Not only Stroll you can say things about. Logan keeps being prone to mistakes. Russel has issue with driving close behind others.

@@KGI_KlikoNL No way you put Russell in the same sentence as Stroll and Sargeant.

We need 3 drivers per team - a 30 car grid

@@KGI_KlikoNLUnless he gets possessed by the spirit of ayrton senna for the rest of the season, logan will be gone after this year.

​@@KGI_KlikoNL you kinda missed the point of the comment, mate. Stroll's seat is semi-permanent, meaning it's not up for grabs ever, until Stroll decides to retire, thanks to nepotism. Any other sub-par driver on the grid (and any driver at all for that matter) is not guaranteed a seat. Stroll is. This is what OP was getting at.

We're so HulkenBACK

Just in case you have forgotten, the team he is going to has occupied the bottom of the ladder for the past 3 years. Audi won’t make that organisation a top 3 team for another 5 years.

@@MrDiggityaus Last 3 years? They haven't been better than bottom 3 for the last decade with only one exception (6th in 2022). I agree that it will take them a while to be competitive, big brand and money does not necessarily translate to winning as we have seen with BMW or Renault.

For a team just starting, giving Hulk his podium would be a huge win

Why is that important? There so many young and much more talented drivers.

Rules permit 13.

​@@KAMiKAZOW For now.

@@camillaquelladegliaggettiv4303 FIA writes the rules. Concorde Agreement is no rulebook even if FOM acts like it is.

I think Lawrence Stroll will need to buy an existing or create an 11th team to provide Lance a future seat. Imagine one of 2 seats of a Newey car being waisted by Lance??

@@stevendickinson7249 Stroll in ANY F1 seat is a waste

totally, can't stand people moaning about good drivers staying when they dont let andretti in and new drivers in

@@mrbungle3310 The thing is the people who moan about good & new drivers aren't the ones stopping Andretti

In theory yes in practice no. When you start a new F1 team you need experienced drivers who won't crash too much and knows how to help the engineers develop the car

He should buy a team.

Man, you should buy a team and put two rookies in both seats. That would be masterplan.

This year, those two are the same thing.

More opportunity for surprises for sure

Lawson is part of the RB family which wasn't the subject of this video.

@@jazzrockr So was Albon but he went to Williams. Makes no sense to just exclude him IMHO

They literally mentioned their dedicated video about the Red Bull drivers where he plays a prominent role.

He made a further detailed video for driver movements in red bull teams, and lawson has a high chance to replace daniel in RB seat

@@ancient1946 The thing with Ricciardo is that while he's not going great historically, he showed last year he can be a killer driver if you give him machinery that suits him, and he can actually help build a car. Ricciardo can give you real feedback, Tsunoda has only ever known Alpha Tauris and never been in a top team. Now that alone wouldn't justify keeping RIC, but does Tsunoda really want to stay at RB? I mean, they've made it clear he'll never be a main team driver no matter how well he performs. This years been his best ever and there's zero discussion of him being a replacement for Perez. He's the number 2 driver to Lawson, a guy who doesn't even have an F1 seat yet. They're more interested in Lawson then they've ever been in Yuki. So if Yuki stays, he spends a few more years trying to scrape together points, never getting a podium or a win, and retires. So Tsunoda isn't a guarantee by any means. He's got every reason to jump ship and go to, say, Aston Martin, where his sponsors Honda can continue to pay for his seat guaranteeing him a spot for many more years. If Tsunoda leaves, they'll keep Daniel for 1 more year because they don't have anyone else that could direct the team, and Marko has made it clear RB cannot be a team with only rookie drivers anymore.

Bottas is just so meh. I don't get him, he was good at Mercedes and now what? He gives the impression he's logged out and can finally just chill.

Bottas was good when he drove for Williams

​@@Czeslaw_cn4tv you don't realize Sauber is bad? Bottas is still good, but not great like Max or Ham.

@@Czeslaw_cn4tv I think he was a tad under his normal level for a year or two but he seems to be back up and running. He was a bit of a giant killer at Williams and might be again.

@@Czeslaw_cn4tvNot much you can do when the team is shit and every decent run you have gets ruined by their inability to do a pit stop.

a driver who didn't score a podium in over a decade joined a team which hasn't scored a podium in over a decade. Sounds like a winning combination...

Agree, I am really happy for Hulkenberg.

with the worst team?

​​@@znlivesportswho knows. Maybe in 2026 Audi will come out with a rocket engine like mercedes in 2014. Even Williams in that year had a shit car but the merc engine and scored podiums

Why? He’s going to Red Bull Jrs. when Ricciardo is gone.

He is a nobody

Lawson is RB property

Lawson drives for the Other Bulls next season... probably with Yuki... Riciardo is either gone or takes second seat at Haas... depends on Bottas if he stays with Sauber or goes to Haas himself (first Haas driver is 100% Magnussen)

@@zbynekurbanek3345 who are you ?

