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Yeah Taponen probably spent a year longer in Karting. His results last year were decent for a rookie though he is stepping up massively in FR so far.. He looks to have adjusted to the car better than Ugochukwu and Lindblad, probably his biggest rivals. He's another name been on the radar for a whil...

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I had seen the name before and was aware of the dominant Ginetta campaign, but yes watching F4 UAE was the first I saw him in action. He will be Italian and Euro F4 with Prema this year. Apparently on Red Bulls Radar too.

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Think I've started as similar thread in the past, but here to comment on upcoming talent so we can revisit with our "told you" pants on later. F3/F2 has it's own thread so let's highlight drivers outside of those series. First up I'm going with Freddie Slater 2024: F4 UAE = 1st* 2023: Ginetta Junior...

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F4 UAE at Yas Marina this weekend. A 5th place for Pin Race 1 but an incident in race 2 destroyed another good placing. Full results to follow after R3 tomorrow.

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The FIA has released the points allocation in a document, although it hasn't been publicised as of yet. F1 Academy is offering points. 1st to 5th. https://i.ibb.co/8P6FCR4/SL-Points-chart.png Fewer than FIA Certified F4 series is to be expected, but equal points to GB3 is a kick in the teeth to the...

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..and still no word on whether F1A will qualify for superlicense points now it's in 2nd year. Doesn't look like it, which is maybe why you have drivers competing in the series AND National F4 series which do count. It shouldn't count with it being somewhat of a closed shop, it doesn't prove that an...

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..and still no word on whether F1A will qualify for superlicense points now it's in 2nd year. Doesn't look like it, which is maybe why you have drivers competing in the series AND National F4 series which do count.

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 17, 2024 5:44 pm
Chloe Chong to F1A with Campos/Haas.

AND British F4 with JHR....

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Weug and Pin are the stand outs, Weug might be better than Pin. Possibly as of now she is, with 70+ formula races under her belt, but my feeling is Pin has more potential. Guess we will find out now! They're going to be teammates then. Yes, Prema are fielding Hausmann (Aston Martin), Pin (Mercedes)...

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DOLOMITE wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:51 pm

pokerman wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:34 pm

Weug and Pin are the stand outs, Weug might be better than Pin.
Possibly as of now she is, with 70+ formula races under her belt, but my feeling is Pin has more potential.

Guess we will find out now!

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Yep, Weug confirmed to F1A with Prema/Ferrari.

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Chloe Chong to F1A with Campos/Haas.

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Yeah I think that's pretty much it. None of really know, but assuming the HAAS funding stays the same I don't see a significant change in fortune just by slotting in a new Team Principle UNLESS that Principal then works out where improvements could be made and fires/hires on that basis.

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Meanwhile W Series assets up for auction with debtors chasing @ £15m apparently even though last accounts filed Dec '21, show only £4.5m debt. So either some over-claiming of what's owed, the '21 accounts were "creative", or the series incurred £11m debt in '22 before it folded. Whatever it's not a ...

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Isn't it more about the lack of improvement, rather than outright results? Year: WCC (running Average) 2016: 8 (8) 2017: 8 (8) 2018: 5 (7) 2019: 9 (7.5) 2020: 9 (7.8) 2021: 10 (8.2) 2022: 8 (8.1) 2023: 10 (8.4) They've gone nowhere since they started and when they have improved even marginally, the...

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Isn't it more about the lack of improvement, rather than outright results? Year: WCC (running Average) 2016: 8 (8) 2017: 8 (8) 2018: 5 (7) 2019: 9 (7.5) 2020: 9 (7.8) 2021: 10 (8.2) 2022: 8 (8.1) 2023: 10 (8.4) They've gone nowhere since they started and when they have improved even marginally, the...

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pokerman wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:34 pm

Weug and Pin are the stand outs, Weug might be better than Pin.

Possibly as of now she is, with 70+ formula races under her belt, but my feeling is Pin has more potential.

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So far then it's Art Bustamente (McLaren) Block (Williams) Campos Schreiner (Sauber) Prema Hausmann (Aston Martin) Pin (Mercedes) Rodin Abbi Pulling (Alpine) Plus presumably Weug (Ferrari) Nobels (HAAS via Ferrari?) Red Bull only appear to have Catie Munnings and the always-impressive Mikaela Ahlin-...

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Sure enough, Pin to F1 Academy with Prema/Mercedes. Should be interesting.

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Isn't it more about the lack of improvement, rather than outright results? Year: WCC (running Average) 2016: 8 (8) 2017: 8 (8) 2018: 5 (7) 2019: 9 (7.5) 2020: 9 (7.8 ) 2021: 10 (8.2) 2022: 8 (8.1) 2023: 10 (8.4) They've gone nowhere since they started and when they have improved even marginally, the...

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I've made no claim she is, or would ever be F1 level, and I don't know anyone whose opinion I respect that has suggested that. It's interesting to see her in this serious more because we get an idea of her single-seat level, and specifically in relation to a couple of other female drivers. I think i...

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F4 UAE kicked off this weekend featuring Dorian Pin, Carrie Schreiner and Aurelia Nobels (17). Race 2 started with a top 12 reversed from Q1. Pin: 8>8,5>12*,10>6 Schreiner: 30>28,28>23,31>23 Nobels: 28>32,32>25,29>25 * Pin finished 12th but got a 10 sec penalty and is classified 20th Reinforces my t...

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It's just so he can continue to cheat... For that reason I knew she would never go to F1 Academy, because there is no way F1 is allowing him to get up to his usual antics in their series... As for Schreiner, her signing for F1 Academy just goes to prove F1 Academy is not needed, it is just a series...

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Interesting that despite F1Academy and the new US female only series, British G4 already has 3 female drivers this year.

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16 year old British/Canadian Chloe Chong will be doing British F4 this year with JHR developments.

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And somewhat disappointingly Carrie Schreiner stay in F1 Academy with Campos as part of the Sauber academy. Nothing against her at all, but at 25, with 70 or so F4 races going back 6 years is this really sending the message they intended? I understood it in the first year of the series, but it does ...

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Meanwhile the unpredictable career of "prodigy" Juju Noda continues as in 2024 she will compete in both Super Formula and BOSS GP! That's some serious machinery.

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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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