I wouldn't count on it to be honest. They don't have the same sort of momentum that they carried from the end of 2022, the improvements aren't as clear to make. It's possible that they'll create a race-winning car, chalking the stalling pace of the AMR23's development up to "growing pains", but with McLaren and Ferrari seemingly having a clearer direction, I'm expecting them to start the season behind them.
The most uncomfortable question is whether Spa, Silverstone, Monza etc. will even stay on the calendar. F1 is leaning a lot more towards street circuits nowadays. Suzuka is already under threat by an Osaka street track, if i'm not mistaken.
Japanese roads are much narrower than other countries and in cites its mostly 90-degree junctions with hardly any roads for sweeping corners. It's unrealistic to host a street race there. Plus, the Japanese are organized and patient enough for a shuttle bus to Suzuka to suffice every year.
I really hope AMR comes up with a competitive and decent car in Bahrain and throughout the whole season! I would love to see Fernando stay in F1 for a couple more years beyond 2024, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that!
I think the question of Andretti/Cadillac is getting pretty uncomfortable. At the very least, F1 should be fast-tracking an answer because the potential new entrant is spending money in the hopes of getting a team going. If they're going to say "no," they should just get on with it instead of wasting everyone's time and money.
Andretti wouldnt invest if the possibility of being out existed. The wait its not because of "Yes/No" question. its Because "How much?", until they agree on the number, we gonna have to wait.
@@RoyMatzem My impression is that F1 set what they thought was a prohibitive anti-dilution fee, and now are realizing that it's not prohibitive, and they are trying to figure out what number is just enough to keep everyone else out. I don't think there is an amount that will realistically allow another team in.
The big risk is burnt out drivers and pit crews , not too long ago 16 races was the norm now 24 and 6 sprints races , next year and after will they push for more races more sprints ? Crazy
Here's an uncomfortable question - will F1 media stop fabricating/forcing rivalries or issues in order to let the talking be done on the track with some actual technical questions asked in press conferences?
Gene Haas is quite happy with the car as is frankly, hence the reluctance to put more money into the project. It is advantageous for Gene to have a car that is almost as fast as a Toyota Corolla going down hill, because it means that his rolling billboard is in front of eyeballs for longer.
One major uncomfortable question is, in my mind, what will Mercedes do if its two drivers end up having an internal power struggle over who is the number one driver. The internal war between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg from the mid 2010s is still fresh in Toto Wolff's mind but another one could be brewing on the horizon after flare ups last year between George Russell and Lewis Hamilton due to track positioning and clashes in race. Mercedes could easily hand wave these problems away thanks to the success of securing both the constructor's title and driver's title due to having the most dominant car on the grid and keep everyone in check. However, now the team is on the back foot after two seasons of under performing due to having a bad car concept. What will happen if a struggle between Hamilton and Russell over whose the number one driver in the team and they don't have the benefit of a solid car that can bag consistent wins to keep their driver pairing focused on beating Red Bull?
Unless Lewis goes emo again like he did in 2022, I’m not concerned about it. At a deep level, George is just not quite as fast as Lewis, and we saw that in 2023, when Lewis was feeling good and in top form again. As great as many top drivers are (including George), the three world champions currently on the grid (Max, Lewis, Fernando) are ultimately just a little better. And speaking of emo Lewis, I think if he suffers another psychological setback like he did in 2022, he’ll just retire.
@@davestagner Lulu might be a little bit better, Max and Fernando are way better. The latter two are known for being teammate destroyers, contrary to lulu. Max and Fernando would not allow a Rosberg to beat them for a championship, like lulu allowed in 2016. Max and Fernando are steps up from lulu in multiple ways, the comparison between the three of them is just silly.
While its logical to say McLaren/Norris must “win races to improve”, its also an absolute mathematical improvement if they score 20 results between 2nd and 4th. If both Norris & Piastri achieve that they’ll be pushing McLaren into 2nd place in the car championship and they’ll be smiles all round and only one negative story for journalists to run. Results only really make sense in retrospect. This Norris story is feeling very similar to the “when will Jenson win”, which became increasingly dull as he could never get into the car he wanted. In the end it was only massive loyalty to one team that paid off for him. At the same time Alonso drove for over half the grid, but only won titles in the car Button lost his drive for to Alonso.
1:28 the Mercedes sim data is not representative of reality. They said they had the best concept in 2022, and that the sim data backed that up. Look how well that turned out for them
Exactly, Theory is that for a reason, theory I think realistically the only way that zero pods concept works with a stable platform would have been with active suspension providing a level platform for the downforce to work the way it intended
Only question is if we will have full wets be used in wet weather conditions, instead of waitinf till its intermediate conditions Ferrari has been complacent for too long now they must pay
It was sorta covered in the civil war section but, It has to be asked. Will FOM strike a deal with Andretti? If not how will that impact F1 as a whole? Very awkward question going into this season.
Ugh. I don't want to see another back marker team on the grid. I wish Haas would just sell his team to Andretti so at least there wouldn't be more cars ruining qualy for the quick teams.
@@cell172maybe they will be a back marker when they join but unlike haas they actually have a long history of being successful in racing. Even in open wheel single seat racing meaning they are strong candidates for understanding development pipelines and data analysis and evaluating personnel. All of which makes a strong argument for them being able to climb over the years.
@@tarettime9392 Andretti has plenty of experience in spec series, which are wildly different from a constructor championship like F1 is. Andretti will probably be a backmarker for plenty of years in F1 and either they will stick it out long enough to learn the ropes and grow more succesful or (which i think is more likely to happen) the continued lack of success will make them quit on F1 in a certain number of years. Andretti will not be bringing the americans in like he claims he will because of said lack of success and the other teams and FOM aren't fooled by all his sugar-laced hypotheticals.
