All set for the F1 season with double the value

Three months after the 2023 Abu Dhabi GP race, the Formula 1 the curtain rises again. The protagonists are exactly the same, there are no debutants for the first time in history. But it is over because the battle on the track during the 2024 season will have a huge weight in the offices. And it was that 13 drivers of the 20 who make up the grid have terminated their contracts with their respective teams. It’s a war against time to find a place in a most brutal sport.

But while most fight for a contract, Max Verstappen keep breathing relaxed. The Dutchman had the most powerful campaign seen in 2023 with red bull and it was seen in the preseason tests held last week Sakhir who was far from seeing the end of his reign. Aboard his RB20, the new masterpiece of Adrian Newey, the three-time champion is the reference in both lap and race speed. No one would not place the 26-year-old as the top favorite to grab the throne.

The Dutchman says the RB20 is better than the RB19, the car with which he won 19 of the 22 races that make up the 2023 calendar: “The car does everything I ask of it without any problems.” At 26 years old, he is looking for his fourth consecutive title to match Vettel and Prost.

by your side, Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez He will try to calm the waters by trying to be closer to Max than in 2023, where he was completely defeated and where he managed only two wins. It didn’t take long for the critics to come out

Ferrari leads the alternative

The tests in Bahrain also served to see that Ferrari, after the bombshell of signing Hamilton for 2025, the priori solved the wear problems that had ruined his options last year. The second day of the preseason Carlos Sainzwhich must surely find a team, was the fastest and the last day ended in the hands of Charles Leclerc. Both were also pleased with the speed of the SF-24.

However, the Madrid native started the season without making it official where he will race in 2025. Carlos said in December that he wanted to commit to his future sooner, but his farewell from Ferrari leaves him of several options in the table: “I speak to all teams”

Mercedes, McLaren and sometimes Aston Martin They are also upstairs. Those from Woking look set to finally start the season on the right foot after years of starts and the duo is formed by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri raises many expectations. Mercedes isn’t far behind, either George Russell and Hamilton. Although those from Brackley should tie as they replace the seven-time champions for next year.

The mystery of Alonso

Fernando He took it upon himself in the preseason to lower expectations: “It won’t be so easy to surprise.” But after experiencing its resurgence with eight podiums thanks to Aston Martin, few don’t trust that he won’t have options again. Formula 1 simulations leave those from Silverstone as the fifth car but with Alonso you never know. The long-awaited 33rd victory is not dismissed no matter how difficult it is. And all this without knowing if we will face his last season in F1.