Why Carlos Sainz chose Williams and Sergio Perez stays - for now! 🤝 | Sky Sports F1 Podcast

[@scottnewlands628]

Bernie is the best thing to happen to Sky F1. I love her input, always on point.

[@Bugsygb1]

Female Anthony Davidson :D Both of them are awesome!

[@16th6ToothSon_]

Bernie for Sky and Ruth for F1TV, both are rock stars!

[@rallycrosscraig]

@@16th6ToothSon_ they both add a lot to the show best addition to the presenting team.

[@audreyperrin320]

She is better than that yank her voice goes through me I like the black girl as well

[@shameerali2188]

@@16th6ToothSon_ I think Ruth does not get enough screen time, especially during the weekend warmup, they just have her standing there, she's knowledgeable use her more please F1TV

[@kingofnotts9048]

Bernie is top tier

[@samuelgarrod8327]

​@aamin-r6hCreep.

[@markaxlbyrne4353]

The best signing in F1… Bernie Collins to Sky F1. When this woman talks… people listen. She gives a fascinating and educational insight to things you couldn’t even imagine. Loving this engineering perspective now given to fans. Helps to build knowledge and understand the engineering competition side of the sport

[@gizzyguzzi]

no. she's boring as hell

[@KarthikRaj-t6f]

Bernie Collins explained every aspect of car weight technicality so beautifully, she's super good, also thanks to Matt for acknowledging Lewis Hamilton win, he was super on the track and deserved to win,...

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

Bernie and Brundle almost make up for Slater and Crofty being on the Sky F1 roster.

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

I don't listen anymore because of Crofty. 😢

[@PeteJ1505]

A request to Sky Sports F1. Don't ever employ people who have never worked in F1 to give explanations on on car technology, regulations, team operation and circuit characteristics. Content creators, KZbin personalities and ex-drivers from lower categories don't really know what they are talking about. they just have an opinion, like the rest of us. The people who do know, like Bernie Collins, Anthony Davidson and Nico Rosberg for example, are always a pleasure to listen to - and we always learn something from them. They educate and entertain.

[@Andash75]

Absolutely love the technical content from the ones who know exactly and describe it so we can fully understand and appreciate its art in spearhead and I’m very much into that as I like to write and I like to offer facts and knowledge where I can sometimes offer an knowledgeable and fact based perspective or opinion that is as relevant as possible to the discussion and I learn lots from people similar to me. This stuff takes our sport to a level that’s unrivalled by any other sport. FIAsco please let’s take it to andromeda and release the timing of 0.0001sec and blow the planet away please. The World of f1 deserves to be in a different dimension to other mortal sports such as football which is great generally, but not atm if your English. I digress keep up the fantastic performances in front of the camera and keep the information coming cause personally I can’t get enough and every spare second of my life is dedicated to f1, learning what I don’t know, sharing what I do and admiring the multitude of facets revolutionary technological innovations that make up our incredible Sport. Let’s not allow Liberty Media and F1 with the FIAsco keep lining their pockets by detracting from the essence of the sport, using blackmail and intimidation of revenue loss in Mexico so keep Checo 🖕🏼 Our f1 which is in a new stratosphere right now cannot be allowed to be held in disrepute by the Conglomerates. Let’s look forward to the battle commencing on August 23rd in Zandvoort. Btw let’s lose Monaco rather that alternate Spa and Zandvoort from 2025. Spa, Silverstone and Monza are the 3 must have events every season people. I’m looking forward to Sepang hitting the calendar again in 2026 thanks to Mercedes Benz AMG Petronas Formula One Team who thanks to the budget cap financed the event in Sepang solely because it deserves to be there, personally it’s the best Circuit, compound, experience,, event, and the City KL, rainforest in the centre of the new how amazing. The venues are now beyond imagination even in the middle of the deserts and the new stadium venue being built currently in Saudi Arabia costing Billions is going to take formula one to a new dimension as Sepang did in 1999. Sepang btw is the very best place in the World to experience and view a race live from trackside as from my secret spot your able to see about 94% of the entire Circuit and that’s not equaled in any other International Circuit at any level as far as I know, and I’ve done 49 races in 24 Countries now, never USA, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi this December, Jeddah next Aril atm, then Miami ‘27 with my Daughter, our first visit to the US, I’m not a fan it’s my last priority destination and my Daughter persuaded me to take her as I took my son to Suzuka at the same age and he’s coming in December on our way to England to spend Birthday and Christmas with my family and see cousins etc for the first time, but Sepang in 2017 was the very best event I’ve attended although I’d reckon Silverstone this year would’ve topped it for atmosphere alone with Lewis stunning the World with his 9th home win what a legend. He’s back the undisputed GOAT Sir LH44 and Papaya always since ‘88. Been watching since ‘78 though. Took to Senna in Monaco ‘84 with that special display of talent in monsoonal conditions and fell in love. He was robbed by Balastre. And bloody Prost. Umm the French. Glad I live in Melbourne it’s just far enough away from France lol🤣😜

