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Post by Big Blue on Jul 28, 2022 11:42:04 GMT
End of an era this season. Having won four titles and had some good races in the red cars he's realised that the only drives left on offer are shit as seen in the current dog so he's called it a day.
I expect to see him at Goodwood Revival on a classic bike next year. He loves 'em.
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Post by Ben on Jul 28, 2022 15:59:40 GMT
He's the same age as me.
Man I feel old.
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Post by Big Blue on Jul 28, 2022 17:45:54 GMT
He's the same age as me. Man I feel old. 😆 Most premier league managers are younger than me. You’re a babe in arms. |
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Post by rodge on Jul 28, 2022 22:27:57 GMT
He's the same age as me. Man I feel old. 😆 Most premier league managers are younger than me. You’re a babe in arms. I drank with a colleague this evening who is 30. He told me where he grew up- the same place I went to college. I told him I was legally able to drink before he was born and was quite probably drinking in the pub in his home town, the day he was born. I felt old then. I like Seb and he’s been a great driver. He’ll be missed. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 29, 2022 9:46:32 GMT
Never has a driver gone from such hate to such respect and admiration. Maybe Max Verstappen will turn out the same in 15 years?
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Post by PetrolEd on Jul 29, 2022 11:37:38 GMT
So whos the replacement
Drugovich
Piastri
Hulk
I'd guess at De Vries given the Merc link?
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Post by Martin on Aug 1, 2022 9:23:01 GMT
So the answer is Alonso on a multi year deal.
That's unexpected.
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Post by Alex on Aug 1, 2022 12:26:10 GMT
So the answer is Alonso on a multi year deal. That's unexpected. I wasnt expecting that either. Quite a surprise really. |
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 1, 2022 13:29:55 GMT
Tops up the pension I suppose but seems a continued waste of Alonsos talent. How he’ll feel being a number 2 to stroll after a few races might make it interesting.
Still guess it answers whos in Alpine for next year.
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Post by Ben on Aug 2, 2022 16:26:32 GMT
Piastri replaces Alonso at Alpine.
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Post by Martin on Aug 2, 2022 21:16:31 GMT
Piastri replaces Alonso at Alpine. No he doesn’t….he’s just denied it!! How strange. |
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Post by Sav on Aug 2, 2022 23:25:28 GMT
I wonder if Alonso thinks that Aston will get taken over by a bigger manufacturer like Audi, and that is his real ambition. Its interesting that one of Audi’s key teams in GT racing, WRT, has decided to part-ways. It does look like Audi is winding down other racing activities in preparation for F1. The guff he put out about Aston, it was only slightly optimistic – they have been underperforming off and on the track….it’s been a bit harder than flogging fashion for Stroll.
The Piastri situation reminds of me of Alex Palou in IndyCar. Ganassi announced that he had re-signed, only for McLaren to announce hours later that they had signed Palou. Despite still driving for them, Ganassi is sueing someone who currently drives for them. Just thought you had seen it all, I hope the same doesn’t happen to Piastri, he is too talented not to be in F1 next year.
I’m not sure on Alonso. He is a fantastic operator, a brilliant driver that the top teams don’t want to hire. Perhaps his outburst against Ocon was why he left Alpine. I didn’t see that Ocon did much wrong, he wanted to race. I’m not sure why Alpine are in F1. Stroll Jnr won't be giving Alonso any hassle, that's for sure.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 3, 2022 7:18:54 GMT
If it’s not Piastri then I can only see Gasly as a good fit. He’s a bit stuck in the TR and not likely to get at the big team anytime soon.
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Post by Sav on Aug 3, 2022 8:20:06 GMT
A good point, Ed. Gasly doesn't really fit in with how Red Bull operate nowadays; promote someone from their young driver programme and hope they succeed. Although with the experiments with Kyvat, Gasly and others going to Red Bull but struggling, perhaps the recruitment of Perez is a sign that experience is considered necessary to win the constructors championship. It seems like Helmut Marko quite likes Gasly at AT, a sort of yardstick for the next young driver they have lined-up. But if I were Gasly, considering the experience and speed he has, I wouldn't be content at AT. If the hope is to get back to Red Bull, there will probably be someone else waiting. I have always thought that two rookies in an F1 team is a recipe for disaster, especially in the current era of such limited testing. Haas were awful last year - but having Mick and Mazepin can't have helped.
