Hello and welcome to the WTO-T-F1 podcast for Art Spa Preview podcast with myself

and I've got James back again with us once again.

Now there was some really big news

that literally dropped today in the Formula One world

and it's kind of one of those secrets

that everybody knew about.

And it is that Esteban O'Con has been signed as a

has driver for the 2025 season alongside Oliver Berman. Now we spoke about

this and you said when we did our predictions a couple of weeks ago maybe

last week you said you don't think Estes the right fit at Haas and Kevin

Magnison would be better now this being confirmed what are your thoughts?

Now it's been confirmed. I mean, I still feel the way I feel like, I do think G about how he left Alpin, given that he was there before Pierre Gasley.

But I don't think he's the right fit to be paired with a rookie driver at Haas.

But I'm a big fan of him and I hope that he proves to be run.

I think he gets more hate than he deserves as a formal one driver.

I think he's had some really strong teammates in the past and he's gone

toe to toe with all of those teammates. Fernando Alonso at Alpine. I think you know,

you know put a good fight in all fairness up against Fernando Alonso and worked well at Alpine and yes okay he comes to blows a little bit too much with teammates and sure that is certainly something that needs to be looked upon but I think in terms of

performances Sergio Perez has been good up against Sergio Perez and people will

look at Sergio Perez now be like what do you mean?

Sergio Perez is an awful driver Max Mustapen is wiping the floor of him. I think

Sergio Perez for me is in regards as Valchie Botas as a formal one driver.

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