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I thought I'd give my two cents on how I think the Aus GP will turn out, since it's in a little less than a week. I'd like to think my predictions are pretty reasonable but the delusion never stops. Anyways,
For elaborations, look under the line :)
Oscar Piastri placing P5 or above: Self explanatory really. McLaren is good on fast-speed sections, as Lewis Hamilton pointed out while being chased down by Piastri in Jeddah, and Albert Park has a few. He's also been able to place in the top half of points before, so it's just a matter of whether or not he can do it again for his home race.
Daniel Ricciardo in points: He hasn't had the best start to the season, but it's Australia and he was able to do it in the McLaren even with all the DNFs and frustration so hopefully the car (and him) are good enough to get in some points this weekend.
Ferrari on the podium: They've got the second-best car this year, as most people have pointed out, and they've been on the podium in the last two races already. I've got no doubts they'll do it again. The only problem might be Carlos Sainz, who recently had surgery for appendicitis and might not be in top condition.
No Red Bull 1-2: We all know Verstappen will win, unless reliability issues or something else arises. So the real concern is whether or not Perez will make it onto P2 and join his teammate, since competition between him and the Ferraris has occurred the last two races. However he has the skill and the car, so I'm sure he'll at least be a podium sitter on Sunday.
Nico Hulkenberg in the points: I'll be honest I'm starting to become a Hulkenberg fan. Despite being in a HAAS, he's managed to pull in a P10 in quali (Bahrain) and in the Saudi Arabian GP. Obviously Jeddah was a team effort, but I think his season is off to a good start.
Max Verstappen wins with a less than 5 second lead: This is less of a prediction and mostly just me wanting to see his car broadcasted for longer. In all likeliness, unless Red Bull messes up their strategy, he's probably going to win with a larger lead.
Alex Albon in the points: Williams seems pretty promising this year! Albon has been able to pull points for them before, and he pulled some nice moves to overtake in Jeddah. The car has had issues, but they seem to mostly have been resolved.
Tell me your predictions!! I'm personally super excited even though I can't attend the race, and I hope everyone else is as hyped after one week of no F1.
A summary of the Saudi Arabian GP! You’ll never believe who won this one
F1 Kidscast
The F1 Kids broadcast returns in 2024 for the Bahrain, Monaco, British, Dutch, Singapore, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi GPs! People have been talking about it, mainly as a joke, but it's genuinely a fun watch.
The main difference is different commentators (depending on where/how you watch it) and more colourful, fun graphics (of the drivers, fun facts, team radios, etc etc). There's also simplified explanations which might seem like basic knowledge, but do remember it's made for kids.
It broadcasts via:
Supersport (Africa)
BeIN Sports (Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Turkey)
Foxtel/Kayo/Fox sports (Australia)
Fox sports (Mexico)
Bell Media (Canada)
Viaplay (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Poland, Iceland)
ANT1+ (Greece)
ESPN (Latin America, the Caribbean, USA)
Sky Sports (UK)
K+ (Vietnam)
"You're stuck on a desert island with two drivers excluding your teammate, who are you picking?"
"Well to be honest anything I do with Daniel for example, right? It's just- you're laughing constantly cause he's just... Daniel!"
Max that wasn't the question 😭😭
(Credit to @/ricstappen on tiktok I just thought the tumblr girlies would want to see this too)
Can we normalise not having a favourite team? I just go wherever my favourite drivers do I have no concept of team loyalty
I spent too long on this so I figured I’d post it here! Just smth I made for fun. I’ll probably make one for the GP itself but no promises lol
I know that no one was surprised with Max's win today but as a community I think that we have to agknowledge that it was his 100th podium finish (youngest to achive this), 20th circuit to get a pole at, and he drove his 10,000th lap this weekend.
Jeddah GP
I'm knackered but I just finished watching the GP so here's the highlight reel
Another terrible week for Alpine, Estaban Ocon finishing outside of the points (P13) and Pierre Gasly forced to retire after a gearbox issue on lap one.
Lance Stroll, who was the only other driver to DNF, went into the barriers early into the race causing a yellow flag and a safety car.
"Can you bring it back Lance?" "No I'm in the f**cking wall"
Behind the safety car, everyone except Norris, Hamilton, Hulkenberg and Guanyu pit. Despite the pit-lane traffic, Perez managed to get away before Alonso. Leclerc had to wait a bit, but came out behind Perez. Norris led the lineup until lap 13, when he was overtaken by Verstappen with DRS.
