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I think the funniest thing is that he seriously thinks he's a chance of getting back on the grid; he was absolutely dire
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I think the funniest thing is that he seriously thinks he's a chance of getting back on the grid; he was absolutely dire
Susie Wolff starts legal against the Fia .
F1: Susie Wolff takes legal action after controversial conflict of interest inquiry
Susie Wolff takes legal action against motorsport's governing body the FIA following its controversial conflict of interest inquiry into her last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Soldato
One can dream. Unless he's buying his way with a backmarker, I doubt he'll even be considered by any of them.
Didn’t he refuse to drive as a neutral anyway?
Soldato
Isn't he still banned by UK and US?
Soldato
UK and Canada I believe. As far as I understand he still could have competed in F1 as the the FIA has said Russian and Belarusian drivers could still take part in competitions in a neutral capacity. But it seems he still wanted to 'fly the Russian flag'.
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Caporegime
He drove as a neutral in F1 (Haas just ran the Russian flag as their livery instead) and he's been driving as a neutral in Asian Le Mans, so I don't think he's that concerned about that.
Soldato
Yeah you are correct, I thought he'd been banned from F1 because he refused to race under a neutral flag
Russian driver Nikita Mazepin’s F1 contract terminated by Haas team
The team have also dropped their Russian sponsor, saying they have ‘elected to terminate the title partnership of Uralkali, and the driver contract of Nikita Mazepin’
www.theguardian.com
Was it not coincidence that the Haas's colours were the same at that time and was it that they just couldn't change it in time? Or that it still met with the FIA's approval.
Found this:
Haas claims Russian flag car livery not a result of WADA ruling
Haas says it did not alter the livery of its 2021 Formula 1 car because of an anti-doping ruling banning Nikita Mazepin from racing with the Russian flag.
www.autosport.com
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Soldato
Sky News have been lambasted with their headline for this.Susie Wolff starts legal against the Fia .
F1: Susie Wolff takes legal action after controversial conflict of interest inquiry
Susie Wolff takes legal action against motorsport's governing body the FIA following its controversial conflict of interest inquiry into her last year.www.bbc.co.uk
Soldato
She crying Wolf!!
Soldato
Caporegime
The NZHerald is claiming that Ricciardo has just two races to prove this worth before Lawson gets given a chance. Not sure I believe that one. What do we think, OCUK?
Saw that too. I’m sure he’s been spoken to but 2 races seems way too short, especially since they seem to like Danny.
Probably doesn’t help that Lawson did so well last year - pretty much a guaranteed points boost by bringing him in.
Soldato
I don't think so. They got rid of devries quick enough, and he wasn't an experienced F1 race driver.
It's disappointing he'd even get another 2 races. I was sure we'd hear something after his showing this weekend.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree. Super disappointed at how bad he’s been and I think Lawson did enough last year to earn a seat.
Rumours have Perez already signed on for next year so RBR need to work through their ranks to find another driver, or look externally.
Soldato
I guess it depends how close Ferrari or whoever else could really get. If Perez starts throwing away big points each week, I guess he'll also be on the chopping block, regardless of contract.
I really view Ricciardo and Perez as similar. They're not in their prime now.
I really view Ricciardo and Perez as similar. They're not in their prime now.
Caporegime
How do you think he got in the first place?
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