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Another all-female F4 Championship to launch this year . USA this time, by "Exclusive Racing", the people behind Formula Pro USA. Titled Formula Pro WRS, the plan is for a 6 weekend series of double-headers. It will use 2.0L, non-turbo 160HP Ligier F4 car. Aged 14+ but , and here's comes the eyebrow...

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I just tried it on % of max constructor points available and if my sums are right, McLaren take it for '1988 again with

1988 McLaren (199/240) = 83%
2023 RBR (860/1058) = 81%

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What is the number after the year? I guess the way to level this off across all seasons is to do it as constructors points as a % of total possible points. But you'd have to cover off different points systems, fastest laps, half-points etc. Or just do it with a single scoring system applied to resul...

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Aurelia Nobels and...Maya Weug to do F1 Academy next year. Hmmm... Nobels OK, 16 but already has 40 or so F4 races under her belt. Weug though, 19 and with 70 odd F4/FREC races. Just seems a bit lazy. Weug will be an interesting benchmark for younger fresh -out of kart drivers though. If there any...

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Pourchaire off to SuperFormula for '24.

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Well I get different numbers again for qualy! (4.7 to 5.8) but agree with TP ahead. Whatever the numbers it really does convince me that the reverse grid on qualy is a stupid approach and should be binned. Either don't do them, or do them on Championship standings (i.e qualy proper for feature, rev...

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Short version: The FIA have noted an incident between SWO and and TWO. Team Radio TWO: "I didn't do anything wrong! What did I do?" Mercedes "We're on it Toto, just concentrate on the job" SWO: "Why should I have to give the place back?!" On investigation the FIA have determined no further action is...

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Well I get different numbers again for qualy! (4.7 to 5.8) but agree with TP ahead. Whatever the numbers it really does convince me that the reverse grid on qualy is a stupid approach and should be binned. Either don't do them, or do them on Championship standings (i.e qualy proper for feature, reve...

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For music and as a 'piece' , has to be Echoes. As a more conventional song and with focus more on lyrics I'd go with Time

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There is a problem with F2 that it introduces quite a lot of luck into the equation, of course reverse grids would be a starting point, Vesti qualifying worse than Pourchaire would help him more in the sprint races for instance. Then in the Feature race an ill timed SC then the long time leader fro...

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Pourchaire then finally does it. The boy is good no doubt, but is he the right champ? I did some quick and basic analysis Ahead when both finished: 12-6 to Vesti Sprint Wins: 4-0 to Vesti Feature Wins: 2-1 to Vesti Drugovich and Schunior have proved consistency is king, but it does leave me questio...

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Looks like it'll be a ripper if this is anything to go by :frown: More news https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/more-sports/has-f1-crossed-the-tipping-point-on-street-circuits-with-madrid-replacing-barcelona/ar-AA1l1XCg https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIF.XvjC4A5qJtUuseoRzqEKXQ?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain https://t...

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Pourchaire then finally does it. The boy is good no doubt, but is he the right champ? I did some quick and basic analysis Ahead when both finished: 12-6 to Vesti Sprint Wins: 4-0 to Vesti Feature Wins: 2-1 to Vesti Drugovich and Schunior have proved consistency is king, but it does leave me questio...

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Pourchaire then finally does it. The boy is good no doubt, but is he the right champ? I did some quick and basic analysis Ahead when both finished: 12-6 to Vesti Sprint Wins: 4-0 to Vesti Feature Wins: 2-1 to Vesti Drugovich and Schunior have proved consistency is king, but it does leave me question...

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I guess Villagomez has the money to buy a Van Amersfoort seat for next season. Dürksen probably also comes with more money than talent. At least, he looks better than Mason. I think there should be a license system for preventing drivers of questionable talent from racing in F2, It's a fair point -...

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Thanks for insight there pokerman, I don't have time to watch all the series - much as I'd like to! I gather Prema/Iron Dames aren't doing WEC in '24 so assuming this is prep for single-seat switch. Pin will be 20 before season starts next year so I guess F1 Academy is an option but as she's raced m...

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3rd, 2nd and the win in F4 SEA for Pin. OK I don't think the depth of talent there is massive but still, not to shabby from Pin.

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Was tempted to start another thread titled "Perez, did he actually do enough?" He secured 2nd so job done, what more could he have done? Well that's one argument. But given that these drivers are among the best in the world, and are good enough to justify their F1 seat, shouldn't the minimum be that...

