Formula 1
- 2024 United States Grand Prix - [PRACTICE 1] discussion thread
wes @lemmy.world FeaturedROUND 18: 🇺🇸 United States
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FORMULA 1 PIRELLI UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX 2024
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Circuit stats
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- Circuit name: Circuit of The Americas
- First Grand Prix: 2012
- Number of laps: 56
- Circuit Length: 5.513 km
- Race Distance: 308.405 km
- Lap record: 1:36.169 Charles Leclerc (2019)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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- 2024 British Grand Prix - [RACE] discussion thread 🏎️ wes @lemmy.world Featured
ROUND 12: 🇬🇧 Great Britain
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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS BRITISH GRAND PRIX 2024
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Circuit stats
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- First Grand Prix: 1950
- Number of laps: 52
- Circuit Length: 5.891 km
- Race Distance: 306.198 km
- Lap record: 1:27.097 Max Verstappen (2020)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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- 2024 Austrian Grand Prix - [POST RACE] discussion thread 🏁 wes @lemmy.world Featured
ROUND 11: 🇦🇹 Austria
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FORMULA 1 QATAR AIRWAYS AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
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Circuit stats
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- First Grand Prix: 1970
- Number of laps: 71
- Circuit Length: 4.318 km
- Race Distance: 306.452 km
- Lap record: 1:05.619 Carlos Sainz (2020)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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- A map of all 151 F1-related fatal accidents (deaths in F1 World Championship events, in F1 machinery outside of it, or of former F1 drivers in other series)umap.openstreetmap.de Formula 1 fatalities
This map depicts the locations of all fatal accidents during Formula 1 World Championship events as well as fatal racing accidents of former F1 drivers and drivers who didn't compete in the World Championship but drove in F1 machinery. The accidents are grouped by the type of event they occured in....
- [FORMULA 1 ON YT] 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix | FULL RACE REPLAY
Absolute box office! Join us as we relive one of the most incredible races of the 2023 season when we hosted our first ever Las Vegas Grand Prix.
- Ayao Komatsu Warns Proposed 2026 Rule Change Could Spell Doom for Small F1 Teams Like Haasmotorcyclesports.net 2026 Rule Change Could Spell Doom for Small F1 Teams Like Haas, Warns Ayao Komatsu
The Formula 1 paddock is heating up over a potential rule change for the 2026 season, and Haas boss Ayao Komatsu isn’t holding back. A proposed regulation that would require teams finishing fifth or higher in the Constructors’ standings to produce all components in-house could, according to Komatsu,...
> If the rule passes, any team finishing fifth or higher would need to develop all components themselves with a three-year lead time, a task Komatsu argues would be impossible for smaller teams.
- Andretti F1’s Biggest Opponent Is Now Out of the Picturewww.thedrive.com Andretti F1’s Biggest Opponent Is Now Out of the Picture
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei reportedly once said that he'd do everything in his power "to see that Michael never enters Formula 1.” Now, he's vacating his role at the end of the year.
- Sainz to make Williams debut in post-season test next monthracefans.net Sainz to make Williams debut in post-season test next month
Williams has confirmed its incoming 2025 driver Carlos Sainz Jnr will drive for them in next month's post-season test in Abu Dhabi.
- Paolo Basarri leaves role as FIA compliance officer - BBC Sportwww.bbc.co.uk Formula 1: Paolo Basarri leaves role as FIA compliance officer
Paolo Basarri leaves his position as the compliance officer of Formula 1's governing body the FIA.
- Several topics discussed at latest F1 Commission meeting with ‘significant progress’ made over 2026 regulationswww.formula1.com Several topics discussed at latest F1 Commission meeting
The Formula 1 Commission gathered on Wednesday, with a host of matters covering the 2025 and 2026 regulations being discussed in a meeting chaired by FIA Single-Seater Director Nikolas Tombazis and F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.
Notable stuff for 2025 and beyond:
- driver cooling kit when heat hazard gets declared
- new protocol for closing up the grid when a team withdraws a car
- Rookie sprint race discussion to be revisited, pushed to 2026
- gender-neutral language in the Sporting Regulations
- Dan Fallows leaves as Aston Martin technical directorwww.bbc.com Dan Fallows leaves as Aston Martin technical director
Aston Martin technical director Dan Fallows leaves his role with the Formula 1 team.
- Niels Wittich: FIA confirms immediate departure of F1 race director with Rui Marques named replacementwww.skysports.com Niels Wittich: FIA confirms immediate departure of F1 race director with Rui Marques named replacement
Rui Marques, who has been race director in F1s two feeder series, to replace Niels Wittich from Las Vegas GP; Wittich has held F1 race director role since 2022 after Michael Masi removed following Abu Dhabi 2021 controversy
- Max Verstappen's team for "mental health awareness" 23h sim-race uses livery full of memes making fun of F1 drivers
A bit weird choice given the subject matter of the race, you'd think?
