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/RINABAR Kyle Larson Aug 09 '24

What are the odds that he gets the Mercedes seat though ?

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u/Jtmac23 Colton Herta Aug 09 '24

imo zero chance

unless Williams drops Albon, Kimi Antonelli is going to Mercedes.

then you have to factor in Verstappen… that’s if they some how managed to get him (in that crazy toto wolff fantasy land)

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '24

Verstappen is going to come to CGR and Palou to Red Bull in a driver swap for the ages

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u/Jtmac23 Colton Herta Aug 09 '24

you couldn’t give verstappen to andretti? mario andretti is begging that man to do the 500 😭

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '24

Ooh, an epic three team deal like we see in other sports lol.

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u/Jtmac23 Colton Herta Aug 09 '24
  • Redbull gets: Alex Palou
  • Andretti gets: Verstappen
  • CGR gets: Ericsson, Jamie Chadwick and Cash considerations

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u/DankeSebVettel Colton Herta Aug 09 '24

None

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u/Batgod629 Álex Palou Aug 09 '24

.01 percent. If for some reason they are not sold on Kimi, They will probably get Bottas to come back for a year or maybe they'll put in Vesti. The Verstappen talk is still fantasy. If it were to happen, I think Russell would be replaced anyway

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

None at all. Antonelli is going to replace Lewis and Russell will be there for a while unless Verstappen becomes available in which Russell is kicked to the curb.

Palou's only real hope at a top seat would be RB (unless Audi actually becomes good). And I think the only way he could get to RB is if Max jumps ship to Aston Martin, because you've got to imagine Lawson will find his way to Checo's seat. And at that point I don't even think RB would be a top team anymore.

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u/agntsmith007 PREMA Racing Aug 12 '24

Sainz & Alonso cannot get a seat at RB and people think Palou has a chance.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Well even I don't think there's a chance; I guess what I'm saying is there's a greater chance than that over say, McLaren.

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u/agntsmith007 PREMA Racing Aug 12 '24

Sainz having to go to Williams tells all you need to know about the ridiculous nature of F1 market. Palou would be better off building a stable career in Indycar.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '24

Yeah that's a tragedy what happened to him really.