2024 F1 news/rumours

**Williams F1 Fan** · 6th February 2024, 18:20

Hello. Hope everyone has had a Good Christmas and New Year. Launch time for the Team's cars for 2024. Williams were the first to unveil there car yesterday, at a Puma Store in New York. Williams now have a kit deal with Puma, replacing the previous deal with Umbro.
Can't predict Williams fortunes for 2024. Improvements are being made under James Vowles. Going by the below video, Williams having 'issues' regarding Pre Season Testing. Don't think it's as bad as it was in 2019, when we missed the first day of Testing.
Enjoy the 2024 season.

https://youtube.com/shorts/NwqrwKM5j...vlHCXla1SCFuoW

**jgonzalesm6** · 6th February 2024, 19:08

Originally Posted by Williams F1 Fan

Williams were the first to unveil there car yesterday, at a Puma Store in New York.

Mclaren were the first to unveil their car...fyi.

**Williams F1 Fan** · 6th February 2024, 19:25

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

Mclaren were the first to unveil their car...fyi.

Sorry about that, I thought I heard somewhere that Williams was the first. According to this, HAAS were the first team to unveil there 2024 livery. Going to miss Gunther Steiner.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...or-every-team/

**jgonzalesm6** · 6th February 2024, 19:37

Originally Posted by Williams F1 Fan

Sorry about that, I thought I heard somewhere that Williams was the first. According to this, HAAS were the first team to unveil there 2024 livery. Going to miss Gunther Steiner.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...or-every-team/

Mclaren already showed their car before anyone else...even before their launch date.

Other than Williams livery and showing the car yesterday, do you know what other item was special about Williams?

**Williams F1 Fan** · 6th February 2024, 20:11

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

Mclaren already showed their car before anyone else...even before their launch date.

Other than Williams livery and showing the car yesterday, do you know what other item was special about Williams?

Not off hand, no.

**jgonzalesm6** · 6th February 2024, 20:28

Originally Posted by Williams F1 Fan

Not off hand, no.

Since 2014, Williams ran their "knight rider" steering wheel with no window display. They were the only team not running a window display on their steering wheel. In 2024, Williams FINALLY has a steering wheel with a window display.

Now you know. Some trivia for the avid F1 Williams F1 fan.

**aroutis** · 7th February 2024, 04:55

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

With regards to Mercedes and their 2024 car. So Mercedes finished 2nd last year(WCC 2023). Mercedes looks like they'll finish 2nd again in 2024 and possibly 2025. The reason I say this is because there's no changes on the car for 2024 and 2025.

2026 is a whole different ball game.

How do you figure that Merc will finish #2? Crystal ball?
The only reason they finished #2 was the poor start of Ferrari, the DNFs (engine failures) of Leclerc. But in reality they should've been #3.

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 05:50

Originally Posted by aroutis

How do you figure that Merc will finish #2? Crystal ball?
The only reason they finished #2 was the poor start of Ferrari, the DNFs (engine failures) of Leclerc. But in reality they should've been #3.

Mercedes will have less engine failures, good pit stops, and better tire strats throughout the season. 2022 and 2023 for Mercedes was a bad car design. They probably won't repeat a 3rd time.

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 10:08

Originally Posted by aroutis

oK ok, relax a bit.
First off, it'll be a cold day in hell when Ferrari will pain their cars black for Lewis lol
But apart from that try to see the big picture.
This (to my eyes) spells that Merc's car is BAD. And there's a big chance that our car is actually -at the very least- better than our latest one and much probably than Merc.
So of course it is left to wonder how close are we to RBR?

Regarding Charles, last i 've read, his contract has a term he's now is team leader , so this will be interesting, for all those fantasizing that he'll fall to a #2 that'll definitely not happen.
And finally, we've got clarity about our drivers pairing. That can only be good, maybe now some Carlos fans can leave?

Are you okay with Lewis painting the LGBTQ flag on his Ferrari helmet IF it comes to that?

I'm not.

**aroutis** · 7th February 2024, 10:58

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

Mercedes will have less engine failures, good pit stops, and better tire strats throughout the season. 2022 and 2023 for Mercedes was a bad car design. They probably won't repeat a 3rd time.

Again, how do you figure all that? Just on previous years?
Because if that 's your guestimate, there's always the time for the mistakes / errors / mishaps to stop.
So basically what you do is trolling.

**aroutis** · 7th February 2024, 10:58

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

Are you okay with Lewis painting the LGBTQ flag on his Ferrari helmet IF it comes to that?

I'm not.

I could not care less. If I recall correctly, Seb did something like that.

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 11:11

Originally Posted by aroutis

Again, how do you figure all that? Just on previous years?
Because if that 's your guestimate, there's always the time for the mistakes / errors / mishaps to stop.
So basically what you do is trolling.

