The Official F1 2023 silly season *contains speculation*
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ajprice said:
Perez has signed with Red Bull to 2024 https://twitter.com/SChecoPerez/status/15316139688...
The game was given away on Sunday in his remarks to Horner on the way to the podium. He said he had signed too soon!wibble cb said:
He didn’t do himself any favours trashing a 2nd Haas, I don’t think it’s working out is it.
Yeah, that one’s going to be expensive. He’ll be off to sports cars, maybe as a factory Ferrari driver for their Le Mans entry, unless he can make himself a regular entry on the scoreboard fo the rest of this year. There’s a great photo of the crashed car on the Monaco thread, it’s split incredibly cleanly at the engine/gearbox interface, which is exactly as designed under the new safety regs following Grosjean’s Bahrain crash.
StevieBee said:
Latifi will remain at Williams for as long as the money flows or is needed.
This is an incredibly short term outlook, plus surely he costs as much in damaged parts as he brings to the team? The car is capable of points as Albon has demonstrated, if they had two drivers scoring points they might not come last in the constructors championship which would mean millions more in prize money.Hundreds of people building a car so that some donkey can either get in the way or just smash it up.
Joey Deacon said:
This is an incredibly short term outlook, plus surely he costs as much in damaged parts as he brings to the team? The car is capable of points as Albon has demonstrated, if they had two drivers scoring points they might not come last in the constructors championship which would mean millions more in prize money.
Hundreds of people building a car so that some donkey can either get in the way or just smash it up.
I rate Albon but his ignoring of blue flags for a whole lap was atrocious in Monaco and cost Charles a podium. Time to ditch the silly carrot top as it's not bringing him luck and red dye dripping down seemingly obscured his ability to see his mirrors.Hundreds of people building a car so that some donkey can either get in the way or just smash it up.
Edited by cgt2 on Tuesday 31st May 22:14
The only feasible place Gasly would go is to McLaren surely. I'm not so sure Aston would be willing to take on Ricciardo if as everyone assumes Vettel retires. A young, fast and cheap rookie would be a better fit. Stroll could pretend to be No.1 and as they are not making much money right now it would make sense. If Ricciardo goes it will be most likely to the US.
I think if Aston Martin are serious about F1 and their stated goal of winning by 2025 then they need a proven race winner in at least one of the cars. Lance plus a cheap rookie won't cut it, and would show their F1 entry to be a sham and a complete waste of everyone's time, effort and money. They also need a reasonably big name driver to keep the sponsors interested.
If Ricciardo loses his McLaren seat then he won't be short of offers to stay in F1, but he'll have to take a pay cut and swallow his pride a little. Aston Martin or Williams would most probably take him if they can afford him.
Gasly to McLaren is feasible. I don't know who else would fit in there right now. I can't see them dropping a rookie from Indycar straight in at the deep end, especially after what happened last time.
If Ricciardo loses his McLaren seat then he won't be short of offers to stay in F1, but he'll have to take a pay cut and swallow his pride a little. Aston Martin or Williams would most probably take him if they can afford him.
Gasly to McLaren is feasible. I don't know who else would fit in there right now. I can't see them dropping a rookie from Indycar straight in at the deep end, especially after what happened last time.
At the moment only one McLaren is bringing in points, Ricciardo has scored only once this season. Whether Gasly or not they need another driver who can score consistently. I think Norris and Gasly could be a fantastic pairing similar to the way Lando and Sainz were.
From Aston's POV I'm sure marketing value will be just as important as ability to score. If Ricciardo can't bring it into the top ten in a McLaren his chances of doing that in an Aston have to be even less likely so then it's all about his PR value.
From Aston's POV I'm sure marketing value will be just as important as ability to score. If Ricciardo can't bring it into the top ten in a McLaren his chances of doing that in an Aston have to be even less likely so then it's all about his PR value.
Norris is doing great, especially considering he was feeling s
t from tonsillitis in Spain and Monaco.
Gasly to McLaren would be good now that Red Bull are set for a few years (and making the RB academy more pointless). Ricciardo to America or to replace Vettel if he retires.
I hope Schumacher stays around, I want him to come good and score points this year, I'm not sure who they would get in his place, maybe an American driver or a Ferrari junior? Magnussen is going ok there.
t from tonsillitis in Spain and Monaco. Gasly to McLaren would be good now that Red Bull are set for a few years (and making the RB academy more pointless). Ricciardo to America or to replace Vettel if he retires.
I hope Schumacher stays around, I want him to come good and score points this year, I'm not sure who they would get in his place, maybe an American driver or a Ferrari junior? Magnussen is going ok there.
cgt2 said:
At the moment only one McLaren is bringing in points, Ricciardo has scored only once this season. Whether Gasly or not they need another driver who can score consistently. I think Norris and Gasly could be a fantastic pairing similar to the way Lando and Sainz were.
Ricciardo has scored more than once, he has 11 points.
Sainz and LeClerc should leave F1 to become movie stars:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Madiethebadieee/status/...
https://mobile.twitter.com/Madiethebadieee/status/...
glazbagun said:
Sainz and LeClerc should leave F1 to become movie stars:
https://mobile.twitter.com/Madiethebadieee/status/...
They already havehttps://mobile.twitter.com/Madiethebadieee/status/...
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