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Max Verstappen to serve a 10-place grid penalty at the Belgian Grand Prix after exceeding engine allowance. He has moved onto a fifth internal combustion engine (ICE).
 
Max and Red Bull are at top of the standings. Do you see this lead change after the summer break?

 
Christopher11 said:
Oscar Piastri wins his first race in Formula One by winning the Hungarian GP 2024. His teammate Lando Norris finished second while Lewis Hamilton finished third.
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Great to see some different names winning races. F1 will be better when multiple teams are competitive.
 
Christopher11 said:
Max and Red Bull are at top of the standings. Do you see this lead change after the summer break?

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100%. I think McLaren will win the Constructors' Championship.

Under different circumstances I would say Lando has a shot at the championship... that being said McLaren does not have faith in him IMO. As much as think Oscar deserved the Hungaroring victory, Lando is (was) fighting for the championship. Asking (begging!!) your no. 1 driver to give up 7 points is a vote of no confidence. They're not taking the Drivers' Championship seriously.

So Max wins again!
Iceman said:
Great to see some different names winning races. F1 will be better when multiple teams are competitive.
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Yeah, this year's championship has been fun. Come race weekend, you just don't know who's going to win, regardless of the qualy results.
 
king666 said:
100%. I think McLaren will win the Constructors' Championship.

Under different circumstances I would say Lando has a shot at the championship... that being said McLaren does not have faith in him IMO. As much as think Oscar deserved the Hungaroring victory, Lando is (was) fighting for the championship. Asking (begging!!) your no. 1 driver to give up 7 points is a vote of no confidence. They're not taking the Drivers' Championship seriously.

So Max wins again!


Yeah, this year's championship has been fun. Come race weekend, you just don't know who's going to win, regardless of the qualy results.
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Only way Lando would have a real chance is if we get some retirements from Max. I hope Lando has a chance in future at least, but as you say not a good sign for him. In a future season a move like that could cost him the championship.

It’s attracted me back to the sport. I wish F1 was always like this. I don’t want any car to dominate for years on end, and let the best drivers duke it out.
 
Iceman said:
Only way Lando would have a real chance is if we get some retirements from Max. I hope Lando has a chance in future at least, but as you say not a good sign for him. In a future season a move like that could cost him the championship.

It’s attracted me back to the sport. I wish F1 was always like this. I don’t want any car to dominate for years on end, and let the best drivers duke it out.
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I don't think we will see enough retirements from Max in the remainder of the season and he will win the drivers championship with a couple of races to spare. The constructors championship might be decided of the final raceday of the season.
 
Christopher11 said:
I don't think we will see enough retirements from Max in the remainder of the season and he will win the drivers championship with a couple of races to spare. The constructors championship might be decided of the final raceday of the season.
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Yeah, wasn’t saying it was likely to happen at all, just that that was Lando’s only chance. It’s a shame more weight isn’t given to the constructor’s championship - I like the team aspect. Could be even better if the teams could afford to put out 3 cars each for some proper chaos and team strategy. :D
 
Formula One action is resuming this week with the Dutch Grand Prix and as always fans can expect a wide range of activities and events throughout the week in Zandvoort along with the exhilarating racing action on the historic Circuit Zandvoort. Can Max Verstappen makes it fours wins a row at Dutch GP or will someone end his streak here? we should all get this answer this Sunday.
 
Alpine have announced Jack Doohan as Pierre Gasly’s team-mate for the 2025 Formula 1 season. He has been part of Alpine’s dedicated academy since 2022.
 
Williams Racing have confirmed that Logan Sargeant will be replaed with academy driver Franco Colapinto for the rest of the 2024 season.
 
I've said it before and I’ll say it again: McLaren is not taking the WDC seriously. The whole situation is baffling honestly. Clown team.
 
king666 said:
I've said it before and I’ll say it again: McLaren is not taking the WDC seriously. The whole situation is baffling honestly. Clown team.
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Yep, got to help out your guy going for the title when your 2 drivers are in consecutive positions.
 
Iceman said:
Yep, got to help out your guy going for the title when your 2 drivers are in consecutive positions.
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Exactly. And to be fair I don't even blame Piastri on this one, dude's a racing driver. McLaren gave him the ok so he went for it. And Lando needs to be more aggressive. People don't try that stuff with Verstappen because they know he's a low-key madman. But Lando just lets people slide.

Still, silly behavior from McLaren. RBR is falling off a cliff right now. Why not give Lando all the points he can possibly score? Again, baffling. If they keep fumbling the bag with the WDC I'll be seriously rooting for RBR to win the constructors championship too.

But yeah, this was an incredibly fun race. Leclerc deserved this one. As you said, competitive and unpredictable. As it should be!
 
king666 said:
Exactly. And to be fair I don't even blame Piastri on this one, dude's a racing driver. McLaren gave him the ok so he went for it. And Lando needs to be more aggressive. People don't try that stuff with Verstappen because they know he's a low-key madman. But Lando just lets people slide.

Still, silly behavior from McLaren. RBR is falling off a cliff right now. Why not give Lando all the points he can possibly score? Again, baffling. If they keep fumbling the bag with the WDC I'll be seriously rooting for RBR to win the constructors championship too.

But yeah, this was an incredibly fun race. Leclerc deserved this one. As you said, competitive and unpredictable. As it should be!
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It’s super dumb as you say. If the momentum stays, the title could come down to the difference between letting Lando get second here and not.

Yeah, I’m finding fun in F1 again. I hope this openness continues at the beginning of next season so we get an unpredictable title race.
 
Max looked really good in today's practice and I think he will be in contention to win the race on Sunday.
 
With five races to go, as a Ferrari fan, I would love to see Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship, but it still feels far away.

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