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Sure but if the the ban on that thing in McLaren's car didn't really make them lose pace on the track as everybody says then it's prolly safe to assume that Norris will keep getting podiums and pole at quali on the next rounds of races til November..?

I mean imho, I'd say let's see what happens to the McLaren cars in a proper track but since everybody says the ban didn't really affect their car much then I go with that for now but let's see.

Norris could have won the drivers' championship if McLaren had given him priority, but unfortunately McLaren cared more about the constructors' championship and let Norris and Piastri compete on equal terms, even when Norris could have had a chance to score more points. I understand what McLaren meant by letting both drivers compete on equal terms, but it probably won't produce a good result in the drivers' championship, and the result we might still see Max win the title, even when McLaren has a chance.

Is this the interview you're referring to[1]? I believe you can read this as a confirmation that they modified their rear wing and mini-DRS as one of their tricks to improve their car. I can see his point that if he can exploit existing rules then it's fair game and it's on the governing bodies to stop this loophole or whatever they use to modify the car. I find executives who cared about fairness rare, so it's no surprise that he said he's done nothing wrong.

[1] https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/mclaren-chief-zak-brown-compliment-people-question-mclaren-6m256fqkp

Zak Brown released and interview saying that the controversial rear wing isn't the secret for the Mclaran.

He also said that when they started winning everyine they were looking at them for finding the secrets.
He also said that they passed the test (but imho they used a clever way to "exploit" them)

So the question now is, what is the secret they have under the car?

Truthfully I care about constructors and drivers championships both.     It is because of this huge dominance by Red Bull so I hope another team wins this time.

When it comes to a different driver than Verstappen to become champion, I don't feel like it is going to happen this season mate.    Otherwise I also want this very much.

Norris' chance is really not big now. Even if he wins the rest of the races including the sprint ones also, Verstappen can still win the championship by finishing in the 2nd position. But this can just be considered as an extreme example. Who knows, maybe Norris will have a great run while Verstappen is getting bad results.

Yeah I don't care about the constructor's championship much this year...  I'd just like to see some driver not named Max Verstappen win the driver's championship or at least give Verstappen a run for his money.  Lol.  It's been a while since we've had a really close and exciting season.

Anyway, the books still have Verstappen as the favorite to win the driver's championship at 1.57 with Norris somewhat close behind at 2.35.  I think this thing flips in just a couple of races if Norris wins a couple with Verstappen finishing outside the podium spots.  The question is if it's possible.

I feel like there isn't really anything to worry about for the breaks, because if they need it to give us better entertainment then I am all for it. Plus it gives teams a chance to do upgrades, and that means things could change. Imagine if we come back and red bull has this insanely good upgrade and they are good enough hto battle McLaren again, things would change suddenly and we would have a lot of fun.

Or maybe Mclaren would be even more dominant, or maybe none of them will make big changes but some team unexpected like Williams suddenly do podiums and such. Not saying that will happen, just saying this break increases the possibility of something like that and I am happy about it.

This should not be all that bad, and we could consider this as a good thing. If nothing else, racing every week is hard on the body, and racing 20+ times a year isn't easy already, giving break just so their body would recover is great, remember these racers lose few kilos each race, so it's definitely not easy on the body neither.

The statement you said does not seem crazy at all and even looks more reasonable in my opinion. Because when a rookie is able to finish on the podium like in Mandalika and is able to be in the front row when racing in Japan, that is actually very extraordinary because he is competing with riders who have been world champions before in MotoGP and also with riders who are already full of experience in MotoGP so far. So your assumption about the future champion for Pedro Acosta is not excessive because he still has a lot of time to learn and increase his experience in MotoGP and for the Rookie of the Year champion I think he will get it this year.

When drawing up the calendar, existing contracts must be taken into account, based, among other things, on the best possible weather conditions in the country visited. For example, this is why Miami is in May, because later there would be a risk of entering hurricane season. And the reason for this almost one-month break is precisely the fixed dates and the movements between the 2023 and 2024 calendars and the short time for adjustments.

In this part of the year, there were the Japanese GP and the Qatar GP, and both were moved to 2024. Now, the Qatar GP has been moved to a triple final between Las Vegas and Abu Dhabi. But the ‘culprit’ was someone else, the Japanese GP, which was to take place right after Singapore, and was brought forward to the spring of 2024, placing it closer to China. So the reason there is a four-week break without races is that the move of the Japanese GP was agreed too late for the organisers of other GPs to also agree to move their stages.

Specifically, the problem was that at that time there was no room for movement, because the Singapore GP was already scheduled for the weekend of 20-22 September, because as the Marina Bay circuit is an urban circuit, the city is closed, which requires some planning. Formula 1's plan B was then to move the United States GP, but as a triple-header on the American continent with Mexico and Brazil (with no break in between) was planned, it was not possible to move forward.

