2024 F1 General Discussion Thread

Seemingly she was offered something close to that but no good. This suggests the whole thing was designed to get horner out and money was never going to make her (them) go away.

I can see him going to Audi maybe, or red bull might go after him

I assume by RB in the last few posts you mean red bull and not the Laser Card Revolut RB team?

Perez is doing enough so far to keep his seat for next year. Red Bull don't really need to bring a Sainz or Alonso next season.

Alonso is probably best placed to stay at Aston Martin and do another two years. They will have Honda engines and new rules for 2026.

Mercedes look to be going backwards, not forwards. Sainz has a tough decision to make for next year and onwards.

Would going to audi be the right decision, where do see audi in the constructors? I think myself they'd be midfield for a couple of seasons anyway, I just don't see them taking over and hitting the ground running. Sainz probably best shout is Merc which I'd assume won't make a balls of the 2026 regs or RB if Checo goes but you've also the risk of them getting the powerunits wrong. RB will prioritise the driver leading the championship, it's probably Sainz best shot at being a world champion

I think Aston are on a push to the top and could be a great seat for Sainz. Great chance to outright lead a big team as Alonso will either move on or retire in the not too distant future surely.

Vettel won't be back. Kimi Antonelli is the likely driver for Mercedes. I like the Alonso/Sainz pairing, that'd be fun to see.

The power he has in his team means that any relationship like the messages purport to show are problematic.

Red Bull closing ranks and running what seems to be a sham internal investigation adds fuel to the fire. If they were open and transparent about the whole situation it would be treated differently.

I don't think it was a shame investigation. I feel the truth came out within that investigation and redbull realised that much of what took place was dirty dealing to destroy horner.

You don't have any evidence that it was a clean investigation or a whitewash. They decided to keep it completely to themselves. If you make a decision on whether the investigation is good or not, is an act of faith. It can't be based on evidence because Red Bull decided not to publish the information necessary to reach a conclusion.

For example, you don't even know what question the investigation was trying to answer.

I don't think he is. He's finished with this cat though already it seems.