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Eddi Jordan said that Sergio Perez will not be in the 2025 Grid.
Get ready for popcorn.

We have 3 contenders for the seat maybe 4, Lawson Colapinto and Tsunoda.
After the poor year from Perez with Redbull there are no chances for him to race another year.

According to him the most probable is Lawson.

Perez is predicted not to be able to maintain his seat in the next season's race because his performance does not show any improvement. He as the second driver did not show his function to help Max get his best performance, instead he only struggled in the middle of the board which is where RB does not want that. Replacing him next season is also a wise decision that can be taken by RB to improve their performance, and giving Lawson the opportunity for the seat could be the best option.

Even though Tsunoda has a good performance, we understand that he is not RB's "biological son", he is just a Honda consignment who wants there to be a Japanese person on the grid. And for Colapinto, giving him a seat as big as RB might put him under pressure, if he can't meet those expectations then it will be a new problem for RB, so it's still risky. The most reasonable one is Lawson.

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Eddi Jordan said that Sergio Perez will not be in the 2025 Grid.
Get ready for popcorn.

We have 3 contenders for the seat maybe 4, Lawson Colapinto and Tsunoda.
After the poor year from Perez with Redbull there are no chances for him to race another year.

According to him the most probable is Lawson.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on November 08, 2024, 09:04:13 AM

Breaking news.

Alpine already announced jack Doohan as a driver in the past months but now they have may changed their idea.
With Briatore joining the team and bringing new ideas they are now aiming for Franco Colapinto as main driver.

They are said that they tried with Sainz but he chosen Williams so they want him as a driver.

Red bull also are very strong in the driver.

Where he will go?

There are way too many changes that will happen in 2025 season, so we will have to wait and see before anything is official. There will be some official news eventually, like we already know Hamilton is leaving for Ferrari, that was already know at the start of the season for example.

With more time, probably during off-season, all 20 will be decided and until then we are going to just hear some rumours, not all of them will be true, and not even all of them will be based on anything. I probably assume that the current situation is in regards to having a bit different approach, teams usually go with either already successful racers, or very young and high potential racers.

I am guessing the new method for many of them could actually be Sainz like racers, I mean he never won a title, but he proved himself to be good, so we could see that level racers get a lot more attention these days, specially with 2026 regulations coming up, they need drivers with experience.

Even if that driver didn't get a title, the experience will be great addition. This is why I was shocked when Ricciardio was fired, I thought he would be a great bridge to 2026 and that did not happen, they didn't like what they saw I guess.

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Quote from: tokeweed on November 04, 2024, 07:16:01 AM

What is it with Verstappen, the Brazil track and the rain? Cheesy

He also had a brilliant race in the same track, under the same weather conditions and had one of his most brilliant performances.

Anyway... What is it? Is it skill, talent or just luck? The guy who qualified on pole says it's just luck. Cheesy

Not really sure if it's salt or what, but yeah...

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On to the next race, I guess. Lolol.

Some luck is definitely needed to be in right place on right time. But you need skills for such performances. 9 of 10 fastest laps during race were made by Max.
Norris is salty. He is blaming rule about free tyre change during red flag. But this rule was there for ages.
P.S. Hate when someone use black and white photos. First thing which comes to my mind when I see it that someone has passed away Cheesy

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Yup, no could deny that some luck is needed to make legendary performances but denying Verstappen's skill just as Norris did reeks of insecurity and immaturity. I don't think even the great Lewis Hamilton could say something like that of he was in Norris' spot.

Seeing something like it should be something each racer should appreciate imho. But all in all, Verstappen should make the most of what he's getting now. Next year could be a hard one for RBR.

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Quote from: retreat on November 08, 2024, 11:38:17 AM

Compared to Doohan, Colapinto has better performance and proven on the track - we can see how in the last few races he was able to finish in the top 10 - even though it was his first debut. From that, Alpine should consider recruiting him to their team for next season, because a talent like Colapinto is a shame to waste, and if they can give him a good car, maybe Alpine can compete with other teams.

For Sainz himself, we don't know for sure whether he is a candidate for RB driver next season, but I feel that possibility is unlikely and he will remain at Williams. But anything can happen, so we'll just have to wait and see.

