F1 F1 2024 thread

[Barrybran]

I haven't seen this anywhere until this morning

Stake sponsorship triggers pre-season legal headache for Sauber F1 team

The Stake F1 Team is under scrutiny from Swiss authorities for the sponsorship deal with the crypto casino operator.

www.planetf1.com

 

[DamoESP]

So. Much. Black...

 

[Black_White]

Sainz is also a RB guy

But not recently.

 

[happy_eagle]

But not recently.

Prior to last year neither was Daniel

 

[Barrybran]

So. Much. Black...

They're not so bad from the side. It'll be interesting to see them all front on on the grid though.

 

[Father Jack]

On the Horner thing.
Apparently the woman was being lazy and she wasn't happy with his strict work ethic, so he let her know he was unhappy. What a sook

If so then how did the complaint get this far?

 

[FR0GGY]

On the Horner thing.
Apparently the woman was being lazy and she wasn't happy with his strict work ethic, so he let her know he was unhappy. What a sook

So no pics were sent?

 

[Jatz]

So. Much. Black...

The McLaren and Sauber one are fine, the neon/bright colours stand out. The others have too much black and not enough 'pop'.

 

[happy_eagle]

The McLaren and Sauber one are fine, the neon/bright colours stand out. The others have too much black and not enough 'pop'.

The Williams one is mainly blue

 

[Vader]

The Williams one is mainly blue

It's kind of hard to tell, given the publicity photos released so far have all been taken in low lighting conditions. From some angles it appears to be more black than blue, and the blue is a fairly dark shade. From others, the blue appears more dominant. I guess we'll have to wait & see what it looks like in the brighter lights (i.e. sunlight), on the race track.

The Stake & McLaren cars have both used fluoro colours, which stand out more from the black carbon. I think the McLaren is fairly easy to pick out, but the other black cars are all going to be problematic.

 

[DamoESP]

Christian Horner allegations: 'Red Bull team future in spotlight before Friday's hearing'

The future of the Red Bull F1 team is in the spotlight as their boss Christian Horner faces an internal hearing on Friday into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour.

www.bbc.com

Biggest take away is that if Horner goes it doesn't sound like it would be Wheatley or someone within the current RBR team that steps up into the role, but some suit from Austrian Side of Red Bull. Madness if you ask me.

This has shades of what happened at Ferrari when Montezemolo got shitty that Todt, Schumacher and Brawn were getting all the creditfor Ferraris success and he decided to break it all up due to ego.

(For those who want a recap of the Ferrari breakup with Schumacher etc, a very well written summary of events)

Schumacher pushed out from Ferrari in 2006 - Page 2 - F1technical.net

www.f1technical.net

If these allegations turn out to not be as serious as they are currently being made out to be, it's probably more RB management trying to reign Horner in for wanting ownership of RBR, which is a carbon copy of the Ferrari play book and heading towards disaster.

 

[smish]

Silverstone extended to 2034. The fans in the comments on social media are letting F1 have it.

My favourite: "Are you sure you don't want to race around the Ipswich retail park instead?"

 

[skam85]

Funnily enough the two cars with the most colour last year were the only ones that won races.

It's almost as if other things matter more than a bit of exposed carbon.

 

[Festerz]

So. Much. Black...

 

[jabba5114]

Mmmmmmmm don't know if I like that racing bulls livery either. Least it's not all carbon though

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[gaskin]

Mmmmmmmm don't know if I like that racing bulls livery either. Least it's not all carbon though

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I think it would look better with silver instead of white.

 

[Black_White]

Prior to last year neither was Daniel

Ah, but what a difference a year makes.
Just ask Collingwood Football Club…

 

[Tandy]

I don't hate it. Atleast it's got some colour.

 

[Barrybran]

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I don't hate it. Atleast it's got some colour.

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[Tandy]

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Theres also that about it. The grid is going to be an absolute mess this year. Teams are taking advantage of every loop hole. Not sure why the FIA isn't reining them in.

 

[Barrybran]

Theres also that about it. The grid is going to be an absolute mess this year. Teams are taking advantage of every loop hole. Not sure why the FIA isn't reining them in.

I can't imagine they'll say or do anything until we see cars racing. They'll be harder to tell apart but I don't know it'll be Mercedes v Alfo Romeo difficult yet. There's enough colour on the cars I've seen to tell them apart from the side. Front on will be interesting.

 

[DamoESP]

Huge news if true.

 

[jabba5114]

Little different this year

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[jabba5114]

Huge news if true.

Coincidence with all that is happening with Horner? Talk of Newey leaving too

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[gaskin]

Coincidence with all that is happening with Horner? Talk of Newey leaving too

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Newey has apparently said he will stay no matter what happens with Horner.