2024 Bahrain Pre Race Thread.

John are you off your meds?

 

Pirelli announces tyre choices for first three races in 2024

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/251908/pirelli-announces-tyre-choices-for-first-three-races-in-2024.html

 

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/12971472/f1-2024-dates-calendar-and-drivers-how-race-testing-schedule-and-line-ups-are-set-for-next-season

The calendar: 24 races for 2024
Formula 1 will scale new heights in 2024 with a record schedule length of 24 races for the first time. All race weekends will be live on Sky Sports F1.

The season again starts in the Middle East with back-to-back races in Bahrain (March 2) and Saudi Arabia (March 9). They will both take place on a Saturday in 2024 due to Ramadan.

China returns for the first time since 2019, as the season's fifth round, while the British GP at Silverstone is on July 7. The season will finish in December with the Abu Dhabi GP on December 8.

The number and identity of 2024's Sprint events are not yet confirmed.

Pre-season testing will again take place in Bahrain the week before the opening grand prix at the same circuit from February 21-23.

The 2024 Formula 1 schedule
February 21-23 Pre-season testing (Bahrain)

February 29-March 2 Bahrain Grand Prix
March 7-9 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
March 22-24 Australian Grand Prix
April 5-7 Japanese Grand Prix
April 19-21 Chinese Grand Prix
May 3-5 Miami Grand Prix
May 17-19 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
May 24-26 Monaco Grand Prix
June 7-9 Canadian Grand Prix
June 21-23 Spanish Grand Prix
June 28-30 Austrian Grand Prix
July 5-7 British Grand Prix
July 19-21 Hungarian Grand Prix
July 26-28 Belgian Grand Prix
August 23-25 Dutch Grand Prix
August 30 – September 1 Italian Grand Prix
September 13-15 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
September 20-22 Singapore Grand Prix
October 18-20 United States Grand Prix
October 25-27 Mexico City Grand Prix
November 1-3 Sao Paulo Grand Prix
November 21-23 Las Vegas Grand Prix
November 29 – December 1 Qatar Grand Prix
December 6-8 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

 

More sprints. Why...........

Miami and China join sprint race roster for F1 2024
Miami and China have been added to the roster of sprint race events in 2024, Formula 1 has announced.

 

Same number of sprint weekends as this past year, just swapping a couple of venues.

Im not a fan of the sprints and wouldn’t miss them if they went away, but at least they’re not increasing the number.

 

Probably because "whomever made the call" lives in an echo chamber and has never talked to a real fan of F1.

 

Not a fan of sprints either. Especially in the form of this year when they confused the schedule. Hopefully they'll change that for next year and have sprint qualifying on Friday.

 

I just hope Ferrari can bring some game. I think they can. Im a business guy. I know that when you are at the very top its much harder to stay there. This no testing, stop engine development cycle is stupid. That said it DOES give the folks that got it wrong a year ago the ability to catch up. I'm going with Ferrari has the best ICE. They need to fix the tire issue. I think, thats doable within the rules?

 

Engine upgrades are extremely limited.

Chassis/aero upgrades now are completely free so long you don't break the budget cap. So any team can come with a brand new chassis and aero concept.

The problem? Red Bull is refining theirs which was pretty damn good, whilst others have to get to RB's understanding of the aero, first.

 

…, and hope the concept works and yields time gain required and reliable!!

 

Very typical to provide summary and forecast/conjecture about next year. Also now with the idiocy at the FIA we are further entertained lo.

 

Difficult to entertain people during the break when a team won 21 races on 22 the year before !

 

You can trust the media to invent stories when there is nothing to tell !!

 

Just thinking of F1 2024 is already making me sick.

 

F1 has been crap a couple of years now. I have almost completely lost interest in it. I never thought this day will come.

 

The high number of races has probably diluted the interest of some who have followed F1 for a long time, I guess.
I am lost in the constantly changes of technical regulations, the penalties dished out for the most trivial reasons, and the apparent move to bring parity among the teams. F1 has become too complex for me.
I used to watch all the GPs; now if just view the recorded highlights, and sometimes only check the results.
I wouldn't sacrifice my Sunday for a GP. I get more enjoyment watching a GT3 race.

 

I feel you. I recall, from 1999 season till 2006. I missed just one race. One race. The 2006 French GP.

These days, i just don't care anymore. I don't like the regulations, i hate the bloody hybrids, which is why it;'s been years since i actually went to a live race. Everything is so fake and dramatize thanks to the Netflix effect. It's just not a sport anymore.

And it's probably the only sport where one team and one individual can dominate for years, and we have to wait for regulation changes before it can shift hands. It's just so bloody predictable.

 

This is a racing sim.

 

55 days left till FP1........sigh.

 

Drink or workout more. Your call

For me its all about testing. You cannot really 'sandbag' anything anymore. If its not going well your basically out of contention. Just ask Ferrari and Mercedes!

Thanks budget limit!!