IT’S EASY to pinpoint what everyone wants from the 2024 Formula One season, after last year was so dominated by a certain Dutch driver. There is one big change on the grid that should shake things up: the Stake F1 Team. Stake F1 Team is the new identity for a racing outfit which, since 2019, we’ve known as Alfa Romeo. Stake F1 Team has grounds for optimism in 2024 – in its last season as Alfa Romeo, the team finished ninth in the constructors’ championship, but it will be looking to bag a much larger haul of points this year. It’s an exciting year for Stake F1 Team driver Zhou Guanyu, too. Once again, Zhou will have to race one of the most experienced team-mates on the grid, in Valtteri Bottas. Stake F1 Team will have the first chance to assess its 2024 car under race conditions at the Sakhir Circuit in Bahrain from February 21-23, at pre-season testing.This is the moment when the anticipation of a new Formula One season begins to build among fans.

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