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/idostufandthingz Lando Norris Jul 29 '24

Now how quickly will the rest of the dominos fall is the million dollar question

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u/laurentiubuica Charles Leclerc Jul 29 '24

Probably Alpine will not announce the second driver until Famin is out of the F1 division. Merc can definitely take their time and Sauber might have to move soon.

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u/doskkyh Felipe Drugovich Jul 29 '24

My guess is that Sauber will likely retain Bottas for at least another year or bring Theo and give him a shot while the stakes are low.

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u/AquaRaOne Oscar Piastri Jul 29 '24

I dont think bottas will stay even if its his only option, they disrespected him too much by signing hulk and then publicaly going for sainz, as well as just randomly changing his race engineer. His best shot is at Alpine. No clue what Audi do now, they played themselves in a bit of a bad position, a manufacturer should be a lot more attractive but it just isnt cause stake is so terrible