F1 2024

[UB40]

With more than an hour still to run, Leclerc set the fastest time of 1:31:750, with Oscar Piastri half a second behind.

Williams' Logan Sargeant rounded out the top three, with Sergio Perez in fourth and Fernando Alonso in fifth.


Below is the full classification from the morning session on Thursday:

1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:31.750 36 laps
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - +0.578s, 35 laps
3. Logan Sargeant (Williams) - +0.828s, 30 laps
4. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) - +1.129s, 20 laps
5. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - +1.303s, 31 laps
6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) - +1.475s, 39 laps
7. Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber) - +1.965s, 38 laps
8. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) - +2.054s, 33 laps
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) - +5.759s, 31 laps
10. Yuki Tsunoda (Visa Cash App RB) - +6.324s, 40 laps

 

[Agent_Smith]

The hour lost in the morning session will be tacked onto the afternoon session. Session runs from 14:00 - 19:00 local time (13:00 - 18:00 SA time)

 

[Agent_Smith]

Ferrari has reportedly replaced the floor on Charles' car following the drain cover incident.

 

[Naks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760617128418333019

"We hear the drain cover came lose when Mercedes ran over it. The damaged Ferrari floor will get back to Maranello for repairs. Luckily the chassis was not damaged. Spare parts are tight this early in the season. With 2 back to back races it's not a comfortable situation. #AMuS"

 

[Naks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760388307068805602

"Ferrari, the first day of the SF-24 was more consistent than many months with the 23. Telemetry shows reduced power and high loads, no work on performance, however the improvement on degradation is considered significant"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760390519031472303

"Red Bull advantage around 3 tenths, not a full second, reckons Helmut Marko after first day of testing. Pack of other top teams seems to be bunched close together."

 

[Harold_Crick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760720096735924720

 

[caroper]

"Red Bull advantage around 3 tenths, not a full second, reckons Helmut Marko after first day of testing. Pack of other top teams seems to be bunched close together."

So much for the cut in wind tunnel time being an adequate penalty for cheating on the budget ....

 

[UrBaN963]

So much for the cut in wind tunnel time being an adequate penalty for cheating on the budget ....

Creative accounting man. Cheating is such a nasty word.

 

[caroper]

Creative accounting man. Cheating is such a nasty word.

So much for a cut in wind tunnel time being an adequate corrective action for the creative accounting on the costcap....

 

[quovadis]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760916981329354794

 

[caroper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760916981329354794

Good, he is an excellent Engineer and should have remained in charge of the car design not the Team Principal Role.
I am glad that the Ferrari Circus did not destroy his reputation or his career prospects.

 

[quovadis]

Good, he is an excellent Engineer and should have remained in charge of the car design not the Team Principal Role.
I am glad that the Ferrari Circus did not destroy his reputation or his career prospects.

Happy for him but can't help feel that it's a loss to F1.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

So much for the cut in wind tunnel time being an adequate penalty for cheating on the budget ....

Giving up before the season even started?
Just like Hamilton in the races?
Birds of a feather.

 

[UrBaN963]

Giving up before the season even started?
Just like Hamilton in the races?
Birds of a feather.

Was waiting for your valuable contribution.

Never change man.

 

[quovadis]

Draingate.

 

[Naks]

Draingate.

these cars must be creating some seriaaas suction

 

[quovadis]

these cars must be creating some seriaaas suction

The rest of the tracks are going to need take note. The street circuits especially but why drain placement is on the racing line on a proper track is beyond me.

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Was waiting for your valuable contribution.

Never change man.

 

[Naks]

The rest of the tracks are going to need take note. The street circuits especially but why drain placement is on the racing line on a proper track is beyond me.

TBF, that drain is about 1.5m from the track's edge, which is defined by the white line. So if the drivers stop going off-track, the problem would be solved

 

[Naks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760941540770214016

"Estimated restart time of 1145 local time, and it sounds like there won't be a lunch break so the track will remain live through to 1900 #F1 #F1Testing"