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F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain
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Streets saying Merc gonna sign Antonelli for that 2nd seat. If I was them I’d wait lol
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Wait and sign who instead?
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Max. If everyone is leaving Red Bull
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I'd wait as well. Don't want to throw him to the wolves so early. I think another year in F2 to polish his skills would be better.
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The streets aka Toto himself 
Honestly with the amount of time Kimi's been getting in F1 cars and how impressive he's been in F2 lately despite the jump up from FREC, it kind of makes sense to sign him for next year, the only downside is if Merc is in contention for championship from the beginning of next season he'd probably need to perform like Oscar does for them to win a WCC or support George for a WDC. Not sure how likely that is so it'd be good to give him a year in F1 with less pressure to get adjusted before new regulations come in, if they're expecting to fight at the front in 2026 and beyond
Honestly with the amount of time Kimi's been getting in F1 cars and how impressive he's been in F2 lately despite the jump up from FREC, it kind of makes sense to sign him for next year, the only downside is if Merc is in contention for championship from the beginning of next season he'd probably need to perform like Oscar does for them to win a WCC or support George for a WDC. Not sure how likely that is so it'd be good to give him a year in F1 with less pressure to get adjusted before new regulations come in, if they're expecting to fight at the front in 2026 and beyond
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I would throw Kimi in the seat. See how he does for the year and hopefully he is great or at least shows flashes of greatness. If he doesn't show any flashes then go after Max for 2026.
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I think Toto is playing it perfectly.
Toto saw an opening to sign Max as the Horner scandal blew up and that opening has gotten marginally wider as the RB20 is no longer the fastest car on the grid. Not to mention Verstappen Sr. is completely done with Horner.
There’s also precedent for the Reigning world champion to sign with a new team- Schumacher leaving Benetton and Alonso leaving Renault the first time to go to McLaren.
It’s gonna come down to whether or not the Mercedes powered cars perform against the Red Bull for the rest of the season.
Toto can wait this out through Thanksgiving if need be. Absolutely no rush at all.
Toto saw an opening to sign Max as the Horner scandal blew up and that opening has gotten marginally wider as the RB20 is no longer the fastest car on the grid. Not to mention Verstappen Sr. is completely done with Horner.
There’s also precedent for the Reigning world champion to sign with a new team- Schumacher leaving Benetton and Alonso leaving Renault the first time to go to McLaren.
It’s gonna come down to whether or not the Mercedes powered cars perform against the Red Bull for the rest of the season.
Toto can wait this out through Thanksgiving if need be. Absolutely no rush at all.
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I was watching a video on YouTube and they said Ferrari are responsible for inventing what we now know as paddle shifters.
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I was hoping that the Newey to Aston rumor was just that, but it seems that Pedro De La Rosa and Alonso have confirmed it unintentionally 
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Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa may have just given it away to Fernando Alonso that Formula 1 design guru Adrian Newey will join the team.
:Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa may have just given it away to Fernando Alonso that Formula 1 design guru Adrian Newey will join the team.
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Not like that’s going to get them very far as long as they keep Stroll in that 2nd seat.
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The end of an era.
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We need a few more "GET IN THERE, LEWIS" calls before this year is out. Legendary pairing.
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Of the remaining 10 races how many of them will Max win?
I don’t think Ferrari is going to have their issues sorted before the end of the season so if you take them out of the conversation for wins it’s Max vs the two McLarens and the two Mercs with Checo maybe having a good showing or two somewhere.
My guess is that he wins: Zandvoort, Monza, Mexico, and maybe Interlagos.
I’m pretty certain that he can’t win in Singapore but the rest are up for grabs.
I don’t think Ferrari is going to have their issues sorted before the end of the season so if you take them out of the conversation for wins it’s Max vs the two McLarens and the two Mercs with Checo maybe having a good showing or two somewhere.
My guess is that he wins: Zandvoort, Monza, Mexico, and maybe Interlagos.
I’m pretty certain that he can’t win in Singapore but the rest are up for grabs.
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This is wild
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Get in!
One helluva lap by Lando there.
Oscar almost had the 1-2, but looked like he had a scrappy S2.
Pesky Max in there, but will probably have much better race pace, as will the Mercs.
Here for Lando's Curse of the Pole Position.
One helluva lap by Lando there.
Oscar almost had the 1-2, but looked like he had a scrappy S2.
Pesky Max in there, but will probably have much better race pace, as will the Mercs.
Here for Lando's Curse of the Pole Position.
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so does this mean Logan out qualified Albon now?
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