2024 F1 General Discussion Thread

Christ, that's brutal. Reference to Violet Beauregarde was withering. I couldn't think who that was and had to Google it, but it was worth it.

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Channel 4 done a backstage on all the video screens that have to be monitored too one year.

I think Alonso is the one that needs replacing rather than Lance.

You'd replace a 2x world champion over Lance Stroll…

Alonso is well past his best, and only getting worse. However, he still has a loooong way to go before he's worse than Lance.

On drivers seats for next season, has their even been a more forgettable driver than Zhou?

That's hard to answer. Because if there has, they've been forgotten!

However, being a forgettable driver isn't the worst thing. Drivers are generally remembered when they're either exceptionally good or exceptionally bad. At least he's not falling into the latter category.

Fair point that they can't develop cars even when they copy the best car. But I would add they started building a huge factory beside the old Jordan one. Not sure when it's due to open. It will take time to staff and run properly, but that's the limiting factor for them.

If they can get it up to speed and run it properly, they could be a real contender in the short-medium term future

Brendon Hartley, if it weren't for his broadcasting career - Jolyon Palmer, Antonio Giovinazzi, Sergey Sirotkin

These journalists who are still banging on about the incident between Max And Lando are making themselves look like fools and making Lando look weak as an F1 driver.

Lando should be embarrassed with his own comments after the race and should learn from it.

Lando has rowed back those comments. He's now admitted that it was nothing more than an unfortunate racing incident and has even said it's the kind of hard racing that puts a smile on his face and that he wants to see more of.

In the heat of the moment when fueled with adrenaline he said some things he shouldn't have, but he was also being egged on by the utterly embarrassing media who were asking extremely leading questions at a time when Lando had not yet had a chance to sit down and properly analyse what happened.

I would think Lawson will be in the RB seat in 2025 replacing Ricciardo who will be gone from F1.

If I had to choose a team to support it would be McLaren. Not either of the drivers, just the team. I dont support any particular driver across the grid. I must be in the minority here, and I can tell just by looking at Zak Brown he is/can be a proper asshole, but for some strange reason I kinda like him, his energy on the grid. He always seems genuinely happier than the drivers when they get good results. Like it means so much to him. I suppose the other team principles like Horner and Toto are/were so used to winning its worn off on them and success in F1 is relatively new for Brown.

I was a McClaren fan long before RedBull came along, and i'm not that much of a red bull fan either. Horner is an absolute toerag. But one thing i am is a massive Max fan, to the point it pi**es me off when he doesn't win a race.

I know sad, but, i have him on the same pedastal as Senna.

The Shcumacher years for me, were boring AF. Then it became even more boring through the Merc dominance era. But thankfully now F1 has become good again.

My dislike for sky runs deep, but unfortunately it is really only place you can access the coverage i want to watch. They are the most bias shower of **** that have ever commentated on any sport. Lando is there new golden boy.