Conspiracies Go Wild as F1 Twitter Explodes Over Bizarre New Team Principal Roulette
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We often see a churning in F1 during the off-season as it is the time for drivers’ transfers. However, the hiatus between the 2022 and the 2023 seasons has turned out quite differently. Ever since the news of Ferrari team principal, Mattia Binotto’s resignation, the team boss’ transfer market is buzzing and fans are having a field day with conspiracy theories.
Ever since Mattia Binotto tendered his resignation, rumor mills were rife with gossip of Alfa Romeo boss Frederic Vasseur, ready to replace him. However, as news of Williams’ team principal, Jost Capito, rumors of him taking up the job at Ferrari started doing the rounds of the internet.
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Just as the F1 world was starting to make peace with the unexpected exit of Jost Capito, the news of Frederic Vasseur leaving Alfa Romeo the next month broke. Soon followed Ferrari’s announcement that Vasseur will join them on January 2023.
And before you even think of taking a breather, McLaren boss Andreas Seidl has quit his McLaren job and taken up the role of Alfa Romeo’s CEO. Seidl will take up his duties in January, as per Sauber Group’s official website. Andrea Stella, the team’s former race engineer, will replace Seidl.
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Have a look at the meme fest doing the rounds of Twitter.
Toto Wolff leaving Mercedes as Team Principal and Susie Wolff taking his place pic.twitter.com/iixqkryUR3
— t 🌿 (@formullana) December 13, 2022
Waking up to see another F1 team principal is leaving their team pic.twitter.com/0WJEMqlBOX
— F1 Reaction Pictures (@FormulaReaction) December 13, 2022
As the rumors of Vasseur joining Ferrari were doing the rounds of the internet for days, it did not surprise one fan as the news broke.
fred vasseur is ferrari’s new team principal you say?? pic.twitter.com/F6hCMnNNbY
— Maude (@schumihoney) December 13, 2022
One fan reacted to the whole transfer and resignation situation with a hilarious Hannah Montana meme.
Half of F1 team principals this winter break pic.twitter.com/mKQVXUsbrj
— Madie 🏁 (@Madiethebadieee) December 12, 2022
Charles Leclerc surely must be a happy man to reunite with his Sauber boss, Frederic Vasseur at Ferrari.
charles rn knowing he’s getting his first team principal back pic.twitter.com/FjCMKAcuyi
— Maude (@schumihoney) December 13, 2022
Ferrari officially announced Frédéric Vasseur as the new team principal & general manager starting from January 9!
Welcome to Ferrari, Fred 😊 pic.twitter.com/JoPhwbMv7D
— Charles Leclerc Fan Page (@LeclercNews) December 13, 2022
The F1 world was already having a lot to keep up with Sebastian Vettel’s retirement, Daniel Ricciardo taking a year’s hiatus, and all the other drivers’ transfers. Now we have the team principals taking the spotlight.
We had a crazy F1 driver silly season this year.
F1 team principals: pic.twitter.com/y3dp2i19Vc
— F1 Reaction Pictures (@FormulaReaction) December 13, 2022
Alright now, this one is interesting. If we really are having a crazy team boss’ transfer streak, why not bring back former Renault team principal Cyril Abiteboul? Imagine what next year’s Drive to Survive would be like.
If it’s team principal silly season I’m putting my two pence in and say bring this guy back pic.twitter.com/7Aur890oEr
— Jen ¹⁰ (@jenhunt_) December 13, 2022
There’s just something comforting about #F1SillySeason. 😊 Never change, driver and team principal roulette, never change.
— Vaishali Dinakaran (@VaishDinakaran) December 13, 2022
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Who do you think will take up the job at Alfa Romeo? Who will replace Jost Capito at Williams? Will we see someone new join the F1 paddocks?
Edited by:
Ranvijay Singh