Almost every driver boxing got chaotic quick, but no one had it as bad as Daniel Ricciardo who had a 45 second pit stop. It almost rivals the 52 second pit-stop Bottas had in Bahrain. The Aussie also spun out on Lap 49 for seemingly no reason, a depressing end to a frustrating weekend for him.
Bearman, of course the talk of the paddock these last few days, placed P7 in his first ever F1 race after qualifying P11, becoming the 68th driver to ever score points on debut! He was also voted driver of the day (48% of the vote) but will likely not be racing in Australia, as Sainz is set to recover by then.
"You're doing a mega job out there" - Ferrari to Bearman
"Just uh yeah, difficult to overtake. but uh…thank you. I really enjoyed it. It was so much fun." - Bearman after the race
Lando Norris, who joked in an earlier interview that he would have to jump start as the car was "so slow on the straights [they] can't even overtake," was seen accidentally jump starting. He was not penalised, as the sensors did not sense him crossing the border.
Piastri, on the other hand, was stuck behind a defending Hamilton. On two separate occasions, he gained enough to overtake, but went off into the run-off area and had to give the position back. Mclaren tried to appeal to the stewards when Hamilton was suspected to be moving under breaking, but no penalties were applied.
"That was Hamilton moving under breaking, that was almost an accident we're reporting it"
The fight ended anti-climatically when Hamilton had to box, coming out of the pits just behind Bearman and ending up behind Norris when Bearman moved up. This position was kept until the end of the race, with Norris finishing P8 and Hamilton P9. Norris did get a black and white flag for weaving, but no penalty. Piastri finished P4.
"They're killing us in the high speed!" - Hamilton about Oscar, who was gaining on him
"That's impressive through the high speed with him" - Hamilton about Norris
Talking about defending, Magnussen (who had 20 seconds worth of penalties after "causing a collision" with Albon in turn 4 and "leaving the track and gaining an advantage" in a separate incident) held back all the cars behind him for his teammate. This put Hulkenberg into the points, with Albon just missing out despite passing Tsunoda with a brilliant move.
"He's getting frustrated, to be honest here, behind Magnussen" - Vowles about Albon
Verstappen crossed the finish line in P1, making his 100th podium in F1 (only the 7th other driver to achieve this). The Red Bull engineers cheered for him and Perez from the balcony above the podium.
"...another fantastic weekend.." - Verstappen, after crossing the line (I couldn't hear the rest and I replayed it 3 times)
Perez and Leclerc finished behind him in P2 and P3 respectively.
All 4 Brits finished in a row (Russell in front of Bearman, Norris and Hamilton) and Sargent placed 14th, an improvement from his last weekend where the Williams seemed to have a lot of mechanical issues.
And that's it! The 2024 Saudi Arabian GP :)
The race weekend so far
Missed the qualifying session for Jeddah? Can't watch it? Here's a summary of what happened:
Q1 + Pre-Quali
Zhou Guanyu will start P20 after a crash in FP3. Although the car was fixed with a minute to go in Q3, he didn't manage to pass the checkered flag and set a lap-time.
Carlos Sainz gets appendicitis, manages to get P7 in FP2 but takes a break for FP3 and Quali (and the GP too).
Ollie Bearman, who takes pole in F2 after qualifying P19 in Bahrain, gets called in as his replacement for the weekend and manages to get into Q2!
Verstappen sets fastest sector 1 in Q1, Stroll sets fastest middle sector and Bearman sets fastest sector 3.
Eliminated: Bottas, Ocon, Gasly, Sargent, Zhou (a repeat of Bahrain, basically)
Q2
Alex Albon, the only driver in Q2 without a teammate, on used softs
Hulkenberg loses power and stops by the track, a yellow flag is called
Alonso Fastest sector 1 and 2, Verstappen fastest sector 3 (both on new, soft tires)
Tsunoda outqualifies Ricciardo by half a second
Bearman, Albon, Magnussen, Ricciardo and Hulkenberg are eliminated, setting P11-15 for the GP in that order
Q3
Tsunoda and Leclerc without teammates in Q3
Verstappen fastest sector 1, 2 AND 3
Leclerc says the car "feels weird on new tires...difficult to drive"
Max Verstappen takes pole position again, his first ever pole at Jeddah but not likely to be his last. It's also his 34th pole ever.
