I thought it was a good season. Verstappen was the best driver in the best car. As always optimism for 2024 given McLaren, Ferrari, Mercedes and Aston, could make the step up to challenge rbr. Itâs almost inevitable that with limited rule changes the field will close up even more. Roll on February 2024 first test!
I canât remember exactly which race it was, but Iâm pretty sure they still brought an upgrade after the break. Although perhaps things that would also apply or at least give them information for the 2024 car?
Yeah, wasnât it Mexico? I think it was obviously using the advantage to try things out for 2024. They had such a a lead already and the championship in the bag I cannot imagine that they would have just spent the cash for nothing.
What I cannot remember is Max ever getting a grid penalty for new parts. Which means they did all that using only the allotted parts. Which is another incredible thing.
Interesting article about the underrated Alex Albon. Sure he struggled initially against Max, but he was thrown up against him halfway through his first season.
Logan Sargeant has been confirmed for next year by Williams.
Whilst his season has not been great, he was brought into the team earlier than initially planned so I think it is the right decision. He now has a chance to show what he is capable of and if he can get much closer to Alex Albonâs level then he is likely to stay longer. The team have said part of the reason is that they see nurturing talent as important and Logan has progressed through their academy so is being given more time to prove himself.
Article about the Woolfs in The Times today. Starts with the time Susie was about to be the first woman to drive an F1 car in practice in 2 or 3 decades or so. Toto wanders over to the Williams pit to offer some words of encouragement, âDonât be sh*tâŚâ he says!
