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I think it's targeting projects like the AMG One and the Redbull one. The WEC entries have a different set of regulations.

In the article it says:

With a Le Mans hypercar, like the ones Ferrari and soon Alpine have, that's not possible. There are regulations for that that have nothing to do with Formula 1. It would be conspicuous if Ferrari were to screw an underbody under its 499P for testing purposes that looks similar to the SF-23. Ferrari would have to go the same way as Red Bull via a customer sports car for the racetrack.

The figure I saw thrown around was 200k for an afternoon

Missed Apex

I would say it's fine. Just mark your post with [OT] so people know it's off topic but related to formula 1.

Album with pictures of the Lamborghini SC63

Translation:

The comeback is perfect. The two sister teams Alpha Tauri and Red Bull officially confirmed on Tuesday (11.7.) that Daniel Ricciardo will be back in the Formula 1 circus in Budapest. The Australian was shown the door by McLaren at the end of last season. Now he is celebrating his comeback at Alpha Tauri. Nyck de Vries has to vacate his cockpit after just ten races in the premier class.

A tire test on Tuesday at Silverstone confirmed Red Bull's decision: "Daniel has lost none of his form in his absence. He was able to transfer the steps he made in the simulator to the race track. He impressed us on this outing," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner tells us. Alpha Tauri race director Franz Tost adds, "There's no doubt about his driving ability, and he already knows many of us, so his integration will be simple and straightforward."

De Vries and the rookie curse

It's the curse of the rookies. Modern Formula 1 doesn't give them any time. If you're new, you have to perform immediately. Otherwise the circus sweeps you off the track. In his ten races, de Vries didn't score a single championship point. He shares this fate with Logan Sargeant, the second of three rookies in the field. The only difference is that the U.S. driver is six years younger and did not come to Formula 1 as well-trained as the 2021 Formula E champion.

"Formula 1 is so complex that rookies should actually be given three years," Tost said as recently as the Austrian GP weekend in early July. Only one and a half days in the car before the start of the season. No testing during the season. Lots of street circuits. Six sprint weekends with only one hour of practice time. Highly complex engines. Tires with a mini working window. The changeability of the moody groundeffect cars. Plus a midfield where a tenth can make the difference between advancement or relegation in Q1.

"For a driver experiencing this so intensely for the first time, it makes the task incredibly difficult," Tost said at the time. "Sometimes it's 45 degrees on the asphalt in practice and only 35 in qualifying, which requires a completely different preparation for the front tires or the brakes. Nyck is making progress, but he needs time." The Austrian admitted in the same breath, "Of course we expected more from him."

Red card for De Vries

Actually - according to expectations before the season - de Vries was supposed to lead the racing team. He was supposed to maximize the package and guide the engineers on where improvements could be made from the driver's point of view. However, the Dutchman did not live up to this role. Instead, de Vries made too many mistakes. The series of accidents in Baku was the sad highlight of his season.

Bad luck for the 2019 Formula 2 champion: teammate Yuki Tsunoda has moulted in his third Formula 1 year. The Japanese is consistently faster. In qualifying, he was better placed in eight out of ten comparisons. In the hard-to-drive AT04, he still scored two world championship points. The weakening race car made life particularly difficult for de Vries. Alpha Tauri already turned his car to the left with upgrades. This hardly changed anything in the results.

In the end, it was not the outgoing team boss Franz Tost who decided de Vries' fate, but the management at Red Bull. And they are known for taking action when the performance does not meet expectations. As early as the sixth race in Miami, sports director Helmut Marko had spoken of a "yellow card" for de Vries. So now, just four races later, came the red card.

Ricciardo wants to return to Red Bull

Daniel Ricciardo's management has been pushing for a comeback for weeks. The Australian was allowed to complete a tire test for Red Bull at Silverstone on Tuesday. It was the perfect opportunity to evaluate how good he even is after his more than mixed time at McLaren. "When he came back to us, we didn't recognize him," Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said at the Austrian weekend.

"He has since found his mojo again. Daniel works hard in the simulator. He's provided valuable feedback there a couple of times," Horner said before the test. In the end, the impressions were apparently so good that the Red Bull management made the switch official immediately after the test laps were completed.

The question, however, is why Ricciardo agreed to the comeback at Alpha Tauri in the first place. With the AT04, even points are a complicated proposition. How should an eight-time GP winner motivate himself, who was said to lack drive at the end of his McLaren time anyway? The only logical explanation: Ricciardo could see it as a gateway to Red Bull. It won't have escaped his notice that Sergio Perez is weakening there. The Mexican recently failed to reach Q3 five times in a row.