Can I also be the 1st person to suggest (and I accept it may well already be the case!) that Alpha Tauri will almost certainly be known as 'V-CARB' - at least that way, it's SEMI related to motorsport!
there are also shenanigans at Alpine with both Ocon and Gasly officially having sent their agents for other opportunities- We could well see the mid-pack going a bit down and a clear split for the 1st 4 (RB, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren) and the 6 others behind, unless AMR can make a nice step again :)
The only thing that would make me turn my back on F1 would be a sale to Saudi Arabie or some such despots ala Golf (which is as exiting as watching paint dry)
I have few more - what will Alpine donif they don't improve Will Cash App whatever team finally be more than a midfielder Make or break season for Perez and Riccardo Will Williams make the step it needs?
From the language of Sauber and some of its chief engineers, Zhou was kept on grudingly over Pourchaire. With Audi taking 75% control of Sauber in 2025, I feel like Sauber's influence over the lineup will be diminished and that Theo has probably missed his chance to get into F1. Hulkenberg/Perez for 2025.
I fear you may be right, which is a shame because I would say that Theo was worthy of a drive as much as some of the current talent on the grid or some being vaunted as the 'next big thing''.
People are overestimating Mclaren. They have been struggling for over a decade, especially in the first half of the season. Ferrari is the team with the most chances of catching up to RB because they have the speed down the straights (which is harder to gain in comparison to downforce)
@@mscbijles1256 I almost included "and/or Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber", but for what it's worth you can call them "Stake", "Sauber" or "Kick" on some weeks and it's not so bad even if "Stake" and "Kick" are dumb. There's no good way to say "Visa Cash App RB". "RB" doesn't work. "Visa Cash App" is terrible, and they will want people to say the "Cash App" part.
I would not necessarily take heed in the pole that MCL will be RB closest competitor. MCL is an UK team, and this is a UK based channel. I am a MCL living in Australia, but I am not quite on the band wagon yet. It felt like last years improvements were a fluke. I hope I am wrong
@@biophobe1989 dude 2011 most dominate years in history next year only wins by three points anything can happen, Lewis most dominate year, doesn’t win championship the next year, Schumacher most dominate year doesn’t win next year… anything can happen
just a thought.. but if everyone is underachieving, how can you tell? It's not like we have access to the board-room discussions in which they decide where and how they are going to focus their efforts..
The biggest uncomfortable question you've not asked is "what happens if F1 carries on with its desire to move away from histotic permanent circuits and have a street circuit based championship"......I can't believe F1 is even contemplating ditching Suzuka for Osaka, if this comes to pass then there'll be a domino effect, Silverstone, Spa & Monza will all be under threat. F1 is most definitely on the wrong track(excuse the pun).
Yeah I'm sorry, I absolutely love Lando but the main point of 2024 is Guenther leaving Haas. They're so irrelevant without him. No disrespect to the drivers, this is nothing on them, I'd say regardless of who was driving those cars.
The uncomfortable questions. 1: Will F1 enforce it's own rules consistently, or will it continue to give 'headline drivers' a different set of rules to the rest? 2: Will there be any racing at the front? 3: Will we see a mechanic seriously injured or killed due to exhaustion? 4: Will Americans keep turning up to the Miami and Vegas GPs as the novelty wears off and the fakery begins to grate.
As a Mc Laren fan from before the hype I’m glad I’m not dillusional about being hopeful for next seaso I do wonder if RB will take albon back, they weren't keen on losing him out of the driver program to begin with. But Williams in 2024 will be interesting, if they can compete with Aston and Alpine I’d be so happy
Two awkward questions I have are: Does Lance Stroll's seat vacate if he underperforms because of pressure from Lawrance's new partners? Does Eau Rouge get reformed if another tragedy occurs?
I genuinely don’t understand how people can look at Mercedes and McLaren and think McLaren are more likely to beat Red Bull. In the last 10 years, Mercedes’ worst performance was P3 in 2022. McLaren’s best performance was P3 in 2020.
I do hope the Chinese GP happens this year so Zhou can race there, it was a shame De Vries didn’t make it to Zandvoort last year and even would’ve been if Latifi didn’t get to race in Canada
not really any questions, we already know max has won this year and redbull are constructors unless something has gone wron with the redbull over the break. nothing really intresting gonna happen there till the rules change
No mention of Daniel Ric having to perform when Liam Lawson performed so much better in replacement yet got pushed to reserve driver? Missed that one. My bet is he lasts 2/3 season then is swapped out.
It would be good for F1 if we can get a couple more teams fighting for the championship. Having RB, Ferrari, Merc & McLaren all be contenders would be great
Scrap merc, we all saw in 2021 how vile they get when there is actual competition. I don't need their classless mudslinging like they did back then, let them rot in the midfield or in the back.
I love F1 but found I was bored last season as the championship was a forgone conclusion very early on. A 24 race calendar and a run away winner again isn’t something to look forward too. I hope the other teams can genuinely challenge RB this season and make a fight of it?
Can we stop the schedule BS for the drivers. They drive either 2 or 3 races in a month. They are flown in private jets and are VIP's everywhere they go. In a 4- 5 week period they will drive either 6 or 9 practices and 2 or 3 qualified rounds. The schedule is tough on. The crews, but compared to most of the fans, we don't want to hear how hard it is working that schedule.
