F1 2024 (and other motorsport) thread

[Wizard]

 

[Wizard]

Newey news now official. Leaves in early 2025 and has no gardening leave so can work on the 2026 car of whichever team he ends up at

Adrian Newey: Red Bull confirm exit of chief technical officer in early 2025

Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull in 2025 after 19 years with the Formula 1 team; 65-year-old will not have to serve a period of gardening leave; follow all the reaction to confirmation of Neweys exit by watching Sky Sports F1s live coverage of the Miami Grand Prix this weekend

www.skysports.com

 

[PhilM]

The lack of posts in this thread signifies how little attention people are now giving this one-horse race.

 

[Runub]

The lack of posts in this thread signifies how little attention people are now giving this one-horse race.

I can’t think of another sport like it where you can confidently predict the result of today’s race and every other race this season with a likely 100% accuracy

 

[Lapeno77]

So close to the perfect start with Perez nearly wiping out Verstappen

 

[davep]

Safety car with Norris in the lead! Might be able to stay ahead of Verstappen!

 

[longers]

The McLaren actually has very good race pace as well, be amazing if he could do it but I have my doubts. Might finally see him get his elbows out against Max though.

 

[davep]

Safety car has picked up the wrong driver too And it could be in before they get back round to Lando??

 

[tsubaki]

Charles Leclerc's other half is stunning even by the standards of F1 driver's other halves.

 

[GoldenToffee]

I generally don't mind the Sky F1 commentary, but it winds me up no end them constantly commentating as if every viewer is watching a race for the first time, explaining what DRS is and how it works, rules under virtual safety car, etc. It's like listening to Sky football and them explaining offsides and booking rules - way frustrating!

 

[GoldenToffee]

Charles Leclerc's other half is stunning even by the standards of F1 driver's other halves.

He's a decent looking lad, but £100m a year will get anybody a perfect 10/10!

 

[davep]

Come on Lando!

 

[longers]

He's actually going to do this bar an error

 

[GoldenToffee]

He's actually going to do this bar an error

By about 10 seconds as well.

 

[davep]

By about 10 seconds as well.

Looks possible. The pace he was doing before the safety car, that might have been around the gap he would have been behind Max once he'd stopped, so poss actually had the pace to challenge/win even without the SC.

Piastri might stop him getting the fastest lap point tho!