Formula 1 #11

[Red hair dont care]

Yuki's best chance is for Laurence to finally put Lance out of his career misery (or Lance to tell Daddy he wants to live his own dream) and follow Honda to Aston Martin for 2026 and get a taste of Newey machinery.

We all can hope.

 

[F1Grid]

Esteban’s out of Alpine a race early.

 

[Lola123]

Crazy how they're starting in April this year, so innovative!

Also, WTF at Colapinto apparently going to VCARB, Yuki to RB, and Lawson dropped altogether! Either the rumour mill is wild or Red Bull is.

Apparently the emergency meeting is at MK tomorrow! Someone said Marko has alluded to it
Red bull clearly haven’t learnt anything from any of their previous attempts. Like why not start Yuki in it? (I really hope he does well, because that vcarb looks good! And it would a shame for Yuki to really suffer mentally)
Max will be off before too long (as once this baby comes along, and I hope everything goes well with that) I think he’ll just stick to the online stuff and other series. They’re fucked (I can’t say Im not enjoying the downfall of the prick that is Horner) all the other teams now basically have TP who are of engineering backgrounds and I do wonder if this is having a impact on it all (in terms of personnel leaving etc) how can they get the best out of Liam because today he just looked a shell of himself

 

[Lola123]

Guess he is saying this about most of the Sky F1 team?

CH has been feeding this narrative for a little while. All this British bias stuff

 

[Lola123]

Max you are so in the wrong today old boy!

He’ll not admit it in the press but he’ll see we was in the wrong, red bull fucked him with the hards

 

[F1Grid]

Alpine's current TP Bruno Famin is going back to being VP of Alpine Motorsports, new Alpine TP to be announced 'in due course'.

 

[Red hair dont care]

Max and Kelly are gonna be parents. Congrats to them!

 

[Lola123]

And who gets that second VCARB seat if Checo just decides to call it a day with a massive pay off rather than step down a team

There is no way after Danny they’re putting Checo in that vcarb seat. If they’ve got Franco and it’s been reported he would go straight into that red bull seat, then Lawson gets the vcarb, if franco doesn’t go Hajar is ready to move up so they’re not short of options
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Sky sports say Bottas might go to Merc as 3rd/reserve driver.
Possibly makes a little sense but will he be happy with hardly any driving?

I think Bottas said himself he was exploring some options and I wouldn’t be surprised with Kimi coming in they want a mentor for him in too!

 

[JE172]

Didn't see all the race but good to see Lando win. Maybe a little pressure off him. Gf there apparently the wags thread will love that one!
I do find the Monaco presentation so regal and formal. No spraying champagne until the photos done! Plus obviously cannot spray the Royals. What's the punishment banned from Monaco forever?

Or forced to stay forever like Princess Charlene is, allegedly, if you believe the blinds

 

[StrawberryBanana90]

I almost fell asleep until the chaos started towards the end
Gutted for Kimi though, so unlucky. Shocking release from Red bull

 

[Welshgal]

I'll do my best and I hope for a little bit of R, especially during qualifying for some excitement but dreading it otherwise 🥲

 

[HaloGirl]

he did sign for 25 and 26 although there are performances clauses.
it is just a rumor at the moment. talk that rb think it is gentler exit.

 

[JE172]

Just pathetic tbh. They were always desperate to to get Franco in. What if he finishes last in all 6 races go back to Jack? Madness.
It's like F1 temp work.

Same with Yuki, now seeing rumours they want him out as he isn’t doing well enough to support Max! Drivers literally get 1 or 2 races to prove themselves currently, madness.

 

[Multi-21]

And Hamilton has got a three place grid drop for impeding Perez

 

[LaBlonde]

It also seems insane to me put Liam right into the Red Bull too when Yuki has been at vcarb for years. You’re right that immediate on-track hatred of Checo seems so personal and it seems to be reciprocated.

I feel like I’ve read that Alex was only informed at the end of the season that he was being let go when Checo had already signed. He definitely understands the situation, but who knows what is going on there. I think everyone is assuming that he is gone, but then why did he post that Wolf of Wall St thing when if he is on such tenterhooks. Mind boggling

i agree, but rb have never taken yuki seriously and i sadly don’t see that changing i don’t think they’ll ever promote him to that seat, and i don’t know what he could do to change that.

i can only assume that the wolf of wall street thing was pure bravado (and that he knew he wasn’t going at that exact moment ) he does have an insane number of sponsors so maybe he thinks they’ll keep on saving him but even then there’s being optimistic and there’s being delusional. even with the car being designed for max 85% of drivers on that grid would doing a better job with it.

 

[Red hair dont care]

Sky sports say Bottas might go to Merc as 3rd/reserve driver.
Possibly makes a little sense but will he be happy with hardly any driving?

 

[Lola123]

Need the FiA to speed these decisions up
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Just a €10k fine for merc!

 

[Multi-21]

Tough there for Oscar but team rules.

Yeah it makes sense even though Lando couldn’t challenge him.
It hadn’t occurred to me that he might still go and claim his winners bonus from Lando though. Interesting little tidbit from behind the scenes. I guess the bonus is nice but it’s hardly going to hurt Lando’s pocket!

 

[Welshgal]

This qualifying is insane I really need to go on my long run but these red flags just won't stop. Wow.

 

[xoxogossip_girl]

Cannot even imagine the embarrassment that Lance Stroll ought to be feeling. I think I’d die

After apparently getting broken up with on his birthday I’d be on the phone to the suicide hotline ngl. They need to replace him but of course that will never happen. Thanks daddy