The annoyance of being an F1 fan is to hear the build up of how great a car will be, only to realize over a short 3 days...that it sucks...fully and totally sucks. And worse you can't change this for a year (big ticket items like tubs, suspension, engine/gearbox). And then listen to a year long set of excuses. But I'm still a fan...I guess. But it's really getting old.🙄🤔🫣
25% increase in F1TV subscription announced this morning is a punch in the mouth to fans denied the opportunity to see Andretti on the grid. Rather than take a chance on another team bringing more attention to the sport, and therefore more revenue to the commercial rights holder, they’ve chosen instead to chisel their existing fans for significantly more dosh. Go ahead Liberty Media, tell me again this isn’t all just about greed.
To my mind, the team with most potential to take the fight to Redbull is a Mercedes that’s got it right this time, and if they haven’t then it’s McLaren who look likely to be 2nd best (far behind 1st though). So it’s about whether you believe in Mercedes or not
Merc got it wrong two years in a row, no reason to believe they will get it right all of a sudden. They just don't get aero, especially the ground-effect variety.
@@masedi85 They won 3 races sure. But this year Red Bull won EVERY race except for one, which Ferrari won. Again, Red Bull just made huge gains this year and watching Max race was like watching a video game on easy mode.
RB did make gains, but not as much as you want to make it seem. It is a fact ferrari regressed compared to 22, the pace in Bahrain alone shows it, they were about 1 to 1.5s a lap slower than the year before. That is a prime example of regression.
Saying haas has next to no history is more than a little harsh haha. They’ve lasted longer than BMW or Toyota did and far outlasted the caterham/hrt/virgin trio
Will 2024 be the last season for the sprint races? I am probably not the only one who would like them to go away in order to stop diluting the interest of the GP.
Ultimately, the most uncomfortable question is: Can any team bring a meaningful fight to Red Bull? A second year like 2023 could be disastrous for long term interest.
To be honest, I feel the huge amount of races will hurt the viewers numbers more then Red Bulls dominance. I've been watching F1 for many years and I notice the excitement for a raceweekend is not as big as it was when you had to wait multiple weeks between races. For me the novelty of a raceweekend is starting dwindle due to the abundance of events on the calendar.
I hope that F1 doesn't split from the FIA as being an entrant with an FIA car the huge overheads of their structure will fall on us poor saps the cost of having and running an FIA approved car is already eye wateringly expensive enough!
I know everyone loves drivers, but does anyone else apart from me just support a team in general instead of a driver? I’ve supported McLaren since I was very little and have watched them winning in the late 00’s and 2010’s and when they were at the back, but never stopped supporting them no matter the driver
Anybody notice f1tv’s €30 price hike?! It went from like 65 to 95😮 it’s almost like we’re being used to increase the money pot so it doesn’t get as diluted when andretti joins😂😑
@@shadowmancy9183 Then you are thinking wrong. Andretti has no case in any court, since this is how F1 works. You can't just enter a competition without the other competitors and governing body agreeing to that, after all they are the ones you are dealing with directly. There is no court in the world that can force others to accept you, especially if your business proposition is rather shaky. And believe me, the proposition from Andretti is very shaky, the teams and FOM can see that themselves quite well.
@@EntropicExergy The only rules are to pay the anti-dilution fee, which they are able to. FIA has given the green light, meaning they satisfy the contractual agreements to race. FOM's concern is about media licensing. If a team showed up for any sport, satisfied all requirements on paper to compete, and was denied, then it's anti-competitive, which in the EU, can lead to a lawsuit. If the rules allow for 12 teams, and two other teams can satisfy the letter of the requirements to race, there should be 12 teams on the grid. I don't think anyone is reasonably expecting Andretti to win a race within two years of entry, but once they're a works team, we'll see what pace they can really bring. If they're competitive in the midfield in 2027, we should be in for a good 2028.
IMO Mclaren have maxed their potential and we have yet to see a full Dan Fallows Aston Martin. Mercedes will be number 2 and Ferrari will be swapping places with Mclaren and Aston Martin depending on the type of blunders they make depending on the weekend.
You saw the effect of Fallows'work, they went back when they put up their upgrades. Fallows is nothing but an Alibaba version of Newey at best, can only copy but not actually develop.
24 race weekends is not alot. I get they are super wealthy and would like to spend their time doing other things but spending half the weekends in a year racing should not be alot to ask. They live in the lap of luxury everywhere they go. The team thats making a normal living working changing tires on these cars have something to complain about.
Since you can't do it without the pit crew, i'd say the complaints are valid. The pit crew mechanics don't live quite as luxury a life as the drivers do and some drivers (like Max) are actually complaining on behalf of the mechanics and not for themselves.
Imo the bigger question is what do Red Bull do if they decide Checo hasn't done enough to justify an extension for 2025 but that neither Yuki nor Daniel are deemed worthy of being Max's partner
Some people might say I’m coping with this statement, but the 2023 Ferrari was highly influenced by the Binotto leadership. Let’s see what they can cook up for 2024.
If it looks like another Red Bull cake walk, I, for one, will switch off. For clarity, I'd be saying this if it were McLaren, Merc, or Ferreri dominating.
@EntropicExergy No because, despite Lewis' championships, he at least had some competition in the form of Rosberg, Vettel and latterly Verstappen, none of his championships were cakewalks like Verstappen's 2023 triumph. If Lewis or Leclerc had walked 2023 I'd say exactly same, no-one can be happy seeing one Team dominate like RB did, and I don't take any kudos from them, in fact I doff my cap to them, but superiority of that nature isn't healthy for the sport as a whole.
@@Paul_Allaker8450 Hypocrisy detected, i am not even going to bother with that BS you just posted. It was Max dominance, not RB dominance if you look at what Perez did. The mere fact you can't distinguish the difference between driver dominance (Max) vs car dominance (merc) says it all. The sport can miss low-knowledge "fans" like you easily.
