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@travisfubu9053

4 ай бұрын

no

Antonelli was two months old when Alonso clinched his 2nd world title.

@BetterThanSparksYT15

4 ай бұрын

That's crazy

@BetterThanSparksYT15

4 ай бұрын

He's only a year older than me. He's a 17yo racing and I'm a 17yo doing YT videos🥲

@nubserver

4 ай бұрын

@@BetterThanSparksYT15you could be a 17 year old doing crack off a stripper’s ass crack….ahh I miss those days

@metal-gods

4 ай бұрын

​@@BetterThanSparksYT15I Different goals are the same achievements. As long as you have reached them.

@indigokiller

4 ай бұрын

Oh he was born back then?

I just hope that Kimi Antonelli doesn't break under the insane pressure

@KepleroGT

4 ай бұрын

I know, I love what he's doing right now but I hope he can keep up with everything that they're expecting out of him. It has been decades since the last good Italian driver, let alone a great Italian driver and I hope he is the next big talent.

@freddiefreihofer7716

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, let the kid race a year in F2 first!

@j.p.ijsblok5304

4 ай бұрын

It would be insane to have two people with Verstappens alien skills at the same time. That would be exciting!

@johncrislack3854

4 ай бұрын

If he dont break, he is a true champ like Max, diamonts make it under pressure.

@Emarq31

4 ай бұрын

If he prepares properly he'll be okay. Whenever you're moving into different levels of sport, you gotta prepare if you wanna make it

He's gonna give 200% effort huh? Wow! Thats twice as much effort as 100% effort. Amazing.

@nando03012009

4 ай бұрын

I don't believe anyone can give 200%. However, Nando is the exception. Every car he has driven, he has extracted way more than the car was capable of.

@bilinguiyveganpingui

4 ай бұрын

​@@nando03012009🙄

@gergogorgicze2830

4 ай бұрын

but still about half of 400%... there is room to improve

@ronald3836

4 ай бұрын

@@gergogorgicze2830 He needs to start practising 40 hours per day.

@davestagner

4 ай бұрын

200%? Well, he’s slacking.

Getting Nando means no drop off in performance and buying you some time in making sure Kimi is actually ready. I know they think he is the next Verstappen but Verstappen himself benefited from some time in Toro Rosso before jumping to a race winning car .

@Bahamuttiamat

4 ай бұрын

Fernando isn't allowed to drive for the merc works team post 07 spy gate. Unless the board at Stuttgart has chilled recently.

@TheSt1092

4 ай бұрын

Merc is only a one third owner.@@Bahamuttiamat

@TheSt1092

4 ай бұрын

This is what I can't gwe my head around . Making Antonelli plan A is high risk. I t would be a very un-Toto like decision to put Antonelli in.

@jlgf3148

4 ай бұрын

@@Bahamuttiamat And Hamilton was ????????

@TheSt1092

4 ай бұрын

​@@jlgf3148 Hamilton was older and had 1000s of testing miles beforehand.

2 videos in 3 hours, DAMN It's silly season alright.

@theoneandonlybosable

4 ай бұрын

Inevitable on a car release date.

@Moglito.0

4 ай бұрын

Can I ask why everyone calls it silly season? Sorry I took a break bc of the 1 team dominance in the sport the past years but that season seems pretty fokkin fun mates! But why the name?

@bonevgm

4 ай бұрын

@@Moglito.0 Silly season is a period when there are a lot of driver market movement and speculations. Usually there is 1 movement retirement or something and the flood gates open with a lot of deals. It's silly because there is a ton of speculation and absurd things happen. There are no driver changes for 2024, so there was no silly season in 2023. For 2025 most of the driver contracts expire, so there is lot of movement expected. 2022 had a very strong silly season, especially around Oscar Piastri. Welcome back to the sport. If you don't like 1 driver domination, you might be disappointment as I expect Max to dominated 2024 and 2025 strongly. There would be new rules for 2026. The rest of the field has never been closer and I expect the battle behind Max to be great though with a lot of drama.

@famcantor5

4 ай бұрын

yep. 12 drivers out of contract for 2025. should be interesting

Everyone seems to forget that Fernando won't go if he isn't offered a good multi year contract. That is why he left Alpine for Aston. He'd want at least 2 years with a +1 option. I doubt Merc would give him that. They only gave Lewis a 1+1, Daddy Stroll and Fernando have been friends for over 20 years also let us not forget that part either.

