2014 / 2015 Silly Season. Drivers Market.
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I think Ricciardo is the hot property if his contract expires at the end of this season; Ferrari and Mclaren will be very keen to have him, I'm sure. Other key personnel on teams' wish lists will be Kvyat and Bottas who, if they're available would make very attractive propositions to teams with space for a No2 driver (Ferrari? McLaren? Red Bull?).
Button's less of a player here, although he is a lovely boy.
Button's less of a player here, although he is a lovely boy.
Il_leone
World Champion
Mercedes - no change both under contract and with the fastest car so why swap
Red Bull - no change - Ricciardo impresses and Vettel has very little options that would have been better than RB
Ferrari - Alonso and Hulkenberg - I think Nando is up for one more go before he considers the jump unless he falls out with Luca like Prost did with previous regime
Hulkenberg for KR - I am sure someone at Maranello is not impressed with his performances with the money paid for him
Mclaren - JB and K Mag - Can't see Mclaren changing the line up unless its one of the top 3 who have a fall out with their teams
Force India - Perez because of the money he brings and Jundaciala to keep Mercedes sweet
Lotus - Grosjean and Vergne. Time to get rid of Pastor
Sauber - Bianchi and Sirotkin -
As part of the Ferrari development Jules will move to Sauber
Sirotkin as part of the Russian movement
Toro Rosso - Kyvat and the next RB junior driver
Caterham - Sutil and Erikson
Marussia - Chilton and another Ferrari driver
Red Bull - no change - Ricciardo impresses and Vettel has very little options that would have been better than RB
Ferrari - Alonso and Hulkenberg - I think Nando is up for one more go before he considers the jump unless he falls out with Luca like Prost did with previous regime
Hulkenberg for KR - I am sure someone at Maranello is not impressed with his performances with the money paid for him
Mclaren - JB and K Mag - Can't see Mclaren changing the line up unless its one of the top 3 who have a fall out with their teams
Force India - Perez because of the money he brings and Jundaciala to keep Mercedes sweet
Lotus - Grosjean and Vergne. Time to get rid of Pastor
Sauber - Bianchi and Sirotkin -
As part of the Ferrari development Jules will move to Sauber
Sirotkin as part of the Russian movement
Toro Rosso - Kyvat and the next RB junior driver
Caterham - Sutil and Erikson
Marussia - Chilton and another Ferrari driver
I really hope for next year we can flush away the turds called Maldonado, Guteirez, and Sutil.
Time to give some champions from the lower formula a chance. Drivers with actual talent.
Time to give some champions from the lower formula a chance. Drivers with actual talent.
FB
What car kit is that pizza oven? I think a GTO wagon would be cool.
What car kit is that pizza oven? I think a GTO wagon would be cool.
I suspect that both JB and KR will be gone next season, leaving only FA of the "geriatric three" who are doing nothing but getting slower each year. FA will be gone when his Red Menace contract is up. It is time for an infusion of fresh young talent.
If only there were a dislike button...
Sorry, but Age gets all of us.
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Maybe, but you do know you disrespected three world champions and the most successful formula one team in F1 history in a single sentence, not to mention that Damon Hill wasn't very much younger than them before he even entered formula one and he got one WDC when he was 36 and really should have been a double world champion by rights, plus Schumacher gained a world championship when he was older than all of them.
In my opinion writing them off as geriatrics is a massive insult, they have earned their seats in F1 and shouldn't be cast aside like yesterdays rubbish.
Also where is the evidence that they are getting slower year by year? The only one of the three you mention who is getting beaten by his teammate is Kimi but then he is in the same team as Alonso, as for Button none of the so called young talent can even touch him on speed and race craft, as has been proven over the last one and a half years..
In my opinion writing them off as geriatrics is a massive insult, they have earned their seats in F1 and shouldn't be cast aside like yesterdays rubbish.
Also where is the evidence that they are getting slower year by year? The only one of the three you mention who is getting beaten by his teammate is Kimi but then he is in the same team as Alonso, as for Button none of the so called young talent can even touch him on speed and race craft, as has been proven over the last one and a half years..
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So, are you saying that F1 drivers are magically exempted from basic biological laws? If so, isn't it "disrespecting" Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, John Surtees and Sir Jackie Stewart to not be offering them drives? And, since Ferrari have two of the oldest drivers in F1, how can you be so sure that their performance can be placed entirely on the car? Ferrari has been in decline since FA joined. Is that coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.
There is a reason you don't see very many old fighter pilots. As I recall, Germany requires theirs to retire from the cockpit by age 39. Why? Because their reflexes are slowing down. Biological fact.
There is a reason you don't see very many old fighter pilots. As I recall, Germany requires theirs to retire from the cockpit by age 39. