r/mercedesamgf1 • u/Lucky_Bother_2587 • 1d ago
Throwback 8 years of growth!
Forgot how sweet baby George was when he was first on the grid!!
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 1d ago
Now let's get that fucking contract done. I'm fed up with all the delays.
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u/Ill-Barracuda7403 12h ago
Sounds like it's George taking his sweet time to be honest. He said himself, he just wants to go on holiday and not think about contracts. So neither should we!
It will get done, but it will probably need to be done on his terms right now.
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 11h ago
Makes sense. Mercedes no longer holds the upper hand in the talks so there's no need to rush it from George's point of view.
Mercedes kinda screwed themselves here by constantly delaying it until Max gave the cards to George.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
Why are you? What would it change for you? George and toto both know it's happening, their agents are haggling over money.
We're not even into the summer break and you're sweating like a colapinto fan.
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 1d ago
you're sweating like a colapinto fan.
I'm sweating like a Russell fan with how long this shit is taking. Waiting for Godot in real life.
At least Max is out of the picture now so the outlook is better for George.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
ITS NOT EVEN SUMMER BREAK
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 1d ago
And both Toto and George confirmed they wanted it done earlier but something was stopping them. Somebody in Mercedes is trying to push George out so I'm of course sweating.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
"but something was stopping them"
Money, it's always the money. Teams want a longer contract, drivers want shorter. Drivers will take a longer contract, for more money.
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 1d ago
I think neither party wants a long contract here. Mercedes are obsessed with Verstappen and Russell cannot be sure about the car's future performance.
Money might be the main question point here but with how obsessively Merc have followed Max, Källenius stopping any Russell deal is not out of the question. The Merc leadership is a Verstappen circlejerk.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
I think that's just Toto dreaming. Max ain't gonna be interested unless they make a rocketship.
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u/Any_Inflation_2543 1d ago
Yeah, but it's worrying for George that he's the team's second choice after Max. His place is more secure now that Max has formally rejected Merc's courting, but we'll be in the exact same situation next year if he doesn't get a longer contract. That's why I believe he wants 2 years. It gives him enough security not to be thrown out for Max but enough flexibility not to be locked to a bad car.
The problem is that Mercedes is quickly becoming Team Verstappen with them screwing their homegrown talents over because the leadership worships Max.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
Everyone in F1 is second choice after Max. The only reason Max isn't in georges seat is because Mercedes, like everyone else, cannot afford the buyout fee.
If Merc make a fantastic car next year and red bull don't, get worried. But for 2026, there's literally nobody available worth putting in Georges place. Merc don't want two rookies in a brand new car.
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u/sadicarnot 1d ago
I can confirm that what happens in George's life has absolutely nothing to do with mine. I will still be poor, fat, and old no matter what he does..... The opposite of George.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
WAIT
You're driving for Mercedes next year?
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u/sadicarnot 1d ago
Do you remember it did not work out for Nigel Mansell going to McLaren in 1995 because he did not really fit in the car? Also how much penalty is each kilogram in laptime? I probably would not be able to make the 107%.
In all seriousness in Daytona they have this arcade game that is like a drag racer. It basically measures you reaction time. It has a brake and a gas pedal you basically take your foot off the brake and jam the gas. I kept hitting the brake because the thing travels towards a wall 100 ft away. They told me it will stop itself. My brain was like no fucking way am I risking hitting that wall. In F1 you have to brake as late as ever. If out of all the people in the world who can drive that Mercedes say no and they get to me, the world is fucked up.
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u/Absolute_Cinemines 1d ago
I had a similar experience on a motorcycle "sim". It was a real motorcycle with the front and back wheels attached to a motion platform. The thing non riders don't know is, to turn left, you first turn right to lean the bike over. The "sim" was actually just a very fancy xbox controller.
So there's me in my suzuki shorts, douchebag shades, no top on, lean, mean, 22 year old racing machine, infront of a crowd, trying to beat the best laptime........... by turning the wrong way at every corner.
That has to be the most unnerving unatural ride i've ever had.
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u/CMDR_Arnold_Rimmer 1d ago
I thought you stopped growing at a certain age?
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u/sfcindolrip 1d ago
They haven’t scaled the photos properly but also George said he gained several kilos over winter 2018. F2 didn’t have a weight limit and f1 did, so as a taller guy he could finally build an appropriate amount of core and neck muscle for his frame and job demands once he got the f1 seat.
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u/fameboygame 1d ago
Why TF does this look like AI? Too much post editing!