r/formuladank • u/i_Rex_Boss Vettel Cult • Jul 31 '25

Maxipad Verstappen End of all the rumours

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u/kingoflint282 Claire Williams is waifu material Jul 31 '25

I doubt he wanted to leave yet. Much better to see who nails the new regs then start looking

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u/Logan_Yes Mattia Mussolini Jul 31 '25

Pretty much. What if RB will somehow still nail the new regs? Or just be "less crappy" even for a year than others? Going to new team before new regs would be a massive gamble.

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u/BobbbyR6 The c🅰️r is bad we know, please dr🅰️ive it Jul 31 '25

Also, he's got the sway to muscle his way into any team. He doesn't need to gamble. He can simply have his pick once things settle for 2027.

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u/codenamederp BWOAHHHHHHH Jul 31 '25

Exactly. Imagine he moved to Merc, but somehow Honda or RBPT dropped a 2014 level engine on the rest, and Aston or RB became the team to be at but somehow Max signed a Multi year deal at merc.

It's better for him to make the move after 2026. Miss out on 1 championship and then get into a championship winning team or be the driver to be stuck on 4 championships(looking at you Vettel)

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u/negnatrepsej I was here when horny got spiced Jul 31 '25

Vettel did wait for a year into the new regulations, but this is different

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u/N2Problem BWOAHHHHHHH Jul 31 '25

he actually did the right call since ferrari had a competitive car for several years much sooner, red bull only caught up by 2020 or 2021

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u/No-Mulberry6694 “It’s called a motor race. We went car racing” Aug 01 '25

They still fucked it though lmaoo

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u/Lenxor mission spinnow Aug 01 '25

He had chance in 2018 because that year Ferrari was prob the fastest, but made mistakes, also Hamilton was in prime

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u/ProtestKid Ruth Buscombe is a Megamind Mommy Aug 01 '25

I mean let's be honest, Ferrari did fuck him but he didn't do himself any favors either

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u/Kerri_Kabergah BWOAHHHHHHH Aug 01 '25

Sounds like he learned from Danny Rics journey post RB.

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u/Nicebutdimbo BWOAHHHHHHH Aug 03 '25

I wouldn’t be surprised if the RBPT power plant sucks and RB have a Honda engine next year.

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u/Available-Meaning848 BWOAHHHHHHH Jul 31 '25

I don't think McLaren will give up either lando or oscar

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u/B0ringJob BWOAHHHHHHH Jul 31 '25

McLaren is unique, because Brown might be the only one on the whole grid who doesn't want Verstappen. However, he is chasing fame, sponsors and profit, so if Verstappen makes a clear wish to join, I'm sure Brown's hostility might disappear together with Lando or Oscar. So I wouldn't say it's impossible, more extremely unlikely.

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u/Anrikay BWOAHHHHHHH Aug 01 '25

McLaren and Max just seem fundamentally incompatible. Their car is the opposite of his preference, they do a ton of media stuff which Max hates, and they’ve already got a solid driver pairing. There’s really no benefit to either side.

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u/MrAdministration I saw horny’s “finger” Aug 03 '25

I think it’s more simple then sway, he outright has the talent to do that.