Formula 1

[charlierc]

16 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

Newey leaving Red Bull then it seems: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/25/red-bull-designer-adrian-newey-to-leave-over-christian-horner-allegations

 

Way too early to make any difference to any teams cars next year but a great time to get him in for the next major regulation change.

 

Aston Martin or Red Bull do we think?

There are so many people who want Ferrari to recruit Newey, who has gone on record to say that his regrets include never working for Ferrari and with Lewis Hamilton, and next year, you can cross those two off in one. Though one rumour I heard was the Ferrari were looking with more intent as Pierre Wache, who is Red Bull's technical director.

 

Aston seem meanwhile to be trying to basically buy Red Bull, having already signed Honda as engine provider and hired multiple Red Bull types.

 

This isn't confirmed yet - another article today said the multiple sources splashing on Newey leaving Red Bull came as a surprise to Newey himself, let alone Red Bull, but it seems like the situation around the team is unstable.

 

I still would be very surprise if it lead to Max deciding to bail and move to take Hamilton's vacant Merc chair though. Imo I think that's likeliest to be with Sainz, and with the kid Antonelli replacing the out-of-his-depth Sargeant at Williams if he can get the super-licence points.

[charlierc]

On 4/26/2024 at 3:04 AM, DareToDibble said:

Newey leaving Red Bull then it seems: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/25/red-bull-designer-adrian-newey-to-leave-over-christian-horner-allegations

 

Way too early to make any difference to any teams cars next year but a great time to get him in for the next major regulation change.

 

Aston Martin or Red Bull do we think?

Now longer a rumour...

Quite a few big surprises here - one that Newey is managed by Eddie Jordan, hinting he's more involved in F1 than I thought given I thought Jordan was just a sideline sniper, but perhaps the biggest is that Red Bull were ok with him not having a period of gardening leave and means that, by April 2025, he's free to join another team if he opts not to retire.

 

It's also quite something that this might lead to further speculation about other members of the Red Bull empire, given Mercedes are aggressively targeting Max Verstappen to replace the Italy-bound Lewis Hamilton and there's still uncertainty over Red Bull given the whole Horner thing.

[DareToDibble]

For a race that's normally not great, we were treated to a great one this year. Absolutely delighted for Lando but more than that, McLaren look like they're seriously quick now which is exciting.

 

On a different note, has anyone ever done a Silverstone camping weekend? Been considering it for years but think I finally want to do it with a couple of mates in 2025. Found this: https://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/guide-camping-silverstone and it sounds like The Golf Club would be great. 

Just wonder if (other than joining Silverstone Racing Club) there is a way to secure tickets before general sale?

[charlierc]

8 hours ago, DareToDibble said:

For a race that's normally not great, we were treated to a great one this year. Absolutely delighted for Lando but more than that, McLaren look like they're seriously quick now which is exciting.

 

Some will claim the safety car helped but yeah, from the restart to the end, Lando nailed it. Not bad at all.

 

MVP to Kevin Magnussen for causing the safety car on what I can describe as a meltdown of a weekend from him.