Motorsports Thread

[glasgowcyclist]

I don't really understand the flack Hamilton gets from some people (and I include my F1 mad pals in this).

I love watching him drive, particularly in the wet or recovering from some misfortune, when he can be really good. Out of the car though I’m not as big a fan as I find him insincere and false.

There’s something about the way he addresses the crowd during a trackside interview, when he’s achieved a podium spot, that makes me want to throw up.

He is a superb driver though.

 

[Jody]

Out of the car though I’m not as big a fan as I find him insincere and false.

There’s something about the way he addresses the crowd during a trackside interview, when he’s achieved a podium spot, that makes me want to throw up.

That's what I mean about his awkwardness. Some people can act the part and others can't.

He's uncomfortable even given the amount of years he's been doing this.

 

[FishFright]

The F1 media is still reporting on the rumours that Newey is leaving Red Bull , but no actual news or proof yet.

 

[AndyRM]

He's offski, Shirley? And Red Bull will be goosed without him.

It would be funny if he went to Aston Martin, the tifosi tears would be biblical.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Even Newey can't make Stroll World Champion though surely?

 

[classic33]

Contract clause will prevent Adrian Newey from working with any other f1 team before 2027.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1892667/Red-Bull-Lewis-Hamilton-Adrian-Newey

 

[icowden]

Contract clause will prevent Adrian Newey from working with any other f1 team before 2027.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1892667/Red-Bull-Lewis-Hamilton-Adrian-Newey

If it's in the Express it must be true.

 

[classic33]

If it's in the Express it must be true.

It's been mentioned before. So nowt new here.

Don't like the link given, don't read it. Keep on banging your head on that wall.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Contract clause will prevent Adrian Newey from working with any other f1 team before 2027.
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1892667/Red-Bull-Lewis-Hamilton-Adrian-Newey

Ha! I've just gone through this. Switched employer but my contract had restrictive covenants that would have kept me from working for 9 months. They took me to court and lost. Judges take a very dim view of excessively restrictive post-termination covenants and the law is actually being changed soon to limit their use.

 

[FishFright]

It's been mentioned before. So nowt new here.

Don't like the link given, don't read it. Keep on banging your head on that wall.

Given the choice many would prefer the sore head.

 

[icowden]

Don't like the link given, don't read it. Keep on banging your head on that wall.

Or instead of reading what a third rate journalist has created from ChatGPT by copying an article from another source, read the original story:-
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bulls-f1-rivals-facing-2027-wait-if-they-want-newey/10603299/

As Red Bull made clear in a statement on Thursday evening, Newey’s current contract, which was signed early last year, currently commits him to working at the team until the end of 2025. However, it is also understood that there are further contractual non-complete clauses that could prevent him joining one of Red Bull’s rivals for another 12 months beyond that – which would in theory make him unavailable to another squad until 2027.

So a conjectural story at motorsport.com becomes clickbait for the Express.

 

[classic33]

So a conjectural story at motorsport.com becomes clickbait for the Express.

Or do what I did and go with the first link for the story, this time round.

 

[Jody]

Or instead of reading what a third rate journalist has created from ChatGPT by copying an article from another source, read the original story:-
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bulls-f1-rivals-facing-2027-wait-if-they-want-newey/10603299/



So a conjectural story at motorsport.com becomes clickbait for the Express.

What if the terms of contract are 12 months from the termination date and he choses to take the financial hit to leave a year early?

Ready to go for '26?

 

[ClichéGuevara]

It's a sad state of affairs that so much seems to hang on one 65 year old bloke for so much of the future of F1 teams.

 

[icowden]

What if the terms of contract are 12 months from the termination date and he choses to take the financial hit to leave a year early?
Ready to go for '26?

Exactly. The whole thing is speculation as no-one has had sight of the contract. It's just *likely* that there might be some clauses.