2024 F1 news/rumours

[FerrariF60]

| Fernando Alonso:

“Ferrari will be the car to beat in the next two races.”

*** ???!!!!!

maybe what he meant is that for aston martin, Ferrari is the team to beat teh next couple of races

[Tony]

Yes he's has made the analogy of Paris Saint-Germain. "PSG has always taken the best players, yet they have never won the Champions League. We, on the other hand, are on the right track."

Brave words Fred I hope you are right!!

At his level, Vasseur is a politician, so a lot of what he says is meant to simply rally and motivate his employees.

[jgonzalesm6]

Not that it matters, but Williams booted Sargeant and got a new driver.

[tifosi1993]

Yep, read those as well.

Seriously, is Domenicali and Liberty Media inflicting their "will" on F1 to make it more enticing for those DTS viewers and newbies to attract more viewership and make it a close championship? I wonder. It's all about the show I guess.

I don't think this is true, someone like Max would never play around with such nonsense. I don't think Red Bull would ever dare to slowdown Max deliberately.

It is quite clear that Red Bull have lost their edge. They got beaten plenty of times in qualifying before but in race day they had it covered, simply cause they had a car that refused to chew up its tyres. But that's not longer the case right now.

I think Newey's departure and the FIA clamping down on asymmetrical breaking system have hindered Red Bull massively. Others have caught up with them as well. But they still have a very good car.

[racingbradley]

At his level, Vasseur is a politician, so a lot of what he says is meant to simply rally and motivate his employees.

Fully agree with you. Vasseur is there to encourage and motivate the troops to try and get everyone achieving what they are capable of. Much better than pointing the finger and laying blame when things don't go as expected.

[JPZ]

Just finished watching the documentary 'Michael Schumacher: The Making of a Legend' on F1 TV and Dominicalli mentions that Schumacher approached Ferrari about returning after his retirement but said they felt the 'negatives outweighed the positives'.

So it seems Schumacher first approached Ferrari before Brawn asked him to join Mercedes.

Though, if not for his neck injury in 2009 he would have replaced Massa for half of the season.

[PURE PASSION]

Fully agree with you. Vasseur is there to encourage and motivate the troops to try and get everyone achieving what they are capable of. Much better than pointing the finger and laying blame when things don't go as expected.

I understand all this and 1st a leader has to keep the atmosphere in a good levels so the personnel can be productive.
But the other end is bad too. To say that everything is good even in worst results is not productive also.
And sometimes I read Vasseur's comments on race that we where bad and hearing him was like I watched another race. That's the attitude I criticize.
Foe me the truth is always the best.
Like the outcome of the 1st half of the season had to be " we started well but we lost it badly in the way and end up 4th best.It hurts us a lot and try to overcome the situation as quickly as possible "
And not the " We are in better shape then last year points wise" that him and Vigna said.
But to be fair ,his comments on last race , where we where quite good, where also good. He said that it was a good race but we want to be in the front,in McLarens place and we are not content with this result.
THATS the attitude I want from him !!!

[Tony]

Fully agree with you. Vasseur is there to encourage and motivate the troops to try and get everyone achieving what they are capable of. Much better than pointing the finger and laying blame when things don't go as expected.

[Brembo]

Carlos getting the boot for sure wasn't expected or deserved. Ferrari wants that Lewis 8th to happen with them. So do I !!! Carlos is young enough to return when Lewis leaves town.

[jgonzalesm6]

Ferrari and Santander will end their partnership at the end of 2024.

[racingbradley]

Ferrari and Santander will end their partnership at the end of 2024.

Hamilton will bring in his sponsors!!!!!l

[Brembo]

No Sainz ; no Santander ! Ferrari really wanted and got Sr Lewis at all costs !! That 8th WDC better happen! Charles will be driving at his usual best ; a sure WCC on the way 2025!

[ferrari1.8t]

Ferrari and Santander will end their partnership at the end of 2024.

Good, the only thing the Santander sponsorship did was cost us wins.

[Greig]

Good, the only thing the Santander sponsorship did was cost us wins.

What wins?

[FerrariF60]

What wins?

Favouring sainz over Charles especially in strategy…..or has your memory already failed you

[jgonzalesm6]

Ferrari AFCorse (#51) took pole at the 6h at COTA today.

[Greig]

Favouring sainz over Charles especially in strategy…..or has your memory already failed you

What wins I will ask again?

[JPZ]

Good, the only thing the Santander sponsorship did was cost us wins.

Elkann's brother did make some negative posts on X about Santander.

[ferrari1.8t]

Favouring sainz over Charles especially in strategy…..or has your memory already failed you

His memory hasn’t failed him, he just likes to pick fights with members.

[ferrari1.8t]

What wins?

In 2022 Leclerc looked like a genuine title contender, but Binotto seemed more interested in getting Sainz's first win and making him comfortable in the car instead of supporting the driver who was fast and performing with the base car they started the season with.

Did we forget about the Monaco disaster? What about the disgrace at Silverstone? Also it's not just the strategy that kept favouring Carlos over Charles. The updates were aimed to get Sainz back in the game instead of just making the car faster. Anyone with a brain could see that Binotto’s only plan was to help Spicy-Santander.

