The Official F1 2024 silly season *contains speculation*
Discussion
PhilAsia said:
I think he perhaps would consider it, if it were not for one thing. Masi and 2021.
True, but that gets mentioned more here than by Lewis.Also I think he is pragmatic... if he can't see a potential WDC car at Mercedes in the next 2 years, then what does he do?
Roll the die and go to McLaren in some form of return to his roots? Or Ferrari? Or elsewhere?
DanielSan said:
The only place Hamilton is going once he walks away from Mercedes is into retirement realistically. The only question is, does that happen at the end of this contract or the next one?
Mercedes need to have a succession plan in place, even behind the scenes some of the senior team members must have had talks with Hamilton as to when he is going to leave.
The rumours are that he has asked for 5 years and been offered a 1+1.Mercedes need to have a succession plan in place, even behind the scenes some of the senior team members must have had talks with Hamilton as to when he is going to leave.
But I stress rumours.
Mr Pointy said:
Why would that be? On the face of it it's just another Yank team who feel entitled to be invited to join F1 so they can dip their snouts in the trough. Look at Haas - an utterly pointless addition to the F1 grid, apart from being a regular source of Safety Cars. They swaggered in & rapidly found themselves to be way out of their depth.
"In the team's debut at the opening Australian Grand Prix, Grosjean finished 6th, scoring eight points for the team,"Mr Pointy said:
vaud said:
Mr Pointy said:
Why would that be? On the face of it it's just another Yank team who feel entitled to be invited to join F1 so they can dip their snouts in the trough. Look at Haas - an utterly pointless addition to the F1 grid, apart from being a regular source of Safety Cars. They swaggered in & rapidly found themselves to be way out of their depth.
"In the team's debut at the opening Australian Grand Prix, Grosjean finished 6th, scoring eight points for the team,"Deesee said:
500TORQUES said:
Mario is one of my heroes, Michael was a total flop in F1 and made the fatal mistake of not basing himself near the team in the UK. He commuted from the USA and didn't last long, replaced early/mid season by Mika, who instantly blew his performance away and rattled Senna.
I seem to remember the commute was Concorde?“I was still doing Champ Car, of course, and I won the IROC Championship too. I used to do the red-eye going over and Concorde coming back. I was Concorde’s most frequent traveller, 26 crossings in a year. The ground staff were always ready for me, had my Financial Times and my brioche waiting. Those days, first class really was first class.”
Still Mulling said:
Based upon recent excellent performances, I believe/like to think that Albon will be on the move by the end of next year. I don't know if Audi is too far away for him to patiently bide his time, but I can't shake the feeling he'll be a key player in the driver market over the coming 24 months.
Maybe Aston if Stroll goes? Might be a good choice for a 3yr+ view as Fernando must eventually retire.Still Mulling said:
Interesting. He may need proof that they can maintain development pace, given how they've dropped back since the early races.
As a long term move, with all of the infrastructure Aston have coming on line, I think it would be a relatively safe bet. Aston look quick again today.Deesee said:
Pflanzgarten said:
Deesee said:
Pflanzgarten said:
I have it on good authority there is (at least) one driver on the grid who doesn't want to be there and only continuing due to his father's insistence.
I wasn't told who that was, it could be Lance, although knowing who told me I had my own suspicions.
It’s not Lance..I wasn't told who that was, it could be Lance, although knowing who told me I had my own suspicions.
Is he still on the grid?
ralphrj said:
Zhou and Bottas retained at Used-to-be-Alfa-Romeo.
I think that this is the current status of confirmed drivers.
I can't recall if Aston Martin confirmed Stroll or not, can someone advise?
https://www.crash.net/f1/news/1034501/1/aston-mart...I think that this is the current status of confirmed drivers.
| Team | Driver 1 | Driver 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull | Verstappen | Perez |
| Mercedes | Russell | Hamilton |
| Aston Martin | Alonso | TBA |
| Ferrari | Leclerc | Sainz |
| McLaren | Norris | Piastri |
| Alpine | Gasly | Ocon |
| Williams | Albon | TBA |
| Haas | Magnussen | Hulkenberg |
| What was Alfa Romeo | Bottas | Zhou |
| What was Alpha Tauri | TBA | TBA |
I can't recall if Aston Martin confirmed Stroll or not, can someone advise?
Yes
snotrag said:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breakin...
Yep, easy decision for them I guess. Straight in and doing exactly what they needed. Good for him. A couple of years of 'settled' with him and Lando hopefully and the team really turning round the abysmal previous performance of the car. Good times!
Good news. McLaren have a super strong line up for at least 2 years. Yep, easy decision for them I guess. Straight in and doing exactly what they needed. Good for him. A couple of years of 'settled' with him and Lando hopefully and the team really turning round the abysmal previous performance of the car. Good times!
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