Quote from: rdbase on August 24, 2025, 02:50:58 PM

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Quote from: stompix on August 18, 2025, 03:54:53 PM

So, bye bye Sauber!
I wonder how AUDI will do, by I will keep my expectations in check, I have known to many flops for far more hyped entries.
Meanwhile, Verstappen is 9.5 for a victory, at these odds I see no point even waiting or trying to nab something better, a 10 to one return for the next of the races even if he loses them all, it's still beer money at the end of it, if he would have failed with 2.5/3x that wuld have been painfull.
Wanted to take some more H2H against RB, but the odds have dropped to 1.15 / 1.1 against Ferrari and Mercedes, no point even looking at them anymore.

It will be probably hard for Audi at least in the 1st year.
If' I'm not mistaken they will use their own engine and it will requires time for innovation.
The good thing about it is that they will can boost the progress with frequents updates.
Same thing will be for Redbull, they will build their or own engine from 2026, without the (official) support from Honda.

Cadillac is the other team being introduced to the F1 sport and are starting to make moves with attaining drivers from this news last week:

Why Cadillac chose Bottas and Perez as its first F1 drivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2gqvT6GJcI

Not certain of which engine manufacturer they will be using if not their own by General Motors.
Do they even have capabilities of producing an F1 V8 engine?

note: Nevermind, just checked and it is a 50/50 hybrid engine under the new rules instead of what was under speculation earlier about engines used.

I think Cadillac wanted an experience team in their first 2 years in F1 right ? they chose stability and experience and I can't blame them because this seems like the best deal for them with two great drivers that were both teammates with F1 World Champions.

However , I don't have high hopes for them but I can see them scoring points in their F1 season debut but that's kinda it as I doubt we will see a huge surprise like the one we had with Brawn GP coming out of nowhere and winning by dominating all year. That would be crazy right ? To see either Cadillac or Audi winning next year Grin