Piastri is very smart and knows that he has to go to as many races as possible and gain experience. He can be faster than Norris, so I think that next year in Maclaren may be interesting
Answering your question: Well, here in Spain, Fernando is more than a driver. He is an icon and his fans are beyond loyal and passionate. In a country that loves football and has guys like Nadal, the biggest movement around and athlete goes to Fernando by a wide margin. Carlos is oftenly criticized and meme material and he is not close at all to Alonso BUT we love him too and as soon as he recovers (first half of 2022 was really harsh) people will support him like in the McLaren days, maybe more. The support he got during Monza weekend was unreal.
I can't believe you didn't say Fernando/Norris! They were awesome teammates already in WEC, Fernando respects him, and Lando is introverted and focused on himself enough to put up with Alonso's ego. They would definitely be sparky, though.
They actually were (sort of) teammates back in 2018 (in the Daytona 24h). Alonso was a McLaren driver at the time, and Norris was a McLaren junior who was about to step into F2. Zak Brown decided to put them in his LMP2 team (United Autosports) alongside a young endurance racer named Phil Hanson (who's still racing for United Autosport). That's the closest we've ever been to a Lando-Nando driver pairing. Seeing it in F1 would be great.
I am a massive Hulk fan, but come on, if you are going to rip the shit out of Checo for "average" performances, Hulk would be worse. Yes Hulk is a quali specialist, but its the race that matters, not quali and Checo is by far the better of the two in race conditions. Of there three years together at Force India, with the exception of their first year together, Checo pretty much had the upper hand on Hulk. Factor in as well that prior to joining RB Checo had nine podiums including one win and two podiums in his debut season for Sauber, and Hulk still does not even have one to his name, you can see straight away who is the better bet for championship positions out of the two. Factor in the fact that the Red Bull is blatantly designed to suit Max, there is zero guarantee that anyone coming into that team would even come close to Max, and that includes some of the highest rated guys on the grid. Only one guy on the current F1 grid has proved himself adaptable to cars not designed around him over the years, and that is Fernando. We have seen multiple good to great drivers flounder in a team when the car suits their team mate better. This is probably the biggest issue Ricciardo had at McLaren. The car just did not suit him. I think the same can be said of Checo, and yet he still gets the results the team needs. It's hard to judge some of top guys on the grid right now as they have either only driven for one team or have started in dogshit teams and moved up. Some of the younger guys like Lando, Piastri and LeClerc may thrive more against Max, but as we saw with Albon and Gasly, great drivers but totally out of their depth in a team built around Max.
I totally agree with your Mercedes take. Both are top drivers but I could definitely see them fighting each other too hard if they were competing for wins. I’m curious how George would go as a teammate of Max or Fernando, and if he’s be the same he is at the moment with Lewis
Max fernando in the redbull would be amazing, but would never never never happen. And if it did i think they would be lucky to come out of it alive, let alone win anything
I really want to see how they work together. Alonso has a lot of respect for Verstappen. Horner can prove him managment skills with both in one team. Either Alonso and Verstappen both wrap up the whole field and win every race or Leclerc will win the title while RedBull has the fastest car
You should be happy Piastri and Albon weren’t teammates because: a) Albon would never have gotten that huge image bump as he likely wouldn’t have felt so confident and at ease and Piastri would likely be beating him and b) if Albon did perform as well as he has, Piastri would likely have been looked at as a semi-bust because this is the first season Alex has really impressed everyone, without Sargeant in there, people likely would consider Piastri a bust and not realize just how well Albon was doing because Piastri wouldn’t have been benchmarked alongside Norris (a know quantity) and would be attributed more to the car than him.
@@henrywilliams4170 Exactly part of my point. Piastri would likely be beating him (by a margin of lets say 10-6 in quali and races) and nobody would benefit from that situation as Albon’s big image upgrade would never have occurred so therefore nobody would know that Piastri beating Albon was actually impressive and people would likely appraise Albon as performing similar to Mick Schumacher without the crashes since he was being beaten by a rookie who hadn’t shone against Norris.
Ok you got me. Charles and Ricardo would be absolute Magic. Note your negative comments about George can be directly applied to Charles and Vettel. So George saw how it gets done.
I would think a good teammate for max would be sainz, the only thing Is that he would almost certainly be a 2nd driver, and I don't think Carlos would want that, now against leclerc he still has "a chance" to be better, defenitely since lately Charles has been suboptimal on more then one occasion.
Wow, you're really pushing Riccardo . Why ? For likes, views ? Talking about gaps, you forgot Riccardo's gap to his last teammate. The agreement I have with you, Alonso and George . I think they'd do well. I don't believe George would turn into the wall for him.
As a Chinese, I'm obviously biased. But commercially, I think Zhou would have great upside for audi, considering how big the Chinese market out there is, especially for audi, which is usually considered half a tier down from BMW and Merc in China.
George is a killer with a bad aim but he'll get there eventually. Alex hates the marketing BS that comes with a big team so I don't see him being happy in one. Strangely enough I don't think DR will get back to his old performance level or even return to F1. Love DR but he got set back after set back these last few years and I imagine that takes it's toll mentally. I think we will see Alex Palao in F1 in the near future. I also think Liam and Yuki will stay on as a pairing at Racing Boss 2024 ( watch out for them this weekend) And Piastri next to Max would be my dream. They would be like Pumba and Timon marketing wise 😂. Max flapping his gums and Oscar eating his gum.
@@piiirate4715 your damn right it's Hilarious. Loved being proven wrong by DR for this race. Had a blast watching him do his thing. I am still not convinced but what's not to love about good racing. Can't wait to see what crazy things Interlagos will give us. Have a great day.
They did lived together...see drive to survive season 5 on an episode with yuki...he's living together with lawson in an apartment.....lawson is seen helping yuki with packing when tsunoda moved to italy....
Alex & George would be the best pairing. Alex would probably get along with everyone, to be fair. I would honestly love to see Max & Alex as a pairing again. Down the line, maybe that would be possible!?
I absolutely agree with the ferrari pairing. It still suprises me that Leclerc and Sainz fans on twt hard disagree that the two aren't are great driver pairing.
Honestly I do think max and lando would be an unbelievable pairing… this is coming from a Mercedes/mclaren fan. Personally I don’t see the Mercedes duo as chaotic but I don’t see them in the mvp category either. It’s a hard one… I think they’re a great pairing but both could be paired with better people… I just don’t know who or at what teams 😂
I honestly think Robert Shwartzmann is in real danger of becoming a Luca Badoer in Ferrari. He's really young now. But even then Ferrari seem to be more interested in other drivers in case they need to get one. If he's not careful, that "testing" role in Ferrari can become his whole career.
@@TommoMcCluskey well of course, but I thought we were just saying what would be cool! lol you paired Charles with Gasley at Alpine, I thought anything was possible! 🤣
Can we just conclude that Piastri has almost the best curriculum of the F2 era and should be treated as a golden rookie like Leclerc and Russell? Imo he should only be below rookie Verstappen in hype.
Piastri is amazing, but his competition sucked. Luckily, his junior formula competition doesn’t matter when he’s doing fantastic in F1. There’s always been an F2 even if it was called something else. So, it makes no sense to put F2 into its own box.
@@wassapdude94 this! as bad as it was to go through the first half of the season in a terrible car, for Piastri it was a blessing in disguise. kept him out of the cameras, and let him get comfortable away from the front of the pack. not saying he wouldn't have hit the floor running on a good car but expectations where lowered due to the car and less pressure on a rookie is always a good thing.
I'm not a hamilton fan but the man's rookie season was out of this world, podium on his first race, 4 race wins, 9 pole positions, and beating his teammate alonso in the standings. IN HIS ROOKIE SEASON.
I think a Fernando/George combo would have a lot of the same issues as Lewis/George or Fernando/Ocon. Someone as established as Fernando is not going to take kindly to the way George constantly attempts to prove himself by racing his teammate
I've always thought reuniting Max and Carlos would be an interesting duo now that they have both significantly developed from the Toro Rosso days. Carlos doesn't seem to be quite as far down the Ferrari rabbit hole as Charles so he'd be slightly more attainable and I'd see him as something very similar to the 2018 Ricciardio that Red Bull would be hoping to get if they brought Daniel back.
Carlos is already sneaky and whiny. He gets away with it at Ferrari, but he wouldn’t at RBR and he would be nowhere near Max. Carlos is having the best little streak of his career, but let’s see if it lasts.
I don't trust Carlos as far as I can throw him. He plays nice in his English interviews but on Spanish media, he is a completely different person. Not liking how his parents are involved either. Sainz Sr. is becoming more of a pest than Jos. Wouldn't be surprised if Fred kicks him out of the garage in 2024.
