Verstappen takes first win of 2024 with iRacing Daytona 24 class victory

26 comments on “Verstappen takes first win of 2024 with iRacing Daytona 24 class victory”

1. 

   Paul2013
   22nd January 2024, 0:27

   Do you call yourself “race Fans”?
   And you did not even mention Dakar rally?
   1. 

      Ben
      22nd January 2024, 0:43

      Sainz’s win was included 2 days ago. And again yesterday in social media.
      You know, when it actually happened…
      1. 

         Tristan
         22nd January 2024, 1:13

         Racefans really is F1 fans. If you’re here expecting anything else, probably in the wrong place.
         1. 

            Ben Rowe (@thegianthogweed)
            22nd January 2024, 8:23

            I still think racefans is a poor name for this site. Based on what you have said, it makes perfect sense to keep using the original name, which was F1 Fanatic.
            1. 

               MichaelN
               22nd January 2024, 11:32

               That seems a bit unfair, I don’t doubt that avid followers of other series might find coverage lacking, but the different writers do a good job keeping people mainly interested in F1 up to date on the most important stories in other major (circuit) racing series in the world. For sportscars and rally there are alternatives that focus more on that, but the WEC in particular has also gotten quite a lot of attention in 2023.

               I for one find it a much better balance than some of the ‘we cover it all’ sites that end up swamping readers in endless and largely irrelevant stories from every imaginable series.
            2. 

               Alan Dove
               22nd January 2024, 12:10

               Firstly, I wouldn’t want to be called anything with the F1 brand in the title, even more so when there’s a company called Fanatics that supplies F1 merchandise. Being called Racefans removes a lot of headaches.

               Also, if we take this to some extremities. Almost all major media platforms ignore karting despite it being the most popular motorsport in terms of participation and has a FIA World Championship since 1964, making it one of the oldest, and certainly older than the Dakar.

               So should Racefans also cover that? Where should it draw the line. remember coverage has to be paid for. You can’t cover everything.

               F1 Fanatic changed because the owners of the site had a broader interest in motorsport. F1 will always catch the most attention because, well, it’s F1. But being called Racefans allows for the owners of the site to branch off to different subjects without being imprisoned by the F1Fanatics brand. They said this at the time of the change

               “‘F1 Fanatic’ has begun to feel like a restrictive title in another way. My motorsport interests have always been broader than just F1. But at times I’ve felt that because of its name, the coverage of non-F1 series on this site has been almost apologetic in tone.

               That doesn’t reflect my own interests and, I’ve increasingly discovered, many of yours. The new name has partly been chosen to reflect a broadening of the site’s scope beyond F1 which began a while ago.”
   2. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      22nd January 2024, 9:18

      And you did not even mention Dakar rally?

      I think you’re looking for RallyFans.
      1. 

         notagrumpyfan
         22nd January 2024, 9:54

         Rather than Formula1Fans or OpenWheenRacingFans or GPFans? ;)
   3. 

      Asd
      22nd January 2024, 11:50

      I’m the first guy to always complain how F1 centric this site is despite removing it’s proper name F1Fanatic.
      But in this case, Dakar Rallye is not racing, so it’s as simple as that.
2. 

   Tristan
   22nd January 2024, 1:09

   I’m still surprised we don’t see more drivers taking online competitive sim’s more seriously. Events like this have to be keeping Max sharp and continually growing his skills, with absolutely zero risk unlike racing in another series or taking up cycling or whatever. When I tuned the two team entries were drafting so close they were bumping on the oval, lapping a second quicker than the nearest car, fascinating stuff.

   Re Norris: Let’s hear Red Bull’s stance. Would they consider him to replace Perez? Max has said he’d be keen, but would Red Bull make it happen for entertainment’s sake? I can’t see a move to Mercedes making much sense for him…
   1. 

      Armchair Expert (@armchairexpert)
      22nd January 2024, 5:50

      They are all scared of being exposed. It’s fine and dandy to have a dig at Max and Red Bull, that “it’s Newey, not the driver” who makes the difference, because you can’t objectively prove or deny it. But with Max setting records and winning in online racing, where it’s all about his incredible talent and skills, they would have been found out, so it’s better to take pictures for their Instagram or something.
   2. 

      Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
      22nd January 2024, 6:42

      It really is that intense. I also saw them bump drafting each other lap after lap. As a simracer myself.its mind-blowing seeing them being so fast, so consistent, using all sort of tactics to stay ahead. Canapino’s team won the race by less then 10 seconds, after 24 hours non stop. That’s just ridiculous, the level of competition.