I would like to see Liam Lawson in the other AT next year. Super-talented, fast in anything he has raced, successfully did F2 and DTM last year in totally different machinery. Its about time he was in F1, Tsunoda for the past two years has been too inconsistent and gets into too many incidents. It was amusing that Marko got a psychologist for Tsunoda, most people at AT instead get the P45....
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Post by Alex on Aug 3, 2022 16:16:57 GMT
Piastri replaces Alonso at Alpine. No he doesn’t….he’s just denied it!! How strange. This amused me  |
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 3, 2022 17:29:40 GMT
With the way Piastri denied the statement Alpine put out it was almost as if he was offended by the drive. I assume therefore he has a much better offer on the table.
Ferrari are full as are Mercedes. Red bull very unlikely which can only leave McLaren right?
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Post by Big Blue on Aug 3, 2022 20:55:23 GMT
With the way Piastri denied the statement Alpine put out it was almost as if he was offended by the drive. I assume therefore he has a much better offer on the table. Ferrari are full as are Mercedes. Red bull very unlikely which can only leave McLaren right? Yep. There’s a driver there that’s not smiling his arse off any more. |
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Post by Alex on Aug 3, 2022 20:58:20 GMT
Presumably he's holding out for Danny Ric to get the old heave ho. I wonder if he'll end up going back to Renault / Alpine with his tail between his legs or perhaps he'll take a break from F1 altogether.
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Post by Sav on Aug 9, 2022 21:46:16 GMT
If I were Alpine I would get Ricciardo back at Enstone. A safe-bet for a one-year deal, then look at their young driver programme for 2024 and beyond. I don't blame Piastri wanting to race for McLaren. Alpine's presence in F1 is confusing. They sell one car, and a low-volume one at that. Is it hoped that being in F1 will boost Alpine brand-awareness when the EV's come? If Renault's CEO were to change tomorrow, one does wonder if the whole operation would be wound-down. Aston is another one that baffles me. They are bleeding cash, yet feel the need to participate in F1, with no clear trajectory to success. The best thing about Aston in F1 is hearing the Vantage Safety Car downshifting.
Liberty seemingly like big-names. But as we know with manufacturers, once they get bored of fighting for 8th, they soon leave. Gene Haas won't leave anytime soon, he likes motorsport generally. Same with Andretti, if they were allowed to enter the sport. Michael and Mario would only want the team to succeed, and if the sport truly wants American drivers, Andretti would make that happen in a way that other teams wouldn't. Andretti would be a million miles away from USF1, which was motortsport's version of Donkernator from someone's basement.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 10, 2022 8:20:24 GMT
Yep, Manufacturers are fickle for sure and of course the value of having a place in F1 along with the cost cap has made teams worth a lot of money. No idea what Renault could shift Alpine on for but would it now be in Andretti's budget?
Ric could be a good fit at Alfa which seems a safe haven for the struggling F1 driver to make a resurgence. Zhou is hardly blowing the doors off the competition and I'm not sure how many cars Alfa Romeo now sell in China due to his seat.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 25, 2022 8:11:37 GMT
With the way Piastri denied the statement Alpine put out it was almost as if he was offended by the drive. I assume therefore he has a much better offer on the table. Ferrari are full as are Mercedes. Red bull very unlikely which can only leave McLaren right? So the cat is now out of the bag and Piastri is McLaren bound. Bold move by McLaren and seems quite a high risk from both driver and team. They obviously see great potential in Piastri but the way he's treated Alpine I wouldn't bank on his loyalty. |
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Post by Big Blue on Aug 25, 2022 8:51:49 GMT
Interesting to see what happens to Ricciardo. It will also be interesting to see if Lando gets No1 status in '23.
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Post by PetrolEd on Aug 25, 2022 9:47:15 GMT
Interesting to see what happens to Ricciardo. It will also be interesting to see if Lando gets No1 status in '23. I can only assume he will go back to Alpine with his tail between his legs. He left there, if I remember correctly, under a bit of a cloud but that's all quickly brushed under the carpet and would seem a good fit for both parties. |
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