[@fatimasolitary]

loved Bernie's analysis of the Checo situation. The bad performances is on Checo but RB had THREE years to figure things out.

[@AM-mu1wg]

Checo helped win the constructors and also was 2 place last year, all beign the only in the grid that shared head engineer (quit strange) and with a not favorable Race engineer like byrd. Honestly the checo hate of british media is insane! But guess they need him to pay the bills 😂and the ads$$$ Eng

[@zenthous9568]

Considering the performance i think the criticism is justified​@@AM-mu1wg

[@blaymeister]

Craig showing how simply he looks at F1. Thanks for putting him right Bernie 👍

[@sam.victor470]

Hidalgo Don Carlos Sainz Vazquez de Castro has made Williams his seat of choice for 2025. It's not prestige heavy like Ferrari, but it's a solid home on The Grid with a long-term project. He'll know if he's putting his faith in a winning package and team at practically the first launch. He's a good racing driver at this stage of his career and it remains to be seen if he can improve more, to be in the very top echelon and morph into 'an-in-your-face' competitor. I hope that he'll be happy there.

[@ACsPianoCorner]

First, I must be getting old because how on earth did Bernie or Matt not know that Craig when referring to “International Rescue” was giving a Thunderbirds reference…😅. Second, let the “driver” silly season continue - it makes things much more interesting. I think it’s not an ideal move for Sainz, but it’s certainly the right one. Williams are certainly going in the right direction, whereas the others are unknowns.

[@saulmassey2305]

Ditto!😂

[@Mick-np7bu]

Lewis was told lap 9 to save fuel 😂

[@julesaa5054]

Craig should stick to being a reporter, the car not needing to be weight at the end is something you would expect from a new F1 fan

[@adamahmed2449]

I took part in a recent swimming competition doesn’t matter I was in a speed boat and the rest weren’t. I take pride in the fact I crossed the line first.🎉🥇 🏆

[@Drew_2308]

42:00 or what about weighing the cars without fuel and without tires both before and after?

[@alv2617]

The important point no one seems to mention is that with Checo never ever taking points off of max’s rivals that actually HURTS Max’s Drivers Championship hopes. Even if you take the view that the drivers is more important than the constructors, having a one driver team is never possible without an RB19, which a team can obviously never bank on…

[@Luke-ms7if]

He also doesn’t take any points off Max…..

[@Arianah192]

@@Luke-ms7if True but he allows others to take points off of max. If Checo was where he needed to be, he could defend others from possibly overtaking max. He could also be taking up podium spots which would give him an the team more points over rivals.

[@TheJBALLA26]

Bernie in the thumbnail…. Automatic thumbs up and a like 🫡

[@kplaunt8448]

If a car somehow loses a part of the car ie wing after crossing the finish line and reduces the weight of the car below the allowable weight, are they still DQ'd?

