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Vettel—we actually had a faster car than Red Bull

What do you think, Tibi? 🙂

Ecclestone: Vettel at Mercedes? No way he joins a team with Hamilton

Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone isn't ruling out the idea that McLaren's Fernando Alonso could jump into a Mercedes seat to replace the German, Nico Rosberg.

The current champ of the "fastest circus" decided to call it quits right after winning the title—so now, Formula 1 fans are going wild speculating who might step up as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate.

"It’s entirely possible that Alonso replaces Rosberg," Ecclestone said.

"There's new management over at McLaren now, and maybe they aren't exactly itching to keep Fernando in their lineup either."

Vettel at Mercedes?

"I don't think that's happening. In my opinion, Sebastian doesn't want to be on the same team as Hamilton. Verstappen? Well, the possibilities are wide open... it's all just speculation right now," Ecclestone noted.

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A few special FIA awards were handed out recently. For the second year in a row Max Verstappen won both the Fio Personality of the Year and the Fio Action of the Year Awards—the second one was actually for that wild move by the kid where he passed Nico Rosberg in the wet at this year's Brazilian Grand Prix... pretty insane stuff.

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Niki Lauda mentioned that most drivers are already locked in with contracts—which just makes things even messier since there's zero clarity on who fills the seat left by the German driver... and throwing a rookie like Pascal Wehrlein into the mix? That’s a massive gamble.

"We lost a champion—the absolute best driver out there in 2016," Lauda added. "Finding a replacement is going to be an uphill battle because everyone else is already signed to other teams."

"Going with a young talent would be a huge risk, too, because we have no idea if they can actually handle the pressure. Honestly, half the grid is basically spoken for right now."

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"When the rules change, nobody can rely on what they learned in the past—and history shows we always step up when things shift. We've made huge strides with the engine side, and General Motors told us to expect similar progress next season. Our chassis has always been solid, and this year was honestly one of our best yet. The feedback from the new car is looking really positive... we're feeling confident we'll be fighting for both titles in 2017. That goes for both our drivers, too—either one of them could take the championship next year." — Marko finished.

IDEMOOOOOOOOOO 🎉🎉🎉

stormybadger8 said:http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/re...-2017-855835/?

Hey man, looks like the honeymoon phase between Red Bull Racing and General Motors is already hitting the rocks. 😲
It’s coming sooner than we thought. 🤣

But honestly, this could turn into a complete disaster for Red Bull Racing...
They’re going to run into massive fuel issues until ExxonMobil steps in and Red Bull Racing sorts out their engine mapping to match the new fuel. Plus, you have to wonder what happens with General Motors... I doubt they'll be thrilled about getting dumped by ExxonMobil.

And then there's McLaren. What happens to them after this? They're looking at a nightmare regarding fuel consistency too...

The only way out of this mess that makes any sense—even if it sounds totally insane at first—is this switch:
Red Bull Racing jumps to Honda at the start of next season, bringing ExxonMobil along for the ride.
Then McLaren ditches Honda and moves over to General Motors along with ExxonMobil.

I know, sounds bizarre. But from both teams' perspectives, it’s actually the most logical move given Red Bull Racing's shift to ExxonMobil.

The second possibility would be:
Red Bull Racing switches to Honda right at the start of next season, bundled with ExxonMobil.
And McLaren stays with Honda and ExxonMobil, they just lose all that sponsorship cash from ExxonMobil.

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Why do you have to troll? Seriously—just be real for once in your life...

Red Bull is sticking with General Motors engines through 2018—they just inked a new two-year deal with their longtime partner... turns out they aren't ready to move on just yet.

AlphaTauri is switching back to General Motors engines starting in 2017—they've been running those older Ferrari units all this season...

Both teams are set to run the latest spec Power Units from General Motors through the end of their 2017-2018 deals...

Lewis Hamilton: I'm taking that title back next year

Oh man, I really hope we don't have to endure another whole year of Mercedes dominance... 🤦😠

After dealing with the summertime job and Sebastian Vettel, they're just totally over NASCAR...

Lewis Hamilton was voted Driver of the Year by all the team bosses. Max came in second—and the reigning champ, Rosberg, took third.