Everyone seems to be obsessed with the idea of Lando going to redbull but I just can’t imagine him as the second driver to max. Redbull will always prioritise max so I actually think Checo has been a really good team mate. Good team player
Never thought about the combo of Max and Nico, but thats a great shout. Nico is a qualifying machine, and give him a solid car, he can deliver in a race too.
I also prefered Nico, but RB had the data that proved Checo was the more consistent of the two and had slightly more pace over Nico in race trim. If Checo didn't lose his seat in RP, Nico would've been Max his teammate for 2021. Also Checo's win in Shakir solidified this decision. Red Bull has been open about all of this.
If I was RBR I would make a go for Piastri over Norris, for the simple fact that the team needs to start thinking not only of having a power pairing, but of grooming not a competitor but a SUCCESSOR for Max. It’s not too early, not at all and Max loves Motorsport not just F1 and has made that clear. But Hulk as a solid number 2? Yes please! If they go that route, Hulk would be a perfect pairing and they do have a great relationship and even friendship.
imagine the marketing of a max/lando pairing though, theyre great friends off track so media appearances would be awesome (see max and daniel's media stuff from 2018) but also to have the racing darlings of the netherlands and britain in the same team, the merch sales alone could probably fill the cost cap
Another fact that favors Piastri is that pressure cooker environment, Lando SEEMS to be a bit more less mentally resilient, while Piastri seems to be Fernando/Max level of ICE COLD BABY, so while there's a chance that Lando may crack under pressure, I certain Piastri will use that pressure to create a room temperature super-conductor (?)
100% will still support Sainz just as much as Alonso when Alonso retires. When Alonso retired the first time Sainz was the only one, and that support will never go away
It couldn’t happen realistically but I reckon Leclerc and Hamilton would be a proper dreamy lineup. Not sure what their relationship is like but personality and talent wise it’d be amazing
After that double DSQ in Austin, in their interviews they do seem to be quite chill with each other. It would definitely stay as an inside joke if they do end up being paired.
The one time they got close on track they crashed. Circumstances and a lack of performance have kept them apart and/or not in positions on track together that are not enough to motivate anything crazy. If they start doing well and line up near each other they’ll start crashing into each other immediately. You’ve got Gasly who loves to crash into people and Ocon who loves to crash into teammates.
I think a Russel+Albon is not that unlikely with 2026. Albon is a very capable driver and from what engineers say in interviews he gives incredible feedback. Id imagine he would be on par with Russel. On the other hand I think getting Piastri as a 2nd driver wouldnt work with Lewis. Oscar is rapid and will surely outpace George and the fighting with Norris makes me believe he doesnt want to be a Bottas.
Alonso and Sainz would be a great driver pairing for Aston Martin. They got the Spanish connection, Alonso respects Sainz and vice versa (Alonso was Sainz's idol), Carlos has the pace to back him up and maybe take control of the team after Alonso retires
@@TommoMcCluskeyBoth of them have come out and told it's just media trying to get clicks. It all started after their Australia tangling. Looking at things too deeply, Sainz's story wishing Alonso on birthday was one of the only ones he reposted (which wasn't a sponsor).
@@TommoMcCluskeyFernando recently told the Spanish media that amongst all drivers, he races against Sainz differently as he is his close friend and compatriot. Would absolutely love fernando to have one last go with ferrari if Charles leaves.
I would say that Carlos and Charles are getting closer and closer in pace. If the car stays this inconsistent Carlos could be just as fast as Charles if not even faster, and it could cause problems in the future. Otherwise, in the 2022 more predictable car, I think it's a great pairing.
leclerc had so much bad luck in 2021 and when he got a championship-winning car in 2022 have you seen how good and how far ahead Leclerc was, sainz is a good driver but not as good as Leclerc. @@JnManuelAG
Feel like you’ve missed on the Mercedes take. I think the thing that separates Lewis and George from Lewis & Nico is that they have these little moments but they’re completely fine after the race. George just has this confidence that he’ll beat Lewis. Where as Nico showed more fragility. And with Bottas it nearly consumed him.
George has that confidence because he knows that eventually, Lewis will retire. They have a 10+ year age gap, and people will take his losses against Lewis as "what did you expect, he's a 7×wdc" while he learns from Lewis. Nico didn't have that, him and Lewis were relatively the same age, and Nico got his heir of Mercedes got taken by Lewis, if he let Lewis win, it was game over.
As a Shwartzman fan, he's never making it to F1. Not because of he did anything bad, as he won F3 as a rookie and finished F2 5th as a rookie and 2nd in his second season. But it has been 2 years without racing. I still think he could be a great driver for Ferrari's Hypercar team as he always showed how consistent and how few mistakes he did or that he could be a good driver at Indycar or Formula E. But for F1, that Haas seat is never going to a rookie again.