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4th to 7th at the final round AND dropping behind his teammate. What a crappy end to the season for him.

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Saucy to WEC

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Bortoleto to F2 with Virtuosi (Maini staying)

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Anyone notoced how close this is going into the final race: 4. Sainz 200 5. Alonso 200 6. Norris 195 7. Leclerc 188 I know 4th doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but these 4 could easily find themselves sharing the same bit of tarmac in the last few laps with a lot at stake. One to wa...

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17 year old Swiss Tina Hausmann the latest driver to F1A with Prema/Aston Martin. She has been doing Italian F4 this year finishing 40/50 averaging 20th out of 27 finishers. That's behind several drivers who did significantly fewer rounds and behind the other two regular female drivers in the series...

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Doriane Pin to do an F4 event. Prema/Iron Dames have entered Pin into an F4 S East Asia at Sepang on1-3 Dec. Interesting. She did an F3 test a while back but as far as I know outside karts that's her only single-seat experience. Prema aren't doing WEC next year so I wonder if they have an eye on F1 ...

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... unless, of course, we see another Piastri in the junior series (anyone like that out there?). most potential has to be Antonelli: 2023: FRMEC - 1st + FREC - 1st 2022: Italian F4 - 1st + ADAC F4 - 1st Straight to F2 for '24 and I reckon that's because they have one eye on the '25 F1 market openi...

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... unless, of course, we see another Piastri in the junior series (anyone like that out there?). most potential has to be Antonelli: 2023: FRMEC - 1st + FREC - 1st 2022: Italian F4 - 1st + ADAC F4 - 1st Straight to F2 for '24 and I reckon that's because they have one eye on the '25 F1 market openi...

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I think that the majority of the listed drivers could become competent F1 drivers - but there are no seats available. That said I am surprised about Red Bull's choice: Dennis and Hadjar over Iwasa and Maloney, for instance (who both outperformed Hadjar in F2 this season)? Strange choice. I think Ma...

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Enjoyed this. Footage was great, circuit always looks cool and not followed the series closely but Kanaan always seemed genuine.

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I think this overlooks that they could easily be 3rd/test/reserve/development drivers so it's not all about race seats.

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hmm, interesting to see similar thoughts here to those of my friends. "The Show" is cringey but take it or leave it - I don't watch any of that stuff anyway. The race was it seems better than most had expected. Question is why? What made it an interesting and exciting race? Cars out of position alwa...

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Anyone notoced how close this is going into the final race: 4. Sainz 200 5. Alonso 200 6. Norris 195 7. Leclerc 188 I know 4th doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but these 4 could easily find themselves sharing the same bit of tarmac in the last few laps with a lot at stake. One to wa...

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Superb driver from Leclerc today, loved it. Good to be reminded of the potential that is there, I was really hoping he would be in the mix this year but the TV caption "5 podiums this year" was a stark reminder of just how little as a team they have under achieved. Personally I think they have unde...

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Anyone notoced how close this is going into the final race: 4. Sainz 200 5. Alonso 200 6. Norris 195 7. Leclerc 188 I know 4th doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but these 4 could easily find themselves sharing the same bit of tarmac in the last few laps with a lot at stake. One to wat...

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They should impose a rule on those who get a 5 second penalty to serve it in 3 or 5 laps instead of letting it be in their backpack while they lap faster to nullify it. Make a penalty effective like this instead of just dishing it out where the effect gets nullified by the driver staying out longer...

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and now just 4 points in it...

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Now the actual race has been run and the hype is over, what are your thoughts? What did they get right, What did they get wrong? Was it better/worse than you expected? Would you be tempted to go? Will it last? Will it out last the other US venues and become the US Monaco?

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Superb driver from Leclerc today, loved it. Good to be reminded of the potential that is there, I was really hoping he would be in the mix this year but the TV caption "5 podiums this year" was a stark reminder of just how little as a team they have under achieved.

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F1 Academy is entry level, more so than normal F4 so it isn't that interesting. At least she is more age appropriate than most. Sure, but you'd still expect drivers to be coming to it via karts , single seaters, and/or circuit racing. Lia as far as I can see has done Rally, Rallycross and Extreme E...

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Mansell "So racing against the likes of Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, who were a lot lighter than me, was a situation stacked in their favour. Those two had an advantage over me of almost half a second per lap, just from power-to-weight ratio." Wasn't the suggestion that most of Mansells extra weigh...

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Don't think she has done any circuit racing or single seaters. Karts maybe? An "interesting" signing for sure.

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