Money Makes Miracles

That's not fair, last year he consistently got closer to Albon every single weekend. That's why they kept him for this year. Unfortunately he's just not been able to continue that trend so far. He's hardly the worst driver on the grid imo, he was literally pulled from F2 early because he was the only option Williams had. The odds were always against him

@@CharlesFreck Plus the money he brings with him, no? I like he got a second chance and I like Wowles giving him a few more as he has. But he does pay a fair chunk to be in the team, right?

@@AntiVaganza nope. There's never been a single suggestion of him paying for his seat. He brought zero sponsors to the team and has no major personal sponsors. He's not a financial asset at all

His family are literally war criminals ffs

Need to ask Webber how that's best done;)

He can sign a team for 26 and a team for 25

@@idontknow4449 Yeah, just an attempt at an easy joke. Piastri likely didn't actually have two enforceable contracts at the same time otherwise, it would have been a legal shitshow. Alpine messed up, thought they had a contract when in reality it was either not signed or with a lot of loop holes in it.

Funny isn't it, that it's 2 seasons without a win and none to come this year. Mercedes are a mid field team 😂 people need to get over it, Mercedes will not figure out this Formula. 2026 is their only hope.

Only 3 or 4 teams more likely to win a race, last year they were 2nd best (ok 3rd probably). Them and the other 3 are still fighting closely all the time. I wouldn't say they are an unlikely team to win a race in the near future.

You are talking too much sense for most F1 fans to get it - but you're right!

@@J.M_270 I think Bearman looked good, but look at Mick Schumacher or Jaime Alguersuari who debuted at 19, it doesn't pay to rush drivers, I think 2 seasons in F2, would do both Antonelli & Bearman good!

​@@grdixon83If they dont Sign Antonelli soon he can join another team. You forget Piastri saga already?

@@RoyMatzem Oscar won the F2 title though, so couldn't defend it, neither Bearman or Antonelli are near the top of this years F2 Championship, in fact there 9th & 19th, NOT exactly F1 material, that could change though, its a long season!

@@grdixon83 Antonelli already have more championships trophies than Piastri, and he won those trophies with 17!!! Just like Verstappen they dont care where he finishes. Hes already is F1 material since last year. Bearman dont have this same results tho, what i saying aply only to Antonelli.

too nationalistic, we cant have that

​@@deadbeef576better than us nationalism there are german manufacturers, german drivers germany deserves a spot in f1

@@birandkorayloved when they swapped every other year between the 2 tracks

@@deadbeef576what's wrong with that. German GP was always a good time.

I don't get how this is cool. Maybe we should focus less on nationalities and focus on the racing instead.

Andretti

Well what about Cadillac? Yea it'd be great to get Toyota and BMW back but you have a well-funded and willing team that is getting the cold shoulder. You heard it here first: Newey + Andretti. His gardening leave aligns with their next window to get on the grid. Except then the other teams REALLY will want to keep Andretti Cadillac out lol

Having a new engine supplier is nice But having a manufacturer just for the sake of having a manufacturer when this doesn't actually add cars to the grid doesn't excite me much tbh

@@clinttube Cadillac's noncommittal stance amounts to "Sure we'll get involved in F1... after Andretti joins and only if Andretti does well after joining." If Andretti hits the grid and does worse than Haas -- which is likely, then Cadillac would definitely just go "Yeah, we've decided against joining F1."

@@michaelc821 They do not make power plants.

Theo should stay at indycar then 😂

@@KuchingKingVideoGamer As it turns out, McLaren let Malukas go. So it’s going to be F2 alumni in that seat. And Alex Rossi (who is definitely better than Sarge on Sarge’s best day) and Pato O’Ward.

He's already been in a car that was capable of podiums, hence why perez got 4 when there were teammates. The fact is Hulkenberg has fucked up every time he could have got one and in no way should people be going out of their way to help him get one

He's a overhyped British driver with a wealthy father He should have finished in 5th and 4th with that Ferrari he drove

@@KuchingKingVideoGamer clueless

Angela Merkel will be rear left in the pit team

Save a puff for me, mate.

Imagine how chaotic all this would be if it were true

"Frentzen as a crash dummy" lmao I love it

And still no german GP XD

20 qualify for the race 10 don’t. Crazy qualifying sessions.

Honestly if they dont want to add more teams adding a car per team would be great. Top 24 or 26 starts the race, the rest will have to try again next time.

@@davidhaworth7152 They will NEVER do that

I can see a situation where Sainz decides he doesn't want to be a short term driver at Mercedes and Antonelli isn't ready yet then Bottas gets that seat. Not sure who else are contenders in that situation. Albon would have to be bought out of his contract, Ocon and Gasly? But do you really want Ocon and George in that team?

