The king is dead, long live the king.
Only 102 days to lights out for 2023..
Have seen a few times on Reddit today that Yuki and Ricciardo are confirmed for next year, with Lawson being reserve for RB.
New controller for you?
Funny you mention Schumacher - he was also on the grid in the past 15 years. But you don't take issue with his omission? Surely up there too if we are just going by WDC's or number of races won?
Not entirely surprising, Microsoft have been an Alpine sponsor since the Renault days.
That sound does not match though - sounds like a v10? Are Microsoft saying that the sound of the current cars doesn't evoke excitement?! 😅
If and Xbox Alpine controller was to be released, I would be very interested.
That's right, but I was hoping to see the Xbox name on the Alpines some day, so I'm thrilled.
Maybe the sound might be the new startup sound of the next Xbox. That would be something 😀
Shame as it was great value at €7/month. I don’t watch any other sport so it’s bad value to pay even NowTv prices to just get F1 live.
Me either. This is why Sky need to go. The have ruined F1 for ordinary people. Thet just want old rich people to be able to watch it which is kind of stupid.
You should be able to just buy the Sky F1 channel here weather you are or are not a Sky subscriber but no you have to buy all the other stupid sports channels too which is just stupid.
So yes let's get Sky away from F1 and make it free to air again.
I doubt we will ever see F1 free again, or away from Sky for a long, long time, if ever again.
I'm clinging onto my legacy Sky F1 entitlement.
Took it from the start as part of HD pack and still have it for cheap enough.
Also sounds like Stroll won't be in the car for Japan either.
I’ve had Sky sports for €10-15/month for the most of two years with Now by following the bargain alerts thread. Find it great value because I watch some soccer, NFL and random other sporting events too.
Fair enough if you or the other poster don’t find it value but it’s quite affordable with a small bit of effort. Just wanting old rich people watching wouldn’t be a good business model!
I was previously watching F1TV in Turkey, but that fell apart when the VPN clampdown came in. So I moved to Portugal. €50/year, no VPN required to watch as it's an EU subscription. Works great.
Just wanting old rich people watching wouldn’t be a good business model!
Oh I agree. Not a very clever business model at all.
...is that an official iptv sub, if so, can you share the link?
Oscar Piastri's contract extended to end of 2026. No brainer for McLaren to keep him as long as they possibly can.
Fair play. Well deserved. I think some people were hoping he'd fail at Mclaren after leaving Alpine. But he's doing a solid job for a rookie and he looks to be a real prospect.
It's not. It's an official F1TV subscription, just subscribed in Portugal and works throughout the EU thanks to digital passporting rules.
just checking out an 'alternative' source here, well impressed for 75 a year
It would be interesting to see how Drugovic does if he stepped in.
What’s the commentary like for F1TV? Do I take out that Portuguese sub using a VPN and then switch it off to watch?
Saucy enough. Mine is only 40
...im hearing these rumours of cheaper services, but i aint finding them! i think 75 isnt too bad, ive tried others for near double that, some good, some not so....
Nice to see them joking about it now
Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda confirmed as driving for Alpha Tauri next year, with Liam Lawson as the 3rd driver.
Confirms to me that red bull haven't a clue what they want with the Alpha Tauri team. If they wanted the lineup that offers the best to the overall red bull project then they should have gone with Daniel and Liam (it's clear now that they will never put Yuki in the red bull), if they wanted the lineup that offers the best for the Alpha Tauri team only they should have gone with Yuki and Liam. This is a weird halfway house.
What I could see happening next year though is if Daniel impresses and Checo continues to struggle that Daniel gets moved to red bull mid season, Liam takes his seat and Checo is without a drive.
there is no way they are ever going to put Daniel Ricciardo back in a red bull, he is well past his best at this stage...
Depends on how well he goes next year in the Alpha I guess. If he consistently gets the maximum out of the car and Perez continues to struggle, they might promote Danny in 25 to grab more points for the constructors. They might will need a more consistent points scorer if their car advantage is smaller next year.
Bit of a shame for Lawson though, maybe he can stay in the picture until Yuki buggers off with Honda to Aston.
It's very harsh on Lawson not getting seat, Williams would have been a good choice for him. Baffled to why Williams are keeping Sargeant for next year
Red Bull need a driver to replace Perez in 2025. Tsunoda and Ricciardo don't look good enough to step up to the main team. Lawson needs more seat time to prove himself. He's going to waste another year on the side-lines by the looks of it. It would make sense to loan him out to Williams for a year or two.
Williams must be on the lookout for a new driver for next year. Sergeant isn't confirmed as far as I know, and he is doing a Mick Schumacher on it this year, not fast and causing a lot of expensive crash damage.
I read today that Williams asked Mercedes for simulator data from Mick and after reviewing decided not to offer him a contract.
Sergeant causing another crash not helping himself by today's crash. But no other Americans available. FIA really should have upgraded IndyCar superlicense points to get access to the drivers there.
Agree completely. Ricciardo is a popular driver who beat Max at one stage and has race wins. Feels like an age in racing terms since he had form though. The win in 2021 was a big exception in a year Norris had the better of him. His confidence seemed shot at McClaren in 2022.
Looks past it as you say but given the longevity of some drivers these days and the ability of some in the lower half of the grid, don’t see why he can’t earn a place on the grid for a while yet.
And ironically, it was his old McLaren that put him back out in Zandvoort.
