Official 2023 Season Formula 1 Thread

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Hopefully ricciardo gets to have Perez's car. I assume those announcements will come very soon.

Bruh I feel like at this point even I'M brainwashed to believe Perez will keep the seat for next year as much as the RB camp has said it will be the case over the last month or two.



I know people probably think I'm nuts, but I still want Yuki to have the seat if he loses it... I'm still not convinced Ricciardo is it. He can't string together a good weekend without a car that's just 100% on point as far as setup. He's not adaptable enough IMO.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Bruh I feel like at this point even I'M brainwashed to believe Perez will keep the seat for next year as much as the RB camp has said it will be the case over the last month or two.



I know people probably think I'm nuts, but I still want Yuki to have the seat if he loses it... I'm still not convinced Ricciardo is it. He can't string together a good weekend without a car that's just 100% on point as far as setup. He's not adaptable enough IMO.

The one argument some miscer made that redbull drink sales in Mexico supercede his driving capability may be 100% true, and he'll keep the seat for that reason alone as the Mexican fans seemingly love him.

I'd like to see ANY driver besides Perez in that car. I don't think it will be Yuki, especially after hearing franz tost's opinion of Yuki in the most recent interview he did lol.

Liam Lawson would be an INCREDIBLE pick. Get a solid rookie in there - not to beat max - but to just be in Q3 with him and stand on every podium..... Something Sergio struggled to do.

But yeah, maybe the Mexican redbull sales will keep him in place for another year

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

I'm going through final standings, Alonso finishes the season narrowly in 4th. God damn. Ahead of both Ferrari drivers.

Alex ALBON is the strongest teammate MOGGER by % with his 27 points vs. Logan's 1 point (rookie, so expected)

Fernando is second strongest teammate MOGGER on 206 points vs stroll's 74 points (not a rookie lmfao)

Hopefully next season there's way more than 3 race winners.

My wish is that Aston puts it together with their blank check budget and gives goatlonso his ride to the top. My second choice would be Ferrari on top. But Max's implied odds for the 2024 championship are 78%, and that seems low to me. Adrian newey the GOAT.

[Gringo12]

On a grid of 20 racers, Logan sergeant managed to finish 21st in the driver's championship

[ProudKraut]

RBR should take Alonso for a 1yr deal and give us what we all want to see. I bet Max would be up for the challenge as well.
Then take in Lawson for 2025.

Not sure if AM can be competive over a whole season, even if they come out the gates with a good car again. Same for Ferrari. As long as they dont replace their whole race ops and strategy team, they will 100% fukk up and cant compete with professionals like at RBR and Merc.

IMO they should hire Franz Tost as a consultant to set them straight. The man is absolutely brutally honest. What a legend:



From PlanetF1.com:
Dass uns Alonso noch überholt, ist ein einfaches No-Go. Das haben wir vermurkst, weil die Herren Techniker, die stundenlang vor den Computern sitzen, es nicht hinbekommen haben, die Strategie auszurechnen, die letztendlich funktioniert."



'Being overtaken by ALO is a simple no-go. We messed up because the dear technicians who spend hours in front of the computers didn't manage to calculate a strategy that acutally works.'

[Gringo12]

RBR should take Alonso for a 1yr deal and give us what we all want to see. I bet Max would be up for the challenge as well.
Then take in Lawson for 2025.

Not sure if AM can be competive over a whole season, even if they come out the gates with a good car again. Same for Ferrari. As long as they dont replace their whole race ops and strategy team, they will 100% fukk up and cant compete with professionals like at RBR and Merc.

IMO they should hire Franz Tost as a consultant to set them straight. The man is absolutely brutally honest. What a legend:



From PlanetF1.com:
Dass uns Alonso noch überholt, ist ein einfaches No-Go. Das haben wir vermurkst, weil die Herren Techniker, die stundenlang vor den Computern sitzen, es nicht hinbekommen haben, die Strategie auszurechnen, die letztendlich funktioniert."



'Being overtaken by ALO is a simple no-go. We messed up because the dear technicians who spend hours in front of the computers didn't manage to calculate a strategy that acutally works.'

Well I think leclerxs race engineer is going to alpha tauri next year so there's that

[ProudKraut]

Well I think leclerxs race engineer is going to alpha tauri next year so there's that

They're fukked then. Who in their right mind would ever hire LEC's race engineer? LMAO The guy is obviously completely useless. That limp dink voice alone makes me want to punch the fukker off the pit wall every time. You could pick up some random hobo off the street, put a pair of headphones on him and he'd do a better job that that fgt.

[Tuga88]

So...everyone keeps their seat. First time in F1 history that has ever happened.

Rumour is that Ricciardo has a provision in his contract to switch into Red Bull Racing if Perez doesn't up his game. And if that that happens Daniel’s salary will triple and Liam Lawson will come in to replace him.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

The drivers I MOST want to see have success next year in order:

1. ALONSO
2. LECLERC
3. PIASTRI
4. ALBON
5. YUKI

While it seems like anyone else would do better than Perez in the second RB car.... I feel like MAX will just vaporize whoever his teammate would be no matter what.

