In case you haven't seen it already: The Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP will be held on Saturday NOT Sunday!! Unless you're Australian like me. Then they're on Sunday... 2am/4am š„²š„²
Daniel: we belong there. We belong towards the front.
let's FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO
"Some of these teams have more people in media and hospitality than haas has in it's entire team" is a BRUTAL comment šš
On the surface it's easy to understand why Williams picked Alex to drive over Logan for the weekend (better track record + more experience = more likely to get points for them) but the thing is NEITHER have gotten points yet and last year's AusGP resulted in EIGHT retirements, so this just puts so much pressure on Alex and probably destroys Logan's confidence in the team and himself.
It also means if Alex doesn't perform then he and the team are going to get a whole lot more criticism than they already have, which I don't honestly think is deserved (at least not on Alex's end). Time will tell if the decision pays off though.
Its F1 race week again!! Also a reminder that F1 academy is also racing in Miami (3-5th of May) for their second race of the season! :)
"Stroll not at all happy with his penalty" my brother in christ you caused the collision
Teams usually start bringing in large upgrade packages by now, with the start of the European races, as itās far easier to transport them. Because of this, the constructorsā (or even driversā) championship could change drastically following this weekend.
Here's a list of upgrades I could find + FP results. Do take it all with a grain of salt though since it's just practice.
Ferrari : New sidepod inlets and rear wings amongst other things (9 upgrades in total).
To the joy of all the Italian men watching, Charles Leclerc topped the time sheets, leading by over a tenth in both FP1 and 2.
Red Bull : upgraded their floor, front wing, rear corner and nose.
Max Verstappen, however, had a terrible few sessions, taking a short tumble onto the gravel and seeming to carry balance and grip issues over from Miami. It wasnāt just him in the gravel though, as he was joined by Sainz, Tsunoda, Albon, Hamilton, Piastri and others across the FP sessions.
His teammate, Perez, didnāt fare any better, with a red flag called in FP3 after he skipped across a turn hit the wall.
Aston Martin : Brought in new front wings, nose, floor, diffuser, engine cover, rear suspension and rear corner. Alonso crashed in FP3 as well, causing the first red flag.
Mclaren : Brought circuit-specific wings. They're still going strong, Piastri going second fastest in FP2 and both Mclarens topping the times in FP3.
VCARB : Hasn't seem to bring in any large upgrades going into their home race. Doesn't seem to matter though as Tsunoda goes 3rd fastest in FP2.
Williams : Made some tweaks to their floor.
Albon also signed to extend his contract earlier this week while on the way to kiss stingrays, citing that he believes in the ālong-term projectā that Williams is currently building on.
In FP1 however, his carās engine shut down, leading to speculation about whether or not this was the best decision for his career. The car is also apparently overweight, rendering it much slower.
Sargeant didn't receive the aforementioned upgrade as far as I know.
Alpine, Stake : Have done the same as Williams, slightly upgrading their floors.
Haas : Now have a new, reshaped rear wing suspension. Nothing too noteworthy happened, except Magnussen cutting it a bit close to Ricciardo's RB in the last few seconds of FP3.
Mercedes : Have a new floor body, floor fences, beam wing, rear wing and front corner, seemingly the second part of the upgrades brought in at Miami.
Russell goes second fastest in FP1, only for both Merc drivers to complain about bumping in FP2.
And that's it! See you all for Quali :))
Not the biggest Lando fan but you have to admit he's given his all for this team and this win feels like the culmination of it all you know? He's been with them for their worst and now he's cinched their first constructor's championship since 1998 for them. A win that was 5 years in the making.