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      05-13-2020, 04:39 PM   #67
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Of all the F1 Grands Prix Vettel won 5.2% of them
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So who's replacing Ric at Renault?
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So who's replacing Ric at Renault?
Hulk please.. birds say Alonso actually.. ouch..
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Dan to McLaren

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-...a-one/12249854
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i guess Dan and Lando will get along pretty nice..
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Hulk please.. birds say Alonso actually.. ouch..
Oh god not Alonso. Hulk!
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i guess Dan and Lando will get along pretty nice..
Regardless of what happens with Seb, it looks like McLaren is my new team.
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Looks like Vettel will be retiring. Where else else would he go?
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Looks like Vettel will be retiring. Where else else would he go?
Perhaps VET can drive Ferrari's transporter.
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Regardless of what happens with Seb, it looks like McLaren is my new team.
fair enough..
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Looks like Vettel will be retiring. Where else else would he go?
Rumours of him working for F1 in some capacity, or for a team in a Wolff/Horner type role
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Regardless of what happens with Seb, it looks like McLaren is my new team.
It is a dream team. Time to buy McLaren fan gear?
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Looks like Vettel will be retiring. Where else else would he go?
It's crazy but Vettel could still potentially go to Mercedes. It's the team that he's always been eyeing.

Will Hamilton allow it? What will happen to Bottas? Who knows...

One thing to note is that the Mercedes F1 team was told by Mercedes that they need to be financially independent. While it would take a fortune to sign 2 super stars, if Vettel joins Merc, a German driver to a German team is going to create some major hype and bring it major sponsorship money.

It's wild and borderline insane if it happens. But this scenario is definitely still possible.

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Regardless of what happens with Seb, it looks like McLaren is my new team.
Mine too!

Always like McLaren anyway.
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It's crazy but Vettel could still potentially go to Mercedes. It's the team that he's always been eyeing.

Will Hamilton allow it? What will happen to Bottas? Who knows...

One thing to note is that the Mercedes F1 team was told by Mercedes that they need to be financially independent. While it would take a fortune to sign 2 super stars, if Vettel joins Merc, a German driver to a German team is going to create some major hype and bring it major sponsorship money.

It's wild and borderline insane if it happens. But this scenario is definitely still possible.
Would be cool, but I feel like Merc F1 is doing well financially supplying 3 other teams come 2021. Vettel/Ham will be Rosberg/Ham again. I guess it can still protect the constructors championship but why risk it when Bottas is enough?

But it would be fun to watch. I’d like it to happen, but I doubt it.
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Would be cool, but I feel like Merc F1 is doing well financially supplying 3 other teams come 2021. Vettel/Ham will be Rosberg/Ham again. I guess it can still protect the constructors championship but why risk it when Bottas is enough?

But it would be fun to watch. I’d like it to happen, but I doubt it.
Yup, I'm in total agreement. If Mercedes' goal is to help Hamilton break Schumi's record, than Vettel does not fit into the picture and Bottas is enough to make that happen. This is the most likely scenario.

I think Mercedes will continue their dominant form in 2021. It will be interesting to see what happens to Mercedes 2022 and onward...
This year is a contract year for Hamilton (and the new announcements closed the door for him to go to Ferrari), the rumors of Toto being linked to AM, and rumors of Merc talking about leaving the sport overall.

All this and the 2020 season hasn't even started!
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I think the sport will take a big hit of Merc leaves. They’ve been so innovative since 2014
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Would be cool, but I feel like Merc F1 is doing well financially supplying 3 other teams come 2021. Vettel/Ham will be Rosberg/Ham again. I guess it can still protect the constructors championship but why risk it when Bottas is enough?

But it would be fun to watch. I’d like it to happen, but I doubt it.
I can't imagine Vettel going to Merc.

I'm sure they are very happy with Bottas who has done everything they have asked of him, often to the detriment of his own results, to ensure Hamilton wins the big prize for them.
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I can't imagine Vettel going to Merc.

I'm sure they are very happy with Bottas who has done everything they have asked of him, often to the detriment of his own results, to ensure Hamilton wins the big prize for them.
As a Vettel fan I'm happy with him retiring after 2020. George Russell is ready to join Mercedes. They shouldn't waste more years on Bottas when they can start preparing him to be the one defending against VER, LEC, and other young drivers in the future.
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