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TL;DR:

  • Carlos Sainz, though sources say Aston Martin, Sauber, Alpine and Williams are potential teams where he could land
  • Alex Albon
  • Fernando Alonso, if he ever get lured from Aston
  • Daniel Ricciardo
  • Esteban Ocon, whom is managed by Toto Wolff
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[โ€“] Rapidcreek 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bottas back to Merc

Sainz to replace him at Sauber soon to be Audl

Hulkenberg and Zhou Guanyu exchange seats to give Audi their German driver.

Haas gets a big pocket Chinese sponsor and puts red livery on their car.

Everybody is Happy.....except Andretti

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Surprisingly no one seem to mention Mick Schumacher (who I have forgotten about until I saw him in a meme this morning), even though Toto made sure that he appeared alongside him at every GP ๐Ÿ™ƒ

[โ€“] woelkchen 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But not in a Merc he doesn't!

[โ€“] woelkchen 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But not in a Merc he doesnโ€™t!

You mean that Mick doesn't deserve (as Toto calls the car) a "shitbox"?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In 2025 it might be a decent car. Even in 2024 it might be a decent car. Even if it was the same as it has been, it's still capable of 2nd in the championship and Merc should put someone better in it.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, that one!

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those merc garage appearances (like he did for Ocon and De Vries) are Toto being a driver manager, not Toto being a team boss.

I see a 0.5% chance that Merc hires Schumacher as GP driver.

[โ€“] woelkchen 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see a 0.5% chance that Merc hires Schumacher as GP driver.

Probably depends on his performance driving for Alpine in WEC

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Being good in WEC =/= being good in F1, as evidenced by countless drivers.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd pick Ocon over him, they just need a stopgap until Antonelli's ready. But Gasly should be in contention too, he had a better season in his first year. Albon is just overrated by likeability.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know they are famously bad at contracts, but isn't Ocon contracted for a while at Alpine?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Until the end of 2024, also Piastri was more of an incompetent oversight and leniant terms than just a bad contract, but the ones involved are gone now anyway

[โ€“] graveyardchickenhunt 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought of him first thing when I heard the news, but posting that, at least on Reddit, always gets a hoard of haters going.

[โ€“] SatouKazuma 6 points 1 year ago

Reddit is a hoard of haters. The sooner that site goes down, the better.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I mean, in theory they have a lot more options than that.

Contracts expiring at the end of 2024 include..

Somewhat likely that Merc would consider them:

  • Gasly
  • Tsunoda
  • Hulkenberg

Probably not:

  • Bottas
  • Perez

Certainly not:

  • Sargeant
  • Zhou
  • Magnussen
[โ€“] wes 9 points 1 year ago

Sad Mick noises.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What about Ocon?? He already has merc connections and isnt his contract expiring in the end of 2024 as well. He might not be the best choice though because he always clashes with his teammates.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didnt list the 4 ones that OP already has in his post above

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My bad. I should have read your comment much more carefully. Sorry

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would probably put Mag on an equal footing with Hulk? Either would be happy to take the seat.

Gasly hasn't being doing too well, not sure his rep is as good as it once was.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hulk is a german driver, which makes him more likely to be considered by Merc IMO. He was their top pick in 2017 after all, and only lost the opportunity to Bottas because Renault didnt let him go.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Daniel Riccardo if he doesnโ€™t get an RB contract. So unlikely since I donโ€™t see Perez surviving the โ€˜24 season. He might not even finish the season. Seriously I predict that if Perez canโ€™t consistently finish right behind Verstappen he will be out during the summer. With new regs coming in โ€˜26 RB doesnโ€™t want to take the risk with a second driver who canโ€™t even finish second in a car that can finish 30 seconds ahead of the entire grid.

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

What Opinion do Mercedes have on Toto?