F1 2025 (and other motorsports)

[davep]

I loved it. Any options to create as many different strategies is good with me. Expense, pff, F1 teams' coffers are bottomless.

Not all of them. The refuelling era is largely considered to have the least action and amount of overtakes of any period in F1 history. The sport is in a much better place atm.

More data and analysis here:

 

[GoldenToffee]

Not all of them. The refuelling era is largely considered to have the least action and amount of overtakes of any period in F1 history. The sport is in a much better place atm.

More data and analysis here:

Ok I admit... I just want to see a car bombing down the pit line with the hose still attached once more

 

[AndyP94]

It'd at least give them a longer run with a chance to overtake

Edit: The circuits just naturally too narrow, so there's not really much you can do I guess in that aspect.

Not sure how either of those would help, and you need somewhere for cars to safely come out of the pits.

 

[davep]

It'd at least give them a longer run with a chance to overtake

Edit: The circuits just naturally too narrow, so there's not really much you can do I guess in that aspect.

Yeah, that/the cars are too wide nowadays.

 

[davep]

F1 testing 2025 LIVE: Follow action from day one in Bahrain

Follow live text commentary from day one of 2025 pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.

www.bbc.co.uk

Pre-season testing underway. Who's everyone got? Think Maclaren and Ferrari will lead the way. Sure Red Bull will be closer than ppl were expecting. Mercedes could be really quick or have gone in completely the wrong direction again. Would love to see Williams decently in midfield, and interesting to see if Aston can start the season off strongly again, but actually maintain it this year.

 

[davep]

Preseason testing 2024 Day 1 times for reference:

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Yeah, that/the cars are too wide nowadays.

Thr cars are just too big, half the tracks can't give them enough room. They need shrinking by a good 25-30%.

 

[davep]

Thr cars are just too big, half the tracks can't give them enough room. They need shrinking by a good 25-30%.

Current cars are only about 10% wider than they were in the early 00s, and actually narrower than they were in the 80s.

 

[Connor]

Williams, again, looks like it has fantastic one lap speed.

Hopefully Aston have figured out the balance issues for Alonso too.

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Current cars are only about 10% wider than they were in the early 00s, and actually narrower than they were in the 80s.

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I'm on about the length.

 

[longers]

Noticed that Arvid Lindblad is competing in F2 this year, 17 year old British/Swedish talent that Red Bull are expecting big things from. Helmut Marko has said he will be Red Bulls next F1 champion (after Max leaves).

 

[davep]

Noticed that Arvid Lindblad is competing in F2 this year, 17 year old British/Swedish talent that Red Bull are expecting big things from. Helmut Marko has said he will be Red Bulls next F1 champion (after Max leaves).

My mum tutors him maths Been keeping half an eye on his progress the last couple years. Hope he turns out as good as people think he will.

 

[longers]

Max has had some issues with the Red Bull today, looks quite a handful, think he gave a little shake of the head after his last lap where he was oversteering and understeering.

Edit: Next run he also goes off track.

 

[longers]

well that was random

 

[GoldenToffee]

Carlito Sainz Jr P2 in FP1, wonderful to see. Let's hope he can get the most out of that car this season and score plenty of points, maybe even a shock win if there's a particularly chaotic race along the way, which there usually is.