If the rumors that Ford are looking to pull out of the engine deal are true, then he might think Red Bull won't be very good in 2026 and Mercedes are a better long term bet.I only see it as some sort of stick to beat Horner with. (If the whole Jos complaining about him is true.) He'd be mental to go to Mercedes when Red Bull are where they are currently. I guess Red Bull could call his bluff and get rid of him?!
That would be a twist in this already wild story.
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Soldato
At the current velocity of where we're heading, RBR won't even have an engine in two years' time...
Soldato
What’s all this about Horner trying to buy redbull racing then?
Associate
New engine regulations come into play in 2026. Merc and Ferrari are expected to have an initial advantage over Red Bull given they have years more experience developing their own engines than RB.
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Soldato
Max leaving RB is nonsense - he would be mad to do that. Adrian Newey is a proven winner - his cars are rockets that just win, proving the adage that F1 is 80% about the car and 20% about the driver. Put Lando in an RB and Max in a Mercedes and Max ain't winning races anymore.
Man of Honour
Not seen that anywhere?
Soldato
I heard that Merc have brought in Airfix to help with their car!
Will have to see; conceptually the engines aren’t that different and the simplification should help development.
Maybe they’ll have their aero sorted by then too.
Associate
Adrian Newey is at the tail end of his career, he's 65 years old and came out of retirement not long ago. Based on what Newey has said over the past few years id be surprised if he is still in F1 in 2026. What else is there left for him to achieve? The only box that won't have been ticked is working for Ferrari.
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Soldato
Wouldn't be the first time a Mercedes race car becomes an airplane!
Soldato
Your post is probably one of the most accurate in this thread...
Soldato
...and still making the fastest car on the grid by far. My point stands.
Caporegime
There's no doubting Newey's talent, but even he hasn't banged out winner after winner. Merc's recent record is also very, very strong; and if RB fall out with their engine supplier they may be in for another long period of weakness.
Soldato
Nothing lasts forever (especially in F1) and you have to think this Horner, Marko, Newey triumvirate is heading towards its last dance. Might not be this or next season but it's nearer the end than the beginning that's for sure.
Soldato
I expect someone said similar in 1992-3...and then Todt took over.
Soldato
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is reportedly under investigation by the ruling body for allegedly attempting to interfere with the result of a Formula 1 race.
Is the off-track action this year better than on? It doesn't look good for Formula One at the moment when your President is being investigated, and one of the CEOs of your most successful team is under the media spotlight.
Is the off-track action this year better than on? It doesn't look good for Formula One at the moment when your President is being investigated, and one of the CEOs of your most successful team is under the media spotlight.
I’d also change my opinion if someone competent took over, and while I think Vasseur is a personality improvement, Ferrari need bigger changes.
Just look at how pathetic the head driver engineers are; they should have been replaced years ago.
Soldato
Certainly F1 has become yet another victim of trial by social media...
Yeah I just found the Diary Of a Ceo podcast that had the stats and I was wrong. They state 1 in 3 now start in the workplace. The 70% was how many have had a relationship with someone at work at some point, rather than the current one.
The stats around cheating in the workplace are high though from everything I've seen. Tbh when I went from an all male dominated environment to an office environment I've been staggered by the amount of extra curricular activity that goes on.
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Soldato
Not really, it’s their own ethics committee lol.