F1 2024
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Limejuice
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The Sky commentary said it would be investigated after the race.
taperoo2k
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I think that was one of the best races of the season so far. Excellent racing from Oscar and Leclerc.
Lando did a great recovery drive to finish ahead of Max. 20 point lead in the constructors for McLaren? Excellent.
Not sure what's gone wrong for Redbull, but doesn't seem like they are any closer to understanding
where they've gone wrong. I noticed with Perez he kept getting onto the back of Leclerc and then
falling away. Almost as though he had to use up his battery to get close.
I think Redbull might be regretting keeping Perez now, McLaren 20 points ahead.
Lando did a great recovery drive to finish ahead of Max. 20 point lead in the constructors for McLaren? Excellent.
Not sure what's gone wrong for Redbull, but doesn't seem like they are any closer to understanding
where they've gone wrong. I noticed with Perez he kept getting onto the back of Leclerc and then
falling away. Almost as though he had to use up his battery to get close.
I think Redbull might be regretting keeping Perez now, McLaren 20 points ahead.
spitfire
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What do you reckon on the Sainz/Perez crash?
taperoo2k
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50/50 so racing incident. Which the FIA have gone with.
Boo Radley75
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Sainz -
To be honest, it's hard to know exactly what he was playing at, he just seemed to deliberately drive into the wall, on a straight, in front of Perez, to stop him. That doesn't seem likely though as it wouldn't do him or his team any favours. Guess we'll have to see if he suddenly developed a steering issue, or something.
To be honest, it's hard to know exactly what he was playing at, he just seemed to deliberately drive into the wall, on a straight, in front of Perez, to stop him. That doesn't seem likely though as it wouldn't do him or his team any favours. Guess we'll have to see if he suddenly developed a steering issue, or something.
Boo Radley75
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Oh, and congratulations Colapinto. In his first two races of F1, he has now scored four times as more points as the man he replaced, Sargeant, in his whole career.
Limejuice
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I'd love to see the same close racing at the next race in Singapore. Fingers crossed.
The UK telly times will be:
Fri 20 Sept
FP1 - 10:30
FP2 - 14:00
Sat 21 Sept
FP3 - 10:30
Qual - 14:00
Sun 22 Sept
Race - 13:00
If anyone's planning to attend the race weekend, you'll be delighted to find the musical entertainment includes Kylie Minogue and The Corrs - two of my great-great-grandfather's favourite acts.
The UK telly times will be:
Fri 20 Sept
FP1 - 10:30
FP2 - 14:00
Sat 21 Sept
FP3 - 10:30
Qual - 14:00
Sun 22 Sept
Race - 13:00
If anyone's planning to attend the race weekend, you'll be delighted to find the musical entertainment includes Kylie Minogue and The Corrs - two of my great-great-grandfather's favourite acts.
Boo Radley75
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No action to be taken against Sainz or Perez. Think they were watching a different race to me as apparently there was no erratic steering from Sainz and he just kept to his racing line. First time I've heard straight into a wall being described as a racing line but OK then.
Ualan
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McLaren leading the championship for the first time since 2014. They seem to be getting better all the time.
dessiato
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There'll be hangovers in Woking today.
Buddy Bradley
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You know you can watch the recording from onboard, right? Then you can actually see what happened.
dessiato
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From the many videos and number of times I watched them I think the accident was entirely a racing incident.
The Sainz Ferrari was on the white line and close to the wall. He moved across as you'd expect. Checo was closer to the racing line and didn't yield as he ought, perhaps, to have done. Because Sainz was almost a length ahead, Checo should have given some space. I also think that Sainz couldn't properly see Checo in his mirrors. In the in-car footage you can see him checking.
Just racing hard for the position, and too focused on what they were doing to be fully aware of what is happening alongside them... Of course you'd hope for more awareness on track, but at that stage in the race and under that pressure for the position mistakes will happen. This was very costly mistake all round.