[@adrian3355w]

Good question, I now also wonder 😅

[@philtucker1224]

No. The part is normally retrieved if not the weight of the missing part is added.

[@philtucker1224]

Now I’m pretty sure Verstappen has specified that in order for him to stay at RB, he must have Checo as his fellow driver as he doesn’t want anyone to challenge him in an equal car..

[@erikvermolen8371]

sure buddy just keep telling yourself that little story if it helps you cope with it.

[@stroopwafel6141]

I just wonder if Checo knows something about Horner.

[@philtucker1224]

@@erikvermolen8371 Do you have a better reason why they want to retain a faltering driver then?

[@erikvermolen8371]

@@philtucker1224 Yes, MONEY! Checo is good for 70% of redbull sales in americas. Plus he has the backing of Carlos Slim, one of the richest man in the world. Checo is a paid driver. Basically Checo is paying Max' salary at this point.

[@erikvermolen8371]

@@philtucker1224 And you were talking about Checo not having an equal car? Ohplease grow up will you, nobody is falling for that narrative. Last races with all the upgrades? Checo had them as well, except one that he got a race later. Checo even said it himself he is driving the same car, he mentioned it several times this season, because people like you prefer to tell themselves lies, just so you can cope with it.

[@KCYT2010]

Outstanding podcast with Bernie and Craig bringing thorough insight into this season !

[@HN-ol7oz]

It's not surprising that Sergio Perez remains with the team, as retaining him could save a significant amount of money, which could then be allocated to meet Max Verstappen's high salary demands. This seems like a logical decision. Considering the cost-saving aspect of his car, the performance is actually quite ok.

[@MrPutman]

Surely if the car was expected to last 15 laps on a set of tyres but ended up lasting 30 laps, then the tyres would still be in a similar condition to if the tyres had lasted only 15, and then changed and then worn down towards the end of the race. It's much more likely that the car was always underweight and that the lack of marbles showed up that fact.

[@eduardosantana8300]

350g of rubber per tyre isn’t that hard to imagine. Picking up those marbles seems essential, hence why we often hear it on the radio.

[@mohamedally1276]

@@eduardosantana8300 marbles, schmarbles... these are just excuses after the fact. Marbles absent are common to all the cars on the same lap as the leader at the end so teams would have factored that in. The red flag for me was that Merc did not fully drain the car? What did they know?

[@eduardosantana8300]

@@mohamedally1276 they know they were underweight. Why they were underweight is the question. Halon’s razor mate

[@carlt570]

@@mohamedally1276 FIA drain the car for weigh in

[@poeticnije]

❤Bernie Collins

[@sugs2007]

Bernie is spot on about RB handling of checo.

[@stig2795]

If I understood Bernie, a tire can weight 1kg less at the end of the race. When it was decided George was going to try a one stop, shouldn't some boffin back at HQ have realized that without changing tires where was a good chance the car was going to be underweight and said something?

[@halomultiplayermoments]

It was to do with fuel loads not tyres 😂😂😂😂😂

[@patthewoodboy]

@@halomultiplayermoments fuel isnt counted , the car is weighed completely empty of fuel

[@djalz2]

Great move for Sainz, it'll be interesting to see what Williams can pull out of the bag with the extra VC funding. The Red Bull thinking baffles me though, Checo will clearly cost them the constructors title and the drivers isn't wrapped up either with 280 or so points left but it's turning into a decent season and could even be a great crescendo

[@m12x12]

24:32 True that Max singlehandedly scored enough points in 2023 to win the WCC for RBR but in 2023 Perez was 2nd in WDC and is currently 7th and heading toward 8th behind Russell.

[@MRVSKIN]

Said it before and will say it again. Ferrari should have kept Carlos. Put Ricardo in the red bull and Perez in the RB Maybe Carlos will prove everyone wrong and show the untapped potential of the Williams. But Mercedes have well and truly missed a chance to have Carlos

[@joshn1678]

Mercedes missed the chance to have Lewis for three more years, the only driver who has proven can battle max for a championship.

