Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM.....

[retreat]

Guys Hamilton can drive whatever he wants or whatever car he has in front no matter what is it and is gonna be for sure faster than anyone, he is a super driver not a normal one, so i only can expect a very good performance made by him, my only doubt like i said before is the car made by Ferrari itself, lets see how much they develop the F1 car for this season.

Well, if we talk about his performance, maybe he needs to adapt again, it can be seen from the results of yesterday's test, he is still trying to adjust to the Ferrari car. Maybe this adaptation process can take longer than it should, but we know that it will be something good in the end (I hope so).

I think this season Charles Leclerc will look more prominent than Lewis - he has been in this team for 5 years, and is very suitable for Ferrari - he already understands the inside and out of the car, and only needs to get used to it a little if there is an upgrade. It's just that I just hope that Ferrari's strategy can reduce their blunders this season, if they can do that then the constructor championship title this season is not impossible.

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Another rumor for Verstappen.
This time is Mario Andretti that claimed that the rumor from Aston Martin to have Max in 2026 is real.

This is not the 1st time we have hear about this possibility in the past direction.
More and more voices are saying the same possibility.

Something is cooking.

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This time the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing team has a very bright color scheme and even much brighter than before and for this time I really like the pattern of this one team even though several other teams have not launched their livery this season. And at the beginning of next month, there will also be another team that will choose the place to launch their Livery in Jakarta, namely the Honda factory team, but what makes me curious is the color scheme they will use this season because there is news that the Honda factory team is no longer sponsored by Repsol for this season.

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we have some intel.
Carlos Sainz Senior spoken and he said that Ferrari was ok with having Sainz Junior in the team.
Ferrari did not searched for Hamilton but was Lewis searching them.

They separated in the better way possible gifting to the father laps with the son in Fiorano.

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Another rumor for Verstappen.
This time is Mario Andretti that claimed that the rumor from Aston Martin to have Max in 2026 is real.

This is not the 1st time we have hear about this possibility in the past direction.
More and more voices are saying the same possibility.

Something is cooking.

We know for sure that Aston Martin has long targeted Max as their driver, but until today it is just a rumor, there is no certainty about the news. But when Andretti speaks, we know that there is something behind the scenes, Aston Martin seems to really want to recruit Max into their team, especially since there are rumors that for the sake of the contract Aston Martin has approached several sponsors to make it happen. This rumor is getting stronger and I wouldn't be surprised if Max really moved to Aston Martin in 2026.

[tokeweed]

Guys Hamilton can drive whatever he wants or whatever car he has in front no matter what is it and is gonna be for sure faster than anyone, he is a super driver not a normal one, so i only can expect a very good performance made by him, my only doubt like i said before is the car made by Ferrari itself, lets see how much they develop the F1 car for this season.

Uh no..  Verstappen says 'hello'.    I mean at the end of the day and at the current driver line up, Hamilton and a couple of other drivers could go against each other and win depending on the weather and the track given that they're driving the same kind of car.

And wow, January is already ending.    You know what that means!  We get to see the car reveals on Feb!  Pumped up for the new season with Hamilton in red.

Here's the sched.

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Uh no..  Verstappen says 'hello'.    I mean at the end of the day and at the current driver line up, Hamilton and a couple of other drivers could go against each other and win depending on the weather and the track given that they're driving the same kind of car.

And wow, January is already ending.    You know what that means!  We get to see the car reveals on Feb!  Pumped up for the new season with Hamilton in red.

Here's the sched.

This year we will have the "revelation" day in the same day in the FIA event in London if I remember correctly.
The biggest clickbait in history.
Since all the engineers and cameras (without the team's video creator) that can inspect every inch of the car are here, the teams will use fake cars.
I don't think not a single car that we will see in that event will be similar to the car we will see in test few weeks after.

[tokeweed]

^  Yeah Red Bull was always known to do that because Adrian Newey likes to keep everything secret and likes to keep his cards close to his chest before the season starts.  It's just the way it is.  But most fans won't really get into the engineering details right of the bat.  We just want to see how the car looks on the surface and see the new livery...

And just the act of doing the reveal is also exciting and gives us a nice show. 

But we get into the engineering and learn why or how a particular car is fast when we start betting on them.    Like the one with McLaren last year.  The bookies were late to adjust their lines.

