PADDOCK INSIDER: Audi's first move, Mercedes’ options and Verstappen's future at Red Bull – the state of play across the F1 driver market
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The 2025 driver market was high on the agenda in the Miami paddock on Thursday, the F1 fraternity meeting for the first time since news broke that veteran Nico Hulkenberg had signed for Sauber in 2025 – which will become Audi the following year – and that F1 genius designer Adrian Newey will leave Red Bull early next year.

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