[@joeshap2003]

These are by far the best combination of guests. More Bernie and Craig...forget the others.

[@dodgemf1]

The journalist not addressing what went down at RedBull between Sunday night and Mondays meeting is a massive oversight. Why was the Verstappen team told Sergio Perez was gone?

[@Ginbaubabe]

Always love the hearty smile from Bernie😄

[@kart3347]

That "for now" is diabolical

[@Absuk007]

Absolute torture listening to Craig Slater.

[@susanhenderson2322]

It's hard work listening to him, just bumbling along talking but not saying anything

[@Uno.Numero]

Carlos is the most intelligent driver on the grid. So, it would be rather unwise to think that he went to Williams without a valid tangible value angle to it. I'm almost certain that Adrian Newey is signing with Williams, which is why Sainz signed.

[@piyushs8096]

When we talk about replacing a driver mid season, doesn’t it mean the points earned by that driver are reduced from the team’s score. And the points of the new driver added, which in this case of replacing checo and Loke the last year, is a tough situation.

[@businessjetguru1298]

Mercedes clearly want George Russell to step up. His strategy call in Belgium was part of a pattern. George is prone to making mistakes and to make opportunistic calls that don't work out. He pushed for the one-stop in Belgium and Mercedes agreed without thinking hard enough about the consequences. I suspect they need a more experienced line-up for 2025 and beyond. They can't afford a mistake, and I'm not convinced that George is capable of being the development leader and consistent test driver Lewis has been for a decade. I fear that Sainz was an opportunity Mercedes should have taken.

[@TheRealD4]

How was that a Russell mistake? It was his genius call to do 1 stop. What are you talking about?!

[@donnawillson1516]

Business jet guru,his daft comments make me think his title is a failure ,Russell earned that win,not his fault the car was disqualified ,George matched Lewis for the last couple of years,people seem to be banging the drum for Lewis 2 wins in 2 years ,the first Russell was dnf ,the second given to Lewiss😅

[@kingakim11]

@@donnawillson1516 and yet still both were won on merit.. Go figure. That's like saying Lewis won but Zhou was dq'd.. okay the north pole is cold and cows eat grass, that has nothing do with Lewis winning on track. Interesting argument nonetheless

[@MiserableRacer]

​@@kingakim11 it's laughable mate. LH passed GR before he retired but let's leave that out of the way haha

[@mohamedally1276]

@@donnawillson1516 undercutting your team mate when he is in the lead does not make you a genius btw. You cannot give 63 credit for undercutting his team mate who wasn't told this was happening until much later but still not credit him for being under weight due to him pushing the car beyond the limit to make his one stop work. Rolled the dice and lost out!

[@bellxfm1]

Having followed F1 geekily since 1973, it is a delight to hear what Bernie has to say, I always learn something from her, giving me value from my Sky F1 subscription. This contrasts glaringly with the ‘fashion’ focussed member of the pundit team, where I have never learnt anything. Fine work Bernie!

[@philtucker1224]

Yes (I think anyone would be proud to have her as their granddaughter). Very very knowledgeable!

[@mx6mat]

Remember Carlos said he wanted to be valued somewhere. He has been pushed and passed around so many. He is as strong and as consistent as Leclerc. Makes no sense they are pushing him out. Williams have winning history and they are progressing independent of Mercedes now. Williams have a real reason to really invest in progress. Carlos has chosen a smart positive long term option.

[@darrenfuller2564]

Great episode. Interesting question at the end about weight and if it could be treated like boxing. NASCAR in the 70s/80s, Darrell Waltrip used to put lead balls in the car and the he would release them at some point during the race and they would naturally roll down the slope to the infield, making his car lighter and faster

[@ExodiaNecross2]

If it was me i would still choose a works manufacturer team to join i like the feel that im driving & working for a manufacturer instead off a customer team

[@chrishood5079]

May one say beautifully explained..

