figbat
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Lawson confirmed. I bet there’s been some choice language from Yuki!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c89xd0k55gwo
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Lawson confirmed. I bet there’s been some choice language from Yuki!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/articles/c89xd0k55gwo
sevenfourate
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Hope this hasn't been mentioned - and fits in with this thread. And the Forum.
Ex MotoGP rider turns Pro-Cyclist:
https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...winner Aleix Espargaro,from the start of 2025.
Ex MotoGP rider turns Pro-Cyclist:
https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/n...winner Aleix Espargaro,from the start of 2025.
Jody
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I've never been convinced on Yuki's performance but I'm surprised they have promoted Lawson given how little time he's been in F1, although he's had some decent results
FishFright
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A big mistake , he needs a year or two in the spare team . I foresee another inexperienced driver being chewed up and spat out .
rustybolts
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The sharp eye of Cyclops will be on him, and his gnarled wrinkly finger on the ejection button, to send him the way of Nick de Vries etc. if he doesn't perform fairly quickly. He never wanted Yuki but had to accept him as part of the Honda package. Doohan is another young lad who will have to put in decent drives fairly sharpish . Very short and steep learning curve in F1 nowadays unless Daddy's deep pockets or big sponsorship comes with you.
matticus
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Hang on. This article says he will be "an ambassador" at Trek-Lidl, and still be racing MotoGP:
https://bikesportnews.com/motogp/aleix-espargaro-will-work-with-a-professional-cycling-team/
(haven't read your link, due to cookies/ads/demons/etc ...)
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Alex321
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Yes, the other article says more or less the same thing, except not still racing, only a test rider for motoGP.
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MotoGP race winner Aleix Espargaro will make a switch to professional cycling following his retirement from motorcycle racing.
The Spaniard, a three-time race winner in the premium category, will join the Lidl-Trek professional cycling team from the start of 2025.
Espargaro has been an avid cycling fan for nine years since a back injury meant he had to stop running, switching to riding to train and stay in shape.
Espargaro will work with Lidl-Trek as an ambassador, joining the team at "some of the most prestigious events on the calendar", according to the squad.
The former Aprilia rider finished 11th in this year's MotoGP standings, having announced his retirement from the series in May.
"I decided to step away from MotoGP earlier than planned to join a programme which aligns so well with my passion," Espargaro said."
figbat
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Yeah - the RB team is supposed to act as a feeder pool for Red Bull, so you can imagine why Yuki could be miffed. If he's done his time in the feeder team and isn't feeding into the big team, what's the point?
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Reynard
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Chucked in at the deep end. Won't Red Bull ever learn?
Unless, of course, they think Yuki might be too much of a threat to Max.
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Reynard
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Bottas also confirmed as reserve driver for Mercedes.
In other i.e. BTCC news, Daryl De Leon has signed for West Surrey Racing, and Adam Morgan has moved from WSR to Team VERTU to partner Tingram and Tom Chilton.
In other i.e. BTCC news, Daryl De Leon has signed for West Surrey Racing, and Adam Morgan has moved from WSR to Team VERTU to partner Tingram and Tom Chilton.
classic33
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Or keeping Honda happy.
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Reynard
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That makes no sense, given how hard they tried to get Nakajima into Williams BITD
figbat
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To be fair, for all the cast-asides along the way, they got it right with Max. I guess it depends on what they consider an acceptable ratio of success-to-failure.
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Reynard
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Yes and no.
They got it right with Adrian Newey managing to think seven ways of sideways on the technical front, although it's common knowledge that like Ferrari a handful of years ago (the whole fuel flow palaver - we now don't get the fuel flow stats, kind of funny, that...) the car isn't 100% legal but they've got away with it. Well, ish. They've also benefitted massively from the incompetence of the race directors / race officials making up rules on a whim.
But they've got it massively wrong by building the team around one driver. They've not learned from the mistakes of history.
And don't forget the eyewatering amounts of money thrown at Max since he was about 4 years old. He's always had the best of everything, which actually masks how good a driver actually is. And he's been greased through the system without having to work for is. This season, we've seen that when he doesn't have the best car, he struggles with both speed and racecraft. And with Newey leaving and less prize money to funnel into the upcoming cars, this is something the team may come to regret.
You'd think they'd have learned from the Vettel years...
Well, those who ignore the mistakes of history are condemned to repeat them.