Don’t get caught up on semantics and get into a back-and-forth on the word “wins”. The fact of the matter is there was a point in time where Ferrari was obviously favouring Carlos over Leclerc and the Santander sponsorship was the culprit.

[FerrariF60]

His memory hasn’t failed him, he just likes to pick fights with members.

That’s why I ain’t replying back to him….hes only gonna drag this for another couple of pages…..lmao

[FerrariF60]

In 2022 Leclerc looked like a genuine title contender, but Binotto seemed more interested in getting Sainz's first win and making him comfortable in the car instead of supporting the driver who was fast and performing with the base car they started the season with.

Did we forget about the Monaco disaster? What about the disgrace at Silverstone? Also it's not just the strategy that kept favouring Carlos over Charles. The updates were aimed to get Sainz back in the game instead of just making the car faster. Anyone with a brain could see that Binotto’s only plan was to help Spicy-Santander.

Don’t get caught up on semantics and get into a back-and-forth on the word “wins”. The fact of the matter is there was a point in time where Ferrari was obviously favouring Carlos over Leclerc and the Santander sponsorship was the culprit.

Very well said mate, i couldn’t have put it in better words myself, and like you said, he’s just looking to pick “fights” with members here….cause, you know, he’s the boss….lol


But deep down he also knows Binouto did favour Sainz in his time there to please Santander….boy am I glad he’s OUT along with Santander starting from next year

[Greig]

In 2022 Leclerc looked like a genuine title contender, but Binotto seemed more interested in getting Sainz's first win and making him comfortable in the car instead of supporting the driver who was fast and performing with the base car they started the season with.

Did we forget about the Monaco disaster? What about the disgrace at Silverstone? Also it's not just the strategy that kept favouring Carlos over Charles. The updates were aimed to get Sainz back in the game instead of just making the car faster. Anyone with a brain could see that Binotto’s only plan was to help Spicy-Santander.

Don’t get caught up on semantics and get into a back-and-forth on the word “wins”. The fact of the matter is there was a point in time where Ferrari was obviously favouring Carlos over Leclerc and the Santander sponsorship was the culprit.

So what wins?

[Greig]

Very well said mate, i couldn’t have put it in better words myself, and like you said, he’s just looking to pick “fights” with members here….cause, you know, he’s the boss….lol


But deep down he also knows Binouto did favour Sainz in his time there to please Santander….boy am I glad he’s OUT along with Santander starting from next year

Asking a simple question, if you can't answer then don't reply.

[Tifoso Svedese]

Yes he's has made the analogy of Paris Saint-Germain. "PSG has always taken the best players, yet they have never won the Champions League. We, on the other hand, are on the right track."

Brave words Fred I hope you are right!!

Not a football fan anymore mostly due to people like the Qatari government but here's my take on that:

The Qatar FC project in Paris was always a marketing ploy to sportswash for their regime and nothing more. Signing Beckham, Buffon and Ramos at their respective stages of their careers says it all. That Champions League trophy was just a shiny gimmick to promote their nasty and corrupt World Cup. Now that that tournament that I boycotted is done and Mbappé leaving them this summer the regime are waiting to pounce on either Manchester United or Liverpool for the increased profit combined with higher marketability. Messi was there just for the paycheck and only cared when putting the Argentina shirt on and Neymar can't keep himself healthy for more than a month at a time. Just shiny objects to sell a tournament that's long gone now. It's fair to say that the Paris wing of their PR department is being slowly dimished. They didn't even go for Osimhen this summer after all.

Building an F1 team is a very different proposition altogether since the driver has more of the role of the head coach and the team is the players in question. I get what he's saying in that sense. Probably Red Bull are suffering right now also because their background staff were taken away by mass recruitment drivers from both the southern England teams and Ferrari. It can't just be Newey being gone. My issue is that Ferrari need to push to have any budget cap at a level where most teams can't meet it and not be stuck with the same outlay as the non-manufacturers. If the profit is there, teams should be free to spend it. At least this upgrade seems to be a step in the right direction and even including before that Charles has been finishing ahead of either Red Bull three times out of four now. The relative gains of track performance since the start of 2023 and Binotto's parting gift tow truck has been great in relative terms. Just not quite enough. Having said that, if Red Bull are cooked for this regulation cycle, the engine remains better than Mercedes have and the McLaren drivers continue to mess it up, 2025 could be Charles to win. It will be absolutely necessary for him and Bozzi to really maximize every weekend for that to happen.

[jgonzalesm6]

WEC at COTA (6hrs) had just started.

All 3 Ferrari hypercars have started.

[jgonzalesm6]

Well, now that K-Mag is out for Baku due to a race ban, let's see what Bearman can do in that HAAS.

[jgonzalesm6]

Congratulations to the #83 Ferrari AFCorse for winning the WEC 6hr at COTA!

[Nick Singer]

Congratulations to the #83 Ferrari AFCorse for winning the WEC 6hr at COTA!

[racingbradley]

Ferrari have a new sponsor for 2025....UniCredit SpA taking the place of Santander.