FORMULA 1 2024

[Cleoriff]

So breaking news before the start of the 2024 season:

Lewis Hamilton appears to be making a move to Ferrari for the 2025 season

A major shock as he signed a two year contract with Mercedes last season. So whether it was one year with an opt out clause for 2025 is anyone's guess.

This seems to be anything but a silly season rumour!

MOTORSPORT: HAMILTON TO FERRARI 

SKY NEWS: HAMILTON TO FERRARI FOR 2025 

A lot more news happening but I'll post that later. For now, I need to go and have a lie down 😂

NB As Charles Leclerc has just signed a contract extension with Ferrari, it looks as if Lewis would be replacing Carlos Sainz.

It won't be a popular move. Also, not sure how Mercedes will handle that news THIS year as Lewis is driving for them until the end of 2024.

Will they put all their eggs in George Russells basket? (Hamilton came 3rd in the drivers championship last year and Russell came 8th)

Questions Questions!!🤔

[Cleoriff]

Incidentally, Christian Horner has been found not guilty of misconduct. The has been no transparency with the final report. Some Dutch media sources are claiming the accuser was paid off. Nothing confirmed of course.

[Cleoriff]

FP2 BAHRAIN.

It's a long time since we've seen this....A Merc 1&2. (I know it's only Practice but still......

[Cleoriff]

FREE PRACTICE 3.

Oh well, Merc topping the leaderboard, didn't last long. 😂

[Cleoriff]

QUALIFYING BAHRAIN.

No shock to those of us who thought Red Bull were 'sandbagging'

[Cleoriff]

RACE BAHRAIN

Well there are some fools (like me) who hoped this year would be different to the last!! YEAH RIGHT!!

[pgn]

Administrative tweaking, you mean? 😖

[jonsie]

Deja-vu.....

[Cleoriff]

@jonsie @pgn Even my grandson (a Red Bull/Max fan) said he was so bored he fell asleep.

I can't sit through another year of RBR dominance. This is nothing like the Mercedes era when at least Ferrari and Red Bull won some races and we had competition. That was exciting.

This is a borefest.

[pgn]

For the money spent, you'd think...

[Cleoriff]

Red Bull have one magic part of the team. Adrian Newey, classed as the best car designer of the hybrid era. He was on leave during some of the Mercedes years, then Red Bull enticed him back.

He doesn't even figure in their cost cap as supposedly employed on a 'consultant basis'.

If only another team could offer him a few million to work for them until the rule change in 2026.....Dream on 😂