lol ye its true. i like them both to be honest. im not one for picking favourites and i love the niggle and eye poking they get up to. it makes everything a bit more interesting.
@@pookachu64 I'm pretty sure George is well informed about the intentions behind every Toto public statement. Truth is, with a good car and a Russell/Antonelli (if he delivers on the promise) lineup they don't need Max. Even more with the salary he would surely demand.
@@joshsmith7521 I don't think he's shown any particular "dedication." He's just doing his job as any contractor does. They showed years of "dedication" to him too, providing the seat they promised him. It's been a mutually beneficial relationship to both, but clearly Russell hasn't lived up to being what they expected as a valid replacement for Hamilton, and I'd be surprised if they felt he was. So far he has never won a race without strange circumstances concerning faster cars than him crashing out. He's barely able to beat a past-his-prime Hamilton under the best of circumstances and is certainly no Verstappen-killer. I can completely see why Mercedes wouldn't be enthusiastic in keeping him, but he's lived up to exactly what I thought he was before he ever got there.
Toto has already signaled that neither George nor Kimi can replace Lewis by trying to sign Max. George should definitely be looking for another drive somewhere else. Aston could be an option if Lance decides to take up tennis.
@@bniceuk8207 Sainz? They could have grabbed him for 2025 and send Perez home to take care of his kids. I don't think they see him as a number 1 driver
Honestly if I were Russell I would've started thinking about other teams as soon as Verstappens name came out of Toto's mouth at the start of the season. Bro is a genuine reincarnation of Charles Leclerc, but from Britain (think about it they've got SO much in common it's ridiculous) and all of that just to be talked about like he's somehow a stand-in for Max and a still unproven talent
@@Ixxlostinabox very well. This is gonna be a LONG read btw. Both drivers won the F3/GP3 titles as a rookie, went into F2, won that title as a rookie as well. Both drivers went into F1 and joined a backmarker/low midfield team for their rookie year. In their rookie year, both drivers absolutely demolished their much more experienced teammates, looking extremely impressive in the process. In their 2nd/3rd season in Formula 1, both drivers began to establish reputations as qualifying masters for their blistering one-lap pace, consistently putting their cars where they didn't really belong. Both drivers were moved up to the works team of their respective driver academies, and in their debut season, they both beat their multiple time WDC teammates. Both drivers have only been outscored by a teammate once in their careers (I'm not counting Kubica we all know that was a fluke), and both drivers are considered future WDCs who haven't quite had the opportunity to fight for one yet. Even the small things, such as both of them putting together spectacular performances every once in a while, but also having high profile errors every once in a while too, and both drivers sometimes being hotheaded on track just makes it even more insane. Their careers are virtually identical, with the biggest difference being that Leclerc didn't spend as much time at Sauber as George did with Williams. And Mercedes, and specifically Toto, have admitted that George's 3rd year was unnecessary. It's almost scary how similar those two are....
@@alex_lll Watching Robert Wickens lose the use of his legs at Pocono put the fear of God into basically everyone on the other side of the Atlantic, and rightly or wrongly, IndyCar seems to be regarded as a really dangerous series to race in now. Combine that with the insane amount of popular momentum the WEC has right now, and you'd expect him to aim in that direction and ignore IndyCar entirely.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 Max 'only' needs to win the Indy 500 for that triple crown. One doesn't need to participate in a full IndyCar season for that, see, among others, Fernando Alonso taking several shots at winning the Indy 500, despite competing in F1 at the time
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Tbf, Mercedes didn't see several of its most integral pillars jump ship one after the other in a 6-month period, IIRC. This feels different, but that could just be me.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 Eh? Maybe it wasn't in six months, but Mercedes has been slowly bleeding personnel to many a competitor, not only Red Bull (who poached several high-ranking people from Mercedes' engine department, to work in their own)
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@@williamford9564 Alonso will probably retire in 2026, he will be 45, also it will take time for Newey to build a dominant car and that’s someting that Alonso doesn’t have
Max is going to Aston Martin in 2026 to team up with Newey and Alonso. Lance will go join the new Valkyrie series. This scenario seems more realistic and more feasible
Max won't go ANYWHERE where there is competition and he's not number 1 driver with the team build totally around him...... he'll start crying unlike LH who had to compete with Alonso, Button, Nico all WDC
That would take Lance wanting to quit, which I highly doubt he’d want to considering what you just said. Despite how much we want it, he’s never leaving unless he wants to.
drivers aren't really that important. they are all in the top 99.5 % of skill at this level. Engineers decide which driver wins titles. That's the simplest F1 explanation you'll ever get. So when "... given a bit more thought and considering" you should take into account this fact. And really not care a single jot which driver is going where cos it don't bloody matter. Norris is a perfect example. His engineers have engineered their way into a race winning package. he didn't suddenly get 10% better... nope! the bloody engineers made the car better. simple as that. Welcome to F1. A sport of millimetres decided by engineering brilliance! And i love that about it.
@@DAGATHire for me personally I like to take pride in the team I support, so I do care which drivers hold which place. I have my own likes and dislikes on and off the track pertaining to each but overall it’s based off their ability to perform. Again using lando as an example if he was a better driver with more consistency he would be #1 in the drivers championship right now easily. Or Redbull they would still hold the constructors if checo was a better driver. Etc etc. but yes it is basically entirely the cars. Back markers aren’t winning races for a reason haha.
