The longest season in the history of the Formula 1with a record of 24 raceslaunches this week in Bahrainin what could be a long road for teams hoping to close the gap and beat the dominant Red Bull of Max Verstappen.
The evidence of the three days of testing at the circuit Sakhir last week it was Red Bullwinner of 21 races out of 22 last year, looks set to repeat his performances.
Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Aston Martin They have spoken well of their new cars, confident that technical problems have been eliminated and performance improved, but the improvements will be truly put to the test when push comes to shove.
The suspicion is that when the checkered flag falls on Saturday night – the first two races of the season in middle East will be held a day earlier than usual to adapt to the Ramadan-, Red Bull He will be the first to cross the finish line.
As the team manager said McLaren, Andrea Stellain Bahrain: “There is a car that seems to have found a great rhythm. Unfortunately, (it is) the car that was already the fastest last year.”
Hope for fans who want closer races and long for change after Red Bull’s streak of 38 wins in the last 44 racesis that the difference – if it is as feared – will reduce as the season progresses.
On the other hand, this season will be the farewell of the seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedesbefore the most successful driver in the sport along with Michael Schumacher goes to Ferrari in 2025 as a substitute for Spanish Carlos Sainz.
Who will occupy the seat of hamilton will be the topic of many rumors in the coming months, as will the future partner of Verstappensince the Mexican Sergio Perez Contract ends at the end of this year.
As for racing, China returns for the first time since 2019while Imola returns after last year’s race had to be canceled due to flooding.
There will again be six sprint weekends, with Miami and Shanghai as new features, and a revised format with the 100km race held on Saturday before qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix.
There are no rookie drivers and, surprisingly, there have been no changes to the lineups since the end of 2023.
There are new team leaders, with Günther Steiner replaced by Ayao Komatsu in haas and Laurent Mekies now in charge of the renowned Cash App RB (former AlphaTauri).
Alfa Romeodirected by Saubercompete now as Staking F1where betting laws permit.
This is the 2024 Formula 1 calendar:
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Formula 1 teams and drivers, 2024 season:
- Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton and George Russell
- Red Bull: Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez
- McLaren: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
- Aston Martin: Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll
- Alpine: Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly
- Ferrari: Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
- Visa Cash App RBi: Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo
- Stake F1 Team: Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou
- Haas: Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg
- Williams: Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant
Source: Ambito
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