Because Ferrari are more pron to those kind of issues than Mercedes.

Trolling? OMG.....that's your narrative? Crying about trolling?

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 11:14

Originally Posted by aroutis

I could not care less. If I recall correctly, Seb did something like that.

Of course you could care less.

I for one hate it and hated it when Vettel did it. I don't like P&R invading F1 as much as Hamilton and Vettel did.

Just stick to racing!! Do that P&R on your own time.

**JPZ** · 7th February 2024, 12:22

Originally Posted by aroutis

I could not care less. If I recall correctly, Seb did something like that.

I'm glad Hamilton put in on his helmet in certain countries.

**Schaun** · 7th February 2024, 14:50

How do you rate this Alpine 2024 Livery?

**Brembo** · 7th February 2024, 15:07

Originally Posted by jgonzalesm6

Trolling? OMG.....that's your narrative? Crying about trolling?

Please know that I am the #! troll on this forum !!! So move over please !

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 15:16

Originally Posted by Brembo

Please know that I am the #! troll on this forum !!! So move over please !

**Williams F1 Fan** · 7th February 2024, 15:26

Originally Posted by Schaun

How do you rate this Alpine 2024 Livery?

https://i.imgur.com/a0MRlOy.png

Initially, I thought it was similar to the Williams 2024 car. Having quite a bit of Black in the colour scheme. Preferred the light blue of Alpine last season. Would have been fun if Mercedes still had the Black car. Try and pick the 3 teams cars out from a distance.

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 15:54

Originally Posted by Schaun

How do you rate this Alpine 2024 Livery?

https://i.imgur.com/a0MRlOy.png

Originally Posted by Williams F1 Fan

Initially, I thought it was similar to the Williams 2024 car. Having quite a bit of Black in the colour scheme. Preferred the light blue of Alpine last season. Would have been fun if Mercedes still had the Black car. Try and pick the 3 teams cars out from a distance.

Mostly the cars are all carbon and less paint.....just to save weight.

**Kyss4k** · 7th February 2024, 15:56

FIA has to finally make a rule about minimum weight of the paint. Otherwise we will end up literally with black cars with numbers and one team logo on them. It's embarrassing for F1.

**Tony** · 7th February 2024, 17:54

Originally Posted by Schaun

How do you rate this Alpine 2024 Livery?

https://i.imgur.com/a0MRlOy.png

It's oversaturated with neon colours so it's a bit hard to tell...

**Tony** · 7th February 2024, 17:55

This Christian Horner thing is going off the rails.... I received a news alert on my phone that RB want him to step down...

**Tifoso Svedese** · 7th February 2024, 18:14

Weren't Alpine supposed to be the great return of the proud days of French bleu on the race track like the Ligier days? Four years later the French national team drive in black and pink. F1 cars are absolutely hideously painted these days

They probably should raise the minimum weight to stop all the cars being painted in such dull colours. I'd like a clear blue Alpine, a grass green Aston Martin and a permanently silver Mercedes again.

**jgonzalesm6** · 7th February 2024, 18:39

Originally Posted by Tifoso Svedese

Weren't Alpine supposed to be the great return of the proud days of French bleu on the race track like the Ligier days? Four years later the French national team drive in black and pink. F1 cars are absolutely hideously painted these days

They probably should raise the minimum weight to stop all the cars being painted in such dull colours. I'd like a clear blue Alpine, a grass green Aston Martin and a permanently silver Mercedes again.

It's their sponsor BWT. They paint their motorsport cars pink and blue hence their livery rendition.

**Rishu** · 8th February 2024, 01:12

Originally Posted by Tony

This Christian Horner thing is going off the rails.... I received a news alert on my phone that RB want him to step down...

Call it shooting in your own foot, Horner has been an ace TP

**Tony** · 8th February 2024, 01:40

Originally Posted by Rishu

Call it shooting in your own foot, Horner has been an ace TP

Yeah agreed, if he's done anything wrong he needs to face the consequences. I wonder what the heck he did... what I've read seems to suggest it was for talking too harshly to an employee...

**Rishu** · 8th February 2024, 01:49

Originally Posted by Tony

Yeah agreed, if he's done anything wrong he needs to face the consequences. I wonder what the heck he did... what I've read seems to suggest it was for talking too harshly to an employee...

I wonder if they are just trying to find a reason to fire him, read somewhere Dietrich's successor is not on very good terms with Horner & Marko, he is not willing to give them as much free hand as his predecessor did

**Tony** · 8th February 2024, 02:37

Originally Posted by Rishu

I wonder if they are just trying to find a reason to fire him, read somewhere Dietrich's successor is not on very good terms with Horner & Marko, he is not willing to give them as much free hand as his predecessor did

It sure looks like it, they've kind of left him to the wolves with the media. They seem to want to push him out...