[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by Killed by Death

Perez is gone according to F1

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...QQX47kx3FY5Cpp

Confirmed (!) => https://www.reddit.com/r/formuladank...from_red_bull/

[dfox]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Lead question: which driver has a real potential to offer better bonuses for the RBR team than Perez in 2024 and who can truly contribute in potentially getting RBR 2025 WCC #1 or 2025 WCC #2 ? Colapinto or Bottas would be my choice for 2025.

Nobody in RBR's arsenal would have done better than Checo did in the car they gave him.

Colapinto will perform worse and crash more. Bottas could be a very good solution, I've said it a few times but shot down every time. I think there was some beef between Bottas and RB, at least he made it seam like he didn't think he'd be welcome in the team.

Yuki is not talented enough and will get super frustrated when he's asked to push the RB21 to its limits and it doesn't respond how he wants. Redbull proved that without newey they can't develop a car for two drivers with drastically different styles in 2024.

Gasly would be a great fit as I think he's matured and increased his talent quite a bit, but I don't think he'd go back to red bull.

Lawson could be the best current fit out of the RBR team, and honestly I don't dislike his attitude. Being disrespectful of an essential "teammate" in Checo was in poor taste, but I think he saw Checo as more of a nemesis than a teammate.

Hadjar I think might be the best prospect for the future, but not sure he's ready to jump into the redbull seat yet.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

That'll keep him in McDonalds and kitkats washed down with Patrons for a few years

[///M Power-Belgium]

EXCLUSIVE ! Christian Horner on Perez's exit

[NickyC]

Congrats to Carlos.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by dfox

Nobody in RBR's arsenal would have done better than Checo did in the car they gave him.

Colapinto will perform worse and crash more. Bottas could be a very good solution, I've said it a few times but shot down every time. I think there was some beef between Bottas and RB, at least he made it seam like he didn't think he'd be welcome in the team.

Yuki is not talented enough and will get super frustrated when he's asked to push the RB21 to its limits and it doesn't respond how he wants. Redbull proved that without newey they can't develop a car for two drivers with drastically different styles in 2024.

Gasly would be a great fit as I think he's matured and increased his talent quite a bit, but I don't think he'd go back to red bull.

Lawson could be the best current fit out of the RBR team, and honestly I don't dislike his attitude. Being disrespectful of an essential "teammate" in Checo was in poor taste, but I think he saw Checo as more of a nemesis than a teammate.

Hadjar I think might be the best prospect for the future, but not sure he's ready to jump into the redbull seat yet.

FIA Formula 2 Championship winners:

• 2017 Charles Leclerc
• 2018 George Russell
• 2019 Nyck de Vries
• 2020 Mick Schumacher
• 2021 Oscar Piastri
• 2022 Felipe Drugovich
• 2023 Théo Pourchaire
• 2024 Gabriel Bortoleto

RBR could take a look as well at Drugovich and Pourchaire (Bortoleto got a Sauber seat).

F1 drivers who never competed either in F2, GP2 or Formula 3000: Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo, Esteban Ocon, Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, Kevin Magnussen, Max Verstappen.

Anyways, if it's true that Lawson did a photoshoot in an RBR race suit at Milton Keynes yesterday (Dec 18): look no further - he got the vacant RBR seat (it may cause Tsunoda to go ballistic):

[NickyC]

Max destroyed that man's career. After the complete destruction at Miami 2023, Checo was a broken man.

[M5Rick]

Pay off and goodbye.

Will he be back for '26 ?

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

You almost feel sorry for Checo and also Sainzy being turfed out of Ferrari until you imagine their bank accounts with the zero's added on at the end and visits to Ferrari dealerships to pickup their new motors oh the poor things how will they survive :

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

TSU and LAW look like two school kids about to get six whacks of the cane for bunking off school

[Artemis]

Lawson gets the RBR seat.

"Lawson confirmed as Verstappen's Red Bull team mate for 2025"
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...qWIv9JEV7qI2Gn

Official statement by RBR:
https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en...ng-2025-charge

Tsunoda may go ballistic about RBR's choice to offer the precious RBR seat to a driver with way less F1 experience than him.

[M5Rick]

The bookies must be going mental with the odds who gets in Checo's seat as the scales seem to be tipping slightly towards the lawman with that rumoured kit fit and shoot at MK, but hey! it's just a rumour and meanwhile the second seat has the F2 champs including a dejected Mick sending fake messages to each other that they have the RBCarb drive and not to bother answering the phone ie Mick to Pouchaire ''They just called me mate, don't bother reading your e mails or answer phone anymore, I have the drive so you might as well continue in F2'

*Ok just heard, lawman is in, copy that and commiserations to Yuki..

[Artemis]

[G30M]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

The bookies must be going mental with the odds who gets in Checo's seat as the scales seem to be tipping slightly towards the lawman with that rumoured kit fit and shoot at MK, but hey! it's just a rumour and meanwhile the second seat has the F2 champs including a dejected Mick sending fake messages to each other that they have the RBCarb drive and not to bother answering the phone ie Mick to Pouchaire ''They just called me mate, don't bother reading your e mails or answer phone anymore, I have the drive so you might as well continue in F2'

*Ok just heard, lawman is in, copy that and commiserations to Yuki..

Yuki will be mad, I would totally not put someone with 6+ races next to Max. They way they screwed Liam by holding on to D Ric.

Oh well, i guess we'll see what he's made of.

[G30M]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Attachment 3624980

+ Hadjar TBC

[G30M]

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

F2 champs including a dejected Mick sending fake messages to each other that they have the RBCarb drive and not to bother answering the phone ie Mick to Pouchaire ''They just called me mate, don't bother reading your e mails or answer phone anymore, I have the drive so you might as well continue in F2'

Point to note for Felipe Drugovich, Théo Pourchaire and Mick Schumacher: Lawson's seat at VCARB F1 is up for grabs, folks.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by G30M

Yuki will be mad, I would totally not put someone with 6+ races next to Max. They way they screwed Liam by holding on to D Ric.

Oh well, i guess we'll see what he's made of.

Lawsons salary is rumoured to have been between 5 and 10M$ when in the junior team and from what I've seen he learns quick in spite of not winning the F2 championship. I expect he'll be dicing with Piastri mainly come March.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Point to note for Felipe Drugovich, Théo Pourchaire and Mick Schumacher: Lawson's seat at VCARB F1 is up for grabs, folks.

At this stage as they are so evenly matched I would guess a quite recent F2 championship winner will be announced for Lawsons vacant RBC seat .

[M5Rick]

Well there it is, LAW is in and only by chance seemingly as in the early years wondering about his future he had a mate who's dad was fully into the m/racing scene and his mate invited him to watch a race which hooked him.

[wizardofOz]

"Dearly beloved, we gather here today sharing our condolences to the Kit Kat man for departing in 2024....While he was a good man and raced admirably, the number of crashes and poor finishes, ultimately costing tons of money means he is no longer with us, we mourn and keep him in our thoughts.." RIP..*cough*

[wizardofOz]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Well there it is, LAW is in and only by chance seemingly as in the early years wondering about his future he had a mate who's dad was fully into the m/racing scene and his mate invited him to watch a race which hooked him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nF66Bh_NEZQ

I thought that his chance might have dipped because of his finger wagging which they could see as a no no but him and Colapinto have a bright future ahead..I still think the same..