F1 2024: Australian GP - Melbourne (Mar 24)

[Artemis]

Leclerc (P2) cannot keep up with Sainz (P1).

[GuidoK]

SAI is now I think 1sec/lap or even more faster than LEC

[G30M]

McLaren team order

[GuidoK]

And with all the speculations with Max leaving or not (although...going to MERC?...I don't know...) due to all the Horner gossip....
Hormer is mad if he doesn't give SAI a call 1st thing tomorrow....

[G30M]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

But will he?

the answer is yes

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by g21

McLaren team order

That's painful.
But Lando is faster, and also in reach of LEC.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

SAI has very good pace.
His tyres are newer than the ones from LEC, but he put an extra 1,5sec lead in just a few rounds.
I think he's gonna win.
His contract ends the same date Checo's contract ends I believe

Depends of the Ferrari race strategy...

I mean : Charlie is GOD at Ferrari !

LAP 29

1- Sainz
2- Charlie
3- Lando
4- Piastri
5- Checo
6- Alo
7- Rus
8- Stroll
9- Tsu
10- Hulk

RIC is P17 !

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by g21

the answer is yes

In hindsight

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

RIC is P17 !

Painful for his home audience....

[G30M]

McLaren not pitting, they have 3 options,

1 use Piastri to block Charles

2 hope for a safety car (don't recall this track to be riddled with SCs)

3 Lando beat Charles on pace using old tires

edit: option 4, take 3rd and be happy

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

And with all the speculations with Max leaving or not (although...going to MERC?...I don't know...) due to all the Horner gossip....
Hormer is mad if he doesn't give SAI a call 1st thing tomorrow....

The issue is : At this moment the 2026 FORD PU s@cks !
Horner and his FORD Red Bull Powertrains Isn't looking like it should be ...
While the new 2026 Merc PU is (already)! extremely powerful !

If MAX thinks about 2026 and his F1 future ...
Well...Then you know it

I think : MAX won't do it .

[G30M]

the 2 Haas arre bullying Albon

if 1 crash the other Haas still takes the point

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

In hindsight

Checo (P6) Isn't MAX , but that we knew already ..

Think : RIC will get Devries'd in this season !

[GuidoK]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Horner and his FORD Red Bull Powertrains Isn't looking like it should be ...
While the new 2026 Merc PU is (already)! extremely powerful !

If the ford engine turns out to be a disaster, like being down on power with 30-40HP, Newey won't be able to make a car so good to compensate for that.

Because we're now looking and say the merc car is a disaster etc, but in reality all the cars of the top teams are really close. Well within 1%

I still think it was strange that RB and Honda parted.
Wasn't that because Honda first said to leave F1 and RB very quickly partnering up with Porsche, and then suddenly Honda said to continue with F1 (and thus now AMR grabbed that chance...)

Looks like a managementblunder from both RB and Honda...

[G30M]

RB without Max is just 6th place and 30s behind

[G30M]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

If the ford engine turns out to be a disaster, like being down on power with 30-40HP, Newey won't be able to make a car so good to compensate for that.

Because we're now looking and say the merc car is a disaster etc, but in reality all the cars of the top teams are really close. Well within 1%

I still think it was strange that RB and Honda parted.
Wasn't that because Honda first said to leave F1 and RB very quickly partnering up with Porsche, and then suddenly Honda said to continue with F1 (and thus now AMR grabbed that chance...)

Looks like a managementblunder from both RB and Honda...

the long story was, (acc to CH) Honda told RB they don't want to continue in F1.

RB signed a deal with Ford (well, they almost with Porsche prior to that)

Honda realised that their engine is the best.

But RB already signed.

Honda then changed their mind.

Honda signs with someone else since RB already committed.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

If the ford engine turns out to be a disaster, like being down on power with 30-40HP, Newey won't be able to make a car so good to compensate for that.

Because we're now looking and say the merc car is a disaster etc, but in reality all the cars of the top teams are really close. Well within 1%

I still think it was strange that RB and Honda parted.
Wasn't that because Honda first said to leave F1 and RB very quickly partnering up with Porsche, and then suddenly Honda said to continue with F1 (and thus now AMR grabbed that chance...)

Looks like a managementblunder from both RB and Honda...

It was Horner's mistake to abandon HONDA .
Horner saw a bigger picture with his Ford Red Bull Powertrains ...
Ford Red Bull Powertrains was/is Horner's plan .
HONDA wasn't happy about that !

You're not fooling the Japanese and now It's too late .

[GuidoK]

the ALO-RUS battle might get interesting.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by GuidoK

the ALO-RUS battle might get interesting.

Merc can't get past the other Merc

[G30M]

watching RB without Max is like watching a Batman movie with no Batman

[Artemis]

Russell DNF. Big crash.

[G30M]

3 points for Haas