F1 2024 Season

dinostar77 said:
RedBull have been caught, being naughty again. Prompting a ride height rule change from this weekends GP onwards....

Red Bull admits it's the F1 team at centre of ride height device probe​


"....Red Bull has admitted it's the Formula 1 team at the centre of the controversy over a ride-height adjustment device that has prompted FIA action ahead of the United States Grand Prix.

As first reported by Autosport, suspicions were raised over the possibility of a team being able to change the height of the ‘bib’ at the front of the car’s floor between qualifying and the race - which should be prohibited under parc ferme regulations - via a device in the cockpit....."

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/...1-team-at-centre-of-ride-height-device-probe/
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RB suspected of , lets say bending the rules and in other news Rain is wet !
 
Special livery for Haas this weekend.

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There were rumours that Hawk Tauh girl will wave chequered flag...... that turned out to be hoax started by a parody account.
 
South Korea has announced its intention to bring Formula 1 back to the country with a proposed street race in Incheon, near Seoul, by 2026. The country hosted F1 races between 2010 and 2013 at the Yeongam circuit but was removed from the calendar before the hybrid era.
The new plan aligns with Liberty Media's preference for city-based street races, and South Korea’s proposal is seen as a serious effort to rejoin the F1 calendar. With a focus on delivering the urban excitement that modern F1 fans and promoters desire, Incheon could soon host a key race in the sport’s expansion into Asia.


PLEASE no more street races
 
pauldyson1uk said:
South Korea has announced its intention to bring Formula 1 back to the country with a proposed street race in Incheon, near Seoul, by 2026. The country hosted F1 races between 2010 and 2013 at the Yeongam circuit but was removed from the calendar before the hybrid era.
The new plan aligns with Liberty Media's preference for city-based street races, and South Korea’s proposal is seen as a serious effort to rejoin the F1 calendar. With a focus on delivering the urban excitement that modern F1 fans and promoters desire, Incheon could soon host a key race in the sport’s expansion into Asia.


PLEASE no more street races
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Ffs fecking street races man. South Korea would be a great and enthusiastic addition of course but why a street circuit again. Never mind. I know. Money. You know things have truly gone beyond acceptable when they drop several of the European tracks in favor of city circuits. Which sounds like is likely to happen as well. London City circuit instead of Silverstone is coming probably.
 
Another who doesn't want fecking street circuits, most are boring af

South Korea would be a great edition, but why can't we have a normal circuit, or lose one of the cack street circuits if it has to be a street one, and bring back an old school proper circuit
 
Limit on street tracks is a v good idea.
Agreed a London street race will happen sooner rather than later.
Also agree about the new track surface in parts it looks slippy, Lewis is struggling, car looks very low, but get some rubber on the track and times will tumble.
 
Redplane said:
Gotta give you creative pts for always finding new ways to insert your disdain for Max into yet another unrelated post.
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it’s mostly piss-taking. he’s incredibly talented and i don’t think he’s a bad kid, just surrounded by shit people that have done nothing to help him grow as a person.
 
Prediction was hard for this

I hope we get really competitive racing and Red Bull haven't been able to sort their problems

Would be great going into the last race with something to play for
 
Perez is like ETH manages to somehow evade the sack. Perez is lucky he brings in so much money or surely they'd have got rid a long time ago. Plus the not wanting to upset Max

Unfortunately neither of the RB lite drivers are really making such an impression they can't turn down putting them in the top team
 
rimaldo said:
it’s mostly piss-taking. he’s incredibly talented and i don’t think he’s a bad kid, just surrounded by shit people that have done nothing to help him grow as a person.
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Fair enough. And yes I don't disagree at all. Too many cooks in the kitchen. He has a very kind and endearing side to him but too often it's negated by association. Would he be at a Merc or AM he d probably be a bit more shielded from criticism bc he wouldn't have one or more of those yoyos following him around.
 
Piastri had his time deleted at the end but it was about half a second off the lead in 7th place.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Whopping 60 places grid penalty for Liam Lawson for taking brand new engineer components for this return to F1 grid in Austin.

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Would be funny if - when the drop is more than the amount of cars on the grid - they d calculate the distance between each starting line and add that distance times the number of grid penalties.
 
dinostar77 said:
It's been there for 3 years? What crappy scrutinering job do the FIA do?
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You could also look at the other way which at this pt seems a bit more plausible and even Lewis specifically came out in defense of RB for this: its innovative and that's what F1 is about. The only question is really about whether it's possible to modify things in parke ferme. Not the device itself.

So far RB have gone as far as to even show its impossible for the drivers or a mechanic to change the setting without bending legs in multiple directions and/or for the nose of the car needing to be removed. I highly doubt even the FIA would somehow miss this for 3 years straight. Every drawing is submitted to the FIA and cameras and personnel surround the cars in parke ferme. In some ways it would be impressive if they somehow manage to then still change the ride height.

I don't disagree scrutiny is warranted but as hobbers said: this feels more like McLaren trying to distract from the fact they had to bring adjusted wings this time to respond to FIA banning their mini drs.
 
pauldyson1uk said:
Christian Horner has brushed off suggestions of foul play by Red Bull regarding the presence on its car of its controversial front bib ride height adjuster, claiming that rival F1 teams’ ‘paranoia’ is inducing the contestation.
https://f1i.com/news/521777-red-bul...VAjY75Z8XVbAl4Gezg_aem_zp1Foy23J0SXe_8U6x4yUA
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That is typical Horner. The RB has a device that is not permitted by the rules. And all he can say is.... nothing to see here gov.

Quite honestly, I am not at all surprised that the FIA has not punished RB. It would have been interesting to have seen what would have happened had it been Mercedes or McLaren for example.
And of course what Horner would have said then.
 
Buster15 said:
That is typical Horner. The RB has a device that is not permitted by the rules. And all he can say is.... nothing to see here gov.

Quite honestly, I am not at all surprised that the FIA has not punished RB. It would have been interesting to have seen what would have happened had it been Mercedes or McLaren for example.
And of course what Horner would have said then.
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Please read. The device (if you even call it that since its quite rudimentary mechanical stuff) is not illegal at all. Every car can adjust its ride height. RB just has a different way of doing it. None of the other teams are questioning that and it's not the question. Its only the parke ferme question. And hey nothing wrong with questioning that. Like the mini drs, engine modes, DAS, double diffuser, all the tricks used on the braking and suspension systems etc etc etc either its a violation of some sort and rules are tightened regardless of whether there is a penalty, or the other teams are simply looking for the FIA to say it's ok to do as well.
 
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Redplane said:
Please read. The device (if you even call it that since its quite rudimentary mechanical stuff) is not illegal at all. Every car can adjust its ride height. RB just has a different way of doing it. None of the other teams are questioning that and it's not the question. Its only the parke ferme question. And hey nothing wrong with questioning that. Like the mini drs, engine modes, DAS, double diffuser, all the tricks used on the braking and suspension systems etc etc etc either its a violation of some sort and rules are tightened regardless of whether there is a penalty, or the other teams are simply looking for the FIA to say it's ok to do as well.
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Is that right.
So why has the FIA put a Seal on the device and has asked RB to remove it.
 
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