@@DaleEarndhardt So all i want is competition, and i do not care who provides it. Unfortunately liberty media have forced the idea of picking sides, human nature i suppose, and as a result of that just about every single new fan out there brought on board by netflix etc have this mistaken belief that they know who is the best! and who they want to be the best and how their favourite is and who they demand must win because of all that silliness i just mentioned. When in fact! its only the engineers who decide these things and the drivers make up only a small but not insignificant percentage. Frankly any of the drivers will win in a dominant car. The only factor the driver influences is by how much. So in short i don't care about teams, i damn sure don't care about the drivers... but i DO RESPECT ALL OF THEM teams and drivers for going out their and entertaining us who know and the other 95% of people who think its about their favourite drivers
This has more legs than Verstappen to Mercedes and plays into Redbull's hands. Verstappen has a contract until 2028 and would likely need certain levers activated to manufacture an exit. Russell at the end of the day needs a contract after 2025. He has to look across the paddock and see nothing is guaranteed (ala Sainz) and that Mercedes has openly flirted with Verstappen. It's in his interest to use RB to force Mercedes to give him a new deal past 2025 or guarantee himself a seat at RB in 2026 as we all know Perez is not coming back.
"Verstappen has a contract until 2028 and would likely need certain levers activated to manufacture an exit" Depends on whether that exit is to another team, or out of the sport, entirely. If Max were to leave F1, then I'd wager Red Bull wouldn't make much of him dropping the contract, as he isn't heading for a competitor
You need to do a video on why so many people are leaving Red Bull. There’s now a 3rd major name gone. Is Red Bull about to massively fall from the top?
honestly it doesnt look that alarming. at least in terms of the narrative that theres unrest brewing within the team because a few people have left. but if we just look at the last 2 major people leaving, they left for promotions. Wheately was sporting director but left to become a team principal at Audi. Courtenay, the head strategist left to become the sporting director at mclaren. Both are promotions to higher positions. It be more concerning if it were people leaving for the same job or other lateral move. James V left merc as head strat to be team principal at williams and no one was saying mercedes was imploding.. As for Newey, honestly I think he just wanted to retire. He had expressed disinterest in new regs and he has a long successful career. Him going to Aston Martin shortly after has less to do with him jumping ship than Lawrence Stroll pouncing immediately on the opportunity and giving him an incredible offer. Newey basically owns a few percent of a billion dollar enterprise that will continue to increase in value. Also, he said he always wanted to work with Fernando Alonso.
This happened with mercedes and it could happen with mclaren next, this happens basically every time a team has a period of dominance. This is not unique to red bull.
The cost cap era has introduced a ceiling on the promotions and salary jumps you can have in the same team, so your only realistic option as an employee for a career improvement is switching to another team. It's not that big of a deal, there's personnel moving between all of the top teams.
It’s strange when the issue is so obvious for red bull but the management structure can’t carry it out. Red Bull needed to get rid of Harry Horner, he’s the nasty thorn in their side that they can’t pick out and rid themselves of. If he’d have stepped down after his mucky picture and young girl dallying episode he’d have kept a few high profile employees longer. But his arrogance and lack of self control will always be his Achilles heal. Red Bull under Horner will always be the Lord Hesketh and James Hunt team of the modern F1 era.
If Russell were to lose his seat at mercedes (which I still think is unlikely, but not impossible), redbull wouldn't be his nr.1 choice. His number one choice would probably be Aston Martin, I think that is also Max's number 1 choice. That is the only reason I could give as to why Max hasn't left redbull yet. He clearly hasn't got any faith in redbull giving him a good car in 2026 and right now Aston is still sh*t, that's why he's waiting.
@bniceuk8207 I mean it's quite difficult to be a superstar to sponsors if you don't have a car that brings you the attention 😅. The Williams situation was a bit different, Williams was a team that was on the brink of bankruptcy, which is not a normal situation for a team, especially not nowadays when every team is profitable. Attracting sponsors as a rookie is difficult, especially when there were two other British drivers on the grid (2.5 if you include Albon), one being a 5-time world champion at the height of his career and the other being one that had already built up a strong social media following from streaming. What makes you think that Russell is unpopular with Mercedes sponsors? I think George fits the mold for Mercedes's brand identity of luxury and class better than Max does. Even though Max is more popular, stuff like that matters. Mercedes would employ Max for his driver skills, not his attractiveness to sponsors. Which I think is unnecessary, I personally think that Russell has what it takes to be a world champion and Mercedes does not really "need" Max, of course, he is the best driver on the grid and it would be a great thing for Mercedes to have him, but it isn't necessary and it shouldn't be to the detriment of Russell. That "mold" that Russell has also fits well with Aston's brand identity. I Honestly think that George would be more popular with sponsors than Fernando is, Fernando is at the end of his career, he is yesterday's news. Aston signing Russell would make them seem like a more serious team that is truly trying to fight for championships in the future (especially if they fired Lance, which will never happen), Aston putting all their eggs in one basket trusting that Fernando at the age of 45 will still be good enough to win championships and keeping Lance does not make them look like a serious team, regardless of them having Newey and Honda. That should make Russell more attractive to sponsors imo. I expect Russell's popularity to increase during the coming years when Brits realize that Russell is the best chance they have at having a British world champion in the coming years. This year it has been clear that Lando isn't up for it, he doesn't have the mentality for it, which is a shame, he has the skill and talent for it, no doubt, but the mentality isn't there. He wasn't willing to sacrifice his relationship with Max earlier in the season, which means he probably never will. Things like these matter, it is often required for you to be a world champion. Hopefully, he can develop that mentality, but I doubt it. Your personality is pretty set after the age of 25 when your frontal lobe is fully developed and he turns 25 in November.
Why not ? Kimi can become a problem for Russell just as Piastri did for Norris. RB doesnt have a second good experienced driver. I would bet that Norris or Russell will end up in RB.
