PADDOCK INSIDER: Why the driver market is red-hot ahead of Monaco – with Vettel, Sainz, Verstappen, Bottas and more all in play

Discussions continued at pace between various driver managers and prospective Formula 1 teams in Monaco on Thursday, as the battle to secure a seat on the 2025 grid hots up.
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz hold the keys to the driver merry-go-round.

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