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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,602
    billysboots said:
    Strolls aim is to make his boy world champion - don’t think Lance is going anywhere 
    Good luck with that 
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    billysboots said:
    Strolls aim is to make his boy world champion - don’t think Lance is going anywhere 
    Well unless he plans on buying all the other teams and sending them all out on mobility scooters, that shit ain’t happening !
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    billysboots said:
    Strolls aim is to make his boy world champion - don’t think Lance is going anywhere 
    Unless he's going to legally adopt Max, that's never going to happen.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Lawrence has got the perfect exit for Lance now with the WEC programme coming in next year , it's just if he's got the courage to realise it's never going to work out for Lance in F1 and if Aston want to be genuine frontrunners they're going to need a stronger driver pairing. Ironically Carlos would have been perfect. 
  • Kidaroos_Addick
    Kidaroos_Addick Posts: 8
    A friend of mine works for Aston Martin and he says Lawrence Stroll is the biggest as*hole you could ever meet, a truly horrible guy apparently.
  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Posts: 6,435
    I can understand the desire to see your child do well but this is Lance's 8th season in F1 now and his cumulative points total in that period is only 15 more than Max has got so far this season. Lance is mid-table and is never going to be more than that. If you want your team to do better, you need a better driver. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Kidaroos_Addick said:
    A friend of mine works for Aston Martin and he says Lawrence Stroll is the biggest as*hole you could ever meet, a truly horrible guy apparently.

    Doesn't surprise me , he always gives off really weird vibes when he's interviewed. That whole episode with the " Pink Mercedes" where he threw his toys out the pram just came across like some budget bond villain. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,175
    What happens when Stroll snr realises jnr will never win the champ? You'd have to worry he'd pull funding
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    fenaddick said:
    What happens when Stroll snr realises jnr will never win the champ? You'd have to worry he'd pull funding

    Would sell the team to Aramco/PIF I would guess. 
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Jack Doohan confirmed at Alpine for 2025 
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  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    Little bit surprised by that... Good for him though
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Little bit surprised by that... Good for him though

    Just really leaves Sauber/Audi now. Alonso is giving it in the press he's trying to secure that seat for Gabi Bortoleto. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    Yeah we know its a matter of time until Mercedes announce Antonelli, no one else is even being mentioned for that seat now.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Sargeant has pretty much written off that Williams. 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    Toto on the phone to Vowles already: "Want to borrow Kimi for the rest of the season?"
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Toto on the phone to Vowles already: "Want to borrow Kimi for the rest of the season?"

    Honestly wouldn't surprise me. It's just the same mistakes all the time with Logan. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,175
    Do Williams have a similar issue to Red Bull with Perez about home races. I know Saargeant isn't a big name but must be great commercially to have a US driver for those two upcoming races by which point he might as well just stay the whole season.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    MarcusH26 said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Toto on the phone to Vowles already: "Want to borrow Kimi for the rest of the season?"

    Honestly wouldn't surprise me. It's just the same mistakes all the time with Logan. 
    Unfortunately for Logan he's been pretty solid for a good while, he's actually settled down now since a few errors at the start of the season... He then had that great boost of confidence with having to give up his car in Australia and responded to it pretty well until now, he's even kept up with Albon in most races.

    BUT - This is the first race (?) since Sainz was confirmed in that seat - Worst time to do it, especially with Antonelli getting the run out at Monza next Friday.

    Why not get rid of Logan now, get a bit of extra money from Mercedes to putting another rookie in the car... One who should be an actual talent too
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    edited August 2024
    Also putting Antonelli in now lets Mercedes see if he's definitely up for it
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,774
    Just seen the Sargeant crash. Really poor.
    Has to be one of the worst driver appointments ever. I don't remember ever seeing anything from him in the junior categories that merited a place in F1.
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  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 10,940
    Liberty pushed this through. They were / are so desperate for a US driver but he was never up to it. 
     
    Antonelli would work for everyone. Merc have a chance to get him up to speed ahead of joining the team next year and Williams get a capable driver that will be funded from elsewhere.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    edited August 2024
    Nice that Quali is at 2pm today, rather than 3pm

    F1 really does have a habit of clashing with Saturday afternoon Football these days in Europe.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    What on earth was that new camera on the McLaren just then? Absolutely horrendous 
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    sam3110 said:
    What on earth was that new camera on the McLaren just then? Absolutely horrendous 
    Was it the one that removes the bounce from the car?

    was a bit trippy swinging back and forth 
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    cafcdave123 said:
    sam3110 said:
    What on earth was that new camera on the McLaren just then? Absolutely horrendous 
    Was it the one that removes the bounce from the car?

    was a bit trippy swinging back and forth 
    Yeah, a gimbal camera. I get what they're trying to do with it but like Brundle said it's nothing like actually driving an F1 car
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 4,774
    Dominant. Never thought that I'd see Verstappen beaten so far, purely on merit. Could be a good end to the season.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,437
    Good to see Lando win, but a pretty meh race, given the last five we've been treated to
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,053
    Absolute dominance from Lando. We're in for a very very exciting end to the season, bring on Monza!
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,282
    I just hope they don't look back at Hungary and realise how much Lando needed those extra half a dozen points
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,028
    Surely the gap to Verstappen is too big anyway. Even if Lando keeps winning (which is unlikely as he's only won 2 of this years 15 races), as long as MV keeps ticking along with 2nd places that'll be enough for him won't it?

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