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Time to park this thread? I've got the 2024 one open: https://www.northstandchat.com/threads/f1-2024.405089/

That's been overblown somewhat. vast majority of Red Bull's "overspend" was the result of an admin cock-up that meant they were unable to claim a tax rebate that meant their overall spend was higher than it would have otherwise been. The vast majority of what we left was because they...

So, with the season done and dusted, let's take a look back and laugh at my pre-season predictions :ROFLMAO: : On Prediction 1: Bzzzt, fail. On Prediction 2: Bzzzt, fail. On Prediction 3: Partial, but more fail than success in the end. On Prediction 4: I'm going to claim this one as a...

Yup. As does the complete lack of any comment on Abu Dhabi following on from it. (which, to be fair, I felt was an "interesting" race - in particular towards the end with Leclerc trying to engineer a result that would put Ferrari ahead of McLaren in the WCC).

The appeal section is standard text written in all stewards' decision documents. There's no point in appealing this one, though, as the stewards are correct. The rulebook is very clear, and rigid. There's no scope for not applying the penalty, as unjust as it is.

It's also happened at Monaco a few times over the years, and they've got an awful lot of experience. Sainz will be fuming. His car got totalled: Ferrari replace the chassis, as well as power unit components. Which means he's now got grid penalties because he's exceeded the allowed number of...

Seen something this morning that suggests the rules might not have been followed correctly, and that Piastri and Ricciardo should have been allowed to return to the lead lap before the restart. Ricciardo in particular appeared to have the pace for points if he'd been on the lead lap. Likewise -...

So, Brazil. Mercedes got their setup completely wrong, so Perez probably now out of reach for Hamilton in the WDC. A 32 point gap with just 2 races to go realistically mean Hamilton needs a pair of podiums with Perez failing to score in either of the last two races. Speaking of Perez ... I did...

I expect Las Vegas will be made into the biggest spectacle they can ... but IMO the circuit itself looks boring. Take it out of Las Vegas and plonk it on a random bit of land somewhere and you aren't left with much other than some long straights and some relatively simplistic corners.

Circuit looks a bit of a pig. No, literally ... turn the track map in here upside down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_Grand_Prix

It's simple. Assuming Red Bull can get Ricciardo back to driving as well as he was when he last drove an RB car in a race, they know they'll have a driver who likes the same car characteristics as Max. Not quite to Max standards, but should be a lot more reliable than Perez. RB also know that...

Since I posted this yesterday, there's been a rumour storm brewing over on Reddit F1. Nothing as yet that I'd consider as coming from reliable sources, however the latest piece to emerge this afternoon is from Globo, who once-upon-a-time had the F1 telecast rights in Brazil. In an article that...

Perez' position looking increasingly shaky in the wake of the Qatar race. Never a good sign if Helmut Marko is handing out quotes suggesting you might need a change of team to relocate your form... And backed that with a statement that they'll see how the next 2 races go. That's a clear warning...

That's the theory I've seen floated. 1. Danny Ric is very popular at the team, and they know he works well with Verstappen. 2. Investing too heavily in Tsunoda is a risk, as he's a Honda man as well as RB. Tsunoda rather unusually at the Japan race voluntarily put out a statement denying any...

Interesting one here, I actually thought the tyre situation made it more interesting. Firstly, we got to see what a race can be like if the drivers can push the tyres for a whole stint. Beyond that, we still got some interesting strategy calls - for example the Alfa's took a different approach...

Good lord. 100% Hamilton's fault. And, I would argue, the type of error that Hamilton has been prone to throughout his career. Not regular enough to be a problem as such, but he does appear to have the memory of a goldfish when it comes to overtaking - it's not the first time this season he...

Had to dig this thread up ... absolutely no discussion of the last two races, despite Singapore being a rather good race weekend (no RBR cars in Q3, or on the podium!). Followed by a Japan race that saw Verstappen back to being untouchable (but with a little interest behind him as variations in...

Sainz fought hard and made a race of it for most of the first stint, but ultimately the Ferrari just doesn't preserve its tyres as well as the Red Bull does. Max (and Perez) just needed to bide his time and the inevitable happened. Hamilton got quite a soft penalty for his squeeze on Piastri, I...

If you're watching only to see who wins, then yes it's dull and a disappointing season. But winning isn't everything. I watch a race with 20 drivers participating and there's been some cracking racing for the minor points, and the race for 2nd/3rd/etc WCC places has ebbed and flowed a lot...

Alpine senior management decimated: https://the-race.com/formula-1/szafnauer-out-amid-exodus-of-alpine-f1-management/ Szafnauer out. Permane out. Pat Fry out and goes to Williams (eventually - assuming he'll be on gardening leave for a while).