F1 Chatter #53

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StephenTJackson said:
You know me so well.
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Great minds think alike, or something like that 😂

Things have gone so smooth trying to get on the flight so far, I am just sitting here wondering when something will happen 😂

(I also realised that I am the idiot-Norwegian who bought a bottle of Norwegian gin on my way through tax free, when I will most likely be able to get ahold of even better gin when in London
 
So that’s the tough decision in French - Estie himself didn’t want to stay at Alpine, but I guess that’s now the first driver out of F1 for 25 (as I can’t see another team interested in him)

specially since it’s announced that early in the season, and Estie hasn’t anything lined up (unless we get the Estie to xx announcement asap)
 
Estie Bestie not fired but just not offered extension...where will he go... If it was decided before Monaco maybe that is why he was so quick with apologies because he did not want it to affect talks with other teams... or it was to be decided after Monaco and that is why the apologies were quick (and not offering extension is what Bruno had in mind)

I am sorry Carlos for this joke, but Pobrecito has more options now, free Alpine seat :LOL:

Sooo Jack Doohan?
And my proposal to Gene: go big or go home, take Estie to join KMag to see how it goes 😅🤣
 
OOps2022 said:
Estie Bestie not fired but just not offered extension...where will he go... If it was decided before Monaco maybe that is why he was so quick with apologies because he did not want it to affect talks with other teams... or it was to be decided after Monaco and that is why the apologies were quick (and not offering extension is what Bruno had in mind)

I am sorry Carlos for this joke, but Pobrecito has more options now, free Alpine seat :LOL:

Sooo Jack Doohan?
And my proposal to Gene: go big or go home, take Estie to join KMag to see how it goes 😅🤣
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That would certainly be interesting… They’d get fewer points than Sauber from all the DNFs! 😂

Are Haas hinting at signing Ollie, though? 👀 (which wouldn’t be surprising tbh)

 
Minttu said:
Ocon to Mercedes next year? 😂
Because of his ties to Toto 😂
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Maybe (and a veeeeery big maybe at that) if he's the only one willing to agree to a single year deal so Mercedes get Antonelli a bit more experience...cos noone wants to take that and leave yourself with no option at all for 2026. But if it's a 'one last ride' because you're probably done anyway...who knows. Weirder things have happened. Why do I feel like him and George would also have civil war chaos in races though too?! 😅
 
Knit Happens said:
Maybe (and a veeeeery big maybe at that) if he's the only one willing to agree to a single year deal so Mercedes get Antonelli a bit more experience...cos noone wants to take that and leave yourself with no option at all for 2026. But if it's a 'one last ride' because you're probably done anyway...who knows. Weirder things have happened. Why do I feel like him and George would also have civil war chaos in races though too?! 😅
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Exactly what I was thinking 😂 It will be the French vs. The english all over again!

Something tells me he might actually 2nd up there.😅
 
sternchen275 said:
So that’s the tough decision in French - Estie himself didn’t want to stay at Alpine, but I guess that’s now the first driver out of F1 for 25 (as I can’t see another team interested in him)

specially since it’s announced that early in the season, and Estie hasn’t anything lined up (unless we get the Estie to xx announcement asap)
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There were a lot of rumours during the Monaco GP that he is on Haas shortlist for 2025. But i have no clue if what happen last week made them change their mind or not.
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I wonder if all of them are thinking "why the duck did i invest in this ?" 😂

 
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Knit Happens said:
Maybe (and a veeeeery big maybe at that) if he's the only one willing to agree to a single year deal so Mercedes get Antonelli a bit more experience...cos noone wants to take that and leave yourself with no option at all for 2026. But if it's a 'one last ride' because you're probably done anyway...who knows. Weirder things have happened. Why do I feel like him and George would also have civil war chaos in races though too?! 😅
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toto would have put Ocon in the car if he thought so high of him before - could see VB returning for a year if he can’t find anything else as it might work best for Merc, and have Kimi as F2 & reserve driver and highly enganged In everything behind the scene before jumping into the seat in 25

which seats do we still have available?

Mercedes, Williams, Stake (1 seat each)
Alpine, RB Visa, Haas (Ollie might be one) all seats unconfirmed
 
Minttu said:
Exactly what I was thinking 😂 It will be the French vs. The english all over again!

Something tells me he might actually 2nd up there.😅
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oh my, I wanted carlos and George to have the war of rulebooks knowledge, but George and Estie would be another level of chaos

Part of me wants all seats to be sorted out now, but part of me is there for a speculations circle

(I am working on a deadline for tomorrow, so there is high chance something else happens today just because I cannot follow the news too much :sneaky:)
 
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