Vettel to leave Ferarri

Ricciardo turned down Mclaren who were courting him big time before he joined Renault so can't see that one other then the move of a desperate man.

Ferrari are Ferrari. The Prancing Horse can attract any driver out there so can't see why they'd want some also ran like Sainz or Kvyat, might as well get Kimi back in the car. Even in Schumachers day they signed drivers who they thought bloody fast before Michael gave them the beat down. I'd like to see a seat swap with Hamilton to see if he can live with Leclerc.

Vettel will be off from F1.

My guess is Sainz to Ferrari and Ricciardo to McLaren.

I can see the logic for Ricciardo to go to Ferrari, I just don't think he'd want to go as a clear no.2; LeClerc is their future.

Whatever I think he'll be out of Renault next year through his own choice, that's if they don't jack it in anyway.

Ricciardo to McLaren with Merc engines next year would be interesting and no reason why not. McLaren have been improving and Renault are not even certain to remain in the sport. I cannot see Sainz accepting a move to the red cars at the moment and being a clear number 2. Would Vettel go to McLaren with the Merc motor just to spite Ferrari and go out to beat them? Maybe but he seems to be a spent man, done. Kvyatt to Ferrari? Possible and he is more likely to be a good number 2 leaving Lefrog to carry the team. He is not exactly slow and has managed to string some reasonable results in the past too. An interesting few months either way.

If Vettel had taken a year out as champion teams may have taken him on afterwards. Now as a spent force and clearly not up to snuff let alone speed no, he is a poor risk. With the spats he threw at Ferrari last year and taking out his well respected team mate in some events he is simply too wild a card to place even in a junior team. Once he leaves he will be lost to the sport. Outside the car he comes across as a thoroughly decent bloke and what has happened is a shame but he is the author of his own situation.

I think Ricciardo has the potential to become the new Haikkinen at McLaren. Like Hakkinen, Ricciardo is not the absolute best qualifier, but he races very intelligently and his race craft is fantastic. Schumacher was amazing in qualifying, but Hakkinen in his prime could match Schumi when it came race day.

The allure of Ferrari will be there for any Grand Prix driver, it will be interesting to see how Sainz handles being in the hot seat. It will also be interesting how long his contract will be, do Ferrari want to test the waters, to potentially look at people like Verstappen in the near future? In a way, I think Sainz arriving at Ferrari in 2021 with the new regulations would have benefited him. It would have been a reset for everyone, including Leclerc. 2021 will now just been an evolution, with Leclerc already comfortable in a Ferrari with these regulations which were introduced in 2017. It will be a big test of Sainz, he hasn't exactly dominated any of his teamates. In fairness, Sainz has had some very handy teamates like Verstappen. And Hulkenberg was always Mr consistent and always had the ability to get the maximum from a midfield car. The difference now, is that the pressure and exception will be greater for Sainz. Its his big opportunity, we know how many drivers have faltered once given the chance at a top seat. 

I don't see any team manager wanting a potentially difficult driver pairing. LeClerc and Verstappen would pair two drivers who don't give much quarter to anyone and it doesn't take too much to turn that into a very volatile environment. In a top team the "2nd" driver needs to be very good to ensure good points but also needs to know when to be slightly subservient to the No1 driver so that two cars finish the race whilst being good enough to get a win when the No1 driver has an off day. That takes a special kind of person - a real team player.

I think the Honda engine in the Red Bull is going to surprise many people when we finally get to see it properly. The chassis has always been the best in the field and Max might just get his world championship with Red Bull. 

Still seems a strange decision to me since we haven't even turned a wheel this season. I can't see why Ricciardo thinks life will be better outside a manufacturer, its not as if Mclaren have proved themselves winners over the last few years. I would like to be proved wrong and hopefully he won't bury Norris. 

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This is my thinking! 

Poor old Ocon if they do pull out, lots of Alonso to Renault chatter, however I think its a) people dreaming and b) Renault having a bit of fun.