2023 Formula 1 Season: Official Discussion Thread

Big if true.

Various outlets reporting RIC is in the seat effective immediately

Rather than Ricciardo, I will rather prefer to see Lawson behind the wheel. I love Ricciardo, but new blood is better.

Lawson is P2 in super formula championship. They’ll not pull him from that

Technically, if they pull him. He will only miss last round at Suzuka, he can potentially double duty. He already has super license.

My thought is let Danny Ric slot in to assess Yuki’s form against a known quantity, let Lawson finish his year in Japan, and then give him the full-time seat next year.

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Yeap I was thinking the same

I haven’t been really following… is devries just not performing?

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So it’s official

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I am available as well for the remainder of the season and possibly some 2024 races.

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This gives RB flexibility for next year. The rest of the season is Ric v. Perez for a seat next year. Lawson to take Ric’s seat if he doesn’t perform. Or Ric takes Perez’s seat. Lawson to AT. Or Lawson straight to RB. They have options going forward based on how everyone does.

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Or Yuki to RB, especially if he outshines Ricciardo in the same car.

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In an effort to allow Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen to set even more records and win even more things, Formula 1 announced today that it is considering a new award for the 2024 sprint race weekends, the “Grand Slam.” Basically, the award would be given to any driver who took pole and victory in both the sprint race and the main event. So, congrats to Max, I guess.

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I did not know about this:

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/10pmugf/a_guide_to_getting_formula_1_driver_cards/

For example:

Look carefully and you’ll notice they are both putting on their ballcap as the moody background pic.

https://www.scuderiaferrari.club/en/welcome-kit/

Rather than putting on their caps, I think they’re doffing them to RedBull and Max… hence the ‘moody’ feel. :rofl:

I tip my hat to you max, lol

Another celebrity buy-in

An electric boating team? Zzzap Sports?

And, in related news:

Other than PR, why?

Not a good start for Perez…

Hope he can get it together this weekend after pushing too hard.

Lol that wasn’t pushing too hard. That was just being a biff.

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I would say those two aren’t mutually exclusive. He was pushing too hard for how early in the session it was. No reason to be flirting with the grass and subsequently going into it basically on a warm up lap. Another mistake from Checo unfortunately.