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Stroll and Perez already were teammates, but now it looks that it was so long time ago. But I wish that there will be no Lance Stroll by 2026 in Aston Martin.


I mean, it will be 1st year of the new generation of cars.
It will be the 1st real Aston Martin for Adrian Newey since on the next year he can touch it "officially" only in January while other teams are alredy in 2025's project since late 2023.

I doubt the wanna go with Perez-Stroll in 2026, after the all in of 100m € they spent for Newey.

I see more probable Verstappan-Perez in Aston in 2026  Grin
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The suggestion of Yuki Tsunoda at Aston Martin is an interesting one, especially considering the current situation of the team and the position of Lance Stroll. Tsunoda, as a reserve driver, is a position that could benefit him by giving him time to develop and potentially replace a regular driver in the future.

As for Tsunoda's replacement at AlphaTauri, there has been some speculation... Mick Schumacher is one name that has been floated, especially with the backing of Sebastian Vettel. But it is Schumacher who could be an interesting addition to AlphaTauri, bringing the legacy of his famous family, as long as AlphaTauri cannot opt ​​to promote one of its test drivers.

As for Lance Stroll, it is unlikely that he will be "pushed" out of the team, given the strong influence of his father, Lawrence Stroll, on the team, but there are persistent rumours that Aston Martin are looking for a more experienced driver to join the team, which could put Stroll in an uncertain position.
After Red Bul chosen Lawson instead of Tsunoda, it seems that everyone on social media become Tsunoda fan as people think that he desrved chance. But I wouldn't be surprised if during season they can be swaped as we already saw in RedBull multiple times.
I'm sceptical about Schumacher in Alpha Tauri and in F1 in general. And Stroll seat in Aston Martin, there is only chances for him to leave - he lose interest in F1 or his father sells team.

Alonso will leave Aston Martin after next year probably.
So for 2026 the line up can be Stroll-Perez.

The dream for them is to having Max Verstappen and they are trying to do so.

If they end getting him they can put Perez on trash can and do Verstappen Stroll.

I doubt he will sack his son.
Stroll and Perez already were teammates, but now it looks that it was so long time ago. But I wish that there will be no Lance Stroll by 2026 in Aston Martin.
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Alonso will leave Aston Martin after next year probably.
So for 2026 the line up can be Stroll-Perez.

The dream for them is to having Max Verstappen and they are trying to do so.

If they end getting him they can put Perez on trash can and do Verstappen Stroll.

I doubt he will sack his son.
Yeah, Stroll is going nowhere, he literally bought an entire team for his own son, so Stroll will always be there without a doubt. I honestly assumed they would get Sainz this season, would have been better than Alonso, could have been long term as well but they didn't do that. That is why I agree that Alonso may have his last season here, but also it looks like every team already got every driver they wanted, I think Perez is out for the season, and being out for a full season makes it harder to come back, just look at Ricciardo.

In any case, Aston Martin has a huge advantage in the upcoming seasons, Adrian Newey. They are going to definitely build a car that will be quite fast and will go for the top places, they had a period that was good, I am sure they will go back to that.
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Alonso will leave Aston Martin after next year probably.
So for 2026 the line up can be Stroll-Perez.

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It is possible, because if it is Perez, he is not someone to be underestimated, especially since he is backed by Telmex who is ready to give Aston Martin a lot of money to make Perez their driver and I think Aston Martin will not refuse the offer as capital for their car development. But even so, Tsunoda still has a chance to enter because Honda is an engine supplier for Aston Martin, so there is still a chance for Tsunoda to enter as their driver if Honda is able to lobby the top brass at Aston Martin.
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We have now a date
Hamilton debut with Ferrari is now rumored for January.
He was unable to run with ferrari for post season test due his old contrcat.
The date not confrimed yet is set for January 21 or January 22 in Fiorano or Mugello.

Not clear if he will do a proper test, a tyre test or a test with an old car.
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We are not going to see Tsunoda leave for at least another season, and when people are making decisions like this, they are thinking everything will go the same before they make these kind of decisions. Meaning, if Tsunoda is like all the time, then they are not going to keep him and he will leave, at which case he could leave for Aston Martin if they are interested, or maybe they will just leave him alone and he will go do something else, there are other racing sports anyways which he could drive for.

However, if he does amazing, like be awesome, and earn a lot of points, do better than expected, and Lawson does terrible, suddenly we may see Tsunoda take even red bulls second spot, let alone keep his seat. These all depends on how he does this season, and he has a lot to work on, there is nothing guaranteed in this space, anything could change very quickly, and that's why they all matter a lot.