The Sainz Ferrari was on the white line and close to the wall. He moved across as you'd expect. Checo was closer to the racing line and didn't yield as he ought, perhaps, to have done. Because Sainz was almost a length ahead, Checo should have given some space. I also think that Sainz couldn't properly see Checo in his mirrors. In the in-car footage you can see him checking.
Just racing hard for the position, and too focused on what they were doing to be fully aware of what is happening alongside them... Of course you'd hope for more awareness on track, but at that stage in the race and under that pressure for the position mistakes will happen. This was very costly mistake all round.
Limejuice
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I'm not too surprised the stewards reached that decision. The driver-steward in Baku was Johnny Herbert.
He has always advocated for letting drivers sort out their problems on the track. I'm sure he told the other stewards it was a case of two drivers choosing the same racing line and slowly drifting into each other.
(Incidentally, during the Kravitz / Villeneuve grid tutorial, I thought I saw Johnny Herbert on the grid. He was in shot twice. "No, that can't be right," I thought. Turns out, it was Mr Herbert.)
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F1 2025 pre-season testing dates confirmed
The FIA have confirmed F1 2025 pre-season testing dates, confirmed that Bahrain will once again host the winter test ahead of new season. Set to take place from February 26-28 at the Bahrain International Circuit, these tests will allow teams to fine-tune their cars before the season officially kicks off in Australia from March 14-16. Bahrain has become a cornerstone for Formula 1 pre-season testing, having hosted the event six times since 2009.The circuit’s stable weather conditions, diverse track layout with high- and low-speed corners, and two long straights make it an ideal location for teams to gather crucial data ahead of the season. The 5.42km desert track also ensures minimal weather disruptions, giving teams maximum testing time on the track. Since 2021, Bahrain has been the preferred location for F1 pre-season testing, with only the first part of the 2022 pre-season testing held in Barcelona. Teams use the F1 2025 pre-season testing dates as an opportunity to assess everything from aerodynamics to tire performance, ensuring they are race-ready for the season opener.
1%er
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Ricciardo plays down Lawson speculation
Daniel Ricciardo has played down talk that he could be replaced by Liam Lawson after this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. Helmut Marko, who had previously revealed that the New Zealander has a clause in his contract which makes him a free agent if he hasn't secured a seat on the 2025 grid with one of the Red Bull teams by mid-September, the Austrian having previously insisted that the kiwi would be on the grid. Going into this weekend's race there has been speculation that Ricciardo would be dropped to make way for Lawson, thereby giving the New Zealander the opportunity to prepare for 2025. "I do expect a yes or no for '25," Ricciardo told reporters in Singapore, "and I'm aware of some talk and speculation about the rest of the season," he added. "For me, at the moment, I'm unaware of... so the decision I expect is for next year," he insisted. Obviously crazy things have happened in the sport," he admitted. "And I'm not going to stand here too boastful and confident that, oh yeah, I believe I will be."Ahead of the summer break there was talk of the Australian and Sergio Perez being dropped, most likely with the Mexican heading to RB while his seat alongside Max Verstappen was filled by Lawson. However both drivers appeared to be given the all-clear. In recent days however, the speculation over Ricciardo's future has resurfaced in the media, but he insists that all appears well within the team. "Honestly, nothing's changed," he said. "Some of the noise around has changed, obviously saying will I even see out the season. But after the August break selection period, then it was just okay, contract is this, so we're going to basically make the decision for next season based after Singapore. I'm aware of other stuff that's going around," he added, "that's why I semi-addressed that. But from my understanding, it's all for '25."
