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Maybe, if Bagnaia only focuses to lock the title, he will be flustered and make a slip. On the side, if Quartararo relaxes in handling the shift he will get the podium. The problem is still on emotion on both, I hope Quartararo wins and doesn't overdo it again as he did in Australia. I see Bagnaia is capable to handle it, but Quartararo must have a friend and team to warm it up on the track.

The American team (Haas) still has a vacancy left, but it is not certain that they will renew Mick's contract.... and personally I think it is very unlikely that this will happen.
Other than that, there's only one other team that still has a spot left... Williams, does anyone see Mick taking that spot? Me either!

With a record of three hits to two finishes in the top ten this season, it's hard for any team to want Mick driving their very own cars.

This is interesting news. Sainz has newly extended with Ferrari but it must be for two years if I'm not mistaken. His future is not brighter than Leclerc at Ferrari that's for sure. Therefore I don't see it a far possibility that Sainz could leave the team after even his current contract expires. But it is still quite early to talk about Audi to sign him. Porsche have withdrawn from F1 before even entering as you know and let's see if Audi will make a similar decision as well.


Schumacher has been rumoured to be removed from Haas for a long time actually. It looks like this will happen and he is expected to be removed from Ferrari Driver Academy also. Considering all of these I wonder where his next station will be. To tell the truth, I would like to see him as the third driver for Ferrari but it is their choice in the end.

Steiner has spoken about next year for Hulkenberg.
The rumor is to remove Schumacher and he admitted they talk with Nico.

Will this be the end for the young MSCHU in F1?

^  Depends how Perez does at quali.  He's not really that good at quali that it costs him a podium almost every GP.  It's far from Hamilton - Bottas or from back in the day Schumacher - Barrichello.  If anything I like Leclerc and if some sht happens on the track during the race, I think Hamilton and Sainz could win the race.  But overall, it's prolly going to be smooth sailing for Verstappen.  'What did we expect' would be our reaction.  Lol.

I am curious about Verstappen's motivation after winning the title, and whether Verstappen will possibly help Perez to become vice world champion?

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This has been the case also in a previous race,I think at Monza where Verstappen had 1.37 odd of winning it and he won it with a really awesome drive.The same odds were for Leclerc and the others in that race which is well known to be full of fast straights and since this track where we are heading now it resembles it somewhat with decent amount of straights it is only natural for the bookies to quote Verstappen at 1.45 odd.If no failure or accident happens during the race it is a sure win for him and I doubt any other team can fight with Redbull for this year,of course Verstappen since is already Champion may not drive as aggressively here though giving others a chance.

With the Circuit of the Americas having a decent amount of straights, it's pretty much Red Bull's race.  The books have Verstappen at 1.45.  Lol.  Rarely have I seen the books so confident in a driver by giving him such a line before quali that's devoid of any value.  It's Leclerc next at 7.20 and interestingly Hamilton at third at 8.25.  :/

Anyway here's the schedule.

2022 F1 US GP Schedule

Track:  Circuit of the Americas, Texas, USA



Practice 1:  Friday October 21, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Practice 2:  Friday October 21, 2022, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Practice 3:  Saturday October 22, 2022, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Qualifying:  Saturday October 22, 2022, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Race:  Sunday October 23, 2022, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

I also saw a very difficult opportunity in Quartararo in the two races remaining because Ducati was not too bad at Sepang and also in Valencia in the previous seasons (although Sepang had a MotoGP race break due to Covid-19), but in general Ducati also very good at both circuits so that makes Quartararo's chances very difficult this season, especially in the two races remaining.

I think the two drivers (Quartararo and Bagnaia) have a very mature strategy in facing the race at Sepang this week, because on the one hand Quartararo wants to get a better position so that Bagnaia does not immediately lock the title this season at Sepang. But Bagnaia also wants to do his best at Sepang so he can seal the title early this season. And I think it's a very exciting race this week because there are two riders who are working on a strategy to make the championship look fierce again.

I don't think it has to be 15 points, but 13 points will also be very enough for Bagnaia if Quartararo doesn't get a point at Sepang or only gets one point at Sepang. But if the difference is still below 25 points with Quartararo, then Bagnaia must be able to ensure his title in the closing race (Valencia) which is located in Spain.
Because Dorna's side are also still considering crashes on both of them during the race, so that's probably the obstacle for Bagnaia at this time.

