How Verustapane, Russell and Alonso Hall F1 Fits in stories of silly season’s stories

In theory, this year’s Formula 1 silly weather must be relatively calm. At the end of this campaign, only Mercedes And Racing bulls Are the contracts of their drivers ending? And, as usual, another red bull and Alpine Seats remain question marks – as far as short term Franco Colapinto is concerned.

All other driver contracts are beyond this year. FerrariThe pair of upcoming regulation is closed, Max Verustapane A contract that formally lasts till the end of 2028, and McLaren Has achieved its current line-up with long-term deals.

The future of verstappen is still a major talk

Nevertheless, things are rarely straight in the world of F1 as they appear on paper. The contracts are not certain, and behind the curtain, everyone talks to everyone – especially with a regulation change to add uncertainty.

As last year, Vestapane’s future is one of the hot debate in Padock. Toto Wolf admitted last year that there was a conversation with Vastapane, but he told the Dutch media at the Zandwort that a switch for 2025 was not possible.

A year later, Vastapane repeatedly said that he has a ‘intention’ to stay in the red bull. Their contract lasts until 2028, but it includes clauses. As the Helmut Marco has confirmed, one of those segments is bound by the standing of the drivers in the championships of the drivers at specific moments in the season, one of them in summer.

Christian Horner replied in Montreal, “Drivers have display segments in their contracts, and in the year have points that are around summer (when) things are physical,” Christian Horner replied in Montreal.

Even more importantly, the contracts and sections are not all and the end. Horner has earlier admitted that he will not keep someone “based on a piece of paper” if they would be elsewhere. He reiterated it in Canada: “For us, how can we improve? How can we get better rather than mentioning a piece of paper? I always think in life, if you have got to mention a contract, you have a problem. It’s about a relationship with a driver and about their trust in each other.”

Russell’s interesting media comments in Montreal

Russell’s comments during Canadian Grand Prix Weekend are also notable. Asked for an update on his Mercedes contract negotiations, he replied: “No real conversation, to be honest, because we have found big fish to fry at this time, which is moving our car fast. I know that I am going to Formula 1 next year. My intention and target is to live with Mercedes, and I think there is a lot of intelligence with TOTO.”

The more interesting thing is that he said: “It makes sense, you know, Max’s choice has always been on the radar because she will not be on the radar? He is one of the goats and I get that.”

The fact is that Russell is notable without asking about the world champion without mentioning the Verstpen. “But then it is down to prove your value. And I think I have done that time and time again during the F1 and seven years throughout my career. So I don’t worry.”

He supported those words with Canadian GP win a few days later: “I feel good right now. There is a lot of noise about my future and about what happened in Spain, a year ago, I must have reacted differently, but now I don’t care. I am focusing on my job, I believe in myself, and I am ready to fight for championships.”

All this suggests that these weeks are mainly about keeping options open. This is true for Vastapane, but does equally check for Mercedes. Wolf said that in the Zandwort last year, he felt that the “ways would cross one day” of Vastapane and Mercedes. But, at the same time, if Mercedes wants to catch Andrea Kimi AntoneleyRussell will be a cheaper option as his team leader, a role he is already growing this season.

Mercedes has to answer the main question: What does the team need to win in 2026, especially if the engine is as good as it is believed? F1’s silly weather is always a chess game, and this year is no different, most players keep their options open for now. Mercedes is doing so (Wolf handled Barcelona’s clash very cleverly), Vastapane is doing this, and in detail, hence Russell.

Aston Martin is logically considering Russell

Keeping this in mind, Autosport revealed that Aston Martin is considering Russell For the new cycle of rules, it fits perfectly in it. This is a logical result of the condition.

With Vastapane on the radar, Russell needs to keep his options open, just in the case. Brit has clarified that he intends to live with Mercedes and expects, but his comment “I know that I will stay in F1 next year” means that if things take unexpected turns, he has back-up plans. This is no surprise, Russell is continuously performing in 2025. The possibility of leaving him out of the picture is almost zero, but making an option for yourself is always a wise thing to do in the F1 Padock.

Nevertheless, it is interesting that Aston Martin has been brought into conversation. Fernando Alonso There is a contract, and the investment of Lawrence Walking is largely aimed at achieving success with his son Lance, so there is a seat until he wants. During the Canadian Grand Prix, wild rumors were aired about Alonso, which was seen several times in Alpine’s hospitality-the Estone-based team that he has run in three different stages of his career. It is worth noting that Brytor is not only the new advisor to Alpine, but still the manager of Alonso.

Eston Martin team boss Andy Cowell was not seen from media reports in the weekend: “I am happy to wander in any garage for Fernando, he knows many people above and below the pitlane.

“I am also happy with the fact that he is contracted for us next year and is hopeful that it will be long with us as an ambassador. It is working with Fernandos.” According to Eston Martin, Alpine’s trips were to have lunch with some familiar faces. But even if they were slightly more serious than that, it still fits into a broad picture: everyone is talking to everyone in this stage of the year.

It is difficult to imagine that Alonso was given an opportunity to drive the Adrian Navy-designed car and benefited from the state-of-the-art facilities of Aston Martin and its factory deal with Honda. Sufficiently, the possibility of the second Alpine seat is the only empty with a highly anticipated Mercedes engine for 2026, but Eston Martin tried to do everything together to succeed under the new rules, it is difficult to see Alonso elsewhere.

Therefore, most of the recent reporting takes time prematurely. It is mostly a matter of placing various options on the table, which is right what is the initial part of the silly season. Like last year, Vastapane really hinges on what it really wants – despite her “intentions” to live with red bull. Does this foolish weather catch fire or remain relatively calm, it largely depends on Dutchman. He keeps the key to whether a domino effect begins.

As a final note, McLaren was clever for the Renaissance Oscar piastryIn particular, Horner, after responding with “Oscar”, signed a contract specifically when asked that McLaren Driver preferred to sign the most. Whether the F1 driver explodes in the market later, McLaren’s message is already clear: Please do not bother us …