F1 2024
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Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Perez seemed to have got his mojo back at the start of the season, but he's really fallen off again now.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Can't park there mate.
1%er
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Guenther Steiner sends message to Haas after disqualification
Qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix appeared to have gone well for Haas with both drivers managing to get into Q2. However, after the session, both Haas cars were disqualified meaning they’ll be lining up alongside each other on the back row of the grid on Sunday. Former team principal Guenther Steiner sent Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg a message on Instagram after the news broke that they’ll be starting 19th and 20th.Both Haas drivers are in very different positions after the first seven race weekends of the season. If there’s any track where you don’t want to be sent to the back of the grid this season, it’s the tight, twisting Monaco circuit. Guenther Steiner sends a message to Haas after Monaco Grand Prix qualifying disqualification. Nico Hulkenberg has proven to be one of the best qualifiers on the grid this season, regularly reaching Q3 in a car that isn’t one of the five fastest in the paddock. It’s one of the reasons why he earned a move to Sauber for 2025 before their Audi takeover, although he may be looking at their current performance and wondering what he’s signed up for after they were well off the pace on Saturday.
The German couldn’t reach Q3 this time around with the margin between each driver just a few hundredths of a second. Kevin Magnussen has been left behind by Hulkenberg in both qualifying and the races themselves this season. It’s one of the reasons why his seat is under pressure with the American team, although he did well to knock Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez out of Q1. Magnussen and Hulkenberg were due to start in the middle of the grid on Sunday which can be very dangerous considering the concertina effect going into turn one. Haas won’t have to worry about that now after being disqualified from qualifying in Monaco and Guenther Steiner has now sent them a tongue-in-cheek message.
Haas facing serious uphill battle at the Monaco Grand Prix
Posting on his Instagram story after the news broke, Steiner said: “Does anybody want to borrow my tape measure?” An official statement from the FIA stated that: “The uppermost rear wing element adjustable positions were checked on car numbers 20 [Magnussen] and 27 [Hulkenberg]. The [left-hand side] and [right-hand side] outermost area of the adjustable elements were exceeding the maximum allowed 85mm on both cars.”
The matter was then referred to the stewards who ruled that the part connected to Haas’s DRS was non-compliant. Haas were then forced to change the part and because teams can’t make certain adjustments to their cars under parc ferme rules, both Magnussen and Hulkenberg were disqualified. Steiner’s cheeky message to Haas is very much in character and the team will now be praying for chaos to ensue ahead of them if they stand any chance of scoring points. With Williams, Alpine and RB all having drivers start in the top ten, it could be a disastrous weekend for their standing in the Constructors’ Championship.
Nobody knows the Haas Formula 1 team better than their former team principal Guenther Steiner. He parted ways with the American outfit before the start of the 2024 season with Ayao Komatsu promoted in his place and doing a fine job. Guenther Steiner was asked on The Red Flags Podcast about who he would hire if he was still in charge of Haas for the 2025 season.
Haas already know that Nico Hulkenberg will be moving on at the end of the year when he joins Sauber. There are also question marks over whether they will retain Kevin Magnussen with the Danish driver nearing a one-race ban after accumulating 10 penalty points in the first seven race weekends of the season. However, Steiner believes that Alpine pair Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon will be out of Haas’s budget. Both drivers are also out of contract and assessing their options considering the French manufacturer’s struggles this season.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Brundle's just showing off his prep at this point. "Oh look, it's the substitute that came on last night for Accrington Stanley, how are you Phil?"
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Anthem sounds like a bunch of football fans singing in the bar 
Limejuice
Well-Known Member
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Haas demoted to the back of the grid, things can't get any worse for them.
Magnusson - hold my beer.
Magnusson - hold my beer.
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
So is Sainz out or not?
1%er
Well-Known Member
Yes, unless he got his car back under its own steam
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
jebus does K-mag want a shot at maldonado claim to fame
the below is nuts
https://dubzalt.com/storage/videos/0916a4.mp4#t=0.1
the below is nuts
https://dubzalt.com/storage/videos/0916a4.mp4#t=0.1
Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
Haven't seen any pictures of it being recovered by marshals.
Ax^
Silly Rabbit
starting 3rd on the restart by the sounds of it
