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27 Oct 2021, 14:19 (Ref:4080285) | #1 | |
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The 2023 and beyond DRIVER ANNOUNCEMENTS MEGA THREAD
One of the most intriguing aspects of the new sportscar landscape - I thought it would be cool to make one place for all the driver announcements.
We're starting to see the first of potentially 50+ manufacturer seats being filled across both WEC and IMSA for 2023. Plus you have other programmes like Lambo, Alpine, McLaren??, coming along a year later. So what do we know so far? Peugeot - Kevin Magnussen, Jean-Eric Vergne, Loic Duval, Gustavo Menezes, Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen (assuming drivers are all on multi-year deals) Audi - Rene Rast, Nico Muller (self confirmed) Porsche - Yifel Ye, Felipe Nasr, Dane Cameron (TBC/heavily rumoured. Unsure of WEC/IMSA duties) Cadillac - Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Renger van der Zande, Sebastien Bourdais (assumption these will extend over into '23) Are there any other announcements I've missed so far? Major rumours? Last edited by Simmi; 27 Oct 2021 at 14:34. |
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I think you've got all the ones I've heard of. There were musing about Tandy going to Cadillac when Bamber was announced, but nothing more. Edit - Toyota drivers? We know Ogier & Hirakawa have been testing, so one of the current roster may be on their way out. |
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For BMW I would say Connor De Philippi, Augusto Farfus and Bruno Spengler are likely. Spengler has P1 experience, De Philippi is actively getting proto experience and I don't see BMW not including Farfus. But who else though? Krohn? Eng? Edwards?
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Yeah I was thinking about Toyota. There's the assumption those guys will stay put, but as new manufacturers flood into the sport there could be temptation to jump ship. I also think a third car for Spa + LM could be a possibility in the future. |
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27 Oct 2021, 16:42 (Ref:4080296) | #5 | ||
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I think on Endurance-Info they mentioned Ogier is not being considered as a full-time driver but *may* be in the frame for a 3rd car (at Le Mans) if they field an additional car.
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28 Oct 2021, 14:03 (Ref:4080430) | #6 | ||
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James Rossiter was also named as Peugeot simulator and reserve driver. Not impossible he gets a race drive at some point.
Glickenhaus? |
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Good question. I got the feeling that not all of their drivers would be returning next season. Would like to see Derani there again but they have already lost Menezes to Pug.
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But would Derani be retained/fully paid by Caddy for some WEC/LM time?
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28 Oct 2021, 17:27 (Ref:4080460) | #9 | |
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'23 almost feels a bit far into the future to be chatting about Glickenhaus drivers right now. Hope they are still in the mix.
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Will we have a planet left in 2023? If we are still here will we be allowed motor racing? The climate change lot seem to think we are as good as dead?
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I feel that way about a lot of the program announcements for 23. We have a whole season to get through before that! |
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It'll be good to see Tracy back......
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Haven't seen him since Krohn was on a Proton car in 19 I think it was. Wonder if 2020 caught him out and he hasn't found a good program yet.
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Anthony Davidson probably won't be in the reckoning for factory rides. He announced this morning that he'll retire from full time driving after next week's race in Bahrain.
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31 Oct 2021, 16:24 (Ref:4080823) | #17 | |
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Looks like Ye is doing some Porsche GT racing next year. I'd have thought that remaining in P2 would be the ideal prep but he's obviously going to have close ties to the programme.
https://sportscar365.com/industry/ye...lected-driver/ |
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Besides, the last time Porsche "promoted" a GT driver or two to prototypes, it went rather well for them. |
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3 Nov 2021, 09:37 (Ref:4081250) | #19 | |
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Big Toyota news - Kaz Nakajima is leaving at the end of the season - https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/...wec-squad.html
I did think some of their guys might get poached. Wonder where he'll land next... |
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Or maybe he's just retiring? Awesome career if so.
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I need to keep better track of my own posts. I definitely said somewhere on here that Nakajima leaving was likely the reason for all the action at Toyota!
Although I must mention the rule of cautious editing judgement, that interview was more revealing than I expected. Nicolas, Anthony, Kazuki - the Logan's Run of TMG continues... |
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Elsewhere, Brundle commits to serve at interpol. https://www.dailysportscar.com/2021/...mpetition.html Multi-year deal meaning he gave up on an LMDh drive that he looked for? Last edited by Pandamasque; 3 Nov 2021 at 20:33. |
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In other news, Nico Hulkenberg has ruled himself out of an Indycar drive next year - https://twitter.com/HulkHulkenberg/s...05669770608648 Surely he's on a few lists. |
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i don’t know who the lead brain is at inter europol now but alex has obviously seen and been a part of some progress he likes the smell of this season. you don’t have to be on a one year deal at the pointy end for people to take note. |
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