No driver other than Prost in 1986 has won a title, let alone dominate, without the best car on the grid. Sure, Perez couldn't do what Verstappen did, but he still came second by a wide margin even when it was widely accepted he massively underperformed. Add to that the fact Red Bull is effectively a one-car operation as much as, say, Ferrari where in the MSC era, and the picture is complete. Saying the Red Bull wasn't lightyears above the competition is disingenuous.
The teams don’t want it because it would further split up prize money. What I don’t think they understand is an Andretti team is hugely favorable to the US market (which they are desperately trying to keep tapping into) and it would also show that F1 is growing again which would be a positive sign to investors both of which would increase revenue for all teams.
@@RoyMatzem money is the reason but Andretti was only ever going to enter in 2026 anyways. The money issue is an issue of prize money and the cost to F1. All teams see Andretti as someone who will make their prize earnings smaller and only add more competition. F1 has a lot of costs per team in terms of setting up and orchestrating each race. F1 needs to be convinced that adding another team will increase their earnings rather than add to costs. And the teams need to just not have a say cause it’s ridiculous that they do.
@@tarettime9392 Teams have a say because they signed the concordment until the end 2025. After that they dont have any say.(Some of them dont even signed from 2026 onwards) Thats why will be cheaper wait until 2026. Or close to that. Sign in 2024 would be very expensive.
@@RoyMatzem Andretti would be joining until 2026 regardless of anything else so it makes no difference if he signs now or if after 2026 because 2026 is when he would be able to do anything anyways.
Surely the 107% rule will stop HAAS falling too far behind? I know they qualify well currently, but if they stopped doing so eventually F1 could just stop letting them participate if they become slow enough.
Oh how I wish Aston make a race winning car, or at least win one race with Fernando this year. We NEED another Alonso win. it's been TOO DAMN LONG
Alonso is washed 11 years no win 😭
Yet the 🔥 still burns!
I wouldn't count on it to be honest. They don't have the same sort of momentum that they carried from the end of 2022, the improvements aren't as clear to make. It's possible that they'll create a race-winning car, chalking the stalling pace of the AMR23's development up to "growing pains", but with McLaren and Ferrari seemingly having a clearer direction, I'm expecting them to start the season behind them.
Can we give Alonso a fan boost, like formula E or something? To make up for Aston being a customer team
Do we NEED it? It do you want it? Two very different things
The most uncomfortable question is whether Spa, Silverstone, Monza etc. will even stay on the calendar. F1 is leaning a lot more towards street circuits nowadays. Suzuka is already under threat by an Osaka street track, if i'm not mistaken.
Japanese roads are much narrower than other countries and in cites its mostly 90-degree junctions with hardly any roads for sweeping corners. It's unrealistic to host a street race there. Plus, the Japanese are organized and patient enough for a shuttle bus to Suzuka to suffice every year.
You are mistaken. The whole plan is to have a second Japanese GP not get rid of Suzuka.
@@woodduck2178 Why not host it at Fuji then? I believe it's already a grade 1 circuit.
I really hope AMR comes up with a competitive and decent car in Bahrain and throughout the whole season! I would love to see Fernando stay in F1 for a couple more years beyond 2024, and I'm sure I'm not alone on that!
I think the question of Andretti/Cadillac is getting pretty uncomfortable. At the very least, F1 should be fast-tracking an answer because the potential new entrant is spending money in the hopes of getting a team going. If they're going to say "no," they should just get on with it instead of wasting everyone's time and money.
Andretti wouldnt invest if the possibility of being out existed.
The wait its not because of "Yes/No" question. its Because "How much?", until they agree on the number, we gonna have to wait.
They said yes for 2026, he should go get his stuff ready.
@@ronbelanger4113 The FIA said yes. F1 and Liberty Media have said nothing.
@@RoyMatzem My impression is that F1 set what they thought was a prohibitive anti-dilution fee, and now are realizing that it's not prohibitive, and they are trying to figure out what number is just enough to keep everyone else out. I don't think there is an amount that will realistically allow another team in.
The big risk is burnt out drivers and pit crews , not too long ago 16 races was the norm now 24 and 6 sprints races , next year and after will they push for more races more sprints ? Crazy
Here's an uncomfortable question - will F1 media stop fabricating/forcing rivalries or issues in order to let the talking be done on the track with some actual technical questions asked in press conferences?
Drive to Survive has done so much damage to the purity of the sport
@@aaronobrien7649 the sport relies in consumerism to survive, there is nothing pure about that. 24 hours of Lemons is and always will be more pure.
Probably not because they know what sells the most.
Another uncomfortable question: will glenrobinson10 whine less in 2024 about media coverage
Rivalries are pointless when there isn't even any competition
Some clues to your graphs' axes might be helpful. That's why graphs tend to have things written by each axis.
They are getting too greedy with 24 races which is absolutely exhausting for the teams
Is it any more exhausting than unlimited testing would’ve been?
@@burkezillar Yes because unlimited testing usually doesn't involve flying between continents every week
why are people bothered how exhausting are 24 races for 100+ million dollar racing teams ... F1 is suppose to be challenging
@@MeklerensI do agree. These guys get paid a lot of money to do this.
24 races and the championships are sewn up with like 8 races to go...
Crofty's shouting at the start must be contagious.
sadly hes not on the youtube highlights
Best thing about F1TV, zero Sky Broadcast fools!
Gene Haas is quite happy with the car as is frankly, hence the reluctance to put more money into the project. It is advantageous for Gene to have a car that is almost as fast as a Toyota Corolla going down hill, because it means that his rolling billboard is in front of eyeballs for longer.
