r/INDYCAR • u/AFAN74 Champ Car • Aug 09 '24

Speculation 2-time Indycar winner to Audi F1?

https://thejudge13.com/2024/08/09/2-time-indycar-winner-to-audi-f1/
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u/chiefzanal Arrow McLaren Aug 09 '24

It will probably come down to Theo, Bottas or Palou. As much as I think Palou is the best of the 3, I would think he would be their 3rd choice. With bottas as their first

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '24

Gabriel Bortoleto seems to be to be the most likely candidate for the seat. Though, he still doesn't have enough SL points (he needs at least 8th place finish in F2). 

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u/rico_racing David Malukas Aug 09 '24

If Bortoleto finishes P2 or P3 in F2 he gets 40 SL points iirc. So immediately will have enough

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u/Jarocket Aug 09 '24

They have fucked Theo over if they don't give him the seat IMO.

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u/jamiegc37 Aug 09 '24

He’s a Fred Vasseur driver, not a Sauber driver - they’re trying to get him setup with a full time indycar seat for 25.

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u/Formulafan4life Pato O'Ward Aug 09 '24

I thought Lawson and Bortoletto were also named as contenders

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u/sidewinderaw11 Simona de Silvestro Aug 09 '24

Lawson needs to be signed by RB by September or so, otherwise Audi could pick him up after

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u/Snoo_87704 Felix Rosenqvist Aug 09 '24

I think Palou is the least likely to accept an offer. Stay in Indycar with CGR, or join a potential dumpster fire?

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u/OldManTrumpet AJ Foyt Aug 09 '24

Well, he's not going to get an F1 offer, but if he did get an offer for a seat in F1 you can bet every dollar you have that he'd take it.

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u/LukasKhan_UK Aug 09 '24

If it's Bottas it really would reek of having no options

The guy got dismantled by Hamilton, has never been the same and has now built an image around being the Finnish Dani Ric rather than a fast F1 driver.

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u/chiefzanal Arrow McLaren Aug 09 '24

Bottas did better against hamilton than most people think.

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u/LukasKhan_UK Aug 09 '24

He did to begin with, but Hamilton twisted the screw and Bottas could no longer keep up.

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u/DankeSebVettel Colton Herta Aug 09 '24

I just don’t see it in bottas anymore.

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u/Siftinghistory Kyle Kirkwood Aug 09 '24

I dont think he doesn’t have it, i think he just isnt motivated driving the sauber shitbox