@Bahamuttiamat

4 ай бұрын

This.

@TheSt1092

4 ай бұрын

He's going to be 44 he is not of the kind of age to make such demands,

@husseinomar1981

4 ай бұрын

Yea he’ll stay, but that merc drive is tempting

@zsfekete5211

4 ай бұрын

@@TheSt1092 Maybe not at Merc, but at Aston? He can ask for whatever he wants.

@ArthurZakaryan23

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheSt1092If he maintains the level of drive and commitment we saw last season then he can very well demand a minimum 2 year contract from anywhere he goes. He is still at the very top echelon of current drivers in terms of talent and hunger to win, no one can dispute this and Fernando knows this all too well.

Alonso is ruthless. You can be sure that Flávio is seriously lobbying Toto to get him in that seat. The posts suggesting Antonelli to Williams for 2025 is a good shout, obviously on whether he succeeds in F2 this year.

@muckylugs

4 ай бұрын

Partners in crime!

I just hope Alonso takes Indycar seriously at some point and goes for the Indy 500 win and the triple crown. 👑👑👑

@das11270110

4 ай бұрын

He should have several good years if retires in another couple years from f1

@gaycha6589

4 ай бұрын

No global interest in Indycar. Bit like the World Series for baseball.

@das11270110

4 ай бұрын

@@gaycha6589 unfortunately u are correct

@flopre9213

4 ай бұрын

@@gaycha6589 outside of the 500 you never hear about indycar

@jondonnelly4831

4 ай бұрын

Alonso fans will follow him to indycar @@gaycha6589

Talking about Kimi Antonelli to take Mercedes seat now is too early and really toxic for him IMO. Rather let him have some experience in Williams like Russell then promote him.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

Antonelli is way WAY better than Russell

@Hydraav2

4 ай бұрын

@@redbullsauberpetronasHow do we know that? He been exceptional in Junior categories, but that doesn’t mean you just chuck him in a merc as a rookie. Even Charles and Max had a season at their respective junior teams before getting the RedBull and Ferrari seat.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

@@Hydraav2 Hamilton went straight to the best car on the grid, Antonelli can easily go to Merc right away

@Hydraav2

4 ай бұрын

@@redbullsauberpetronas That comparison isn’t really fair. Back in those days drivers got basically unlimited testing time, so Hamilton had spent a good amount of time behind the wheel of an F1 car before his rookie season.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

@@Hydraav2 Antonelli is more promising than Hamilton, he can easily handle it, red bull will just steal him and make him Max's teammate if he doesn't get that Merc seat

I see Fernando, I click

@sil.o75

4 ай бұрын

simple man

Age isn't a problem for alonso because modern F1 cars react slow due to being so heavy, alonso is used to driving the hyper reactive light V10 cars, so even if he was at 50% because of his age he could still get 100% out of these fat F1 cars

@Bahamuttiamat

4 ай бұрын

If they only offered lewis 1+1 and is younger than nando, why even go for him? Doesnt make sense.

@JackV-tw8bw

4 ай бұрын

@@Bahamuttiamat because he's shown this year that he has perfect race craft and can get 100% out of the car he carried aston martin for the whole season and it was his first year with them

@PG-20

4 ай бұрын

The current gen ground effect cars are almost as fast as the 2017 downforce monsters. They’re still absurdly fast in the corners

@AKK5I

4 ай бұрын

Damn I would whole heartedly believe Max would absolutely dominate in the V10-V8 era then 😂

@JackV-tw8bw

4 ай бұрын

@@PG-20 yeah they are super fast but they aren't as reactive as the old v10 cars, so you don't need as quick reaction time which is what normally fades with age

I want to see 50-year old Alonso in F1 now. 😄

@kingdodongo4126

4 ай бұрын

He will move to Indycar then will comeback to F1 a second time after winning everything

@woodenhoe

4 ай бұрын

​@@kingdodongo4126*third time

@thevictoryoverhimself7298

4 ай бұрын

Age will catch up to him eventually. Too much wasting time at Ferrari. Where careers go to die.

@davestagner

4 ай бұрын

And I want to see him win at that age.

@SaintNyx

4 ай бұрын

@@thevictoryoverhimself7298 Wasted time with McLaren, not Ferrari. Even though he didn't manage to win a championship with Ferrari, his run with them in 2012 cemented him as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.

