2023-24 Formula 1 Off-Track Thread

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Sauber confirm rookie Bortoleto as second driver for 2025

Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto will drive for Kick Sauber in 2025, partnering veteran racer Nico Hulkenberg at the Swiss squad on a multi-year deal for a mixture of youth and experience.
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Bortoleto signs for Kick Sauber. So that basically confirms Bottas and Zhou out of F1.
Only real question now is what happens at Red Bull / VCARB
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No Finnish drivers for the first time since Hungary 1994.

(Excluding non-starters)
 
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Middle Eastern countries with poor human rights records want to use an overtly opulent sporting event to try and pretty up their public image.

In other news, the sun will rise in the east and water continues to flow downhill.
 
I can already imagine the insanity of the ticket prices.

EDIT - £58 to £113, less than I thought but still a bit silly for livery unveiling.
 
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Ticket prices will be silly money but as a concept I like the idea. Got to be better than releasing a render of last years car in a new livery.

I'm for it.
 
"Car launch? All the cars at the same time?!"
"No, livery launch."

Unless we're talking about a McLaren switching from Marlboro to West type scenario for all ten teams, you are paying to see this year's liveries on this year's cars. They'll keep gouging and squeezing every drop of money until the King starts coughing.
 
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Adrian Newey and Dan Fallows reunion OFF as technical director departs F1 team

Aston Martin has confirmed technical director Dan Fallows will depart the F1 team but remain working within the Aston Martin Group.
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Also in other news, the thing I don't like is happening after all:

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Presuming there's going to be a video or live feed of this, I feel like it would be an event worthy of a bingo card. Possible squares:

  • At least 3 cars with liveries almost identical to last year's
  • Stupid and avoidable technical glitch disrupts things
  • Closeup shot of driver who clearly doesn't want to be there
  • Presenter struggles to say interesting things about all of the cars
  • Pointless interview with someone not connected to the sport
  • At least two over-dramatic video packages used to fill time
  • Colapinto and/or Bortoleto's name gets mispronounced

Those are all the obvious ones I can think of at the moment, anyway.
 
For me it's just the drivers and team principals saying the exact same monotonous, PR drivel repeatedly, 10 times in a row.

"I'm sure we will have a good package this year and be able to fight for the championship."

That one will be in there I'm sure of it.
 

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