What the teams said – Race day in Austria
The drivers and teams report back on all the action at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg for the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
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Problem is their script has plans A - Z and they nearly always chose the wrong one. They can still secure second in the constructors which isn't terrible, but the drivers have 0% chance of winning drivers title for them.
What punishment did he get for that in the end? That was nuts.
*whispers* I don’t think you were the only one
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5s time penalty and 1 penalty pointWhat punishment did he get for that in the end? That was nuts.
*whispers* I don’t think you were the only one
I can see him packing the whole lot in to be honest - he's got nothing else left to prove and he's been very vocal about competing in enduro racing. Have to say having watched quite a bit of the Le Mans 24 hours the racing is much better than what we're getting at the moment in F1.
Obviously Toto would love Max in one of his cars. But personally I'm not sure I could be bothered with dealing with Jos and Marko when they get upset about something... lol
Why would Marko come to Mercedes with Max? He’s a Red Bull employee, he’s not tied to Max.
Going from a reported $65m/year to probably not more than $1m/year is quite a lot of motivation.
Yeh, they'll most likely get 2nd in the constructors, but that will probably only be because they have one of the best driver pairings on the grid, and Red bull have effectively one driver, and Merc have a massively young rookie in his first year.
Hell probably still get collosal amounts of money with marketing/advertising contracts etc.
Besides,he no doubt has more money than he knows what to do with by now anyway
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True, he'll have a fair amount of personal sponsorship to carry through, but the continued value of those sponsorships is dependent on his continued involvement in F1 (and continued success).
Besides,he no doubt has more money than he knows what to do with by now anyway
You or I might think that, but it doesn't seem to stop them wanting more, does it?
Completely disagree Max doesn't strike the person to be motivated by money also I think the way that things are going within the FIA could help fuel his desire to leave. I sincerely hope he doesn't as he is good entertainment.
I wish he'd leave F1... but am aware there are some people who like him, I don't, I think he is dirty. More than Schumacher. You can be a great racer without what Max does but it's harder. Like Oscar
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I wish he'd leave F1... but am aware there are some people who like him, I don't, I think he is dirty. More than Schumacher. You can be a great racer without what Max does but it's harder. Like Oscar
F1 popularity helped with drivers like Max though for better and for worse.
I gave the race an 8 only because of the rarity of same cars and team mates actually squaring off H2H, different level of exciting when there's true parity for the race lead/win.
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I rated an eight.. was good for quite a number of laps.. the sky fast forward button was not used as much as normal..
Went for an 8 as well. Thought it was a decent enough race and perhaps just a few more laps could have made it really interesting at the end. Think Verstappen has resigned himself to the fact that the championship is over and he's not that bothered anymore. Not sure he would have been as friendly with Antontelli, if he really thought of himself as being in the thick of the chase with the McLarens.
Good win for Norris but there's definitely a fragility there that Oscar won't mind seeing.
Good win for Norris but there's definitely a fragility there that Oscar won't mind seeing.
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