[Barteh]

The drivers I MOST want to see have success next year in order:

1. ALONSO
2. LECLERC
3. PIASTRI
4. ALBON
5. YUKI

While it seems like anyone else would do better than Perez in the second RB car.... I feel like MAX will just vaporize whoever his teammate would be no matter what.

1. MAX

That's my list. Shameless fanboy.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

1. MAX

That's my list. Shameless fanboy.

I mean.... We don't need to wish more success onto red bull at this point lol

They'll win 2024, but I'd like to see some race wins and maybe even some early season contention from my list of 5.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Might be in the minority, but I'm glad to see Williams decided to roll with Sargeant for next year. He showed signs of improvement the last 5-6 races of the season. Hopefully he can keep on that trajectory and start to become a steady point scorer. If he can't hack it next season, let him go. Maybe it's because he's American, I dunno, but I got a soft spot for the kid and just want to see him do good.

[Gringo12]

Might be in the minority, but I'm glad to see Williams decided to roll with Sargeant for next year. He showed signs of improvement the last 5-6 races of the season. Hopefully he can keep on that trajectory and start to become a steady point scorer. If he can't hack it next season, let him go. Maybe it's because he's American, I dunno, but I got a soft spot for the kid and just want to see him do good.

Hes ****. Piastri was also a rookie and outperformed sergeant BY FAR in a way worse mclaren at the start of the season. As did Liam Lawson.

2024 silly season is gonna be crazy. Something like 12 drivers are out of contract

[ProudKraut]

Hes ****. Piastri was also a rookie and outperformed sergeant BY FAR in a way worse mclaren at the start of the season. As did Liam Lawson.

2024 silly season is gonna be crazy. Something like 12 drivers are out of contract

This. He's a waste of space and only in F1 because they want an American on the grid. Boyo even QUIT a GP because he was tired... And even IF he gets less chit over time, I think we can all agree that he won't win anything so what's the point.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Might be in the minority, but I'm glad to see Williams decided to roll with Sargeant for next year. He showed signs of improvement the last 5-6 races of the season. Hopefully he can keep on that trajectory and start to become a steady point scorer. If he can't hack it next season, let him go. Maybe it's because he's American, I dunno, but I got a soft spot for the kid and just want to see him do good.

Nah man.... I guess it'll be fun to see if Albon can wreck him even worse next year lol.

Who is even the second worst driver? Zhou? Logan has the worst driver slot by miles.

Edit: oh yeah, stroll.

[Gringo12]

Nah man.... I guess it'll be fun to see if Albon can wreck him even worse next year lol.

Who is even the second worst driver? Zhou? Logan has the worst driver slot by miles.

Edit: oh yeah, stroll.

I'm actually not sure out of Zhou, stroll or magnusson for the 2nd worst spot

[R3L3NTL3SS]

This. He's a waste of space and only in F1 because they want an American on the grid. Boyo even QUIT a GP because he was tired... And even IF he gets less chit over time, I think we can all agree that he won't win anything so what's the point.

Lmao, are you really summing up heat exhaustion to the point of riding the line of being fatal as him being tired? Ok...

It's obvious a few other drivers should have done the same thing before they started literally passing out while driving and after.

[ProudKraut]

Lmao, are you really summing up heat exhaustion to the point of riding the line of being fatal as him being tired? Ok...

It's obvious a few other drivers should have done the same thing before they started literally passing out while driving and after.

I know, I know. Still it's failure to prepare properly for a big part of it at least. Can you imagine Verstappen doing the same? Schumacher? Senna? No way.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

I know, I know. Still it's failure to prepare properly for a big part of it at least. Can you imagine Verstappen doing the same? Schumacher? Senna? No way.

exactly.

Hell, even that limp wrist STROLL pushed through it.

[R3L3NTL3SS]

Hell, even that limp wrist STROLL pushed through it.

Doubt anyone would have been very happy/proud about that had their lack of discretion caused them to pass out and and severely injure themselves and/or another driver.

I mean kudos (I guess?) to the guys who stuck it out when it's obvious they shouldn't have, but lmao @ faulting Sargeant for being smart enough to understand how dangerous of a situation he was in and calling it off.

In hindsight, he didn't make the wrong decision. Doubt any driver on the grid would say he did.

[Gringo12]

Lmao, are you really summing up heat exhaustion to the point of riding the line of being fatal as him being tired? Ok...

It's obvious a few other drivers should have done the same thing before they started literally passing out while driving and after.

Max finished the qatar GP hungover from winning thr championship the day before. Brah was in that car detoxing and he still finished. No excused for Logan

[Tuga88]

Ferrari throwing the big money bag at Leclerc to try and make him forget how much they fuk up and hope he stays.

Salary going from 25 to 50 million, contract until 2029.