Formula 1
- 2024 British Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️
wes @lemmy.world FeaturedROUND 12: 🇬🇧 Great Britain
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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024
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Circuit stats
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- First Grand Prix: 1950
- Number of laps: 52
- Circuit Length: 5.891 km
- Race Distance: 306.198 km
- Lap record: 1:27.097 Max Verstappen (2020)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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- 2024 Austrian Grand Prix - [POST RACE] discussion thread 🏁 wes @lemmy.world Featured
ROUND 11: 🇦🇹 Austria
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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
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Circuit stats
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- First Grand Prix: 1970
- Number of laps: 71
- Circuit Length: 4.318 km
- Race Distance: 306.452 km
- Lap record: 1:05.619 Carlos Sainz (2020)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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- [Feeder Series] NEWS | Isack Hadjar is the new Red Bull Racing reserve driver, the team confirmed to Feeder Series! The 19-year-old, who currently sits second in the Formula 2 standings with four ...
[Feeder Series] > NEWS | Isack Hadjar is the new Red Bull Racing reserve driver, the team confirmed to Feeder Series! The 19-year-old, who currently sits second in the Formula 2 standings with four victories, is the successor of Liam Lawson.
- Liam Lawson's RB F1 promotion tipped to be Red Bull audition - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com Liam Lawson’s RB F1 promotion tipped to be Red Bull audition
Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle believes Liam Lawson's spell in the RB car until the end of the 2024 season could even be an audition for the senior Red Bull team.
> Ex-Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle believes Liam Lawson's spell in the RB car until the end of the 2024 season could even be an audition for the senior Red Bull team.
- Liam Lawson reveals when he was told he would replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB - Motorsport Week
> Liam Lawson has revealed he was told he would be returning to F1 in 2024 as Daniel Ricciardo's replacement at RB two weeks before the announcement.
- Liam Lawson set for FIA grid penalty before first F1 2024 race for engine allocationwww.planetf1.com Liam Lawson set for FIA grid penalty before first F1 2024 race
Liam Lawson will start 10 places back from his sprint qualifying spot in Austin after Helmut Marko said he will take an engine penalty.
- Liam Lawson to replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB for remainder of the 2024 seasonwww.formula1.com Lawson to replace Ricciardo at RB for rest of the season
New Zealander Liam Lawson will replace Daniel Ricciardo at RB alongside Yuki Tsunoda for the remainder of the season.
- Ogier latest to protest FIA clampdown after Verstappen swearing saga
"We have been told by the top of the FIA to shut our mouths"
- Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limboapnews.com Michael Andretti hands over control of race team to business partner. Formula 1 plans in limbo
Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization.
- [F1] BREAKING: Daniel Ricciardo to leave RB, the team have announced
Source: https://x.com/F1/status/1839330614950171116
- Helmut Marko claims Daniel Ricciardo lost 'killer instinct' upon Red Bull F1 exit - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com Helmut Marko claims Daniel Ricciardo lost ‘killer instinct’ upon Red Bull F1 exit
Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has contended that Daniel Ricciardo's "killer instinct" disappeared in the seasons he spent racing outside the team's Formula 1 stable.
> Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko has contended that Daniel Ricciardo's "killer instinct" disappeared in the seasons he spent racing outside the team's Formula 1 stable.
- Riccardo news coming today
The rumour mill is spinning like crazy that Red Bull will announce RIC's gone then 10 minutes later that Lawson is in.
And there is the not-always-reliable Joe Savard soying PER will announce he is leaving after Mexico. [link] (https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/green-notebook-from-somerset/)
- Former Williams team boss admits missed opportunity with Stroll "drives me nuts"www.racefans.net Former Williams team boss admits missed opportunity with Stroll "drives me nuts"
Claire Williams admits she regrets losing Lawrence Stroll's financial support before being forced to sell her family's team.
- Red Bull sends latest wake-up call to Sergio Perez over F1 results - Motorsport Week
> Red Bull boss Christian Horner has admitted the team requires both drivers "firing on all cylinders" amid Sergio Perez's struggles in Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix.
- Why is F1 off for almost a month after the Singapore Grand Prixwww.autosport.com /f1/news/why-is-f1-off-for-almost-a-month-after-the-singapore-grand-prix/10657726/
TD;DR: Japanese GP was moved earlier to pair with China, leaving a gap in the schedule that couldn't be filled by other races in time.
- McLaren announce signing of Will Courtenay from Red Bull as new Sporting Director | Formula 1®www.formula1.com McLaren announce signing of Will Courtenay from Red Bull as new Sporting Director | Formula 1®
McLaren have announced the signing of Red Bull’s Head of Strategy Will Courtenay as their new Sporting Director.
> McLaren have announced the signing of Red Bull’s Head of Strategy Will Courtenay as their new Sporting Director.
- Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes overruled plea to avoid Soft tyre in F1 Singapore GP - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes overruled plea to avoid Soft tyre in F1 Singapore GP
Lewis Hamilton has revealed Mercedes ignored his desperate plea to avoid starting the race on the Soft tyre at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.
> Lewis Hamilton has revealed Mercedes ignored his desperate plea to avoid starting the race on the Soft tyre at the F1 Singapore Grand Prix.
