Macklaren wrote: ↑30 Oct 2024, 21:30
6 of 12 wrote: ↑30 Oct 2024, 18:34
basti313 wrote: ↑30 Oct 2024, 18:26
First I thought you mean Hulk...Hulk will not come, but I guess one big error not to hire him before. Hulk would be perfect. Fast in Q, not fast enough in the race to give issues with Max. Still fast enough for a 1-2 if the car is good. Ans loyal...which makes him not to come.
I do not think Bot makes any sense. Seeing how he did against Lewis at the end...not better than Per. And he was not even a useful wingman ever, he was just slower. Perez was a wingman in the end of 21, but this has changed. Why should anyone buy these two out of a contract?
Hiring Magnussen makes more sense...
Fair enough, I'd be fine with Magnussen staying for another year :p
i understand that this is all low probability hypotheticals, but in this case surely the best solution is to bring back RIC for 3 races 1) definitively determines his speed in the main car vs 2023 Silverstone test 2) gives him proper sendoff 3) optionality for '25
I typically dabble in the Ferrari forum section, but thought I'd be brave and try my hand in this...
I don't see Perez getting let go until the end of the Season; Simply put, what would putting another driver in the Red Bull seat change for them now? A potential Wing Man for Max to try secure the drivers title, which he most likely will do anyway on his own? I think Red Bull have had to settle for 3rd now in the Constructors, given the pace McLaren and Ferrari have shown the last few races. They might claw some points back on Ferrari (most likely in Brazil given the expected cool/wet conditions), but McLaren has checked out. Even if you put a driver that gets better results over Perez and runs close to Max, 3rd still seems the likely place they'll finish.
Even if you replace Perez, who do you put there? Out of all (in the Red Bull family), you'd say Tsunoda given the fact he's been in F1 for a few seasons with the Red Bull family and would be the most experienced out of the pool to try make something of it. Lawson, whilst showing great speed, is still inexperienced and there would be more pressure on him to perform as well... one might say Daniel Ricciardo makes a return for final 3-races, but as much as the F1 world (and myself would love that), it isn't going to happen; It little sense on so many levels.
Then the argument comes to RB, who are close to Haas (also on the up pace wise as of recent); There is 10 points between them and there is a chance they could still finish ahead, so having Tsunoda and Lawson would be their best bet of doing so... it'll mean something to Red Bull as well financially to have both teams finish as high as possible. And even if you take either driver for the Perez seat, you'd most likely put in Isack Hadjar, but given the fact he is leading the F2 Championship with 2 rounds to go, doubt they'll do that...
So yeah, my (worthless) 2 cents. I don't see anything changing on the Red Bull front, and certainly don't see them getting anybody else from outside their driver pool between now and seasons end. But hey, weirder things have happened... and this all could age like milk!