All kinds of news about F1.

[mclaren111]

F1 could ditch 18-inch wheels for 2026 in bid to drop car weight https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-c ... /10528768/

I'm fine with that, but how 'bout they also make cuts where the real weight additions have been made - in the batteries.

Bring Back V10's....

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[AR3-GP]

1) Filming day mileage doubled to 200km per day.
2) starting next year, teams will be allowed to run 2022 cars on track as they please for junior driver development and other activities...

[stephen]

Daniel Ricciardo will be making his return to racing at the US Grand Prix (in Texas), where he will drive for AlphaTauri. This marks his return to the cockpit after being sidelined due to a hand injury sustained during the Dutch Grand Prix. His replacement Liam Lawson has impressed everyone with his performance in the 5 races and we will surely see him competing in F1 again.

[stephen]

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled a new non-alcoholic drink called 'Almave,' inspired by tequila but without the alcohol, launching in the US with select international availability from 2024.

[chrisc90]

Not sure how much weight this carries. First I’ve heard of it

[stephen]

Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to enhance the aerodynamics of its cars through the joint development of a supercomputer for computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

[Wouter]

F1 prize money: How much teams earned in the 2023 season

How much prize money has each team won for their finishing position in the 2023 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship?

1st place in F1 Constructors’ Championship - $140 million estimate
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2nd place in F1 Constructors’ Championship - $131 million estimate
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3rd place in F1 Constructors’ Championship - $122 million estimate
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4th place in F1 Constructors’ Championship - $113 million estimate
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https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-p ... /10553551/

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[wogx]

Format change still not confirmed but sprint qualifying pretty certain to move to Friday, followed on Saturday by sprint then Grand Prix qualifying

Isn't that a bit silly? Cars in sprints are prone to accidents, teams may not be able to fix them before the qualifying session. The entire race weekend could be binned by another driver on Saturday noon.

[Sieper]

If they combine it with reopening parc ferme it makes sense to me.

[stephen]

Max Verstappen formally crowned as this year’s F1 drivers’ championship trophy at 2023 FIA Prize Giving ceremony.

[stephen]

In a recent announcement, the Alpine Formula 1 Team confirmed the departure of Davide Brivio, marking the end of his relatively low-profile stint with the French team. The team disclosed that the separation agreement with Brivio will be effective at the conclusion of the 2023 season, making him another senior figure set to part ways with Alpine by the year's end.

[Wouter]

According to Peter Bayer the new AlphaTauri name will be announced at the end of January.

The new name of Alfa Romeo will be Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber.