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Albon confirmed at Williams. Wonder if all of Horner's whining about how Wolff didn't want Albon there and was blocking were just... Horner being Horner.
 

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This probably explains it. He is not connected to Red Bull any longer, however they retain his rights for the future. If Williams wants to re-sign him, Red Bull has to agree. Red Bull gets dibs on him at the end of his deal with Williams.

And crucially, he will not be contractually obligated to stay in contact with Red Bull so he won't be able to spill any Merc engine details without punishment.
 

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Horner bitches a lot, but Toto is clowning if he thinks he’s got dibs on mandating all customer drivers too.
 

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Horner bitches a lot, but Toto is clowning if he thinks he’s got dibs on mandating all customer drivers too.
I can't really blame Toto for being suspicious of a driver with ties to a rival team when that rival team is trying to develop their own engine. He just wanted assurances, and sounds like he got them.
Albon brings his shekels too. Some Thai sponsor.
The real reason he is in that seat. Maybe all the German sponsors will jump on Hulkenberg if Seb retires and get him back in.
 

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I can't really blame Toto for being suspicious of a driver with ties to a rival team when that rival team is trying to develop their own engine. He just wanted assurances, and sounds like he got them.

The real reason he is in that seat. Maybe all the German sponsors will jump on Hulkenberg if Seb retires and get him back in.

Given all the BS going on lately, covering your ass"ets" makes sense.

You already have a significant number of MB guys jumping to RB next year as it is.

No better way to spy on other teams.
 

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Has anyone watched the Schumi doc? Curious what everyone's thoughts were.
 

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After letting Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay go, Andretti Autosport has his 2022 IndyCar line-up. He named a developmental driver as his fourth driver. The dude is Devlin DeFrancesco and he joins Grosjean, Herta, and Rossi. All of these drivers are hungry and really want to win unlike the two douchebags that left. Also, Marco is pretty much retired from IndyCar racing. Dude is just an eff-up and will never be a winner on the same scale as his father and grandfather.

 

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There has been a rumor Audi is coming to F1 for a long time and also rumors they want to run a team, not just be an engine supplier. Most rumors seem to be around them tying with Red Bull. So this was out of left field.
 

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I saw a headline they wanted to buy McLarens team. I can’t imagine they’d dive in that deep all at once, but I’m an Audi guy, so I’m excited nonetheless.
 

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I wonder any i off this has to do with the fact that Audi is owned by Volkswagen.
 
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