Formula 1 start of the 2024 season: Everything as usual

Over the course of the 2023 season, alongside Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes, Aston Martin and McLaren have also established themselves as competitive teams that want to have a say in the fight for points and the world championship. However, Red Bull was always the undisputed champion. With 24 victories in 26 races, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was once again able to capture the world championship title early on. Now Red Bull is once again clearly setting itself apart from the other four chasing teams and winning the race in Bahrain at the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Given the clear victory, it is currently difficult to imagine which team could successfully fight against this. Even Ferrari, the second-best team, is out of striking distance. But last season already showed that the teams can improve massively during the season.

On the drivers' side, there is no air in the matter when it comes to Lewis Hamilton's change to Ferrari. The Briton's move to Ferrari is said to be completed in 2025. Mercedes is probably running out of steam now that the team has had to chase the “red bulls” for quite some time. It is still the technology and the vehicle that is decisive in the match and unfortunately less the driving skills of the pilot. Carlos Sainz seems to want to establish himself at Ferrari. Charles Leclerc sometimes just seems too nice for Formula 1. Sometimes you have to fight hard here. George Russell is also trying to overtake his teammate Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes team. How motivated is he on his farewell tour with Mercedes?

It could be a very monotonous Formula 1 season if Red Bull dominates the whole season again. This is only interesting for teams. From the viewer's point of view, there is a massive threat of boredom. Tighter points regulations could also create more tension. Let's now wait for the next race in a week in Saudi Arabia. Maybe something new will emerge there.