Russell is a fast qualifier who has been disappointing when it comes to races. Many of his podiums and both of his wins were inherited from Max Verstappen errors. He's bold on strategy to his detriment just as much as his benefit. It would be a huge step down for Red Bull to go after him.
His racecraft leaves a lot to be desired fs. Someone else compared him to Charles and that’s pretty fair. I agree with everything you said but will add sakir grandprix was a layup win taken from him
I don't think the bulls are a very good bet for 2026, so many staff have left the team and the ones that are left continue to ignore their drivers and just fire them!!!
Red Bull's interest in George Russell is silly because Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, and Alex Albon are all way better drivers than osama gerorge
You guys are clowns. First, Russell was going to be the next big thing. Of course didn’t happen (he is prone to crash and not really that talented). Now it’s Verstappen plan B 🙄. Same with Norris (another overrated pilot). No wonder Brexit happened 🤣🤣🤣
MARK MY WORDS by 2028 max will be racing in the Le mans endurance series with Jos! He's done with the f1 foolery and he's going to win at least another championship which would clearly put him in the top 5 F1 drivers all time.
TBH the most equivalent driver we have to Max, in the same type of machinery(how RB cars tend to operate), is likely Daniel Ricciardo. Russel's overrated and chokes. Horner probably is just "stirring the sh**" lol
put him in championship winning car and he will destroy all the competitors. proof: gp 3 2017 championship and formula 2 2018 championship, back to back champion in rookie season.
Silly season is getting sillier. Honestly, If redbull are bad next year (which is realistic) and they dont win the title, max will defo jump ship. He will probably swap with george russell. And if aston martin cook the 2026 regs I see him going there once alonso retires.
If I were George (or Max for that matter) I'd be banging as hard as I could on Lawrence Stroll's door begging to be able to replace Alonso. Granted I don't see Alonso leaving anytime soon but with Newey as the designer, Lance as the 2nd driver along with all the money in the world, that would be the perfect scenario.
russell kind of reminds me of verstappen to be honest. Shaky start to his career, lessons being learned etc but fundamentally very rapid! Albeit i don't believe russell has that extra 1% verstappen pace hes still regardless a very rapid driver capable of winning a title if given a title winning car. No doubt in my mind hes got enough to do it.
I'd argue George can beat Max over a lap - the amount of times he's pulled out a worldie lap at Merc already has been very impressive. If I had to pick any driver on the grid to do a quali lap ... it would be 1) Charles 2) George 3) Max Those three can just pull a lap from nowhere! But Max is more of a complete driver - which you are always going to get from an extra 3 & 4 years of experience and having an entire team / car built around you.
People who buy this types of cars, sometimes I wonder where they work, because I've been a doctor for more than 8 years and I have still not gotten my dream car.
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Is there any provision that allows driver to switch team before the contract ends. If max has a contract till 2028 then why is Mercedes chasing him? If someone can clarify please. Thanks.
Probably an unusual view.. but to my reading.. Russel joining red bull would improve his personal brand immensely rather than being associated with the Mercedes stooges.
Ricciardo may be staying due to CashAp and Visa Sponsorship which highlights the futility of predicting who should go where based soley on the perceived talent of one driver over another.
I have been saying this for a while. George Russell should sign a pre-contract agreement with Red Bull that if Mercedes sign Verstappen then he will go to Red Bull.
I don’t like the whole “ he destroyed Hamilton…” narrative. It’s like comparing a millionaire ( no WDC’s) to a billionaire (7 WDC’s), saying the millionaire has destroyed the billionaire because he made 10 million this year compared to the billionaires 5 million.
Russell waited 3 years to join Dominating Mercedes Team and it became s**t after him joining Imagine his reaction joining RedBull which is already getting imploded and Mercedes become dominant again 😂😂
Surely if RedBull had any ounce of foresight they'd have tried getting Sainz for either the main or junior team. Not that Sainz would have been to open to playing 2nd fiddle in RedBull or driver 1 in the junior team.
Max keeps on acting like a teenager being told off. Red Bull and F1 need to get a pair. Drivers need a team, they need to get over themselves and Team Principal need to plan.
Max leaves F1, it's done. It's swamped with nobodies with their bland NPC like personalities and speaking. It's garbage. Max is at least a nice change of pace, and adds much to it.
George Russell must be pissed after clown Toto kept him for 38584 years in worst team just to keep shit Bottas like 44 demanded in Merc but now is instantly promoting Kimi to main team with zero excuses, and kept ruining Russell results with team orders every time trash 44 demanded to be in front, and now that 44 repaid him with zero loyalty he STILL didn't make Russell number 1 proving George just has no future there...
This is such a leap. This all assumes.... Antonelli will be the 'next Verstappen', Red Bull drops down the championship ladder below Mercedes, Russell doesn't perform as well as he has so far over many seasons, whoever takes Perez' seat isn't a better driver.
When I first heard Mercedes even interested in Max I thought thats a horrible idea he and George do not get along on track. The more I thought about it though George is the perfect teammate for Max if you look at his history with teammates. Max has never played well with his teammates and they only encourage him to do better.
Usual low quality content. Lots of speculation without any back-up. Repeating same sentences again and again just to make video longer. Content could easly be shortened less than 3 minutes.
No teams want Russell. Horner was referring to the stitch up Mercedes did to Lewis to bump Russell up the in the standings. Why would Horner stir things up by showing interest in a mid driver that Mercedes have openly stated they have little interest in themselves. Russell won't be in Mercedes in '26. Even he knows it. Toto wants to boost Russell's confidence in hopes he'll reach his full potential next year when he's being challenged by Kimi. But Toto knows its a long shot and unlikely to turn out that way. It's a head to head between Russell and Kimi next year to partner Max in '26. Except, next year, Kimi won't be getting hobbled by the team to make Russell feel good. They all know Russell will fail.
