F1 2022 thread - see post 1 for rules

I’d imagine Schumacher might want to stay in the Ferrari family, so maybe a move to Alfa Romeo if a seat pops up there?

We could have a really different line up of drivers and teams next year, I’d imagine all the agents and managers are working like crazy right now. Gasly probably could do with leaving the RB family, especially if Albon is also still on the RB books.

Ill have some fun and say:

Schumacher to Alfa

Ricciardo to Alpine

Piastri to McLaren

De Fries to Williams

AT to fill their seat with a junior driver.

Just for fun, I don’t expect much of the above to happen with maybe a few, but silly season is silly for a reason.

Yeah fair point about pay drivers. Lots of drivers start out as pay drivers because they have strong sponsorship. Alonso and webber both started at Minardi and they got those drives because they had sponsorship money. Alonso has the Santander money for ages so he brought sponsorship to each team he signed for. But he developed into a top driver and was obviously in the sport because of his speed and he also had sponsorship to sweeten the deal.

Perez is similar. He has Carlos Slim's money. But he's also a good driver. Stroll probably wouldn't be in the sport were it not for his special relationship with the team owner. It's fair to say he'd have been dropped from the sport if he relied onntalent alone.

The AM seems to be a better race car than a qualifying car. The Ferrari is the opposite, more like to be fastest on Saturday than Sunday. Red bull was similar last year. They had a better chance of getting pole and being blown away on Sunday pace between engines and tyre wear.

And Piastri has signed for Alpine. Done deal for a race seat.

Piastri has buckets of talent, he should have got a seat in F1 this year. Hopefully he does well

Maybe Porsche would like a German driver?

Definitely don't think Mick Sch will be picked up by better seat this year. HAAS is where he will probably still be next year. Unless their ambitions change. Maybe the upgrade parts will suit the remaining tracks . Last year was really a training wheel year. This is more of a rookie year as the car has some performance and he can actually challenge for stuff.

Who is FDA. You mean Haad.

A pity piastri has signed for Alpine.

I have no problem with Piastri in F1 and am happy for him just think him starting at William's or in Mclaren might have been better.

I would have liked to see Ricciardo back there.

Someone said earlier that if Ricciardo had of stayed at Alpine he might not have got a win last year but I disagree. Ocon got a win in the Alpine last year. That could have been Ricciardo.

The hell

Seems to be setting up for Piastri to McLaren and Ricciardo to Alpine perhaps? Alpine look like a right shower of clowns though...

FDA = Ferrari Driver Academy...

It's nice of Alpine to take the heat off Ferrari after Sundays race

Alonso looks like a dick, but sort of on brand anyway. Alpine look inept.

That's a clanger and a half from Apline. Surely Piastri goes to McLaren and Ricciardo back to Alpine now?

Its only day 2 of the summer break (ish.. technically it starts next week for the teams) and we already have the silly season going mental!

Are things that bad at Alpine, that Alonso is willing to move to a worse car, and their star young driver doesn't want to race there either?

Wow, that's mad! Could you imagine if Twitter and Social media were around when all of the Schumacher stuff was happening with Bernie/Jordan/Benetton 😂