- Toto Wolff: F1 ‘needs raw moments’ amid Max Verstappen swearing row - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com Toto Wolff: F1 ‘needs raw moments’ amid Max Verstappen swearing row
Toto Wolff has said that Formula 1 "needs raw moments" amid the FIA's swearing row with Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
> Toto Wolff has said that Formula 1 "needs raw moments" amid the FIA's swearing row with Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
- Verstappen warns he could quit F1 over FIA swearing punishment
>The Red Bull driver conducted another press conference - away from the FIA gaze - where Autosport asked him if he was reconsidering his future in F1, giving a sensational response
- Wolff suggests "civilised" approach to current Verstappen swearing controversy
>Toto Wolff calls for nuance, as Christian Horner suggested the FIA needed a different approach in response to Max Verstappen swearing in a press conference
- F1 drivers united before FIA talks on Max Verstappen swearing rowwww.theguardian.com F1 drivers united before FIA talks on Max Verstappen swearing row
F1 drivers are to hold crunch talks after Max Verstappen was hit with a community service order for swearing
- Laurent Mekies: Red Bull/RB have been 'too public' on potential F1 driver changes - Motorsport Week
> RB boss Laurent Mekies has admitted Red Bull has been "too public" on mid-season F1 swaps amid rumours Daniel Ricciardo will be replaced.
- Team Qualy Battles Updated
Updated the qualy battles plot, but did not want to burden the servers with it, so if you want to see a gif from the start to Singapore, here it is: https://i.imgur.com/KrbkqQF.gif.
And now we wait for the avalanche of stupid/crazy/ridiculous rumours about RIC until the next race.
- After being reprimanded for swearing Max verstappen is not answering question in the PC, and is talking to reporters outside
Source: https://x.com/SMitchellF1/status/1837508786937901341
- McLaren: F1 not a 'coalition championship' as RB help Red Bull in Singapore GP - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com McLaren: F1 not a ‘coalition championship’ as RB help Red Bull in Singapore GP
McLaren has declared that Formula 1 is not a "coalition championship" as RB nicked Lando Norris' fastest lap in the Singapore Grand Prix to help sister team Red Bull.
> McLaren has declared that Formula 1 is not a "coalition championship" as RB nicked Lando Norris' fastest lap in the Singapore Grand Prix to help sister team Red Bull.
- Red Bull: McLaren pace in F1 Singapore GP was 'taking the piss' - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com Red Bull: McLaren pace in F1 Singapore GP was ‘taking the piss’
Red Bull boss Christian Horner has expressed that the pace advantage McLaren boasted with Lando Norris in Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix was "taking the piss".
> Red Bull boss Christian Horner has expressed the pace advantage McLaren had in Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix was "taking the piss".
- F1 rookie sprint race plan set for green light
>F1 teams look set to give the go-ahead to plans for a rookie sprint race after the Abu Dhabi season finale
- Whiny winner much?www.express.co.uk Lando Norris offers brutal response to Lewis Hamilton and George Russell scares
Lewis Hamilton and George Russell missed their post-race media duties in Singapore.
Really unclassy.
- RB team principal Laurent Mekies: "Given this may have been Daniel’s last race, we wanted to give him the chance to savour it and go out with the fastest lap."www.visacashapprb.com 2024 Singapore GP: Race | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team
Drivers and Team's quotes after the race
Official line from RB team principal Laurent Mekies in the post-race press release: >"Given this may have been Daniel’s last race, we wanted to give him the chance to savour it and go out with the fastest lap."
- [@F1] Verstappen can finish 2nd to Norris in all remaining Grands Prix and Sprints, regardless of fastest lap bonus points, and STILL win the drivers' championship
> Daniel Ricciardo’s fastest lap means Max Verstappen can finish 2nd to Lando Norris in all remaining Grands Prix and Sprints, regardless of fastest lap bonus points, and STILL win the drivers' championship
- 2024 Singapore Grand Prix - [POST RACE] discussion thread 🏁
ROUND 18: 🇸🇬 Singapore
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FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2024
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- Circuit name: Marina Bay Street Circuit
- First Grand Prix: 2008
- Number of laps: 62
- Circuit Length: 4.94 km
- Race Distance: 306.143 km
- Lap record: 1:35.867 Lewis Hamilton (2023)
- 2023 winner: Carlos Sainz
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- Leclerc: Consistency can still save Ferrari's long shot F1 title bid
> Charles Leclerc concedes Ferrari won't have the pure pace to challenge McLaren, but hopes its consistency can be enough to remain a threat
- McLaren 'frustrated' not to reduce Max Verstappen's F1 lead more in Singapore - Motorsport Weekwww.motorsportweek.com McLaren ‘frustrated’ not to reduce Max Verstappen’s F1 lead more in Singapore
McLaren has admitted that it was "a little frustrated" that Max Verstappen was able to minimise his points loss to Lando Norris in the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
> McLaren has admitted it was "a little frustrated" Max Verstappen minimised his points loss to Lando Norris in Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix.
- Wolff issues health update on Hamilton and Russellracingnews365.com Wolff issues health update on Hamilton and Russell
Toto Wolff has provided further clarity on why Lewis Hamilton and George Russell missed their media duties after the Singapore Grand Prix.
> Toto Wolff has provided further clarity on why Lewis Hamilton and George Russell missed their media duties after the Singapore Grand Prix.
