TeamKoolGreen wrote: ↑31 Oct 2024, 02:01
basti313 wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 11:20
dialtone wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 07:16
I thought sister teams are equal competitors but then Marko says this:
Well, what else should he say? Of course you should not hit the car, you want to sit in next year.
It was simply the opposite of what is usually said here by some...that the RB is not racing hard against the own team, but only against others...well...strong example that one can overdo it, that was Verstappen on Norris style hard
Tommy.G wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 08:41
What Max did yesterday is beyond just a penalty! There needs to be a whole conversation in the FIA drivers briefing about such tactics of purposefully running the other off track to decide a race result…
Yes, we need to come back to clean racing. Everyone behind each other, maybe a clean DRS pass. Not this fighting all the time...every race someone "outbraking" someone...disgusting.
TeamKoolGreen wrote: ↑28 Oct 2024, 05:40
Remember a few races back, there was the thing about Perez's current contract having clauses about minimum points ? What happened to that ? I guess Perez is just in it to the end now. Its rather embarrassing. Ferrari are already ahead in constructors points. There's no way in hell he's coming back next year. That whole 2 year contract was one of the most embarrassing gaffs in Red Bull history.
I do not know, why anyone speaks about contracts, they do not matter! The contract is just a matter of money, they can say every day, "here is your new seat" and point to the armchair next to the car. There is no obligation in any contract to sit in the car.
But the simple issue is, that there is no other driver. They can not get someone middle of the season from another team. There is no Hulkenberg on the market...
So what should they do...bring Seb Vettel back?
They desperately try to check if Lawson can do it. But the only available drivers, Tsunoda, Lawson, Colapinto...I do not see so far a rising star.
Are you seriously suggesting that Checo is coming back next year ? Do you want to bet ? Its the second year in aa row that he completely blew his home race. He has been collapsing for 2 seasons now.
Almost anyone not named Logan Sargeant would do.
And one more thing. This idea that contracts mean nothing in F1 is quite overblown. They actually do mean something. Anyone can move anywhere theoretically. But it doesn't happen very often if at all and huge money in release fees and whatnot are written into them. The idea that Leclerc could trade places with Max and Lando could also go to Ferrari over one winter because contracts mean nothing is ridiculous.
Well, interesting questions, I try to answer:
Yes.
No.
I like the point that Dunlay made. Actually they need to and want to come to two good drivers. But which Nr.1 driver you guys have in mind?
Please forget about a switcharoo where Leclerc replaces Norris, replaces Verstappen, replces Hamlilton and somehow also Russel changes the team. It is already too much for me to see one of the top drivers moving, there is no faint talking...Eddy did not say anything, right?