2024 F1 General Discussion Thread

Jordan 199

Not long before we are in 2024.

The season will have 24 races, with the first race on the 2nd of March in Bahrain and the last race in Abu Dhabi on the 8th of December.

2024 Team and Driver enteries. 2024 calendar.

Hopefully we will start to get car launch dates soon.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058326451/2024-f1-general-discussion-thread

I think Red Bull and Mercedes might be some of the early launches this year as thet well Red Bull anyway have veen working on there since August at least. Mercedes started working on there new car quiet early too.

I expect Alpine and Ferrari to be amongst the later car reveals.

Of course I could be totally wrong.

Frank Bullitt

Recent years now seems to show that teams release a livery and then the car, or at least keep it hidden very well.

It will be RB again, but I suspect the pack will close up with McLaren, Ferrari, Merc and Aston Martin all so close.

Alpha Tauri (or whatever they will be called) will be interesting as it sounds like they are taking a lot of parts from RB, so they might be in the mix.

AMKC

New documentary about Micheal Schumacher due out soon. I wonder will it be any good. I seen the link on Google with Lewis and Alonso paying there respects and thought it had been announced he had passed away.

https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1briefings/news/f1-news-lewis-hamilton-and-fernando-alonso-pay-emotional-tribute-to-michael-schumacher-lm22

El_Duderino 09

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.sauber-new-team-name-stake-f1-team-kick-alfa-romeo.3ExVqWTCT8pd7MEd71V5DK.html

Sauber to be called Skate F1 Team Kick Sauber

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498451#Comment_121498451

Ouch

Spudman_20000

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498451#Comment_121498451

I can hear the god awful puns from Crofty already...

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498451#Comment_121498451

WTH. Stake kick F1 Team Sauber Kick might have worked better but Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber. What was wrong with just sauber?

dulpit

Thanks for setting up 2024 thread!

https://twitter.com/fia/status/1735585560712843411?t=kdTr7HKdIR4IxDahqz559g&s=19

Such a stupid name for the Sauber...

Alpha Tauri still called alpha Tauri I assume is temporary?

artanevilla

Hopefully there is a falling out between Stake and Sauber and they get rid of them as a title sponsor as the headline would be "Sauber F1 Team Kick Stake".

Alpha Tarui is just adding RB to the name and that will be it.

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121499718#Comment_121499718

Oh that's good.

Or "Sauber F1 Team Kick Stake and then go out to eat some steak".

PsychoPete

They shouldn't be allowed use gambling companies as title sponsors

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121498524#Comment_121498524

Sauber got some kicking this weekend. They were kicked around.

recyclebin

I thought AlphaTauri were also rebranding. Was that all a lie to get more Red Bull in the headlines?

Jordan 199

Ferrari launch on the 13th of February.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121501287#Comment_121501287

They are yes. Supposed to be anyway.

AMKC

Have to share this,

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1C9FInoJIW/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

it's cool.

NJSC1980

All I want for Christmas is a 2024 title fight that is decided in Abu Dhabi on December 8th.

Jordan 199

Williams and Sauber launches on the 5th of February.

Confirmed so far:

Ferrari - 13th of February.

Sauber - 5th of February.

Williams - 5th of February.

thefa

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121526176#Comment_121526176

You better have been on your best behavior to be in with a chance of that!

I’d take a Vertsappen championship if we got to see the number of race winners go back up to 5/6. Would love one of them to be Alonso or Norris too.

I still enjoyed a good amount of the races but the 2023 season lost a bit of randomness with Vertsappen and Red Bull so in sync.

shanec1928

The season can’t start quick enough, have tickets to my first ever gp so looking forward to it.

Jordan 199

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121532011#Comment_121532011

Nice. Which one are you going to?

shanec1928

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121532034#Comment_121532034

zandvoort

flazio

Indy 500 winner and most recently , McLaren consultant and co founder of the Xtreme E series, Gil de Ferran has died suddenly of a heart attack.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C1dZf-KL-uc/?igsh=dG0wZ3pleTJoZTdu

Jordan 199

Happy New Year all!

A little bit over five weeks to go to the first car launches of the season.

dulpit

New name for Sauber confirmed...

https://twitter.com/wearetherace/status/1741749765426356618?t=YR9EDfHol5oAvVaT4vwXTQ&s=19%20

It's better than stake f1 team kick Sauber, but it would have been nice to see Sauber name remain. As long as they keep the tradition of naming their cars as Cxx after Peter Sauber's wife Christina, I won't mind too much.

waynescales1

Sauber is a great name, Stake is awful.

Frank Bullitt

Sauber really weren't in a great position after Alfa Romeo pulled their sponsorship, so I guess the offer Stake made was quite good.

Jordan 199

Aston Martin launch on the 12th of February.

Confirmed so far:

Aston Martin - 12th of February.

Ferrari - 13th of February.

Sauber - 5th of February.

Williams - 5th of February.

AMKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121560875#Comment_121560875

What or who are Stake?

Frank Bullitt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121571645#Comment_121571645

Online gambling/casino.