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[rdbase]

@boltz & @emrecemsan
It seems that Lewis Hamilton loves and strive in these conditions because it was a really good run from him in the sprint qualifying. Looks like the rain woke up some of the drivers including him:
https://racingnews365.com/hamilton-i-came-alive-once-rain-hit-china-sprint-shootout

Wasn't sure if to call it a sprint shootout or not as some sportsbooks still have it labeled as this on their sites.
But they did change it to qualifying instead for this year and since China is the first track of the season to see this new format we will see it for a few more tracks so to get use to it.

source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/2024-f1-sprint-rules-format-explained.5pQvaAY52nnX9vZYAYgf3O

[emrecemsan]

I would have loved to have some rain on Sunday as this circuit on rain is mega enjoyable to watch but also to drive. Maybe with a bit of luck , weather will change but like you said , the chances for a rain are actually very low.

Congrats for Norris for winning sprint qualifiers and personally I didn't expect Norris to win but I usually don't expect much from him in general as I think Piastri is way better than him and in time , he will show this.

Piastri is really talented and full of surprises. He won a sprint race in the previous season as well you know.    I think Norris and Piastri's talent levels are close to each other but it is hard to say who has more potential for me.

I'm pretty sure Norris has a more powerful car now so it is difficult to just consider Norris is better. I would like to see them at equal terms.  

@boltz & @emrecemsan
It seems that Lewis Hamilton loves and strive in these conditions because it was a really good run from him in the sprint qualifying. Looks like the rain woke up some of the drivers including him:
https://racingnews365.com/hamilton-i-came-alive-once-rain-hit-china-sprint-shootout

Wasn't sure if to call it a sprint shootout or not as some sportsbooks still have it labeled as this on their sites.
But they did change it to qualifying instead for this year and since China is the first track of the season to see this new format we will see it for a few more tracks so to get use to it.

source: https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/2024-f1-sprint-rules-format-explained.5pQvaAY52nnX9vZYAYgf3O

Hamilton has always loved to driver under rainy weather conditions. He is still showing what he can do even with a much slower Mercedes car.    However today in qualifying there wasn't any rain and Mercedes had a really bad day.

The reason why Hamilton couldn't qualify for Q2 was his big mistake at the second last turn. Russell was also struggling. McLarens finished ahead of Ferraris which was impressive. However at racing pace I think Ferraris are likely to have a better race than them.

[wiss19]

The fact that Perez became second again is the proof that Red Bull is just another level compared to everyone else. There is no way that anyone could fight against this team anymore, they are just nowhere near other cars. I get that Max winning was expected, but Perez beating everyone else to second place shows that Red Bull car is just insane, give it to whoever is the last racer in the league right now, and they could do as well as Perez, or at least good enough that Red Bull would still win constructors cup.

I believe that we have just 1.5 seasons left, after that this new 2026 regulations will change so much and that's when F1 will get back to being great, until then we are just going to watch others and bet on who will get the third position and last podium place.

[boltz]

The fact that Perez became second again is the proof that Red Bull is just another level compared to everyone else. There is no way that anyone could fight against this team anymore, they are just nowhere near other cars. I get that Max winning was expected, but Perez beating everyone else to second place shows that Red Bull car is just insane, give it to whoever is the last racer in the league right now, and they could do as well as Perez, or at least good enough that Red Bull would still win constructors cup.

I believe that we have just 1.5 seasons left, after that this new 2026 regulations will change so much and that's when F1 will get back to being great, until then we are just going to watch others and bet on who will get the third position and last podium place.

Yep , Perez didn't do anything besides driving that car like any other driver would so like you said above, that car is simply miles away from the other cars and Perez just proved that. I also think that 2026 will bring a new champion for sure but I also have high hopes for 2025 as well because RedBull domination is really killing F1 right now and I'm tired to watch them win as I was tired to watch Hamilton win , as I was tired to watch Vettel win and so on. I think the most awesome dominating era was Schumi because he had rivals in every season when he become champ and today it's just Max Verstappen against no one.

[emrecemsan]

The race was nice to watch for me.    If we don't consider Verstappen's boring superiority to other drivers we watched really great rivalries.

