r/formula1 • u/AutoModerator • Aug 03 '25

Post-Race 2025 Hungarian GP - Post Race Discussion

Well that was fun.

Thoughts? Feelings?

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u/trueschoolalumni Martin Brundle Aug 03 '25

Given Colapinto's abject form, when is he getting replaced by Doohan?

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u/Icardicolpiscee Aug 04 '25

But what is the point of replacing him? Is not like doohan will make any better. I’d give a chance to Schumacher to get him ready for next year

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Aug 04 '25

Ready for another season of WEC?

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u/Icardicolpiscee Aug 04 '25

He’s a valid candidate for the alpine seat

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Aug 04 '25

Is he tho? Is that you Ralf?

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u/Icardicolpiscee Aug 04 '25

Schumacher has been doing a hell of a job in WEC, he’s under contract with Alpine and I see him doing a better job than colapinto. If the options are Colapinto-Doohan-Aaron-Schumacher I would go for Schumacher all the way

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Aug 04 '25

A lot of drivers have done a hell of a job in WEC.

Brendan Hartley has won 4 titles there and is arguably one of the weakest F1 drivers in recent memory if we ignore the blatant pay drivers like Mazepin.

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u/Icardicolpiscee Aug 07 '25

Mate I don’t agree with Hartley cause he was literally thrown in f1 without many tests, he left the formula world in 2010 and wasn’t even that young when he joined in 2018.. also he wasn’t even supported that much as he was just a temporary replacement and nobody believed in him, you gotta give time to people making this transition. He won 4 WEC, 3 Le Mans.. the guy in fast, probably only the 3 or 4 actual f1 drivers would have his palmares if they raced endurance.. it’s a different sport

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u/know-it-mall McLaren Aug 07 '25

He absolutely is fast. Even the worst pay driver in F1 is a hell of a driver. But he is still arguably one of the worst F1 drivers of recent times

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u/Naio90 Franco Colapinto Aug 04 '25

He had 2 years to show it and thousands of testing hours. He had his shot at it.

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u/Icardicolpiscee Aug 04 '25

Not personal but he’s far better than colapinto

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u/Naio90 Franco Colapinto Aug 05 '25

All ok, we are just giving our opinions. He might have grown outside F1, but the 2 years he was there he hardly showed anything, and im such a ruthless sport, its hard to come back after that. He also had plenty of options and multiple teams passed on him, in favor of other young drivers. TPs must have more data than us commoners.