One major uncomfortable question is, in my mind, what will Mercedes do if its two drivers end up having an internal power struggle over who is the number one driver. The internal war between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg from the mid 2010s is still fresh in Toto Wolff's mind but another one could be brewing on the horizon after flare ups last year between George Russell and Lewis Hamilton due to track positioning and clashes in race. Mercedes could easily hand wave these problems away thanks to the success of securing both the constructor's title and driver's title due to having the most dominant car on the grid and keep everyone in check. However, now the team is on the back foot after two seasons of under performing due to having a bad car concept. What will happen if a struggle between Hamilton and Russell over whose the number one driver in the team and they don't have the benefit of a solid car that can bag consistent wins to keep their driver pairing focused on beating Red Bull?
Unless Lewis goes emo again like he did in 2022, I’m not concerned about it. At a deep level, George is just not quite as fast as Lewis, and we saw that in 2023, when Lewis was feeling good and in top form again. As great as many top drivers are (including George), the three world champions currently on the grid (Max, Lewis, Fernando) are ultimately just a little better. And speaking of emo Lewis, I think if he suffers another psychological setback like he did in 2022, he’ll just retire.
@@davestagner Lulu might be a little bit better, Max and Fernando are way better. The latter two are known for being teammate destroyers, contrary to lulu. Max and Fernando would not allow a Rosberg to beat them for a championship, like lulu allowed in 2016. Max and Fernando are steps up from lulu in multiple ways, the comparison between the three of them is just silly.
While its logical to say McLaren/Norris must “win races to improve”, its also an absolute mathematical improvement if they score 20 results between 2nd and 4th. If both Norris & Piastri achieve that they’ll be pushing McLaren into 2nd place in the car championship and they’ll be smiles all round and only one negative story for journalists to run.
Results only really make sense in retrospect. This Norris story is feeling very similar to the “when will Jenson win”, which became increasingly dull as he could never get into the car he wanted. In the end it was only massive loyalty to one team that paid off for him. At the same time Alonso drove for over half the grid, but only won titles in the car Button lost his drive for to Alonso.
You make excellent points
1:28 the Mercedes sim data is not representative of reality. They said they had the best concept in 2022, and that the sim data backed that up. Look how well that turned out for them
Exactly, Theory is that for a reason, theory
I think realistically the only way that zero pods concept works with a stable platform would have been with active suspension providing a level platform for the downforce to work the way it intended
Let’s hope Alonso can pull of a year like 2012 except that this time, he wins his third WDC.
I just realized how to refer to the second RB team: Cash RB. It's perfect.
God, please give us this year a first win from Lando, and at least one more from Fernando.
Amen.
Only question is if we will have full wets be used in wet weather conditions, instead of waitinf till its intermediate conditions
Ferrari has been complacent for too long now they must pay
Yes that's been keeping me awake at night too
lol at your timing of "...or having an 'in' with a particular manufacturer.." and showing Stroll. Daddy did assist in the manufacture him...
We used to hate AM before last year but From Alonsos entry in AM we want AM to make good car
Will the Race even try to do an unbiased coverage of 2024 season?
You are asking a lot there
Uncomfortable question: will The Race stop selling out to oil dollars and stop making sponsored Shorts without proclaiming it’s sponsored?!
Why the hell are you following car racing if you're anti oil?
It was sorta covered in the civil war section but, It has to be asked. Will FOM strike a deal with Andretti? If not how will that impact F1 as a whole? Very awkward question going into this season.
Ugh. I don't want to see another back marker team on the grid. I wish Haas would just sell his team to Andretti so at least there wouldn't be more cars ruining qualy for the quick teams.
@@cell172 More cars on track isn't a bad thing. The cars are just too big.
@@cell172maybe they will be a back marker when they join but unlike haas they actually have a long history of being successful in racing. Even in open wheel single seat racing meaning they are strong candidates for understanding development pipelines and data analysis and evaluating personnel. All of which makes a strong argument for them being able to climb over the years.
@user-tv9xd1uo6l I just don't see how FOM and Liberty would reject GM, they've registered as a PU manufacturer in 2028 for Andretti. Let's see.
@@tarettime9392 Andretti has plenty of experience in spec series, which are wildly different from a constructor championship like F1 is. Andretti will probably be a backmarker for plenty of years in F1 and either they will stick it out long enough to learn the ropes and grow more succesful or (which i think is more likely to happen) the continued lack of success will make them quit on F1 in a certain number of years. Andretti will not be bringing the americans in like he claims he will because of said lack of success and the other teams and FOM aren't fooled by all his sugar-laced hypotheticals.
Lewis Hamilton didn't stick around to find out.
2:35 There are some promising *sainz*
Shows a picture with Sainz :D
Can I also be the 1st person to suggest (and I accept it may well already be the case!) that Alpha Tauri will almost certainly be known as 'V-CARB' - at least that way, it's SEMI related to motorsport!
there are also shenanigans at Alpine with both Ocon and Gasly officially having sent their agents for other opportunities- We could well see the mid-pack going a bit down and a clear split for the 1st 4 (RB, Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren) and the 6 others behind, unless AMR can make a nice step again :)
I can't lie Gunther was that guy for HAAS
The only thing that would make me turn my back on F1 would be a sale to Saudi Arabie or some such despots ala Golf (which is as exiting as watching paint dry)
I have few more - what will Alpine donif they don't improve
Will Cash App whatever team finally be more than a midfielder
Make or break season for Perez and Riccardo
Will Williams make the step it needs?
From the language of Sauber and some of its chief engineers, Zhou was kept on grudingly over Pourchaire. With Audi taking 75% control of Sauber in 2025, I feel like Sauber's influence over the lineup will be diminished and that Theo has probably missed his chance to get into F1. Hulkenberg/Perez for 2025.