Quartararo needs to be calm as you say and need to fight like a rational most of the time during the next two races and when by doing so he sees an opportunity to start acting like a racer he should definitely do so.Of course crashing is not an option for him as this would mean immediately losing the Championship if Bagnaia manages to get 15 points in that race,things are critical and chances are the most for Bagnaia because he is in the most comfortable position and if he plays like a rational rider more than a racer during these two last races he will be Champion most likely.

Yes, hard for Quartararo to be Champion in this session, I think he must relax in the next 2 races and provide opportunities to Ducati racers, especially Bagnaia. if he insists, there is a possible slip and crash like a week ago. To beyond Bagnaia, he must finish in the top 3, even if Bagnaia doesn't get a point or crash, with I think it is mission impossible to happen on Sepang because Bagnaia has the ambition to lock the champion.

Audi still has the deal with Sauber at the moment, but Alfa is already gone this season through Audi, how long is the contract with Ferrari at Sauber?

Audi will or must now also step on the gas, and I'm curious what's happening with Porsche.


Fabio and Yamaha have been slow this season especially in the last six months and I don't think the lead he had will be enough this season like last season, my favourite from the start was Bagnaia even though he had a tough first six months but this season it should be enough.

A tough race for Quartararo. He is the only Yamaha rider to be in the top ten. Ducati dominated the start even in the final result as well although Rins and Marquez were in first and second place the next order was Ducati with four riders. Quartararo fought for points but I thought he fell. This makes losing points and Bagnaia more likely to win this season. Although there are still two races left, the odds look difficult for Quartararo.

Audi started to talk about his debut in F1 in 2026.

The may AIM for Carlos Sainz as a driver.

Source: https://www.formulapassion.it/motorsport/formula-1/audi-sainz-guarda-futuro-piacerebbe-avere-schumacher-637302.html

Last weekend was a very big step for Bagnaia towards the title, the momentum is definitely with Bagnaia and no longer with Fabio. The two zero points are more than annoying for Fabio and should not happen like that, especially not to a world champion. The next track should also benefit Bagnaia and Ducati again.

I assume that Bagnaia will not risk everything to get on the podium at the next race.

If this has indeed been seen since Marc Marquez was in the Honda team, but after he suffered an injury and Honda made a few changes by overhauling the bike, then Marc Marquez's splendid performance was lost in several races this season and also last season. But yesterday I saw that Marc Marquez had started to adapt again and found a good filing on his bike so that he can be very comfortable competing with his opponents on the track.

Marc Marquez does have a good record at Sepang and also often gets good achievements there. But for this season to be exact on Sunday I think there will be an even more exciting fight and Marc Marquez will be in that fight if he can control the bike very well as seen yesterday at Phillip Island.

Marc Marquez managed to get his first podium of the season and also his 100th podium in the premier class, so he is celebrating with great joy after a fierce battle with several riders at the Phillip Island track and it seems that he really enjoyed the race yesterday with a Honda bike that has been wearing a fairing brand new and it turns out the bike is actually doing really well at Phillip Island. Whether at Sepang this week will be the same, let's see.

Most likely next year all of the teams will be better in car development as they have started really early the development for next year car.Based on that what I think we should be thinking is not Gasly coming to Alpine but why Alonso got to Aston Martin in the first place,Alonso had really strong performances with Alpine,I doubt he did it for money,he has enough money to not care about them anymore (despite many saying money is never enough).

I think he is promised a really competitive car for next year at Aston Martin and he is still a strong driver which want to win races and I hope this is the case more than that of the money.

One of the teams I will be very curious about next season is Alpine.

They have signed Pierre Gasly for the free spot as you know. Gasly and Ocon are both very ambitious young drivers. They are even at the same age. As they both like to fight hard I will be wondering about the in-team competition between them also. Alonso had really hard times against Ocon from time to time. Because Ocon is racing so ambitiously that he is making big difficulties for even his teammate. Actually Gasly must be used to this kind of a teammate as Tsunoda also likes to push. If Gasly and Ocon have a good relationship with each other then I feel like Alpine can collect many more points next time.

It depends on how much they will be able to develop the car also though.

Bagnaia did a small but huge step today, and now he needs 11 points to be champion in the next race.

If he ends with 25 points he will champion, in case of a tie he had an advantage.