[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Substantially older with only a few years left IMHO. I would have kept Sainz. Will have to wait for 2025 to see if they made the right choice.

Yes guys, we have to wait to see if they made the right choice and picking literally the most awarded driver, and arguably the best driver on the grid, over another guy who isn't.

Real tough choice there.

Lewis is going to crush it, just like Alonso, Vettel, and Kimi couldn't. Get ready to enjoy it.

[DrFerry]

Viva Las Vegas... though I hate the airport...
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[NickyC]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Besides that gorgeous lady in the lower right corner, that picture gives me one thought.

Phones SUCK. Good lord that looks so ridiculous. Instead of enjoying the moment, have the stupid phone you can't go 5 seconds without looking at recording. Like a bunch of zombies.

[G30M]

https://www.planetf1.com/news/fia-wa...tich-departure

FIA warned it has made ‘fatal mistake’ amid F1 race director exit uncertainty:
— Christian Danner has expressed shock and criticism over the FIA’s decision to part ways with Niels Wittich, who served as Formula 1 Race Director for three years.
“This job is not without its challenges. You have an incredible amount of responsibility. Not everyone can do it under the pressure here. You have to make decisions in the interests of the sport and safety. The dismissal is dramatic because Formula 1 race directors don’t grow on trees. They are plants that have been cultivated over many years.”
— Wittich reportedly did not resign, contradicting the FIA’s statement, and has been succeeded by Rui Marques, who has no prior F1 experience and faces a challenging triple-header to close the 2024 season.
“For me, there is only one conclusion: sacking a flawless race director without justification is not only scandalous in itself, it is also decidedly unfinished business. Who is supposed to keep growing back?”
“That is one of Niels Wittich’s strengths. He was completely impartial. He was a strong race director who didn’t interpret the rule book but implemented it one-to-one.”
“You can’t just fire someone – even in business – because you think you don’t like their nose anymore. If it was decided by a committee, you would need arguments. But there weren’t any. My first thought was the letter from the GPDA. But it wasn’t about the race director: it was about the president. Perhaps he has developed a certain thin-skinnedness.”
— Danner warned that the decision risks destabilizing Formula 1’s structure and leaving a void in experienced race directors.
“In view of the fact that there are actually no real newcomers, I think this is a fatal mistake by the FIA. It is an unnecessary destabilisation of the overall system.”

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Roman

You know what genuinely concerns me? Elkann and Ferrari threw an obscene amount of money at HAM with salary and project-funding. From a purely business/investment standpoint, they could give HAM preferential treatment and upgrades that LEC doesn't get just because of their investment in him.

That would piss me off to no end and likely cause me to bail on Ferrari as a fan.

This is what's forming in my mind and yesterdays demonstration of the seemingly nonsensical 'Ferrarithings' could be a prelude to that happening.

[fs1977]

Originally Posted by Marcoose

And for those pointing to Interlagos, any win that you share the podium with two Alpines is not all that great.

If that's really the thing that stands out for you, it says more about all those NOT on the podium.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by NickyC

Besides that gorgeous lady in the lower right corner, that picture gives me one thought.

Phones SUCK. Good lord that looks so ridiculous. Instead of enjoying the moment, have the stupid phone you can't go 5 seconds without looking at recording. Like a bunch of zombies.

+1 with the phones but what a fantastic happy crowd genuinely happy of MAX clinching the title and actually helping Ferrari at the same time knowing of the discord that's again forming in the team. The chap at the bottom in the middle with a proper camera sort of signs it off showing the crowd how it should be done.