Twitter is going crazy with rumours saying Vettel and Alonso are swapping seats.
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Yeah I know I started that rumour...
Il_leone
World Champion
RasputinLives I am like going who ?? 
to be back up driver to Hamilton and Rosberg
to be back up driver to Hamilton and RosbergAs we know from Kimi at Lotus the reserve driver doesn't necessarily get to drive if one of the main drivers drops out..
I was talking about Mercedes I gave an example of the reserve driver not getting to drive when Kimi got a bad back...
Will Buxton tweeted last night about rumours of a Vettel/Alonso seat swap and now it seems to have spread to other news forums.
http://formulaspy.com/news/formula-1-news/vettel-alonso-seat-swap-rumours-gather-momentum-5930
Whether its true or not who knows but its come from somewhere.
http://formulaspy.com/news/formula-1-news/vettel-alonso-seat-swap-rumours-gather-momentum-5930
Whether its true or not who knows but its come from somewhere.
I first noticed it from the guy who makes the mini drivers series. He's got a contact who works for Ferrari and he posted a fairly cryptic tweet about it.
@fondeportago: Y qué esperabas? Le diste con la puerta en las narices a tu mejor empleado... Ya es demasiado tarde. Ev.s.S.Lucas http://t.co/6suNbM1YFb
This roughly translates as: What do you expect, you closed the door to your best employee.
The Italian version of GP update were the 1st to actually mention something and it seems that there will be announcement between Singapore and Russia.
http://www.gpupdate.net/it/notizie-f1/316221/sky-clamoroso-scambio-alonso-con-vettel/
Or it could all just be bollocks.
@fondeportago: Y qué esperabas? Le diste con la puerta en las narices a tu mejor empleado... Ya es demasiado tarde. Ev.s.S.Lucas http://t.co/6suNbM1YFb
This roughly translates as: What do you expect, you closed the door to your best employee.
The Italian version of GP update were the 1st to actually mention something and it seems that there will be announcement between Singapore and Russia.
http://www.gpupdate.net/it/notizie-f1/316221/sky-clamoroso-scambio-alonso-con-vettel/
Or it could all just be bollocks.
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I actually think a Vettel-Alonso swap makes a lot of sense for those two guys. Much more than Fernando heading back to McLaren anyway.
Personally, from a competitive standpoint, I don't mind having Alonso neutralized at Ferrari and now that Seb is paired with a competent partner at RBR he'll never have things all his own way again, so from a Merc perspective the status quo is far preferable.
Alonso in a Red Bull is a fairly frightening prospect.
Personally, from a competitive standpoint, I don't mind having Alonso neutralized at Ferrari and now that Seb is paired with a competent partner at RBR he'll never have things all his own way again, so from a Merc perspective the status quo is far preferable.
Alonso in a Red Bull is a fairly frightening prospect.
I'm actually beginning to regard Ricciardo in a Red Bull as a fairly frightening prospect...
If Dan trounced Alonso in the Red Bull as he is doing with Seb would that make him The Greatest Of All Time The Current Drivers?
I think maybe.
I think maybe.
It would certainly put him up there but not sure about 'greatest' just yet until he shows je can do it with a title on the line.
It would certainly mand Kimi would probably be confined to the 'over rated' pile.
It would certainly mand Kimi would probably be confined to the 'over rated' pile.
If Seb does jump ship to the Prancing Horse then I think we can assume he's in the very same camp. Because this potential swap is obviously dependent on him.
So Vettel feels threatened in the same machinery so to avoid this he could be changing to a slower car with one of his other main rivals taking his place in his current faster car.
I don't think it is Vettel driving this potential change.
I don't think it is Vettel driving this potential change.
If this happens it will have had to be because of Seb. Unless you think Alonso could tell RBR to boot Vettel out?
Just had an interesting point made by a guy at work. If Vettel heads to Ferrari now then the team which obviously needs restructuring can be built around him. There's always the potential of a Schumacheresque period of domination if they get it right.
Andyoak
Champion Elect
What if Seb has already had his 'Schumacher-est' time and he's heading into an 'Alonso-est' time of frustrating underachievement despite all your best efforts?
Surely Seb will be leaving a team that is built around him to start all over again...
better to get the team he has working again; after all it has less distance to go in that respect.
Surely Seb will be leaving a team that is built around him to start all over again...
better to get the team he has working again; after all it has less distance to go in that respect.
Perhaps Seb knows, or at least suspects, that RBR will commence a period of decline with Adrian Newey moving to other projects. If that were true, coupled with the fact that he has already hinted in the past that he would love to drive for Ferrari at some point in his career, then the time might now be right for such a move.
or it could all still be bollocks.
or it could all still be bollocks.