And more expirience for sure.
Colapinto already raced I think 3-4 races while doohan has no expirience in F1.

Colapinto also did better than Albon several times so he alredy proven his value. It will be a shame if he will stay without a car the next year.
Sainz has a release clause as I understood, if a better team calls he can leave.

For 2026 with the car shakeup and Audi coming he will have a lot of offers for sure.

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Quote from: coinlocket$ on November 08, 2024, 09:04:13 AM

Breaking news.

Alpine already announced jack Doohan as a driver in the past months but now they have may changed their idea.
With Briatore joining the team and bringing new ideas they are now aiming for Franco Colapinto as main driver.

They are said that they tried with Sainz but he chosen Williams so they want him as a driver.

Red bull also are very strong in the driver.

Where he will go?

Compared to Doohan, Colapinto has better performance and proven on the track - we can see how in the last few races he was able to finish in the top 10 - even though it was his first debut. From that, Alpine should consider recruiting him to their team for next season, because a talent like Colapinto is a shame to waste, and if they can give him a good car, maybe Alpine can compete with other teams.

For Sainz himself, we don't know for sure whether he is a candidate for RB driver next season, but I feel that possibility is unlikely and he will remain at Williams. But anything can happen, so we'll just have to wait and see.

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Breaking news.

Alpine already announced jack Doohan as a driver in the past months but now they have may changed their idea.
With Briatore joining the team and bringing new ideas they are now aiming for Franco Colapinto as main driver.

They are said that they tried with Sainz but he chosen Williams so they want him as a driver.

Red bull also are very strong in the driver.

Where he will go?

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Quote from: Koal-84 on November 08, 2024, 06:41:39 AM

I think Martin will be very smart and not risk too much, third place in the sprint race would put him in a very good starting position if Bagnaia wins at all.

Jorge Martin is indeed very aware of his chances of becoming world champion this season so that bigger risks will certainly be considered by Jorge Martin himself in the final race of the season. Because any mistake can be very fatal for Martin who could even lose his chance to become champion this season, so of course Martin has thought carefully at this time.

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Due to the storms and flooding in Valencia, the Grand Prix was understandably postponed to Barcelona, where the teams don't have so much data and will certainly be an exciting race, I don't think the World Championship will be really interesting again, Bagnaia would have to win the sprint and Martin would have to retire, but I don't think so.

The Catalunya circuit in Barcelona is a very good circuit and there are often very fierce battles so the final round for the closing of the MotoGP season seems like it will be quite fierce even though Martin might not be in a hurry to get first position because he himself is very aware that he does not need to win in the final session to be world champion.

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Quote from: panjul07 on November 04, 2024, 10:22:01 AM

The task for Martin is easier so he should not force himself to win the race because he needs to collect 14 points only in the last race or simply winning the sprint race will secure the title.
Although the feel will be much better for such a rider to win the world champion and win the race at the same time but I think Martin should be realistic because if he forces himself too much then it may lead him into a mistake.
It would be really bad if Martin will not be able to win the world championship title this season because he is absolutely in bigger advantage than Pecco.

I think Martin will be very smart and not risk too much, third place in the sprint race would put him in a very good starting position if Bagnaia wins at all.

Quote from: Republikcoin.com on November 06, 2024, 10:00:37 PM

In the final race which will be held at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona, Martin no longer has a lot of pressure because he no longer needs a win to secure his title this season and yes if Bagnaia is able to win again in the full race in the closing session for this season, he is the only rider who has been able to win more than ten times in a season and not become world champion. And I'm sure Martin will just play it safe in the last session later because he only needs 11 points in the full race and 3 points in the Sprint race.

Due to the storms and flooding in Valencia, the Grand Prix was understandably postponed to Barcelona, where the teams don't have so much data and will certainly be an exciting race, I don't think the World Championship will be really interesting again, Bagnaia would have to win the sprint and Martin would have to retire, but I don't think so.

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Bottas lost his spot on the Sauber.
They announced Bortoleto as official driver for the next year, so the team will be Hulkeberg plus Bortoleto.

