Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercs junior driver said to be the next Max. So not quite as good as Leclerc.
Why? Sargeant is not doing much other than costing Williams repair bills. Kimi would be a good bet to replace him regardless of Sainz going to Merc.
Not sure if Merc think GR is established enough to be team leader and have a junior driver in the team, but if this kid is as good as they say, he should be able to step in and perform.
If Sainz goes.to Audi is he willing to endure a few years of being non competitive.
Stake/Sauber is not looking so good right now. How long will it take Audi to make this team competitive. I don't think they're going to step in 2026 and be a top 5 team.
So Sainz will be a team leader and probably no 1 driver, but for a team that's fighting for points, not wins.
Because , simply put, Kimi might be a very good driver outside of F1, but he's untested within F1.
Added to this, we're talking for a Mercedes that is in a crises, which only adds to the pressure. So , if we really need to analyze this, we're supposed to ask from a rookie to get this kind of pressure? Because ?
And his wingman and his team lead is torpedo George?
Oh, ok.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
And very simply put, not everyone is Max or Charles.imply put, the same was said about Max when he started at 17 years old.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
Carlos is just waiting to finally get paid like the big guys and he for sure deserves to. As soon as Merc gives him the deal he will signup.
If he keeps driving like he is.... he'll get paid.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
No need to be so condescending, oh mighty one.
I used my head. The press report what they hear. Some.is true some.are rumours. Where do you get your material, from a direct line to team bosses? I think 99% of us get intel from media sources, just have to sort through what is real and what is made up.
The consensus is that Antonelli is the real deal , feel free to dispute this.
Juniors and prospects are.moved to F1 all the time, prove me wrong.
Bearman was put into a Ferrari at short notice, how did he do? Max was a controversial pick for the RedBull seat, how did he do? Leclerc went from F2 to F1, how's he doing?
Why putting the hottest prospect out there in an F1 seat seems wierd to you, it's the way it's been done for many, many years by many teams.
Merc lost Max to RedBull because they didn't have a spot for him and.couldnt offer him a.seat.. I doubt they'd want to lose the next big thing for the same reason.
Regardless. Maybe try to keep your arguments civil. We can devolve into name calling and insults, but I don't think we want to go there.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
I won't be condescending if you're not.
When you answer to someone with terms like "Silly"etc, don't complain when you get the same treatment.
Re: the rest, simple really. Sure your input can be the press, then , it's what I said: Use your brain and dilure the information. It's called thought process.
Probable/Possible.
What sticks re: what they write. It's not that hard. Press will try to sell some truth and some things that are going to sell.
If one were to believe everything, then I would not want to even say what we 're supposed to believe about Ferrari, grasshopper.
Hope that helps.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
Not really.
If the press is not a good source for news then tell me a better source for news.
Do you have direct lines to the internal workings of the teams?
The rest was my internal thought process regarding whats been done in F1 for many years... promote junior drivers to F1 seats.
Not sure why that was ever in dispute.
But if you have better sources then let us all know what is happening so we don't need to.speculate. Oh Wise one.
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
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