And the crowd goes mild...
Someone, anyone, else would have maybe shaken things up a bit.
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2024
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I think they decided that the whole saga around Horny Horner was enough "shaking things up"
Congratulations to Ferrari and/or McLaren on winning 2025 and 2026 WCC
Now watch Max wrapping up the constructors on his own like he did last year.
He just can't. The others are close enough that 2v1 favours the two
I don't really understand the decision (Yuki or Lawson would have been a great choice), other than maybe experience as a driver with this team when Max is leaving. Or money.
Money definitely is a big factor I'd guess. Checo brings in a big part of the team's overall budget. Also he is embedded into the team by now and why try an unknown change when you don't have to?
Paddock rumours also say Horner didn't want to promote one of Marko's juniors on purpose.
To be honest, Perez was always a good driver. Perhaps RBR knows that the car isn't really where it appears to be, and it's Max that brings it there. Then another driver would not make a difference. And with Perez they know they will not have an intra-team war like Merc did with Rosberg and Hamilton.
So I guess now Sainz can finally sign with Audi?
Audi or Williams, it's rumored.
Iโm pretty sure Sainz Sr. races for Audi so it would make sense in my mind
Hardly a surprise, Checo being no threat to Max...
I don't think there were concerns regarding that. The main issues are Perez's seemingly repeat of a slump and Ferrari closing in on points, potentially costing Red Bull the constructor's championship this year.
Frankly who is at this pointยฟ? With Hamilton and Alonso fading with age, I don't see who can match max over a season. Leclerc, Lando and the others haven't honed their consistency to the level that max has. 2020 and especially 2021 have greatly improved Max's consistency upto the point where he is maximising things every race