He’s not getting that Alpine seat. Seems like they are going hard after Gasly, and even beyond that there are better options. Williams might be a more realistic shot, but I think Sargeant is still probably the better candidate.

The team will only join in 2026, and they have a much better prospect (Pourchaire) already within their own stable.

In other words, F1 is arrogant for not wanting to fully change their product to the demands of a nation that’s only recently realized that F1 is a thing?

but I have to imagine they’d be more successful than the Haas team

The funny part of your first statement is that Newey notoriously hates anything to do with computers. He has his emails printed out by his assistant.

Those claims weren’t entirely unfair. He’s never won from lower than third on the grid.

They are doing this. Verstappen and Perez have pretty different driving styles and preferences, and Red Bull is clearly developing to Max’ strenghts.

It’s been 17 years. Move on.

Fairly high level international go-karting is where 13 year olds drive. And there’s no girl at that level who’s showing world-class ability. So your suggestion that they should support the one who’s winning doesn’t apply, since there is no such driver right now.

I think all of his three takes have some merit (some more than others), but given that it’s Domenicali, he’s bungled the way he’s been able to communicate them.

F1 was basicically waiting on Kyalami to miss their deadline before they could reinstate Spa. Spa is still under massive pressure for 2024 and beyond.

When BMW bought into Sauber, they won a GP (on merit) in their third year. Different era of F1 for sure, but though it would probably take them a while to get truly competitive, I’d say the odds are pretty good as long as Audi remains committed.

Totally agree, though “at best along the lines of Stroll/Latifi” is a bit of an understatement. It sounds harsh, but there’s nothing Chadwick has ever done that would warrant any interest from an F1 program. She’s a Williams junior solely because of her gender. That’s fine, she might not have “F1 speed” but she’s…

Hamilton didn’t take 6 years to get to F1. It took him 16 years. That’s the whole point.

That’s a good summary, it’s often forgotten that Chadwick had to relinquish her SL points from 2020 to be able to return this season.

Mentioning a driver who’s been effectively retired from competitive racing for a decade, and hasn’t raced a single seater in 17 years shows that you’re really in touch with this stuff.

The only real ‘strength’ requirement other than being able to handle the general G-forces, is really the brake pedal pressure. At the most extreme braking points, the pressure required from a driver’s left leg/ankle/foot to get the car stopped in an optimal manner can reach 400 lbs.

Don’t sleep on Gasly’s popularity: he’s VERY well liked by the new age internet fans. He’s the poster boy for the people who have decided that Helmut Marko is the antichrist. Personally, I think he’s way too emotional to ever warrant a top drive again, but his anonymity this year is largely down to the car being much…

Which could result in the biggest loser of this whole saga being Pierre Gasly. Other than Lewis, he’s the only top-12 ish guy who’ll be out of contract after 2023. And his three most logical long term options -McLaren, Alpine and Aston Martin- may have all dried up in a matter of weeks.

Better not tell that to Kimi fans.