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Perhaps it was thought by Horner that Renault might pay an extra fee to Red Bull for the early release from Danny's RBR Contract early to allow him to test. In reality Horner was just being his usual arrogant obnoxious self righteous and unpleasant lowlife self that we expect from him. ("Danny has a contract with RBR until 31st December blah blah blah".) So did all the other drivers released to their new teams without issue. |
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I thought the ink had already dried on the new contract but hadn't taken into consideration when the old one expired. Thank you. |
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A bit of a thread dredge.....I wrote earlier in this thread the reasons that Verstappen might not win a world championship and I don't normally have knee jerk reactions to things that happen like on the weekend but you have to wonder if Leclerc has added to the hurdles Verstappen will have to overcome to be an F1 WDC. I am more than ever doubtful that Verstappen will be a WDC for a lot of reasons and one of them came third in Bahrain.
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You can see his frustration, each season starting with a car that is not competitive enough. Red Bull better get their act together. |
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1 Apr 2019, 05:37 (Ref:3894593) | #82 | |
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You are correct. After making sure development was not finished at the last possible moment, RB started 2018 in better form (perhaps not an easy race winner, but close enough) and it was indeed mostly Max's own doing. To be fair that is probably his only weak period in F1 do far (apart from the occasional Monaco screw up).
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I disagree, that win in China was simply a case of profiting from other people's mistakes. The car itself was nowhere near victory pace. And I also disagree with the person who said Verstappen now has a better power unit. The evidence so far points to the predicted outcome that the switch to Honda has been a step backwards. I think Verstappen's talent is the only reason he's not under threat from Renault, Haas and McLaren just yet.
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Well, he has a contract with Red Bull until the end of 2020 if the internet is to be believed. IMO he should have held off signing the extension until he knew just how good or bad the Honda units were going to be, but hey what do I know.
Surely at the end of this contract he could engineer himself into Mercedes or Ferrari seat if he is still finishing 4th or 5th most races. Silly season could be fun if this all starts developing. |
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Atm, he’s doing better than Gasly. Early days I admit, but it shows the talent Max has
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Or is it just showing that Gasly was promoted to the senior team too soon? Ricciardo leaving Red Bull left them with a problem - Verstappen wouldn't have Sainz alongside him so their hand was forced and they had to put Gasly in the car sooner than they'd have liked. The fact that they had to bring Hartley back last season for Torro Rosso and this seasons Torro Rosso lineup is the already rejected Albon and the multi rejected Kvyat - which suggests the Red Bull talent pool is running dry.
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* Leclerc may be a multiple race winner at the end of 2000, maybe even world champion * Schumacher jr or Alesi jr. may have won the F2 championship by that time. Maybe even both of them. * they also have Giovinazzi, who may have proved himself (or may be dropped altogether) * a bit further down, there's also Armstrong and Schwarzman, currently in F3. They may be in F2 by 2020 and even win it. * I think I forgot at least 1 or maybe even 2 names If Leclerc does suprise, and the youngsters do well, they may not need Verstappen. Same can be said of Mercedes: they have Ocon and Russell and they may prefer to promote 1 or both if needed. Or not. Last edited by gert; 1 Apr 2019 at 22:17. |
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Senna was ruthless on the track, but also off the track in negotiating drives - he left Lotus and McLaren - both of which were successful / race winning cars at the time, but perhaps not the very best car on the grid (hmmm, which current team would you put in that category in 2017 & 2018 & 2019??) because he saw that a potential WDC winning car was available elsewhere. |
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If Albon carries on the way he's going he could easily end up at mother ship next year instead on Gasly.
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To be honest, although it's early days so far, if things continue the way they appear to be going I wouldn't be surprised to see a seat swap before the next season. (Let's face it, it wouldn't be the first time would it?)
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if/when LH and SV retire (and Kimi - respect to F1Pete) we are potentially looking at a grid with no title holders.
of course CL and VB could have won one or more by the time SV and LH retire, but if they haven't, i dont see how their respective team's could ignore a proven race winner like Max (or DanRic for that matter) as a partner...i suppose there could also be other race winners by then to choose from as well but, imo, they wont go with an unproven youngster imo. teams like this need to have at least one WDC on the payroll, but failing that, it has to at the very least be two proven race winners. i could say their heritage demands it but its more like their budget size requires it! along the lines of Ferrari's 2007 pairing of Massa and Kimi...Alonso had already committed to Mclaren (who planned on pairing a WDC driver with a rookie for 2007) so he wasnt available so they grabbed Kimi and not (another case of Alonso in the wrong place at the wrong time....much like showing up for one off test while it just happens to start raining in the desert!) i suppose, Williams 1997 would be an exception to this theory but they basically decided to never pay another driver again that year so it doesnt count! |
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Verstappen has plenty of time. His talent is obvious. He just made the wrong choice sticking with Red Bull for this year and the next, but there are plenty more chances to come. Who knows how the deck will be stacked come 2021.
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I think Max realises his time will come when it happens and is just learning to get better with age
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I really do not see what all the fuss is about with Max, yes he was young, but he has a lot of experience now and still makes karting level mistakes.
He is a great driver, but better than Lewis, Vettel in his prime? Not really, not yet. And certainly not a patch on Alain, Ayrton or MS. In my eyes Red Bull lost their number 1, not kept him. |
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Remind me again when Max has had a car to consistently challenge Ferrari and Merc? He makes mistakes yes, but he also made an immediate impact when he joined RBR and has been up there since. And I find it laughable that you are comparing him to Lewis and Seb at their peak. Max is still not quite at his peak yet, wait till he gets there. Hopefully in a car to challenge for the title too
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Trouble is Max needs the right equipment sooner rather than later or he could risk ending up
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