LawVS - The Ladder Man

Now MCLAREN auditioned drivers for Esteban Ocon's seat at Haas. Three giants after one tiny seat.

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Last week, McLaren's Leo Fornaroli drove a Haas at Jerez. The same week, Rafael Camara drove a Ferrari at Barcelona. With the idea of capturing the same seat!

With Andrea Stella doing everything he can to get his reserve into F1 next year, this is a surprising twist for the place alongside Bearman for 2027. To top it all off, Toyota want a Japanese driver in the car they title-sponsor. Ocon called the speculation "almost like bullying."...and ultimately his team responded by inviting strangers to try his car. And what of Jack Doohan?

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Haas Just Made Ocon's Worst Fear Visible
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Red Bull's rejected billionaires...but they're about to hand VCARB to Max Verstappen. Something's broken for this idea to even make sense.

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Joe Saward reported recently that "creative stories" werere circulating about Red Bull offering Max Verstappen a controlling stake in Racing Bulls/VCARB. HUH?! Now while Saward himself flags it as unlikely, the idea only exists when Red Bull Racing are facing two critical moments in its existence.

First, Verstappen won't commit to the cause after 2026 (yet) and Zak Brown pushing Red Bull toward separating from their second team. That tells you everything about where Red Bull is right now. Could Max be gifted the chance to build an empire with the team? But what about the empire he's already got and is only building MORE of? Tense times.

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Max Verstappen Doesn't NEED Red Bull Anymore
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Gasly got his podium back...but why are Mercedes filing a case they expect to lose?

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The Monaco GP penalty mess should have ended when Pierre Gasly got his podium back. Instead, it's opened a much bigger problem. Russell, Hamilton, Piastri and Colapinto all served penalties too, but the FIA only redeemed Gasly. Why? There was no clear rule to redeem others. Now Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull are fighting through different legal routes for the same precedent...to be there when the rule gets changed and have a say. Or else if this happens again, why bother serving the penalty if you can argue it later? What a mess.

Gasly's Appeal Isn't Really About Gasly Anymore
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Fernando Alonso has one point. Aston Martin can’t afford to lose him.

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The Alonso-to-Alpine rumours look like silly season madness at first glance...but when Flavio Briatore starts appearing around Aston Martin in Barcelona, right when Aston are at their lowest, you have to ask who benefits from all this. And no, Franco Colapinto is NOT in danger. The Gucci reveal told me that.

This story is all about about leverage, pressure and a team that needs Alonso far more than the championship table suggests. Without Fernando, what exactly are Aston building around? A protected Lance Stroll and a very expensive Adrian Newey project with no real barometer? Please. They lost out on Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Fernando is all they've got.

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Alonso Has 1 Point. Aston Can't Let Him Leave!
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Lewis Hamilton won for Ferrari, but Barcelona may have told us something far bigger about Mercedes.

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Mercedes still lead both championships, so no, I'm not saying they're done for. But Barcelona exposed three cracks they can’t ignore. First, a car that keeps switching itself off. Then there's Toto Wolff questioning his own “let them race” philosophy and then, of course, the ADUO. The thing which gives Ferrari its ticket to leading the F1 field for the rest of 2026. No wonder Wolff has been so determined to limit the ADUO's potential.

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Toto Wolff Just Lost Control Of His Own Story
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