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Post by Pistola on Jul 11, 2023 16:23:24 GMT -8
Yuki is Japanese...............his Daddy is Honda.
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Post by racerman967 on Jul 11, 2023 17:54:05 GMT -8
Yuki is Japanese...............his Daddy is Honda. Yeah I do not see Yuki going anywhere until 2026
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Post by jmjgt on Jul 11, 2023 20:17:59 GMT -8
Yuki is Japanese...............his Daddy is Honda. Yeah I do not see Yuki going anywhere until 2026 There was already talk of him bundled together with Aston's Honda deal.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jul 12, 2023 13:35:45 GMT -8
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Post by Red_Hercules on Jul 12, 2023 14:23:02 GMT -8
I can see Charles taking the bait, thinking that one equal footing, he'd be able to beat Max.
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Post by wilmywood8455 on Jul 12, 2023 14:36:46 GMT -8
I can see Charles taking the bait, thinking that one equal footing, he'd be able to beat Max. He'll be sorely disappointed, IMO. He did beat an aging Vettel in equal cars, but he'll fare poorly vs Max at the height of his powers.
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Post by pushtopass on Jul 13, 2023 3:35:14 GMT -8
Yep. The only surprise here is that it took them this long to make the move. De Vries has been terrible all season. This just in: FE is in no way a feeder series for F1. My 19 yo predicted this before the season started just based on that alone. I believe he won an F2 title as well, right?
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Post by olderguysrule on Jul 13, 2023 3:43:28 GMT -8
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Post by olderguysrule on Jul 13, 2023 4:17:45 GMT -8
^^ Redbull would be wise to put Seb on a retainer if they haven't already done so. Not to race. But he's prolly the one guy who could replace Horner if needed. Likeable. Very very smart. And totally ruthless when needed.
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Post by Pistola on Jul 13, 2023 9:05:42 GMT -8
^^ Redbull would be wise to put Seb on a retainer if they haven't already done so. Not to race. But he's prolly the one guy who could replace Horner if needed. Likeable. Very very smart. And totally ruthless when needed. Why not @ Ferrari as a Lauda clone? PS: Horner's an English dickhead so the only replacement is another English dickhead.
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Post by Pistola on Jul 13, 2023 9:51:42 GMT -8
www.planetf1.com/news/f1-silly-season-lando-norris-pre-contract/Formula 1 could see a host of big-name driver moves in the coming years with Ferrari losing both of their current drivers but signing Lando Norris as a replacement. That’s according to the latest round of silly season rumours reported by F1 journalist Joe Saward. Although most of Formula 1’s driver market rumours this week relate to Daniel Ricciardo potentially nabbing Sergio Perez’s race seat with the Mexican driver either relegated to AlphaTauri or booted out of F1 altogether, they aren’t the only ones making headlines. F1 silly seasons rumours in full swing Earlier this week Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko talked up Alex Albon, after the former Red Bull driver finished a brilliant P8 at the British Grand Prix, before going onto praise Norris. Speaking to Kleine Zeitung, the 80-year-old said: “He has a contract with McLaren until 2025, but he is by far the strongest of the young drivers. His youthful nature would also suit him best to Red Bull.” Red Bull, though, may have already lost Norris to Ferrari. According to Saward, there’s a rumour in the paddock that Norris has already signed a pre-agreement with the Scuderia although that won’t be before 2026 given that McLaren insist Norris will see out the full duration of his contract. In the meantime Ferrari are said to be losing Carlos Sainz to Audi, the Spaniard to join the team a year before Audi officially arrive, while Mercedes have an eye on Charles Leclerc as Lewis Hamilton’s long-term replacement. “Norris and Albon were the subjects of wildly diverse rumours about the future over the weekend, with both being mentioned in connection with Ferrari and with Red Bull,” Saward wrote in his latest blog. “Whether such moves make sense for either man in open to question but there are some who believe that Lando may already have some kind of pre-contract with Ferrari. “I cannot see that as being a logical career path, given where Ferrari currently is, but then going to Red Bull and trying to beat Max Verstappen is also a career path from hell. “The rumour mill now thinks Carlos Sainz will go off to Audi in 2025 while others think Charles Leclerc will go mad if he stays where he is at Ferrari and that Mercedes would love to have him. “I am not saying any of this is true, I am merely pointing out the chitchat.”
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Post by pushtopass on Jul 13, 2023 11:04:55 GMT -8
If I were advising Perez, I would suggest he relax and enjoy his time in F1 and a RB. Compete each race hard, but have fun and don't worry about the future. Be grateful that you have been in F1 and are in a great race car and just take it in.