Following this weekend's race the sport takes another three-week break. Asked if he could be dropped this time around, he said: "I don't think so, but I also don't want to stand here and be the lawyer. I would say no, but also, we know how this sport works. People have not seen through a season before, so it's nothing new in some ways. I don't' want to also be like oh no, 100 percent, I'll bet my house on it, I've just been around too long." Asked, should the worst happen, if he has considered life after F1, he said: "IndyCar still scares me! Look, I've thought about it because I also thought about it a couple years ago when I knew that I wasn't going to start the '23 season," he added. "But I know I'm still a competitor. I know I still have a lot of fire in me, but maybe that itch is scratched doing something else. I don't know. We'll see. It's hard, like even talking about, just being in the sport and fighting for maybe a tenth place every now and then. It's maybe the same with doing another series. And no disrespect to other series, I'm a fan of, NASCAR and a lot of other forms of motorsport, but because I've been there and experienced the highest of highs, will I get true fulfilment doing something else and no guarantee I'll be awesome doing something else? Is that going to actually scratch the itch and give me what I want? I don't know. I'd probably say more no than yes, but these are things I'll think about if I'm not in this position."
Boo Radley75
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Red flag in third practice because there's a lizard on the track. Wasn't there one last year? Get used to the ground hogs in Canada.
1%er
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F1 Free Practice 3 Results
- Lando Norris
- George Russell
- Oscar Piastri
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lewis Hamilton
- Alex Albon
- Franco Colapinto
- Fernando Alonso
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Pierre Gasly
- Sergio Perez
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lance Stroll
- Esteban Ocon
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
1%er
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Stake F1 makes decision on Hulkenberg team-mate for 2025
Valtteri Bottas is expected to be confirmed as a Stake F1 driver for next season. Bottas' future has been up in the air for the past months after the F1 team opted to make Nico Hulkenberg one of its drivers for 2025 and beyond ahead of the organisation transitioning to Audi in 2026. The German manufacturing giant will make its debut in F1 that year after being lured to the sport by new power unit regulations. Hulkenberg was handed a drive whilst Andreas Seidl, then CEO of Audi's F1 operations and the former team principal of McLaren, was in charge. Over time, numerous names have been mentioned with the second seat, including current incumbents Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.Young guns passed over for Bottas
To further complicate the picture, it was announced two months ago that Seidl would be leaving, with former Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto stepping in as his replacement as chief operating and chief technical officer. Since Binotto took charge, further names have emerged as possibilities, including current F2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto, and Franco Colapinto, who has stepped in at Williams for the rest of this season after the team axed Logan Sargeant. Binotto, however, is now set to go with the experience of 10-time grand prix winner Bottas, who is 22nd in a 20-driver championship due to what has been a wretched season for the point-less Sauber team, known as Stake this year. It is understood Bottas will only be handed a one-year contract with no option, extending his F1 career to a 14th season. The decision by Binotto affords him time to stamp his mark on the current Sauber organisation before making a definitive call on who will partner Hulkenberg in the new Audi era.
[I am surprised that Sauber, a team that is always struggling, didn't keep Zhou Guanyu with the tens of millions he brings with him. If they are not bringing in a "new Audi" driver and only have Bottas as a 1 year place holder, why give up all that money. It isn't like Bottas has set F1 alight this season]
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Jos Verstappen takes latest swipe at Red Bull after ‘screw up’
Jos Verstappen has hit out at the Red Bull team after they “screwed up” following the strong start to the current F1 campaign. The Milton Keynes-based squad enjoyed a strong run of form in the opening run of races and was looking as though it would dominate another F1 season. However, it has slipped back in the pecking order of late and has not won any of the last seven races, with McLaren taking over at the top of the constructors' championship.When asked if it is worrying the Verstappen camp, Jos told Racexpress: "Always. You want to win, of course. Especially when you see how things went at the beginning of the season and how things are going now, then they [Red Bull] screwed up pretty bad.” Red Bull is targeting upgrades for the United States Grand Prix to lift itself back into contention, however Verstappen is not entirely convinced. "We will see. I want to see the results and then I can answer you. [In Singapore] it's wait and see. Things haven't been going so well lately, of course. It's to be hoped that they can turn it around a bit and that they can get a good result."
While Red Bull is on the back foot in the constructors' fight, Verstappen still holds a 59-point lead over Lando Norris in the drivers' championship. However, Jos Verstappen insisted his son Max can't become complacent with the gap. "Only something has to happen and it does become very exciting. You have to pay attention, the results have to come anyway," he said.