Leclerc three-tenths behind him gets to start the race in P2. They share pole-P2 in qualifying for the fifth race in a row.
Perez comes in third fastest, Alonso fourth
5-10th fastest is set by Piastri, Norriss, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda and Stroll (in that order)
Can we normalize not asking drivers about the Christian shit, nobody but Christian and the head people of the Red Bull team should be answering questions about it, why the fuck are journalists asking Daniel, Max and apparently Checo about their thoughts on all of this? Like what the hell, they are drivers for a team at the end of the day they will back up their teams.
Also this isn’t some silly drama that max, Daniel and Checo should be talking about cause at the end of the day I don’t give a fuck about their opinions cause they probably know as much as we do, I think instead of looking at the drivers you should be looking at how the head people at Red Bull are handling this situation.
Also don’t ask about political shit to drivers cause like quite honestly I doubt any of them but Lewis watch the news (which most people don’t watch the news). Like why do people expect these drivers to have all the answers to anything going on.
is the lewis hamilton and fernando alonso dynamic not just mr turner and dinkleberg on a less cartoony scale
vlad is never got gonna serve with his photos like he’s genuinely one of my favorite sports photographers of all time. what are your some of his favorite shorts of his?
Clearing up some stuff about Carlos Sainz and Ferrari
Of course, it's sad that Carlos is possibly out of a seat for 2025 because his contract wasn't renewed, but he wasn't dropped out of nowhere. Ferrari does not owe him a seat. His contract was expiring, and they made the choice to give his seat to Lewis Hamilton. It happens and, although unexpected, is not new. What was Ferrari supposed to do, turn down the chance to have a 7 time world champion as their driver? Replace Charles Leclerc? (Not his biggest fan, but the man lives and breathes Ferrari, they aren't going to get rid of him anytime soon)
I've also seen a bunch of videos circulating where people are mad at Ferrari for not congratulating him after Bahrain? It'd be sad if it was true, but people who were there have mentioned how they saw ferrari members in the crowd. They were just behind the red bull team and scattered about. The TV cameras didn't catch them due to the angle. There have been photos from attendees. Also, they were fully there to celebrate at the actual podium.
Fred Vasseur has also been saying things like "[in the race] he was very strong, very solid...I am more than happy with the job that he did." I'm aware it could just be PR but no team is going to be unhappy that their driver is doing well no matter who they favor or if the driver happens to be the one that's leaving. Carlos himself has said "[he] will give [his] absolute best for the Team" in the 2024 season, and has absolutely done so at Bahrain.
I understand that people aren't happy Ferrari decided to replace him, but it's not as big or as dramatic of a situation as it looks to be. Carlos is a good driver who will probably find a team for 2025, and Ferrari isn't actively praying on his downfall because that wouldn't really make any sense. Is he under-appreciated? Sure. But this has all blown wildly out of proportion.
Got illustrator and photoshop earlier today and I've been trying to figure it out..
Pinnacle of motorsport
Bahrain GP Highlights
It's lights out and away we go for the first time in 2024! Here's what happened in case you missed it:
Max 31 seconds ahead of P2 (Perez) for a bit (and then 41 seconds ahead later)
Zhou Guanyu early pit -> Held P10 for multiple laps (dropped to P17 after pit)
Charles Leclerc locks up...several times
Sainz overtakes Leclerc, gets overtaken, overtakes him again
Mercedes engine (and hence, the Williams car too) having issues with overheating and power
Sargent almost retires from the race after a mechanical issue, ends up 1 full minute slower than P19 and unable to regain his position :(
Albon having issues with the screen on his wheel (most likely too bright for a night race)
Piastri comes out of pits and has the inside line, but Hamilton overtakes him
Russel and Leclerc battle for 4th, Russel locks up and Leclerc overtakes him after a failed attempt before
Ricciardo and Tsunoda chasing Magnussen, with RB making a call to do a driver swap that happened unfortunately too late. The RBs were lapped by Verstappen seconds later.
[ Sainz overtaking Leclerc the first time]
RESULTS
P1 - Max Verstappen, ahead of his teammate by 22 seconds to get his 8th consecutive win!
P2 - Checo Perez, ahead of Sainz by 2.6 seconds
P3 - Carlos Sainz, who also won driver of the day!
