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Baxteen said:
I called it on Richardo.

he is basically seen as an american, very popular, has experience.
its a decent option, I agree Bottas would be better. but he is less marketable to americans.


but who knows who will be out of a seat at the end of 2025 and who would end up in the seat.
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2026 is a long way away
 
No please Riccardo is old and faded now, like a day old braai chop, nice but not the same as a new one just cooked.
Cadillac will bring in two American drivers I would have a guess, youngsters maybe even from Indy or the likes.
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
No please Riccardo is old and faded now, like a day old braai chop, nice but not the same as a new one just cooked.
Cadillac will bring in two American drivers I would have a guess, youngsters maybe even from Indy or the likes.
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1 American is most likely. At least 1 season with an experienced driver though - Ricciardo it is not - Bottas might be a good fit imho.
 
quovadis said:
1 American is most likely. At least 1 season with an experienced driver though - Ricciardo it is not - Bottas might be a good fit imho.
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I don't know what's happened to Bottas, it's like he's lost the plot and found meth in an Australian trailer park, he's just gone weird.

Kevin Magnussen could fit the bill. Bottas was $10m vs $3m for Kevin.

They should have a driver shootout in the states, winner gets the seat. Each driver has the same identical car and you have 20 laps. Bring in whoever, if they charge them so be it.
 
Wrath of Khan MD said:
No please Riccardo is old and faded now, like a day old braai chop, nice but not the same as a new one just cooked.
Cadillac will bring in two American drivers I would have a guess, youngsters maybe even from Indy or the likes.
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Colton Herta plus someone with experience.
 
Speedster said:
There is no mechanism through which to buy points
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A couple of FP1 sessions in F1 coupled with a top-10 finish in the IndyCar championship should see him reach 40-points.

This is where money can come in. And I think Liberty will encourage this. GM-Cadillac pays one or more teams to buy seat time for Herta in a few FP1 sessions and voila. Liberty profits from this as they will get a marketable US driver into F1.

EDIT: And as I mentioned in the 2024 thread, the guy who is overseeing the GM-Cadillac entry is also the CEO of Colton Herta's primary sponsor (Gainbridge) and he personally likes Herta. He will make sure Herta is in F1, one way or the other.
 
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thestaggy said:
A couple of FP1 sessions in F1 coupled with a top-10 finish in the IndyCar championship should see him reach 40-points.

This is where money can come in. And I think Liberty will encourage this. GM-Cadillac pays one or more teams to buy seat time for Herta in a few FP1 sessions and voila. Liberty profits from this as they will get a marketable US driver into F1.
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Not impossible for 2026.
 
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