I fear you may be right, which is a shame because I would say that Theo was worthy of a drive as much as some of the current talent on the grid or some being vaunted as the 'next big thing''.
American fan of 26ish years here. I hate this push for an American audience and, the push to change the sport for gains to that end.
People are overestimating Mclaren. They have been struggling for over a decade, especially in the first half of the season. Ferrari is the team with the most chances of catching up to RB because they have the speed down the straights (which is harder to gain in comparison to downforce)
Most uncomfortable question: Can any team be named worse than Visa Cash App RB?
Sauber is trying. But they will only come close, never beat this crap.
@@mscbijles1256 I almost included "and/or Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber", but for what it's worth you can call them "Stake", "Sauber" or "Kick" on some weeks and it's not so bad even if "Stake" and "Kick" are dumb. There's no good way to say "Visa Cash App RB". "RB" doesn't work. "Visa Cash App" is terrible, and they will want people to say the "Cash App" part.
Yes, if VCARB wins 🏆. Winning is the cure 😉.
1:37 My mans cutting nothing lol. Great B roll
I use tools like that, it's face sanding, not slicing - perfectly legitimate, even if not much material is coming off.
I would not necessarily take heed in the pole that MCL will be RB closest competitor. MCL is an UK team, and this is a UK based channel.
I am a MCL living in Australia, but I am not quite on the band wagon yet. It felt like last years improvements were a fluke. I hope I am wrong
I AM PRAYING for an interesting season. I don't care who wins - I just want competitive and interesting races.
Verstappen and red bull were holding back so much performance last year that there's basically no chance of anyone catching up. sorry
@@biophobe1989 hence my prayers lul. Fingers 🤞
@@biophobe1989not true 😂😂😂
@@Christismyonlyking I know it sucks but sadly it will prove to be true.
@@biophobe1989 dude 2011 most dominate years in history next year only wins by three points anything can happen, Lewis most dominate year, doesn’t win championship the next year, Schumacher most dominate year doesn’t win next year… anything can happen
Gene sell the team
How much money are you buying it for.
Andretti will pay hundreds of millions, maybe a billion, fans deserve a competitive American team!!
@@2Greenlid true that
just a thought.. but if everyone is underachieving, how can you tell? It's not like we have access to the board-room discussions in which they decide where and how they are going to focus their efforts..
The biggest uncomfortable question you've not asked is "what happens if F1 carries on with its desire to move away from histotic permanent circuits and have a street circuit based championship"......I can't believe F1 is even contemplating ditching Suzuka for Osaka, if this comes to pass then there'll be a domino effect, Silverstone, Spa & Monza will all be under threat. F1 is most definitely on the wrong track(excuse the pun).
Yeah I'm sorry, I absolutely love Lando but the main point of 2024 is Guenther leaving Haas. They're so irrelevant without him. No disrespect to the drivers, this is nothing on them, I'd say regardless of who was driving those cars.
The uncomfortable questions.
1: Will F1 enforce it's own rules consistently, or will it continue to give 'headline drivers' a different set of rules to the rest?
2: Will there be any racing at the front?
3: Will we see a mechanic seriously injured or killed due to exhaustion?
4: Will Americans keep turning up to the Miami and Vegas GPs as the novelty wears off and the fakery begins to grate.
Great vid. Thanks for the content ❤
As a Mc Laren fan from before the hype I’m glad I’m not dillusional about being hopeful for next seaso
I do wonder if RB will take albon back, they weren't keen on losing him out of the driver program to begin with. But Williams in 2024 will be interesting, if they can compete with Aston and Alpine I’d be so happy
Two awkward questions I have are:
Does Lance Stroll's seat vacate if he underperforms because of pressure from Lawrance's new partners?
Does Eau Rouge get reformed if another tragedy occurs?
No and No.
I cant wait till McLaren show up as a backmarker again and everyone gets surprised even though they've been doing this for the last like 9 years now.
I genuinely don’t understand how people can look at Mercedes and McLaren and think McLaren are more likely to beat Red Bull. In the last 10 years, Mercedes’ worst performance was P3 in 2022. McLaren’s best performance was P3 in 2020.
Times don't come back,it's the momentum that counts in F1!
I do hope the Chinese GP happens this year so Zhou can race there, it was a shame De Vries didn’t make it to Zandvoort last year and even would’ve been if Latifi didn’t get to race in Canada
2:37 & there's promising Sainz 😂 [nice pun The Athletic]
Wow, I'm shocked that the Calendar isn't as messed up as last year.
not really any questions, we already know max has won this year and redbull are constructors unless something has gone wron with the redbull over the break. nothing really intresting gonna happen there till the rules change
So dont watch it then and back until 2026 or until your favorite have rocketship again simple as that 😂😭🤡
02:36 - exile reference?!
No mention of Daniel Ric having to perform when Liam Lawson performed so much better in replacement yet got pushed to reserve driver? Missed that one. My bet is he lasts 2/3 season then is swapped out.
It would be good for F1 if we can get a couple more teams fighting for the championship. Having RB, Ferrari, Merc & McLaren all be contenders would be great
Scrap merc, we all saw in 2021 how vile they get when there is actual competition. I don't need their classless mudslinging like they did back then, let them rot in the midfield or in the back.
Drs train is now the new Trulli train. It has become the exact thing it was brought in to rectify. When will they design this out of the series?
2024 standings will be Redbull > Mclaren > Mercedes > Ferrari
Driver X is gonna win a race this year, I can feel it!
I love F1 but found I was bored last season as the championship was a forgone conclusion very early on. A 24 race calendar and a run away winner again isn’t something to look forward too. I hope the other teams can genuinely challenge RB this season and make a fight of it?