1. Lewis Hamilton, 234 (no change)
2. Max Verstappen, 183 (+2)
3. Nico Rosberg, 176 (no change)
4. Daniel Ricciardo, 133 (+5)
5. Sebastian Vettel, 90 (-3)
6. Fernando Alonso, 67 (no change)
7. Kimi Raikkonen, 61 (+3)
8. Sergio Perez, 52 (no change)
9. Valtteri Bottas, 26 (-2)
10. Carlos Sainz Jr, 25 (wasn't even in the top 10 last year)

Daniel Ricciardo: "I'm the world champion of peasants"

Always grinning and keeping things light, Daniel Ricciardo is pretty stoked about sitting third in the standings—basically making him the best of the "rest of the world" behind those untouchable Mercedes drivers, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

Ricciardo managed to beat out his teammate Max Verstappen and both Ferrari drivers in that battle for bronze... he locked in that third-place spot thanks to that controversial finish at the Mexico Grand Prix, just two races shy of the end. Honestly, Mercedes has been so dominant over the last three years that the title fight feels like a one-way street—just Mercedes vs. Mercedes where Mercedes wins again... the only real question is which one of them gets to hoist the trophy at the end of the day.

Ricciardo poked fun at the whole situation, even suggesting there should be a separate championship just for everyone else.

"There really ought to be a special title in this V6 era for the best of the rest," Daniel said. "I could be the world champion of the rest... of the peasants, the world peasant champion, haha."

Even though some team blunders cost him wins in Spain and Monaco, Ricciardo is wrapping up the season in a pretty good headspace, especially with that win he grabbed at the Malaysia Grand Prix.

"If I hadn't pulled off that win in Malaysia, I might be looking back thinking I should've been a multiple winner this season. But because of that win, I'm not sitting here going, 'Man, it could've been better, I could've had two or three wins.' I took pole in Monaco—never done that before—and I've found my form again, which is great. Plus, I'm the peasant champion now, so yeah, it's been a solid year for me."

"We expected the start of the year to be rough and for us to be stuck in the middle of the pack. In China, I should have been second, but I had a tire issue. We were all just like, okay, no big deal... and then things started looking up, so it's been awesome. That win in Malaysia was epic, and taking pole in Monaco felt like a career highlight. I didn't tell anyone, but I was really putting pressure on myself—I knew I could do it, I believed I could do it, and when it actually happened, it was such a relief."

Way to go, Ricky! BEST OF THE REST 👋

http://www.formula1.com/en/results.h...6/drivers.html

Rik 3 👋

Max Verstappen actually pulled it off—beat the favorite... 🙂

Start is set right after the SC—regardless of what the weather does

A huge 👎
from me...

Sebastian Vettel is such an idiot—caused another collision. And once again, he couldn't even pull off a win starting from 3rd... total loser.

The New York Times reports that Button has already been told he is being dropped and that he will not return to Williams - a decision that would seemingly bring a 16-year Formula 1 career to a close.

'McLaren have told Button of their decision to replace him with Belgian rookie Vandoorne next season and that Button has decided against a return to the Williams team with which he started his career 16 years ago'.

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Still nothing on the word regarding Dow. For me, the fact that he’s never pulled off a win after starting outside the top three is just embarrassing. But hey, maybe today’s his chance to finally turn things around 🙂

I was actually expecting some kind of answer regarding Dow—but instead... I've got nothing, and everything on the image above just says 🙂
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I'm right there with you—anyone claiming a driver actually develops the engine... 😂

Jason Campbell70 said:After that Spanish clown, finally a little bit of perfect German symphony for my eyes and ears.

Total disgrace...🙂🙂🙂

mellowtiger83 said:That is a solid point. neonfox65, how can you claim McLaren-Honda is a factory team while acting like Red Bull wasn't during Vettel's era? Absolute nonsense.🍿

I am eagerly awaiting a response; I have become quite the attentive listener.

Look, I don't think I ever claimed McLaren-Honda was a full factory outfit when they're basically two teams under one roof. My point was just that McLaren is a semi-factory team...

mellowtiger83 said:neonfox65, let me tell you something: Red Bull was essentially just a Renault factory outfit back when Vettel was stacking up those championships.

BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!

Man, where were they? These guys after four years have just been trashing Renault... Is that really how a factory team behaves?