this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2024
6 points (100.0% liked)

Formula 1

10348 readers
10 users here now

Welcome to Formula1 @ lemmy.world Lemmy's largest community for Formula 1 and related racing series


๐Ÿ“† F1 Calendar
๐Ÿ FIA Documents
๐Ÿ“Š F1 Pace


2025 Calendar

Location Date
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands 29-31 Aug
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy 05-07 Sep
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Azerbaijan 19-21 Sep
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore 03-05 Oct
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 17-19 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico 24-26 Oct
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil 07-09 Nov
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States 20-22 Nov
๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Qatar 28-30 Nov
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช Abu Dhabi 05-07 Dec

Rules


  1. Be respectful to everyone: drivers, lemmings etc
  2. No gambling, crypto or NFTs
  3. Spoilers are allowed
  4. Non English articles should include a translation in the comments by deepl.com or similar
  5. Paywalled articles should include at least a brief summary in the comments, the wording of the article should not be altered
  6. Social media posts should be posted as screenshots with a link for those who want to view it
  7. Memes are allowed on Monday only as we all do like a laugh or 2, but donโ€™t want to become formuladank.
  8. No duplicate posts, or posts of different news companies that say the same thing.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 2 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[โ€“] lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Lowdon has been advising GM and Andretti over the past two years and has previously served as Manor's CEO when it was in F1 (under the Virgin and Marussia names)

He is also Zhou's manager ๐Ÿ‘€

He is also Zhou's manager ๐Ÿ‘€

They'd want him as a reserve or sim driver maybe. I think there will be a big push for someone from Indy to come to the grid. Whether it's Herta or someone else who knows. The second seat I think they'll try to fill with someone from F1 as high up the talent pool as they can attract. To be blunt but not disrespectful, there are drivers with higher stock than Zhou that will be available around that time.

Everyone seems to agree this year's Sauber isn't a competitive car so being towards the back is to be expected. His performance relative to Valtteri hasn't been particularly noteworthy though, which doesn't give him a lot of upside besides maybe experience. It'll be a tough battle for him to get back to the grid IMO.

More seats means more options though. Movement around the grid may open up a seat at a team looking for a driver that can be competitive without binning the car constantly. There's a lot of young talent on the rise but not every team can afford to let someone throw the car around while they learn. Zhou fits that bill nicely. People thought Kmag was done and he made a great comeback run, same for Hulk. Maybe Zhou will be the same.