Norris was amazing today. He didn't just finish on podium, he managed to finish between Verstappen and Perez as well. Perez really couldn't catch up with him despite having the fastest car among all teams.

I liked Leclerc's effort. He finally managed to beat Sainz as well.    He wasn't fast enough to overtake Perez to take a place on podium I'm afraid but it was still nice work done!

Alonso is still an incredible driver!    He still has very strong reflexes and I'm happy to hear about his 2-year contract extension. I wouldn't like to see him retiring soon.

[rdbase]

^^
It was a race that wasn't too boring if you like the mistakes the pit teams made during the drivers stops.
But yes agreed with you @boltz, Verstappen seems to be racing against himself. Which I noticed even from the sprint qualifying where he was basically trying to beat his own time set. The announcer even mentioned this during the shootout/qualifying race.

@emrecemsan Norris had a good race and scored a nice amount of points for McLaren who needed it to keep up with the rest of the teams on the constructors table.
Also did you see the pitcrew that fell over during the pit stop to Alpine?
https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1781993504882733461
They didn't have the tyre's nut set properly and the car lurched forward without one of the rear wheels on it.

[boltz]

^^
It was a race that wasn't too boring if you like the mistakes the pit teams made during the drivers stops.
But yes agreed with you @boltz, Verstappen seems to be racing against himself. Which I noticed even from the sprint qualifying where he was basically trying to beat his own time set. The announcer even mentioned this during the shootout/qualifying race.

@emrecemsan Norris had a good race and scored a nice amount of points for McLaren who needed it to keep up with the rest of the teams on the constructors table.
Also did you see the pitcrew that fell over during the pit stop to Alpine?
https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1781993504882733461
They didn't have the tyre's nut set properly and the car lurched forward without one of the rear wheels on it.

At this point , Verstappen can start from P10 every race and still has a very good chance to win every race from that position which is insane! Now , I can't take anything from his driving skills because he is unique but I would love some competition for the love of F1 and for the fans who are putting their soul and money to actually watch the race. However, today race was good to watch and to be honest , I've missed China F1 and I'm glad this awesome circuit is back.

Also , did you see Martin when he interviewed the AMD ceo ? he had no idea who she was and she showed us some class when she didn't reveal who she was in front of the cameras. I simply love AMD now<3.

[rdbase]

At this point , Verstappen can start from P10 every race and still has a very good chance to win every race from that position which is insane! Now , I can't take anything from his driving skills because he is unique but I would love some competition for the love of F1 and for the fans who are putting their soul and money to actually watch the race. However, today race was good to watch and to be honest , I've missed China F1 and I'm glad this awesome circuit is back.

Also , did you see Martin when he interviewed the AMD ceo ? he had no idea who she was and she showed us some class when she didn't reveal who she was in front of the cameras. I simply love AMD now<3.

Had to sit back and think a second of who the CEO of AMD was because it had me thinking of the founder and CEO of Nvidia you were referring to because I didn't see that interview but seen a couple of Chinese celebrities being shown during the race.
But then found out those two CEO's are related and actually from the same small village but didn't know each other growing up:
https://observer.com/2023/08/amd-ceo-lisa-su-nvidia-jensen-huang-relative

Anyways, can talk about this having nothing to do directly with the F1 drivers/cars because we have to wait another two weeks off until the next race in Miami.

[emrecemsan]

^^
It was a race that wasn't too boring if you like the mistakes the pit teams made during the drivers stops.
But yes agreed with you @boltz, Verstappen seems to be racing against himself. Which I noticed even from the sprint qualifying where he was basically trying to beat his own time set. The announcer even mentioned this during the shootout/qualifying race.

@emrecemsan Norris had a good race and scored a nice amount of points for McLaren who needed it to keep up with the rest of the teams on the constructors table.
Also did you see the pitcrew that fell over during the pit stop to Alpine?
https://twitter.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1781993504882733461
They didn't have the tyre's nut set properly and the car lurched forward without one of the rear wheels on it.

Verstappen even went for drifting during final lap and wanted to add some fun into his drive.    We mostly don't see Verstappen during a race, that's a fact. Because there is really nothing to show there unless there is competition. He literally never makes mistakes during a race which is unbelievable by the way. His focus is insane!

