2024 Chinese GP

[dialtone]

Well, I appreciate the honesty, stewards will choose what they want. Ultimately Carlos finished the race where he should have, and got lucky to escape a penalty.

Finally got a chance to see a proper camera angle. I retract my previous comments - you're absolutely right that this was on Alonso.

Yeah it was .



This is not just missing the apex a bit, without Sainz, Alonso was going straight for the grass.

[organic]

Yes he used Sainz to turn. But I still believe 3 penalty points is harsh for that. Penalties like this will discourage racing

[Sieper]

It is more than last years. Quite a lot. I am on the fence, I like to see people try.

[dialtone]

Yes he used Sainz to turn. But I still believe 3 penalty points is harsh for that. Penalties like this will discourage racing

I still don’t think this is racing. What Sainz did to pass Alonso was beautiful and clean, clearly didn’t need to bump into alonso to turn and had a wheel to wheel moment. Is it so much to ask to not divebomb from 2 cars behind on the inside of a 100 deg corner? Especially from someone as experienced as him.

[Vanja #66]

Im sure some teams/drivers could use that to their advantage now. I mean technically, you could go out first, set a blinder of a lap, sticking it on pole, then go out for one last run before anyone else, and then just cut the PU in the car and coast to a stop.

That's not the original intent of the rule. It was made a long time ago, when hybrids weren't on the horizon and cars needed a help from marshals to re-start after engine gets turned off and this wasn't considered OK by anyone. With MGU, hybrids can restart on their own, no need for marshals to touch the car which is why the rule isn't applied at all lately.

[TeamKoolGreen]

Anyone who thinks Ferrari is within a second of Red Bull is smoking crack. I keep seeing people posting the Ferrari is within .3 or so of the Red Bull. Ok. Keep telling yourself that.

Ferrari had a hard time passing Fred with DRS. There’s reality for you.

Like I wrote weeks ago, it will be 2026 before any other team is a championship contender. Max will be a 5x champ by then.

CS is a dam fool if he does not take the Red Bull seat should it be offered. He may not win any championships, but he will win races. There’s a lot to be said for that. Having a trophy case with a good grab of wins is a lot better than a trophy case full of what could have been…at some point these guys need to be practical about their career. Just my 2 cents.

Lando Norris was offered the seat and he turned it down. I kinda understand loyalty but Zak also brought another #1 in beside him. I won't go as far as saying Lando is a fool but man.. He could be winning races.

[Chuckjr]

If Red Bull offer the seat, he should take it. I don’t see Audi making any grand leaps to championship dreams anytime soon. Take the bird in hand over 2 in the bush. It would be awesome to see him against Max. Get a better idea of Max’s speed.

[organic]

Russell proved the soft can be an option tomorrow

[CHT]

If Red Bull offer the seat, he should take it. I don’t see Audi making any grand leaps to championship dreams anytime soon. Take the bird in hand over 2 in the bush. It would be awesome to see him against Max. Get a better idea of Max’s speed.

F1 is a very important marketing tool for Redbull and if you look at their driver pairing in the past, I believe they never have 2 European drivers in the team at the same time, and this was done to promote brand exposure outside Europe market. So its very unlikely that RB was serious about offering Sainz a seat and Marko was perhaps just saying what he said to tease the media.

For RB, they know very well Max is special and he is still very young and highly sort after. For this reason, Redbull will want to milk his talents to the their advantage for as long as its possible, which is why they have signed a contract with him till 2028.

For RB, they are likely to be looking for a reliable and talented driver who are happy to be able to rise to the occasion whenever Max failed and to be a consistent P2 finisher.

[venkyhere]

the official tire list is out as well now:

https://i.imgur.com/APMzKkF.png

expected strategies, according to f1.com

https://media.formula1.com/image/upload ... Strategies

Interesting.
It's the situation in Suzuka flipped 180 degrees.
Mercedes and McLaren have 1 set of H while RedBull and Ferrari have 2.
LeClerc is sitting pretty with two new H and two new M - most flexible
Alonso is the only guy with a fresh set of all three compounds. He would be starting on S and will look to get through his first stint hanging onto the DRS of RedBull OR perhaps shoot for the lead since Aston Martin have setup for good straightline speed (as we saw in the sprint) in this race.

[Luscion]

[AR3-GP]

Pirelli increased min tire pressures by 1 psi.

[venkyhere]

Pirelli increased min tire pressures by 1 psi.

why ? is the track temp 10+ degrees higher than yesterday ?

[Luscion]

[AR3-GP]

Pirelli increased min tire pressures by 1 psi.

why ? is the track temp 10+ degrees higher than yesterday ?

It was changed based on inspection of the used tires from the sprint race.