Prepare too be more bored this season than.
Can we stop the schedule BS for the drivers. They drive either 2 or 3 races in a month. They are flown in private jets and are VIP's everywhere they go. In a 4- 5 week period they will drive either 6 or 9 practices and 2 or 3 qualified rounds. The schedule is tough on. The crews, but compared to most of the fans, we don't want to hear how hard it is working that schedule.
The annoyance of being an F1 fan is to hear the build up of how great a car will be, only to realize over a short 3 days...that it sucks...fully and totally sucks. And worse you can't change this for a year (big ticket items like tubs, suspension, engine/gearbox). And then listen to a year long set of excuses.
But I'm still a fan...I guess. But it's really getting old.🙄🤔🫣
25% increase in F1TV subscription announced this morning is a punch in the mouth to fans denied the opportunity to see Andretti on the grid.
Rather than take a chance on another team bringing more attention to the sport, and therefore more revenue to the commercial rights holder, they’ve chosen instead to chisel their existing fans for significantly more dosh.
Go ahead Liberty Media, tell me again this isn’t all just about greed.
Lance's position in AM is reliant on his father having the money and continuing to spend the money for such a venture lol
To my mind, the team with most potential to take the fight to Redbull is a Mercedes that’s got it right this time, and if they haven’t then it’s McLaren who look likely to be 2nd best (far behind 1st though).
So it’s about whether you believe in Mercedes or not
Merc got it wrong two years in a row, no reason to believe they will get it right all of a sudden. They just don't get aero, especially the ground-effect variety.
It's not fair to say Ferrari took a step back in 2023 when it was just Red Bull taking a giant leap forward and leaving everyone behind.
Compared to 2022 car, they took a step back, the car was fragile yes but won 3 races
@@masedi85 They won 3 races sure. But this year Red Bull won EVERY race except for one, which Ferrari won. Again, Red Bull just made huge gains this year and watching Max race was like watching a video game on easy mode.
RB did make gains, but not as much as you want to make it seem. It is a fact ferrari regressed compared to 22, the pace in Bahrain alone shows it, they were about 1 to 1.5s a lap slower than the year before. That is a prime example of regression.
Great video guys!
Lance Stroll (Rolling) - What does that mean?
Automatic renewal without a contract, apparently.
Saying haas has next to no history is more than a little harsh haha. They’ve lasted longer than BMW or Toyota did and far outlasted the caterham/hrt/virgin trio
I'm more interested on how the commentators will deal with the "VISA Cash App Banking Financial Services on iPhone and Android RB" car
IKR??? LOL!
On reflection they'll probably call it the two last words of your sentence - the "RB Car"
Will 2024 be the last season for the sprint races? I am probably not the only one who would like them to go away in order to stop diluting the interest of the GP.
I think that the whole F1 sport administrations have no grounds to block Andretti from entering after Visa Cash App situation.
its a literal stain on the sport that Visa Cash App RB is a valid entry for a team name AND a team that has no interest in competing.
got one.....is there anymore teams renaming akward names for their teams for next year....?
FiA being at odds with F1 can hardly be called "civil war". If there is a split, then it's because FiA keeps overstepping themselves.
Whoever's blocking the addition of more teams is the person who's harming F1 the most.
No in fact lewis Hamilton will not stick around.
FIA inploding in a civil war with F1 would be orgasmic. Don't even tease me like that... .
I agree with your picks 100%. I also think Mr. Haas is completely wrong, and Haas will not improve. We shall see.
There as some promise in Sainz or there was some promising signs?
Ultimately, the most uncomfortable question is: Can any team bring a meaningful fight to Red Bull?
A second year like 2023 could be disastrous for long term interest.
With all the upgrades and development they have been stockpiling last season, the answer is no, none can.
To be honest, I feel the huge amount of races will hurt the viewers numbers more then Red Bulls dominance. I've been watching F1 for many years and I notice the excitement for a raceweekend is not as big as it was when you had to wait multiple weeks between races. For me the novelty of a raceweekend is starting dwindle due to the abundance of events on the calendar.
Andretti- Cadillac consortium,?,realistic still?
I hope that F1 doesn't split from the FIA as being an entrant with an FIA car the huge overheads of their structure will fall on us poor saps the cost of having and running an FIA approved car is already eye wateringly expensive enough!
This is the first time I heard there was a Logan Sargeant in F1 in 2023 .
03:22 did I hear “all time great driver”??? Correct me if I am wrong
I know everyone loves drivers, but does anyone else apart from me just support a team in general instead of a driver? I’ve supported McLaren since I was very little and have watched them winning in the late 00’s and 2010’s and when they were at the back, but never stopped supporting them no matter the driver
Same, Been a Mclaren man since the 90s!!!
Anybody notice f1tv’s €30 price hike?! It went from like 65 to 95😮 it’s almost like we’re being used to increase the money pot so it doesn’t get as diluted when andretti joins😂😑
I'm fine with that. Hopefully it proves that there's room for a 12th team.
@@shadowmancy9183 What makes you think there will be an eleventh? The signs are far from good for Andretti.
@@EntropicExergy I think it'll go to the EU court for being anti-competition, and will be ruled in Andretti's favor.
@@shadowmancy9183 Then you are thinking wrong. Andretti has no case in any court, since this is how F1 works. You can't just enter a competition without the other competitors and governing body agreeing to that, after all they are the ones you are dealing with directly. There is no court in the world that can force others to accept you, especially if your business proposition is rather shaky. And believe me, the proposition from Andretti is very shaky, the teams and FOM can see that themselves quite well.
