F1 2024 (and other motorsport) thread

[BNJ1878]

Livening up.

 

[longers]

Got good, Max has got his pace back up now though and Lando on older tyres

 

[PhilM]

Got good, Max has got his pace back up now though and Lando on older tyres

Lando is pushing it very hard here, so I hope he doesn't make an error; likewise, I hope Max does make a mistake, and Lando gets the opportunity.

Sadly, I can't see him closing the gap enough in the final lap to get above, even with DRS.

 

[longers]

Great effort and final stint especially as he was on older tyres but it's a track that's very hard to overtake on so not surprising to see Max hold on. If the race was a couple laps longer...

McLaren being truly competitive again is fantastic

 

[longers]

Kyle Larson killing it for McLaren in the Indy 500 qualifying, probably the only driver in the world who you could argue in good faith is as natural a talent as Verstappen.

Mad that he’ll finish qualifying then jump on a plane and race in the NASCAR cup race in a couple hours. Proper old school.

Then next weekend he’s doing another double header with the Indy 500 race and the Coke 600 NASCAR on the same day.

 

[Martin Alvito]

Kyle Larson killing it for McLaren in the Indy 500 qualifying, probably the only driver in the world who you could argue in good faith is as natural a talent as Verstappen.

Mad that he’ll finish qualifying then jump on a plane and race in the NASCAR cup race in a couple hours. Proper old school.

Then next weekend he’s doing another double header with the Indy 500 race and the Coke 600 NASCAR on the same day.

The guys who do 1100 miles are crazy. They're banking on winning Indy, because they're lucky to top 5 Charlotte. They're vegetables by the last 100 laps.

Hasn't worked out for anyone yet, but sooner or later it probably will.

 

[Wizard]

This is quite cool. McLaren racing at Monaco in a livery based on Senna's helmet as it's the 30th anniversary of his death.

 

[Bwana]

It's officially summer. Monaco qualifying.

 

[BNJ1878]

It's mental that Perez still has that seat.

 

[Bwana]

It's mental that Perez still has that seat.

That team is imploding.

 

[longers]

 

[Bwana]

Forza. In Monaco Ferrari needs to be in the front row.

 

[Wizard]

Grosjean has arrived for the weekend

 

[PhilM]

That team is imploding.

Since Adrian Newey’s announcement, the car’s dominance has started to falter. While it is mostly a confidence with the style of tracks…

… it does feel as if there’s a shift in their dominance and reliability.

 

[Bwana]

Since Adrian Newey’s announcement, the car’s dominance has started to falter. While it is mostly a confidence with the style of tracks…

… it does feel as if there’s a shift in their dominance and reliability.

In Monaco the driver has more to say, I admit. Then again: Usually it's still the good cars which collect the front row spots in qualifying & therefore dp well in the race. Trulli in Renault, Panis in Ligier and Senna in Lotus (ok, a couple of Senna's McLarens were pretty horrendous too) are the ones in "modern" times who have won with an inferior car. '83 Keke Rosberg also.