Official 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***
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g4ry13 said:
Bo_apex said:
g4ry13 said:
Jasandjules said:
romft123 said:
Max was 3 seconds ahead of second place after 4 laps, 6 seconds ahead after 7. Thats just incredible. Just HTF can anyone get near that
They can't. That Red Bull is 1-2 seconds a lap faster than the best of the rest. We are not going to see any racing until 2026, assuming that temas diverge and we don't simply find one has utterly nailed it again....
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Sainz jumping into the second Red Bull would spice things up but they've been team mates before and Max had the measure of Carlos.
P2 onwards is pretty tight this season.
Maybe Carlos has improved significantly to his performance in 2015 and the gap would now be closer between the two.
Either way, Carlos isn't going to Red Bull.
g4ry13 said:
We might see some racing towards the end of next season. Then the gap will become huge again the following season with the reg changes. Much like what happened in 2021 when Max won the first championship.
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Completely agree - especially the bit in bold. From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Imagine how much more enjoyable the last couple of years would have been if they'd carried on in the same vein as the 2021 season.
The FIA reminds me of what George Lucas did with Star Wars: kept fixing it until it was broken.
TheDeuce said:
paulguitar said:
TheDeuce said:
It's very clear that F1 has begun and is continuing the lengthy process of electrifying the cars, the end goal will certainly be fully electric.
That can't happen yet due to battery technology, but they're already increasing the electric side considerably from 2026 onwards - and with scope for more.
Rapid recharging is also an area of fast development (in the transport world at large, not in F1) but will probably soon enough make it possible to recharge a racing cars battery in seconds, so not dissimilar to 're-fuelling'. F1 will probably remain around a decade behind road car powertrains, so they won't be fully electric for quite some time. It's bound to happen though.
I hope I'm dead by then.That can't happen yet due to battery technology, but they're already increasing the electric side considerably from 2026 onwards - and with scope for more.
Rapid recharging is also an area of fast development (in the transport world at large, not in F1) but will probably soon enough make it possible to recharge a racing cars battery in seconds, so not dissimilar to 're-fuelling'. F1 will probably remain around a decade behind road car powertrains, so they won't be fully electric for quite some time. It's bound to happen though.
Nova Gyna said:
g4ry13 said:
We might see some racing towards the end of next season. Then the gap will become huge again the following season with the reg changes. Much like what happened in 2021 when Max won the first championship.
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Completely agree - especially the bit in bold. From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Imagine how much more enjoyable the last couple of years would have been if they'd carried on in the same vein as the 2021 season.
The FIA reminds me of what George Lucas did with Star Wars: kept fixing it until it was broken.
Hustle_ said:
Nova Gyna said:
g4ry13 said:
We might see some racing towards the end of next season. Then the gap will become huge again the following season with the reg changes. Much like what happened in 2021 when Max won the first championship.
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Completely agree - especially the bit in bold. From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Imagine how much more enjoyable the last couple of years would have been if they'd carried on in the same vein as the 2021 season.
The FIA reminds me of what George Lucas did with Star Wars: kept fixing it until it was broken.
paulguitar said:
TheDeuce said:
paulguitar said:
TheDeuce said:
It's very clear that F1 has begun and is continuing the lengthy process of electrifying the cars, the end goal will certainly be fully electric.
That can't happen yet due to battery technology, but they're already increasing the electric side considerably from 2026 onwards - and with scope for more.
Rapid recharging is also an area of fast development (in the transport world at large, not in F1) but will probably soon enough make it possible to recharge a racing cars battery in seconds, so not dissimilar to 're-fuelling'. F1 will probably remain around a decade behind road car powertrains, so they won't be fully electric for quite some time. It's bound to happen though.
I hope I'm dead by then.That can't happen yet due to battery technology, but they're already increasing the electric side considerably from 2026 onwards - and with scope for more.
Rapid recharging is also an area of fast development (in the transport world at large, not in F1) but will probably soon enough make it possible to recharge a racing cars battery in seconds, so not dissimilar to 're-fuelling'. F1 will probably remain around a decade behind road car powertrains, so they won't be fully electric for quite some time. It's bound to happen though.
And given the current engines already sound crap and are soon to be nearly half electric anyway... I really don't mind when they go the whole hog.
There are other aspects of modern F1 that are testing my commitment to the sport more than what powers the cars..
g4ry13 said:
We might see some racing towards the end of next season. Then the gap will become huge again the following season with the reg changes. Much like what happened in 2021 when Max won the first championship.
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
We absolutely won’t, there is no way that RB will give up such a huge pace advantage in a season with no real rule change. Particularly with the financial limitations on development. They just artificially stop development each season slowing down the time we take until the cars converge and we actually get racing. From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
NRS said:
g4ry13 said:
We might see some racing towards the end of next season. Then the gap will become huge again the following season with the reg changes. Much like what happened in 2021 when Max won the first championship.
From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
We absolutely won’t, there is no way that RB will give up such a huge pace advantage in a season with no real rule change. Particularly with the financial limitations on development. They just artificially stop development each season slowing down the time we take until the cars converge and we actually get racing. From a spectator perspective, they should have kept the cars as they were in 2021 and had another season.
Whoever nails the PU design in 2026 is likely to have a baked in advantage for that era too.
TheDeuce said:
Byker28i said:
Mr Tidy said:
But Lando was impressive, and George did better than Lewis - again! Probably mainly because Alonso didn't manage to catch up with him.
Did George shine this weekend? Hamilton almost caught him up after cocking up qualifying.Lewis, due to his own quali f
k up, definitely had more work to do - and did it.Both did all they could be expected to do this weekend imo.
Lewis messed up Quali for the race and managed to get points, George did the same for the sprint!
farm said:
Those were the days.MustangGT said:
Bo_apex said:
V10's would also reduce the budgets.
Just one small problem with this, much though we would like it, is that there are no manufacturers willing to waste multi-millions on an engine that has no relevance to road cars.MustangGT said:
Bo_apex said:
V10's would also reduce the budgets.
Just one small problem with this, much though we would like it, is that there are no manufacturers willing to waste multi-millions on an engine that has no relevance to road cars.paulguitar said:
MustangGT said:
Bo_apex said:
V10's would also reduce the budgets.
Just one small problem with this, much though we would like it, is that there are no manufacturers willing to waste multi-millions on an engine that has no relevance to road cars.I think commercially, that's the opposite of screwing up.
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