- Red Bull is interested in Colapinto – but for which team, Horner and Marko disagree on
>While Colapinto is attracting interest from Red Bull, the question remains as to where he would be placed should he end up joining the energy drinks company's roster.
>According to rumours picked up over the Interlagos weekend, Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko sees Liam Lawson, who has made a strong return to F1 since the United States GP, as Verstappen's team-mate in 2025.
>In this scenario, an RB seat would be available for Colapinto alongside Yuki Tsunoda.
>However, speculation suggests Horner's plan would be different, as he would prefer to promote Colapinto directly to Red Bull alongside Verstappen, in which case Lawson would be heading for his first full season in F1 at RB.
>Horner would be interested in this scenario in order to maximise the financial potential of Colapinto, whose popularity has exploded in Argentina and throughout Central and South America.
>The move would not be without risk, however, given Colapinto's limited experience.
>Horner's vision also would not support the work of the Red Bull Junior Team, a programme that was once flourishing but has stalled in recent years.
>For Marko, the possibility of promoting Lawson represents a return to the process that ensured the team was able to draw successfully from its own pool of young drivers.
>Placing Colapinto alongside Verstappen after four seasons in which the role was held by Perez would be a blow to the junior programme, and Red Bull would find itself in the situation of locking its youngsters into RB for the fifth consecutive season.
- Domenicali: F1 set to announce plans for rotating 2026 races “very soon” — Adam Cooper on formu1a.unoformu1a.uno Domenicali: F1 set to announce plans for rotating 2026 races “very soon”
Speaking of the future, Stefano Domenicali confirmed that the intention is to remain with a calendar of maximum of 24 races.
Why not have the entire #F1 schedule be a bunch of stupid Tilkedromes while the European races diminish until there are 3 slots left for all of them to rotate over? The fans will surely love that the sport is getting richer and richer. Yep, that is what will happen, obviously.
I am deeply thankful that Liberty brought F1 into the 21st Century, but their "money is all that matters" attitude towards where to race might be worse than CVC's.
- Formula 1 night racing - By Roberto Grilli and Cristian Salucci
Presentation about F1 lighting starts at around 7:11
This webinar was organized by Signify, makers of lighting equipment. DZ Engineering srl is a system integrator that installs and removes the lighting at a couple of circuits, including Las Vegas.
- Jamey Price responds to Verstappen: "There was no Dutch media in the post race press conference either…"nitter.privacydev.net jameypricephoto (@jameypricephoto)
…There was no Dutch media in the post race press conference either… By my count there was one French journalist. Four Brazilian journalists, Tom Clarkson (host) , the tv camera operator……..and me 😂
>"There was no Dutch media in the post race press conference either… By my count there was one French journalist. Four Brazilian journalists, Tom Clarkson (host) , the tv camera operator and me"
Verstappen had called out the "british media" for not attending the post race conference in Brazil.
- One of the 'lowest moments' for Williams after three crashes in a day in Sao Paulo but team boss Vowles says they 'will never give up'www.formula1.com One of the 'lowest moments' for Williams after three crashes in a day in Sao Paulo but team boss Vowles says they 'will never give up' | Formula 1®
Williams Team Principal James Vowles says he is “hurting” after a disastrous Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend for his operation.
- [ChrisMedlandF1] Reprimand and €5000 fine for Norris for the aborted start infringement. Result stands
https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1853207295653536002
- [ChrisMedlandF1] No further action for Tsunoda leaving the grid during the aborted start. The wording suggests Norris won't get the same outcome, though
> No further action for Tsunoda leaving the grid during the aborted start. > > The wording suggests Norris won't get the same outcome, though
https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1853206846925864998
- Aborted start infringements
So I have been listening to the radio surrounding the aborted start. McLaren fucked up with both cars and asked them to pull away. Same with Mercedes, VCARB and Haas. Alpine gave the correct instructions to wait and switch off and followed the rules to the T but then were forced to go because the others in front went. Same as Alpine for all the remaining teams (Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston, Williams and Sauber).
Frankly the McLarens, Mercs, VCARBs and Haases should be penalized.
- 2024 Sāo Paulo Grand Prix - [POST RACE] discussion thread 🏁
ROUND 21: 🇧🇷 Brazil
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FORMULA 1 LENOVO GRANDE PRÊMIO DE SÃO PAULO 2024
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Circuit stats
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- Circuit name: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
- First Grand Prix: 1973
- Number of laps: 71
- Circuit Length: 4.309 km
- Race Distance: 305.879 km
- Lap record: 1:10.540 Valtteri Bottas (2018)
- 2023 winner: Max Verstappen
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