Sport and competition isn't a charity. Who cares if u like nico or nico is a nice man who deserves good things. He actually doesn't deserve an audi seat at all. Williams haas etc sure where he belongs. Not audi a team with unlimited resources due to the vw group. Who event with a budget cap can use aero testing data and knowledge from producing civilian supercars for their f1 program. Like Adrian did on valkyrie don't believe me google it Your mind is too innocent to want to pity give nico a spot in f1 he doesn't deserve Alonso is old, and had bad luck in his career but he earned that spot in Aston. He drove like a machine in alpine before he moved. That's how u earn seats

@@Car_Fanatic Alonso gets everything out of the Aston. Hulkenberg gets everything out of the Haas.

That’s up to Daniel as Horner said. If Daniel gets points and has a good rest of season, Liam will have to go elsewhere.

Liam is locked in for the second RB seat. Either Danny Ric or Yuki will have to go. And it's probably Danny Ric since the only reason they brought him back is if Checo drives poorly.

@@bemusedpanda8875 No he isn’t. Horner has said there is no guarantee that Liam will drive for Red Bull next year at all. In other words, it was promised not written into a contract.

@@Deanooooo Even if there is no written contract, it makes no sense for RB to keep a past his prime Ricciardo instead of developing a young driver such as Lawson.

@@bemusedpanda8875 Money, Danny Ric brings a shit ton of sponsors

Unfortunately they both still have seats. Better, more competent and fresh drivers are ready to take the seats without men with diapers in them

@@Blyatarina Alonso is one of the best drivers on the grid, and Hulkenberg is still easily top 10 even after taking a few years off.

It depends on what Theo does in IndyCar and wether he wants to stay there. That said, I could see Daniel taking an IndyCar seat with Theo going to F1 when he has the super license.

@@johannessamuelsson6578 Doesn't winning F2 give you an automatic Superlicense? Why would Pourchaire have to get one?

Is that even a connection anymore? Doesn't Audi already have 100% say?

@DeathBlocks Audi does yes, but Audi bought the Sauber junior academy and there's been no major changes to Sauber's staff. So it's still the same team

@@CharlesFreck Ok now that I read this it is actually quite obvious that it would be like that... don't know why I thought they wouldn't also take the junior academy.

100% agree. Edd Straw is perfect for this role. The other ones just sound whiny and aggrieved.

It's been established for months that Lawson has been given a guaranteed contract for 2025. Why would they bring up ancient news?

Bottas is a great pick for Haas - they would be nice scandinavian lineup with Magnussen ...Haas has very bad experience with rookie drivers and very good one with veterans.

I think it is damn near ideal for Audi in terms of realistic signings. But also pretty risky for Sainz. If this doesn't work out by like 28-29 he will be really lucky to ever get back to a top team if you ask me.

Unfortunately, he was a member of the wrong young drivers program... If he would have been with Ferrari, Red Bull or Renault, or even Williams, he would have a guaranteed seat in 2025 or even this year. He will be in Indycar instead, which is probably a better option than waiting in the wings.

How can you be an Audi fan if the team is not even on the grid yet?

I would also like that. He used to be underrated, think the only reason he isn't now is because the kind of fans who constantly criticized him aren't interested enough to care about anything other than the top. I think what counts against him is he could be seen as similar caliber as Nico, Gasly, Ocon and Albon. While him and Nico are both close to the end of their careers so the appeal to have at least one driver with longer term potential must be strong.

Watch him get podium in 2026 with the new regs and Audi

@@NEO-PLAYER-ONE - I hope he does man. There isn’t anyone more deserving of a podium.

@@SimRacingVeteran absolutly, would be funny if audi have the same luck with the new regs as mercedes had in 2014. Hülkenberg WDC

@@NEO-PLAYER-ONE - not the same. Mercedes took over the Brawn GP operation in 2010. Mercedes had time to get better. Though they did hit the ground running with the new regs in 2014. Now it’s red bull’s turn with this current generation of cars. I don’t see Audi making a swift turn around. It’s still Sauber and all their personnel and facilities even though Audi now owns it. We’ll see what the Audi technical team comes up with in terms of their power units for 26.

Fr, Alonso win and Hulkenberg podium are so anticipated

@@bigbadtonly hulk podium. Alonslow is a finished toxic whining fraud that deserves all the karma happening to him. Hope he gets send with huge G Force into the barriers

Really? The difference is that Audi buyed-in, into an existing team (Sauber). Andretti creates a whole new team.

Well maybe you missed; Sometime ago Lawrence Stroll buyed Aston team. And signed Lance for an Infinity years contract. With this release clause; "Lance only will leave when i want to leave"

0 podiums after 3000 races, so underrated

​@@dmign you have just proven his argument. You cant expect a podium from a driver whos never been in a top 3 car. To do so, you need the luck of 4 of the top 6 drivers having an issue or an extremely bad race. Like, have you even any wheel knowledge?

He has said he won't accept a year deal, but if he gets dropped from sauber he might rethink that. I can see him ending up at Merc too.

@@the_lost_navigator7266 Ah sweet thanks for the info

It takes years to develop the car with the experiences of racing it on a track. Audi wont be a second Brawn GP.

Bottas back to Mercedes.

Zhou can buy Haas seat. I dont think he will be out.