[isotope729]

Originally Posted by Revvatron

Is this available officially or you had to install through third party apk file? If it's official can you please tell which TV.

Its a mixed bag, the official app is available only for select TV manufacturers. I had to side load the official app on my Panasonic Android TV. Its a minor inconvenience as it doesn't automatically update but the side loading method is very simple.


How to side load--

https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to...on-android-tv/

It's entirely worth it from cost, contents and quality perspective. You get 2 English commentary feeds (UK is Martin Brundle and Crofty) and official is Jolyon Palmer and Alex Jacques, with DC for some races and James Hinchcliffe for all American races.

[volkman10]

2024 reveals:

[Hatari]

Originally Posted by Thalla

Guenther Steiner has been replaced by Ayao Komatsu as its new Team Principal at Haas.

Helmut Marko mentions the reason for the exit being Steiner wanted an equity stake in the team. Haas would not even consider this.

Now it adds up, as it was quite a sudden move.

[RM Motorsports]

FIA announces the start times for 2024 Formula 1 races.

[volkman10]

McLaren unveils new livery for 2024 F1 season, use of more orange while the blue touches have gone.


- McLaren also incorporates chrome driver number decals, reminiscent of the mid-2000s to mid-2010s.

- McLaren decided to reveal both the livery and launch specifications simultaneously

- The MCL38's official launch is scheduled for February 14

[RM Motorsports]

The Spanish Grand Prix will move to Madrid from 2026 to 2035, around a part-street circuit at IFEMA Madrid.

The circuit itself is set to run past key features of the city including football team Real Madrid's training base and encompassing the IFEMA convention that hosted the F1 exhibition last year.

Capacity for the hybrid street circuit will be around 110,000 across grandstands.

[ds.raikkonen]

Originally Posted by RM Motorsports

The Spanish Grand Prix will move to Madrid from 2026 to 2035, around a part-street circuit at IFEMA Madrid..

The track looks dull, too many kinks-chicanes like 2008 Singapore layout (without the high speed sections). The only thing that looks interesting is the Istanbul-ish turn (without the 4 apexes), in fact the layout is quite similar to Istanbul Park (again without the exciting bits).

[volkman10]

Goodbye to AlphaTauri: Visa Cash App RB will be the new name of the Red Bull subsidiary.




In an unprecedented agreement, "Visa's first major global sports sponsorship in more than 15 years", the Faenza-based team will be renamed Visa Cash App RB, a contract that will benefit both structures and will be signed on the single-seaters of both teams.

Both Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda's new suit and the design of the AT04's successor will be unveiled at a special event in Las Vegas on February 8, while they will be seen in action in Bahrain on February 29.

Source F1

[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Goodbye to AlphaTauri: Visa Cash App RB will be the new name of the Red Bull subsidiary.


Source F1

That name sounds even more ridiculous than the one Alfa Romeo Sauber changed to!

Does the visa company actually think they will get more customers by destroying such a lovely brand name? This name sounds like a poster stuck on a grocery shopping line!

[ex-innova-guy]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Goodbye to AlphaTauri: Visa Cash App RB will be the new name of the Red Bull subsidiary.

I now wish Mastercard sponsors Ferrari since they always pull a Masterclass. ;-)

[Scarlet_Rider]

Originally Posted by Red Liner

Does the visa company actually think they will get more customers by destroying such a lovely brand name?

May be they were inspired by their old commercial and the F1 team expecting an upgrade as shown at the end of it.

https://youtu.be/x73x8sv4zE8?si=p86cjA7rIpAiDuyj

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by Red Liner

Does the visa company actually think they will get more customers by destroying such a lovely brand name?

Most decisions like these, especially for non-automobile companies would be sold on having the company brand name on the main logo

- HAAS F1 team (MoneyGram)
- Red Bull (Oracle)
And so on...

Here Visa (brand) and Cash App (platform) were deemed important enough to be put on the main logo and all marketing paraphernalia going forward. The business case internally in Visa would be made on the additional marketing / branding pull generated, not what brand name loss of the previous name would signify to. Not that Alpha Tauri was that big a name to reckon with (plus it's an Red Bull brand/firm).

[volkman10]

Red Bull B team confirmed:

[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by ninjatalli

Here Visa (brand) and Cash App (platform) were deemed important enough to be put on the main logo and all marketing paraphernalia going forward. The business case internally in Visa would be made on the additional marketing / branding pull generated, not what brand name loss of the previous name would signify to. Not that Alpha Tauri was that big a name to reckon with (plus it's an Red Bull brand/firm).

Daniel is gonna look like a credit card sales man lol!

[ninjatalli]

Originally Posted by Red Liner

Daniel is gonna look like a credit card sales man lol!

Possibly not very far from the truth going forward, unless he improves drastically in 2024. One of the side reasons he was brought back by Red Bull as the 3rd driver / test driver is also the involvement in marketing (& sales) events. He's a great talker for such events (unlike say Max). A lot of second rung drivers are kept on (and possibly have indirect targets) for sales/sponsorship purposes; in addition to their driving capabilities. It's quite publicly known that Checko's name brings a lot of money to Red Bull from LATAM markets as well as sponsorship deals from big names in those regions. Same goes for Yuki for Japan market & brands. Iirc Narain K was brought on primarily due to the sponsorship support he brought to the table.

P.s. Visa is a payments processing & card services firm, they don't issue credit cards