F1 The Wash Up - Previous 2024 Race Weekends

[Nuggs Bunny]

The one who most obviously should have done the one stop was Leclerc

• Ferrari would have known before any other team that the degradation on the hard tyre was minimal. Sainz could have gone longer on the hard tyre than he did, Leclerc with less fuel coming on the hard tyre in the second part of the race would have had even less deg.
• Ferrari was matching the pace of the top 3 until the final pitstop when the other teams started to push. Whereas the other drivers pulled out an extra 0.2 seconds a lap Leclerc didn't have this and couldn't stay with Hamilton
• Ferrari had a good top speed without DRS and Verstappen/Norris couldn't get past Leclerc at the end of the race once the tyres had gone off.

Maybe Piastri wins if he one stops, but with the car he had (best pace/lower top speed without DRS) it doesn't make sense to me for him to do that strategy.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

As of Rd 14	Driver	Team	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	277
2	Lando Norris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	199
3	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	177
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Formula 1 Team	167
5	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Ferrari HP	162
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	150
7	Sergio Pérez	Oracle Red Bull Racing	131
8	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	116
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	49
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	24
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Moneygram Haas F1 Team	22
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	22
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	12
14	Oliver Bearman	Scuderia Ferrari HP	6
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	6
16	Kevin Magnussen	Moneygram Haas F1 Team	5
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	5
18	Alexander Albon	Williams Racing	4
19	Zhou Guanyu	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	0
20	Valtteri Bottas	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	0
21	Logan Sargeant	Williams Racing	0

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

As of Rd 15	Driver	Team	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	295
2	Lando Norris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	225
3	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	192
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Formula 1 Team	179
5	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Ferrari HP	172
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	154
7	Sergio Pérez	Oracle Red Bull Racing	139
8	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Tea	122
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	50
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	24
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Moneygram Haas F1 Team	22
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	22
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team	12
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	8
15	Oliver Bearman	Scuderia Ferrari HP	6
16	Kevin Magnussen	Moneygram Haas F1 Team	5
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	5
18	Alexander Albon	Williams Racing	4
19	Zhou Guanyu	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	0
20	Valtteri Bottas	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	0
21	Logan Sargeant	Williams Racing	0

 

[hotchilli]

Hopefully Oscar can pick up where he left off before the break.

 

[Pablito]

Mercedes being overlooked for too long.

Won 3 of the past 4 races and haven't missed a podium since Monaco.

I reckon they're coming for second.

 

[Vader]

Mercedes being overlooked for too long.

Won 3 of the past 4 races and haven't missed a podium since Monaco.

I reckon they're coming for second.

They've started their run from too far back, otherwise you'd be on the money.

They're currently 142 points behind Red Bull and 100 behind McLaren, after 14 of 24 races. It's too big a margin to catch, with the number of races remaining.

They are, however, a very good chance of catching Ferrari for 3rd.

 

[happy_eagle]

Also Mercedes have had to rely on a lot to go right for their wins and podiums.

If its not raining, they appear to be behind the pace of McLaren and Red Bull.

Keen to see what upgrades Ferrari bring to this race, supposedly they have redone the floor of the car.

 

[Vader]

Here are the points for the top-4 teams, over the last 4 races:
McLaren - 116
Mercedes - 107
Red Bull - 69
Ferrari - 69

It's fair to say that Russell did a Bradbury in winning the Austrian GP - and he's only scored 5 more points in the subsequent 3 rounds. Mind you, he was also DQed from Spa, through no fault of his own - so "swings and roundabouts".

Hamilton has scored more points than any other driver during this period (77), just ahead of Piastri (73).

 

[happy_eagle]

Here are the points for the top-4 teams, over the last 4 races:
McLaren - 116
Mercedes - 107
Red Bull - 69
Ferrari - 69

It's fair to say that Russell did a Bradbury in winning the Austrian GP - and he's only scored 5 more points in the subsequent 3 rounds. Mind you, he was also DQed from Spa, through no fault of his own - so "swings and roundabouts".

Hamilton has scored more points than any other driver during this period (77), just ahead of Piastri (73).

Russell also DNF'd at the Brittish Grand Prix through no real fault of his own, and he would have likely been on for a podium there.

 

[largebus]

Sargeant crashes badly and the car catches on fire. He's just taking the urine now
Piastri barely stopped in time to avoid the debris

 

[happy_eagle]

Important quali here, another tough circuit to overtake.

 

[jabba5114]

F1 need to change there boring graphics.

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[ReidBetweenTheLines]

Danny Ric not gonna have a seat next season

 

[99 Problems]

I never get it during Q1 when during the final runs the broadcast still shows the laps of someone like Max who is at no risk of going out. I get showing Sainz or Perez in that session for example but surely get more vision of the backmarkers who actually need to set a lap. Instead we just wait to see when their time updates on the graphic.

It’s the only time all weekend for some of those cars that they are the most relevant ones on track.

 

[juice t]

Hamilton improving on last year

Started P13 and now starting P12

 

[drd23]

Oof, not a good Q2 for HAM and SAI

 

[Gak Attack]

Max would have been worried for a second there

 

[jabba5114]

Albon and gasly wow

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[jabba5114]

Danny Ric not gonna have a seat next season

Shouldn't of turned that audi spot down

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[largebus]

Oscar just needs to be on the same row as Lando and wait for him to **** up the start.

 

[juice t]

Oscar just needs to be on the same row as Lando and wait for him to **** up the start.

Aka the Mark Webber

 

[Magma]

thats quite frankly a ridiculous lap from norris

 

[drd23]

What a lap by Lando

 

[Gak Attack]

Bugger Oscar probably left a p2 there. McLaren definitely quicker.

 

[largebus]

That was a dirty last lap from Oscar, cost him 2nd. Would've led after turn 1