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Please Mr Newey if you read this, don't go to Ferrari and get Hamilton another shot at a drivers title. Sign with Aston Martin, British pride and all that piss, get Alonso a third title and I'd be forever grateful. Or go all balls to the walls and join the Audi program. Newey is a F1 wizard, so I'm pretty sure that wherever he goes, success will follow. So don't join Ferrari as long Hamilton is there, thank you.
 
Newey's experience and leadership is part of the puzzle for a title winning team yes but, he doesn't produce miracles. Good aero and suspension can't save a bad PU or a mediocre driver. Speaking of mediocre drivers (not you Sainz), my money is on Newey going to Ferrari and i'm ready to be supprised but i'm not getting my hopes up. If you ask me, part of Newey's offer is work on a Ferrari hypercar with his name on it, that kind of legacy building project for a brand like Ferrari cements your status as legend. This would be the dream for any automotive engineer so good on him.
 

Nico Hülkenberg to compete for Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber from 2025 onwards​

BY WILL PONISSI, 25.04.2024
Hinwil, 26 April 2024 – Driver Nico Hülkenberg will compete for Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber for the next Formula One season and beyond. The German racer signed a multi-year contract and, in 2026, will become the first driver for Audi’s entry into the top class of motorsport. With experience from over 200 F1 races, Nico is an important building block for the continuing successful development of the team. In parallel to his commitments for Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber in the 2025 season, he will be closely involved in the development of Audi’s first F1 car for 2026.
“We are very pleased to welcome Nico back here in Hinwil from 2025 and to compete with him in Formula One. With his speed, his experience and his commitment to teamwork, he will be an important part of the transformation of our team – and of Audi’s F1 project,” said Andreas Seidl, CEO of Sauber Motorsport AG and also CEO of the future Audi F1 factory team. “Right from the start, there was great mutual interest in building something long-term together. Nico is a strong personality, and his input, on a professional and personal level, will help us to make progress both in the development of the car and in building up the team.”
Nico Hülkenberg is one of the most accomplished drivers in Formula 1 and has repeatedly proven his ability to establish himself quickly in a new environment and to tackle new challenges with determination. This is not his first encounter with the team. “I’m returning to the team I worked with back in 2013 and have fond memories of the strong team spirit in Switzerland,” said the racing driver from Emmerich-am-Rhein. “The prospect of competing for Audi is something very special. When a German manufacturer enters Formula 1 with such determination, it is a unique opportunity. To represent the factory team of such a car brand with a power unit made in Germany is a great honour for me.”
With four titles between 2005 and 2009 in the most important single-seater junior categories, Nico proved his talent early on. In 2008, he attracted attention during test drives in Formula 1 before making his debut in 2010, going on to compete in more than 200 races for seven different Formula 1 teams. In an unusual move for his generation of drivers, Nico also competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) during an ongoing Formula 1 season, in 2015, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans on his debut. His team principal at the time: Andreas Seidl. All is set for a reunion.
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With the decision to fully acquire the Sauber Group, AUDI AG in March has set an important course for their announced entry into F1 in 2026 – and is thus accelerating the transformation of Sauber into a factory team. As CEO of the future Audi Formula 1 factory team, Andreas Seidl is in charge of operational implementation. Oliver Hoffmann has overall responsibility for the Formula 1 programme in his new role as Chief Representative of the Audi Board of Management. In this function, he is the chair of the boards of directors of all Sauber companies, as well as the shareholders’ meeting of Audi Formula Racing GmbH, which is responsible for the development of the power unit at the Neuburg facility.
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Hülkenberg is going to suffer at Audi. But he makes sense to them. German, experienced, familiar with Sauber.

But who's leaving? Flaccid Bottas or the unremarkable Zhou? Hopefully both.

I also hope Newey goes to Aston, I cannot imagine him enjoying working with pasta people at Ferrari.
 
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"if you expect moves and racing, this isn't it, it's about making the future of motoring more safe" ....
So far it has been a very long commercial and self fellatio for progressive and inclusive Abu Dhabi. All the presenters are trying to hype it up (we are witnessing history, cars can theoretically reach 300 km/h, did we mention that you are witnessing history being made?), but don't manage to do so. And Kyviat casually strolling by the Ai car is deflating it even more.
Like back in the Gran Turismo days when you thought to yourself "wouldn't it be cool if you could pit the Ai against each other" and then they introduced B-spec and after the first 2 laps you were fucking bored of it and wanted a skip-to-end-of-session button.
The only thing that could redeem the whole thing is a giant pile up on the first corner ending up in a huge fire ball. I cannot fathom this being exciting. Or weaponize the vehicles, like robot wars, just on track.

Edit: and now they've been showing one single Ai car lapping the circuit slowly for 20 minutes or so, what a bore. I get it that it's an impressive feat on a technical level, but this has absolutely no long term spectator appeal.
 
Yeah, I watched it and it was pretty sad. Definitely has a loonnnggg way to go but maybe in a few years it will be huge. Time will tell.
 
Lerias said:
F1 game AI opponents at 0 difficulty drive better than these A2RL fuckers. What a disgrace to the Dallara SF23
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There were so many things to enjoy!
  • Turn right straight into a wall
  • 'oh shit something wrong' 4 wheel lockup panic stop
  • 3-4 minute qualifying laps 'just to get something on the board'
  • Arabs in full on dress visibly wondering why the fuck they're bankrolling this shit
 
@Mikoyan And don't forget the 3 laps safety car in an 8 lap "race"!

Would have been a cool thing if universities would compete in such a way, without all the circus around it. The technical side of it is really interesting.
But this was so overhyped and tried to be so cutting edge and cool, it never had a chance to succeed. And the whole internet seems to mock that "series".
It's fun seeing Arab money burn though. Since they buy into every sport these days and make a farce of every event, they deserve it.
 
Eadred said:
@Mikoyan And don't forget the 3 laps safety car in an 8 lap "race"!

Would have been a cool thing if universities would compete in such a way, without all the circus around it. The technical side of it is really interesting.
But this was so overhyped and tried to be so cutting edge and cool, it never had a chance to succeed. And the whole internet seems to mock that "series".
It's fun seeing Arab money burn though. Since they buy into every sport these days and make a farce of every event, they deserve it.
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That's sort of the worst bit. Part of it should be that since there is really no safety concern, that it should be local yellows ONLY unless the track's actually blocked. Worried about your car? You're supposed to have object avoidance in there, you schlub!
 
Idea for the next season to spice it up and get some viewer engagement:
If it gets to boring the viewers have the chance to unleash a racing driver on track, the choices are Maldonado, Mazepin, Grosjean and Latifi.
I'd watch that.
 
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