F1 Today | Contenders for the last two F1 seats, 'GP' stays at Red Bull
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Only two seats remain for the 2025 season, with only a limited amount drivers having a shot at staying or entering Formula One next year. Max Verstappen's race engineer and Red Bull's head of engineering, Gianpiero Lambiase will stay at the Austria team, while Oscar Piastri talked exclusively to our website. GPblog bring you the best news of the day from the world of F1.
Who could go to VCARB and Sauber (Audi)?
With Mercedes and Toto Wolff deciding that they give the opportunity to 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli, only two seats remain up for grabs in Formula One. At Visa Cash App RB, Yuki Tsunoda has a guaranteed place, while at Stake F1 that will turn into Audi, Nico Hulkenberg has a contract signed for next season. At the Faenza-based team, Helmut Marko has previously declared that Liam Lawson will have a seat next season. Is a move to VCARB the most sensible decision for the driver from New Zealand, or is that deal about to happen? And you is hoping to join the Audi project. Find where things stand here!
Gianpiero Lambiase to become leaders with Verstappen?
While many key figures have left Red Bull Racing this F1 season, including top designer Adrian Newey who will join Aston Martin, and sporting director will become Audi's team principal. One key person however is understood to have signed a contract extension: 'GP' Gianpiero Lambiase. If 'GP' would also continue to be Max Verstappen's race engineer and there is no change within the organisation, they would become the duo that spent the most time together, as Lewis Hamilton and Peter Bonnington will part ways because of the Briton's move to Ferrari.
Piastri exclusives with GPblog
Talking to our website, Oscar Piastri has opened up about dealing with the fame of becoming a Formula One driver, and the pressure of driving for a frontrunner team like McLaren. "It maybe took a little bit of pressure off achieving big results straight away," the Australian began to explain. Piastri currently stands in P4 in the drivers' championship, 106 points behind the current leader, Max Verstappen.
Why is getting upgrades on cars hard?
A reoccuring theme this season is teams putting upgrades on their cars, but soon, they decide it is indeed better to downdate in order to achieve more performance on track. Aston Martin's engineering director, Luca Furbatto, explained to GPblog among others why this has become so frequent in the competition. The British team are also preparing to open their new wind tunnel as well soon, as they are awaiting commission. Moreover, Sky report that two US investors have bought shares of Aston Martin.
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