I can't imagine Daddy Stroll is spending megabucks just to settle for Yuki Tsunoda if he actually does kick his failson to the curb. Remember the rumors that AM was going after Verstappen? I don't think that happens, but I could see them hiring Sainz or snapping up one of this class of rookies like Bortoleto if any impress.
Speaking of him, the F1 media treating the first back-to-back F3 and F2 champion like an afterthought is pretty sad. I swear even Doohan has gotten more attention than him.
I blame the first crop of post V8 rookies completely failing.
The only one who left and didn't have a completely failed run was wehrlein because stroll basically took his seat, he does good in formula E (current champion) and had a fantastic DTM career.
Kyviat? Logan sergeant?, mazepin?, mick Schumacher? Brendon Hartley (remember when he was hyped as fuck and completely fucked it up in Toro Rosso?) Ocon? There's another 4-5 that chat gpt gave me, except from Ocon and pascal I couldn't remember them.
I blame the v6 hybrid crap.
This guy drives touring and endurance cars online and irl and he still barely manages to drive a full on f1 car with 50+ buttons and settings, he was sponsored to showcase the car and the wheel and he barely manages to set it up and only drives a few laps on default settings.
Can you imagine having to deal with 30+ engine management buttons per lap? Having to keep energy levels, fuel mixture and other shit?
Not even WW2 fighter pilots needed to keep that shit in mind, by 1944 they had simplified 30+ levers and buttons into a single throttle lever.
Can you imagine having to basically code Linux at a corner at 150mph? Only someone batshit like Alonso could do that and remain in the midfield in mostly shitty cars at the young age of 42.