he expect?

 

[1%er]

Hi Guys, Sorry for not posting for awhile but as some of you know I posted here as a result of translating F1 news stories (from English into Spanish and Portuguese) to support a friend who sold those via his sport news site. Unfortunately he passed away in December so we have been busy supporting his family. His wife still isn't sure if she wants to keep the site or is going to try and sell it. He had many friends who used to translate differnt sports news for him as he was unable to work following an accident he had a number of years ago.

Anyway I will start posting again soon I hope, but to keep you going here is a link to the newish Ferrari film. I haven't watched it yet but use this site often and never have had a problem with it.

 

[Ax^]

Sorry to hear about your friend 1%er and fair play for supporting his family

and thank you for the link and hope to cya back soon for the new season

 

[Limejuice]

Hi Guys, Sorry for not posting for awhile but as some of you know I posted here as a result of translating F1 news stories (from English into Spanish and Portuguese) to support a friend who sold those via his sport news site. Unfortunately he passed away in December so we have been busy supporting his family. His wife still isn't sure if she wants to keep the site or is going to try and sell it. He had many friends who used to translate differnt sports news for him as he was unable to work following an accident he had a number of years ago.

Anyway I will start posting again soon I hope, but to keep you going here is a link to the newish Ferrari film. I haven't watched it yet but use this site often and never have had a problem with it.

If there's anything the U75 collective can do to help, let us know. There's a ton of smart folks in this forum.

 

[Ax^]

^this

 

[spitfire]

Also sorry to hear about your friend and thanks for all your contributions over the years, keep posting your own thoughts anyway!

 

[spitfire]

That's some website, might take out a months VIP and download loads of stuff.

 

[souljacker]

Hi Guys, Sorry for not posting for awhile but as some of you know I posted here as a result of translating F1 news stories (from English into Spanish and Portuguese) to support a friend who sold those via his sport news site. Unfortunately he passed away in December so we have been busy supporting his family. His wife still isn't sure if she wants to keep the site or is going to try and sell it. He had many friends who used to translate differnt sports news for him as he was unable to work following an accident he had a number of years ago.

Anyway I will start posting again soon I hope, but to keep you going here is a link to the newish Ferrari film. I haven't watched it yet but use this site often and never have had a problem with it.

That's sad. I always wondered where you got your stories from. I assumed you were a writer yourself.

I'll miss the stories though. Always a good mix of F1 gossip, technical stuff and verstappen family racism stories.

Cheers to you and rip to your mate.

 

[spitfire]

WTaF?

Were there any last, lingering doubts about what really drives modern sport, Formula One managed to dispel them with crushing and depressing finality on Wednesday. Welcome, then, to a world where F1 now boasts a team named Visa Cash App RB, a title that deadens the soul with every utterance and stands, surely, as the very worst in the sport’s history

The team were once the doughty Minardi. Formed in Faenza, Italy by Giancarlo Minardi, they were bought by Red Bull in 2005, raced as Toro Rosso until 2020 when they were once more rebranded as AlphaTauri to promote the brand’s clothing line. Both positively homely denominations in comparison to this latest abomination. They were at least titles that suggested a racing team, rather than simply the corporate sponsor with whom Red Bull have done a deal, across both its teams, worth millions.

Can you credit it? Visa Cash App RB may be the worst F1 team name of all time

The new moniker for Minardi, an enterprise with a long and storied history, is unlikely to do anything to improve the image of a sport already struggling to attract a younger audience

www.theguardian.com

 

[spitfire]

Go Lando!

Lando Norris commits to McLaren until 2026 and targets tilt at Formula One title

The British driver’s deal was due to expire at the end of 2025 with a host of rival teams interested in poaching the promising 24-year-old

www.theguardian.com

 

[Ax^]

WTaF?

Were there any last, lingering doubts about what really drives modern sport, Formula One managed to dispel them with crushing and depressing finality on Wednesday. Welcome, then, to a world where F1 now boasts a team named Visa Cash App RB, a title that deadens the soul with every utterance and stands, surely, as the very worst in the sport’s history
Charles Leclerc confident ‘best is yet to come’ after signing new Ferrari deal
The team were once the doughty Minardi. Formed in Faenza, Italy by Giancarlo Minardi, they were bought by Red Bull in 2005, raced as Toro Rosso until 2020 when they were once more rebranded as AlphaTauri to promote the brand’s clothing line. Both positively homely denominations in comparison to this latest abomination. They were at least titles that suggested a racing team, rather than simply the corporate sponsor with whom Red Bull have done a deal, across both its teams, worth millions.

Can you credit it? Visa Cash App RB may be the worst F1 team name of all time

The new moniker for Minardi, an enterprise with a long and storied history, is unlikely to do anything to improve the image of a sport already struggling to attract a younger audience

www.theguardian.com

they also trying to say you cannot call the team RB or racing bulls and it should be visa cash app

hopefully the sky presenters ignore this nonsense and call it Minardi

 

[spitfire]

And

Charles Leclerc confident ‘best is yet to come’ after signing new Ferrari deal

 

[Limejuice]

they also trying to say you cannot call the team RB or racing bulls and it should be visa cash app

hopefully the sky presenters ignore this nonsense and call it Minardi

They should use the initials and call it Vee-carb.

I mean, at least that sounds like a motoring component.

 

[Bingoman]

they also trying to say you cannot call the team RB or racing bulls and it should be visa cash app

hopefully the sky presenters ignore this nonsense and call it Minardi

Tbh got be one the worst rebranded ever and probably for some confusing too?