Acosta is still young and inexperienced in the MotoGP circus, probably a champion of the future. But he is only in his rookie season and is gaining a lot of experience. For me a champion of the future, you can think I'm crazy, but Acosta will be world champion before Marquez in the future.

Another win for Bagnaina this morning in Japan.
He has won again in front of Jorge Marting.
This is his 8th win for this season. Good result for Mac Marquesz too in the podium.

The leaderboard now is even shorter with -10 from Martin.

5/5 ducati on the first 5 positions.

I'm getting even more bored each day while waiting on the next GP in Formula 1.    I just don't get it. Why would you want to give another break which is at the length of a summer break?

It is said they claim to be thinking of the environment in terms of carbon footprint and so on. Just come on! Do you really believe you can contribute to it that much by such a move? It is just a show, nothing more.

I hope we don't see this nonsense in 2025 season. Even drivers and teams must be questioning why they are doing this. I mean they of course get an opportunity to take a vacation in the meantime but this just decreases the time gap between the end of this season and the beginning of next one.

A young rider who still needs more learning with the bike and the characteristics of the machine he uses should be considered normal when he crashes more than other riders this season. But if you are looking to find out who the riders who crashed the most in 2024 or this season, you might be a little surprised because Marquez still leads the standings for the most crashes this season followed by Pedro Acosta in second place in terms of the most crashes this season. And next season Pedro Acosta will be on the KTM factory team so he is expected to make a little difference with his achievements in a full season. Here is a presentation of the data of riders who crashed this year;

• https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/marquez-leads-the-list-of-riders-with-most-crashes-in-motogp-this-year/10643885/
• https://oto.detik.com/otosport/d-7486109/daftar-pebalap-dan-tim-paling-sering-jatuh-di-motogp-2024

Another crash by Acosta unfortunately and it makes Pecco almost untouchable since Acosta crashed   What is wrong with him?
Martin and Marc did their best today because both started the race from 11th and 9th but they could finish on 2nd and 3rd.
Martin tried really hard to cut the gap to Pecco and he almost did it in the last few laps but Pecco was fighting back which make Martin think realistic that it wont be possible to catch Pecco with just few laps remaining.
Perhaps the race will be much more interesting if the rain really come
4 Races remaining, the competition to be champion will be between Pecco and Martin only because I think there is no longer opportunity for Enea and Marc.

Congratulations to Pecco Bagnaia who has won the full race at the Motegi circuit in Japan today and that has completed a very satisfying weekend for Bagnaia because he was able to win in the Sprint yesterday and also won in the full race today. And a rather unfortunate fate also happened to Pedro Acosta because he fell at the last corner while in second place after starting the race for several laps, although he had time to rejoin, but also to no avail. While Marquez also managed to get third place because Bastianini was no longer able to catch up when the sun began to shine on the circuit when the race still had several laps left.

A very strong race from Bagnaia so far, generally a very good weekend for him if he doesn't crash in the final laps. But Martin is the biggest surprise in today's race, to go from 11th to 2nd is not easy, very strong.

I think Bottas in the end will find a seat.
I mean he is an experienced driver and teams always want a driver like them, polite experienced.

I don't think that teams wants 2 young drivers, who better than an "old driver" for give the information they need to the engineers to be able to build a better car?
Is better to take even a slower (no too much slower) driver but that he helps in the development.

Yeah, if Williams can maintain their current performance it will not be impossible for them to overtake HAAS or RB in terms of points, especially since quite a lot of people are paying special attention to Colapinto who can get more points than what Logan achieved in several races, he can be a good capital for Williams to be able to score more points in the next race. Now we just need to wait and see how Liam performs, if he has a good performance, maybe Williams will have a little difficulty in overtaking their points.

Yeah, currently the only undecided seats are there. I don't know who would be eager to race for Kick Sauber.    Maybe they would bring another young driver from F2.

For Racing Bulls, isn't it already decided that it is going to be Liam Lawson?    Or was it just for the remaining part of the season?


My pleasure. I hope McLaren keeps up the good work by the next race also. I don't want them to gift the constructor championship to Red Bull.    In fact, I'm okay with McLaren and Ferrari both about winning the title.

Crashes seems to be a common thing for Acosta, I cant really remember how many times he crashed this season but I think he crashes more than the other riders.
More unfortunately, most of his crashes were self accident which means there is something wrong with himself or with his bike.
He is a great young potential rider and as a rookie, he should take this season as a learning season where he can get more experiences to improve his skills for the upcoming season.
The best moment in today's Sprint Race is exactly the duel between Enea vs Marquez but unfortunately it was happened in few corners only in the 11th lap.
It would be much more interesting if there were more laps to go hopefully tomorrow will be much interesting race to watch.