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Today we have more private tests for Hamilton.
He will continue his preparation for the season.
Ferrari bookled Barcelona trac from 28 to 30 January for 3 day of test.
As said several times they can only do 1k km overall and with old cars.
For this tests they will use the the SF 23

After this 3 days of test they will have another test next week for "Pirelli testing" and this time they can use a modded 2024.

[joniboini]

As said several times they can only do 1k km overall and with old cars.

I've been wondering about this but why exactly do the rules pick 1k KM as the limit? I read some articles and most of them suggest that the TPC's goal is to limit the testing done by constructors and the racers, why not make it 900 KM or lower? They even require the cars to be old. Is the average racing length longer than 1k KM in the past or is there any other reason? Most articles that I've found only quoted this number without giving any explanation at all.

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It was reported that Hamilton crashed during his test session yesterday. Hamilton, during his test session, seemed unable to control the car and then hit the barrier. This incident caused the car to suffer damage to the suspension and several aerodynamic components, with repairs causing significant delays in Leclerc's session. However, fortunately the incident did not cause any serious injuries to Hamilton. Ferrari itself was not too disturbed by this accident and considered it a normal thing when a driver was adapting to his new car and team.

Source: https://www.planetf1.com/news/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-crash-update-condition-test

[tokeweed]

Today we have more private tests for Hamilton.
He will continue his preparation for the season.
Ferrari bookled Barcelona trac from 28 to 30 January for 3 day of test.
As said several times they can only do 1k km overall and with old cars.
For this tests they will use the the SF 23

After this 3 days of test they will have another test next week for "Pirelli testing" and this time they can use a modded 2024.

Will these tests be broadcasted or be taken in video form at least and uploaded on YT or something?  Would love to see a glimpse of my favorite driver and team for the upcoming season.  Man it's gonna be exciting.  Success or failure my heart will stay with Hamilton and Ferrari until they win a world championship and finally break Schumacher's record. 

Yeah yeah I know what some of you guys are thinking...  Deal with it.  This ain't like football that you're willing to bash each other's heads for your clubs.    Let's just have some fun with the new driver line ups this year.

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Will these tests be broadcasted or be taken in video form at least and uploaded on YT or something?  Would love to see a glimpse of my favorite driver and team for the upcoming season.  Man it's gonna be exciting.  Success or failure my heart will stay with Hamilton and Ferrari until they win a world championship and finally break Schumacher's record. 

Yeah yeah I know what some of you guys are thinking...  Deal with it.  This ain't like football that you're willing to bash each other's heads for your clubs.    Let's just have some fun with the new driver line ups this year.

AFAIK no, they are private.
Anyway there is not much to see, it is very cold so it is hard to drive since cars are very slippery.
In addition of that the cars are 2 years old but they may have some upgrades so I don't think is there any point in comparing the timers from now and what they did 2 years ago.
Also the tyres are different since Pirelli creates new ones every year.

[giorgione]

Yesterday I saw the video of the tests of the new Aprilia with Bezzecchi and I must say that as a motor enthusiast of the engines he made me gate, that boy is a fast and good priori and then I must also say that Aprilia made a beautiful bike that this 'year it will give us several satisfactions, eye on this boy is really fast

[karabiber]

In F1, the team is always built around whoever is in power. If Hamilton beats Leclerc in the early races, then Hamilton will be Ferrari's number one driver. Hamilton now have the luxury of having a 7 time world champion and he won't want to waste that opportunity.

Ferrari has one very important feature that sets it apart from every other team on the grid. Ferrari is a team built around the lead driver. The psychological power of a driver like Hamilton, who has fought under constant pressure from his rookie season and won big victories, is on another level. And for a team like Ferrari, historically used to focusing on a strong leader, things can become clear quickly. Even a car like Ferrari's car last season, which wasn't often the fastest but was usually consistent, would be enough for Hamilton to make his mark.

[Velvet78]

In F1, the team is always built around whoever is in power. If Hamilton beats Leclerc in the early races, then Hamilton will be Ferrari's number one driver. Hamilton now have the luxury of having a 7 time world champion and he won't want to waste that opportunity.

