But yeah, it was a great race overall and by some specific drivers specifically including one Liam Lawson; 2 very juicy points for him.
Red Bull has a bit of a luxury problem with their drivers now I'd say.

Laurens

Belgium4550 Posts

September 18 2023 07:41 GMT

#3088

On September 17 2023 23:01 xM(Z wrote:
gz to Sainz, i think he's the main driver for Ferrari now, right?.

The story goes that whichever Ferrari driver is ahead after Monza is the #1 driver the rest of the season. Not sure how accurate this is.

On September 18 2023 00:41 Penev wrote:
We'd like to apologize for LennX's language here

Reading so many comments about Tsunoda about to get kicked, Lawson+Ric next year etc. It's like I'm watching a different season to everyone else, Tsunoda has been amazing in a shitty car, been very unlucky in Singapore but I expect/hope a strong Japan performance. Meanwhile Danny Ric didn't really impress, and he's a bit washed let's be honest.
Tsunoda + Lawson much better pairing for the alpha tauri imo.

This all assumes the Norris to RB rumors are true, I'm not sure about that tbh. Would be good for my boy Piastri though. Singapore was yet another race where Norris had all the upgrades and Oscar had like half. Clear #2 driver atm and it's a shame cause I think he's actually better than Norris.

Penev

28503 Posts

September 18 2023 08:57 GMT

#3089

Comments about Yuki getting kicked? My impression is that it's pretty universally thought his position at AT is the most secure between the 3 drivers so far but I'm sure there's some contrarians around, there always are.

The Norris rumors are not to be taken seriously indeed, for 2024 at least.

LennX

4560 Posts

September 18 2023 15:32 GMT

#3090

Nyck de Vries was brought in at the start of the season to be AT leader. He was also the one that went for the RB seat fitting if anything happened to the RB drivers.

With how Lawson is performing right now, I am worried for Tsunoda. AT seems to me to be going for Ricc in the experienced driver role, with the rookie driver role up for grabs. Tsundoa has performed decently for his 3 seasons in F1 and can no longer be considered a rookie.

Maybe I'm overhyping Danny Ric like most of the fan base currently

FlaShFTW

United States10235 Posts

September 19 2023 15:33 GMT

#3091

Rumors are that Yuki will be renewed at the Suzuka race (for the media spotlight on Yuki's home race obviously).

Penev

28503 Posts

September 19 2023 15:44 GMT

#3092

On September 20 2023 00:33 FlaShFTW wrote:
Rumors are that Yuki will be renewed at the Suzuka race (for the media spotlight on Yuki's home race obviously).

Yeah, it's also rumored Ricciardo will get the 2nd seat next year. To be announced shortly after Tsunoda's.

Branch.AUT

Austria853 Posts

September 23 2023 16:05 GMT

#3093

Max back to crushing everyone by half a second in quali. Vibes like the beginning of yet another 10 win streak.

RKC

2848 Posts

September 24 2023 05:45 GMT

#3094

Singapore is BW Sparkle. Funky circuit but maybe it's time to veto off the map pool.

LennX

4560 Posts

September 24 2023 06:38 GMT

#3095

Perez with the lap of shame ouch

Penev

28503 Posts

September 24 2023 06:59 GMT

#3096

Things are back to normal, unsurprisingly.

Another bad race by Checo. All NA drivers are getting destroyed by their team mates this season.

Edit: If Ricciardo does well when he comes back and outperforms Tsunoda RB should consider to not honor Perez's contract and have him replaced by the Australian for 2024. Then have Lawson race alongside Yuki. Daniel won't push Max much harder than Checo probably (which is not a bad thing anyway) but he'd qualify better and won't halfheartedly dive bomb midfielders collecting damage and penalties for no reason. Also Liam clearly deserves that F1 seat; Let's not waste talent.

Now I know Perez is still 2nd in the championship but if the competition is closer next year, RB really can't afford losing the amount of points the 2nd driver has already this year.

FlaShFTW

United States10235 Posts

September 25 2023 16:55 GMT

#3097

On September 24 2023 15:59 Penev wrote:
Things are back to normal, unsurprisingly.

Another bad race by Checo. All NA drivers are getting destroyed by their team mates this season.

Edit: If Ricciardo does well when he comes back and outperforms Tsunoda RB should consider to not honor Perez's contract and have him replaced by the Australian for 2024. Then have Lawson race alongside Yuki. Daniel won't push Max much harder than Checo probably (which is not a bad thing anyway) but he'd qualify better and won't halfheartedly dive bomb midfielders collecting damage and penalties for no reason. Also Liam clearly deserves that F1 seat; Let's not waste talent.

Now I know Perez is still 2nd in the championship but if the competition is closer next year, RB really can't afford losing the amount of points the 2nd driver has already this year.

Max can solo carry RB in the constructors next year too. He's going to win another astounding amount of races. Perez just needs to stop fucking crashing and wasting money while not scoring many points. If he can just consistently find the top 5/6, his seat is fine for next season. That being said, I would love Danny Ricc to return to Red Bull for one last season (at least) before Red Bull promote another junior (Yuki or Lawson) to the 2nd seat to get ready to replace Max as the top dog once he's ready to retire.