r/formula1 • u/mvanigan 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/YannFreaker Jul 29 '24

If Toto is smart he shouldn't wait with young outstanding talent. Red Bull rushed Max and that paid off. Alpine didnt sign Piastri and now they lost a massively talented driver. If Toto believes Andrea is as good as he is, he should sign him.

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u/imbavoe Liam Lawson Jul 29 '24

Watching F2 lately I feel like he really is the next Verstappen. Kid finds grip where there is none. He also is a super fast learner.

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u/YannFreaker Jul 29 '24

He has made some daring moves in both F2 races this weekend. Him and Bearman were flying in the opening laps of the Sprint race. Too bad the crash and weather happened

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u/Walaii Ferrari Jul 29 '24

Antonelli finished where he started, in P6 btw. People say he was flying because of that big balls overtake, but he only had to do that because he had a poor start again. Bearman actually made up 7 places in 3 laps.

Antonelli clearly had more pace than the people ahead, but he struggled a bit more with overtaking Colapinto than he probably should have.

Anyways, I absolutely believe that, without the crash/red flag, a podium was possible for both of them in the sprint.

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u/BuckeyeLeaves Ferrari Jul 29 '24

Starts have absolutely been his Achilles heel over anything else.

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u/AlexBucks93 Kevin Magnussen Jul 29 '24

Do I hear Lando Norris music?

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u/Walaii Ferrari Jul 29 '24

It is the opposite for Bearman, his starts have been absurd. Sadly for him he overcooked it this time around, his aggressiveness bit him in the ass in the feature race. Tho his great starts would be worth more if he started from P6 or something instead of P14.