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Autoweek: "Key Technical Personnel Quit Alpine F1 Team After Disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix"

https://www.autoweek.com/racing/formula ... d568259d8a

Heads roll...

The Alpine F1 team is in a death spiral . They have made some really stupid personnel changes and the team is suffering from that . The latest two defections are just more nails in the coffin .

I have to laugh at anyone in F1/FIA that thinks Alpine is delivering " more value " than Andretti/Cadillac . Oh well it is what it is . For those still employed at Alpine I hope the future is better .

As the stomach churns....

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/sport/jo ... index.html

I am betting that Verstappen Sr was the source of the "leaked" messages

and now...

https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1b ... -race-lm22

too funny

Stormy_Monday wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:27 am As the stomach churns....

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/04/sport/jo ... index.html

I am betting that Verstappen Sr was the source of the "leaked" messages

and now...

https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/f1b ... -race-lm22

too funny

I feel like there are more things going on in F1 than we can imagine - a conspiratorial nirvana of shenanigans, controversies, nepotistic activities, manipulations, pay-offs, backscratching, backstabbing. What have I left out? I guess no broken legs or murders-for-hire. Yet.

As some of us have said over and over - High Drama, but I guess that's to be expected considering the lofty levels the series has attained. It's hard to fathom the effect of the massive money & prestige behind today's F1. (Then again as I look at the whole money picture, not hard to understand at all.)

Still, I won't deny the amazing race cars, technical advances, venues and armies of highly skilled people behind it all. It's at a level I could have never imagined.

Ben Sulayem also has been named to have tried to have the Las Vegas race stopped by asking it to be deemed unsafe . Apparently a whistle-blower has presented evidence supporting the claim . Strap in boys it's going to be an exciting ride !!!

996C438 wrote: Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:45 pm Ben Sulayem also has been named to have tried to have the Las Vegas race stopped by asking it to be deemed unsafe . Apparently a whistle-blower has presented evidence supporting the claim . Strap in boys it's going to be an exciting ride !!!

Interesting!

I think there are some (many?) from within the ranks of the powers that be want him gone from his FIA presidency.

Carlos Sainz is out for at least this weekend with appendicitis . Bearman will replace him . Great opportunity for the youngster .

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bear ... /10584721/

too funny

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mark ... /10584969/

Stormy_Monday wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:43 am too funny

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mark ... /10584969/

ATWT (ver F1)

So the woman that accused Horner has been suspended . Now Marko may face suspension . That tells me either the investigator found dirt on those two OR the folks backing Horner have the upper hand .