If Antonelli graduates to F1 in 2025 ask Vowles to put him in a Williams in place of Sargeant and put Alonso in Merc . As others have said even Max did a full season in Torro Rosso before RBR.

@KGI_KlikoNL

4 ай бұрын

And then had already bit older and experienced Riccardo before Max needed to be the team leader.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

Nah Antonelli is ready for the Merc, guarantee red bull would be on the phone with him if they stick him in a Williams

@kohikappu

4 ай бұрын

Nah, I would want to see him do what Hamilton did in 2007.

@UncleSalie

4 ай бұрын

No one wants another Piasco

@chubs2312

4 ай бұрын

Williams is not Mercedes second team

George will be so sour if Kimi joins in 25 lol

@warpeace8891

4 ай бұрын

Alonso's comment about "not all champions were fast" were almost certainly about Kimi.

@VColossalV

4 ай бұрын

​​@@warpeace8891hes talking about the young driver also called Kimi. OG Kimi was obviously fast in his prime.

@guitarsimon1

4 ай бұрын

I don't blame Nando for keeping his options open after Aston's rocky development last season, here's hoping they've managed to regain the form they showed this time last year, the more battling at the front the merrier!

@Cristian4795_

4 ай бұрын

​​​​@@warpeace8891 what? First of all he talked about Andrea Kimi Antonelli. And second, Kimi Raikkonen was a beast between 2004-2007 and in 2012 season. He should have won at least 3 WDCs. 1st and 2nd with McLaren in 2004 and 2005 if McLaren had reliable cars...and the 3rd one in 2007 with Ferrari. Also, if Lotus car was 10% better in 2012, Kimi would have won 2012 WDC as well

@warpeace8891

4 ай бұрын

@@Cristian4795_ - Ok so who is he referring to then? It is a rhetorical question because you have already demonstrated your low comprehension. EVERY driver can say that "if only my car was better I would have won xxx" That is meaningless drivel. You have accidentally illustrated my point... Raikkonen was a good driver for a short time in his career. In stark contrast to Alonso who is still elite after 20 years. Raikkonen was getting smashed by his teammates at Ferrari and I was amazed he found another drive.... So was Alonso.

Whatever happens it will be fascinating to find out what the Merc leadership values, an available World Champion in Alonso for marketing, an established pro like Sainz to collect points, or a gamble on a teenaged driver and the ups and downs that will come along with it.

We are forgetting that Russell and Alonso get along very well! Would be a great pairing. What a unique opportunity it would be learning from 2 of the best to ever do it.

@James-gr5mx

4 ай бұрын

alonso isnt going to mercedes they will only give him 1 year max and alonso wants a multi year contract

@zariqeezham9210

4 ай бұрын

What was the reason for to say that? Just bc of Alonso & George playing table tennis in a jet hahaha, nope it will be the same as Lewis-George dynamic, bickering & having clashes. Great pairing means competitiveness to beat each other not necessarily bromance relay

@therealkinghimself

4 ай бұрын

​@@zariqeezham9210 George gf is Spanish and Alonso spends holidays in Spain as well, they usually party together

@mrdenson3101

4 ай бұрын

Alonso is a hypocrite. He only pretended to love Russell out of jealousy towards Lewis. Now Hamilton is gone and if Alonso goes to Mercedes all gloves will be off, and his true colours will show

@_Bife

4 ай бұрын

@@mrdenson3101 Alonso might be a ruthless competitor but he's not a hypocrite.

The only reason why Aston Martin didn't finish second last year is Lance Stroll

It would be the ultimate Alonso move ever if Merc has a championship car in 25 and he wins it. I'd love to see it just for the scenes and I'm a Ham fan.

@TheSt1092

4 ай бұрын

INo it would be more Alonso if Merc haas a championship winning carin 2025 yet Antonelli gets picked.

@npanic628

4 ай бұрын

​@@TheSt1092 omg no you guys.... The ultimate Alonso move would be he goes to Merc but they flop with the new rules massively and Aston comes out on top with their works Honda engines

@ryanaertel

4 ай бұрын

This is what I was thinking​@@npanic628

@zsfekete5211

4 ай бұрын

@@npanic628 He wouldn't get to drive in 2026 anyway, Toto wants to have AKA, 2 years of F2/super formula will be enough for him.

