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I can see Zak getting him to take a run at the Indy 500
He's a star in the US from DTS. I could see them swapping him and Pato O'Ward if they all want to save face...
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
The thing with Ricciardo is that he has a load of outside interests from F1, I'd question how committed he has been to resolving the issues he has had with the McLaren.
Ultimately, it's a year and a half into the partnership - that should have been enough time to get used to handling peculiarities (understeer apparently, which Norris seems able to deal with more effectively). If one driver is able to achieve results in the car, the team is naturally going to expect the other driver to adapt and match, rather than to modify the car development to suit the driver who's lagging.
For business interest, F1 needs an American in a competitive car and later this year Indycar star Colton Herta is conducting a McLaren test. If that goes well, I wouldn't be surprised if Herta will join the team in 2024...
Having said that, there's certainly form here. McLaren terminated Alonso's contract at the end of 2007, with 2 years left to run on it.
I can see McLaren giving him the boot this year, he’s been shown up by Lando big time.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/teams-could-miss-races-budget-cap/10310359/
I can accept some equitable allowances being made for budget increases due to freight costs (I'd actually move those costs outside the cap and tell every team they get $Xmillion "free" for standard freight and if they want to bring more people and kit it's their cost).
But Horner is fairly clearly missing the point of the budget cap - you have to prioritise and it's the same for everyone. If you're over budget you can either skip a race, spend less on R&D, or lose some headcount (I'm sure a resurgent Haas and Williams would be keen to hoover up some good RB people).
It's not a gradual rise that team budgets will have taken into account. Take a look around at the bigger picture, it's not just freight, it's everything, costs are spiraling skywards early in the season with no signs of easing.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
Force India used to get podiums on a relative shoestring.
Or it could be kept at what it is. The cap was brought in for a reason - there simply wasn't enough money to go round for everybody and make the sport sustainable. And as we all know, the spiraling inflation doesn't mean there's more income for the teams.
The financial constraints are much like our own household situations writ large. All of us have massively increased energy bills and fuel and food costs. Many of us are having to adjust how we're spending in order to balance that particular kick in the teeth; perhaps no family holiday this year, or no nights out anymore. Some of us are having to make a decision between buying food or heating the house.
The more fortunate ones with a comfortable financial cushion aren't really affected. And this can be applied to F1.
Costs have gone up, but Horner can just go and ask Uncle Dietrich for an extra $20 million. He won't mind. Haas, on the other end of the spectrum, have already had a financial kick in the teeth by losing Mazepin and his Uruk-Hai sponsorship. Uncle Gene has already bailed them out and won't be in the mood to do so again.
As @boromedic has indicated, Horner should balance his increased freight costs by cutting back on the nice treats like development budget. Same as the rest of us.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
I proper hate Red Bull and Horner in particular, real see you next Tuesday's. That being said, he's just trying to put pressure where it's needed to win, but obviously Masi is no longer there so he needs to find someone else to turn.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.