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2024 F1 General Discussion Thread

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  • #602
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121795741#Comment_121795741

    Plenty of closeup shots alright so I’d expect the internet will be flooded with them later. It looks to me like Aston have the same super slim overbite as Red Bull but no vertical inlet I think. Nope - Aston have an underbite like last year's RB just slimmer.

    The bright green of that Sauber is not pretty at all and Will Buxton as annoying as ever. 😁

    Interesting little aero rakes on the engine cover of the Ferrari.

    Alonso 2 seconds clear at the top on mediums, which means absolutely nothing at this stage.

    Post edited by Andrew76 on


  • #603
    Burkie1203
    Registered Users Posts: 11,790 ✭✭✭✭Burkie1203


    Sauber and Merc liveries are awful



  • #604
    Andrew76
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121795756#Comment_121795756

    I don’t mind the Merc too much but yeah Sauber is awful and so is Alpine with all that carbon fiber on show.

    The Red Bull looks a bit of a handful on those hard tyres. Wonder how much fuel it has on board too.



  • #605
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121795716#Comment_121795716

    This is your boss. If you don't have that report on my desk first thing on Friday morning, you're out the door Pedro.



  • #606
    KillerShamrock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭KillerShamrock


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121795741#Comment_121795741

    Too bad they have sidepods. I know they won't but I hope they mess it up so we get a competitive season for wins.



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  • #607
    Andrew76
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    Only 9 laps in 1.5 hours for McLaren compared to early 20s for others.



  • #608
    Andrew76
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    First lap on the mediums and Max goes top. Get in. Yep meaningless but still. 😁😁



  • #609
    NinjaTruncs
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    I think it was The Race that speculated that their sidepods could reduce in size when they go to tracks that don't require as much cooling.

    4.3kWp South facing PV System. South Dublin



  • #610
    Andrew76
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    Anthony Davidson on Max leading the timesheets - "it's like a dog marking a lampost". 😁

    Anyway, morning session is over. Times of course don't mean much and only 10 of them since there's only 10 cars allowed on track. I haven't seen the number of laps for each but Alonso had the most (or close to) and George the least. Good reliability from all teams with only Albon's Williams stopping on track, no red flags though.

    Apart from Max and George, all other drivers will be replaced for the afternoon session that starts at 12pm our time.


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  • #611
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,979 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    Max over 1.1 seconds clear of the rest and 100+ laps on the board.

    Legitimately, the Red Bull looks so compliant straight away. Ferrari look ok and McLaren look pretty decent, Mercedes were bouncing still!

    AM were harder to judge and Alonso did his stint when the track was at its slowest.



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  • #612
    Burkie1203
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    Cars looks crap on the eye

    Alpine and MERC are awful

    McLaren and Sauber I'm mixed about


    Ferrari and VCARB the best one mainly because they used more then 4 square inches of paint.


    Haas, Red Bull, Williams and Aston are just dull



  • #613
    Andrew76
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    I think there is a Ted's Notebook on this evening at 8pm maybe? should be on YT soon after I guess. Here are the stats from today, C3 is the medium tyre (C1 = hard, C4 = soft, no idea where C2 is :D).

    image.png

    What was impressive about Max's times were that he set them pretty much on his first laps with the tyre - I think they said he went 1.5s faster than his testing time from last year, something like that - GP had a big smile on his face anyway. Will be interesting to see if Sergio finds the car as easy to drive - himself and Lewis are on track all day tomorrow.

    It seems the Sky pundits have decided to call the Red Bull sister team RB - which is going to get confusing.



  • #614
    Kamila Fit Catapult
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ Kamila Fit Catapult


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121798635#Comment_121798635

    Couldn’t be bothered how they look. More disheartened by the early indications of possibly another Max cakewalk. Early days, but still.



  • #615
    Kamila Fit Catapult
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ Kamila Fit Catapult


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121798686#Comment_121798686

    RB is such a strange choice given how Red Bull as a company have been on point when it comes to marketing for 20+ years.

