🏁🏎️ Sportsbet.io🏁 FORMULA 1 2024 Season🏁🏎️Prediction Pool Discussion Thread

[CLS63]

I think we are reading this kind of news from like at least two seasons, and the upgrades of every team are canceled by the upgrades of the other teams, so the field remains in the same start position.

Is sad but we cant see any mayor improvement who cut a little the gap to the dominant Red Bull team.

Yes this is the nature of Formula 1. You really need to work harder than the other teams to make your upgrades serve a purpose. Mercedes are actually the second richest team after Ferrari now. Normally I would expect them to be able to use this money power effectively. But maybe it isn't that simple for them. Maybe it is because of not having better engineers than their rivals, I don't know. 

Keeping up with Red Bull really looks like a dream this season.    Maybe Red Bull might lose this dominance with new rules and other changes in 2026.

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no sign of rain expected over the weekend in Miami so we will have to have a dry race and practice.

Gossip news

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

no sign of rain expected over the weekend in Miami so we will have to have a dry race and practice.

Gossip news

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

This are the things that i dont like at all, is like in football they are gonna break the market and all is gonna be valued a lot more.

And other thing, is Mercedes really in the need of doing that? Making a super financial effort for what? First the car, second the driver, and they already have driver.....

About Ferrari new livery for this race..... 

[Koal-84]

Is sad but we cant see any mayor improvement who cut a little the gap to the dominant Red Bull team.

As RedBull is not standing still in development either, it will be difficult to catch up despite the many updates from Mercedes and Ferrari, the gap will probably not get much smaller, but I hope that the other teams can catch up a little for the sake of suspense.

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Gossip news

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

Kinda sounds like Palermo breaking the bank to get Mbappe. Huge money, but can they offer a sports motive as well?
I mean, Verstappen is a great driver - probably the best one on the grid. But switch places between him and Russell (who I really like as a driver) and I think the standings won't be much different.

Sure, difference between Perez and Verstappen clearly shows that the car is not all that matters - but it's 90% of the puzzle. Going all in on a driver while your car is sub-par doesn't seem like the smartest idea.

[swogerino]

Gossip news

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

Kinda sounds like Palermo breaking the bank to get Mbappe. Huge money, but can they offer a sports motive as well?
I mean, Verstappen is a great driver - probably the best one on the grid. But switch places between him and Russell (who I really like as a driver) and I think the standings won't be much different.

Sure, difference between Perez and Verstappen clearly shows that the car is not all that matters - but it's 90% of the puzzle. Going all in on a driver while your car is sub-par doesn't seem like the smartest idea.

I think you can say it loud that the car is not all that matters,put that car into some mediocre driver like Perez is and most likely the motivation of the other drivers and teams would be so high that they would win a Championship against him even if he has the best car.The fact that he has come second in the standings is all because of stupid and amateur mistakes from other drivers and teams,if for example Ferrari would have made no mistakes and their drivers would also made no mistakes last season I am sure he would not got to second like he did.Anyway I would love to see Verstappen switch team after so many years at Redbull.

[CLS63]

Kinda sounds like Palermo breaking the bank to get Mbappe. Huge money, but can they offer a sports motive as well?
I mean, Verstappen is a great driver - probably the best one on the grid. But switch places between him and Russell (who I really like as a driver) and I think the standings won't be much different.

Sure, difference between Perez and Verstappen clearly shows that the car is not all that matters - but it's 90% of the puzzle. Going all in on a driver while your car is sub-par doesn't seem like the smartest idea.

If Mercedes are planning to sign Verstappen for the 2026 season then I would say maybe they have something they rely on. As far as I have heard they currently have the best engine data after big changes are made as of that season.    But if they are planning to bring him next season then Verstappen might have to be patient for at least one season to race for the title.

By the way Red Bull are really likely to lose power by really important members' departures. Newey is also leaving by the end of this season (probably he will join Ferrari after that).

[notblox1]

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

I know he is a great driver and he is dominating in most races, but I think Red Bull have better car this season.
Moving to different team would create big shuffle and we could see much different results.
I heard there are big changes coming from 2025 with F1 regulations.

Verstappen has a contract with Red Bull until 2028 for 55 million a year 

Max Verstappen   Red Bull Racing   55M   2028
Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes   45M   2025
Charles Leclerc   Ferrari   34M   2028

https://racingnews365.com/2024-f1-driver-salaries

[darbitmobilerecovery]

For me in the actual F1 is 80% car and 20% driver, but some romantic people still believe in some magic world where the equation is more like this 50% car and 50% driver, but its really not like that in today F1 more if we think about how good are the drivers today, all the guys even the one which us called worst are really good.

[Koal-84]

Gossip news

Mercedes seems to have offered €140m a year to have Verstappen in their team.
Bordering on madness if it were true, 3 times more than the second driver paid on the grid.

I can hardly imagine that, maybe for the entire term, but for one year? No driver is worth that, if the car doesn't really work, even the best driver won't help you.

What does it actually look like, is the driver's fee also included in the upper budget limit?

[darbitmobilerecovery]

Practice 1 passed and all the teams are preparing for the sprint qualy.

Very good practice for neutrals, i see so many drivers between 0.275 seconds gap between the first and the six driver and for various teams, i dont know how real is this but lets see and hope to be real.

But we can expect good qualy for sprints because the teams doesnt have so much data to put the correct set up in the cars.

[swogerino]

Practice 1 passed and all the teams are preparing for the sprint qualy.