I think Ferrari in general hasn't done the best with its reserve driver/academy situation. Shwartzman has stayed on the sidelines cause of Mick and Giovinazzi, neither of which got promoted before leaving, and now thanks to Sauber no longer having that Ferrari link there's basically no avenue into F1 as a Ferrari academy driver other than Haas
@@TommoMcCluskeyI think one of the main issues is his ethnicity. A lot of people still ban anything to do with Russia. He is unfortunate to have been russian before the war started (having since changed his racing license to Israël)
As someone who lives in Spain since 2003 and who has watched F1 since 2009, Carlos right now, doesn't have nowhere near the fanbase that Fernando has. He's both underrated and overrated by fans here in Spain. There are fans that say that he is nowhere near Charles and others that say that he is the N°1 driver. But after Fernando retires, he will be, without a doubt, the star of Spain in F1, and not because of his surname. Also, there are not many spanish young talents in F2, F3 and FRECA, maybe just Pepe Marti but he doesn't seem to be a top future star.
@@daarom3472 yeah, I mean why wouldn't that be the case? Carlos is 13 years younger and has proven against Max, Charles and Lando that he should be in a top team, at least as a second driver. Fernando is one of the best drivers in F1 history, but he is 42 and if he doesn't get wins by 2026 he will retire. Also, I don't think that Fernando will keep this magic performances for too long. The age and human limit at your 40s will hit and specially if Aston Martin signs a young talent like Lando, Charles, George or Oscar (I mean by 2026).
Would love verstappen sainz reunion. People forget that of all of verstappens previous teammates, Sainz was by far the closest in race pace and even beat him head to head in quali. If red bull remain the most dominant car on the grid till 2026, we could have Rosberg Hamilton esque championship fight.
27:00 I would argue a Sainz & Verstappen line-up might be better, but Hulkenberg seems to be an adaptable driver and like you said is ‘a safe pair of hands’, so understandable why you chose him
I'm actually not on board for a Gasly/Leclerc team, we've seen what can happen to friendships when being teammates in Hamilton/Rosberg and as a fan, something similar would just be tragic
In an interview, Charles is 100% in your favour! He said he couldn't imagine being in the same team as Pierre, or in the future, in the same team as his brother if he goes in F1.
If it wasn't for those 3x double DNFs, they'd be a fair chunk closer to McLaren for sure. Certainly the only one that was driver fault was Gasly in Australia, but Esteban was clearly in his blind spot - so pretty bad luck all things considered.
honestly looking at it, fair. i'd say theres definitely an argument that mclaren could also be up there, especially considering oscar is a rookie and when the car has been there they've had a 2/4 and a 2/5, but ocon and gasly have defo been a really solid pairing with a lot less drama than i (and i'm sure many others) were expecting coming into the season
The closest, yes. But in all honesty, I can’t say it’s the best driver line-up. Both Ocon & Gasly are very good drivers, but they’re not great. But I feel like Gasly can be ‘great’ on his day.
@@laurierastogi3512 i like how both can great on their day, like how sainz or russell can beat their teammates on the day, whats impressed most about gasly/ocon is how theyre so well matched and can both challenge for a podium in the 6th(?) best car
Before his return to Alpha Tauri I remember thinking that an Alonso/Riccardo partnership at Aston Martin would have been an exciting driver line up as Lance has not really delivered since his rookie season in F1
I'd love to see a Fernando Lando pairing, the 2 seem to have a really good a respectful relationship.They shared a car at Daytona in 2018, Fernando seemed to be pretty good to Lando during the Mclaren transition. Seeing them race each other last year in the 1v1 Alpine VS Mclaren fight that they had showed they can race each other respectfully and on similar pace. Either that or a Lando Lewis pair, again alot of respect there that i think would stay good.
Ricciardo must be some religious deity. A lot of pundits and fans "believe" he can be great, even though he sucked for the last three years he was in F1, being terminated a year early, and didn't show much in the two races he did in 2023.
Might need to tone down the recency bias a bit mate. Russell properly dominated Lando and Albon in equal cars. It's just the fact that Russell is against Hamilton that makes people forgot Russell is actually levels above Norris and Albon whom he dominated in equal cars. Moreover, there is a level of overhyping for both Norris and Albon due to the fact that they're having weaker teammates that makes them looks super fast in comparison. There's also the notion that "backmarker cars will always be backmarker cars, if it improves at all then it's the greatness of its drivers that push it" nonsense. People is just so easily overhyped over that nowadays. On a slightly unrelated note, this is why awesome midfield drivers frequently seemingly didn't perform as well. It's not because the pressure of a faster car, it's just that they're being exposed by top level drivers present in top teams. In case of Hulkenberg, he won't do much better than Perez. Hulkenberg is looking extraordinary rn is just because he's up against Magnussen.
I think we forget with George that his team mate is the GOAT. Norris, who I love went against Sainz, off pace Ricciardo and rookie Piastri. I think Lewis being so good has made George’s stock drop a bit. Tho George literally beat him last year so idk what he needs to do to proove himself
As a George fan, this is spot on. People have short but very selective memories. Is he having a great season? No. Does that take away his talent? Absolutely not. Can he improve? Yes. George is still a very talented driver, he won F2 in 2018, he dragged that Williams to places it shouldn't have been and got Mercedes' only win last year. He will bounce back, I'm confident of that.
This was a fun little thought-exercise, Tommo, good one! I've been thinking that Lawson with Alex at Williams would be a fine pairing, for a few years at least...
I think we can all agree that sainz and Lando are one of the best duos on the grid even when they’re not in the same team they help each other win they literally win races through the power of friendship 😭
19:07 I'd say George had the perfect start to his time at Mercedes 19:48 I think their pinchpoints have been overblown quite a bit. Zandvoort 2022 was understandable since the race win was possible for both. And I think Spain and Belgium qualifying was just unfortunate timing, a bit like you said with Alpine at 11:24. And even if their relationship is as bad as you say, I think your weighing it too much because they're no way the worst pairing on the grid. They rank extremely highly in skill, experience and marketability. I don't understand how you can put them below Bottas and Zhou. 22:15 What? George was great in his first season at Mercedes. This season, he has made quite a few mistakes but he has gotten quite unlucky as well like the P2 he lost in Australia, the terrible strategy and then puncture in Zandvoort and the issues in qualifying in Austria and Hungary which makes it look like he's miles off Lewis when that isn't the case.
It's a difficult start to his life at Mercedes because the car is nowhere near as good as it had been for a decade. Same way that his years at Williams were difficult because the car was shit
I don't think that leclerc-sainz pair is working that well... It worked well, it might work well later, but right now at ferrari Leclerc is just in pain, I feel like the 2 last races are more a demonstration of leclerc's weakness then sainz's strenght. Leclerc is tired, behind sainz in quali which is not normal, and sainz is just constant as always, taking any opportunity left by Charles and the red bulls
The only driver on the current grid that I can see getting close to the current top 3 (in no order Hamilton, Verstappen and Alonso) within a few years would be Piastri. There are a lot of other good drivers on the grid, but I don't see much growth in them. Piastri in his rookie season is already getting close to Norris. It wouldn't surprise me if he is faster and more reliable in a 2 years compared to those other good drivers. From there the growth will naturally slow down. He might not bring in as much money as some other drivers, but in the end the teams want to score as much points as possible.
For me, these would be perfect teammate pairings (completely subjective opinions incoming): Red Bull - Verstappen and Norris; Mercedes - Russell and Ocon; Ferrari - Sainz and Albon; Aston - Alonso and Tsunoda; McLaren - Hamilton and Piastri; Alpine - Leclerc and Gasly; Williams - Bottas and Vesti (sorry, Logan) Alfa Romeo/Sauber - Perez and Pourchaire; Haas - Hulkenberg and Zhou; Alpha Tauri/whatever - Ricciardo and Lawson.
My opinion - Alonso and Hamiltion showing they have more talent than any of the other drivers on the grid not called Verstappen, Norris in the 2nd tier but coming up fast.
As an Spanish Fernando fan, I'd fully support Carlos if Fernando retires. I already did once and I'll do it again. Carlos is by no means Fernando but he's still a fantastic driver and he'd be the only one representing my country, so it really is a no brainer
When Fernando retired, Sainz did carry the spanish f1 scene for the most part, the Hybrid era was hard to whatch for us, and at least having a strong spanish driver there competing was very nice, we were all very fond of his relationship with Lando. I'm not entirely sure if everyone will get behind Carlos once Fernando retires, because there has been an influx of spanish fans as of recently, and most of them have quickly become Alonso fanatics. I don't think it will be quite the same, but it will still be nice to have a spaniard there regardless
Bottas literally drove one of his best races of this season. I also feel bottas is faster than hulkenberg, tsunoda & magnussun. Why are you so harsh towards bottas man ? Btw Alex has NO sponsors. Piastri would f*k him up. George would f*k albon badly.
