The Official F1 2025 silly season *contains speculation*
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DanielSan said:
Leithen said:
Now that Flavio is associated with the team, any number of individuals will be seeing what is possible, including outright purchase of the team. Wouldn't put it past Sainz Snr, with his contacts and possible backers, to be enquiring about the team rather than a seat next year. If Jnr can't find a suitable seat, investigate alternative options....
That would be an interesting proposition but I don't think Carlos Snr is mad enough to want his own F1 team even with someone else's cash
skwdenyer said:
There were rumours a few months ago of Anthony Hamilton putting together some sort of deal; I wonder what happened to that ?
If Anthony Hamilton gets proven to be the orchestrator of a deal of that scale then I send £50 to the Grand Prix Trust.Seriously, he's not a player in this market.
vaud said:
If Anthony Hamilton gets proven to be the orchestrator of a deal of that scale then I send £50 to the Grand Prix Trust.
Seriously, he's not a player in this market.
With the insane price of an F1 team now it'd take some serious effort for even Lewis to get that sort of investment into a team and him going into ownership would be as marketable as is possible for a 'new' team.Seriously, he's not a player in this market.
DanielSan said:
With the insane price of an F1 team now it'd take some serious effort for even Lewis to get that sort of investment into a team and him going into ownership would be as marketable as is possible for a 'new' team.
I suspect Lewis could do it as the lead of a consortium.Forester1965 said:
vaud said:
I suspect Lewis could do it as the lead of a consortium.
Maybe as a name to help promote it, but on his own he's no history of leading an organisation to success. Forester1965 said:
vaud said:
I suspect Lewis could do it as the lead of a consortium.
Maybe as a name to help promote it, but on his own he's no history of leading an organisation to success. vaud said:
https://x.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1804043500691878...
BWT Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Flavio Briatore has been appointed by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo as his Executive Advisor for the Formula One Division.
FFS.
https://x.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1805949151118499...BWT Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Flavio Briatore has been appointed by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo as his Executive Advisor for the Formula One Division.
FFS.
So happy to be there...
ajprice said:
vaud said:
https://x.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1804043500691878...
BWT Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Flavio Briatore has been appointed by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo as his Executive Advisor for the Formula One Division.
FFS.
https://x.com/AlpineF1Team/status/1805949151118499...BWT Alpine F1 Team can confirm that Flavio Briatore has been appointed by Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo as his Executive Advisor for the Formula One Division.
FFS.
So happy to be there...
The French have literally resorted to "well, he worked 20 years ago" and with a massive French shrug and snort, the decision is made, he's back!
I still believe they're just doing 'stuff' to remain mildly relevant whilst behind the scenes, the team is for sale. And I doubt the new owners will want the befuddled old cheat at the helm when that happens.
Gasly stays with Alpine on a multi year deal https://media.alpinecars.com/bwt-alpine-f1-team-re...
Uncle Joe’s Barcelona Notebook, with an awful lot of silly season stuff in it.
https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2024/06/27/green-n...
Last weekend’s announcement that never happened was about Carlos, he’s either going to Williams or Audi, I suspect Audi from the way it’s written.
Lawson for Ricciardo over the summer is also probable.
https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2024/06/27/green-n...
Last weekend’s announcement that never happened was about Carlos, he’s either going to Williams or Audi, I suspect Audi from the way it’s written.
Lawson for Ricciardo over the summer is also probable.
vaud said:
Forester1965 said:
I bet Sainz will be next signing for them. Reasonable profile to help build the value of the team as they prepare for sale.
AgreeAnnounce Sainz, then an engine deal with Mercedes (or Honda?) for 2026, then sell...
Something intervened in Sainz decision if the expectation was an announcement in Barcelona. Alpine may offer something the other two don't, in his opinion. Who knows what the parties are offering?
Briatore is well plugged into the driver market so it'd be anything but a surprise to me if Sainz ended up at Alpine.
Briatore is well plugged into the driver market so it'd be anything but a surprise to me if Sainz ended up at Alpine.
If Stroll is resigned for Aston Martin then we can rule out the thin chance of Adrian Newey going there. One of his demands would have been driver choice and he wouldn’t have accepted Daddy’s little boy no matter how big the pay packet.
The chances of Newey going to the Aston Martin Le Mans project may be a different matter altogether….
The chances of Newey going to the Aston Martin Le Mans project may be a different matter altogether….
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