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Post by DanicaFan on Jul 13, 2023 12:10:34 GMT -8
If I were advising Perez, I would suggest he relax and enjoy his time in F1 and a RB. Compete each race hard, but have fun and don't worry about the future. Be grateful that you have been in F1 and are in a great race car and just take it in. I'm sure he has made enough money to retire.
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Post by pushtopass on Jul 13, 2023 12:54:16 GMT -8
If I were advising Perez, I would suggest he relax and enjoy his time in F1 and a RB. Compete each race hard, but have fun and don't worry about the future. Be grateful that you have been in F1 and are in a great race car and just take it in. I'm sure he has made enough money to retire. Yep; he needs to recognize his successes and his financial status and just race for fun, race by race. It'll probably help him as he seems too wound up right now.
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Post by mmi16 on Jul 13, 2023 13:47:29 GMT -8
Irrespective of the money - if you aren't racing for the fun of it; you are only fooling yourself.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Jul 13, 2023 14:45:39 GMT -8
Yep. The only surprise here is that it took them this long to make the move. De Vries has been terrible all season. This just in: FE is in no way a feeder series for F1. My 19 yo predicted this before the season started just based on that alone. I believe he won an F2 title as well, right? Yeah, like a hundred years ago in F1 time. If you look at his body of work, it's pretty unconvincing. He's done 2 middling WEC seasons in 2018 & 2019, and has only been asked back to do a couple of races since then. He won F2 in 2019 and FE in 2021. Then got absolutely smoked in FE by his Merc teammate SVD (who was also lost in an F1 seat). SVD won the championship with De Vries in P9 - in the championship winning car. There's a reason apparently nobody in F1 really wants the guy in their car.
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Post by pushtopass on Jul 14, 2023 6:13:45 GMT -8
I believe he won an F2 title as well, right? Yeah, like a hundred years ago in F1 time. If you look at his body of work, it's pretty unconvincing. He's done 2 middling WEC seasons in 2018 & 2019, and has only been asked back to do a couple of races since then. He won F2 in 2019 and FE in 2021. Then got absolutely smoked in FE by his Merc teammate SVD (who was also lost in an F1 seat). SVD won the championship with De Vries in P9 - in the championship winning car. There's a reason apparently nobody in F1 really wants the guy in their car. Sure; I am just pointing out that he did win F2, and that is a reasonable and common path to F1.
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Post by hairyscotsman on Jul 14, 2023 13:49:56 GMT -8
Yeah, like a hundred years ago in F1 time. If you look at his body of work, it's pretty unconvincing. He's done 2 middling WEC seasons in 2018 & 2019, and has only been asked back to do a couple of races since then. He won F2 in 2019 and FE in 2021. Then got absolutely smoked in FE by his Merc teammate SVD (who was also lost in an F1 seat). SVD won the championship with De Vries in P9 - in the championship winning car. There's a reason apparently nobody in F1 really wants the guy in their car. Sure; I am just pointing out that he did win F2, and that is a reasonable and common path to F1. I didn't say F2 isn't a common path to F1. I was only talking about FE. F2 is, of course, a common path when a driver has won it recently (i.e. not 4 years ago). I didn't mention F2 at all, precisely because his F2 championship 4 years ago is utterly irrelevant today in F1 terms. Winning F2 and then getting into F1 4 years later based on that is absolutely not at all a common path to F1.
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Post by mmi16 on Jul 14, 2023 16:05:27 GMT -8
Sure; I am just pointing out that he did win F2, and that is a reasonable and common path to F1. I didn't say F2 isn't a common path to F1. I was only talking about FE. F2 is, of course, a common path when a driver has won it recently (i.e. not 4 years ago). I didn't mention F2 at all, precisely because his F2 championship 4 years ago is utterly irrelevant today in F1 terms. Winning F2 and then getting into F1 4 years later based on that is absolutely not at all a common path to F1. In today's world of F1 where teams don't want to let drivers go unless the team has determined that they SUCK BIG TIME and don't bring in enough money to outweigh their suckage - there are not that many openings for junior formula champions to get seats and stake their claim of belonging.
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Post by pushtopass on Jul 17, 2023 7:08:52 GMT -8
Sure; I am just pointing out that he did win F2, and that is a reasonable and common path to F1. I didn't say F2 isn't a common path to F1. I was only talking about FE. F2 is, of course, a common path when a driver has won it recently (i.e. not 4 years ago). I didn't mention F2 at all, precisely because his F2 championship 4 years ago is utterly irrelevant today in F1 terms. Winning F2 and then getting into F1 4 years later based on that is absolutely not at all a common path to F1. Not to improperly link two threads, but perhaps if FE is not the path to F1, then Andretti should sell their team and buy an F2 team. Get more "in the family".
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