and if carlos sainz and nico hulkenberg are teammates again in 2026 then what ?
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wasn't expecting this today but slay
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so nico (hulkenberg not rosberg) has moved to sauber for (presumably) the next two years, meaning that either valtteri or zhou don't have a seat at sauber next year (maybe even a seat at all). which, firstly, good for hulk, he's been out performing that haas consistently. secondly, sucks for either valtteri or zhou (and something tells me it'll be valtteri, which really does suck cause he is a good driver). thirdly, im pretty sure we all know that hulk moved to sauber mainly for the allure of audi in 2026, which lots of people keep mentioning. i will say this: i will die of laughter if 2026 comes around and audi are absolute rubbish, like behind haas, behind vcarb/alpha tauri/torro rosso, behind ALPINE, i will die. because we've all built up so much hype around audi joining like they're going to be challenging for podiums and the like, so i will die of laughter. however, hulks move does take away my delusion of sebastian vettel doing a schumacher and coming out of retirement for audi (german wdc driver for a german team). it could still happen, but something tells me that if audi wants to replicate the two german drivers for german team thing mercedes had in the early 2010s with rosberg and schumacher, they'll go with a younger driver than seb, although im not sure what younger drivers really fit the criteria.
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crazy thought but even though most of us have dismissed the idea of carlos going to sauber in 2025, audi might finally convince him by hiring adrian newey. like…
• 3 year contract
• + $30M salary
• car designed by the most successful car designer OAT
• ambassador role forever
all of this might make going through hell (a back marker team) for a year worth it
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Audi Quattro three-wheel drive (or The story of how Hannu Mikkola and his co-driver Arne Hertz managed to finish SS11 of 1983 Lombard RAC Rally at Knowsley Safari Park with just 3 wheels on his car)
Having hit a tree stump which collapsed the front strut, Hannu had to remove the front wheel, while Arne sat at the end of the car in an effort to reduce pressure on the broken suspension and increase traction at the rear.
They finished the stage, which was won by Henri Toivonen and Fred Gallagher, and eventually placed 2nd overall.
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