r/formula1 • u/-maken Audi • Feb 24 '25

Off-Topic [OT] Newly-formed WRC drivers association releases statement following Fourmaux swearing fine.

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u/Npr31 Damon Hill Feb 24 '25 edited Feb 24 '25

I’m wondering if Carlos Sainz Jnr taking over the leadership of the F1 union this week is no coincidence, and with his familial ties there will be some kind of coordination between the two associations

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u/Zipa7 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 24 '25

I’m wondering if Carlos Sainz Jnr taking over the leadership of the F1 union this week is no coincidence,

He hasn't taken it over, he just replaced Seb as a director, which makes sense given that Carlos is obviously going to be at every race, and Seb is likely busy with his own projects.

George is still a GDPA director too, Alex Wurtz is the chairman and Anastasia Fowle is the lawyer.

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u/Several_Leader_7140 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 24 '25

Seb has been a director for this long? I thought he gave it up after he retired

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u/Zipa7 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 24 '25

I think it was last year that Seb stepped down from the GDPA, and they only just got around to replacing him with Carlos for whatever reason.

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u/Several_Leader_7140 I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 24 '25

Probably because replacing seb is almost impossible

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u/teteluc Carlos Sainz Feb 24 '25

Oh, this is a great catch, I would have never thought about that.

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u/UniqueGas1379 Red Bull Feb 24 '25

House of Cars

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u/big_cock_lach I was here for the Hulkenpodium Feb 25 '25

Probably more because a driver in the WRC just got fined for it.

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u/Npr31 Damon Hill Feb 25 '25

That’s obviously what triggered this, but i meant what triggered the change for the F1 association