@Pranitp44

4 ай бұрын

Hamilton in Ferrari vs alonso and ofc max fighting for wdc

Much as I love seeing wonderkids get a chance I’d love to see Alonso stick around and make another massive team switch

C'mon, Mercedes aren't putting a F2 debutante in their car next year.

@EngelDerVerdammnis

4 ай бұрын

If I didn't calculate wrong he would need to finish top 4 in this F2 season to get a super license. Would be quiet a big gamble on Toto's side. 1+1 year contract for Schumacher would be something because high flexibility.

@TassieLorenzo

4 ай бұрын

@@EngelDerVerdammnis Why would Mercedes GP take Schumacher who is known to be mediocre, instead of Antonelli who could be a future multiple WDC? Starting young in F1 has traditionally been a boon -- be it Button, Raikkonen or Verstappen, and Antonelli would likely be no exception, especially with Antonelli's status as a "wonderkid".

Is there any reason why Carlos Sainz wouldn't join Red Bull to back Verstappen up in 2025? With Albon being contracted to Williams, Tsunoda (while quick) not yet being a pair of safe hands, Ricciardo and Perez aging out... he seems like the kind of driver Red Bull would've loved to sign when they eventually got Perez.

@ronald3836

4 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@fallenshallrise

4 ай бұрын

Sainz at Red Bull and Albon at Mercedes would be pretty sweet.

Sounds like there's a shortage of seats available for some talented drivers. If only there was ways to keep these deserving drivers on the F1 grid. Say like if an 11th and maybe even 12th team was for whatever reason interested in joining & competing. But sadly i guess there is just ZERO interest from the outside to join as a new entrant

@luqmanhakimi910

4 ай бұрын

Right? Especially after the Andretti F1 entry incident.

Hired Nutritionist? I just assumed all F1 drivers already had them.

@ilias-mu4vt

4 ай бұрын

Alonso was only using 2% of his power until recently

@grecoconduris6716

4 ай бұрын

@@ilias-mu4vt 🤣

33 this year let's go el padre

Alonso is Goat level talent and hasn't dropped off noticeably at all. Any team would be silly to not consider him as an option. He was arguably the second best driver after a historically and unprecedentedly good max verstappen. Wishing him all the best for the future. Thanks for the content ❤

Toto try to pull Ron Dennis-esque move with Hamilton 2007

@bigbadt

4 ай бұрын

He's gonna rage quit Ferrari before his contract expires lol

i think mercedes will sign alonso and put antonelli in williams, albon would have a great opportunity then to replace alonso in aston (if he is not signed by mercedes instead of alonso) its definetly going to be very exciting to see all those drivers moves for next year

Firstly thanks to Mark Hughes in his written article for explaining plan A and B . I still think Alonso should be Plan A personally . To me it just insane that team that aspires to challenge for titles would even consider making a rookie their Plan A over a double WDC. The media has already been guilty of putting too much hype and pressyre on the likes of Leclerc, Russell and Norris and getting overexcited who have managed to win just six Grand Prixs between them. The media imo enjoys trying to build up the next big thing only to knock them down when they don't deliver. I maintain if you are go to put Antonelli in F1 in 2025 I think the best idea is to place him at Williams. Surely common sense go for Alonso.

@patepulkkinenvtec2403

4 ай бұрын

Only six wins between the drivers you mentioned because during the time they have been in f1 there has been just one team, Mercedes or Red Bull, winning everything almost every season. They unfortunately haven't been part of them, at least not in the right time.

@bogged2theeyeballs695

4 ай бұрын

Please tell me the F1 race Norris has won ??

@patepulkkinenvtec2403

4 ай бұрын

@@bogged2theeyeballs695 5 wins for Leclerc 1 for Russell

For me, it's just as much about Mercedes than it is Antonelli. If the 2025 car is competitive, you want a ready driver to deliver a la Alonso. If all eyes are on 2026, give Kimi a year to get settled. Furthermore, Alonso's insistence of already selling himself to others tells me that he has little Faith in Aston returning to the early 2023 form.

@jondonnelly4831

4 ай бұрын

Well a Aston is not a works team, Mercedes is. Mercedes should have the better car. They just fuked up with zero sidepod design but hopefully they are past that now.

I don't usually watch F2 but I will definitely be keeping an eye on this guy's results.

