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Its being reported Hamilton's Ferrari deal will go beyond normal F1 duties and include things like supporting his 44 race team and him being a brand Ammbasador for Ferrari after he reitres, which apparently is something Merc declined doing in his latest round of contract agreement talks
For this Ferrari will pay him a paltry $446 million/£353 million pounds
For actual driving its reported he will be on $87 million for 2025 with the option to extend for 2026!
And what of Sainz? IMO he’s pretty bloody good.
Off to Audi/Sauber/Alfa Romeo...whatever they call themselves next week. By all accounts
I know it's not going to happen but I'd quite like a certain German multiple world champion to follow in the footsteps of another German multiple world champion and make a comeback with Mercedes 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Either that or Alex Albon but there are a few rumours that he'll be going to RB when Checo gets the elbow.
Sadly I think Ocon is the most likely outcome 😕
This is what happens when you sternly tell staff they can't have an extra sandwich anymore! 🙂
https://twitter.com/fastestpitstop/status/1754491866660135011?s=12&t=EQoHg-RGok071Fjc15ZHKw
Sadly I think Ocon is the most likely outcome
I think Sainz is probably top of the list, Albon has a shot, Alonso isn't out of the question, neither is Ricciardo. Problem is, Red Bull has the same list and hard to see them keeping Perez for 2025.
Vettel's name is being chucked around too - and a youngster at 36 compared to Lewis and Fernando! 🙂
Williams livery reveal livestream
https://www.williamsf1.com/live-experience/633fdfe9-cc4b-4f25-9e47-1fcc444ad2ee/2024-season-launch
Nothing too exciting, couple of new sponsors though.
Aiui they're just showing new paint on an old car - actual car reveal will be when testing kicks off. So guess that today is an event for the Williams PR team and the sponsors, not really for the fans.
Edit - but as new paint goes, that's actually quite nice.
New sponsor for Williams – should give them a lift for the 2024 season…
Might be digging a hole for themselves though.
New sponsor for Williams – should give them a lift for the 2024 season…
Might be digging a hole for themselves though.
Horner seems to be having an uncomfortable time at the moment...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68205305
What is the actual complaint/allegation?
Is this going to fizzle out like the Wolfe allegations?
No one knows yet - I did chuckle at this comment to the allegations on Planet F1 though!...
"Inappropriate Conduct"
Vague enough to not actually mean anything.
Having too many sandwiches from the canteen?
Horse riding in company time?
That it's gone public in such a big way suggests there's more to it than just a disagreement between employees.
Top news story on a lot of the newspaper websites, not just F1 media.
Could be anything. I think that it is in the media is probably just the press office at Red Bull getting ahead of the story.
Horse riding in company time?<br /><br />
That’s no way to talk about a Spice girl!
He fell out with Helmet Markko, now it's payback time.
It could be very minor, but the fact that Christian is the very face of Redbull, possibly in many ways, more than even MV - it was always going to be a big story. RB had to try and control the narrative. Now every media outlet is running their (RBs) release not some hypothetical situation that they’ve concocted based on rumours.
Sounds more serious than i was expecting.
https://twitter.com/FastestPitStop/status/1754546627728097461
It's bizarrely such a big headline across all news outlets for for such a vague accusation that could be sexual, drugs, financial, bullying, inter team spying or a thing about wearing leather shorts, slapping his thighs whilst singing badly (hang on, scratch the last one - Austrian owned team so kind of a given).
I follow various F1 reporters on Twitter, but that Fastest Pitstop account seem to be the only one pushing this?
I have read it on the BBC website, but am wondering if 'the Internet' is getting caught up in something?
EDIT : unless they are keeping quiet for legal reasons...
*something obliquely referencing cheating*
I have read it on the BBC website, but am wondering if ‘the Internet’ is getting caught up in something?
Hype for a new season of Drive To Survive?🤔😄
@ muffin-man - Yep it is now, just saw the piece on Sky F1 account
I reckon financial shenanigans, based on little more than a gut feeling.
The new Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber (really???) car is very erm green.....
Thought they were sponsored by Kawasaki when I first looked at it!
Daily Mail headline (i know, i know):
Geri Halliwell's husband Christian Horner faces allegations of 'incredibly controlling behaviour' by female colleague as he fights for his Red Bull future
Horner out, get Gunther Steiner back!
win/win
Horner out, get Gunther Steiner back!
win/win
I could even see myself cheering for Red Bull if that happened!
This has been all over social media this morning - but now an official source. Horner hearing on Friday...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/68218956
In all the fuss about Horner, and the green paint on the Stake Sauber the Williams launch got largely ignored yesterday
According to Joe Saward (who I think is generally reliable), it's believed that Adrian Newey and Christian Horner have clauses in their contracts that they can walk if the other isn't retained. Which means that losing Horner risks losing Newey. As dislikeable as I find Horner, he does deserve credit for building an incredible team. Losing him alone would be a serious blow. Risking losing both him and Newey would be catastrophic. My guess is that, unless he is facing criminal charges, Red Bull will pay off whoever complained and we'll never know the details.
In all the fuss about Horner, and the green paint on the Stake Sauber the Williams launch got largely ignored yesterday
Probably because, compared to potential scandal and a complete colour change to fluro green, launching a livery only that is almost the same as last year except a slightly darker blue and even more exposed carbon is pretty uneventful.
Red Bull will pay off whoever complained and we’ll never know the details.
I've read that its a female employee who's made the allegations. I think the days of that sort of thing (sweeping it under the carpet, nothing to see here) are past, are they not?
I think the days of that sort of thing (sweeping it under the carpet, nothing to see here) are past, are they not?
Aye. Apparently yer can't count on the ladies to do the sweeping any longer... 🙃
Now how about Newey leaves and goes to Ferrari.......
Now how about Newey leaves and goes to Ferrari…….
Can't see that happening at his age, and I doubt Ferrari would give him the freedom he has at Red Bull.
He's expressed an interest in working with Fernando - so maybe consultant to Aston Martin (who he kinda works for already!).
And wouldn't it be a crying shame if Red Bull fell apart and left Max with a mid-field chassis and a dodgy Ford engine in 2026! 🤔
And it transpires Hamilton joining Ferrari was part of his career plan all along...
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/a-great-way-to-end-my-f1-career-when-hamilton-revealed-his-ferrari-plan/
Yey, F1 is interesting again. Not on track of course, those days have gone...
🙂