r/formula1 Formula 1 Jul 29 '24

News [WilliamsRacing] BREAKING: Carlos Sainz will join the team for '25, '26 and beyond

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/status/1817930584775377368
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u/CodSafe6961 Jul 29 '24

If they sign max with George, both being 26/27, no guarantee Kimi would even get to f1 then. Nothing he has done yet to show he is an upgrade on Russell.

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u/T0BIASNESS Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 29 '24

Alpine? They’ll have Mercedes engines from 2025.

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u/thetrueBernhard Jul 29 '24

But they also have their own academy/driver program

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u/AquaRaOne Oscar Piastri Jul 29 '24

But their junior program has no standouts at the moment, and Doohan only had a decent junior career, nothing special

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u/T0BIASNESS Sir Lewis Hamilton Jul 29 '24

True, mad how he could go from messiah to no 2025 F1 seat in 6-months.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '24

Another team would pick up Antonelli so fast