Im not sure if putting kimi in the merc seat in 2025 . Hes a massive talent but it will be massive pressure putting him on the deep end

I love that we now live in a world where we can use clips from an F1 video game to show us drivers with teams they never raced for, on podiums they never won, etc...

Two Videos in one day!? Lucky me! Love your content !

F2 is an incredibly unpredictable series. The fastest driver doesn't always win, a lot of the time it's at no fault of their own.

I doubt Merc dumps Russell. He's capable and if they can get their car in order, a challenger.

Kimi has to be super special to step right up, and that's a Max level of super. All too often we hear of the next big star that's promoted early and they buckle under the F1 pressure. As for 'Nando ... don't see any reason why he can't carry on driving....willing him on for a race win or two, and what a story if the outside chance of a title. Glad to see we've got a couple of drivers with experience, age, and drive....and a drive.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

Antonelli isn't British he should handle the pressure fine

He doesn't look grumpy enough to be a proper Kimi!! 😂

As we look at every team's options, it's impossible not to be amazed at how good F1's driver line up has been since the last few seasons. That RUSSELL might be pushed out of a top team to make place for better alternatives is just so hard to get into my head. Sure, there's the odd Sargeant or Stroll here and there, but I'm pretty confident this is one of the very few strongest line ups of all time, if not the single best.

Perfect analysis!

Good that you made a pause after Mike.

Antonelli has to absolutely dominate F2 to be seriously considered. P2 in F2 won't be enough imo to be directly promoted to Mercedes. I do see him replacing Logan next year at Williams if he finishes P3 or P2 though.

I love how F1 2023 is getting some spectacular use on this channel when it comes to the Driver discussions.

What about Antonelli at Aston and Alonso at Merc for 2025 and 2026?

@kingofcars369

4 ай бұрын

Or Carlos sainz

It's good now that Aston and McLaren are hanging near the front that there are 10 seats open for the best drivers, over the usual 4 or 6

While it's all about a team and a driver coming together to win the WRC, I'm puzzled over people thinking Antonelli is going to win anything before Piastri does.

So when I saw Kimi trending today, it was not abouit Raikkönen.

I just hope Mick Schumacher can find a seat somewhere in 2025, would be great to give him another shot

@dynomiterecords4348

4 ай бұрын

Why? So he can keep snapping cars in half? Get over it he's useless.

@Hahnsolo07

4 ай бұрын

@@dynomiterecords4348 not surprising in a shit box like a Haas. Why are you so butthurt? Calm your tits mate

Poetic. The older on the grid by quite a marge 'opposed' to what is the youngest candidate to a F1 seat.. That's beautiful. (Still wish to see Alonso though..would be beyond beautiful to see him fight for championship again in his ~mid-forties 🥹

Everyone is so excited about who will replace Hamilton, no one is really seriously taking into cortex about the changes coming 2026. The top team can fall , the changes in management teams can cause massive changes. When you sail in a storm you batten down the hatches and weather the storm. There are three drivers who have done this to my knowledge. One of them will be a champion.

seems like its gonna be lots of musical chairs movements after this year!

Feels a bit like Toto Wolff is trying to steal a page from Red Bull's playbook.

I dunno about this looking at aston project with honda in the future moving to merc would be a grave mistake imo, AM had the facilities and the personel to be great.

@guilhermeodai

4 ай бұрын

Considering Alonso's track record when switching teams, you're probably right

Silly season is underway

Antonelli to Merc in 2025 feels like a stretch. Even Max and Fernando needed a year in Toro Rosso and Minardi respectively to make their mistakes away from the pressure of a top team. The last driver I can remember coming into a potentially title winning team as a rookie and thriving is.. Lewis Hamilton. I also hope Antonelli is very mentally strong because coming into F1 as a teenager, with a top team, AND being directly compared to Hamilton and Verstappen? That kind of pressure could absolutely break his brain.

@KGI_KlikoNL

4 ай бұрын

And not see George carry a team yet.

@horstao

4 ай бұрын

Suppose he wins F2. It still doesn't say anything.

@p_nilly

4 ай бұрын

Lewis had the advantage of lots and lots of testing beforehand, something which Antonelli will not be given

@craigcharlesworth1538

4 ай бұрын

@@p_nilly That's another very good point I hadn't considered.

@bilinguiyveganpingui

4 ай бұрын

​@@p_nillythis isn't true. Hamilton had the same amount of testing as any junior driver at the time. Probably less compared to modern drivers due to the young driver rule.