Max and Antonelli for Mercedes Lewis and Charles for Ferrari Sainz and Oscar for Mclaren Russel and Lando for Redbull. Now that is some serious driver lineups.
8:02 Silly to suggest Hadjar in this. Makes Yuki's attitude look tame and junior career track would suggest potentially a Perez replacement, nowhere near the conversation for being a lead driver.
Russell would be a perfect fit at Red Bull, because they need someone who's a good driver, but not so good that they're a threat to Max, Russell ticks that box. If I was Russell, I would just stay at Mercedes, because if he moves to Red Bull and has a couple of bad seasons they will just ditch him for another driver, that could be the end of his career. That's the big downside of driving for Red Bull, they aren't affraid to f**k someone off if they're not performing well.
Russell would end my interest in RedBull as a fan. However, I’m not so keen as I once was. Because it’s been obvious for years that Marko shouldn’t be at RBR and they keep him. No one has performed so poorly as he. So they’ve made their bed.
Imagine telling someone 2-4 years ago that sainz will be at Williams, Hamilton at Ferrari, Russell at resbull and verstappen at mercedes 😂
Verstappen at Aston Martin*
What in the f124 career mode?
@@FontanatLol, as soon as lance is gone, sure. But, Alonso has a better chance of winning a 3rd wdc, then lance being let go from AM.
That's some F1 2020 game-ass driver transfers
@@Robot_repeater Max instead of Alonso not Lance
"Always trying to the stir the s**t" took me out 🤣🤣🤣 Toto vs. Christian is always a laugh
FIA penalty!!!
Now that is a strategy! Toto swearing on the interview so he has to do comunity service with Max to sway him to join.
lol ye its true. i like them both to be honest. im not one for picking favourites and i love the niggle and eye poking they get up to. it makes everything a bit more interesting.
Peas in a pod.
We love them kind of rivalry, toto and Christian have made f1 more interesting
Redbull is doing George a favor by increasing his salary and forcing Toto to extend his contract now
Mercedes are openly talking about a future which doesn’t include involve him. He should leave
I'm not the biggest Russel fan but mercedes are doing him a bit dirty considering his dedication to the team
@@pookachu64 I'm pretty sure George is well informed about the intentions behind every Toto public statement. Truth is, with a good car and a Russell/Antonelli (if he delivers on the promise) lineup they don't need Max. Even more with the salary he would surely demand.
@@joshsmith7521 I don't think he's shown any particular "dedication." He's just doing his job as any contractor does. They showed years of "dedication" to him too, providing the seat they promised him. It's been a mutually beneficial relationship to both, but clearly Russell hasn't lived up to being what they expected as a valid replacement for Hamilton, and I'd be surprised if they felt he was. So far he has never won a race without strange circumstances concerning faster cars than him crashing out. He's barely able to beat a past-his-prime Hamilton under the best of circumstances and is certainly no Verstappen-killer. I can completely see why Mercedes wouldn't be enthusiastic in keeping him, but he's lived up to exactly what I thought he was before he ever got there.
@@f1jones544sao paulo 2022
After how they treated HAM, it's safe to say they're happy to dispose of their best drivers with 0 care
Thumbnail is absolutely cursed
Toto has already signaled that neither George nor Kimi can replace Lewis by trying to sign Max. George should definitely be looking for another drive somewhere else. Aston could be an option if Lance decides to take up tennis.
I wish!
If Lance didn't quit so far he won't quit with the prospect of having a car designed by Newey. Of his own volition of course.
Russell proved in 2020 with the right car is a good choice
he absolutely butchered bottas in Lewis’s car
@@bniceuk8207 Sainz? They could have grabbed him for 2025 and send Perez home to take care of his kids. I don't think they see him as a number 1 driver
Lance might also get "demoted" to Hypercars. He'd do well there.
I can only see Max going to AMR.
Redbull not after russel, they want to scare toto into resigning him
If Max does leave, who is better that is free to drive for them?
@@thesupremekai1980s Alonso
This is so goofy I love it lol
Honestly if I were Russell I would've started thinking about other teams as soon as Verstappens name came out of Toto's mouth at the start of the season. Bro is a genuine reincarnation of Charles Leclerc, but from Britain (think about it they've got SO much in common it's ridiculous) and all of that just to be talked about like he's somehow a stand-in for Max and a still unproven talent
Can you explain the Charles Leclerc bit of your comment because I don't really see any comparison. I'm curious about your perspective on that.
@@Ixxlostinabox very well. This is gonna be a LONG read btw. Both drivers won the F3/GP3 titles as a rookie, went into F2, won that title as a rookie as well. Both drivers went into F1 and joined a backmarker/low midfield team for their rookie year.
In their rookie year, both drivers absolutely demolished their much more experienced teammates, looking extremely impressive in the process. In their 2nd/3rd season in Formula 1, both drivers began to establish reputations as qualifying masters for their blistering one-lap pace, consistently putting their cars where they didn't really belong.
Both drivers were moved up to the works team of their respective driver academies, and in their debut season, they both beat their multiple time WDC teammates. Both drivers have only been outscored by a teammate once in their careers (I'm not counting Kubica we all know that was a fluke), and both drivers are considered future WDCs who haven't quite had the opportunity to fight for one yet.
Even the small things, such as both of them putting together spectacular performances every once in a while, but also having high profile errors every once in a while too, and both drivers sometimes being hotheaded on track just makes it even more insane. Their careers are virtually identical, with the biggest difference being that Leclerc didn't spend as much time at Sauber as George did with Williams. And Mercedes, and specifically Toto, have admitted that George's 3rd year was unnecessary.