P4: Charles Leclerc, after seemingly getting his brakes in check and passing Russel
P5, 6, 7: The Brits, with Norris in a Mercedes sandwich
P8, 9, 10: Piastri ahead of the two Aston Martins by a pretty large margin
P11: Zhou Guanyu, who I personally voted driver of the day for somehow keeping the same set of tires (SOFTS!!) from Lap 10-29, and holding P9/10 for 13 laps
P12, 13, 14: The RBs behind Magnussen, with Daniel trying to catch him after a team ordered driver swap
P15- Alex Albon
P16- Nico Hulkenberg, who qualified P10 again this year
P17, 18: The two Alpines, Ocon in front
P19- Valtarri Bottas
P20- Logan Sargent, who had a mechanical issue and went out, before rejoining the race
George got interviewed but I was honestly more focused on Alex and Logan in the background...wonder what they were talking about
Pre-Bahrain Live
F1 was live on instagram a few minutes ago, with Lawrence Barnetto interviewing a couple of the drivers! Here are some of my favourite moments while I try and stay awake for the race :))
Lawrence interviewing oscar piastri with his autographed shirt
Lewis going "you rated me pretty low on the predictions" and making Lawrence freak out for a few seconds
Daniel Ricciardo! Nothing happened beyond him talking about his expectations for the car and the race, I just wanted to include him
And, of course, Spider-man waving to the drivers
Bonus: Lando being handed a mic and then turning back to whatever George was saying instead of actually doing the interview (did not get a screenshot, unfortunately) and the cameraman focusing on 1644 every time they could.
GP and Helmut were betting on whether or not Max would get pole?? And GP bet AGAINST him and lost £50 ???? 😭😭😭
Where to watch F1 Live (in Australia, at least)
Channel 10, 10 Play - Only airs AusGP, but the coverage is free! Other motorsports available: Australian MotoGP
KAYO - A relatively affordable option. Covers other sports too, and every race as well. Kayo One is $25/month (one screen) and Kayo Basic is $35/month. Other motorsports available: F2, F3, MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, NASCAR, Supercars, ExtremeE, SBK
Channel 506, Foxtel - Available as a bundle with other Foxtel packages (movies, etc.) but is the most expensive option at minimum $69/month. You can connect it to F1 TV for free (for live times and other stuff like team radios).
Other motorsports available: Supercars, MotoGP, NASCAR, SBK, Supercross
I personally have a KAYO subscription, and it's pretty good since all I want to watch is MotoGP and F1. If you want to watch on your TV, follow other sports, and are willing to spend more though, Foxtel might be the better option.
Anyways, happy race week and happy Friday guys!! :))
Watching practice 1 rn and whoever this guy is, I hope him and his max verstappen bear have a great day
In case you haven't seen it already: The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP will be held on Saturday NOT Sunday!! Unless you're Australian like me. Then they're on Sunday... 2am/4am 🥲🥲
Previously an F1 blog but I'm lowkey a fandom jumper...
My F1/Prev-F1 favs (not in order): MV1 • DR3 • OP81 • ZG24 • AA23 • LS2 • NR6
Current interests: F1, Apothecary diaries, HSR
What's happened so far at pre-testing?
Pre-testing can be pretty boring to watch, but luckily for me I was studying so I had it on as background noise the whole time. So here are some notable moments since testing week is over:
Albon stops on track
Alex Albon's Williams stopped on track on the first day of testing, bringing out a yellow flag (but not a red one! because he stopped on a safe side of the track). Luckily for all Williams' fans (yeah all four of us) it was an issue with the fuel pump and was resolved.
Leclerc hits drain cover, testing suspended
Leclerc's bad luck streak continues after he hits a loose drain on the track, and Day 2's morning testing is discontinued with an hour left to go. Hamilton's Mercedes also hit the drain cover, hence the photo.
George Russel pose 'filmed for everyone'
Alex Albon makes an appearance in the commentary box on night 2! He gave us valuable insight, like how apparently everyone was filmed doing the "George Russell pose" and they just went with George....poor guy. On the other hand, I think Alex would be a wonderful commentator and should absolutely try after he retires (which, hopefully, is no time soon)
The drivers started racing each other??
The end of night 2 saw the first 'lights out and away we go' of the season, with all the cars lining up for a practice start. Leclerc went first, Russel second and Zhou Guanyu third (!!!!)
And that's it!! My highlights of the f1 pre-testing week :)