Yes, I have seen the accident during Alpine pit stop. I hope he is okay now. Sometimes we see this kind of unfortunate events during pit stops. I can't wait for the next GP ahead in Miami already! I hope to see some fun there as well. 

[Volgastallion]

What is gonna be the future for Alpine team? I mean we know they have the support from Renault from behind, but i surely think they are not gonna throw money without any result, and this season is gonna be a 0 result one, they need to build a new car for the next season, or are they gonna put full energy on the 2026 season with the changes on rules?

[emrecemsan]

What is gonna be the future for Alpine team? I mean we know they have the support from Renault from behind, but i surely think they are not gonna throw money without any result, and this season is gonna be a 0 result one, they need to build a new car for the next season, or are they gonna put full energy on the 2026 season with the changes on rules?

Alpine brought an underfloor update for the Chinese GP and it looks like they got some benefits from that. This helped them gain many positions this time and Ocon was so close to collect the first points for Alpine. 

Source: Si.com

The only way to even maintain their latest improvement is absolutely to spend much more money to bring better updates and bring them as quick as possible.

Alpine collected 120 points previously. It would be a huge downgrade otherwise. Alpine was actually planning to update the car significantly for this season. Maybe this was a start. 

[danherbias07]

Now we know why Max Verstappen bet is not allowed for the bonus to happen. It's just too obvious that he is going to win that race.

Next stop - FORMULA 1 CRYPTO.COM MIAMI GRAND PRIX 2024


Here is the schedule.
06 MAY Race 04:00
05 MAY Qualifying 04:00 - 05:00
05 MAY Sprint 00:00 - 01:00
04 MAY Sprint Qualifying 04:30 - 05:14
04 MAY Practice 1 00:30 - 01:30
https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2024/Miami.html

I don't see any promotions in Sportsbet.io yet but I will add it once it comes out.

Adding this news.
Mercedes 'have something coming for Miami' as Wolff hopes for crucial step forward
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/mercedes-have-something-coming-for-miami-as-wolff-hopes-for-crucial-step.DpHykxRSi0xy0aII7DqlL

“Considering where we put the cars altogether, our team was not [in] a good position for today,” the Austrian explained. “Not good enough overall, P6 I think it was and [P9], but it’s lacking pace so we’ve got to dig deep.

“We have something coming for Miami that looks like a good step – let’s see where that brings us out.”

[emrecemsan]

I agree about Verstappen. His dominance is just a huge one that soon bookmakers will start not even giving any odds for him to win or maybe a symbolic one such as 1.02.  

Another sprint race, hmm... This reminds me of Verstappen's comment on sprint format. He was thinking that there wasn't any need for sprint races and they should be got rid of already. As for my opinion, I'm okay with both ways. It is nice to watch more action during a weekend but I'm not a huge fan of it.

As for Mercedes they really need an immediate improvement. Hamilton was in pain in the last GP. Russell couldn't be competitive against Ferrari drivers either. Mercedes needs to bring some update package quickly.

[crwth]

As for Mercedes they really need an immediate improvement. Hamilton was in pain in the last GP. Russell couldn't be competitive against Ferrari drivers either. Mercedes needs to bring some update package quickly.

I'm more of a Mclaren now than Mercedes right now. If I were to select who I'm going to go with, it's definitely Mclaren right now. They have a phenomenal start and they would probably stay that way soon. I'm just thinking how the other teams would be able to keep up with the current pace right now. 

[emrecemsan]

I'm more of a Mclaren now than Mercedes right now. If I were to select who I'm going to go with, it's definitely Mclaren right now. They have a phenomenal start and they would probably stay that way soon. I'm just thinking how the other teams would be able to keep up with the current pace right now. 

I agree that McLaren are much more impressive. They have collected nearly the double amount of points Mercedes have. Norris even successfully challenged Ferrari drivers and Perez in the last race. 



The gap between Ferrari and McLaren might look like big but not impossible to catch up. McLaren would make use of more contribution by Piastri as well while Norris is on the rise. However their start makes me excited. You know they weren't able to start this good last season. The big updates came much later. If things go their way they can finish at least in 3rd place.