One name I would say keep an eye out is Oliver Bearman, he did amazing with Ferrari when he raced a few times, and I think Haas is a terrible team for anyone, but if he can outrace his teammate then he could have a chance to come back and make a Ferrari debut after Hamilton eventually retires, which could be a few seasons at least.
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Alonso will leave Aston Martin after next year probably.
So for 2026 the line up can be Stroll-Perez.

The dream for them is to having Max Verstappen and they are trying to do so.

If they end getting him they can put Perez on trash can and do Verstappen Stroll.

I doubt he will sack his son.
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looks like Tsunoda will be release from Ted Bull at the end of the season as suggested by Crhristian Horner.
His contract will expire ant the end of the season and it will be not renewed.

They are already talking about a potential Aston Martin interest.


It is expected. Tsunoda was Honda's entrustment to RB so that there would be an Asian driver in F1, but with the end of the Honda and RB cooperation, it will also end his career at RB. So far there is no certainty where he will land, because the Aston Martin line-up has been confirmed with Lance and super rookie Alonso. However, there is still a chance for 2 more seats in the 2026 season, although it is quite small but anything can happen. Another possibility is that he becomes a reserve driver at Aston Martin. Tsunoda is one of the drivers with quite good performance, it would be a shame if his potential was not used by the F1 team in 2026.
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^  Tsunoda to Aston Martin?  So what would the driver line up look like?  Will it he Stroll who's gonna be kicked out?  I think his dad should really consider throwing his son out of the team as he's just s liability.

But yeah, Tsunoda could be a reserve driver which isn't really a bad thing.  The more interesting question is who does Horner have in mind to replace Tsunoda?  Mick Schumacher?  Vettel has been vouching for him.

The suggestion of Yuki Tsunoda at Aston Martin is an interesting one, especially considering the current situation of the team and the position of Lance Stroll. Tsunoda, as a reserve driver, is a position that could benefit him by giving him time to develop and potentially replace a regular driver in the future.

As for Tsunoda's replacement at AlphaTauri, there has been some speculation... Mick Schumacher is one name that has been floated, especially with the backing of Sebastian Vettel. But it is Schumacher who could be an interesting addition to AlphaTauri, bringing the legacy of his famous family, as long as AlphaTauri cannot opt ​​to promote one of its test drivers.

As for Lance Stroll, it is unlikely that he will be "pushed" out of the team, given the strong influence of his father, Lawrence Stroll, on the team, but there are persistent rumours that Aston Martin are looking for a more experienced driver to join the team, which could put Stroll in an uncertain position.
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I have also seen the official announcement on the official F1 X account.

I totally agree. It was expected to see him leaving after causing Red Bull to finish the season at even the 3rd position. It is like Perez has already finished Formula 1 in his head. There are even some rumours out such as he will join Ferrari and race in WEC next season. I wouldn't be surprised though for the reason I said.  Tongue

Now I'm curious about who is taking the seat officially. Tsunoda or Lawson. These are my candidates. The rumours were pointing to Lawson but I believe Tsunoda deserves it more with his ambition. We haven't watched Lawson as much as him yet.
I can see Tsunoda and Lawson being the only choices, they did give a test to Ricciardo last season and start of this season but he did not provided anything, I bet that they wanted to put him there at first, but that did not worked out. Lawson seems like younger and has more potential, but Tsunoda looks like he has more experience and has been at F1 for a while as well for a few seasons.

I do not know who they will give the seat to, it doesn't feel like it makes sense at the moment for either because I do not see either being a great improvement. I honestly would try to grab Sainz but they were too late for that, Sainz was known to leave Ferrari like since start of the season, they should have gotten him, that would have been an amazing improvement. You can't deny that the guy who won races even against Max, in a worse car, couldn't be awesome, that dude could have been the perfect support driver for Max, but they dropped the ball on that one for sure.
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^  Tsunoda to Aston Martin?  So what would the driver line up look like?  Will it he Stroll who's gonna be kicked out?  I think his dad should really consider throwing his son out of the team as he's just s liability.

But yeah, Tsunoda could be a reserve driver which isn't really a bad thing.  The more interesting question is who does Horner have in mind to replace Tsunoda?  Mick Schumacher?  Vettel has been vouching for him.
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looks like Tsunoda will be release from Ted Bull at the end of the season as suggested by Crhristian Horner.
His contract will expire ant the end of the season and it will be not renewed.

They are already talking about a potential Aston Martin interest.
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Lawson is not the official driver for Redbull for the next year.
Sad to not see giving a chance to Tsunoda, he even made the test 1 week ago.

Perez time has been concluced, as predicted.