El Plan B

Ocon would be a great option he still has more potential in him. Waiting for ocon and vestrappen battle.

I think max showed all the teams that the young guys are ready for f1 earlier, it was soon after ferrari took Charles even tho I know that was the plan anyway, merc were the odd one out still farming out their young drivers to midfield teams, are they now ready to put their faith in an 18 year old just out of f2? I'm not sure

@henrywilliams4170

4 ай бұрын

no not now, cars are way bigger and heavier than they were before 2017, especially with these ground effect cars now they are like boats, it's harder for rookies and young drivers to handle.

either plan, I think the George won’t be that happy. If Andrea actually performed that well and make it in 2025, it is most likely Mercedes will gradually group up around him as he’s going to be the future of the team. If it is to be Fernando, there is a good chance he will out race George for the 1 or 2 years together, that could impact George’s confidence moving forward.

@ShortnSweets2s

4 ай бұрын

Lol bold of you to assume that...alonso has had stroll and ocon as teammates

@willwu1688

4 ай бұрын

@@ShortnSweets2s Well, bold may be but not that we haven’t seen it. Let’s say Andrea is as good or Max-like type of driver, we’ve seen what Max did to good drivers like Daniel. (Yes, Max has few clumsy years in the junior team though.) Fernando’s race craft for me is one of the highest on the track in the past few seasons. We’ll see if my assumption is just too bold. Hahahaha

@ShortnSweets2s

4 ай бұрын

@willwu7094 alonso is 43 years old...there is no way he is going to beat too guys from this generation like leclerc max or russell or lando or piastri tbh....we will see if he gets the merc seat

I think Fernando would love to race at Red Bull with Max, but that just muddies the waters over there even more than they are now. That’s been my dream team since Fernando’s return, but we’ll see how this year plays out. He loves a shocking move though 🤷‍♂️ Silly season will indeed be silly this year.

That would be a HUGE step backwards! Oscar Piastri is the man

It gets me, with all the talented drivers coming up through the ranks. Why, in the hell would liberty media not want to add another team especially one with a knowledge of Andretti? If they truly wanted to build their business, they would add the dilution fund for Andretti, and except them as a new team.

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

Because they want to wait until the entrance fees are raised

@deanchur

4 ай бұрын

They can't fit another 2 cars on the Monaco circuit

@timaz1066

4 ай бұрын

LOL@@deanchur

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

@@deanchur they fit 24 cars on Monaco in the past

Antonelli reminds me of a young Senna. It would be great to see Mercedes take a gamble on him.

I just want to say. Notice how among all these talks about who will replace hamilton, no one seems to be considering Mick Schumacher.

@patepulkkinenvtec2403

4 ай бұрын

It's truly sad how people pretend like Mick absolutely trash and doesn't belong into the grid while Tsunoda had worse two first seasons and is still on the grid, and let's not forget how horrible Sargeant's rookie season was and how he still got to keep his seat.

@ronald3836

4 ай бұрын

@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 The only reason Tsunoda and Sargeant are driving is because they bring in sponsor money. (And the only reason they let Mick Schumacher drive for two seasons was his marketable surname, but in the end he broke too much to make his name worth it.)

@VColossalV

4 ай бұрын

​​​​@@ronald3836No, that's obviously not the only reason Mick was signed. He was the F3 and F2 champion. He would prove he has talent when he went toe to toe with top drivers in 2022 on the race track and ahowed incredible race craft. Finished P6 in a HAAS, also In his second season. He showed great promise, hence why Mercedes snatched him up quickly. The high profile accidents just overshadow these points. HAAS being a smaller team couldn't risk that continuing.

@patepulkkinenvtec2403

4 ай бұрын

@@ronald3836 I know Tsunoda and Sargeant bring sponsor money, but it's still unfair that they got a pass because of that and Mick didn't. People are fixated on Mick's poor start to 2022 but gloss over the fact that he was outperforming Kevin in the second half of that year and was getting promising results. Gene and Gunther, being total pricks, ruined Mick's career by making sure he won't have the time to look for another seat.

@ronald3836

4 ай бұрын

@@patepulkkinenvtec2403 I don't think that Tsunoda and Sargeant are among the 20 best candidates for an F1 seat (so based on merit alone), but I also don't think Mick is among those 20. And since part of F1 is just politics, I'd say it is only unfair if a top 10 driver is not given a seat. If you're not top 10, I don't mind that you need to have a combination of skill, the right connections, enough money, a lot of PR appeal or social media presence, and a good last name etc., to get a seat.

