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On 26/09/2023 12:49 pm, Sir Tim wrote:
> Phil Carmody <
pc+usenet@asdf.org> wrote:
>> Sir Tim <
no_email@invalid.invalid> writes:
>>> geoff <geoff@nospamgeoffwood.org> wrote:
>>>> ... Perez gets dropped in favour of Lawson ?
>>>>
>>>> Possible ?
>>>
>>> I would think Danny Ric to RBR and Lawson to AT more likely.
>>
>> I`m with geoff here, I think RBR are not so risk-averse that they
>> wouldn`t give Lawson a shot in the big boys` team. If it doesn`t pan
>> out, they could always do a swap mid-season - in 2019 Albon was switched
>> in for Gasly after having only done a dozen F1 drives. This ain`t that
>> dissimilar. It may only be 4 races, but he`s had a better result than
>> his teammate in every single one of them, for one reason or another.
>
> Not sure it would be in Lawson`s best interests. Both Gasly and Albon were
> ditched by RBR but subsequently went on to do a decent job with other
> teams. RBR is a hothouse.
Liam seems to be a fast adapter and has a `flexible` driving
style, getting the best out of various
equipment. (He would have won DTM in his only year if he hadn`t
been deliberately taken out in the
last race by the sister car of the car that won.)
Also he couldn`t be worse than Checo surely? He`s already
out-qualified him when driving a lesser
car...
Seriously, RBR have enough of a sample set now to know that most
other drivers (no matter how well
rated) don`t do well in the car that they`ve built around Max. In
fact it`s probably a benefit to
have a young driver who`s been in a lot of different formulas and
who is still plastic in his
driving style in that car. Liam`s helped in that way by the fact
that he`s still relatively young
and younger people adapt better.
Also they need a young driver who can be their future. Max has
intimated recently that he`s not
going to be driving in F1 until he`s 40. (I think I read 2028
mentioned as the year he`s thinking
of having as his last?)
Because of this I don`t think that the `Max version` of the RBR
car would be quite as much of a
poisoned chalice for Liam as it`s been for others. They`ve kept
Checo in it for a long time despite
the fact that he`s not doing very well. I think that they`re
resigned to the fact that the car is
so Vestappen-centric that it`s going to take an exceptional driver
to consistently podium in it and
that not doing so is no longer a sacking offence.
Also Liam would likely be a lot cheaper than Checo - at least initially.
That`s all speculation on my part of course. I think RBR Have
re-iterated recently that Checo`s
under contract for next year? I guess they could move him to
reserve driver duties though.
--
Shaun.
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