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So how much of his reason for leaving Red Bull was Christian Horner's now-buried harassment case brought by a (former) female employee? I got the feeling Newey was not keen on how it was handled. The timing is a large coincidence otherwise.

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I'd mention James Hunt's move from Mclaren to Wolf in 1979, which sadly ended his motivation and his career after only a few races. Also Carlos Reutemanns' switch to Lotus in 79, just after they'd trounced everyone in '78, and he'd been in a winning Ferrari. The Lotus 80 of '79 was an over-reaching ...

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So outside of Senna's death and Barrichello's launch, nothing was exceptionally out of the ordinary. It does sound to me however as if you are remembering this race through the portrayal featured in Senna's documentary, which made this weekend particularly dark because it's when and where the focal...

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I can see the reason for a chicane at Tamburello - although with today's techpro barriers I wonder whether it's still necessary. Don't forget Senna's death was not caused by speed but by a freak result of the accident. But the chicane at Villeneuve doesn't seem needed to me. There was no accident th...

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Thinking about it, my memory of that weekend is that F1 seemed to suddenly have turned into a nightmare. Not only the 2 deaths, but a bad accident to Barrichello in practice, and the start-line shunt which caused the re-start sent wreckage into the crowd, injuring several spectators. Quite why so ma...

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I wasn't a big Senna-fan, but maybe it was because I had seen Ronnie Peterson being killed live on TV in the first season I watched Formula 1 it hit me so hard, that I still have this moment on a Georgia HWY burned into my memory 30 years later. Not wanting to be picky, but Peterson died in hospita...

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Roll back to 90s technical regs with a budget cap that enforces 90s size budgets (adjusting for inflation). Use todays sporting regulations but without DRS. Race on proper circuits. Job done. If a 90s style race happened next weekend with the level of coverage we have now people would go nuts for i...

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mikeyg123 wrote: ↑
Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:50 am
The teams are assets in themselves now. Gone are the days they were a bottomless money pit. The Mercedes F1 team costs Mercedes nothing.

The pressure of "race on Sunday, sell on Monday" is no more.

Do you have figures to prove that?

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I see the point that you are making about the manufacturers, but what about Red Bull? For Ferrari and Aston Martin (and probably also Mercedes with the AMG brand), they will continue to sell luxury sports cars even when these have gone all-electric. Williams and Alpine are (or were?) genuine Formul...

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"Is there a future for F1? I'm afraid I currently think Formula E is nearer to it than F1 is.." You are reading things that aren't there, I'm afraid. From 2035 new petrol-driven road cars will not be allowed in the EU. Does anyone think an F1 even with hybrid engines will be acceptable then? I don'...

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If I was able to do anything to solve it I would reduce the size of the teams massively. Say something like a total budget of $100 per season and allow as many teams to turn up who could build a car within the rules. Re introduce pre qualifying if we have enough teams to allow us to do so. I assume...

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"Is there a future for F1? I'm afraid I currently think Formula E is nearer to it than F1 is.." You are reading things that aren't there, I'm afraid. From 2035 new petrol-driven road cars will not be allowed in the EU. Does anyone think an F1 even with hybrid engines will be acceptable then? I don'...

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Just a gentle prod: This thread is about the future, not the past. Any posts discussing one team's performance against another's belong elsewhere. It is the rules framework I want to consider. How can the rules be changed to promote a better spectacle and more exciting racing? For instance: why are ...

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"Is there a future for F1? I'm afraid I currently think Formula E is nearer to it than F1 is.." You are reading things that aren't there, I'm afraid. From 2035 new petrol-driven road cars will not be allowed in the EU. Does anyone think an F1 even with hybrid engines will be acceptable then? I don't.

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Well another tedious race gets 2024 - almost certainly another tedious season, underway. I see that Sky is no longer advertising its F1 coverage by the racing, but by the travel opportunities! The current 800kg behemoths are dull to watch, never break down, can't pass each other without aero help, c...

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The way F1 is going, not only will Verstappen break all the records over the next five years; then the next world no1 will break all Verstappen's records!

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I don't think it rewards mediocrity. The ballast/time adjustments would be so small that no team could be sure of gaining any places, just time relative to those in front. So Red Bull would probably still win, just not by as much. Surely engineers know precisely how much lap-time extra ballast would...

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I think it totally depends on what you are looking in the sport. For me the engineering element is as important as the driver’s performance. I remember Schumacher’s run of success at least as much for the Ferrari team that gave him an incredible car as for his driving. I personally do not follow an...

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I agree though, if Red Bull are dominant in the first third of the season, I expect there to be some regulation changes for 2025 to try and cut the advantage. They've won 32 of the last 34 races. I imagine Liberty, who love the 'show', are very concerned about that behind closed doors. No idea what...

