FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - Melbourne....Race.... ▄▀▄▀▄▀ SPOILERS ▄▀▄▀▄▀

This certainly looked real until I saw the names at the bottom. I guess someone was getting a jump on April 1st!

 

Reference to the weight of the appendix was also a clue...

 

Thinking about it now... I've sort of just not even noticed how reliable these cars have become. If you look at the higher end teams... they just really don't experience failures anymore. I remember when we went to 5 PU's then 3 I was thinking how this was really going to shake up the field with DNF's and what -not... it doesn't ... hasn't.

I'm not sure if it's a good thing or bad thing. It added a variability to the races and an excitement ... and actually an appreciation because you realized that they are building and running these cars at the ragged edge. I kind of miss that emotional roller coaster because you really knew it wasn't over until it was over.

 

Yes, the cars are very reliable these days. The drivers don't really have to nurse their machines like they used to before when there were no electronics to monitor the engines, or perform perfect gearchanges.
Now the emphasis is mostly on tyre duration where the drivers play a big role in maintaining them in temperature and adapting their driving to avoid degradation, etc ...

 

As @william just stated, tire management. One of the most exciting races last year is when they imposed the 18lap limit on tires. Everyone was running hard the entire race. What if they had to do that every race, not so much change tires every 18 laps, but just run hard (race) the entire race.

 

I still disagree with the penalty. Typical over-reaction from Russell.

Lewis did the same to Vettel in eau rouge and was praised for his tactical driving. Just because George is incapable of remaining in control of his car is not Alonso's problem. Typical double standard again.

 

Palmer LOL. So he's the standard and he lacks the telemetry the Stewards had access to. Sure............

 

F1 evaluating changes to Melbourne Turn 6 amid driver concerns
Significant changes to the corner where George Russell and Alex Albon crashed during Formula 1's recent 2024 Australian Grand Prix weekend are being considered for next year's event, Autosport understands.