Summer Break, Team Analysis - Formula 1 2024

Let's start from the bottom of the pack. Well hello Audi, ready to Kick Sauber??

Courtesy Audi and F1

0 points, really? Yes. Sad to say, but the mess that existed thru 2023, carried over to 2024. Is help on the way? Seidl is out, Binotto is in and back to Formula 1. The key thing here is, did he lose his red cape from Ferrari?

Not that he is anything close to a superman, but, Audi must be looking at him as though he is. His time with Ferrari was tumultuous at best. Poor decision making, bad car set ups, confusing in race directions from the pit wall. His time at the red giant had it all.

So why on earth would Audi, who is fully vested in this venture by buying a 100% stake, want to start their run with him? I seriously haven't the foggiest idea. Experience? Sure he has plenty. Success? Not in recent memory. So what the heck could it be? Feel free to comment below, cause I got nothing.

Hulkenberg is in for next season. Sainz signed with Williams, Bearmen & Ocon went to Haas. Do they stick with Zhou or Bottas? I'd favor Bottas, but odds are they pick up someone else, unless either of those two can start picking up points!. Come on Bottas!

More importantly and most immediate, this team needs to pick up the broken pieces of a shattered F1 team. They got half a season to get things headed in the right direction, and Binotto better hit the ground running. Or its lights out once again on his F1 career, and not in a good way.