The second half of the 2024 Formula 1 season is here. , such as Lando Norris’ first win, Charles Leclerc finally tasting victory at home, and a Mercedes back-to-back to close out the first half. Could the second half of the season have even more twists and turns? Here are the 11 burning questions that will be answered over the second half of the 2024 F1 campaign.
The last time an F1 team was points-less at the break? when Haas reached the halfway point of the year without either Nikita Mazepin or Mick Schumacher scoring a single point. Unfortunately for Haas, they ended the year in the same fashion, as neither driver was able to crack the top ten at all that season. That was 2021.
Now? Sauber is facing that same situation. However, while both Mazepin and Schumacher were rookies that year, Sauber has two experienced drivers in Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Gunayu. And still, not a single point to show for their efforts so far.
Their best result so far came back in the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix, when Zhou finished in P11. However, the early part of the campaign for Sauber was marked by problems in the pits, as they endured cross-threading of their wheel nuts, : While the team made the requisite upgrades to improve in the pits, as noted above, they still lack sufficient pace to consistently challenge for points. Silverstone was yet another example of the deficit they face.
“This race confirms that we lack pace, and we were unfortunately not able to reach any of the target.