[rdbase]

F1 in Miami should be a wild one and you just know Pitbull will show up for the show.
Might we get a concert by him or maybe J-Lo?
To add a spice of drama for the ladies, there is a bad rumor of Verstappen to Mercedes making triple the amount of the second driver.
Perhaps!

The sprint race(s) continue on for this weekend for what looks to be an excellent raceweek ahead starting today!

sprint qualifying: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/miami-grand-prix-2024-sprint-shootout/miami-grand-prix-2024-sprint-shootout-662f912baafd2b0001742a31

sprint race: https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/sprint/sprint-662f92891612c5000150652f

Practice session starts earlier today in around 5 hours last I looked at the odds provider shown below:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/formula-1/formula-1/miami-grand-prix-2024-practice-1/miami-grand-prix-2024-practice-1-662f905b1612c500015723a2

Rest of the races can be viewed here with the final race on Sunday mid afternoon. Whoo-hoo!
https://sportsbet.io/sports/formula-1/matches/future

[emrecemsan]

Adrian Newey is about to leave Red Bull in 2025. But it is reported that he is going to continue on the RB17 project anyway.

What team would you like to see him at? For now Ferrari looks like the strongest route for him. I wonder how many teams will go after him considering how great engineer he is. But I guess not many because of his probable high cost. 

F1 in Miami should be a wild one and you just know Pitbull will show up for the show.
Might we get a concert by him or maybe J-Lo?

Pitbull, really? It would be awesome!    I have grown up listening to his songs... It would bring back my memories of 2010s. Pitbull and J-Lo were a really great duo too those times so it would be nice to see both of them in Miami.

Shakira is also expected to be seen there but not to perform seemingly, just in the paddock.

[rdbase]

Adrian Newey is about to leave Red Bull in 2025. But it is reported that he is going to continue on the RB17 project anyway.

What team would you like to see him at? For now Ferrari looks like the strongest route for him. I wonder how many teams will go after him considering how great engineer he is. But I guess not many because of his probable high cost.  

F1 in Miami should be a wild one and you just know Pitbull will show up for the show.
Might we get a concert by him or maybe J-Lo?

Pitbull, really? It would be awesome!    I have grown up listening to his songs... It would bring back my memories of 2010s. Pitbull and J-Lo were a really great duo too those times so it would be nice to see both of them in Miami.

Shakira is also expected to be seen there but not to perform seemingly, just in the paddock.

She is seen quite often sitting there while watching the races. Could it be from having hung out and spotted with Lewis Hamilton on several occasions?
I don't know.

Especially in Miami where there is a huge latino population and it's close proximity to Cuba being a good factor of this coming into play.
The Columbian singer had settled there according to this article -
but as with any celebrity gossip rag tag site take caution with what they state as fact and not just fallacy drivel:

https://en.as.com/entertainment/where-is-shakira-from-where-does-the-singer-live-now-n

[darxiaomi]

Well this new about F1 i think it can be good for me as a Argentinian.

Globant becomes partner with the F1.

And you are thinking , why is this good as a argentinian?. Well Globant is an argentinian enterprise one of the so called unicorns and is backing since alst year Franco Colapinto career in F2 alongside YPF (argentinain antional oil company), so MAYBE this can put more solid base to Franco Colapinto to become a F1 driver in the future, he is now in the williams academy..... finger crossed.

[danherbias07]

Shakira is also expected to be seen there but not to perform seemingly, just in the paddock.

She is seen quite often sitting there while watching the races. Could it be from having hung out and spotted with Lewis Hamilton on several occasions?
I don't know.

Gossips. TMZ.

But I think you are right, Shakira has been spotted many times during races, and according to reports they are just having fun and flirting while they are trying to get to know each other. Although there's no claim yet if they are dating or not. I guess they just like the company but I bet we know where it will go. It is said that it's Carlos Sainz who became the bridge between the two.
Now we are turning TMZ here.

On the other hand, it would be really great to see Mr. 305 or JLo do the honors and it will probably add more spice to the race and be more explosive, although it already is.


Vroom, vroom.
https://x.com/f1miami/status/1786202554713378835