Will There Be an 11th F1 Team?

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🌎 Around Formula 1

🔟 + 1️⃣ Will There Be an 11th F1 Team? - Andretti Cadillac Racing, supported by General Motors, awaits FIA's decision on F1 entry bid. Mario Andretti confirms the completion of prerequisites for 2025 entry and responses to Helmut Marko's suggestions. There are hints of one American and one experienced driver for the potential team, with a decision expected by early September. Read more

☀️ Who Can and Can’t Work During Break - During F1's summer shutdown, most of the team can't work on the car for 2 weeks. However, other aspects of the teams can work on non-car-related tasks. These are the machine shops with specialists changing CNC machines using cranes. IT handling data centers, CFD clusters, and swift project implementations. Entire high-performance computing setups are refreshed. This crucial period's work behind the scenes lays the foundation for teams' future success. Read Twitter Thread

🚫 No More DRS? - F1 has plans to only allow DRS during races — no longer in Qualifying. If these plans go through, it would hurt Red Bull the most. See Tweet

🛞 Drivers

🥈 Will Lewis Ever Win Again? - Hamilton's F1 win drought continues, now at 35 races. Verstappen and Red Bull's dominance pose challenges. Despite progress and recent pole position, Hamilton acknowledges Red Bull's pace as being too great to overcome. He’s focused on securing second place at this point, but also praising Mercedes' efforts to get them competitive with the rest of the grid. Read more

📄 7 Drivers Without New Contracts - There are several F1 drivers who face uncertain futures as contracts expire. Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo, Yuki Tsunoda, Zhou Guanyu, Logan Sargeant all have contracts that expire at the end of 2023 and have yet to reach a new deal. Summer break is usually a good time for contracts to be finalized. So we should be seeing who’s going to be staying and who’s going in the next couple of weeks. Read more

🫠 Max Putting Checo Under Pressure - Red Bull's dominance in the 2023 F1 season raises questions about Perez's performance compared to Verstappen who has 10 out of 12 wins and holds a substantial lead over Perez. F1 expert Karun Chandhok pointed out the challenge of being Verstappen's teammate. Max has had many teammates in the past who couldn’t keep up. Perez's inconsistencies contrast with Verstappen's record-breaking achievements, prompting speculation about Perez's readiness for the championship. Read more

🏎 Teams

💨 McLaren's 2023 F1 Car Struggles - They struggled with drag and lacked straight-line speed due to delayed focus on low drag design. Despite performance gains, the Spa race exposed a deficit, prompting urgent low-drag solutions. Monza and potential Las Vegas improvements are planned to further increase drag design. Read more

💺 Red Bull Envy - Christian Horner notes significant interest in the 2025 F1 seat, with Sergio Perez's contract expiring. Read more

🐢 Williams’ 5-Year Plan - James Vowles, former Mercedes strategist and now Williams F1 boss, outlines the team's ambitious transformation plan. He highlights the need for at least 36 months to establish crucial infrastructure and cultural changes. Vowles envisions notable performance gains within three years, despite financial challenges, aiming to bring Williams closer to championship contenders in five years. Read more