Sainz evidently wants more freedom than he is going to get through Audi or RBR (2 year deals vs 1+1?)
plus the whole Sainz vs Verstappen dad fight that is evidently very, very real and very, very hot still.
man
Checo is going to be a shell of himself at the end of this. dude is already getting smoked every week. can his psyche handle another 2 years of getting the shit kicked out of you every single day?
updated driver lineups
Assuming Piereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Gatslyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy stays at Alpine. Stroll at AM. Sounds like Danny Ric + Yuki or Lawson (they want someone to buy them out of Yuki) at VCARB
leaving us with:
2 seats at Haas (Bearman rumored, Terry Botass rumored, seen Ocon rumored here but don't think you keep him when you shot Mick into the sun for wrecks, we know Gene loves pay drivers so maybe Zhou here?)
1 seat at Alpine (Doohan rumored for a while)
1 seat at MB (Kimi Antonelli?)
1 seat at Williams (Kimi Antonelli or Sainz rumored? Terry Botass landing spot?)
1 seat at Audi (Sainz or Yuki rumored? Sainz makes a ton of sense and has been rumored here forever)