Botta now has the option to be third driver for 2025, waiting a call for a 2026 or at his age if refuse he will probably lose the F1 train forever.

All the teams should have announced the drivers fro the next year at this point.

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Quote from: Koal-84 on November 04, 2024, 09:58:05 AM

Exactly, Bagnaia has to win both races one way and have to wait for Martin to make a mistake. Which he probably won't make, that would be more than stupid of him to go on the attack, it's enough to finish in the front of the field, because Bagnaia also has to win both races first.

If Bagnaia wins again, he will probably be the first rider to win more than 10 times in a season but not get world champion. Bagnai has simply made too many mistakes of his own since the German Grand Prix, and as the reigning world champion he has to take himself to task.

In the final race which will be held at the Catalunya Circuit in Barcelona, Martin no longer has a lot of pressure because he no longer needs a win to secure his title this season and yes if Bagnaia is able to win again in the full race in the closing session for this season, he is the only rider who has been able to win more than ten times in a season and not become world champion. And I'm sure Martin will just play it safe in the last session later because he only needs 11 points in the full race and 3 points in the Sprint race.

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Quote from: karabiber on November 06, 2024, 08:35:05 AM

Verstappen's race was tremendous, but how can we really forget the luck factor. If it hadn't been for the red flag, he would have fallen to the back again with a pit stop. Maybe he could have climbed, maybe he couldn't, we don't know, but he certainly had a significant advantage. I didn't watch Norris statement, but he might have said it for this part.

In fact, the possibility of making a 'free' pit stop during a red flag in Formula 1 has been a source of great frustration for some drivers, and this situation was highlighted at the São Paulo GP, when Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly benefited from this rule.

However, no one can predict exactly when a red flag will occur, and this allows for the creation of a very unlikely condition that completely changes the dynamics of the game and brings more adrenaline to everyone, especially those watching.

Do you remember the 2021 Saudi Arabian GP? Norris was in sixth place at the start, when he made a pit stop under safety car conditions due to Mick Schumacher's accident and ended up coming back in 14th place. In theory, the team was thinking about the longer game and the conditions for other teams to lose more time without the safety car on the track. However, their plan failed when a red flag was raised, which gave everyone ahead of him a free pit stop and left the Brit stuck in the order.

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Quote from: Velvet78 on November 04, 2024, 09:36:44 AM

Before the race, nobody had predicted that Verstappen would win, but he delivered one of the best performances I’ve seen recently, securing his first victory after 133 days. With this victory, Verstappen is now very close to becoming a world champion. In fact, Verstappen's mockery of the British press after the race was a sign that he is now relaxed.

Verstappen's race was tremendous, but how can we really forget the luck factor. If it hadn't been for the red flag, he would have fallen to the back again with a pit stop. Maybe he could have climbed, maybe he couldn't, we don't know, but he certainly had a significant advantage. I didn't watch Norris statement, but he might have said it for this part.

Except for Alpine and Red Bull, it was as if they were guests at the race. They felt like they wanted to finish the race and go home. I would have liked to see more competition, especially Hamilton, Sainz, Perez and Alonso struggled a lot in the race and were far, far behind their teammates, except Alonso. They probably had tuning problems.

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So Mclared said they never aimed for the driver championship but only for the Constructor championship.
So why they swapped position in the sprint race and in the race if they do not wanted Norris fighiting with Max?

Anyway super race from Max, he is on another lever under rain even if he got 1 more set of fresh tyres due the failed qualifying.

So with the mistake got an huge advantage.

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There is no doubt that Max Verstappen showed why he is the best driver on the track, dude is just on another level. While all other drivers drove very carefully for fear of crashing, and some also crashing anyways, he drove the car like a true racer and took that risk and with his talent he kept the car going as well. While I do agree that Alpine did a great job, they used luck a bit more, and they were really looking like this weather helps them a lot. At this point they do not have a car, they have a boat Cheesy

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Norris must be feeling quite sad after this race, there are like three races left if I remember right and that means there won't be that much time left for him to win the title, doesn't feel like that will happen. I am not saying it is going to be impossible, the math is there and it could be a possible situation. Right now the gap between them is 62, and that means with 3 races left, if Norris gets wins on all of them, that would be 75 points, and if Max gets only 12 or less points in three races that would be Norris win. But if Max gets a podium again, the season is over. I believe Max already won the title already, the rest is just waiting but with this race he already got it.

