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Started by Chrill, April 21, 2022, 04:17:24 AM

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Chrill

I mean.. Team Principals playing Musical chairs it seems. Let us try to figure out what has happened.

Ferrari: "We no speak Binotto"
Binotto: "Oh ok bye"
Ferrari: "Vasseur, come on over?"
Alfa Romeo: "Bye bye Vasseur"
Vasseur: "Oh ok then, hi Ferrari"
Ferrari: "We confirm Fred Vasseur"
Alfa Romeo: "Well what about us?"
Seidl: "I'm joining Audi in 2026"
McLaren: "Ok bye bye Seidl now"
Seidl: "No I said 2026"
McLaren: "We did what we did"
McLaren: "Please welcome Andrea Stella."
Alfa Romeo: "Seidl, you said 2023 and Alfa Romeo right?"
Seidl: "Uh yeah sure"
Alfa Romeo: "We've signed Andreas Seidl", but as CEO
Williams: "We want in too. Jost Capito left. And his buddy Demaison"

Did you get all that?

I'll sum it up:
Ferrari: Binotto -> Vasseur (link)
Alfa Romeo: Vasseur -> Seidl (sort of, he'll be the CEO sort of like Zak Brown at McLaren) (link)
McLaren: Seidl -> Stella (link)
Williams: Capito -> TBD (link)
"It is becoming apparent Ericsson is not, after all, joining Ferrari Ganassi for 2019 2020."
- Chrill, 28 Sep 2018 8 Oct 2019

Chrill

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-signs-schumacher-as-f1-reserve-driver-for-2023/10411676/

Mick joins Mercedes as their official Reserve Driver. I mean, I hope everyone is happy and healthy for 2023 but I also want to see Schumacher racing sooo.
"It is becoming apparent Ericsson is not, after all, joining Ferrari Ganassi for 2019 2020."
- Chrill, 28 Sep 2018 8 Oct 2019

Penfold

Plus always interesting to see how drivers stack up against each other. Can he get outings in practice sessions or is he disqualified due to his time in f1?
"I like beating and punching."
- Chrill (28/09/2018)

Chrill

Quote from: Penfold on January 05, 2023, 11:58:53 AM
Plus always interesting to see how drivers stack up against each other. Can he get outings in practice sessions or is he disqualified due to his time in f1?
Schumacher cannot fulfil the "junior driver" slots of which every car has to do one session per year (so twice per team). The requirement is only bound to number of F1 races competed, you can competed in no more than two GPs.
"It is becoming apparent Ericsson is not, after all, joining Ferrari Ganassi for 2019 2020."
- Chrill, 28 Sep 2018 8 Oct 2019