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As it was already been announced by Wolff a couple of weeks ago, Alonso isn't interested in the second drive in Mercedes.  And it's looking like Antonelli isn't getting the second drive either as the team wants him to take his time and stay at F2 for a couple more years.  And there was Sainz, who looked like a done deal to get the second seat but then it looks like he's flaking out.  The reason is he doesn't want to be just another Bottas that they could give a one or two year contract then his future would be in limbo.

And with all that, I think I know who would be willing to take the second drive and who wouldn't care if he's given just two years at Mercedes since he's already retired...  I'm guessing Vettel will be back! 

Even though the FIA ​​has changed the minimum age limit regulations to enter F1, it is quite unfortunate that Antonelli's team did not allow him to enter F1, perhaps because he is still not mature enough to enter there and if forced, his fate might be like the second Logan. And for other candidates like Max and Sainz, maybe they didn't choose Mercedes as their team, because as we already know, they already have their own chosen team. For Vettel himself, even though he has expressed his interest in entering F1, Mercedes may not be considering it. It may still be a mystery who will fill Mercedes' second seat next season.

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As it was already been announced by Wolff a couple of weeks ago, Alonso isn't interested in the second drive in Mercedes.  And it's looking like Antonelli isn't getting the second drive either as the team wants him to take his time and stay at F2 for a couple more years.  And there was Sainz, who looked like a done deal to get the second seat but then it looks like he's flaking out.  The reason is he doesn't want to be just another Bottas that they could give a one or two year contract then his future would be in limbo.

And with all that, I think I know who would be willing to take the second drive and who wouldn't care if he's given just two years at Mercedes since he's already retired...  I'm guessing Vettel will be back! 

Yeah, Alonso doesn't want the seat at Mercedes. I would be happy to see Antonelli there considering how talented the young driver is.    Mercedes is already going to have a wonderful main driver like Russell. When Antonelli also improves his driving skills, Mercedes' future could be really interesting to see.

When it comes to Sainz, there are still speculations about some teams but nothing certain yet. They said Audi first but now it is Alpine. I don't know how good Audi will enter Formula 1 but they have already determined their first driver: Hulkenberg.

I still don't feel like Vettel will be back but wouldn't say no to see him again. 

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Jeremy Clarkson drops something about Adrian Newey’s.
As you may know the tv start was a school mate of Newey and he still is his friend.

In a recent Interview he said the following.

"he is not searching a Home in Maranello but he searching it in Oxfordshire"


SO TLDR

Accord Jeremy who is a friend of Adrian Newey, Newey will go to Aston Martin and not to Ferrari.

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It seems that no one can break Toprak's dominance in WSBK with his BMW motorbike because yesterday at Race2 Doningtonpark England, Toprak was able to leave his opponent behind by up to 7.5 seconds. And this reflects that he still has more ability to compete in races on any circuit for the next few seasons as long as his motorbike suits him well enough. It seems that Toprak will be WSBK world champion with easier conditions this season which will make BMW feel quite happy because it has been a long time since BMW has won WSBK.

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We are in another race week now, the next stop is Hungary.    What do you say about this GP? Do you expect Verstappen's two-race winning streak on this track to come to an end?

I think it is quite possible honestly. Like I said before, Red Bull has started to struggle way more than ever before. McLaren and Mercedes are attacking with all they have got. Norris is so unlucky recently by the way. He had potential more wins these days but wasted all the opportunities. I hope he can do some extra work in Hungary to get another win. I think Russell will also be extra ambitious after that disappointing race ending the last time.

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As it was already been announced by Wolff a couple of weeks ago, Alonso isn't interested in the second drive in Mercedes.  And it's looking like Antonelli isn't getting the second drive either as the team wants him to take his time and stay at F2 for a couple more years.  And there was Sainz, who looked like a done deal to get the second seat but then it looks like he's flaking out.  The reason is he doesn't want to be just another Bottas that they could give a one or two year contract then his future would be in limbo.

And with all that, I think I know who would be willing to take the second drive and who wouldn't care if he's given just two years at Mercedes since he's already retired...  I'm guessing Vettel will be back! 

Even though the FIA ​​has changed the minimum age limit regulations to enter F1, it is quite unfortunate that Antonelli's team did not allow him to enter F1, perhaps because he is still not mature enough to enter there and if forced, his fate might be like the second Logan. And for other candidates like Max and Sainz, maybe they didn't choose Mercedes as their team, because as we already know, they already have their own chosen team. For Vettel himself, even though he has expressed his interest in entering F1, Mercedes may not be considering it. It may still be a mystery who will fill Mercedes' second seat next season.

I think it's not about his age...  It seems like the team doesn't think he's ready for F1.  Not sure if this is true but I heard that Antonelli isn't doing good at F2 lately.  But haven't confirmed it tho.  Too lazy.  Lol.  But if you guys could that would be great. 

Anyway here's the next schedule for the next race this weekend.

2024 F1 Hungarian GP Schedule
Track:  Hungaroring



Jul 19:  Practice 1  13:30 - 14:30
Jul 19:  Practice 2  17:00 - 18:00
Jul 20:  Practice 3  12:30 - 13:30
Jul 20:  Qualifying  16:00 - 17:00
Jul 21:  Race  15:00

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We are in another race week now, the next stop is Hungary.    What do you say about this GP? Do you expect Verstappen's two-race winning streak on this track to come to an end?

I think it is quite possible honestly. Like I said before, Red Bull has started to struggle way more than ever before. McLaren and Mercedes are attacking with all they have got. Norris is so unlucky recently by the way. He had potential more wins these days but wasted all the opportunities. I hope he can do some extra work in Hungary to get another win. I think Russell will also be extra ambitious after that disappointing race ending the last time.

If we look at how RB has prepared to bring upgrades to the Hungarian race, it is very likely that Max will be able to win this race again, and they are quite optimistic about this - especially since Max is quite familiar with this track, it is a good opportunity for him to be able to win the race later. Even though there will be threats from Mercedes and McLaren, which have shown very good performance in recent races, this will not be a serious enough threat for Max and RB.
As for Ferrari itself, I don't expect too much from them, it's not that I don't hope that they can achieve good performance, but so far they don't seem serious about bringing good upgrades and how Charles has had a series of bad luck, it makes me pessimistic about they.

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I think it's not about his age...  It seems like the team doesn't think he's ready for F1.  Not sure if this is true but I heard that Antonelli isn't doing good at F2 lately.  But haven't confirmed it tho.  Too lazy.  Lol.  But if you guys could that would be great. 

You are right about Kimi Antonelli. His recent statistics are really horrible.    0 points in last 3 feature races and only 11 points in total on those weekends. He had better improve his statistics to increase his chance for an early participation into Formula 1.



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Another race week is here which feels really good.    We have watched many rivalries between Verstappen and Hamilton on Hungaroring. Who knows maybe another one is waiting for us while Mercedes is also this good.

I hope we see some reaction from Ferrari. They are too bad lately. I hope to see Leclerc fighting for podium at least. He doesn't deserve this kind of bad results.