Formula One 2024 Season Motor Sport

[Franco Pinion]

Renault is expected to vote on whether to stop producing their own F1 engines. This decision would turn Alpine into a customer team, likely powered by Mercedes.

 

[Franco Pinion]

I saw some F1 cars earlier this week. I went to the F1 exhibition in London on Monday. It was good, with some cool exhibits. I got to see how bloody big the current F1 cars are (this is the RB16b, Max's championship car).



They also had Grosjean's car from his crash in 2020. It's unbelievable that he got out of it and survived when you see the damage.



And, I went to Silverstone on Tuesday. The museum wasn't as good from a storytelling point of view, but way more cars to look at. Some examples are Damon Hill's championship car, Daniel Ricciardo's 2014 Red Bull (which is beautiful in person, the purple is class) and Nigel Mansell's championship Williams and championship Indy car side by side (F1 cars are better).



The bonus on Tuesday was that there was some private testing going on the track, so I got to see somebody (no idea who) do a few laps in a 2021 McLaren, and was able to stand at Luffield.



A good couple of days. If you are an F1 fan and are in London and have time, I'd definitely recommend going to see one or both of the exhibitions.

 

[Dylan]

I saw some F1 cars earlier this week. I went to the F1 exhibition in London on Monday. It was good, with some cool exhibits. I got to see how bloody big the current F1 cars are (this is the RB16b, Max's championship car).

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They also had Grosjean's car from his crash in 2020. It's unbelievable that he got out of it and survived when you see the damage.

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And, I went to Silverstone on Tuesday. The museum wasn't as good from a storytelling point of view, but way more cars to look at. Some examples are Damon Hill's championship car, Daniel Ricciardo's 2014 Red Bull (which is beautiful in person, the purple is class) and Nigel Mansell's championship Williams and championship Indy car side by side (F1 cars are better).

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The bonus on Tuesday was that there was some private testing going on the track, so I got to see somebody (no idea who) do a few laps in a 2021 McLaren, and was able to stand at Luffield.

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A good couple of days. If you are an F1 fan and are in London and have time, I'd definitely recommend going to see one or both of the exhibitions.

Sounds like a fantastic couple of days Franco Pinion

 

[Ginger Ted]

Possible changes for Red Bull in 2025.

Helmut Marko full statement: "Tsunoda is a candidate to drive alongside Max in 2025. The remaining races of this season will decide what our driving pairings will look like for next year.

 

[Ginger Ted]

I saw some F1 cars earlier this week. I went to the F1 exhibition in London on Monday. It was good, with some cool exhibits. I got to see how bloody big the current F1 cars are (this is the RB16b, Max's championship car).

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They also had Grosjean's car from his crash in 2020. It's unbelievable that he got out of it and survived when you see the damage.

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And, I went to Silverstone on Tuesday. The museum wasn't as good from a storytelling point of view, but way more cars to look at. Some examples are Damon Hill's championship car, Daniel Ricciardo's 2014 Red Bull (which is beautiful in person, the purple is class) and Nigel Mansell's championship Williams and championship Indy car side by side (F1 cars are better).

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The bonus on Tuesday was that there was some private testing going on the track, so I got to see somebody (no idea who) do a few laps in a 2021 McLaren, and was able to stand at Luffield.

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A good couple of days. If you are an F1 fan and are in London and have time, I'd definitely recommend going to see one or both of the exhibitions.

Brilliant, Franco. Something I aim to do one day.

 

[Franco Pinion]

South Korea has announced its intention to bring Formula 1 back to the country with a proposed street race in Incheon, near Seoul, by 2026. The country hosted F1 races between 2010 and 2013 at the Yeongam circuit but was removed from the calendar before the hybrid era.

The new plan aligns with Liberty Media's preference for city-based street races, and South Korea's proposal is seen as a serious effort to rejoin the F1 calendar. With a focus on delivering the urban excitement that modern F1 fans and promoters desire, Incheon could soon host a key race in the sport's expansion into Asia.

 

[Franco Pinion]

Formula 1 is to drop the award of a bonus point for fastest lap from the 2025 season.

The decision, made by the world motorsports council of governing body the FIA, comes in the wake of a controversy over RB's Daniel Ricciardo taking the point away from title contender Lando Norris in the last race in Singapore.

RB are the sister outfit of Red Bull, whose driver Max Verstappen is in a championship battle with McLaren's Norris.

Verstappen is facing an increasing threat from Briton Norris, who has cut the Dutchman's drivers' championship lead to 52 points.

The bonus point is only awarded to a driver who finishes in the top 10 so Ricciardo, who finished 18th in Singapore, did not get the extra point.

Speaking at the drivers' press conference before this weekend's United States Grand Prix, Norris said: "I don't know why they've done it. I quite like how it is now, there is an opportunity to go for something else. You pay the price for risking it, if your pit stop goes wrong or something.

"If it's something like Singapore, it's the correct thing to do, but I don't think people should change it just because of Singapore."

The FIA was not immediately able to provide the reason for the change being made to a rule that was introduced in 2019

They would be better off getting rid of sister teams so maybe new teams could come to the grid.

 

[Tom]

Verstappen and Colapinto both given two penalty points each on their super licence for their incidents with Norris and Lawson in Mexico.

 

[Tom]

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will leave Kick Sauber at the end of the 2024 season.

Gabriel Bortoleto, the Formula 2 championship leader, has signed a multi-year deal with the team. He will be joined by Nico Hulkenberg as the new 2025 Sauber driver line-up.

 

[Silverback]

So with the Sauber news about Bottas and Zhou leaving, and Bortoleto in, and if Colapinto goes to RB with Lawson to Red Bull.

We could have Antonelli, Lawson, Doohan, Colapinto, Bortoleto and Bearman all having rookie or near-rookie seasons in F1 next year. Which is pretty incredible and must be unprecedented.

And the other thing that means is there are going to be so many red flags and safety cars next year