F1 2025

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Mike Hoxbig said:
I just do the annual. The issue is my memory. I will end up forgetting to cancel, and I don't like doing things manually, especially to save R200.

I just end up watching some of the documentaries or whatever else they have during the breaks...
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I do it out of principle lol. but I hear you, it might not be worth the few hundred you save. What you do is cancel right after sign-up.
 
So tempted to pull the trigger, but I need new tyres for my car.

Decisions decisions...
 
I pulled the trigger and got Annual now.

testing is playing in my headphones while I work.

I thought about it and I could not see the benefit in going monthly this year. the summer break is at too awkward a time.
 
It is going to be an interesting season.

Ill be following Sainz and Williams closely. I wonder of Sainz’ maturity will lend further to Albons development, if any.
 
Decarin said:
There is a standard FIA vehicle, but I assume it would be easier to have a deal with Merc or Red Bull, then someone like Dallara could develop on top of that? Maybe Prema has the capacity? Maybe they can have a deal that because they are a junior team they can use, say, Merc's previous year's car like the OG Racing Point?
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The rules would have to change as F1 regulations mandate that a constructor produces their own chassis.

The work around here is commissioning a chassis constructor to produce a car on your behalf, which is what Haas does with Dallara. This precludes Dallara from building a chassis for any other F1 team, for obvious reasons as the two cars would inevitably be identical. This loophole was closed when Red Bull and Ron Dennis set up an ''independent'' company to design cars for both Red Bull and Toro Rosso. In reality, it was Toro Rosso essentially getting older Red Bull designs with some updates, so Toro Rosso wasn't actually designing their own car.

Prema themselves do not have the capacity to design and build their own chassis as they have always competed in series where you either purchase your chassis from competing constructors (Reynard, March, Lola, Ralt, Mygale, Dallara, etc) or it is a spec series where a single chassis is supplied to all teams
 
CT_Biker said:
It is going to be an interesting season.

Ill be following Sainz and Williams closely. I wonder of Sainz’ maturity will lend further to Albons development, if any.
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Car-Bon is going to be interesting.

and Kimi vs George

and LH vs LeCleck.

Bearman vs Ocon

Lawson vs Max

the other team mate battles are not going to be boring by any means, but those are the top ones to watch out for.
 
Alonso vs Aston is going to be a good one to watch as well. I think Aston has it but we will see if Alonso can do something.
 
Baxteen said:
Car-Bon is going to be interesting.

and Kimi vs George

and LH vs LeCleck.

Bearman vs Ocon

Lawson vs Max

the other team mate battles are not going to be boring by any means, but those are the top ones to watch out for.
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There will definitely be some interesting driver relationships in this season.

I hope there isnt friction for LH and LeClerk. Ferrari cannot actually afford that.
Bear and Kimi will be fun to watch this year.

Given the fact that there is a regulation change next year, there is likely not going to much of a focus on cars either. Same old tractors from last year with absolute minimum upgrades and reliance on driver experience to get the cars in a more competitive position for all terms. Maybe not so much for Merc and Red Bull.

If I were running a team this season would be about 'cleaning house' and galvanising positive relationships within my team and if those relationships do not exist; now would be a good time to build them.

Mclaren will be under immense pressure to give Norris a platform that gets the team closer to RBR.
 
CT_Biker said:
There will definitely be some interesting driver relationships in this season.

I hope there isnt friction for LH and LeClerk. Ferrari cannot actually afford that.
Bear and Kimi will be fun to watch this year.

Given the fact that there is a regulation change next year, there is likely not going to much of a focus on cars either. Same old tractors from last year with absolute minimum upgrades and reliance on driver experience to get the cars in a more competitive position for all terms. Maybe not so much for Merc and Red Bull.

If I were running a team this season would be about 'cleaning house' and galvanising positive relationships within my team and if those relationships do not exist; now would be a good time to build them.

Mclaren will be under immense pressure to give Norris a platform that gets the team closer to RBR.
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The Ferrari is a massively changed car and McLaren have some substantial changes to their suspension. Will be interesting to see how that turns out.
 
From what is being discussed on the chat in testing, there are a few changes and upgrades.

and they are talking about some spec change related to flexi wings that will come into effect in spain, no idea what and why because I missed the explaination just caught the end.
 
UrBaN963 said:
The Ferrari is a massively changed car and McLaren have some substantial changes to their suspension. Will be interesting to see how that turns out.
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The Fez seems higher than last year and the entire rear end faring is redesigned. I am no engineer by any stretch the extra ride height should help with suspension loading and phase changes through corners. The only concern I have with the extra ride height and changed areo( more teardrop shaped faring) would be low speed understeer.

I have not looked at the Mclaren all that much yet and I can only eyeball so much. I can see that the side pods and rear faring are different. Also suggest quite a bit areo mod. I'll gander at the suspension later this evening compared to last year
 
What we can see so far is that Lewis is winning testing, with Albon second.

Piastri is last so he will likely be dropped by the mid-season break, Antonelli is destroying him.
 
UrBaN963 said:
What we can see so far is that Lewis is winning testing, with Albon second.

Piastri is last so he will likely be dropped by the mid-season break, Antonelli is destroying him.
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The Williams seems to be pretty neutral. Sainz pointed out that crosswinds seem to induce understeer. I am following that closely at them moment to see what developments have been made.
 
The times after the first hour of running:


1) Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, 1:32.621, 21 laps

2) Alex Albon, Williams, 1:32.862, 11 laps

3) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, 1:33.031, 13 laps

4) Liam Lawson, Red Bull, 1:33.137, 13 laps

5) Jack Doohan, Alpine, 1:33.196, 24 laps

6) Yuki Tsunoda, Racing Bulls, 1:33.576, 23 laps

7) Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, 1:33.842, 16 laps

8) Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, 1:34.990, 16 laps

9) Oliver Bearman, Haas, 1:35.619, 14 laps

10) Oscar Piastri, McLaren, No time, 7 laps
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Weather apparently turning a little. Hope the rain stays away.
 
@Agent_Smith Please can you fix the spacing?

Looks like Lawson decided to stop being slow and be fast instead, he is now winning testing.
 
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