Would make sense to have a Mexican driver with Haas given their market and what I assume is the deeper pockets of Perez' sponsors.
F1 2020 Season
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For sure he would get a ride somewhere... haas makes more sense than most of the other options
Can totally see Perez at Haas but I'm not sure how much longer Haas are going to stick at it.
Or why can't they just have Stroll at Haas for 1 year while Perez contracts runs out and have him join the team again in 2022.
They don't need to buy out Perez's contract and it builds more momentum for the team while they can still get away with being pink Mercedes.
So 2021: Seb/Perez
2022: Seb/Stroll
They don't need to buy out Perez's contract and it builds more momentum for the team while they can still get away with being pink Mercedes.
So 2021: Seb/Perez
2022: Seb/Stroll
Perez is sponsored by Carlos Slim ain't he?
A while yet I think, the new regulations will help even the field and the cost cap will work for teams like Haas.
Stroll will be going nowhere, his Dad owns the team.
Lawrence Stroll must realise that his son just bang average driver compare to others mid team. He can't passed Ricciardo for almost entire race in slower car while Perez did it with ease.
He know it but he wont do whats right for the team maybe.
He know it but he wont do whats right for the team maybe.
I think the move they're making is right for the team, I don't think Perez is necessarily going to progress them any further. Vettel will, but it's clear they need a number two driver which Stroll will happily do at the moment. I don't think Perez will settle as a number 2.
Russell confirmed for Williams in 2021 in other news.
Max misses his bud Nico:
GPblog: Verstappen wants Hülkenberg back: "There are slower drivers than him in F1". https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/6332...kenberg-he-still-belongs-to-the-paddock-.html
GPblog: Verstappen wants Hülkenberg back: "There are slower drivers than him in F1". https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/6332...kenberg-he-still-belongs-to-the-paddock-.html
He'll do whatever the feck he wants. That's what rich people do, and this cn is no different.
How do you know Vettel will perform better than Perez has? Vettel's only successes came in an era where he learned to use the exhaust blown diffuser better than his teammate. Since then Vettel has been comprehensively outperformed by both Ricciardo and Leclerc, and given he was approx 10kg lighter than Webber, worth an average of 0.3 seconds per lap at the time, the only team mate you can honestly say he has outperformed is an ageing Kimi.
I also don't see why the team needs a number 1 and a number 2. There's nothing wrong with have two equal drivers, which is presumably what, in theory, Racing Point are doing now.
Hungarian GP Qualifying
Q1 for Hungary starts in 15 mins.
Clouds look black over that track, 25% chance of rain.
And they are out, risk of rain is now 90%, they are out early in Q1
That lap from George Russell, bloody hell. Tracks clearly improving but still.
Williams get BOTH Russell and Latifi into Q2!
So out in Q1 go...
Magnussen
Kvuyat
Grosjean
Giovinazzi
Raikkonen
So out in Q1 go...
Magnussen
Kvuyat
Grosjean
Giovinazzi
Raikkonen
Racing point are going to get 2nd row at least they really look good.
Is there rain expected in q2/q3?
90 % they say
Indeed.
He is doing everything right and to the very best of his great ability.
I am sure some of the bigger teams are taking notice.
Although I understand he will be at Williams next season.
WOW Lewis with a 1.14.2
Yeah Willams next season, but after that, he will be elsewhere.
Mercedes are streets ahead
1 min of Q2 left and every drivers is out
Looks that was.
I hope going out on Medium's backfire on the Racing Points 
Norris is looking good.
Albon down in 13th...
Red Bull cocked up with Albon
OUT IN Q2
Ricciardo
Russell
Albon
Ocon
Latifi
Ricciardo
Russell
Albon
Ocon
Latifi
Qualified for Q3.
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Lando Norris, McLaren
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Lance Stroll, Racing Point
Carlos Sainz, McLaren
Sergio Perez, Racing Point
Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes
Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Lando Norris, McLaren
Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari
Lance Stroll, Racing Point
Carlos Sainz, McLaren
Sergio Perez, Racing Point
Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
Mercedes almost a second faster, on mediums, this is ridiculous
Funny how Albon was looking better in the Torro Rosso than Gasly in the Red Bull, and then they swap places and now Gasly looks better.
Feels like they can win the qualifying on hards if they wanted
Relieved just to see the 2 Ferrari’s in Q3.
Just give both titles to Merc and tell them to feck off, it would be one of the most interesting seasons ever seeing how close it is between the rest of the field.
Max not happy, car looks to have a problem.
Why are the hell are Mercedes even coming out? No one is going to be in the 1 min 13s.
There was never any doubt who was taking pole today.