• ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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      11 days ago

      Having a driver development programme when one driver is welded to his seat and the other one drank at the fountain of youth.

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          10 days ago

          Right but as long as Sonny Stroll is one driver, they’re going to want a “Platinum” driver in the other car to make use of whatever Newey concocts. Unless they still think Stroll is champion material.

      • Microw@piefed.zip
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        Driver Academies are useful for other purposes as well. Binding juniors to yourself to at least have the leverage/managing relationship, controlling which competitor team in F1 or which other motorsports series they end up at. Aston benefits from having drivers for their WEC program for example.