runningmanz wrote: ↑11 Sep 2021, 05:01
billamend wrote: ↑10 Sep 2021, 19:49
Ground Effect wrote: ↑10 Sep 2021, 19:40
A bit off topic, but I’m seriously impressed with Gasly, really proving to be moving towards to the top guys. McLaren should keep him as a viable plan B if one of our seats become available, likely from 2023.
I would happily replace Ricciardo with Gasly. The only disadvantage is the marketing appeal
Your kidding right? Gasly got smashed by Max. Ricciardo was the only recent driver who gave Max a run for his money. Dan is coming good and has the runs on the board over many years in many different cars. Not to mention everything else he brings to the team. There is no comparison.
Glad to see him up and about and angry about a few 1/100s in qually. The fire is still there!
I've mentioned this before but you can get rid of Ricciardo but you can't stop paying him. He has a guarantee contract for 3 years. I believe, as a team manager, you could not justify bringing Gasly in.
If you can:
1 - figure away out of Ricciardo's contract.
2 - Convince gasly to come to McLaren.
3 - Guarantee that Gasly (at this point in their careers) is better driver than Ricciardo
Even then, with a change of regulations next year, I still think you'd putting Gasly at a bigger disadvantage and be slower than Ricciardo. Maybe hurt the team as a whole.
Think about it, he has all the same re-adaptations that Riccardo, Vettel, Sainz and Alonzo had this year(New steering wheel, New PU, new team of engineers) but now adding a car that is a complete unknown. Leaving Norris to figure it out by himself.
