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Does Doohan even make Race 1? I think very few would be picking Doohan over Colapinto in a race at this moment in time.

JHF certainly seems like an impact player more than an accumulator. I seem him being a similar scorer to a Dusty type. But at 89 you get what you pay for at least. It'll end up depending on remaining salary I think before I fill that spot. I'd have Macrae a bigger lock than JHF currently.

I don't think he'll have any issues. I was considering going for the $99/$119 ticket range. There's worse things to spend money on. He spins a good yarn. I can't imagine what a full show would look like from him. But can't begrudge a guy for making a dollar.

Weren't Porche sniffing around not long ago?

oh yeah, brain fart on my part thinking Audi when they're just taking over Sauber

Looking forward to 4 extra cars on the grid. 24 cars/drivers always felt like the best number for F1. Hopefully it'll make qualifying a bit more interesting. The added risk of congestion on track will force many to just stop playing games and get a time on the board.

Agree. Why have a wet tyre at all when drivers know they can just play chess and ice skate around on inters and force the red flag for a free stop. There were 3 or 4 drivers who took the punt on wets and were making their way through the field only for it to be taken off them.. The wets are...

I could very easily see him being another Gasley/Albon type. Full of confidence and drowns in the shock of it all. RedBull would be really stumped over a solution here. My best guess is they resign themselves to the fact Perez is finishing the year now (for optics more than anything). Then...

Agree 100%. I probably framed my statement a tad bluntly. Perez has proven he's a more than capable driver. Albon has proven he was a more than capable driver. Gasley has proven he's a more than capable driver. Yet everyone that sits in that 2nd seat gets cast with the same incompetent...

It begs the question why is it always RedBull with a dud 2nd driver. No other top team has had that same disparity between a driver pairing in the past few years (that I can recall?).

Yep. Feels like it was on the cusp of him getting booted and Daniel getting the seat to finish the year. Instead they backed out and probably sapped the last bit of puff Ric had left in him. Its hard to believe it could have gone any worse for RB than the path they ended up choosing. They're...

I don't mind North's moves. Signals a change in sentiment with the club that they're done with being the perennial rebuilder. In the end they got who they could with what they had available so can't knock them for it. Richmond clear big winners. Read the writing on the wall and look to...

Not to mention they'd be on bonus's depending on championship position or number of podiums etc.

Not sure it works any year to be fair. Its just too high a price tag they fall so quickly even if they post 100.

Bizzare turn of events. I really thought Ric was a done deal. Shame. Vibe still suggest it'll be a goer 2025. But if Perez get's his **** together maybe he'll save himself for 2025. I dont think Red Bull will want to do it all again though.

It cant just be before or teams could have clever ways of ejecting weight during a race (eg. water tanks).

If that's seriously all it came down to they probably need to tweak the rule. I.e if they put Hamilton's set onto Russell's car and re-weighed it would he have passed? If the answer was yes then the rule probably needs a tweak. Bizzare to be non-compliant just by running a tyre longer than...

No idea. Not all drivers weigh the same. Individual drivers weights may fluctuate through the year too but the car weight stays the same. Are they adding weights somewhere to the car to hit the final total? It's probably a final check-in every race day to make sure car + driver hits the correct...

Do we even know that tyres are factored into the weigh-in? I'd be surprised if it is. What about Hamiltons win in silverstone a few years ago when he didnt even finish the in-lap. His tyres were literally shredded. He'd have been weighed in with 3 tyres on the car.

If the long stint is to blame for Russell being underweight then its also the reason he won at all. All other cars were compliant. Russell was not. If he had compliant car then he would have had to 2 stop like everyone else and therefore been out of contention. If they ran the car heavier...

It didn't really hurt them in the end when the early pit stop from the first stint was certainly the right call with anyone pitting early undercutting those who stayed out for a longer first stint.

He only got as close as he did because Russell held up Lewis. Russell wouldn't have even been in that position if he wasn't underweight. I think Piastri's had a few "what if" scenarios this year but I reckon he got the maximum out of it this race.

Agree. If they were to drop Perez it's because they think the constructors is at risk (which it really is). Lawson is not the answer to that. They won't put a rookie into that seat given the scenario. Its Ric or Perez for mine. And I think that's what they'll be discussing today. The vibe...

The car didnt get worse though. just other cars improved around them.

Agree. The longer I've had to think about it, the less I really actually blame anyone? - McLarens called to box Norris first is a good call. Preserved the 1-2 and thats exactly what happened. Correct decision. Only failing in that is it's treating their drivers like emotionless robots who...

Love him or hate him - Max speaks his mind. I do enjoy that about him. Hungary was a little bit much from max though. He needs to reign it in a bit. When he starts disregarding team orders to conserve tyres etc. at certain points he probably makes things worse for himself. Once he's frustrated...

Seems to happen alot.. Hated at the top. When they're ruthless and/or souless. Loved when they come off that high and show a little more humility. Already achieved what they needed to so its more about the love and passion for the sport and it shows.

I've liked Max through his dominate times. But when he's been challenged or had any little niggles with the car he's not shining himself in a great light this year. Just expects things to be perfection and when they're not he just cant move past it. Surprised by that (Lewis calling it a racing...

Norris almost bottled the start for Mclaren being slow off the start and pushing Piastri wide to try and defend him. Max almost waltzed through. In a perfect world he'd just worry about max and let his teammate through unimpeded. But it never goes that way at this level.

Anyone got a fix for the kayo error?