Sproj
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- Sep 6, 2013
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Not sure if there are many fans on here but a couple of points that are exciting / interesting:
F1:
Last race of the season and Hamilton and Verstappen are equal on points. No one else is even in the same ballpark but the battle between these two has been epic all year and it all comes down to the last race with the two of them qualifying 1-2.
F2:
This the point to really discuss because it is both credit and bagging out.
Aussie whiz kid Oscar Piastri is an out and out freak talent. This kid won Formula Europe in 2019, F3 in 2020 and now F2 in his rookie year with two races to go. No one has ever done this before, he is the legit next Hamilton.
Now to the bagging out, There was only one spot available in F1 next year, Piastri should be the automatic selection but no, there's a Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou who finished third and is massively inconsistent BUT because he is backed by a LOT of money, he got the one F1 seat available next year.
Also, because Piastri won F2, he is ineligible to compete again next year, so not only has he been shafted by not getting a seat in F1 next year, he is forced to take the year off and be the reserve driver for the Alpine team allowing other rivals to potentially get the jump on him for '23.
Fortunately, he is so good, a team will definitely pick him up in '23 but what a shame, there could have been two Aussie drivers in F1 next year.
As an aside, Jack Doohan (Mick Doohan's kid) is also a gun and will be in F2 next year on his way to the big time. Looks likely there will be two gun Aussie drivers in F1 in the years ahead succeeding Ricciardo.
F1:
Last race of the season and Hamilton and Verstappen are equal on points. No one else is even in the same ballpark but the battle between these two has been epic all year and it all comes down to the last race with the two of them qualifying 1-2.
F2:
This the point to really discuss because it is both credit and bagging out.
Aussie whiz kid Oscar Piastri is an out and out freak talent. This kid won Formula Europe in 2019, F3 in 2020 and now F2 in his rookie year with two races to go. No one has ever done this before, he is the legit next Hamilton.
Now to the bagging out, There was only one spot available in F1 next year, Piastri should be the automatic selection but no, there's a Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou who finished third and is massively inconsistent BUT because he is backed by a LOT of money, he got the one F1 seat available next year.
Also, because Piastri won F2, he is ineligible to compete again next year, so not only has he been shafted by not getting a seat in F1 next year, he is forced to take the year off and be the reserve driver for the Alpine team allowing other rivals to potentially get the jump on him for '23.
Fortunately, he is so good, a team will definitely pick him up in '23 but what a shame, there could have been two Aussie drivers in F1 next year.
As an aside, Jack Doohan (Mick Doohan's kid) is also a gun and will be in F2 next year on his way to the big time. Looks likely there will be two gun Aussie drivers in F1 in the years ahead succeeding Ricciardo.