Its in Antonellis best interests (and mental maturation) if he does 2 yrs in F2 and 1 yr at Williams before going to Merc. Merc will also get a better driver for it as well

@himanshudangra8543

4 ай бұрын

This sounds more like a threat😂😂

@redbullsauberpetronas

4 ай бұрын

Wrong

Can you please bring the volume down on your videos, they are much louder than others.

Alonso wants to see if Aston can deliver a competitive package and develop it during the season, even if it isn't a championship contender. If this years car is competitive he'll definitely stay at AM.

I would have Alonso v Russel in 2025 (if AM seem significantly worse than Merc in 2024) and let Antonelli have a season in Williams. Then whoever wins between Alonso and Russel gets to stay for 2026 alongside Antonelli (if he does well at Williams). Either way its a winwin situation for Merc. Russel + Alonso is never a bad pairing. Neither is Alonso/Russel + Antonelli if he performs

Even Max wasn't ready to go straight to a top team on his F1 debut, with how much he was crashing. Kimi might be a great talent, but I'm afraid he could end up like Gasly or Albon in RB if promoted too early. Alonso to Merc for 2 years and Antonelli in Williams looks like by far the most reasonable path.

give him the top car next season, either RB or merc, it'll be a exciting contest

To paraphrase Whiplash “the next Verstappen wouldn’t get discouraged”. Antonelli is under so much pressure but if he is this generational Hamilton, Verstappen level talent then he’ll succeed anyway. As for going into F1 straight with Merc, what did those 3 years at Williams really gain Russell that 3 years at Merc (understanding he’s a rookie) wouldn’t have? Just grow your driver within your team and fighting near the front

Kimi Antonelli, Not signing him and losing him to another team or signing him and he ends up like Nikita Mazepin? Which risk is worth it?

So what you're saying is that Kimi is coming out of retirement

To think that alonso didnt have a nutritionist before is crazy, thos old dog had his own tricks and crazy chorizo

As much as I love Alonso and would love to see him driving for a front runner team, I would also be really excited to see a new young talent come into the sport and possibly even challenge Verstappen

I'm skeptical about Antonelli's readiness after only a single season in F2. However, Williams is effectively a no-go anyway because not only is serving others a past thing but also keeping current drivers for the long-term is their clear intention, not to mention they wouldn't easily sack Sargeant because he came through the latter as their academy driver unless he'd give a strong reason for that. Concerning Albon, Red Bull isn't an organization known to give second chances in their main team to demoted drivers, so I don't understand what makes people still think they'd make an exception with him, especially considering his subpar performance in 2020 was comparatively worse than Gasly's the season before (not to mention Kvyat didn't even underperform per se, for that matter), given how much more time & support he received for his struggles, yet continued to underperform, so long story short, he already had his chance, which he eventually blew, something even Marko referred to at one point.

Please, drop the AI generation of images

How come no one is talking about Frederik Vesti? He's also a Mercedes junior, he's a much more mature driver than Antonelli, and he just finished 2nd in the F2 championship

@TassieLorenzo

4 ай бұрын

Vesti seems very average...

@fred_beard

4 ай бұрын

@@TassieLorenzo P2 in F2 is not average

@TassieLorenzo

4 ай бұрын

​@@fred_beard 2nd is not average for a driver's first season of F2, but that was Vesti's second season of F2. In Vesti's first season Vesti only finished 9th. Yes, ART v Prema, but still if Vesti was similar to Piastri, then F1 teams would not hesitate to show interest. If you have a case that Vesti is as suited for F1 promotion as Russell or Piastri, then by all means please elaborate! 🙂 Rookie FREC champion is excellent but then Vesti was only 4th twice in F3 compared to Russell and Piastri being rookie GP3/F3 champs and then Vesti had a mediocre first season of F2 compared to Russell and Piastri being rookie champion.

Who is plan C?

I'd love to see it. There's no downside.

Antonelli looks like a mix between Piastri and Gasly

i wonder if the race has the commercial rights to show content from f1 24 game.

Surely antonelli would go to Williams first with Albon getting a step up no?

