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Aristodemus
England1999 Posts
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Excludos
Norway8165 Posts
On July 23 2023 04:41 Aristodemus wrote: There's many better drivers out there than Danny Ric for the most coveted seat, Red Bull will never pick them though. Right now? No. Half a year? Unlikely. 1 and a half season into the future if he absolutely crushed Yuki? Perhaps If I was a betting man, I would wager that the second RB seat goes to Norris by the end of the season, despite both Perez and Norris having contracts out 2024. We know Horner has been drooling over him for a while now. The only wrench in this idea is that McLaren have suddenly found pace, so it just became a lot more likely Lando might consider staying for a little bit and see. Other than that, I genuinely don't see who could be a good fit for the second RB seat. Alonso maybe? Or maybe Leclerc has gotten fed up enough with Ferrari? God help us all if we ever get Charles and Max on the same team tho.. | ||
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Amui
Canada10567 Posts
On July 23 2023 10:03 Excludos wrote: Right now? No. Half a year? Unlikely. 1 and a half season into the future if he absolutely crushed Yuki? Perhaps If I was a betting man, I would wager that the second RB seat goes to Norris by the end of the season, despite both Perez and Norris having contracts out 2024. We know Horner has been drooling over him for a while now. The only wrench in this idea is that McLaren have suddenly found pace, so it just became a lot more likely Lando might consider staying for a little bit and see. Other than that, I genuinely don't see who could be a good fit for the second RB seat. Alonso maybe? Or maybe Leclerc has gotten fed up enough with Ferrari? God help us all if we ever get Charles and Max on the same team tho.. There's probably an escape clause in Norris's contract for being 7th or worst in constructors(driver side), or bottom 15 in drivers (team side if car is good) or something like that, but with how fast the Mclaren has been the last 2 races, I don't see it happening. Charles leaving Ferrari would be cruel, but it's a team that just wears you down. Could see it in Seb, and Kimi just didn't care enough towards the end of his career. If Perez doesn't pull it together and start qualifying in the top 6 again, I can totally see him being an Alpha Tauri driver by the end of this year, if his contract doesn't get paid out altogether. He gets remembered for his 2021 shenanigans in the last race, but he really was only slightly faster than Gasly/Albon, and is having a pretty comparable slump. Whoever wins after the next 5-6 races between Yuki and Danny gets the second RB seat, and then Lawson gets the Alpha Tauri seat. | ||
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Aristodemus
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Ciaus_Dronu
South Africa1848 Posts
Almost lights out. Reminder that this wonderful tool exists: https://liquipedia.net/formula1/Main_Page | ||
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LennX
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Ciaus_Dronu
South Africa1848 Posts
I am no fan of Alpine, but gotta feel for them. Bad launch by Lewis  Piastri looks to be the real real deal though, dude's had an insane rookie season. | ||
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LennX
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Talking about brilliance, Russel's overtake on Sainz there was masterclass. I've never seen someone take the karting line to avoid the dirty air of the car in front as they go for the overtake. Very clever | ||
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Penev
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None of them is really getting closer to the Red Bull btw. | ||
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Aristodemus
England1999 Posts
Edit: He smashed his trophy😄 | ||
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Excludos
Norway8165 Posts
On July 23 2023 23:56 Aristodemus wrote: Edit: He smashed his trophy😄 I noticed that too xD Fell down from the top podium during the celebration edit: Apparently Norris smashed Max's trophy when he did the bottle slam.. and it's the second time in a row 😅: https://imgur.com/a/xNvVIoW Additional pictures of the trophy: https://imgur.com/a/IYlaN0v I'm sure it doesn't mean anything, they'll have a new one made, but maybe it's time to reconsider that move perhaps | ||
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xM(Z
Romania5296 Posts
Ric finished same place he started which is nice i guess and Pia seems to slack on race pace. | ||
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LennX
4560 Posts
On July 24 2023 00:06 xM(Z wrote: ... and Pia seems to slack on race pace. In fairness, his car had floor damage and it was costing him a lot of time. Hes the best rookie since Tsunoda imo | ||
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On July 24 2023 19:43 LennX wrote: In fairness, his car had floor damage and it was costing him a lot of time. Hes the best rookie since Tsunoda imo Seems he got floor damage on lap 19 after hitting a curb or something, yeah. Also, agreed. I personally don't think any of the rookies have been especially spectacular this season, although Piastri certainly have picked it up in the last few races (And I'm not just talking about outright pace, as the car has gotten a lot better too, but also his pace compared to Lando). Logan is doing pretty pitiful, and the less said about Nyck the better | ||
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Laurens
Belgium4550 Posts
Should make for an interesting weekend. For today, Buienradar predicts rain + thunder at qualy time. Saturday and Sunday races should be dry. This website is never completely accurate though so we'll see  Max takes a 5 place grid penalty on Sunday as well, gearbox change. | ||
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Penev
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On July 28 2023 15:56 Laurens wrote: Pretty bad weather here in Belgium. Yesterday it was raining all day. Wednesday was fine, but Monday/Tuesday also rainy. Should make for an interesting weekend. For today, Buienradar predicts rain + thunder at qualy time. Saturday and Sunday races should be dry. This website is never completely accurate though so we'll see Max takes a 5 place grid penalty on Sunday as well, gearbox change. Looking good for a McLaren pole at least then, nice. Rain is interesting as long as it isn't too bad. Hopefully it isn't. | ||
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Excludos
Norway8165 Posts
Hopefully it doesn't cause problems for the race. The track is already fighting to avoid the chopping block as it is. Another cancel or even just long delays, and it's likely gone | ||
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