Two things can be true at once: max’s team are planting stories AND McLaren and brown are lying
I don’t actually think a swap is happening but I will never trust what that Orange team says they always go back on their word when it comes to oscar
And I think it’s fun to remember that the og Oscar to rb rumors that started way back in 24 along with that random Ferrari one were planted by Oscar’s team
well yes! don’t get me wrong, i totally think mclaren and zb are lying on some level.
now, the rumors in 2024 i think are absolutely a part of the reason mark webber is not being seen in a mclaren garage that much this season. this tact is very common for contract negotiations though, so like, i’m not really convinced it’s a major factor for mclaren’s feelings towards oscar right now or vice versa. the real difference here is that those rumors essentially died or were brushed off by everyone involved pretty quickly and max going contract shopping is on year 2 with clear desperation from his team. one of my hot takes is that i believe the oscar to red bull rumors that resurged this year were in fact planted by someone other than red bull or oscar.
the only pice of info in that article that i believe is that oscar’s relationship to the team was pretty heavily damaged by monza ‘25. but like, oscar himself alluded to that not long after it happened so it’s not exactly groundbreaking news.
ultimately, i think this is just priming us for some real bullshit silly season activity!
