Originally posted by 220-9er: Bottas would be my pick. He's a level headed, experiences and fast guy that would be very helpful to a new team on a steep learning curve.
I'm a Bottas fan, so I'd love to see him back on the grid. Saw someone elsewhere mention that Sainz and/or Alonso could be an option as well.
Doubtful Alonzo is leaving. He's also under contract for 2026 and it'll be his first Adrian Newey car he's driven. Unless he tanks this year in IndyCar, my money is for Bottas/Colton Herta lineup for 2026.
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Another dark horse, depending on how he does this year, is Bearman. He's supported by Ferrari and they're supplying the engine/drivetrain components until Cadillac is able to develop their own.
Realistically, Cadillac is going to be mediocre at best for a couple of years at least. Whoever goes there has to know they aren’t going to win any championships. They need older experienced drivers that can help them develop the car, not young drivers starting their careers in Formula 1.
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^ Fair point & puts some logic to a rookie/experienced combo. Experienced driver to help develop the car & get experience for the rookie in hopes they're competitive as the car improves
I don't understand the speculation about Herta. He came into IndyCar looking like a world beater and has mostly not impressed at all. Maybe he's matured, we'll see this year, but I hope that Cadillac isn't banking on him to make a real impact. This is a huge commitment from Cadillac/GM on a huge stage.
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Originally posted by Ripley: I don't understand the speculation about Herta. He came into IndyCar looking like a world beater and has mostly not impressed at all. Maybe he's matured, we'll see this year, but I hope that Cadillac isn't banking on him to make a real impact. This is a huge commitment from Cadillac/GM on a huge stage.
I don't follow Indy, so can't comment on him, just recall him being a leading name for one of the seats when it was still being referred to as Andretti F1
I'd like to see him driving for someone like Penske of Ganassi to see how much of his bad luck or poor strategy is not of his making.
That sort of problem can influence your driving and attitude behind the wheel, over-driving the car or encouraging you to take risks you might not take otherwise.
O'Ward is another one that seems to be falling into the same pattern.
Alain Prost's reaction to Netflix Senna series: "Complete bullshit" Alain Prost's rivalry with Ayrton Senna was portrayed poorly in the recent "Senna" Netflix series, according to the driver.
Lydia Mee Mar 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Netflix released the six-episode series Senna at the end of 2024. 30 years after the Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna's tragic death, the series covers his racing career as well as his rivalry with French driver Alain Prost. However, this is something the four-time F1 champion has taken issue with.
Prost has criticised the series for not portraying his relationship with Senna correctly. He claimed:
"Bullshit, bullshit, complete bullshit. Almost everything has been completely fictionalised.
"I've only seen a few pictures and heard quite a lot of feedback. As with the film Senna, the first one, which I probably spent even more time on than my own documentary, and this biopic, it's obvious that I won't be satisfied, of course," said Prost.
"Because there is always a good guy and a bad guy. I know a little bit about the story that is being told and yes, it is a biopic, it is fictionalised. But unfortunately, a few repetitive stories are inserted that are totally made up, just totally wrong."
Senna and Prost were team-mates at McLaren in 1988 and 1989. This came at a time when Honda ended its partnership with Williams and joined McLaren. The Frenchman was already well-situated within the team after joining in 1984, but Honda was keen to bring in a Brazilian driver - either Senna or Nelson Piquet - due to its strong market in South America.
The partnership between McLaren and Honda resulted in an extremely dominant car and a fierce rivalry between the two drivers.
Despite the rivalry, Prost and Senna became friends. Prost reflected on his relationship with Senna during an interview with Autosport last year:
"I don't keep the bad moments or any bad souvenirs in my mind about him. I keep the last six months [of his life] in mind. That's when I knew Ayrton much more than ever before. He was a completely different person, I understood who he was and why he was acting sometimes."
He added:
"Near the end, when we were close, it was very strange because we would talk about the bad safety and this kind of thing," said Prost. "He would ask me many times to take the lead of the GPDA, and I said no. We had some very private discussions together around this time. It was very strange.
"I keep this souvenir [of him] from then right until his last day, because I met him two or three times, and just before [the race at Imola] - and of course he was already this different person to me. That is why I prefer to think about that alone."
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I'll give it a shot if they offer a trial, and it's compatible with my Roku at home. The Multiview is a neat add. Have the race playing on whichever stream you prefer & add in the driver tracker & an onboard or two.
I'm into '05 [watching Bahrain '05 right now] in my saga of watching everything from the F1TV archives [1970-2013 for me, I got back into full-time watching in 2014]. Was watching at home a couple weekends ago & one of my kids said 'it's too loud'. I could listen to the banshee V10s all day
Never got the best impressions on JV, but for no real reason. Never saw much of his commentary.
Jacques Villeneuve was a decent enough guy when he was in CART and his first two years at Williams. After that is when he became douchebag prime blaming Williams for everything that was wrong and then deciding that he could do it better and formed BAR.
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Originally posted by P250UA5: Gut/hopeful says Norris. With Bottas not on the grid, I'm rooting for Lando. Pessimistic side says Verstappen or Hamilton.
We'll see what FP2 looks like, when they start turning some quali laps.
Did you hear that Piastri just got a huge pay increase as well as an extension to his contract. Supposedly he went from about 6-7 mil all the way up to $20 mil which puts him on par with Lando. His contract was also extended to 2028…
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Originally posted by P250UA5: Gut/hopeful says Norris. With Bottas not on the grid, I'm rooting for Lando. Pessimistic side says Verstappen or Hamilton.
We'll see what FP2 looks like, when they start turning some quali laps.
Did you hear that Piastri just got a huge pay increase as well as an extension to his contract. Supposedly he went from about 6-7 mil all the way up to $20 mil which puts him on par with Lando. His contract was also extended to 2028…
I saw that his contract was extended, didn't see the details. That's a big bump.
