F1 2025 News/Misc.

Sebastian Montoya will be in F2 next year, but Seb's time in Europe has not been that great, tbh:


17th in F3 last year with a single podium, hopefully he's able to get up to speed quickly. Gabrielle Mini is no joke on the second car.
 
Rwanda has officially launched its bid to hold an F1 race in the country and even intend to build a permanent track NOT designed by Tilke. I'd actually like to see that. It's been 31 years since F1 raced in Africa. It's time.

It could probably happen in 2027 at the earliest, when Zandvoort's and Barcelona's slots on the schedule will become available.
With Spain hosting two races in 2026, 2025 will probably be the last race at Imola.

www.bbc.com

Rwanda bidding to host a Formula 1 grand prix, says President Paul Kagame

Rwanda is bidding to host a Formula 1 grand prix, the country's President Paul Kagame says.
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Checo had a solid four years at Red Bull, but costing them the constructors this year was the final straw.

Man won 5 times and had 29 podiums, solid job all-round for Red Bull. Hope Checo continues to race or maybe he takes it easy.
 
donthaveanickname said:
They hate Asians.

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Liam Lawson: Red Bull confirm New Zealander as Max Verstappen's team-mate for 2025 F1 season

Liam Lawson will replace Sergio Perez as Max Verstappens Red Bull team-mate for the 2025 Formula 1 season; the 22-year-old New Zealander saw off competition from his former RB team-mate Yuki Tsunoda to be promoted from Red Bulls junior squad
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To be fair, either driver is not a bad option. Lawson has won in practically everything he's been in and honestly, I think he has the stones to be really good. However, I think he is being rushed for this role.
 
Kiante said:
To be fair, either driver is not a bad option. Lawson has won in practically everything he's been in and honestly, I think he has the stones to be really good. However, I think he is being rushed for this role.
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I'm not sure this is a better choice than Yuki.
 
Not that I have anything against Lawson - he’s certainly an intriguing prospect - but imo, Yuki earned that seat with his performance the past couple of years. And there’s still quite a bit of risk in elevating a guy with not even a dozen Grand Prix starts to the main team.
 
If they were seeing something from Yuki with all the time in simulators and on track that they can see, Yuki would I'm sure be in the seat. That this was even a discussion told you that they didn't see Yuki the way a lot of fans do.
 
Kiante said:
To be fair, either driver is not a bad option. Lawson has won in practically everything he's been in and honestly, I think he has the stones to be really good. However, I think he is being rushed for this role.
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Don't get me wrong, Liam and Yuki both have a bright future in the sport but Yuki did all he could have done to get that ride.

They brought Ricciardo in to put pressure on Perez but Yuki was ahead of Danny most of the time. After Danny was swapped out Yuki beat Liam in quali 6 times in 6 weekends.
What else was he supposed to do?

I hope they have patience with Liam, allow him to develop and don't swap him out in the middle of the season.
With the switch to Ford in 2025 I'm sure Yuki will be looking elsewhere. I could see him going to Cadillac if they want an experienced driver alongside (hopefully) Colton in 2026 or maybe Aston if Stroll Sr. can finally convince Lance to switch to WEC.

Btw. I think if would've been a better look for Perez if he'd announced his retirement on his own terms before Abu Dhabi. It was clear Red Bull would not retain him.
The last year and a half overshadow how great his career was as a whole. His tire saving skills were the best in the field back when that mattered. Whenever there was a podium up for grabs in the Force India he made it.
Even though he was no match for Max he can be proud of the wins he scored with Red Bull.
 