Ferrari has one very important feature that sets it apart from every other team on the grid. Ferrari is a team built around the lead driver. The psychological power of a driver like Hamilton, who has fought under constant pressure from his rookie season and won big victories, is on another level. And for a team like Ferrari, historically used to focusing on a strong leader, things can become clear quickly. Even a car like Ferrari's car last season, which wasn't often the fastest but was usually consistent, would be enough for Hamilton to make his mark.

Ferrari hasn't had a clear number one driver for a long time. In Sainz's presence they wanted to do their best for both of their drivers. But Leclerc could still be said to be a little ahead of him about car power though. But at least there wasn't a huge gap between the cars.

Now they might not do the same according to the situation of their drivers. They want to play big in the new season. They spent tons of money on the Hamilton signing. They must have special plans for him. But this doesn't mean not caring about Leclerc that much of course. The fans want a title from Ferrari for around 16 years.    The best way to achieve this is to make sure both of your drivers to get maximum amount of points.

In case one of their drivers gets one step ahead for an individual title then they would make their calls according to that.  

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today is the last day for test at Ferrari.
Both Lecleac and Hamilton will not driver today in the provate test in Barcelona.
This was long planned and nothing changed after the crash of yesterday.
Today will drive Antonio Giovinazzi and Beganovic.

[FanEagle]

I mean a "crash" is what you expect from a Formula 1 car too, not really that shocking. Plus Hamilton is just getting used to the car, and there will be a lot of stuff that he will need to get used to as well, testing isn't always easy. Thankfully, we will have practice sessions, that goes for over a dozen laps usually, for drivers to get ready and get used to the car and the track as well.

However, we need to realize that first day was spec car, so it wasn't the same, and second day, it's just getting used to. These cars go 300+ km per hour, and then stop and turn, not crashing is the weird part, hence why they are f1 drivers. There is a whole compilation of videos of big crashes from every single season, it's normal. I am sure Hamilton will do fine at Ferrari. What I really wonder is which one will get more points, Charles or Lewis?

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Yesterday I saw the video of the tests of the new Aprilia with Bezzecchi and I must say that as a motor enthusiast of the engines he made me gate, that boy is a fast and good priori and then I must also say that Aprilia made a beautiful bike that this 'year it will give us several satisfactions, eye on this boy is really fast

Bezzecchi is indeed a young man who has talent in terms of racing, but of course he must be supported by a super competitive Aprilia bike this season so he can compete at the front. But for now I don't really pay attention to the testing of new bikes from all the riders because I'm just waiting for the launch of the livery of each manufacturer and independent team for now.

And from several teams and manufacturers that I have seen, KTM has the same pattern and color between the factory bike and the bike from its own satellite team so it might be a little difficult to distinguish unless we refer to the name of the rider who rides it. While for today I am waiting for the launch of the livery for the Yamaha factory and also accompanied by the Prima Pramac Racing team which will be held in Malaysia.

[tokeweed]

Will these tests be broadcasted or be taken in video form at least and uploaded on YT or something?  Would love to see a glimpse of my favorite driver and team for the upcoming season.  Man it's gonna be exciting.  Success or failure my heart will stay with Hamilton and Ferrari until they win a world championship and finally break Schumacher's record. 

Yeah yeah I know what some of you guys are thinking...  Deal with it.  This ain't like football that you're willing to bash each other's heads for your clubs.    Let's just have some fun with the new driver line ups this year.

AFAIK no, they are private.
Anyway there is not much to see, it is very cold so it is hard to drive since cars are very slippery.
In addition of that the cars are 2 years old but they may have some upgrades so I don't think is there any point in comparing the timers from now and what they did 2 years ago.
Also the tyres are different since Pirelli creates new ones every year.

Yeah..  It's just I wanna see Hamilton in a red suit and driving a red car, that's all.  I'm just an ordinary fan like most people who watch F1.  I don't watch it just for the races of take it all that seriously.  I watch it for the entertainment factor too..  Like  it's reality TV or something.   

Come to think about it, it's prolly something like reality TV...  Just like the UFC, the EPL, etc, etc..

What do you guys think of the driver's championship next season.  I'm thinking it's gonna be Verstappen vs Norris with a little bit of Hamilton in there.  And we might see Norris win it.