2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Las Vegas Strip, Nov 21 - 23

[venkyhere]

This post race bit is weird....

I suggest next year, James Corden Carpool Karaoke on the way to the podium....

The most idiotic post race shenanigans I've ever seen. Car ride sitting jammed with sweaty fellow racers to stand in front of a fountain for 1 min interviews. Then car ride back to 'the main area' for the podium and press bytes. They haven't changed it after last year. Someone should tell them that a rolls royce car ride (what was the third car for, who was in it?) and emerging from a hydraulic lift onto a plinth is better suited to cocaine snorting movie/pop/rock stars, who need to 'give an inspiring message to their Vegas fans', not the winners from a race.

[venkyhere]

Winning a title with the car that will finish third in the WCC, bravo Max Verstappen!

Where did the McLaren pace disappear to?

That is impressive but first half of the season, redbull clearly no1 car. Second half mclaren was better car but ferrari and mercedes were best cars at some weekends. Therefore, that helped to Max also

First quarter of a season & last three quarters of a season. It isn't half-half duration, Redbull dominance v McLaren dominance.

[venkyhere]

Picking up on something commented live in the F1TV feed. Looking only at the main race this year:

VER: 8 wins
NOR: 3 wins
PIA: 2 wins
LEC: 2 wins
SAI: 2 wins
RUS: 2 wins
HAM: 2 wins

This is kind of unprececented.
7 winners? Maybe the Pirelli lottery in 2012.
But 7 drivers winning more than once? Has there ever been this many competitive drivers cars ready to snatch a win the day the weater or a SC went their way?

The most glaring stat from this list, is the name that isn't there. Why it's 7 instead of 8 from the four big boy teams.

[venkyhere]

This track looks slam dunk McLaren, especially with their newest high efficiency floor and low track temps (which takes away Ferrari's tyre deg advantage).
AFAIK, McLaren have matched (possibly exceeded) the big advantage Ferrari held in slow turns and low speed exit traction.
McLaren also hold advantage over Ferrari in medium speed and high speed corners.
The only place Redbull (even with Verstappen's one race old engine) might ace over others is T10 and T11 high speed turns, but it will be very marginal and won't contribute anything significant towards laptime.

All this looked validated until FP3. Then McLaren did something with their setup (not just the rear wing) and ruined their car for the race - it struggled for grip on both M and H.

[Juzh]

some top speeds from the race:

alb 369 kmh -> highest since 2016
pia 367 kmh
sai 366 kmh
per 366 kmh
tsu 365 kmh
alo 365 kmh
ham 364 kmh
col 363 kmh

[Starscreamer]

Race was boring but for me somehow exiting and sweaty hands.v Happy Max 4 WC

[bananapeel23]

some top speeds from the race:

alb 369 kmh -> highest since 2016
pia 367 kmh
sai 366 kmh
per 366 kmh
tsu 365 kmh
alo 365 kmh
ham 364 kmh
col 363 kmh

I wonder how fast the Ferraris could've gone with a monster tow. Leclerc was as fast as Hamilton was down the straight with only a slipstream, while Hamilton had DRS.

[hollus]

Picking up on something commented live in the F1TV feed. Looking only at the main race this year:

VER: 8 wins
NOR: 3 wins
PIA: 2 wins
LEC: 3 wins
SAI: 2 wins
RUS: 2 wins
HAM: 2 wins

This is kind of unprececented.
7 winners? Maybe the Pirelli lottery in 2012.
But 7 drivers winning more than once? Has there ever been this many competitive drivers cars ready to snatch a win the day the weater or a SC went their way?

Shouldn't Leclerc be on 3? Monaco, Monza Austin?

Er... yes! Updated.

[Juzh]

some top speeds from the race:

alb 369 kmh -> highest since 2016
pia 367 kmh
sai 366 kmh
per 366 kmh
tsu 365 kmh
alo 365 kmh
ham 364 kmh
col 363 kmh

I wonder how fast the Ferraris could've gone with a monster tow. Leclerc was as fast as Hamilton was down the straight with only a slipstream, while Hamilton had DRS.

Sainz had a pretty big slipstream when he came out in traffic after first stop.