@@EntropicExergy The only rules are to pay the anti-dilution fee, which they are able to. FIA has given the green light, meaning they satisfy the contractual agreements to race. FOM's concern is about media licensing. If a team showed up for any sport, satisfied all requirements on paper to compete, and was denied, then it's anti-competitive, which in the EU, can lead to a lawsuit. If the rules allow for 12 teams, and two other teams can satisfy the letter of the requirements to race, there should be 12 teams on the grid. I don't think anyone is reasonably expecting Andretti to win a race within two years of entry, but once they're a works team, we'll see what pace they can really bring. If they're competitive in the midfield in 2027, we should be in for a good 2028.
Bigger longer cars are needed.
In 24, I hope the race uses "on the heals" a lot less.
IMO Mclaren have maxed their potential and we have yet to see a full Dan Fallows Aston Martin. Mercedes will be number 2 and Ferrari will be swapping places with Mclaren and Aston Martin depending on the type of blunders they make depending on the weekend.
You saw the effect of Fallows'work, they went back when they put up their upgrades. Fallows is nothing but an Alibaba version of Newey at best, can only copy but not actually develop.
24 race weekends is not alot. I get they are super wealthy and would like to spend their time doing other things but spending half the weekends in a year racing should not be alot to ask. They live in the lap of luxury everywhere they go. The team thats making a normal living working changing tires on these cars have something to complain about.
Since you can't do it without the pit crew, i'd say the complaints are valid. The pit crew mechanics don't live quite as luxury a life as the drivers do and some drivers (like Max) are actually complaining on behalf of the mechanics and not for themselves.
What if Ricciardo can't prove himself as a Redbull Racing worthy drive😢😢
I don't even think Ricciardo is good enough for F1 anymore...
If he can’t prove himself to be Red Bull worthy, he’s still RB worthy 😂😂
don't worry, I have a good feeling about the Visa Cash App RB, it sounds profitable
Imo the bigger question is what do Red Bull do if they decide Checo hasn't done enough to justify an extension for 2025 but that neither Yuki nor Daniel are deemed worthy of being Max's partner
@@chlcrkcough Lando Norris cough
Sauber didn't have the slowest car,
It had the slowest drivers !
Some people might say I’m coping with this statement, but the 2023 Ferrari was highly influenced by the Binotto leadership. Let’s see what they can cook up for 2024.
Probably not much, it is ferrari after all.
Anyone else notice the banger house track playing in the background?
If it looks like another Red Bull cake walk, I, for one, will switch off. For clarity, I'd be saying this if it were McLaren, Merc, or Ferreri dominating.
So you switched off after 2015 as well?
@EntropicExergy No because, despite Lewis' championships, he at least had some competition in the form of Rosberg, Vettel and latterly Verstappen, none of his championships were cakewalks like Verstappen's 2023 triumph. If Lewis or Leclerc had walked 2023 I'd say exactly same, no-one can be happy seeing one Team dominate like RB did, and I don't take any kudos from them, in fact I doff my cap to them, but superiority of that nature isn't healthy for the sport as a whole.
@@Paul_Allaker8450 Hypocrisy detected, i am not even going to bother with that BS you just posted. It was Max dominance, not RB dominance if you look at what Perez did. The mere fact you can't distinguish the difference between driver dominance (Max) vs car dominance (merc) says it all. The sport can miss low-knowledge "fans" like you easily.
No driver other than Prost in 1986 has won a title, let alone dominate, without the best car on the grid. Sure, Perez couldn't do what Verstappen did, but he still came second by a wide margin even when it was widely accepted he massively underperformed. Add to that the fact Red Bull is effectively a one-car operation as much as, say, Ferrari where in the MSC era, and the picture is complete. Saying the Red Bull wasn't lightyears above the competition is disingenuous.
@@h3llr4iser1 Max won in 21, where the merc was the better car. There you go, your entire fairytale deconstructed with basic and recent facts.
Difficult Question: What is your reason for not accepting the Andretti-Cadillac bid?
The teams don’t want it because it would further split up prize money. What I don’t think they understand is an Andretti team is hugely favorable to the US market (which they are desperately trying to keep tapping into) and it would also show that F1 is growing again which would be a positive sign to investors both of which would increase revenue for all teams.
Money. They want more. Andretti can give or wait until 2026 and pay less.
@@RoyMatzem money is the reason but Andretti was only ever going to enter in 2026 anyways. The money issue is an issue of prize money and the cost to F1. All teams see Andretti as someone who will make their prize earnings smaller and only add more competition. F1 has a lot of costs per team in terms of setting up and orchestrating each race. F1 needs to be convinced that adding another team will increase their earnings rather than add to costs. And the teams need to just not have a say cause it’s ridiculous that they do.
@@tarettime9392 Teams have a say because they signed the concordment until the end 2025. After that they dont have any say.(Some of them dont even signed from 2026 onwards) Thats why will be cheaper wait until 2026. Or close to that. Sign in 2024 would be very expensive.
@@RoyMatzem Andretti would be joining until 2026 regardless of anything else so it makes no difference if he signs now or if after 2026 because 2026 is when he would be able to do anything anyways.
With no mention of Horner, I wonder if you really know the meaning of uncomfortable questions.
Battling for wins - Ferrari, MB, RBR, McLauren & AMR
Nah, mostly RB with the rare ferrari or Mclaren challenge. Merc is finished with these regs.
What if Gene is wrong? It's widely held assumption that Gene is wrong.
The real question is what if Gene is right?
Does sulayem interferes in other series too this much?
Surely the 107% rule will stop HAAS falling too far behind? I know they qualify well currently, but if they stopped doing so eventually F1 could just stop letting them participate if they become slow enough.
107% its almost 15-20 seconds, its impossible be that slow. Unless they use an F2 car.