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    2022 - Race 21 Brazil

    Can Max get No. 15?

    Is Ferrari sandbagging to let Mercedes pass them by so they get more wind tunnel time?

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    I think it's quite possible Max can get #15 if he had a good weekend. Ferrari might be able to challenge if they have their act together, but lately they haven't. Merc still seem to be fighting with the higher speed extended full throttle stuff, so unless they can make that up with handling I doubt they will have much of a shot really. Great progress from Merc lately, but it's the combination of poor Ferrari performance that made them look good in Mexico I think.

    As for Ferrari sandbagging, though it seems a strange idea with the new budget cap regs it might make sense at times. The big teams already have the funds for the season covered really, so any loss of money from the season end payouts lessens that blow. If the feel the wind tunnel and CFD time is worth it then it might be a possibility.

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    Oh , so you guys are suggesting that a team would sandbag now , when you had a hard time believing a team would sandbag last year ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bagwan View Post
    Oh , so you guys are suggesting that a team would sandbag now , when you had a hard time believing a team would sandbag last year ?
    Generally, sandbagging only occurs when the prize you seek is out of reach and you are thinking about next year. But the simplest explanation is that Ferrari is not sandbagging, they just are an organization in disarray.

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    Watch to see where Ricciardo ends up. Rumors have been he was going to Mercedes. But now there is a rumor he might be going to RBR.

    If this is true, then there may be legs to the rumor that Alpha Tauri will be sold to Andretti. Andretti wants a Ricciardo and Haerta team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
    Generally, sandbagging only occurs when the prize you seek is out of reach and you are thinking about next year. But the simplest explanation is that Ferrari is not sandbagging, they just are an organization in disarray.
    If what they are seeking is wind tunnel time , then sandbags might be a way to achieve it , but I tend to agree with disarray theory at Ferrari .

    Last year was exciting , and close , because of sandbags .
    Perhaps too many sandbags .

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    Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
    Watch to see where Ricciardo ends up. Rumors have been he was going to Mercedes. But now there is a rumor he might be going to RBR.

    If this is true, then there may be legs to the rumor that Alpha Tauri will be sold to Andretti. Andretti wants a Ricciardo and Haerta team.
    I like the sound of those rumours (I guess I should have spelled that "rumors" as the new entry would be American) .

    Make it happen .

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    Quote Originally Posted by F1nKS View Post
    Watch to see where Ricciardo ends up. Rumors have been he was going to Mercedes. But now there is a rumor he might be going to RBR.

    If this is true, then there may be legs to the rumor that Alpha Tauri will be sold to Andretti. Andretti wants a Ricciardo and Haerta team.
    But Red Bull have already four contracted drivers for next year, with Max, Checo, Yuki & Nyck de Vries. And the FIA has made quite clear that Colton Herta will not get a super license for next season.
    Oct. 31, 1999 - one of the blackest days in motorsports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gm99 View Post
    But Red Bull have already four contracted drivers for next year, with Max, Checo, Yuki & Nyck de Vries. And the FIA has made quite clear that Colton Herta will not get a super license for next season.
    Oh , way to throw cold water on a fun rumour , man .

    But , maybe the key is that it's not next year .
    And , maybe a sale , now that Didi is gone , is in the plan .

    I'd like to see Andretti back in F1 as more than just a corner name .

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    Quote Originally Posted by gm99 View Post
    But Red Bull have already four contracted drivers for next year, with Max, Checo, Yuki & Nyck de Vries. And the FIA has made quite clear that Colton Herta will not get a super license for next season.
    Not talking about next year. Andretti is saying he is shooting for entry into F1 in 2024.

    But Marko did come out this week to try and shoot down the sale rumors

    AlphaTauri, may be sold. This is believed to have been said by new CEO Oliver Mintzlaff;

    however, close friend of Mateschitz, Dr Helmut Marko, who is a senior Red Bull advisor, revealed to AMuS that AlphaTauri are not for sale and that the current target is to get them towards the front. “The group is doing well,” Marko told Auto Motor und Sport.
    Alpine is another rumor Andretti
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