    Interesting how Kick/Stake are being referred to as Sauber by multiple sources.



  • #616
    Burkie1203
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    Toto calling for transparency into the Horner investigation.



  • #617
    Burkie1203
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121798758#Comment_121798758

    Yeah but half the time today I couldn't tell which car it was between about 5 teams

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #618
    ricimaki
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    I know you shouldn't read too much into lap times in testing, but...

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    Haas doing Haas things



  • #619
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,475 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    There they are now. All the lads.

    https://twitter.com/F1/status/1760359981960905211?t=o8gLpXiAnPREsZCpBJzfDQ&s=19




  • #620
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,979 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://twitter.com/smitchellf1/status/1760351102468227370?s=46

    This Horner thing is ridiculous at this stage.



  • #621
    Longing
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    Gary Anderson saying its early days but it could be a long season if you are not a Red Bull fan from his testing analysis today.



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  • #622
    weisses
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121798780#Comment_121798780

    Only thing Toto is good at these days is **** stirring



  • #623
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,259 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    https://youtu.be/BNjiXw8hOcs?si=BQZnAbjVqgf09kmq

    Good analysis



  • #624
    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121799278#Comment_121799278

    That's why it's in red bull's interest to get their investigation finished ASAP. If he did nothing wrong, then they can stand over their investigation and move on. If he did something wrong, then he'll get the heave ho, it'll be awkward for a bit but they'll probably win the world championship anyway, so they'll live...



  • #625
    PsychoPete
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121799278#Comment_121799278

    Surely the powers that be at RedBull know by now if he did something wrong or not. To have him at testing and sack him a week later just before the season opener would be pretty amateur from RB. I'm not sure I believe that its anything overly serious but obviously we'll just have to wait and see what happens



  • #626
    jj880
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    The longer the investigation goes on the more I feel Horner is toast. How long is he with RB 20 years? Smells like they're taking time getting their ducks in a row. The rumoured behind the scenes settlement offer is significant. More than you'd expect to be turned down unless the employee in question has some serious evidence.

    Toto talking about role models all of a sudden. Hes a bit of a gimp with nothing to say except have a go at Horner from the ditches even before this scandal.



  • #627
    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,686 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    Interesting from the memes on Tiktok that both Horner and Newry were not wearing the team kit today! Maybe Horner is done, and maybe Adrian Newry just doesn't have to wear it!

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  • #628
    Longing
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121800844#Comment_121800844

    Horner or Newey never wore team kit at testing it had no significance. Tik tokers trying to earn a few shillings.

    ToTo reflection conversation on Sky Sports of been morale in F1 about Horner. Keep your big nose to yourself ToTo. Your car needs help going by past engineer's and X designer's saying that Red Bull is ONE second quicker than last years car. If so ToTo you are in big trouble maybe that's why Hamilton saw through you an ran for the hills of Maranello.



  • #629
    Longing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,111 ✭✭✭Longing


    Screenshot (35).png

    A man that never smiles. Picture says a thousand words.



  • #630
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,570 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121799278#Comment_121799278

    At this stage? It's only been public a couple of weeks. They're only doing an investigation, a court case would have taken months from beginning to end.

    I don't know what you want but a few weeks isn't unreasonable when you consider that two people's careers and reputations are directly at stake. I'd prefer the investigation takes the time it needs, and not cram it all into a single news cycle in case F1 fans get bored.



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  • #631
    El_Duderino 09
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121800378#Comment_121800378

    Why, why, why wouldn't they (and we) just wait for the findings investigation?

    Hiring a team for an independent investigation and jumping to conclusions would be irresponsible but also stupid. Having a dog and barking yourself.



  • #632
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Perez barely got a lap in before having front brake problems - overheating. Lewis been in the garage a while now too so neither getting much mileage in atm.



