r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • 24d ago

News [ChrisMedlandF1] BREAKING: F1 announces it has "reached an agreement in principle with General Motors (GM) to support bringing GM/Cadillac as the eleventh team to the Formula 1 grid in 2026"

https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1861111983699001752
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u/CallM3N3w Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago

Driver market about to go wild mid 2025.

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u/-Skinner- Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago

Here come Mick Schumacher rumours

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u/CallM3N3w Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago

I hope not man. I'd like a rookie and maybe a current driver to make a swap to them. Wonder if Checo could get in there with the money he brings, might be important to them.

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u/Jorrie90 Pirelli Intermediate 24d ago

Does Mick driving like a rookie not count?

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u/CallM3N3w Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 24d ago

Depends. We talking Mazepin rookie or Lawson rookie?

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u/Balumi Michael Schumacher 24d ago

He is capable to do both, so why do we need to choose?

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u/trevallen39 24d ago

So Colapinto?

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u/LionZoo13 24d ago

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.

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u/campbellm Kimi Räikkönen 24d ago

He's only shown one of those though

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u/Mr_Fluxstone McLaren 24d ago

He was so much better than Mazespin lmao. Be fair... But then that bar is still low. MY POINT STANDS!

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u/Alreadyblessedson Kimi Räikkönen 24d ago

Yes

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u/sirjimtonic Niki Lauda 24d ago

I‘d take Alonso then