https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c86q23wplxvo
Yuki was held for three hours in his PJ's.
Yuki was held for three hours in his PJ's.
F1 2024 Season
- Thread starter pauldyson1uk
- Start date
Bruce McLaren's grandfather was one Benjamin Howie and he was born in McLaren Vale, South Australia. In 1900, Ben went to live in New Zealand and soon changed his name to McLaren. Ben had eight children - all named McLaren - and his second born - Leslie - had three children, the second of whom he named Bruce. So, continuing on with the wafer thin logic hereabouts, McLaren is an Aussie team.
mmmm why would you go though custom's dressed in PJs, US customs are tough at the best of times, just what his salary has to do with it, I have no idea.
There must have been somebody there who knew he was a F1 driver.
watchinFP2 and both Merc look good, fast and handling well.
Well it certainly shouldn't take more than 3 hours to confirm his identity considering he is a public figure.
The VCARBs remind me of the old Sauber car with the RedBull sponsorship. They look great tbh
OH I agree, sound like customs were being arsey TBH
Red Bull says it is stuck with a too-draggy rear wing that has left it on the backfoot against its Formula 1 rivals in the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
World championship leader Max Verstappen ended up 17th fastest in second free practice on Thursday night, with team-mate Sergio Perez two places further back, as the Milton Keynes-based squad lacked pace.
While some of that performance deficit was down to engine settings and a different tyre programme, it is not lost on Red Bull that GPS data shows it to be up to 7km/h slower on the straights than the pace-setting Mercedes and McLaren cars.
This is down to it having not brought the kind of low-drag configuration of rear wing to the high-speed Las Vegas circuit that its rivals have.
And while it tried all it could to improve matters, including removing a Gurney flap, Red Bull says it is going to have to battle on with what it has got because it has no other options available.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko said: "We don't have another rear wing, a smaller rear wing, as we see it on our competitors. It would be more helpful, for sure."
Asked if there was a chance the team could fly a less trimmed one out overnight from its Milton Keynes factory, Marko said: "No."
Beyond the wing aspect, Marko felt that Red Bull's potential was greater than it showed in practice, but admitted that things were not great.
World championship leader Max Verstappen ended up 17th fastest in second free practice on Thursday night, with team-mate Sergio Perez two places further back, as the Milton Keynes-based squad lacked pace.
While some of that performance deficit was down to engine settings and a different tyre programme, it is not lost on Red Bull that GPS data shows it to be up to 7km/h slower on the straights than the pace-setting Mercedes and McLaren cars.
This is down to it having not brought the kind of low-drag configuration of rear wing to the high-speed Las Vegas circuit that its rivals have.
And while it tried all it could to improve matters, including removing a Gurney flap, Red Bull says it is going to have to battle on with what it has got because it has no other options available.
Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko said: "We don't have another rear wing, a smaller rear wing, as we see it on our competitors. It would be more helpful, for sure."
Asked if there was a chance the team could fly a less trimmed one out overnight from its Milton Keynes factory, Marko said: "No."
Beyond the wing aspect, Marko felt that Red Bull's potential was greater than it showed in practice, but admitted that things were not great.
Seems like Andretti has been accepted.
https://racingnews365.com/exclusive...tm_medium=social_organic&utm_content=13856138
Look how they changed their tune when FBI was chasing Toto Wolff and other Team owners
https://www.autoracing1.com/pl/4380...-wolff-would-welcome-andretti-cadillac-entry/
https://apnews.com/article/f1-andretti-expansion-towriss-1de51966929f09616110d2ae9b5e1d79
https://racingnews365.com/exclusive...tm_medium=social_organic&utm_content=13856138
Look how they changed their tune when FBI was chasing Toto Wolff and other Team owners
https://www.autoracing1.com/pl/4380...-wolff-would-welcome-andretti-cadillac-entry/
https://apnews.com/article/f1-andretti-expansion-towriss-1de51966929f09616110d2ae9b5e1d79
where as I think the FBI investigation is a joke and the FIA were wrong, the introduction of a new team to F1 can only be good for F1
Are any of you mad enough to get up at 6am to watch this?
I was in work this morning so watching FP2, will I get up for qualifying at 6am , that I have not decided yet, but I will get up for the race Sunday.
No chance I'm getting up, but it could be an interesting race if its legit McLaren vs Mercedes. Fully expect Hamilton to drop back after fecking around with the setup again before Quali.
My mistake. Andretti not being accepted it seem General Motors could get an entry with Cadillac in 2026 in place of Andretti Global.
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f...69.225157503.1732270716-1134901479.1721995435
Seeing as my 6 year old wakes me at 5 am everyday, not an issue for me. Though prefer to watch in evenings on sofa in peace and quiet
Would much prefer GM and Cadillac. I think Haas have shown you need to be a manufacturer nowadays in F1 to stand any chance to be successful, McLaren aside. Besides no driver still has ever won the WDC with a customer engine, not a works engine.
Valtteri Bottas has been hit with a five-place grid penalty for the Las Vegas Grand Prix after taking a new energy store. This new power unit component breached the FIA's allowance for the season, landing him a handicap for Sunday's race.
Four other drivers made changes to their cars as Sergio Perez and Alex Albon applied new exhaust systems, along with the VCARB duo of Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson. However, these new components fell within the teams' allocations for the season, so no penalties were handed out.
Four other drivers made changes to their cars as Sergio Perez and Alex Albon applied new exhaust systems, along with the VCARB duo of Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson. However, these new components fell within the teams' allocations for the season, so no penalties were handed out.
Was looking forward to this race only to realize it takes place when normal people sleep.
11 am my time. Perfect for me.
That implies Europeans are the only normal people.
To quote from Austin Powers: There are only two things I can't stand in this world: "People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch"
Love the Cartman at the LV grand prix, it’s awesome
Seems like this change is helping Mercs.
Anyone awake for qualifying?
Perez is so bad. He will be out in Q1.
Ferrari and McLaren really good.
track is having insane evolution, 2 sec gained in Q1.
Perez never disappoints
Both AMs and Perez out in Q1.
Max in third, and Perez out in Q1... Seem to happen every second race now.
Perez always making me laugh with his mediocrity
always making me laugh with his mediocrityAMs have gone back as the season has progressed.
McLaren using 2 sets of new tyres in Q1.
Mercs on fire so far.
Gasly been spectacular in qualifying recently. Another Q3 for him
That was a bad error from Colapinto, completely unnecessary.
Colapinto balloon deflating quite rapidly.
And it was today that Crashapinto was born.
That was a big hit. You could see from the aerial shot how much he moved the wall.
Spare parts supplier for Williams must be one of the most lucrative jobs in the world.
Williams mechanics must be tuned for repairing cars.
Williams mechanics must be tuned for repairing cars.