I think they are better off having Alonso in 25 and putting Kimi Antonelli in maybe a Williams ( Logan seat up for grabs and Alex if he goes to RB) unless he does Lewis Hamilton then going to a top team from day one may not be a good move, Lewis started his career with a championship winning car, but I think Alonso for 25/26!? If he wants Kimi at Williams for 1 maybe 2 years and switch to mercs. But what do I know 😂

I see Sainz as the most likely candidate for the Red Bull seat next season. Ans I dont know why most dont see that.

This is very unlikely, but just for a second imagine Hülkenberg in a merc. Surely he'd get his podium then

I reckon Antonelli will go to Williams for 2025 and build up confidence like with Russell and Bottas and then Alonso goes to Mercedes for 1 or 2 years to try and fight for title, and then have Antonelli go to Mercedes in either 2026 or 2027 season

What an iconic season it would be to see Lewis, Max and Fernando going for the title in almost equal cars!❤

That would be a bad move, Mercedes needs a young driver for the future. If they want to go back to winning they need to make sure they produce a good car for the new regs and they have a driver capable of carrying the torch for a few years. Frankly I would rather see a different team dominating, like McLaren on Ferrari, just to keep things interesting.

Lewis to Merc : You don't leave me, I leave you! Alonso to Merc : I want you to want me, I'll even say Please!! Ferrari to Lewis: We want you and we'll give you everything you want!! Russell to Merc: Now I'm number 1 driver, Right..... Right??? Sainz to Ferrari: F you guys! Leclerc to Lewis: Ellloooo Lewis! Alright, that's enough.....I'm done 😂😂😂😂

Can some one explain to me, the point system how come Antoneli can join Mercedes Formula 1 in 2025, because we know its hard join Formula 1 now with token system point

@TassieLorenzo

4 ай бұрын

You need 40 superlicense points. Antonelli has 25 for being Formula Regional Europe champion, 18 points for being Formula Regional Middle East champion and 12 points for ADAC Formula 4 champion. So that's already 55 points, so Antonelli should already have a superlicense.

@sarifsamudra9970

4 ай бұрын

@@TassieLorenzo thanks mate for the explanation, so Antonelli need 15 point more. because just like another series outside Formula the point so low compare to that

@sarifsamudra9970

4 ай бұрын

@@TassieLorenzo just like before example Herta want to join alpha tauri before cant join because license

I really think Albon deserves a shot at a top team.

@ultrascreens5206

4 ай бұрын

No he doesnt lol he got mauled by Max even worse than Perez is. He only looks decent vs a terrible Logan

@ericmcmanus5179

4 ай бұрын

@@ultrascreens5206 he did do terribly against Max. But he everyone does. He was dropped into the deep end way too early. He has objectively proven himself not just better than Logan, but better than a lot of the drivers in the lower fields.

@Tristan_de_Kermadec

4 ай бұрын

He already got one at RB. And it did not work.

Surprised you didn't mention the civil war going on at RB. That could leave two seats open.

I think Alonzo and AMR will upset a lot of people this year and he will stay. I really believe that team is going places. They strayed in their philosophy last year and that was the only thing stopping them challenging Red Bull.

This will all depend on how Antonelli does in F2 this year but if he does exceptionally well, I would love to see Toto go bold and take a punt on him. Rookies in top teams are not unprecedented, look at Ron Dennis getting Hamilton for 2007. Alonso is far too good to warrant being a stopgap and we don't know if Mercedes are in a long decline or if this is just for a few years before they rediscover some pace.

There is no question that Fernando would outperform Russel, even Hamilton did that

@onlyviralvibes8386

4 ай бұрын

Ur a funny guy😂 Fernando is finished no where near the speed of Lewis or Russel.

@Tristan_de_Kermadec

4 ай бұрын

Alonso did not outperformed Ocon at Alpine, no chance he will outperform Russell at Mercedes. He should stay with an easily beatable teammate like Stroll.

@bene4577

4 ай бұрын

@@Tristan_de_Kermadec 😂😂😂😭 "tell me you did not watch F1 in 2022 without telling me you did not watch F1 in 2022"

Give the man a deserving car, he has got a fight in him

Would be genius move by Fernando.

I like the story of Vettel coming back better as that would get us Lewis, Vs Alonso Vs Vettel whereas if Alonso goes to Mercedes that scenario is even more less likely

Fernando Alonso what a man thinking about racing until he’s 50 one fit driver👍👍👍👍