It's almost scary how similar those two are....
@@ogTryhard21great summary
I think he’s definitely already thought about it, probably just keeping his cards close to his chest
@@Madeinbratislava thx, I tried
I could see Verstappen targeting the triple crown in motorsport and succeeding.
No Indycar for Verstappen.
@@DonEnzonewhy?
@@alex_lll Watching Robert Wickens lose the use of his legs at Pocono put the fear of God into basically everyone on the other side of the Atlantic, and rightly or wrongly, IndyCar seems to be regarded as a really dangerous series to race in now. Combine that with the insane amount of popular momentum the WEC has right now, and you'd expect him to aim in that direction and ignore IndyCar entirely.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 Max 'only' needs to win the Indy 500 for that triple crown. One doesn't need to participate in a full IndyCar season for that, see, among others, Fernando Alonso taking several shots at winning the Indy 500, despite competing in F1 at the time
I think so but only if he does Indy and that's where things get murky
When there is a massive exodus of RB senior figures, why would any driver leave a top team for RB... 🤷🏼♂️
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It's still a top team. Mercedes had an exodus. Top teams aren't always gonna win.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Tbf, Mercedes didn't see several of its most integral pillars jump ship one after the other in a 6-month period, IIRC. This feels different, but that could just be me.
It wouldn’t be George leaving, it’d be if he was kicked out by Mercedes to make way for Verstappen.
@@mitchell-wallisforce7859 Eh? Maybe it wasn't in six months, but Mercedes has been slowly bleeding personnel to many a competitor, not only Red Bull (who poached several high-ranking people from Mercedes' engine department, to work in their own)
Let's not get ahead of ourselves now Race😂
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This sounds so good and I would like to be a party to this, I there any way I can speak with her?
I do not see Max going anywhere other than Aston to be with Honda and Newey again
@tomstevens7452 Max will go to the team that will give him the fastest car
Given that Lawrence Stroll only likes to hire World Champions to pair with Lance, he or Lewis would be the obvious Alonso replacement.
@@aleksavijatovic8834Wow so like...every other driver?
Alonso is not going nowhere any time soon now that Newey is coming and Lawrence is not going to fire his son.
@@williamford9564 Alonso will probably retire in 2026, he will be 45, also it will take time for Newey to build a dominant car and that’s someting that Alonso doesn’t have
Max is going to Aston Martin in 2026 to team up with Newey and Alonso. Lance will go join the new Valkyrie series. This scenario seems more realistic and more feasible
This would be epic
Max won't go ANYWHERE where there is competition and he's not number 1 driver with the team build totally around him...... he'll start crying unlike LH who had to compete with Alonso, Button, Nico all WDC
@@charlesjay8818chill bro its not that deep and i dont think Verstappen would be scared of 45yo Alonso
Cut the cope lol. Lance is not going anywhere.
That would take Lance wanting to quit, which I highly doubt he’d want to considering what you just said. Despite how much we want it, he’s never leaving unless he wants to.
Verstappen will never join Mercedes, I could only see it If they had a truly unbeatable car again.
Verstappen and kimi would be diabolical considering kimi has so much potential
bro give him a year first
@@kaustavkapur5532 I said he had potential i didn’t say he was good already
Yeah that would hype like Hamilton Alonso in '07
@@CatOnASegway I wouldn’t mind verstappen with piastri when Oscar gets tired of landos BS
@@kaustavkapur5532 he better lock in cuz he crashed into the grabbel in monza free practice
Why shouldn't it? He is fast. He is experienced, and he has a good teammate for comparison
My first thought was god please no, but given a bit more thought and considering how merc has treated him I’d love to see such a switch.
drivers aren't really that important. they are all in the top 99.5 % of skill at this level. Engineers decide which driver wins titles. That's the simplest F1 explanation you'll ever get.
So when "... given a bit more thought and considering" you should take into account this fact. And really not care a single jot which driver is going where cos it don't bloody matter. Norris is a perfect example. His engineers have engineered their way into a race winning package. he didn't suddenly get 10% better... nope! the bloody engineers made the car better. simple as that. Welcome to F1. A sport of millimetres decided by engineering brilliance! And i love that about it.
@@DAGATHire for me personally I like to take pride in the team I support, so I do care which drivers hold which place. I have my own likes and dislikes on and off the track pertaining to each but overall it’s based off their ability to perform. Again using lando as an example if he was a better driver with more consistency he would be #1 in the drivers championship right now easily. Or Redbull they would still hold the constructors if checo was a better driver. Etc etc. but yes it is basically entirely the cars. Back markers aren’t winning races for a reason haha.
If The Intimidator says so, then it must be the right choice!
@@Kuromori-v9z AMEN BRUTHER
@@DaleEarndhardt So all i want is competition, and i do not care who provides it. Unfortunately liberty media have forced the idea of picking sides, human nature i suppose, and as a result of that just about every single new fan out there brought on board by netflix etc have this mistaken belief that they know who is the best! and who they want to be the best and how their favourite is and who they demand must win because of all that silliness i just mentioned. When in fact! its only the engineers who decide these things and the drivers make up only a small but not insignificant percentage. Frankly any of the drivers will win in a dominant car. The only factor the driver influences is by how much. So in short i don't care about teams, i damn sure don't care about the drivers... but i DO RESPECT ALL OF THEM teams and drivers for going out their and entertaining us who know and the other 95% of people who think its about their favourite drivers
Verstappen will go to Aston Martin or retire no chance he ends up at Mercedes
yea max really wants to do other series and absolutely hates the circus that is F1. im sure he will come back at some point tho
It’d be genuinely very intriguing to watch George in Red Bull, I’m all for it
always silly season 😂
1:00 - You guys have wiped Spa from your charts.
