Noni wrote:Wow!!!!!
Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull and move to Renault... Also there's rumours, several months ago that
Adrian Newey was going to leave Red Bull and also move to Renault. So far it's Ricciardo and Hulkenburg.
Will
Alonso decide to leave F1 and move to the Indy car series? .... or possibly consider Red Bull. Personally I think his days are numbered in F1. I don't see Honda & Red Bull will be effective next season, the Honda engine does suffer from DNF's quite a lot. I expect more retirements from Max Verstappen next season. So who will join him?
Carlos Sainz maybe?
I predict another Ferrari and Mercedes battle next season with now Renault being the next top team. Red Bull will be struggling with their new Honda engines. Leaving
Max with more swearing over the team radio!...
What now with Force India, it's all getting exciting behind the scenes!....
Also 3 times world champion
Nikki Lauda has a lung transplant. Hopefully he will not receive any penalties... Wishing him all the best.
I really didn't see that one coming! I know Ricciardo and Renault had had talks but that is common in F1, usually when you're trying to negotiate a better deal elsewhere.
But I have to say, I think it's a good move. Red Bull and Honda will come good, but that team is being built around Max. So I could imagine Ricciardo fearing a Vettel/Webber type scenario again. That being the case I think it may prove to be a wise choice to leave.
And Renault have a good history in F1. They're not there just to make up the numbers. They've progressed well since buying out Lotus.
Alonso to Red Bull? Could it happen? I really can't decide on that one. I bet Alonso is talking to Horner already, but Alonso has a habit of burning his bridges, and I think he's burnt his bridge to Honda, so they'll probably block that one.
But it would be an intriguing one if it did happen.
If not Alonso, then who? Sainz would have been the obvious choice but there are two arguments against that.
1. There have been strong rumours linking Sainz with McLaren.
2. Sainz hasn't exactly set the world alight at Renault. Whereas Gasly has impressed at Toro Rosso.