Four drivers are at risk of dropping off the grid after Audi’s early raid... and one could be out by AugustNico Hülkenberg’s decision to quit Haas and join the future Audi team had been a long time coming, but the timing of the German veteran’s announcement was surprising.
And to be fair to Hülkenberg, the same argument also applies in reverse. Though his CV is baron of trophies, his 208-start career imbues him with a valuable level of experience that he’ll take from Haas, which is at least competing for sixth in the standings after scrapping for points, to Sauber, which is dead last in the constructors standings with limited prospects of a short-term turnaround.
But his experience is only part of the equation. While he’s well tenured and his speed is well regarded, he’s not a star signing for Audi.Sauber’s odd two-year transition from Alfa Romeo sponsorship to Audi ownership won’t go down as a memorable chapter in the independent team’s history. Bearman will enter six FP1 sessions with Haas this season — way more than the mandatory two per team — starting with the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix later in May.WHO FILLS THE SECOND SAUBER SEAT?He has an existing relationship with Sauber CEO Andreas Seidl, who was McLaren team principal while the Spaniard was racing in orange. Stella has rated him ever since, and Sainz’s Ferrari exploits have only enhanced his reputation.
If not Sainz, Esteban Ocon has been touted as being next on the list. The 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix winner would undoubtedly give an offer serious consideration given Alpine’s dire form and uncertain outlook, with Renault having already had to deny speculation it could be open to selling. Sargeant is most at risk, having been yet to establish himself as a potential mainstay in his second year in the sport.He was subjected to a rare whitewash last year, defeated in every qualifying session, sprint and grand prix. Albon obliterated in him terms of pure pace with an average 0.581-second margin over a single lap, the biggest gap between any 2023 teammates.
Antonelli will be 18 years old — the minimum age to enter F1 — on the Sunday of the Dutch Grand Prix, the first race after the mid-season break. That could suggested a debut at his home Italian Grand Prix the following weekend.with its reported $245 million bank-breaking offer, Antonelli would presumably stay at Williams for the medium term to get himself up to speed, as George Russell did in 2019–21.
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