On the driver market... Sauber/Audi is going to announce soon who will accompany Hulkenberg from 2025. It won't be @Carlossainz55 because he decided not to accept the offer and miss the deadline he had to reply. Accepting it would have given him peace of mind, as well as a good financial offer, but he preferred to take a risk to see if he could find a place in a more competitive team. Main options: Red Bull if there is movement (it seems that there is) and Mercedes. They are talking, but there is nothing yet. Mercedes wants Verstappen, who is undoubtedly the key piece of this puzzle.

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Original in spanish:
Sobre el mercado de pilotos... Sauber/Audi va a anunciar pronto quién acompañará a Hulkenberg a partir de 2025. No séra 

@Carlossainz55

porque él decidió no aceptar la oferta y dejar pasar la fecha límite que tenía para contestar. Aceptarla le hubiera dado tranquilidad, además de una buena oferta económica, pero ha preferido arriesgar por ver si encuentra hueco en un equipo más competitivo. Opciones principales: Red Bull si hay movimiento (parece que lo hay) y Mercedes. Están hablando, pero aún no hay nada. Mercedes quiere a Verstappen que es, sin lugar a dudas, la pieza clave de este puzzle.

According to Will Buxton, the sponsorship money from HP will cover 66% of the cost cap

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14585017

Voyager 1 contact restored

Full story: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/exclusive-f1-to-discuss-new-points-structure/10601482/

Autosport understands that an expansion of points on offer has come following some lobbying from smaller outfits who believe it would be an improvement for them and F1 if points were more widely distributed.

After four races so far this season, three teams – Alpine, Williams and Sauber – have failed to score any points because of the near lockout that the top five outfits have on the top 10 places.

While it is understood that there is not set to be unanimous support for the proposal, it only requires six of the current 10 teams to back it next week for it to be introduced for next season.

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/8036626