Formula 1 Wags #203 Papacito

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fryolyfe

sofiamae1994 said:
Thing is though, I'm pretty sure Red Bull would have said thanks but no thanks.
I know it's Lewis, but I doubt they want anything upsetting what they have with Max rn.

I know people thinks everyone must want Lewis if he came calling but I'm really not so sure that's entirely true, despite all his accolades. I don't think RB would be interested. I also don't think McLaren would willingly swap out either of their pair for him, they have their own long-term plans that revolve around Norris and Piastri. That's no disrespect to Lewis, but I don't think he would fit either of those teams' plans.

Ferrari on the other hand, well it's kind of an opportune moment for them. They've already locked in the driver they wanted, they clearly weren't too bothered about Carlos and didn't want him long-term, they obviously have plans for Bearman in the medium-term - Lewis as a bit name, big splash signing and bringing all his experience with him probably worked for them and for Lewis, if he wanted out of Merc well it was probably his only other top 4 team option.
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I’m not so sure about McLaren. Zak is money and sponsor obsessed - no one is more conducive to that than Lewis. I’m not saying they’d break either drivers contract, but if one of theirs was up and he came calling I think they’d give him the time of day. Red Bull is a different story, they historically have never had 2 top drivers
 
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deadgirlinside

deadgirlinside

pastafasta said:
Girlfriend ❌
Trainer ❌
Sponsor ❌
Seat ❌
Escort ✅
All in less than a year.
Although I'm still hoping this all is going to have some positive and interesting outcome that noone really expects for him, but right now he looks like an idiot. :rolleyes:
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His team is on overdrive trying to salvage whatever he has rn. Bet those discussions were “why the f did we hire an escort to be his pretend gf”
 
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Ultimate Lurkee

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fryolyfe said:
I’m not so sure about McLaren. Zak is money and sponsor obsessed - no one is more conducive to that than Lewis. I’m not saying they’d break either drivers contract, but if one of theirs was up and he came calling I think they’d give him the time of day. Red Bull is a different story, they historically have never had 2 top drivers
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I also find it hard to believe that Lewis would go to Red Bull while Helmut is there
 
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sofiamae1994

sofiamae1994

fryolyfe said:
I’m not so sure about McLaren. Zak is money and sponsor obsessed - no one is more conducive to that than Lewis. I’m not saying they’d break either drivers contract, but if one of theirs was up and he came calling I think they’d give him the time of day. Red Bull is a different story, they historically have never had 2 top drivers
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No sorry, I still don't think McLaren would let either Norris or Piastri go willingly if they wanted to stay just for the sake of having Lewis back for a year or so. McLaren are not stupid, they know what they have in their current line-up.

I know people love to characterise Zak as only caring about money and sponsors but that's not really true, he is an ex-racer, a team owner in his own right outside of McLaren, and a massive motorsports lover at heart, and has put a hell of a lot into resurrecting McLaren from where they were in 2017 - which is where the whole money and sponsor-obsessed meme comes from. I will never understand what is supposedly so bad about getting so many sponsors on board, especially as he has openly talked about why they choose to go for multiple sponsors rather than a title sponsor for the present, after what happened to them previously, but F1 fans are just weird quite honestly in what they choose to go for someone about. He does what he believes is best for the team and I honestly don't beleive that he would think that would be Lewis in place of either Norris or Piastri, any more than I think Ferrari would willingly have parted with Leclerc for Lewis. No team can build around Lewis anymore as the possibility of him choosing to up and leave the sport at any moment is far too high. I can't see any top team taking a risk when they already have an excellent pairing in place. Sainz is a different story because it's clear he was never really seen by Ferrari as their 'future'.

If one of Norris or Piastri chose to leave however, meaning McLaren were forced to find a replacement, then that would be a different story and yes I could definitely see them taking Lewis back for a year or two in that scenario.
 
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fryolyfe

sofiamae1994 said:
No sorry, I still don't think McLaren would let either Norris or Piastri go willingly if they wanted to stay just for the sake of having Lewis back for a year or so. McLaren are not stupid, they know what they have in their current line-up.

I know people love to characterise Zak as only caring about money and sponsors but that's not really true, he is a racer and a motorsports lover at heart, and has put a hell of a lot into resurrecting McLaren from where they were in 2017 - which is where the whole money and sponsor-obsessed meme comes from. I will never understand what is supposedly so bad about getting so many sponsors on board, especially as he has openly talked about why they choose to go for multiple sponsors rather than a title sponsor for the present, after what happened ot them prviously, but F1 fans are just weird quite honestly in what they choose to go for someone about). He does what he believes is best for the team and sorry but I really don't think that he would thinkthat would be Lewis in place of either Norris or Piastri, any more than I think Ferrari would willingly have parted with Leclerc for him. Sainz is a different story because he was never really seen as their 'future'.

If one of them chose to leave, meaning McLaren were forced to find a replacement, then that would be a different story and yes I could definitely see them taking Lewis back for a year or two in that scenario.
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Agree to disagree because I never thought ferrari would go for him tbh 🤣
 
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fryolyfe

sofiamae1994 said:
If they were replacing Charles, then I would agree with you lol
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I still think it’s dumb really. Sky are saying they’re hearing it’d be a multi year deal, and he’s looking at the 2026 regs. Which would make NO sense
 
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Futtrit

Futtrit

Remember when Toto and Fred had their little Vegas spat.......hmmmm.

 
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