Jordan 199 wrote: » Albon to stay at Red Bull for 2020.
pjohnson wrote: » Gasly staying at Toro Rosso aswell. All thats left is for Williams to announce Latifi.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Is he the one without the points for a Superlicence?
pjohnson wrote: » I think he finally has the points from F2 this year he just needs the mileage which is why he is running 5 of the last 6 FP1's this year.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Delighted for him. Well deserved. Hope he can kick on and become a top driver and competitor for years to come.
OSI wrote: » Kubica's apparently.
patmahe wrote: » Same here, he's surprised me by going quietly about his business but always being there or thereabouts at race end. Outscoring Max (who makes a lot more noise and seems a much more volatile character) is no small feat, good luck to him in 2020. Glad Gasly is getting a second bite at the cherry at Torro Rosso too.
Cork Trucker wrote: » Hulkenberg officially off the grid at the end of the season, he said he won’t be returning as well if it happened. Leaves F1 with a record no one wants and will take some beating, most races without a podium finish[/s]. Brazil 2012 & Germany 2019 the closest he’d ever get to achieving it
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » I have to say I think that's the right choice. I wondered if they'd be explicit and just do it. I think Williams comes across as too soft sometimes and It's no harm to see them pull the trigger and take the time from the slower driver - who won't be there next year.
pjohnson wrote: » Sainz isnt that far away from beating it. Only 77 races behind Hulk and he is only 25 years old. Unless McLaren can get up onto the podium from 2021 I cant see Sainz getting to a bigger team.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: Is Kvyat signed for next year?
skipper_G wrote: » 2.5 seconds quicker! That's a phenomenal level of improvement from McLaren.
Cork Trucker wrote: » Who was the last RB driver to go straight into the senior team in their debut season excluding 2005?
skipper_G wrote: » There's only Liuzzi in 05 that I can think of. Robert Doornboss had a few races for them in 06 but he already had a half dozen races for Minardi under his belt by then. The rest of the graduates all spent at least a season somewhere else I think
Cork Trucker wrote: » Yeah that's what i was trying to think of and came up with the same names, the reason as you well know i skipped 05 is due to it being their first season. Helmut Marko must secretly be thinking he should have put Albon in the senior team from Melbourne.
skipper_G wrote: » I would instead hope Marko is secretly thinking that he's lucky to still be in his position. Given the state of the Red bull junior program at the moment
Cork Trucker wrote: » Sainz will end up on the podium in the next year or 2, 77 races is almost 4 seasons. If the McLaren chassis keeps improving then with a Mercedes engine it’ll happen in 21 or sooner
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » He might. Assuming the mclaren can become the 4th best team - and I would expect very long odds on them seriously challenging the top 3. He's still relying on being 7th fastest on the day when 4 of the cars in front of him balls it up. So it could happen if he stays around long enough and if the mclaren is best of the rest and with a fair chunk of luck, he's next best when at least 4of the top 6 retire or mess up. When's the lad time someone from outside the top 3 teams was on the podium? Stroll last year in Baku?
guyfo wrote: » To be fair the junior program was a victim of its own success after Max caused the super licence points system to come in. Dropping drivers after an off season and drafting a replacement are far harder for RB now when multiple seasons worth of points are needed to get a licence.
skipper_G wrote: » McLaren are the 4th best team as it stands. They've made serious gains this year, if they keep up that momentum it's not beyond the realms of possibility
Cork Trucker wrote: » Kvyat in Germany 2019. Stroll in Baku was 2017