Junior squad to be reduced in size

Every time Perez slips up, he is immediately called into question by the public. Yet he still has a contract up to and including the end of 2024. After the race in England, it was striking how much team boss Horner and sports director Marko backed him. "He rode some incredible maneuvers. His race to catch up to sixth place was really strong. If he can now get a grip on qualifying, he'll be back," Horner said.

Ricciardo's promotion is also a slap in the face for Liam Lawson. Red Bull has temporarily parked its up-and-coming driver in the Japanese Super Formula. According to Marko, Lawson has discarded the "hotheadedness" there that he was still guilty of in Formula 2. The New Zealander has won two of the five races so far. Alongside Ricciardo, he is the second substitute driver at Red Bull. Lawson has a Formula 1 superlicense. Now the junior driver has to go through another holding pattern.

Ayumu Iwasa, currently third in the Formula 2 championship, also had hopes of moving up to Formula 1. But promotion would still be too early for the Japanese driver. Recently, there were also rumors that Alex Palou could switch to the Red Bull camp. The Spaniard currently holds a commanding lead in the IndyCar championship. However, according to auto motor und sport, Red Bull's interest is limited.

More generally, Red Bull is rumored to be looking to reduce the size of its junior squad after the season - dramatically. It currently employs twelve junior drivers. There is talk of cutting back significantly for 2024. Red Bull only wants to invest in the really promising talents.

Chris Medland seems to confirm this

Nah, he was dropped before the season even started, days before winter testing if I remember correctly. Before that I think it was Gasly in 2019 (dropped from RedBull)

Does Mazepin count?

According to Erik van Haren, it's Ricciardo.

We went from somebody replacing de Vries next year, to him being replaced after the summer brake to this lmao. Dr. Marko doesn't play around

Here's an article in german: https://f1-insider.com/formel-1-ricciardo-de-vries-ersatz-57875/

Translation:

Max Verstappen's buddy Nyck de Vries can't get up to speed. His F1 days could already be numbered during the summer break.

He was considered the discovery of last season: Nyck de Vries came to AlphaTauri with much praise after finishing ninth in his spontaneous stint as Alexander Albon's Williams replacement in Monza in 2022. As a friend of world champion Max Verstappen, the Dutch Formula E world champion outperformed Liam Lawson and also Mick Schumacher, among others.

But the Dutchman has so far failed to live up to the high expectations. Twelfth place in Monaco is his best result to date. Most recently, at Silverstone, he was only 17th again. One thing is certain: De Vries is coming under increasing pressure at AlphaTauri.

One indication: On Tuesday, Red Bull's replacement driver Daniel Ricciardo - long considered a possible successor to Nyck de Vries - will complete tire tests. "And then we'll see," comments Helmut Marko on Sky. Asked about a possible comeback for the former Red Bull star, the Red Bull motorsport consultant just grins: "We'll look at the tire tests and then we can talk."

What Marko doesn't want to openly admit is that behind the scenes, planning is said to be much further along. F1-Insider.com learned: Ricciardo is to replace De Vries after the summer break. In the second half of the season, the focus will then be on comparing Red Bull junior Yuki Tsunoda with Ricciardo, the former Vettel conqueror.

Sky pundit Ralf Schumacher also believes: "The decision has been made, I'm pretty sure of that." The former GP winner continues: "He (de Vries; ed.) had his highlight last year in Monza and was in the right place at the right time. It's a shame for him that he probably won't be able to drive Zandvoort - I'd guess - but also good for Daniel Ricciardo and for the team.AlphaTauri is really bad on the road and could use some experience."Statements made by Helmut Marko to F1 Insider already on the sidelines of the Austrian GP fit in with this.That's when the man from Graz reacted happily to Ricciardo's positive development."We didn't recognize him when he came back to us from McLaren," Marko said."But we have nurtured him back and in the simulator he is now doing a good job."Indirectly, De Vries' retirement could also have consequences for Sergio Perez.Max Verstappen's teammate at Red Bull keeps falling far behind in the duel with the double world champion, even missing out on the second qualifying section at Silverstone.

"His place is not in danger," Marko repeats prayerfully again after the Mexican's drive from 15th to sixth place in England. But at the same time he stresses, "A replacement does not impose itself."

It's quite possible that he will see things differently at the end of the year...

Norris is a bit faster than Verstappen at the moment

RIP Magnussen

After I made the post I got in contact with the lemmy.world admins and one of them made me mod for a few minutes and then removed me after he saw that the current mod is not completely inactive and said he'll also try to see if he would be fine with me also being a mod (which to me is the best option, I don't want to step on any toes). I'm still waiting to see what happens.

Hopefully we'll get some more mods and some rules going because this community seems to be growing a bit faster than the one on Lemmy.ml