The German media ain't giving up. Gotta write Mick back into F1 no matter what.
He will not drive for Cadillac. No way.
My money would be on Herta in one car and Sainz, Colapinto or Yuki in the second one.
www.spiegel.de

Formel 1: Zukünftiges Team Cadillac beschäftigt sich mit Mick Schumacher

Bekommt Mick Schumacher doch noch eine Chance in der Formel 1? Im November hatte er sich nach einigen Absagen aus der Rennserie zurückgezogen. Nun scheint sich eine neue Option aufzutun.
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donthaveanickname said:
The German media ain't giving up. Gotta write Mick back into F1 no matter what.
He will not drive for Cadillac. No way.
My money would be on Herta in one car and Sainz, Colapinto or Yuki in the second one.
www.spiegel.de

Formel 1: Zukünftiges Team Cadillac beschäftigt sich mit Mick Schumacher

Bekommt Mick Schumacher doch noch eine Chance in der Formel 1? Im November hatte er sich nach einigen Absagen aus der Rennserie zurückgezogen. Nun scheint sich eine neue Option aufzutun.
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Yes, Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto would be a great drivers' pair for them.
 
donthaveanickname said:
The German media ain't giving up. Gotta write Mick back into F1 no matter what.
He will not drive for Cadillac. No way.
My money would be on Herta in one car and Sainz, Colapinto or Yuki in the second one.
www.spiegel.de

Formel 1: Zukünftiges Team Cadillac beschäftigt sich mit Mick Schumacher

Bekommt Mick Schumacher doch noch eine Chance in der Formel 1? Im November hatte er sich nach einigen Absagen aus der Rennserie zurückgezogen. Nun scheint sich eine neue Option aufzutun.
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Mick is making a nice foothold in sportscar racing. I doubt he's back in F1.
 
I would have liked to have seen Mick have at least one year in a half-decent car. The Hass cars he drove were the worst in the field.
 
It would have, but he's been so good with Alpine in WEC. I'd like to see him continue to grow with them because he was good, especially the last half of the season he was rapid.

Love to see him give the Rolex, Sebring, and Petit a shot in the future.
 
Happy Birthday ! 7 time F1 champ Michael Schumacher!
56 today 1/3/2025
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(Diecast I picked up at the '95 Canadian F1 race.)
 
IF it does turn out to be Colton Herta, who do they pair him with? Erickson will apparently be a technical consultant for the team. Sainz?

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>>Cadillac snaps up forgotten F1 driver with IndyCar experience for debut season...​


...Andretti, who remains a director of the project, has expressed his wish for an American - preferably IndyCar star Colton Herta - to be partnered by a European racer with plenty of F1 experience.

However, one former F1 star who has already signed up to assist with the project is ex-Caterham and Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson. The Swedish racer made his F1 debut in 2014, signed by the underdog team Caterham who was grappling with financial difficulties and eventually collapsed at the end of that season...<<
 
And it seems to be an every other year type schedule. Wonder what will fill in those dates? More desert races? Ugghhh.
 
donthaveanickname said:
I was hoping Spa would be safe now that Zandvoort will be dropped but apparently it's not.
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A disgrace.

No two ways about it.

Tony_K said:
And it seems to be an every other year type schedule. Wonder what will fill in those dates? More desert races? Ugghhh.
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A second Saudi race is in the cards and there’s also interest from Thailand, South Korea, and Rwanda.
 
FLRacingFan said:
A disgrace.

No two ways about it.


A second Saudi race is in the cards and there’s also interest from Thailand, South Korea, and Rwanda.
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At this rate there'll be no more than 5 European races in 2030.
Imola is more than likely gone after 2025 and Barcelona and Zandvoort will be gone after 2026. With "Madrid" joining in 2026 there will be room for two more races in 2027. I wouldn't mind Rwanda on the schedule but they haven't started building a track yet, South Korea will need a new track as well because the 2010 one sucked and Thailand's only international track is a bike track not suitable for F1, just like Qatar.

What surprised me in the most negative way possible is that according to the motorsport.com article the Qiddiya track is supposed to host a second Saudi GP rather than replace Jeddah.

I laughed when I read the traditional European circuits lacked fan engagement.
Well, unlike the middle-eastern circuits they actually have fans in attendance and what might actually improve fan engagement is not charging them in excess of €300 to attend.
 
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