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Originally Posted by Dutch101
Williams wants to be seen as a team that gives rookies a chance and don't burn them like RedBull. Next year they most likely take Antonelli from Mercedes in exchange for cheap engines or Bearman in exchange for a bunch of money from Ferrari. Neither were considered ready for this year. So this year was either keep Sargeant for another year or someone experienced on a 1 year contract. I think Williams sticking with Sargeant was not a bad decision taking that into account but it clearly didn't work out.
But he had his chance - that 1 year. Showed he isn't capable and should have been shown the door. If he wanted multiple chances that is what F2/Indycar is for.
As for the race, very disappointing to see Oscar not hold on to 7th. It was going to be a sub-par performance anyway but to be two positions behind Lando instead of 3 he would have got a pass mark but that mistake - very bad.
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Originally Posted by MSchu18
what a great race... I loved it.
I think there is a lesson in all of this - don't upgrade a track's surface and then tyre degradation really takes over.
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Originally Posted by MSchu18
Williams is a franchise ripe with value... to be sold to the highest bidder.
Just sell it to Andretti and be done with it. Love to see Penske get involved with his ruthless attitude towards winning as that would really make a difference but can't see him bothering with F1 while he has his Le mans deal with Porsche.
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Originally Posted by kerr
China and Miami next, then Imola and Monaco. Is Daniel really in danger or is it just noise to pressure him to perform?
He'll do better at the traditional tracks and whether all that noise about wanting a new chassis and whether there is something in that it will be interesting to see if they do give him a new chassis. I think if we weren't in the cost cutting phase of F1 he would have already got it.
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Originally Posted by unit18
Just prolonging the inevitable. He’s done.
Bring in fresh young blood. No need to waste more time.
Deserves to see out the year. He will get better but Yuki I thought drove the 2nd best race yesterday. The way that he was able to keep that tyre going after more than 20 laps on it at the end with Stroll on the soft having carved his way back up to him and then Yuki held that distance to him. Although I think at that stage when Stroll had passed Magnussen he probably already used up the best of his tyres and it was diminishing returns after that against Yuki's hards.
Last edited by bundy5; 04-07-2024 at 06:49 PM.