  • #633
    Spudman_20000
    Registered Users Posts: 1,208 ✭✭✭Spudman_20000


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121798780#Comment_121798780

    The likes of Toto and James Vowels should focus on making their respective cars go quicker.



  • #634
    Jordan 199
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,050 ✭✭✭✭Jordan 199


    ..

    Post edited by Jordan 199 on


  • #635
    Burkie1203
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    Track damage red flag


    Ferrari victims again



  • #636
    Kamila Fit Catapult
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ Kamila Fit Catapult


    Drain cover strikes again. Would be no harm if there were stricter rules imposed on drain covers for circuits to obtain grade one status. Especially with the move towards street circuits.



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  • #637
    dulpit
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121801171#Comment_121801171

    Leave James Vowles alone. He's been a breath of fresh air as a team principal...



  • #638
    afatbollix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,087 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121801467#Comment_121801467

    They all have to be welded down but some times that fails.

    In Vegas it was the tarmac around the manhole that failed.


    You can do as much as you can but sometimes these things happen.

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #639
    Frank Bullitt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,979 ✭✭✭✭Frank Bullitt


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121801070#Comment_121801070

    I was referring to the rumours and gossip that comes out, only then to be corrected. Not that there is an actual investigation taking place.



  • #640
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,570 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121804057#Comment_121804057

    Fair one. I thought you were sayingbthe investigation was getting ridiculous. They just need to calm down and wait. Plus they need to realise the investigation needs to do its job and it won't run to the f1 fans' time line to be finished before the car launch or testing or even the first race. They just need to do their job and let the chips fall where they may. It's important so it should be done right



  • #641
    Frank Bullitt
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121804450#Comment_121804450

    Not at all, the investigation needs to take place, RB wouldn't have done so if they didn't believe so either.

    The gossip and guessing is crazy though.



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  • #642
    Kamila Fit Catapult
    Posts: 0 ✭✭ Kamila Fit Catapult


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121804606#Comment_121804606

    Horner would definitely have rubbed a number of people up the wrong way over the years and I can’t help but feel some of those people are using this situation for a bit of payback. I find it odd that it’s such a big talking point given how little is actually known. Horner could be 100% innocent for all we know.



  • #643
    Frank Bullitt
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121804986#Comment_121804986

    Of course they are, they don't call the paddock the Piraña Club for nothing.

    Post edited by Boards.ie: Mike on


  • #644
    Jordan 199
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    One week to go to the first qualifying session of the season.



  • #645
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    Red flag, looks like the same drain cover as yesterday has come free again. It’s on the outside of the red and white kerbing, the cars sweeping out wide to the right before the turn 11 left hander I think it is. Not a track limits issue this either as they’re keeping two wheels inside the white lines. Who knows how long the delay will be this time.

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    Cool close up pic of the Sauber steering wheel, looks less cluttered than I would expect.

    image.png




  • #646
    Andrew76
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,500 Mod ✭✭✭✭Andrew76


    The welders are out now. 🙂

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  • #647
    flazio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,259 ✭✭✭✭flazio


    Williams, for many years have been the last constructor to have a buttons only steering wheel, opting instead to mount the screen on the chassis.

    Well, no more.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/C3rubBgoi89/?igsh=aGphdzVnbGtwdWEw




  • #648
    AMKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,349 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121806061#Comment_121806061

    About time too.

    It looks neat.


    DTS Season 6 out today.

    I am surprised no mention of it in here yet. Maybe it will not be the most exciting season. I am sure they have made it good somehow do.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #649
    dulpit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,475 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    On the topic of steering wheels, Mercedes have a partnership with Whatsapp so the radio button is now a Whatsapp logo:

    Untitled Image




  • #650
    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,686 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121806461#Comment_121806461

    I kinda don't it like when people send voice notes....but a Whatsapp button is funny.

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  • #651
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,730 ✭✭✭This is it


    Praying to the F1 Gods that Ferrari, or anyone, can at least challenge for race wins, if not the championship.



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