“Very substantial” Williams upgrade expected after British Grand Prix

21 comments on ““Very substantial” Williams upgrade expected after British Grand Prix”

1. 

   Canderous (@yoshif8tures)
   13th June 2024, 5:20

   $20,980 spent to see the Monaco GP? It’s obvious this person is completely out of touch with reality and has money to burn whilst the rest of us feel the pinch of inflation and find it hard to make ends meet.
   It must be a slow news day when puff pieces like this are making the round-up.
   1. 

      Jay
      13th June 2024, 5:58

      I mostly agree. Although after reading the article, this was in essence their honeymoon. She claimed they could see 2/3 of the track, including the podium. It was also in business insider, which has a lot of well off readers. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a stealth marketing campaign, which is all too common these days.

      Rich people flaunting their riches isn’t new but as you said, most normal people are feeling the pinch like never before. I’d never spend $21 thousand dollars on entertainment nor a honeymoon, even if I had the money to waste. I hope the atmosphere was worth it cos the podium celebrations were more entertaining than the race!
      1. 

         Jere (@jerejj)
         13th June 2024, 7:33

         Jay Neither would I spend such high amounts for such things even if I were extremely loaded.
         Too many more worthy things for money-spending in the world to bother spending a lot on literally anything.
   2. 

      Nick T.
      13th June 2024, 10:53

      The % of people with money to do this like it’s no big deal is bigger than ever while the middle class is smaller and poorer than ever. Extreme wealth disparity has always been present as well as usually been the biggest driver when widespread revolution breaks out across multiple states and/or empires collapsed. It’s funny that many think ideologies drive revolutions. No, people will only risk everything when they see no hope of lifting their families out of miserable conditions. But those with the power to do something never seem to learn from history.
      1. 

         Miane
         14th June 2024, 16:15

         Actually there’s no single fact in what you’re saying. If you consider a time frame of around 3-4 decades middle class is bigger and richer.
         1. 

            Nick T.
            15th June 2024, 1:05

            The middle class has becoming poorer since the 1980s, unless you’re talking about China and India.
            1. 

               Nick T.
               15th June 2024, 1:06

               has been*
2. 

   Red Andy (@red-andy)
   13th June 2024, 6:22

   The main thing I’m wondering about DRS in GB3 is where they’re going to put a DRS zone at Oulton Park. And Brands Hatch for that matter.
   1. 

      Jere (@jerejj)
      13th June 2024, 7:40

      Looking at the Oulton Park configuration, it could maybe have activation zone(s) on the following sections:
      S/F straight, Old Hall Corner (T1) to Cascades, Britten’s T8 to T10 Knickerbrook to Druids Corner, unless the latter doesn’t require brake application even for GB3 cars, & or Druids to Lodge Corner.
      More straightforward options for Brands Hatch, i.e., Surtees to Hawthorns Bend, as well as S/F straight & Stirling’s Bend to Clark Curve to a lesser extent.
      1. 

         Red Andy (@red-andy)
         13th June 2024, 7:53

         I don’t think the start/finish straight or the run down to Cascades are long enough for DRS to work properly – you also have Deer Leap at the start of the S/F straight, which could conceivably be destabilising if the rear wing is open. The final part of the lap (after Knickerbrook) is more plausible but the track is quite narrow and the corners taken quite quickly, which does not really fit with the usual DRS formula of a long straight followed by a heavy braking zone.

         I don’t know Brands Hatch as well, having never been there in person, but similar to Deer Leap I wonder if the elevation change between Surtees and Hawthorns might make DRS use difficult.
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            Jere (@jerejj)
            14th June 2024, 10:31

            Good points & my references about Brands Hatch come mainly from games such as Gran Turismo in which I’ve driven the circuit, so already some familiarity with the layout before even looking at it to refresh memory.
3. 

   Jere (@jerejj)
   13th June 2024, 7:31

   Disparity between same-team cars is normal & inevitable if a team mostly needs to rely on a single driver.

   Taking away polystyrene DRS boards, distance markers, or whatever, has happened a lot during post-race track invasions over the years on circuits all over the world, so nothing new, which makes Circuit Gilles Villeneuve security’s actions all the more unusual & weird.

   Lando still didn’t get past them easily, not to mention quickly per se, so DRS becoming available further into the race didn’t ruin battles, not to mention getting overtaken again still occurred in some battles.
   1. 

      Nick T.
      15th June 2024, 1:07

      Luckily, it seems like Stroll will be the only pay driver on the entire grid next season.
4. 

   SteveP
   13th June 2024, 7:36

   Kelly Piquet on social media.
   “Hate has no place in this world. We know what’s true within our family and we are very happy together.”

   Sad that people feel the need, and probably one of my biggest reasons for not going into such places.
   Kelly is, as far as I can see, “collateral damage” from the media ‘presence’ of a family member.

   Sigh. When will the world grow up?
   1. 

      Nick T.
      13th June 2024, 10:57

      Never, especially when it comes to SM, which is driving instability and radicalization via the ease of spreading misinformation that it has enabled. Worst thing to ever happen to democracy and the rules based order system ever.
5. 

   Trayambak Chakravarty (@major-dev)
   13th June 2024, 8:07

   Thank you for the birthday wish, this website has been a constant for me for more than 14 years now!
6. 

   tielemst
   13th June 2024, 11:18

   In other breaking news: Lance Stroll just addressed his future plans. It’s definitely in his mind keep playing a part in the AM project.
   I kid you not.
   1. 

      Nick T.
      15th June 2024, 1:10

      I mean it’s good that Lance seemingly avoids all media about himself, but maybe he should read just a bit more because it makes him look silly.
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   Roger Ayles (@roger-ayles)
   13th June 2024, 15:20

   With regards to GB3 implementing DRS I don’t think that DRS has any place in a spec chassis junior series.

   Firstly because the junior categories should be about drivers learning to race & figure out how to overtake without falling back of silly artificial gimmicks.

   Secondly with a spec chassis it should be easier to come up with a car that is able to race well without needing the silly artificial gimmick band-aids.

   It’s becoming more & more clear that many of these series no longer care about racing or teaching drivers to race and only care about quantity to pad the stat books because somewhere along the lines everyone became far too obsessed only with how many passes take place rather than what the actual quality of the racing.

   Sad times.
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      Nick T.
      15th June 2024, 1:08

      Especially at those levels when generally, the aero disturbance is far smaller and the skill gap between drivers is much greater. I get doing it in F2 just to acclimate them with the system though. But solely for that reason.
8. 

   Seann Sheriland
   14th June 2024, 21:29

   Albon seems to get the best out of the Williams.
   A potential winner, with his skills, with an underdog car.

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