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I agree though, if Red Bull are dominant in the first third of the season, I expect there to be some regulation changes for 2025 to try and cut the advantage. They've won 32 of the last 34 races. I imagine Liberty, who love the 'show', are very concerned about that behind closed doors. No idea what...

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I think the poll should include a 'Who cares' option, as another tedious season seems to be ahead.

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Only 2 days, and right before the first race. At this rate there won't be any pre-season testing in a few years. All to save money, and not ruin the season by making it obvious who'll win I assume.

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Surely Alonso is too old for Merc to think about him for 2025 and beyond. Yes he's still near his best, but I'd be amazed if can stay there for much longer. Merc tend to think long term, and with Russell bedded in I think it may be whichever of the Mclaren duo Norris/Piastri does best this year who ...

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Am I missing something, or have you limited the results to only one year for each team? Surely it would be more instructive to compare the top team of every year - and maybe include the the runner-up if that year was like 2021.. Yes we'd have a long list of Merc, Red Bull, Ferrari over the past 20 y...

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It sounds like a very, very long Saturday. And given a few unforeseen disagreements with the walls (in the street tracks), a lot of extra work for the engineers and mechanics. Not nearly enough time to fix things. Can't see the teams agreeing to that. They are all in the same boat, sure, but who wa...

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Another daft gimmick on tyres has been tried in Hungary, in the name of cost-saving. Given the need to stop Saturday being 'a bit dull', the adoption of sprints has come in. To help both problems, why not try the 2-day GP? Friday is axed, Saturday has P1, P2 and quali; Sunday the race. Huge amounts ...

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Er.. so from 3 free practice sessions normally we go to 1 for sprint GPs?

Are the cars in parc ferme conditions after FP1? If so that should help shake up the racing..

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Vettel is the prime example of demonstrating that maturity comes with age and experience. I detested him during his early Red Bull years but after he joined Ferrari, he was my favourite driver. Maybe it's a Red Bull thing? Did Vettel change? It was in his Ferrari years he deliberately crashed into ...

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Personally I find Lewis far more intersting than Max. As Jos Verstappen said, Max is only interested in racing. He doesnt show any sign of greater depth or wider interests. Lewis on the other hand clearly does. I think he's more genuine than many people might think. His strong religious bent perhaps...

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So some very stupid decisions by the race stewards. Why call a red flag 4 laps from the end? To avoid the anticlimax of finishing under safety car. Shame no-one foresaw the carnage that would ensue in a 2-lap standing start sprint race. So, ignore that and return to the race results at the second re...

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Thanks mate. 4 DRS zones apparently, sigh... What more could Red Bull want who have the most effective (triple)DRS? Am I misreading the circuit diagram? It looks like 3 zones to me. And why is DRS all about Red Bull? Given they will probably qualify 1/2 surely it's important for the other teams. Fr...

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So it's 2 1-2s out of 2 so far. There are 23 races in what looks like being a long year. How many will Verstappen and Perez win between them?

I'll start with 18.

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I don't think it's good for the sport to just jump from one period of driver dominance to another. I was really hoping Ferrari would do better this year. Nobody won 3 in a row between 1958 and 2001. By the end of this season it will likely have happened for times in the last 22 years. Agreed. I hav...

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Not sure how they've done it, but it's the first F1 car I've seen that makes the halo look part of the design, rather than a stuck-on after-thought, so well done to Alpine for that!

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I thought barge-boards were banned under the new regs... Didn't take them long to get around that!

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I always thought Jabouille was unlucky at Renault. He should have won more races than his unreliable cars let him. His contribution to developing the first and ground-breaking F1 turbo can't be ignored though.

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On the subject of comparing generations, I'd like to see a discussion on whether semi-automatic gearboxes are good for F1. They are expensive, add nothing to the spectacle (indeed they detract from it to my mind) and reduce the skill necessary to drive the car. Also, apart from in supercars their i...

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On the subject of comparing generations, I'd like to see a discussion on whether semi-automatic gearboxes are good for F1. They are expensive, add nothing to the spectacle (indeed they detract from it to my mind) and reduce the skill necessary to drive the car. Also, apart from in supercars their in...

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Sad to hear of Tambay's passing. He was always a gentleman and a driver whose talent was often underrated. With better opportunities he could have won far more than his 2 races.

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First it must be said that after big rule changes the number of teams who 'get it right' always reduces. Had Merc done so as quickly as Red Bull and Ferrari did the season would have been a lot better. Positive though the return to underbody downforce has been though, my gripe is the retention - eve...

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