F1 2024 Season

Verstappen going to destroy all Hamilton's record like Djokovic did to Federer in the coming years. Scared brits already making up excuses to downplay the inevitable overtaking of titles won, just as Federer fans were giving it large about his number of Grand Slams only to change the debate to who plays the prettiest tennis. :lol: :wenger:
 
SilentWitness said:
Pretty sure he's always said though he doesn't want to be a driver that goes until he's 35-40 though. I would have thought he would dip like Rosberg at around 30-32ish.
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Yeah think he''ll step away to try Endurance and then come back once he's done all that.
 
People are forgeting that especially before the cost cap we had teams literally spending themselves out of bag well ahead of others.

Is the only solution then to also give other teams more money to spend? Say when United or Arse were dominating the PL, Barca or Real La Liga or Bayern the Bundesliga - should they all had their resources clipped or other teams have been given more of the league and broadcasting cuts to close the gap? In theory this cost cap and wind tunnel time increase is arguably a very solid concept to prevent run aways but at the same time does that mean its unfair to teams doing the work better than others? It's honestly a bit of an odd phenomenon - F1 is far less of a elite vs non elite team sport now than it was for decades.

I'd argue the biggest reason why we don't see gaps being closed is mostly down to regs being far more restrictive than during the previous Merc and Ferrari domination eras. Teams are a lot less able to introduce crazy concepts to gain an advantage. And even if they do- say the double diffuser, the old regs allowed the more powerful teams to rather quickly apply it to their own cars and improve upon it.

Edit: p.s. I do agree I wish RB had a more competitive driver in the second seat.
 
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Tbh it's not that different to Hamilton and Schumacher, one team being capable of winning is massively dull even when the second driver isn't incompetent.
 
100m contract for a washed up Hamilton sounds like incredibly bad business by Ferrari.
 
hobbers said:
If I were Toto I think I'd only be interested in putting Alonso or Sainz in that second Mercedes.
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Sainz everyday over Alonso, would be a good battle to watch as well between him and George.
 
Redplane said:
People are forgeting that especially before the cost cap we had teams literally spending themselves out of bag well ahead of others.

Is the only solution then to also give other teams more money to spend? Say when United or Arse were dominating the PL, Barca or Real La Liga or Bayern the Bundesliga - should they all had their resources clipped or other teams have been given more of the league and broadcasting cuts to close the gap? In theory this cost cap and wind tunnel time increase is arguably a very solid concept to prevent run aways but at the same time does that mean its unfair to teams doing the work better than others? It's honestly a bit of an odd phenomenon - F1 is far less of a elite vs non elite team sport now than it was for decades.

I'd argue the biggest reason why we don't see gaps being closed is mostly down to regs being far more restrictive than during the previous Merc and Ferrari domination eras. Teams are a lot less able to introduce crazy concepts to gain an advantage. And even if they do- say the double diffuser, the old regs allowed the more powerful teams to rather quickly apply it to their own cars and improve upon it.

Edit: p.s. I do agree I wish RB had a more competitive driver in the second seat.
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The cost cap is the big problem, if it didnt exist then the likes of ferrari and mercedes could close the gap in season. They cant. Mercedes even said this years car isnt everything they wanted to do as they couldnt afford it under the cost cap.

Same will have in 2026. A team will nail the regs and new engines and one driver will win 4-5 championships unchallenged.

The cost cap is a disaster for fans of the sport.
 
Kevin said:
Verstappen going to destroy all Hamilton's record like Djokovic did to Federer in the coming years. Scared brits already making up excuses to downplay the inevitable overtaking of titles won, just as Federer fans were giving it large about his number of Grand Slams only to change the debate to who plays the prettiest tennis. :lol: :wenger:
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don’t worry, the fia will get bored and start making up rules to gift titles to others.
 
Just checked the results... Max wins by 20-odd seconds and laps half the field.

See you in 2025, lads. Have fun.
 
Oh yeah, completely forgot Liberty ruined post-race cooldown room in lieu of shit interviews. Add it to the list.
 
I can imagine Perez ending up in the equivalent of a Bottas seat in a mid table team

I'm starting to wonder if Sainz is a bit better than Leclerc. It doesn't help Leclerc car often has problems though, so it's hard to tell
 
The sport is stale. How the heck did Red Bull produce a car that feels twice as fast as the rest

Feels like a complete waste of time watching
 
TV production managed to be even worse than the last year.
 
SilentWitness said:
It's weird as another season of this does nothing to cement his legacy despite him likely going on to break records, again.
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Says who? :confused:

This level of driving hasn't been on display since forever, there hasn't been driver in long time who drove that flawlesly even when they had the car who lapped other drivers for three laps.
 
Amar__ said:
Says who? :confused:

This level of driving hasn't been on display since forever, there hasn't been driver in long time who drove that flawlesly even when they had the car who lapped other drivers for three laps.
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There is literally no competition for him. It's easy mode and the only other championship was won by cheating. Last season Perez finished 2nd in the championship and he was dogshit for most of it. It tells you everything.
 
SilentWitness said:
There is literally no competition for him. It's easy mode and the only other championship was won by cheating. Last season Perez finished 2nd in the championship and he was dogshit for most of it. It tells you everything.
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:lol: :lol:

Everybody is a homer in sports. History will truly cement legacy for Lewis and Max alike. In the words of Toto: Formula 1 is a meritocracy.
 
SilentWitness said:
There is literally no competition for him. It's easy mode and the only other championship was won by cheating. Last season Perez finished 2nd in the championship and he was dogshit for most of it. It tells you everything.
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Any racing driver on the planet would rather have Max's first 3 championships than Lewis' last 3.
 
SilentWitness said:
There is literally no competition for him. It's easy mode and the only other championship was won by cheating. Last season Perez finished 2nd in the championship and he was dogshit for most of it. It tells you everything.
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You mean unlike seasons before when Hamilton was winning when competition was much better:

hobbers said:
Bottas had almost identical numbers of wins and podiums in his first 2.5 seasons at Mercedes as Perez at Red Bull. But some will try and tell you he was a much more competitive team mate and somehow not a constant free win for Lewis.
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Still think it’s weird though that RB carved 2 holes in the top of their cars before the final practice. It might suggest future issues at other races in hotter conditions.
 
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