Bad move for RBR to renew his contract the pat year, so now they need to pay him more for the exit.

Yeah just a little time after I made my previous post, Lawson was announced on the Formula 1 account. Indeed like I said I would also like to see Tsunoda.  Sad  I hope Lawson surprises us and performs good enough for Red Bull.

https://x.com/F1/status/1869680321790128192

Another announcement they made was Bottas' return to Mercedes. But as a reserve driver.  Grin  I think this shows Mercedes won't go for a swap between Sainz and Antonelli. Or I don't know let's see... Honestly I would really like to see Sainz driving for Mercedes. I believe he deserves it. It would be less risky for Mercedes to achieve big targets too. But if they want to see how Antonelli will race then no problem. They can still change things according to circumstance in 2026 when new cars arrive.
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Lawson is not the official driver for Redbull for the next year.
Sad to not see giving a chance to Tsunoda, he even made the test 1 week ago.

Perez time has been concluced, as predicted.

Bad move for RBR to renew his contract the pat year, so now they need to pay him more for the exit.
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Perez already announced officially that he will leave Red buil.
Expected annoucnement.

With any another driver Redbull was winning the double title this year too, easly.

Lawson looks like the candidate number 1 but tzunoda did the after season test, we will see



Yeah I have also seen the official announcement on the official F1 X account.

I totally agree. It was expected to see him leaving after causing Red Bull to finish the season at even the 3rd position. It is like Perez has already finished Formula 1 in his head. There are even some rumours out such as he will join Ferrari and race in WEC next season. I wouldn't be surprised though for the reason I said.  Tongue

Now I'm curious about who is taking the seat officially. Tsunoda or Lawson. These are my candidates. The rumours were pointing to Lawson but I believe Tsunoda deserves it more with his ambition. We haven't watched Lawson as much as him yet.
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It's official that Perez won't drive Red Bull next season, now we wait for confirmation about Perez.
We all saw this coming. It was just sad to see Perez performance this year and half of last season.
But anyway, he deserves credit for what he did in first seasons.  Perez played big role when Verstappen gotvhis first title in 2021, especially in last race in Abu Dhabi.

Yeah, I just read the news, and it's indeed quite sad to see how he came out of RB with such a bad ending. But that's just it, RB couldn't possibly keep him any longer and took a gamble to make him a driver next season. Moreover, from one of the videos I watched which was RB's own internal, there was pressure to have Lawson as the second driver, even if RB had to lose the sponsorship brought by Perez, so most likely Lawson will be the second driver, eliminating the possibility of Tsunoda.

But we don't know if this is the end of his career in F1, because there is still another seat in 2026, so let's see.
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Perez already announced officially that he will leave Red buil.
Expected annoucnement.

With any another driver Redbull was winning the double title this year too, easly.

Lawson looks like the candidate number 1 but tzunoda did the after season test, we will see
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And other news is that Liam Lawson will take over for Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season. This may be news that has been expected because of how bad Perez's performance was in the last few races this season. However, this is still unclear because Perez and RB are still negotiating and it is possible that Perez will stay at RB, but if not, then it seems that RB will announce this soon.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/formula-1/article/reports-liam-lawson-set-to-replace-sergio-perez-at-red-bull/
It's official that Perez won't drive Red Bull next season, now we wait for confirmation about Perez.
We all saw this coming. It was just sad to see Perez performance this year and half of last season.
But anyway, he deserves credit for what he did in first seasons.  Perez played big role when Verstappen gotvhis first title in 2021, especially in last race in Abu Dhabi.
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Rumors are circulating that Daniel Ricciardo has the opportunity to become a Cadillac driver in the 2026 season. This rumor emerged after Cadillac revealed that the team is aiming to sign a mix of experienced drivers and promising talents. However, on one occasion during a photo session with one of his fans, Daniel Ricciardo said that his career in F1 was over, and this also confirmed that the Honey Badger would not be joining F1 again. It is a shame that we did not get a proper goodbye for Daniel, even though he deserved it, but that's F1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0_ZZhHeEvA

And other news is that Liam Lawson will take over for Sergio Perez at Red Bull next season. This may be news that has been expected because of how bad Perez's performance was in the last few races this season. However, this is still unclear because Perez and RB are still negotiating and it is possible that Perez will stay at RB, but if not, then it seems that RB will announce this soon.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/formula-1/article/reports-liam-lawson-set-to-replace-sergio-perez-at-red-bull/
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Something political is chaniong in F1.
FIA now will have more power with Ben Sulayem, it will be not a good time for drivers.

We just got a taste in the past 2 races with severe penalties, how long he can last if he will do the same next year?
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