A Max/George swap wouldn't shock me at all.
This has more legs than Verstappen to Mercedes and plays into Redbull's hands. Verstappen has a contract until 2028 and would likely need certain levers activated to manufacture an exit.
Russell at the end of the day needs a contract after 2025. He has to look across the paddock and see nothing is guaranteed (ala Sainz) and that Mercedes has openly flirted with Verstappen. It's in his interest to use RB to force Mercedes to give him a new deal past 2025 or guarantee himself a seat at RB in 2026 as we all know Perez is not coming back.
"Verstappen has a contract until 2028 and would likely need certain levers activated to manufacture an exit"
Depends on whether that exit is to another team, or out of the sport, entirely. If Max were to leave F1, then I'd wager Red Bull wouldn't make much of him dropping the contract, as he isn't heading for a competitor
You need to do a video on why so many people are leaving Red Bull. There’s now a 3rd major name gone. Is Red Bull about to massively fall from the top?
honestly it doesnt look that alarming. at least in terms of the narrative that theres unrest brewing within the team because a few people have left. but if we just look at the last 2 major people leaving, they left for promotions. Wheately was sporting director but left to become a team principal at Audi. Courtenay, the head strategist left to become the sporting director at mclaren. Both are promotions to higher positions. It be more concerning if it were people leaving for the same job or other lateral move. James V left merc as head strat to be team principal at williams and no one was saying mercedes was imploding..
As for Newey, honestly I think he just wanted to retire. He had expressed disinterest in new regs and he has a long successful career. Him going to Aston Martin shortly after has less to do with him jumping ship than Lawrence Stroll pouncing immediately on the opportunity and giving him an incredible offer. Newey basically owns a few percent of a billion dollar enterprise that will continue to increase in value. Also, he said he always wanted to work with Fernando Alonso.
This happened with mercedes and it could happen with mclaren next, this happens basically every time a team has a period of dominance. This is not unique to red bull.
Very simple. They dont trust 2026 engine. Half of them will leave.
The cost cap era has introduced a ceiling on the promotions and salary jumps you can have in the same team, so your only realistic option as an employee for a career improvement is switching to another team. It's not that big of a deal, there's personnel moving between all of the top teams.
It’s strange when the issue is so obvious for red bull but the management structure can’t carry it out.
Red Bull needed to get rid of Harry Horner, he’s the nasty thorn in their side that they can’t pick out and
rid themselves of. If he’d have stepped down after his mucky picture and young girl dallying episode
he’d have kept a few high profile employees longer. But his arrogance and lack of self control will always
be his Achilles heal. Red Bull under Horner will always be the Lord Hesketh and James Hunt team of
the modern F1 era.
They gonna swap lmao, Merc take Max and they take George
00:41 i never noticed how god awful that trophy was before... what is the deal??
It's the same shape as the circuit.
If Russell were to lose his seat at mercedes (which I still think is unlikely, but not impossible), redbull wouldn't be his nr.1 choice. His number one choice would probably be Aston Martin, I think that is also Max's number 1 choice. That is the only reason I could give as to why Max hasn't left redbull yet. He clearly hasn't got any faith in redbull giving him a good car in 2026 and right now Aston is still sh*t, that's why he's waiting.
@bniceuk8207 I mean it's quite difficult to be a superstar to sponsors if you don't have a car that brings you the attention 😅. The Williams situation was a bit different, Williams was a team that was on the brink of bankruptcy, which is not a normal situation for a team, especially not nowadays when every team is profitable. Attracting sponsors as a rookie is difficult, especially when there were two other British drivers on the grid (2.5 if you include Albon), one being a 5-time world champion at the height of his career and the other being one that had already built up a strong social media following from streaming.
What makes you think that Russell is unpopular with Mercedes sponsors? I think George fits the mold for Mercedes's brand identity of luxury and class better than Max does. Even though Max is more popular, stuff like that matters. Mercedes would employ Max for his driver skills, not his attractiveness to sponsors. Which I think is unnecessary, I personally think that Russell has what it takes to be a world champion and Mercedes does not really "need" Max, of course, he is the best driver on the grid and it would be a great thing for Mercedes to have him, but it isn't necessary and it shouldn't be to the detriment of Russell.
That "mold" that Russell has also fits well with Aston's brand identity. I Honestly think that George would be more popular with sponsors than Fernando is, Fernando is at the end of his career, he is yesterday's news. Aston signing Russell would make them seem like a more serious team that is truly trying to fight for championships in the future (especially if they fired Lance, which will never happen), Aston putting all their eggs in one basket trusting that Fernando at the age of 45 will still be good enough to win championships and keeping Lance does not make them look like a serious team, regardless of them having Newey and Honda. That should make Russell more attractive to sponsors imo.
I expect Russell's popularity to increase during the coming years when Brits realize that Russell is the best chance they have at having a British world champion in the coming years. This year it has been clear that Lando isn't up for it, he doesn't have the mentality for it, which is a shame, he has the skill and talent for it, no doubt, but the mentality isn't there. He wasn't willing to sacrifice his relationship with Max earlier in the season, which means he probably never will. Things like these matter, it is often required for you to be a world champion. Hopefully, he can develop that mentality, but I doubt it. Your personality is pretty set after the age of 25 when your frontal lobe is fully developed and he turns 25 in November.
No way, it's impossible
@RBot21 It is possible indeed, especially if Max goes to Mercedes
@@aleksavijatovic8834 Not happening.
