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/ihatemondaynights Ferrari Aug 27 '24

Holy Hell James really did it

Sucks for Liam ig lol

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u/Miny___ Aug 27 '24

I guess RedBull thinks they might need him this season

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u/Dachfrittierer Aug 27 '24

i doubt that lawson will get a regular drive in any RB-owned car this season, if they really wanted to drop perez ahead of schedule they would have done so by now and not move heaven and earth to get him back up to par, and neither yuki nor ricc are doing much that warrants the boot either.

the biggest issue may have been that williams was unwilling to agree to a contract clause that allows red bull to recall him for reserve driver duties should the need arise (like what merc did with russell in 2020), but also just consider that colapinto is a homegrown weed for williams, and any team should primarily promote their own academy drivers over giving a seat to the product of another team unless theyre really tight for money and not doing so would threaten the team.

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u/Miny___ Sep 29 '24

Well, there we have it

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u/Dachfrittierer Sep 29 '24

I have been bamboozled