F1 F1 2024 thread

[happy_eagle]

If Max were to walk at the end of the year, RBR would have to reconsider putting Tsunoda in the main car.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

With all the twists and turns with the seats at RBR, it totally wouldn't surprise if there were a few more. I've given up trying to predict what happens from here.

 

[Jatz]

If Max were to walk at the end of the year, RBR would have to reconsider putting Tsunoda in the main car.

They'd just about have no choice. Could try and get Danny Ric back but either way a partnership of Ric/Tsu/Law isn't going to win much as a main pairing.

 

[Barrybran]

They'd just about have no choice. Could try and get Danny Ric back but either way a partnership of Ric/Tsu/Law isn't going to win much as a main pairing.

If Red Bull were indeed going backwards and Max were to take a sabbatical, they could do worse than put Ricciardo or Tsunoda in that car. They can't put Yuki with Max but I think they would be open to giving him a run in place of Max. I wouldn't see this happening unless Red Bull felt they wouldn't be in a position to compete for the constructors championship.

 

[Not Important]

some say driver an F1 car these days is straightforward. not sure i agree.

 

[King Of Money]

some say driver an F1 car these days is straightforward. not sure i agree.

Interesting that there's an 'N' button to put the car gearbox into neutral, but there's no 'R' button to chuck the car in reverse.

I mean it's not unusual to see a car spin or go off track and need to reverse in order to manoeuvre out of a tight situation, yet time and time again the driver has all sorts of trouble getting the car in reverse, sometimes taking quite a while. A button might help for that.

 

[Jatz]

Interesting that there's an 'N' button to put the car gearbox into neutral, but there's no 'R' button to chuck the car in reverse.

I mean it's not unusual to see a car spin or go off track and need to reverse in order to manoeuvre out of a tight situation, yet time and time again the driver has all sorts of trouble getting the car in reverse, sometimes taking quite a while. A button might help for that.

You say that but when's the last time that happened in a race?

 

[Duck Farmer]

Interesting that there's an 'N' button to put the car gearbox into neutral, but there's no 'R' button to chuck the car in reverse.

It was designed by Hamilton. There was no space left after adding the whinging about tyres button.

 

[gaskin]

Red Bull have taken a massive L in how they have handled this. Whether you think it is the right decision or not, there is a right way to handle it and they definitely handled it the wrong way.

 

[BomberFan355]

Interested to see what he does next.

 

[No Quarter]

So Sad for DR but knew it was coming deep down.

Handled extremely shit by RB/RBR.

 

[Acinath]

What happens if after all this rigmarole, Liam doesn’t impress as much as before, or/and Franco is better than him?

I fear this is what’s going to happen for Liam. The guy he jumped in last year is better than the current RB car, I think people are going to be disappointed when he’s not getting the same results

 

[Festerz]

Worst kept secret in F1. And the way Red Bull has handled this is another symptom of them falling apart as an organisation and team. We should not have heard that this was 'a near certainty' via Martin Brundle in a Sky TV show.

 

[No Quarter]

 

[Warsaw]

Probably not the way you’d want to go out if you could script it, but kinda felt like his return left something like this to happen pretty open.

Coming back to an uncompetitive team, age, not exceeding expectations…dunno, might have had more fun driving in a Haas.

 

[Gasometer]

DR brought Aussie larrikin to the world as well as being a great driver

Still annoyed I coughed up $80 for his Renault cap only to see him exit a year later

 

[DamoESP]

Knew they were holding back the announcement until that new Hugo ad campaign featuring RIC went live

Will be sad to not see him on the grid anymore Having watched his whole F1 career is starting to make me feel old....

 

[Gasometer]

Knew they were holding back the announcement until that new Hugo ad campaign featuring RIC went live

Will be sad to not see him on the grid anymore Having watched his whole F1 career is starting to make me feel old....

So I saw Gary Ablett Snr and Gary Ablett Jnr’s whole careers

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

DR brought Aussie larrikin to the world as well as being a great driver

Still annoyed I coughed up $80 for his Renault cap only to see him exit a year later

Given he allegedly signed with McLaren before his second season at Renault started, it's quite likely he was already leaving before you bought it.

Impatience proved very costly for the second half of DR's career. Both his own, and his team managers.

 

[Festerz]

Impatience proved very costly for the second half of DR's career. Both his own, and his team managers.

Strongly Disagree.

In 2018 at the age of 29, Ricciardo rightly summed up that he was the clear second driver at Red Bull with the arrival of Verstappen and that he would never win a championship there.

And he performed relatively well at Renault until he, rightly again, determined that McLaren was the place to be for a driver still believing they had a championship chance. And as we've all seen- his assessment of McLaren as a future world champion team was spot on.

Sadly for Danny Ric, his driving style did not match the McLaren car and not only did Norris soundly outperform him but his seat was clearly under pressure. From then on his chance at a world championship was over

So I don't see it as 'impatience' at all. But a world class driver desperately trying to get the best of his career while he was on top. But the decline came quicker than he anticipated and at 35 years of age and 13 years at the pinnacle of world motor sport he has retired.

Both on and off the track timing is everything in F1. Career wise his timing might have been a little off but blaming it on impatience is the wrong call imho.

Still annoyed I coughed up $80 for his Renault cap only to see him exit a year later

I forked out close to $200 for one of the Danny Ric McLaren limited edition Mitchell & Ness grid iron jerseys in bright papaya orange a couple of years back. Stands out in a crowd that's for sure. Collector's item now (that's my story anyway).

 

[Gasometer]

Ok so I just checked and it was the 2019 Aust GP

Worn for 4 hours

Mint condition

PM me an offer

Reserve is $250

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Very sad..in different circumstances would still be in a contending car now and doing very well.

But he's had a fantastic career.

It's sad that this whole saga of him and perez and Lawson has been handled so terribly this year (and shows what a joke that a company as big as red bull does PR more poorly than a work experience kid) but it shouldn't overshadow what has been a great career.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

If Max were to walk at the end of the year, RBR would have to reconsider putting Tsunoda in the main car.

RBR will never do that.

 

[happy_eagle]

RBR will never do that.

What are the options if Max walks though?

Experienced driver pool would be Magnussen, Ricciardo, Bottas, and possibly Sainz if there is an exit clause in his Williams deal (but is Red Bull really a desirable destination anymore, it seems like things are trending south).

Young driver pool would be Lawson, Hadjar, Iwasa within RB, or if looking outside you have Schumacher, Drugovich, O'Ward, Shwartzman, Pourchaire or Fittipaldi. None of these I'd say are top team ready (particularly if replacing Max), but you could quite easily throw them into VCARB and promote Yuki.

 

[gaskin]

Marko said Daniel was told before the race and Lawson said he has known for 2 weeks. So why the **** did Red Bull not announce it earlier?