He kept Bottas over Zhou, and he's not being too harsh when he says Bottas is a bit too relaxed and unmotivated nowadays, because he is a lot like Kimi in his Alfa Romeo days.
Verstappen-Piastri at Red Bull and Alonso-Tsunoda at Aston Martin and Sainz-Pourchaire at Audi and Leclerc-Bearman at Ferrari and Russel-Hamilton at Mercedes and Norris-Antonelli at Mclaren. That's my 2026 dream grid. Also Albon is still at Williams but they're good.
I don't get the Russell shafting in a lot of these videos. For multiple races now, when he's DNFed, it's been from in front of Lewis, either from mechanical/strategy failure or just being shafted. Like, hes been left out on old tyres twice in a row at LEAST now, and he is directly being pressured by Lewis CONSTANTLY to back down and concede, at the cost of team points time and time again. It's a classic tale. Russel out on old old tyres, Lewis with a better strategy behind him in the final laps, and Lewis can't get around despite several weaker cars doing so, then either lewis shoves him off, the tyres finally lock, or whatever, and everyone moans that "HE SHOULD HAVE LET HIM BY TO CHASE" despite Lewis never having the pace to do so. Like, really? If Lewis cannot pass George, how on earth do you think Lewis can get by and pass the guy who passed George? It doesnt line up at all, and the time charts show it. It's just a tussle for power, and whenever george has been in the inverse scenario, I cannot recall Lewis moving, and most people hate on George for complaining exactly how Lewis did. The points do lie this season. George isn't significantly behind Hamilton aside from crucial issues, both due to the car and due to strategy. HORRID qualifying in which Lewis backed him up, leading to him going out in Q1 because mercades decided to take a huge risk for zero reason with good pace? Constant shafting on strategy, where George again and again has had to make up for unfortunate circumstances and bad pits, going up from his quali position consistently, etc. Again, I'm not claiming he's the better driver, but the venom with which people have gone to tearing George apart constantly at every opportunity is sickening when he's just doing his job, WELL. It seems like a lot of Mercades fans are Lewis fans, and concessions are only expected to go one way. George isn't bottas. Everyone should be happy about that, to see better even racing like the 2016 everyone so fondly claims to remember now. I like to see fast drivers in fast cars, and it sucks how often george is shafted in public opinion despite consistently showing up and doing the absolute maximum with his car, even in spite of all the misfortune and team lean against him.
Georges and Lewis, if they were to be put in THE top team, it wouldnt be a rosberg/Hamilton all over again. Lewis given the car, would be way ahead of george, like he was with valterri. Georges would not be able to put a fight
In a general sense, I would rate each driver lineup: 1. Mercedes 2. Red Bull 3. Ferrari 4. McLaren 5. Alpine, Aston Martin 7. Williams 8. Alfa Romeo 9. Haas 10. AlphaTauri (w/ Lawson, 8. w/ Ricciardo)
When RBR wanted to replace Albon it was mostly between nico and Perez as 2 main names. Max actually wanted Nico... would be a good pairing and would be good for him to get at least a podium in his career
Right on the first point i disagree. Riccardo is horrible. He's a good PR guy, but as a driver...nah. Put Lawson next to Yuki, that would be best for the team, and kick the grin out. Riccardo, Zhou, Sargent and Stroll don't belong in F1.
I feel like there's a parallel universe, where GR63 is with Albon in Williams, and Piastri is with Mercedes, and as a Russell fan... it might be a better universe for F1 fans
Hi from Spain!!! ALONSO will always be the goat! Carlos is a very solid driver and super consistent but I don't believe he will ever reach the star power of Magic Alonso... However, all Spain is always rooting for both, but Alonso will always bet our hero
Alonso + Lewis at Aston would work. Both have matured so much since 2007 and they are in a similar position hunting for their final title where mutual sympathy would make them fine with sharing a 1-2. Both of their achievements and skills demand incredible respect from one another and the commercial value of the pair would be the strongest in F1. With Merceses underperforming and Aston's huge investments and results this season it's not even that impossible of a move for Lewis to consider.
I'm curious as to why you think Piastri would be a good pairing with Albon at Williams. If Oscar matching or potentially bettering Norris is a problem for McLaren why would it be different at Williams?