Very good practice for neutrals, i see so many drivers between 0.275 seconds gap between the first and the six driver and for various teams, i dont know how real is this but lets see and hope to be real.

But we can expect good qualy for sprints because the teams doesnt have so much data to put the correct set up in the cars.

It looks like Verstappen hit the fastest lap again,and it looks easy from now on,the first qualification which is going to be live just a couple of hours from now and decide the Sprint race starting grid I think other drivers need to do more,in Sprint race they have a small chance here if they manage to out qualify Verstappend and for example he starts 3rd or 4th in the Sprint.I know it will be a different story in the official qualification and in the race but to make him lose even in the Sprint for the first time this season would be a nice change.I am also curious to see how much Ferrari has upgraded their car,I know it is not full upgrade but is this upgrade good enough to be the second best car and pass McLaren and all other teams,that is my question?

[CLS63]

For me in the actual F1 is 80% car and 20% driver, but some romantic people still believe in some magic world where the equation is more like this 50% car and 50% driver, but its really not like that in today F1 more if we think about how good are the drivers today, all the guys even the one which us called worst are really good.

Having a powerful car is the most important factor surely. For example Verstappen is speculated with Mercedes these days. He is currently one of the best drivers on the grid. But if he drives for this problematic Mercedes even his talent wouldn't be enough to play for championships. This is why I think he would think thoroughly before accepting such offer. 

Practice 1 passed and all the teams are preparing for the sprint qualy.

Very good practice for neutrals, i see so many drivers between 0.275 seconds gap between the first and the six driver and for various teams, i dont know how real is this but lets see and hope to be real.

But we can expect good qualy for sprints because the teams doesnt have so much data to put the correct set up in the cars.

I couldn't watch the session but I got bad news of Leclerc on the social media. It looks like he had a spin and there was a red flag after. However he looks fast in the sprint qualifying right now.

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pole position for the spirnt race obtained once again by Max's redbull, with Lecler very close.

It should be noted that Norris' Mclaren set a significantly faster time in the second part of qualifying and with harder tyres.

Mclaren to keep an eye on as he they brought a huge upgrade to the car, we'll see how he competes in the races tomorrow but apparently he could easily fight for the victory.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

pole position for the spirnt race obtained once again by Max's redbull, with Lecler very close.

It should be noted that Norris' Mclaren set a significantly faster time in the second part of qualifying and with harder tyres.

Mclaren to keep an eye on as he they brought a huge upgrade to the car, we'll see how he competes in the races tomorrow but apparently he could easily fight for the victory.

Yes just seeing the retransmision right now and it was very strange session  at all, in Q2 big problems for Mercedes with both cars out of Q3 and in the Q3 McClaren with problems in the tyres, losing so much grip or balance i dont know with the soft compound.

The surprise? Ricciardo P4 for him. He really need a good result to feel more handsome.

[alegotardo]

pole position for the spirnt race obtained once again by Max's redbull, with Lecler very close.

It should be noted that Norris' Mclaren set a significantly faster time in the second part of qualifying and with harder tyres.

Mclaren to keep an eye on as he they brought a huge upgrade to the car, we'll see how he competes in the races tomorrow but apparently he could easily fight for the victory.

Its a fact that in the last Grand Prix contests it was possible to notice a significant evolution in Mclaren cars, which have much better performance in high-speed curves. The Ferrari does better in low-speed curves and straights. So the format of the circuit defines which of the teams will have an advantage in each GP.
But, in general, teams are balanced and even so, after the last two Grands Prix, it was clear that Mclaren will trouble Ferrari in the fight for second place in the Constructors' World Championship.

I think Norris seems to be more confident behind the wheel compared to recent years... he has stood out a lot and is more familiar with the tracks. Piastri also demonstrated a quick adaptation to the car in just two years of F1 and the Mclaren's car is seen as one of the most difficult to drive. At least this was precisely one of Daniel Ricardo's main criticisms when he left the team at the end of the 2022 season. But in fact... Mclaren is not for "every driver"

[Koal-84]

Leclerc is definitely a surprise for me, as is Riccardo, although I don't think Riccardo can keep up the pace with Ferrari and RedBull. Mercedes a very big disappointment, the many new updates seem to have had the opposite effect, I read in an interview that Mercedes can't get the yellow tyres in the window.

I will now submitted my picks for tomorrow, just wait and see.

[notblox1]

pole position for the spirnt race obtained once again by Max's redbull, with Lecler very close.

Again, this is no surprise to anyone  
Someone said that drivers are only 20% and care makes 80%, but why than Sergio Perez is not winning every pole position and race when he is driving exactly the same formula car?
There is no doubt Verstappen is best F1 driver in the world, that is the reason why they are offering him so much money to change team.

[CLS63]

Sprint race has also been left behind. It looks like there was a chaotic start at the beginning. The podium didn't change. Ricciardo did a really wonderful job by maintaining his position during the sprint race.    He did a quite good job with keeping Sainz behind for so many laps. However it looks like Ricciardo has a 3-place grid penalty left from the Chinese Grand Prix to be applied in the race tomorrow.



Guys don't forget to make your predictions before qualifying session. By the way in the last season we had to make them before sprint races on sprint weeks. But it looks like this has changed on Superbru this season.

[darbitmobilerecovery]

Man Keving Magnusen is gonna change some rules of the FIA if he still doing this movements, is incredible how he can destroy your race if he wants to defense and make dirty moves, today against Hamilton he do some risky moves and make the car behind lost positions and only receive 10 seconds penalty, the problem is the car behind was clearly disadvantaged and he can recover from that.