[@cybertom182]

This interview is priceless. 👌

[@NadirAgha]

Very often Craig just keeps on talking and talking with no coherence between his words and without any structured sentences. And he goes on and on and on

[@joshn1678]

He's a news man, not a thinker.

[@susanhenderson2322]

​@@joshn1678 definitely not a thinker

[@David-vz5hg]

Surely Carlos went with the most flexible contract?

[@boosterhuiz2779]

What about the extra wear off the tyres that had done 30 odd laps? I said that at the beginning. That would make it lighter? So the rules, essentially rule out doing a one stop? Kills the racing. Why not do away with tyre changes then and make them run the whole race on one set!

[@gerardcrabb4556]

Daniel should test in Redbull see if it suits him better than RB Visa...

[@pjtemplin]

Should the rules be modified to set the minimum weight without tires? It seems they're a consumable item AND something that could be inconsistent from Pirelli.

[@philtucker1224]

The cars are currently weighed after the race using very accurate 4-pad scales so wheels and tyres obviously have to be attached..

[@davidcampbell8667]

I don't know why it has to be so complicate....... the stewards should just weigh the cars without fuel or tyres , before and after (if they want) the race ....... this would remove any ambiguities, problem solved .

[@InterestedAmerican]

I wonder if someone at Mercedes forgot to adjust any ballast to make up for any weight difference between the Friday upgrades and reverting the car back to original spec for Sunday?

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

FANTASTIC PODCAST TODAY!!😊😊

[@conradesterhuyse]

I have a feeling Merc are trying to keep that seat warm for Verstappen, should decide to leave RB. If they put Sainz in that seat, they would definitely miss out on Verstappen. Again.

[@robinj97]

Could happily listen to Bernie all day

[@philtucker1224]

I Remember Mika Hakinnen at McLaren getting David Coulthard to pour a litre of bottled water into the back of Mika’s race suit before stepping into parc ferme for weighing after the race…

[@CollinAska]

None of the contributors here did a very good job explaining the actual procedure at every race end. This would certainly limit speculation as to deliberateness vs negligence. From the FIA doc the cars are expected to have at least 1.0 litre of fuel at the end of a race to be drained and tested and upon draining this fuel the cars should not be below 798kg. After draining the mandatory 1.0 litre of fuel, Russel's car was spot on the proper weight (798kg) but had more fuel in the car, which means that the fuel left in the car enabled it to meet the desired weight. Thus the only matter to adjudicate is if the fuel was left in the car deliberately to pass the weight test. All this long stint tyre talk seems foolish to me when Alonso and Stroll did 30 and 32 laps respectively and passed their weight test.

[@joshn1678]

Yes they are. All of the cars are weighed and a fuel sample is taken. Loads of other stuff as well, but ALL cars are weighed.

[@otimioparker9668]

On another note, that cartel money is hard to let go of if your red bull. So who funds red bull??

[@ashokathegreat4534]

“He’s Mexican so he’s in a cartel” that’s almost racism..

[@otimioparker9668]

@@ashokathegreat4534 psst, I'm Mexican too. 😉

[@otimioparker9668]

@@ashokathegreat4534 trigger much??

[@armandolobato455]

Bernie is a Rock Star! Experienced, objective, fair, precise, knowledgeable, intelligent, charming, a good looking!

[@SeraphineTheD6Queen]

if the tyre wear contributed to the lack of weight in the car at race end. wouldn't that have screwed over Lewis when he won on 3 tyres?? something isn't adding up

[@Baz-er6it]

Craig did a really good job after the race, but is now arguing that post race scrutineering should be discarded. This would also eliminate plank checks etc. etc. The root of this is based on media desire for a 'clean' result immediately after the race, the impact of changes from scrutineering / stewarding don't fit the schedule, just as when Lewis & Charles were excluded after the Austin race. George didn't appear to pick up any rubber, even though he had the full length of the straight to do so. It's not uncommon for Lewis to head straight for the rubbish as he crosses the line, avoiding any issues and while the tyres are at maximum heat / stickiest.

