Just get you one of these. https://reverb.com/item/42142761-fender-freddie-tavares-aloha-stratocaster-w-ohsc-1994-chrome?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=42142761
Since there are no barge boards now, the teams have pushed the side pods way further forward than before (check the AT comparison photo above, where the inlet is now basically where the front of the halo is mounted, vs at or behind the driver’s head before) which I think helps a lot with the car proportions.
Last year, the “official” pole-sitter was the winner of the sprint race. They are changing that so that the official record of winning pole is from going fastest during qualifying, which is how it should be. Example: Lewis won pole at Silverstone, but Max won the sprint race, so Max got the actual stat in the record books for “winning pole”. That will be opposite now. Essentially this just further enforces the fact that the race is simply a two part race during sprint weekends. Overall these are positive changes (from before), but I’d still prefer 1) No sprint races, but if not that then 2) Totally decouple the sprint and it’s results from the actual race entirely.
Well, the RB18 wasn’t the RB18 in any sense, since it was literally the Dallara show car painted with a Red Bull livery. The Aston is their actual car.
In which way? The angle of attack? Compared to the last few years, that AoA would have been considered a relatively low DF wing, but with most of the DF now coming from the floor, that will probably change.
The rumor last year of Merc partnering with Aramco turned out to be false (or at least the end result did not happen, but they could have talked). However, AMF1 has now entered into a “strategic partnership” with them. https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/news/announcement/amf1-and-aramco-enter-a-long-term-strategic-partnership