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Car comparisons from Crash.net:
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And the soap opera begins...

Mercedes accused of copying Red Bull as new design appears at F1 Bahrain testing: https://www.crash.net/f1/news/10639...ed-bull-new-design-appears-f1-bahrain-testing

...“We’ve talked in the past about people taking design cues from Mercedes,” Kravitz said from the edge of their garage.

“I don’t know whether we should call this the black and silver Red Bull? Because they have certainly taken some design cues from Red Bull. They have taken it to a more extreme level."

“Beneath the wing mirror, where it says Petronas, you can see that one of the sidepod air intakes is the vertical one that Red Bull brought to their car last year."

“Look at the overbite, not the underbite that Red Bull started a couple of years ago, but an overbite where the top of the sidepod air intake extrudes over the bottom lip. Look at how extreme it is on this Mercedes."

“It’s a different design to what Mercedes had last year. They have borrowed it from Red Bull, that’s definitely fair to say. There are some other design cues around this car which make it look like last year’s Red Bull. They have stayed with the push rod suspension, which is something that Ferrari and Red Bull do not have.” ...
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The FIA has confirmed the World Motor Sport Council has officially green-lighted F1's plan for the Monaco Grand Prix to be a mandatory two-stop race.

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Major Monaco GP rule change officially approved

The FIA has confirmed the World Motor Sport Council has officially green-lighted F1's plan for the Monaco Grand Prix to be a mandatory two-stop race.
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Key figures in Formula 1's governing body the FIA were barred from a meeting of the organisation's world motorsport council on Wednesday in a dispute with president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
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Robert Reid, the FIA's deputy president for sport, and David Richards, the UK's representative, were among those denied access after refusing to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
The document forbids members from discussing matters pertinent to the FIA outside official meetings, BBC Sport has been told.
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Insiders say Ben Sulayem demanded the new NDA, a stricter form of a document by which members were already bound, because of his concerns about leaks to the media.
Legal letters have been exchanged and the dispute has raised questions as to whether decisions made by the world council - including regarding rules for the forthcoming F1 season - will be legitimate.
The most high profile of these was the confirmed adoption of a mandatory minimum of two pit stops at the Monaco Grand Prix.
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FIA statutes dictate members of the world motorsport council "may attend any meeting" and "have the right to vote".
Reid and Richards both refused to comment when approached by BBC Sport.
An FIA spokesperson said: "As is routine in all organisations, including the BBC, the FIA implements procedures including non-disclosure agreements to ensure confidential relationships between all parties, to safeguard personal information, and to protect our regulatory interests.
"Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information undermines our ability to fully fulfil our mission and adversely impacts our capabilities to generate revenues to support our member clubs in our shared objective of growing motorsport participation, increasing accessibility, and cultivating innovation.
"The steps we have taken to preserve confidentiality have been overwhelmingly supported by a super majority of WMSC members."
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Emirati Ben Sulayem has been the subject of a series of controversies since he took office in December 2021, including around his views on women, his approach to F1, changes to the statutes reducing accountability, the dismissal of a number of senior figures and rule changes regarding F1 drivers' public behaviour.
The FIA is also the subject of legal action from Susie Wolff, the head of the all-female F1 Academy series and wife of Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, after a compliance inquiry into the Wolffs was launched and then rescinded in the space of two days in 2023.
Reid was a key member of Ben Sulayem's presidential team but the Scot, a former rally co-driver, has fallen out of favour with the FIA president.
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Ben Sulayem has, increasingly, in recent months complained about what he perceives as a bias against him by the British media, and Reid appears to have been lumped in with this in his mind.
Richards also supported Ben Sulayem in the election in 2021, but was vocal in his opposition to the statute changes introduced last December.
Ben Sulayem is running for re-election at the end of his first term in December this year. No-one has yet put themselves forward to stand against him.
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FIA insiders have speculated Ben Sulayem's actions on the NDA could be founded in fears that negative stories may appear in the media, or because he is planning further changes to the statutes at this June's general assembly that would make it difficult for anyone to stand against him in the election.
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that still from the wider field of view camera makes the details outside of the car look like its CGI and from a F1 game from like 10 years ago.
 
For context, Max's Q3 time last year was a 1:29.179. The best time so far is already only half a second off. That time from last year is going to be smashed into oblivion by the end of this test.
 
and that is still testing times, not even Quali runs.


but that is what is expected from the last year of regulations.
all we can hope for now is a competative season with 4 teams fighting for the wins every race.

what is the stand out for me is how far up the order the williams is. not reading too much into it, just feel like Williams could be a good pick in F1 fantasy....
 
Baxteen said:
and that is still testing times, not even Quali runs.


but that is what is expected from the last year of regulations.
all we can hope for now is a competative season with 4 teams fighting for the wins every race.

what is the stand out for me is how far up the order the williams is. not reading too much into it, just feel like Williams could be a good pick in F1 fantasy....
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I feel like Williams will be quite a strong midfield contender.
I hope they can snatch a sneaky podium or two, that would be nice.
 
Baxteen said:
and that is still testing times, not even Quali runs.


but that is what is expected from the last year of regulations.
all we can hope for now is a competative season with 4 teams fighting for the wins every race.

what is the stand out for me is how far up the order the williams is. not reading too much into it, just feel like Williams could be a good pick in F1 fantasy....
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The Williams wasn't a terrible car and showed improvement towards the end of the season as the bulk of their points came in the 2nd half of the season. Albon regularly had it among the midfield teams and just outside the points. Colapinto's early performances further proved it had potential.

Now in Sainz they have a proven race winner who brings more speed and technical insight.

Sargeant was just that bad that he struggled to get it off the back of the grid.
 
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