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I'm honestly not that excited. I feel like we know where both these drivers are in terms of skill, and both of them have an expiration date coming up that will most likely occur before Cadillac even becomes competitive as a team. There is a minor curiosity in settling the "best nr. 2 driver" argument, but it's not really enough to get me going.
I'm still excited for next season, mind you, but not due to these two veterans duking it out at Cadillac.
I assume they're hiring them for their experience over their ability. If you're starting a brand new team you're presumably not expecting to hit the ground running so getting a couple of drivers with years of experience to help you develop your car seems like a reasonable strategy.
Yes of course, I'm not criticising the hiring of them. They're there to be steady hands and provide feedback as Cadillac gets accustomed to F1 and develops the car and the team. It's a sound choice, just not super exciting.
Oh yeah definitely, nothing really exciting about two safe pairs of hands
It's not about the drivers, but about Cadillac. Both drivers are very experienced. Common driver pairing is one rookie driver with a more experienced one, here they choose two older guys who were driving at half the competitors, they can build on what best parctices they saw everywhere. I guess they are not planning a Brawn GP like season, but if it happens, they can deliver that.