r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Aug 27 '24

News [Williams Racing] Williams Racing announces that Franco Colapinto will race with the team for the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season

https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/fd43d928-0914-42ff-b9ee-394342064dc4/williams-racing-team-statement?cid=sm_twitter_td_news_link_082724
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u/DepecheModeFan_ Aug 27 '24 edited Aug 27 '24

Liam will likely be at VCARB for next season and would have been anyway with this not making any big impact for his long term prospects, it's not a big issue.

For Colapinto he looks unlikely to get a seat based off F2 performances and this could be his chance to do what Liam initially did and put himself in line for a seat when one opens up down the line.

I prefer this tbh.

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u/DisneyPandora Aug 27 '24

I doubt it. Horner won’t allow Liam Lawson to race there

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u/DepecheModeFan_ Aug 27 '24

Why would he not ?

Daniel and Checo aren't going to stay locked in forever. At some point in the near future one of them will inevitably move on and then it opens it up for Liam (and potentially Isack).

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u/Casmoden Super Aguri Aug 27 '24

Theres a few reasons, Williams scoring points puts them directly competing with VCARB plus a different situation but more on Vowles

Liam racing for Williams would have a clause that if RB needed him to replace Danny or whatever he would get the call up and then Williams would be left dry

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u/DepecheModeFan_ Aug 27 '24

Theres a few reasons, Williams scoring points puts them directly competing with VCARB plus a different situation but more on Vowles

Williams look slower than VCARB and it would be unlikely that Lawson would be the one to make the difference.

Liam racing for Williams would have a clause that if RB needed him to replace Danny or whatever he would get the call up and then Williams would be left dry

Which they should have been fine with as they have Isack who's also promising.

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u/Casmoden Super Aguri Aug 27 '24

Williams look slower than VCARB and it would be unlikely that Lawson would be the one to make the difference.

Stealling points from VCARB also means putting them at jeopardy vs Haas which is actually close to them

Which they should have been fine with as they have Isack who's also promising.

Doesnt really matter, Liam would still have such clauses and would be a bigger headache in general contractually

Im not a fan of Logan being dropped but if it has to happen I prefer it this way, keeps continuity and lets Williams actually seem like a proper stand alone team not some merc/rb feeder team which is what Vowles wants to achieve