2024 F1 Thread

[bazokajoe]

WOW! This i a shocker. Guenther leaves Haas.
One of the best personalities in F1.

Steiner leaves as Haas Team Principal with immediate effect

Guenther Steiner has left his role as Team Principal of Haas F1 Team with Director of Engineering Ayao Komatsu stepping up to replace him.

www.formula1.com

 

[Cardinal Fang]

Drive to Survive is going to have a lot less swearing in it now.

 

[roadhog]

I was just coming here to post that and start the new thread, well done Joe.
Here's this year's schedule.

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[IFUSEEKAMY]

FORMULA 1® on Instagram: "The world’s first official F1 karting experience is opening in London on February 6! 🤩 Tickets for @f1drivelondon are on general sale this Thursday! 🎟 #F1 #Formula1"

541K likes, 1,789 comments - f1 on January 22, 2024: "The world’s first official F1 karting experience is opening in London on February 6! 🤩 Tickets for @f1drivelondon are on general sale this Thursday! 🎟 #F1 #Formula1".

www.instagram.com

 

[bazokajoe]

FORMULA 1® on Instagram: "The world’s first official F1 karting experience is opening in London on February 6! 🤩 Tickets for @f1drivelondon are on general sale this Thursday! 🎟 #F1 #Formula1"

541K likes, 1,789 comments - f1 on January 22, 2024: "The world’s first official F1 karting experience is opening in London on February 6! 🤩 Tickets for @f1drivelondon are on general sale this Thursday! 🎟 #F1 #Formula1".

www.instagram.com

That looks like a riot. Wish there was something like that in Canada.

 

[bazokajoe]

Alpha Tauri being rebranded with new sponsors.

AlphaTauri’s new name for 2024 is confirmed

AlphaTauri will emerge from the Formula 1 winter break with an all-new team name after the decision was made to undergo a rebranding to ‘Racing Bulls’ ahead of the 2024 campaign.

www.formula1.com

 

[anon1]

That looks like a riot. Wish there was something like that in Canada.

Just over the river.

RPM Raceway - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

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[bazokajoe]

Charles Leclerc signs extension.

Leclerc signs new Ferrari contract extension 'beyond 2024'

Ferrari have agreed a fresh contract extension with Charles Leclerc, meaning that the Monegasque will continue to race for the team beyond the end of 2024.

www.formula1.com

 

[bazokajoe]

Now Lando has signed an extension with McLaren.

Norris agrees ‘extended multi-year’ contract with McLaren

Lando Norris has committed his long-term future to McLaren after agreeing an “extended multi-year” contract with the British team.

www.formula1.com

 

[Insidious Von]

Ferrari's ground effect was a disaster in 2023, Red Bull was miles ahead of everyone else. For major improvements the underside of the Testarossa has to be improved.

 

[Dartman]

There is no competition in F1 when one guy wins 17 out of the 21 or 22 races . They really need to look at this.I used to watch it back in the 80s but i cant watch it now . You go into the lead first corner then its game over or race over

 

[roadhog]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1750886752078713091

 

[roadhog]

Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751983942650007591

 

[bazokajoe]

Yup every time there is a new regulation change, one team gets it right and dominates for the next several years. The way Max won 2023, was just boring AF.

And wow, Steiner leaving is sad. Do we know why? Was he fired?

Apparently Steiner was let go due to poor performance of the team. They went backwards last year.

 

[bazokajoe]

Thoughts?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1751983942650007591

I honestly don't think they will ditch the hybrids.
The sound of a V10 turbo is great but I believe the manufactures use F1 as a testing ground for hybrid/electric road cars.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[bazokajoe]

F1 is the least representative of cars for road cars lol. F1 should stick to being a sport. Those V10s of the mid 2000s sounded glorious!

Actually back in the 90's when Mclaren was dominating with Honda engines, Honda engineers had to do 1 year of service with their F! teams they supplied engines to.
This gave them great experience in development of road car engines.
You don't think Merc, Renault, Aston Martin and now with Ford coming back to F1 these car companies don't use F1 for some research?

 

[roadhog]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1752753382459117679

 

[roadhog]

Andretti team's bid to enter Formula 1 for 2025 or 2026 turned down by the sport but door left ajar for 2028

F1 rules out 2025 or 2026 for the American Andretti outfit but keeps door open for the 2028 season; Andretti Cadillac strongly disagrees with the decision; F1 says presence of an 11th team would not, on its own, provide value to the Championship

www.skysports.com

 

[bazokajoe]

Yeah none of the current teams care about competition. They just care about what chunk of the pie they can get.

Yeah, pretty much.
I know Toto(not a fan of him) made no bones about it, he was against any new teams.

 

[IFUSEEKAMY]

Is this real ?! Poor Carlos

Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for 2025 Formula 1 season

Lewis Hamilton will join Ferrari next year and replace Carlos Sainz in a shock move; Hamilton signed a two-year contract with Mercedes which expires at the end of 2025 but he will spend just one more season with the team; watch every F1 race in 2024 live on Sky Sports F1

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