Why not ? Kimi can become a problem for Russell just as Piastri did for Norris. RB doesnt have a second good experienced driver. I would bet that Norris or Russell will end up in RB.
If Russell join Red Bull and become title contester, it will very interesting to see SkySport, TheRace and Scott become the biggest fan of Red Bull 😂🤣
Russell is a fast qualifier who has been disappointing when it comes to races. Many of his podiums and both of his wins were inherited from Max Verstappen errors. He's bold on strategy to his detriment just as much as his benefit. It would be a huge step down for Red Bull to go after him.
His racecraft leaves a lot to be desired fs. Someone else compared him to Charles and that’s pretty fair. I agree with everything you said but will add sakir grandprix was a layup win taken from him
We're not buying your fucking Only Fans.
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Yep. Highly overrated imo.
Go away, bot.
I don't think the bulls are a very good bet for 2026, so many staff have left the team and the ones that are left continue to ignore their drivers and just fire them!!!
Why would Russell go too red bull? This looks delusional video to me
LOL ... Don't play with Latte Boy's Heart :)
Red Bull's interest in George Russell is silly because Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, and Alex Albon are all way better drivers than osama gerorge
Scott, why are you always shouting in your videos?
You guys are clowns. First, Russell was going to be the next big thing. Of course didn’t happen (he is prone to crash and not really that talented). Now it’s Verstappen plan B 🙄. Same with Norris (another overrated pilot). No wonder Brexit happened 🤣🤣🤣
MARK MY WORDS by 2028 max will be racing in the Le mans endurance series with Jos! He's done with the f1 foolery and he's going to win at least another championship which would clearly put him in the top 5 F1 drivers all time.
TBH the most equivalent driver we have to Max, in the same type of machinery(how RB cars tend to operate), is likely Daniel Ricciardo. Russel's overrated and chokes. Horner probably is just "stirring the sh**" lol
Toto is hating himself missing Max so he is fantasing Kimi as next Max and he doesnt give a shit about Russell.
Coming here after Red Bull lost their Chief Strategy Officer to McLaren 🤰🤡
put him in championship winning car and he will destroy all the competitors. proof: gp 3 2017 championship and formula 2 2018 championship, back to back champion in rookie season.
So what Carlos is too much of a risk but George is A ok?!
Wolff openly chased Max, this is just Russel biting back.
Aaaand we love it 😊
Silly season is getting sillier. Honestly, If redbull are bad next year (which is realistic) and they dont win the title, max will defo jump ship. He will probably swap with george russell. And if aston martin cook the 2026 regs I see him going there once alonso retires.
If I were George (or Max for that matter) I'd be banging as hard as I could on Lawrence Stroll's door begging to be able to replace Alonso. Granted I don't see Alonso leaving anytime soon but with Newey as the designer, Lance as the 2nd driver along with all the money in the world, that would be the perfect scenario.
This is some wild speculative “journalism” with no factual basis other than Horner made a comment about George.
The bsc consulting group it correct, if you want to extend the calendar all teams should have three driver teams.
Thumbnail made me irrationally angry. I hate this idea as much as I love George.
It’d be genuinely very intriguing to watch George in Red Bull, I’m all for it
I wonder if F1 teams ever see videos like these and say
Jeez thats actually a good idea we might try sign Russle
You guys are running out of things to cover. This could’ve been a 3 minute video
Russel has always been my favorite driver.
We are fully into 'time traveller moves a chair' territory.
russell kind of reminds me of verstappen to be honest.
Shaky start to his career, lessons being learned etc but fundamentally very rapid! Albeit i don't believe russell has that extra 1% verstappen pace hes still regardless a very rapid driver capable of winning a title if given a title winning car. No doubt in my mind hes got enough to do it.
I'd argue George can beat Max over a lap - the amount of times he's pulled out a worldie lap at Merc already has been very impressive.
If I had to pick any driver on the grid to do a quali lap ... it would be 1) Charles 2) George 3) Max
Those three can just pull a lap from nowhere!
But Max is more of a complete driver - which you are always going to get from an extra 3 & 4 years of experience and having an entire team / car built around you.
A straight swap is more likely.
People who buy this types of cars, sometimes I wonder where they work, because I've been a doctor for more than 8 years and I have still not gotten my dream car.
Hahahaha😄😄😄😄😄
Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car
While Musicians, governments and other Celebrities invest there money to make good profits, that's why you can see them lavish money 🤑 to stupor
Of course this type of cars are not meant for salary earners because salary job is just like modern slavery. You work for 8 years and you couldn't buy a car while some people are just investing little coin in the stock market and they're making millions of dollars.
Investing in stock marketing is the most lucrative way of making money and be successful recently but only when you know the right stock to buy at a particular time
Check the most richest men in the world, they're all entrepreneurs, no salary earner can be successful. Any salary earner who claims to buy this car must have loot the company's money in one way or the other. 🤪
BUT SAINZ WAS A NO???😭😭
George is too nice for Redbull! DONT DO IT GEORGE!
Is there any provision that allows driver to switch team before the contract ends. If max has a contract till 2028 then why is Mercedes chasing him?
If someone can clarify please. Thanks.
Nobody:
F1Game : Verstappen to Mercedes, Hamilton to Ferrari, Sainz to Willians and Russel to RedBull
The Race: The RB driver program is a failure.
The RB driver program: 8 of the last 15 World Champions came from us 🤦♂️.
"Russell is a world championship challenger" I stopped watching right there. C'mon The Race, be serious 😅
Probably an unusual view.. but to my reading.. Russel joining red bull would improve his personal brand immensely rather than being associated with the Mercedes stooges.
