2024 F1 General Discussion Thread

Italian media reporting about newey

Italian Media, it was on Reddit yesterday as well.

I could see him at Williams now, it would explain Albon resigning and why Sainz might be considering going there.

William are on the up, which is really great to see. Just a case of how much they can keep that going.

It would loop back to when Newey wanted to be part owner of the team, and Frank Williams said no, so off he went to McLaren.

It's a bit of a stretch to say they're on the up. They're further off the pace than last year, were on zero points until Monaco and they've struggled to bring enough adequate replacement parts to even field two cars at every race. Vowles talks a big game and the media seem to love him but he's yet to prove anything. The main attraction of the team for Sainz seems to be that he can take a short deal at Williams and leave his options open in future, while Audi wanted to lock him down long term without any guarantee the project will be a success.

I'll be surprised if Newey is anywhere other than his yacht next year. If he was seriously considering a move to another team rather than just taking time off and / or retiring he'd have had it lined up before leaving Red Bull.

The only link I saw is planet f1 who stuff this based on the fact he was spotted talking to Laurence Stroll. I can't see why Aston would bin off Krack for Binotto, he (Krack) seems to be doing well there

And not a minute too soon.
He is some clown after last Sunday.

Ye, there is. He wants out of Alpine.

Bad team-mate but decent driver.

Alpine seems like a bit of a sinking ship to be honest. You can make cases for most teams being on the up (with the exception of HAAS) but with Alpine there never seems to be any kind of good news coming from their camp

Ted is one of the better ones they have at Sky. Also, i'd imagine the bosses at Renault Automobile are thinking this sh!tshow is potentially bad for business. If they become a laughing stock it potentially impacts retail sales, and also the money they have pumped in to the F1 eam already

F1 2024 game driver ratings released. Discuss. I really hope they don't do that video they've done in the past where drivers guess their and their team mate's rating. Poor Sargent...

That video was already up on YouTube by the time you posted! I don’t think there’s anything too crazy in those rankings as they’re using stats and factoring more than just immediate form as far as I’m aware. If it was 2024 form, you would need a good reshuffle for certain drivers.

Pleasantly surprised that the stats have Alonso number two. Definitely a less sexy option than some of the younger alternatives but still a great driver when the cars going well. It’s a shame that Red Bull were so dominant in early 2023 when the Aston Martin was competitive and Alonso looked great - could have had race wins only for it.

Personally, I rate Sainz a little bit below LeClerc and Norris. It’s easier for me to say now after each has picked up a recent race win but they are both brillant at qualifying and their ceiling has seemed higher than Sainz’s. In comparison to Sainz, I feel like LeClerc is judged more harshly as the expectations are so high and have been from the bar he set early on. Not taking away from Sainz who has had very good form over the last year or so. Ferrari are losing a very good driver.

One for @Jordan 199

The yellow was great. And as Eddie Jordan pointed out on his podcast at some point, it was always easy to pick them out of the crowd.

LOl

I wish Laurence Stroll would send Lance somewhere else so Carlos could get that seat. That would be a great lineup at Aston Martin with Fernando and Carlos.

At the moment Carlos's options are not great short term either Sauber/Audi or Williams but maybe long term they might have potential.

If Carlos were to end up in Aston Martin then Bottas could go to Sauber/Audi and Tsunado could go to Williams.