The last 10-15 laps were great. I'm glad Piastri didn't murder his front jack man. Ballsy move by Russell (I do not like him) to win the race, minus his DQ giving Hamilton the win.
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The last 10-15 laps were great. I'm glad Piastri didn't murder his front jack man. Ballsy move by Russell (I do not like him) to win the race, minus his DQ giving Hamilton the win.
As soon as I saw the DQ and knowing Piastri's closing rate on Ham, that could have been ridiculous. Fantastic race by Russell, but damn...
Now we go to the
I think the only thing saving Checo is who do you put in his seat? Yuki is better than Ricciardo, but a PR nightmare, and you don't want to pull a Sargeant on Lawson and start him too early. RB is also fighting for a constructor's championship, so they need consistent points which Checo can't provide.
RB just confirmed Perez is good through the end of 2024.
I think RB knows it has a driver problem, not just for this year but beyond as well.
Max is signed through 2028, but has also stated he could leave before that. He has expressed no desire to stay long enough to break LH's 7x championship, his sim racing, a desire to start his own team in another series, and whatever he has in his head. 2026 will put him in an entirely new, non-Newey car, and he's clearly unhappy with the current state of the team (his dad isn't helping matters). RB need to hedge against an early Max withdrawal.
Checo might not be around in 2025. Yuki is a long shot for promotion, I don't think he'll ever go to the main team. Danny Ricc might not be around in 2025.
Lawson's shown promise, but I think RB desperately want him to compete and know last year wasn't a fluke. They also have that guy with the weird name in F2 who has potential. They need to hedge their bets if both Danny and Checo are cut. If Lawson drives for Williams this season and performs, you could see RB with two rookies next year.
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