Hadjar coming into play by 2026 could tempt red bull to pull a verstappen like young driver gamble
Ricciardo may be staying due to CashAp and Visa Sponsorship which highlights the futility of predicting who should go where based soley on the perceived talent of one driver over another.
I have been saying this for a while.
George Russell should sign a pre-contract agreement with Red Bull that if Mercedes sign Verstappen then he will go to Red Bull.
when you look at Red Bull's track record their driver program looks quite good. 8 driver's WCs is a pretty successful program
The only way Russell goes to Red Bull is if Mercedes gets Verstappen. It shows me that Horner thinks Verstappen is leaving to Mercedes.
I don’t like the whole “ he destroyed Hamilton…” narrative. It’s like comparing a millionaire ( no WDC’s) to a billionaire (7 WDC’s), saying the millionaire has destroyed the billionaire because he made 10 million this year compared to the billionaires 5 million.
Russell waited 3 years to join Dominating Mercedes Team and it became s**t after him joining
Imagine his reaction joining RedBull which is already getting imploded and Mercedes become dominant again 😂😂
Seems very odd. Surely Mercedes would want the best drivers, so Antonelli will be out the door before Russell. He's just a kid, get rid.
Why would he leave Mercedes? They're back on the up while Red Bull is falling apart.
9:07 Hola, Carlos is still around, since his contract with Williams have walk away clause.
Surely if RedBull had any ounce of foresight they'd have tried getting Sainz for either the main or junior team. Not that Sainz would have been to open to playing 2nd fiddle in RedBull or driver 1 in the junior team.
Max keeps on acting like a teenager being told off. Red Bull and F1 need to get a pair. Drivers need a team, they need to get over themselves and Team Principal need to plan.
Max leaves F1, it's done. It's swamped with nobodies with their bland NPC like personalities and speaking. It's garbage. Max is at least a nice change of pace, and adds much to it.
George Russell must be pissed after clown Toto kept him for 38584 years in worst team just to keep shit Bottas like 44 demanded in Merc but now is instantly promoting Kimi to main team with zero excuses, and kept ruining Russell results with team orders every time trash 44 demanded to be in front, and now that 44 repaid him with zero loyalty he STILL didn't make Russell number 1 proving George just has no future there...
RedBull vs Mercedes, Horner vs Wolf new Netflix series 😂😂😂.
I can see Verstappen move
This is such a leap. This all assumes.... Antonelli will be the 'next Verstappen', Red Bull drops down the championship ladder below Mercedes, Russell doesn't perform as well as he has so far over many seasons, whoever takes Perez' seat isn't a better driver.
When I first heard Mercedes even interested in Max I thought thats a horrible idea he and George do not get along on track. The more I thought about it though George is the perfect teammate for Max if you look at his history with teammates. Max has never played well with his teammates and they only encourage him to do better.
Usual low quality content. Lots of speculation without any back-up. Repeating same sentences again and again just to make video longer.
Content could easly be shortened less than 3 minutes.
If Mercedes can go around sniffing about Verstappen's availability, there's no reason Red Bull can do the same with Russell.
No teams want Russell. Horner was referring to the stitch up Mercedes did to Lewis to bump Russell up the in the standings.
Why would Horner stir things up by showing interest in a mid driver that Mercedes have openly stated they have little interest in themselves.
Russell won't be in Mercedes in '26. Even he knows it.
Toto wants to boost Russell's confidence in hopes he'll reach his full potential next year when he's being challenged by Kimi. But Toto knows its a long shot and unlikely to turn out that way. It's a head to head between Russell and Kimi next year to partner Max in '26. Except, next year, Kimi won't be getting hobbled by the team to make Russell feel good. They all know Russell will fail.
Well MB keep trying to mess with RB with keep flirting with Max, it is RB in return now. Both never serious about it
At this point I'm half expecting to see "BREAKING: Max Verstappen to drive for Ferrari in 2025 (in WEC)"
It's sad about Danny.. But genuinely i think Lawson fit's the RedBull image and IMO a good choice going forward
Yuki's sycophants keep hyperventilating about him not getting a drive in Red Bull. Maybe he's a nightmare to work with 🤷♂🤷♂
A whole video because of a single sentence from Christian Horner - Peak speculation!
Max and Antonelli for Mercedes
Lewis and Charles for Ferrari
Sainz and Oscar for Mclaren
Russel and Lando for Redbull.
Now that is some serious driver lineups.
8:02 Silly to suggest Hadjar in this. Makes Yuki's attitude look tame and junior career track would suggest potentially a Perez replacement, nowhere near the conversation for being a lead driver.
THE RACE turns too many maybe's into likely's... a whole lot of BS from this channel
Let me cook..
Imagine a Russell vs. Verstappen title fight in 2025 and then they swap teams and another fight in 2026
Russell would be a perfect fit at Red Bull, because they need someone who's a good driver, but not so good that they're a threat to Max, Russell ticks that box. If I was Russell, I would just stay at Mercedes, because if he moves to Red Bull and has a couple of bad seasons they will just ditch him for another driver, that could be the end of his career. That's the big downside of driving for Red Bull, they aren't affraid to f**k someone off if they're not performing well.
Russell would end my interest in RedBull as a fan.
However, I’m not so keen as I once was. Because it’s been obvious for years that Marko shouldn’t be at RBR and they keep him. No one has performed so poorly as he. So they’ve made their bed.
It'd be hilarious if Russell and Verstappen bail on their respective teams to join Arian Newey at Aston Martin.
If Red Bull signs Russell, I'll stop being an RBR fan. I became a fan because of Mark Webber. Having a soy boy like GR will make me regurgitate.
if Toto flirts openly with Verstappen, what's to stop Horner flirting with George?
This is normal practice, a non-news.