The big twist holding up F1’s driver market again
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Published 2024-07-01
The revelation that Renault’s works team Alpine has told Sainz it could ditch its own engine for a possible Mercedes deal in 2026 is a big development for him, the teams that want to sign him, and the other drivers his decision impacts.
00:00 Intro
02:08 Alpine-Mercedes talks
03:57 Lack of ambition?
05:25 Running out of time
07:52 Where everyone else stands
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All Comments (21)
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Died 2015, Born 2026 Welcome back, Lotus-Mercedes
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I don't understand how a Mercedes engine helps Alpine's case for Sainz at all. Williams will have the same engine but a more developed and long-term-focused team structure, plus won't have to go through integration issues with a new engine program.
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Alpine's biggest problem isn't their PU, it's their upper management. And don't be fooled here they actually don't want to give up their engine program, the MB supply deal if it happens is just a money saving stop gap while they work on the proposed 2030 engine regs in the background IMHO.
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I think the most astonishing thing here to me is that Ocon is still being considered by some teams.
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Damn, this Sainz saga is getting old now. If I were Vowles I'd sign Bottas and be done with it
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The other drivers must hate Sainz’s slow decision making atm
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Haas has become THE team-effort driven team, so having Ocon there could undo the spirit they have achieved this year, with somehow mythical performances by KMag protecting Nico's positions.
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Sainz to Mercedes is the only move that makes sense🤔 Antonelli not ready for top team yet, clearly.
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Bottas is unbelievably underrated and he should absolutely get that Williams seat. Great connections with Vowles and with Williams.
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Valteri Bottas is currently 0.51s faster in quali and in race pace 0.53s which is bigger than Alex, Alonso and Max gaps to teammate and still they act like he is washed
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What I don't quite understand is why Sainz isn't considered for the Mercedes seat. I just don't see them putting a rookie in that seat, just look at Russell for all those Williams years. Antonelli is currently 9th in F2 and from what i've seen from him, I'm not very much convinced of his mega talent.
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Hoping Sainz and Mercedes can work out a deal for 2025!
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Carlos Sainz should replace Perez if RedBull wasn't too busy to focus on Makss Verstapens
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I have a family friend who has a senior position at Williams and they told me yesterday James is keen to pick up Bottas over Sainz but Doriliton Capital (Owners) want Sainz.
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Sainz is just unlucky. He never really scored a long term deal with a team.... He has switched a lot and I think the best bet for him is Williams and stay there long term. Williams isnt going to be a top team in '25 and maybe not in '26 but if they continue growing and investing it might pay off in '27 or '28... He is just in some awkward situation....
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Williams has a Mercedes engine and has peroper management mean while Alpine may have a Mercedes engine, and it has terrible management. I can't understand why Sainz is even considering them 😔😔😔
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Lawson to Sauber/Audi makes no sense. They already have Pourchaire, who flatly beat Lawson in F3 in 2020 and in F2 in 2021 and 2022.
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This situation is getting beyond tedious. I was really hoping Sainz would go to Williams, but now cheering for Bottas to get that seat.
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Ditching a works engine for Sainz is insane
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Renault being "willing to do whatever it takes to succeed in F1" should really be read as "willing to do whatever it takes to not have to leave F1 in a humiliating fashion".
