A 2

Alfa will keep Bottas and Zhou for next season


https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/66808764

A 2

McLaren extend Oscar Piastri through the end of 2026

https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/66867181

sam_spider

Smart move by McLaren.

A 2

Wonder what’s going on here. Was it the heat? Lance doesn’t strike me as a brat.

https://racer.com/2023/10/10/fia-add...s-with-stroll/

sam_spider

Not a brat, but certainly entitled. He’s not had a good season and I’d guess he’s not overly happy with Alonso performing way higher than him, it has to take a toll.

He can’t blame the heat in Quali, he wasn’t in it long enough imo.

sam_spider

Seems Lawrence is looking to sell his AM shares, really can't say I'm surprised, he's a VC and only got into F1 to make money and give Lance a seat. Lance isn't doing well and I guess the easy way to fire your son is to sell out and let someone else do it for you.

Maybe that's why Lance was annoyed in Qatar, perhaps he's been told he'll need to get a job.

A 2

With the Honda partnership, perhaps they’ll pick up a stake and have a place for Yuki.

sam_spider

Rumor is Perez will announce his retirement from F1 at the Mexico GP.

zdave87

Alfa Romeo is out.

https://www.si.com/fannation/racing/...m%20in%202018.

sam_spider

Pretty sure their contract only ran through this year and with Audi taking over in 2026 it didn't make much sense for Alfa to continue. Wasn't really anything Alfa on the car anyway, just a branding exercise.