      But some feel it works for them and some dont. Lando isn’t racing as much as he did before becoming an F1 driver. And I guess it’s not for everyone, I can’t see Bottas spending half a weekend racing online in a Speedo, and he seems to love doing that on a bike or trekking…
   3. 

      anon
      22nd January 2024, 8:12

      Tristan, Marko has previously said that Red Bull’s policy is to avoid having two drivers who are too close in performance, as that could lead to conflict within the team.
      1. 

         notagrumpyfan
         22nd January 2024, 8:38

         Anon, Horner has recently said that Red Bull Racing wants “the best two drivers they can possibly field” and keeping an eye on (amongst others) Norris.
         And both Horner and Norris confirmed they spoke each other before the latter signed his extension with McLaren.
      2. 

         osnola
         22nd January 2024, 18:29

         As always you tend to place remarks outside their context..
         Two alphas in one team results in disaster..
   4. 

      Ferdinand
      22nd January 2024, 13:28

      It’s especially interested to see whether this will create the circumstances for Max to keep skill wise sharp when it comes to wheel to wheel racing. As we’ve seen from dominating F1 drivers in the past, over time they get rusty in wheel to wheel since they do not practice that a lot when leading from the front for a long period/multiple seasons. Vettel and Lewis are examples of this. They rocketed to the top of the field, were handed dominant material and spent several season exclusively at the front of the field every race, but when they didn’t have stellar material and were thrown back in the field they turned out to be rather rusty at actual racing other cars. Makes sense that what you don’t practice you get rusty at.
      1. 

         F1 Fan
         22nd January 2024, 20:12

         Although to begin with, neither Hamilton nor Vettel were good wheel to wheel racers. Hamilton just has huge PR and a bucket full of excuses and an army that basically can see him do no wrong, of which the media is also a part.

         People tend to view a driver’s entire career using a few highlight reels. That isn’t it.

         Vettel was never good under pressure and Hamilton was never good at racing other cars around him. Both of them are the perfect examples of being very good at racing against air. Verstappen has still had to race quite a bit this year given that his car just doesn’t qualify on the front row easily in this non-engine dominant era and he also doesn’t have the skill issue that others like Vettel/Hamilton had.
         1. 

            Craig
            23rd January 2024, 12:29

            I take it you took that name ironically.
         2. 

            Ferdinand
            24th January 2024, 12:50

            I agree with you that especially Vettel, and to a lesser extent Hamilton, are what I would call ‘partly gifted drivers’ in the sense that they are especially good, maybe even the best of all time in being quick and fast around a track when/with no other cars around them. Their machine handling and manoeuvring around tracks is stellar. With Vettel this is more obvious just looking at his pole numbers and the nr of wins he took from them and how few he took when not starting at the front of the field.
   5. 

      Craig
      23rd January 2024, 12:27

      Outside of a bit of fun I don’t think it’s possible to take sim racing all that seriously. Even with the best setups in the world you can’t fully replicate driving an actual vehicle and when you introduce even minor latency or lag then it just gets messy (see the online Indy 500 from early in the pandemic where Pagenaud thought Norris took him out but on Norris’ screen he was no where near him)
3. 

   Jere (@jerejj)
   22nd January 2024, 5:43

   Dubai is clearly an overrated location, & as for the Red Bull Racing tweet, telling the location is possibly to any extent only in the bottom left image, which is probably from Baku based on the road markings.
4. 

   Armchair Expert (@armchairexpert)
   22nd January 2024, 5:58

   Why other F1 drivers didn’t participate in the iRacing Daytona 24 event? It’s a great chance to prove that they are better than Max in an enviroment where equipment doesn’t matter, so what’s going on?
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      Craig
      23rd January 2024, 12:30

      Probably have other things to do. If Vestappen chooses to do that then it’s up to him, no one’s obliged to do it (same with the likes of the Elf Masters Kart they used to do in Paris where F1 drivers occasionally turned up).
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   Crawliin-from-the-wreckage- Special Unhinged Edition (@davedai)
   22nd January 2024, 7:11

   Somewhat ironic that the article regarding the poor attendance at Rolo’s funeral may also have limited “attendance” as the link directs to Rossi/Indy.
6. 

   Picasso 1.9D FTW (@picasso-19d-ftw)
   22nd January 2024, 10:51

   When he was 3, Verstappen had 33 as his teammate. With 1 on his car, he has 11 alongside(ish). It’s a bit of a shame Team Redline didn’t use the obvious opportunity presented by him driving car 4.
7. 

   Chris Horton
   22nd January 2024, 13:22

   Man plays computer game and wins.

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