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Quote from: tokeweed on November 04, 2024, 07:16:01 AM

What is it with Verstappen, the Brazil track and the rain? Cheesy

He also had a brilliant race in the same track, under the same weather conditions and had one of his most brilliant performances.

Anyway... What is it? Is it skill, talent or just luck? The guy who qualified on pole says it's just luck. Cheesy

Not really sure if it's salt or what, but yeah...

https://iili.io/2xTKYb9.md.jpg

On to the next race, I guess. Lolol.

Some luck is definitely needed to be in right place on right time. But you need skills for such performances. 9 of 10 fastest laps during race were made by Max.
Norris is salty. He is blaming rule about free tyre change during red flag. But this rule was there for ages.
P.S. Hate when someone use black and white photos. First thing which comes to my mind when I see it that someone has passed away Cheesy

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Quote from: Koal-84 on November 04, 2024, 09:58:05 AM

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That is true, but Jorge Martin does not have to fight for the podium again in the last race of the season, meaning Jorge Martin only needs to finish in the top four, both in the Sprint and in the full race in Barcelona Catalunya later. While Bagnaia has to fight for the first position both in the sprint and in the full race because he is already so far behind because of the crash in the Sprint in Malaysia yesterday that it has made it so difficult for him this season.

Exactly, Bagnaia has to win both races one way and have to wait for Martin to make a mistake. Which he probably won't make, that would be more than stupid of him to go on the attack, it's enough to finish in the front of the field, because Bagnaia also has to win both races first.

If Bagnaia wins again, he will probably be the first rider to win more than 10 times in a season but not get world champion. Bagnai has simply made too many mistakes of his own since the German Grand Prix, and as the reigning world champion he has to take himself to task.

The task for Martin is easier so he should not force himself to win the race because he needs to collect 14 points only in the last race or simply winning the sprint race will secure the title.
Although the feel will be much better for such a rider to win the world champion and win the race at the same time but I think Martin should be realistic because if he forces himself too much then it may lead him into a mistake.
It would be really bad if Martin will not be able to win the world championship title this season because he is absolutely in bigger advantage than Pecco.

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Quote from: Republikcoin.com on November 04, 2024, 07:36:42 AM

That is true, but Jorge Martin does not have to fight for the podium again in the last race of the season, meaning Jorge Martin only needs to finish in the top four, both in the Sprint and in the full race in Barcelona Catalunya later. While Bagnaia has to fight for the first position both in the sprint and in the full race because he is already so far behind because of the crash in the Sprint in Malaysia yesterday that it has made it so difficult for him this season.

Exactly, Bagnaia has to win both races one way and have to wait for Martin to make a mistake. Which he probably won't make, that would be more than stupid of him to go on the attack, it's enough to finish in the front of the field, because Bagnaia also has to win both races first.

If Bagnaia wins again, he will probably be the first rider to win more than 10 times in a season but not get world champion. Bagnai has simply made too many mistakes of his own since the German Grand Prix, and as the reigning world champion he has to take himself to task.

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Before the race, nobody had predicted that Verstappen would win, but he delivered one of the best performances I’ve seen recently, securing his first victory after 133 days. With this victory, Verstappen is now very close to becoming a world champion. In fact, Verstappen's mockery of the British press after the race was a sign that he is now relaxed.

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Quote from: Koal-84 on November 03, 2024, 09:36:02 AM

With today's victory, Bagnaia has postponed the World Championship fight to the last race, but the chances due to yesterday's crash, I classify only theoretically, Martin will not be able to take the World Championship title, unless something unexpected happens, because he only has to finish with points.

That is true, but Jorge Martin does not have to fight for the podium again in the last race of the season, meaning Jorge Martin only needs to finish in the top four, both in the Sprint and in the full race in Barcelona Catalunya later. While Bagnaia has to fight for the first position both in the sprint and in the full race because he is already so far behind because of the crash in the Sprint in Malaysia yesterday that it has made it so difficult for him this season.

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