Congrats on post #1000 in the thread, o hunter of achievements.
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interesting. shows how 4 races can make so big a difference in points. and also shows that consistency is a very important to win a title.
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Vettel needs to calm himself. He was decent when Ferrari wasnāt that great, now that they are starting to become competitive he is making more errors. Unless Iām seeing things wrong.
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Keep in mind that a significant part of racing is psychological. Hamilton and Mercedes have got under Vettels skin and is applying pressure. Vettel is good enough, but as with most German drivers, are prone to getting aggressive under pressure and making mistakes.
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A petition has started to keep kimi at ferrari
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Tire allocation of the teams for the upcoming weekend race. Looks like Ferrari is planning of missing the softs completely. Perhaps taking the hypersofts to ultra softs in a bold one stop.
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Unless they make a mess again!
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Ferrari strategy : āLook what Mercedes is doing, then do the exact oppositeā
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Wow. Confirmed.
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WOW. I thought he said if he ever leave Ferrari, he will quit F1. Guess Sauber still counts haha.
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well its 2 years there
What seats are now still available?
The 2019 puzzle so farā¦
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: [Contract with Mercedes until end of 2020]
Valtteri Bottas: [Deal for 2019 with an option for 2020]
Ferrari
Sebastian Vettel: [Contract with Ferrari until end of 2020]
Charles Leclerc: Till end 2019
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: [Contract with Red Bull until the end of 2020]
Pierre Gasly: [Confirmed as Max Verstappenās team-mate for 2019 season]
Force India
Sergio Perez: TBC
Esteban Ocon: TBC
McLaren
Carlos Sainz: [Signed multi-year contract with McLaren]
Lando Norris: [Signed multi-year contract with McLaren]
Williams
Lance Stroll: TBC
Sergey Sirotkin: TBC
Renault
Daniel Ricciardo: [Signed with Renault for 2019 in a two-year deal]
Nico Hulkenberg: [Will partner Ricciardo in 2019]
Toro Rosso
Brendon Hartley: TBC
Vacant seat
Haas
Romain Grosjean: TBC
Kevin Magnussen: TBC
Sauber
Kimi Raikkonen: 2 year deal
Marcus Ericsson: TBC
Here is another view:
Mercedes:
Lewis Hamilton (End of 2020)
Valtteri Bottas (End of 2019, option for 2020)
Ferrari:
Sebastian Vettel (End of 2020)
Charles Leclerc (End of 2019)
Red Bull:
Max Verstappen (End of 2020)
Pierre Gasly (End of 2019)
Force India:
TBC
TBC (Possible: Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez, Lance Stroll, George Russell)
Williams:
TBC
TBC (Possible: Sergey Sirotkin, Lance Stroll, George Russell, Esteban Ocon)
Renault:
Nico Hulkenberg (End of 2019)
Daniel Ricciardo (End of 2020)
Toro Rosso:
TBC
TBC (Possible: Brendon Hartley, Daniil Kvyat)
Haas:
TBC
TBC (Possible: Kevin Magnussen, Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez)
McLaren:
Carlos Sainz Jr (End of 2020)
Lando Norris (End of 2020)
Alfa Romeo Sauber:
Kimi Raikkonen (End of 2020)
TBC (Possible: Marcus Ericsson, Antonio Giovinazzi)
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Heard the same, but personally, Iād rather Kimi was still around F1 than not. And at the end of the day, it seems a pretty shrewd switch to help cement the Ferrari-Alfa relationship. and to aid both teams somewhat.
Leclerc goes to Ferrari to learn from Seb, and so that the team can pretty much focus on getting Seb to another championship without the issue of āboth our drivers are equals, we have no number 1 or number 2 driverā. Leclerc will undoubtedly be the ājuniorā driver at Ferrari next year. The savings on salary payments will probably also be useful (although I wouldnāt be surprised if Ferrari are somehow helping Sauber cover Kimiās salary costs?)
The experience Kimi takes with him to Sauber will help them to push that team firmly into the top half of the field. After a couple of woeful seasons, Sauber are getting their car slowly sorted this year, and with Kimi spearheading them for 2 years, I think weāll see them regularly in the points, and maybe even poaching a podium or two along the way.
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Wow. Big news all around. Kimi to Sauber is unexpected. Given how well that car has gone this year, they could shock a few big names next year, especially with Mr āI know what to doā pedalling the car around.
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