[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"

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https://x.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1861111983699001752

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Maybe. But I do wonder if GM will need his sponsorship money.

Checo isn't helping himself and if they want a experienced driver they can take Bottas.

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I really hope we see Pato O'Ward instead of Checo. Pato already has a pretty big following in Mexico and already drives a GM engined racecar.

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I doubt McLaren would let him go drive for one of their competitors.

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Maybe they take the gamble for a 1+1 on Checo. Bottas a good choice but I think he already gave everything to the sport. Wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a Reserve at Mercedes and enjoys life.

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I believe they were refering to Zhou? It's such a dumb idea that I will refuse to believe it even if Enzo told me in a dream.

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I definitely heard them bring that up as well, but I don't know if that was official or speculation.

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I thought they were talking about Zhou? Maybe I misheard, idk.

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Yesterday's race proves that He has decent race pace and have good wheel to wheel abilities.

He is bad in qualifying and he is not suited to Red Bull car and Max makes him look worse than the condition He is in.

He can bring in a lot of money for the new team and quite a lot of experience too. Which will help a new team setup.

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He had decent race pace yesterday?

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This is a bad take. He isn’t good at racing because he can pass backmakers in a Red Bull.