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

Bernie is sooooo, BEAUTIFUL 😍

[@mienmee]

Bernie is brilliant!

[@janiceclayton3538]

Bernie is the best!!! 💪🏽

[@Car-guy307]

Abu Dhabi 2021 Lap 52 Williams race engineer message to Latifi: It has to be this lap😮

[@acidmastersF1]

Red Bull let Sainz go to Williams to continue with Checo.

[@TheNorville2]

Sainz cannot bring 30 million into the team.

[@AaronMartin7193]

Sainz left RedBull remember? 😂 why would they want him back? Its like going back to your ex

[@dodgemf1]

Understand this, the tension between Carlos Sainz Snr & Jos Verstappen is still tense. The move to RBR was never on the table.

[@openbabel]

what difference has pat fry made at Williams so far ? what difference to Williams success will Carlos make,for the brand,for the moral,for the car development

[@Gopher31]

The only driver who didn’t struggle against verstappen is Ricciardo. Do they both like similar setups?

[@Mandykiss4500]

Yes…

[@junehead4892]

After the Belgium race I commented to a friend , Toto didn’t look very pleased to have a 1/2 result he’s usually bouncing around. I’m not suggesting he knew about the car situation. Even if SLH goes to Ferarri, hopefully he will be appreciated. Good Luck LEWIIS .

[@tristantopambudi3186]

Williams need another caliber driver to score points and Zains is the right man to do the job, as them both from Redbull Junior team, its going to be interesting to see whos the best out of this two.

[@xander71988]

Alpine are going for Mercedes engine, aren't they?

[@philtucker1224]

As Williams is effectively the Merc junior team, it will be handy for Toto to have Carlos in the wings if needed in 2026..

[@chrisetchells2803]

Christian Horners Office: Helmut: Lawson Horner: Riccardo Helmut: Lawson Horner: Riccardo Helmut: Verstappen listens to me Horner: Checko.

[@mmtot]

I would build the car to be about 100kg underweight and if the weigh in was before the race just cover the car in jelly for the start of the race.

[@Morcap]

What's so hard to understand? Carlos chose the most optimal permutation; joins Williams for 1 year (2025) and if they made progress he stays otherwise he goes to Audi in 2026. Between Sauber 2025 and Williams 2025, is a no brainer. Basic logic.

[@JonnyOlliffLee]

Spot Matt never watching Thunderbirds as a kid 🤣

[@janengelbrecht]

The FIA must change the rules that the weight of a car is determined without tyres. About all the strategy these days is about tyres - it's like Pirelli Tyre racing instead of F1 racing. Ridiculous!

[@joshn1678]

They tested George's car with brand new tyres and he was still under weight.

[@janengelbrecht]

Where do you get that information? According to Mercedes's statement in their Akkodis Race Debrief, both cars started the race on the same weight. They were weighed after Qualifying and were within 500 grams of each other. The 1.5 kg weight problem occurs due to higher tyre wear on George's car and maybe the loss of more material on the plank than Lewis's car, but they need to collect more data to confirm.

[@Nick_1072]

Bernie is a superb adition to Sky, expert analysis contary to Chandok on Russells disqualification and Dancia Patrick all round ignorance on F1

[@ecilaagguman5958]

Can't wait to rewatch all these predictions next year after everything is sorted.😊

[@gabotorres7479]

I love you, Bernie 😍

[@rcisracecarsinsheds3342]

Antonelli should do a season of Super Formula in Japan and they should put Liam Lawson in the Mercedes.

[@RabidJohn]

No post-race weigh-in would probably lead to something like the 'water-cooled brakes' of the early eighties. Carry 20kg water at the weigh-in and jettison it all on the 1st lap. Hey presto, quicker laps! Back then they blatantly refilled the tanks in 'parc fermé' before the weigh-in, but that wouldn't even be necessary.

[@MD-wv7ee]

Bernie exudes knowledge, authority and professionalism. A contrast to F1s Ruth Buscombe who is always giggling and being over dramatic and making it all about her

[@KarthikRaj-t6f]

Ruth is also very technical in her analysis, she is great, so is Bernie, great inclusion to sky

[@Alan.livingston]

Look how badly a couple of seasons in a garbage car destroyed Danny Ric’s trajectory. Hope the Willie’s can get it together for him.

[@Dadfit-fat]

Slater has this talent of talking a lot but not really saying anything I or you haven’t through of. He really needs to give more time for someone like Bernie to talk

[@philtucker1224]

Craig is just a journalist not a technical expert.

[@audreyperrin320]

Every one is shocked that checo is staying at red bull but he brings a lot of money to the team

[@dodgemf1]

Checo was out but saved at the last minute by Liberty Media which sux

[@midnightq69]

Red Bull aren’t Williams, they don’t need the money. You know winning the WCC also gives you money?

[@philtucker1224]

I think Verstappen threatened to go if he lost Checo as his wingman..

[@davidbrown8517]

Perez stays for 30 million reasons.

[@David-vz5hg]

BC , the mechanics choose the best driver, not the management

[@Dazza20006]

Redbull have had a poor number 2 over the years since Max has been there and I know this is properly not feasible but why don’t they build the car around the number 2 (Checo at the minute) and see if Max can still drive it as best as he currently is and if he can great and Checo will be happy and if not they will have to get someone from their pool or from outside of their pool that drives the car on the nose like Max does otherwise they have to accept it’s a one car team basically

[@mwichekelly275]

Love Craig 😂

[@bobbybawbager]

Surly with Williams using Merc engines once they sort out there aero they sould be in the mix with Aston, McLaren and Mercedes??

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

“ once “ is the important part of that sentence . It could be replaced with “ if “

[@chrishood5079]

Brilliant...

[@davidb9059]

Look at the size of Bernies microphone !

[@grahambeech4636]

Perez it is all about dollars. DRs driving style suits the RB.

[@SuperCragster]

BERNIE THE BEST

[@John907i]

A number 1 driver at Williams? Lol As Kubica said to Russel…I’ve no intention to fight for last place…get real guys this is Williams 👍🍻

[@413TomaccoRoad]

He'll be ahead of Albon regularly.

[@martinj2843]

The problem is if Cheko is out of a drive at the end of the year, he probably won’t have a drive for next year.

[@adrian3355w]

I don't think teams are lining up to sign him, except if they'd like the sponsor money..

[@dodgemf1]

That's not a problem whatsoever

[@svenlarberg1541]

Sainz should have been in demand for the Mercedes seat if it wasnt for Verstappen. Toto wants him over and is ready to wait for it. Horner realize its possible considering current results on track and dont want to end up with Ricciardo and god knows who as a driver line up. He also knows that if they build a car around Perez he will be a possible front runner again

[@FrankNicholasDale]

How do you know these details, did either driver tell you, or the team management ? If not it’s your guess, speculation. Your choice of words “ I think” sum up up your knowledge.

[@Abax2009]

I think this chap needs to step aside, Slater isn’t informative at all.

[@martinj2843]

Well I believe he is an ex football player, so he’s more a commentator than someone like Bernie who worked in a team for many years.

[@lukedaniels7750]

@@martinj2843 There are a lot of people who know the subject better than him and are more eloquant.

[@chrishalious8194]

Ricardo is and has driven the R B as well as Max and no one has done the same since he left

[@markymark6918]

So they didn't determine how light the car was with all the fuel drained?? That's odd!

[@fencingcoach3w]

IMO, Checo is safe because Max doesn't want any serious competition from his No.2 driver and yes I do mean his No.2 driver. There's no way Horner is in control of these decisions, IMO.

[@eddytan3219]

McLaren must be happy to hear RB keep Perez. That’s where second half season is where they will beat RB in constructor n take in big $ for next year car development. Mercedes might happy on that also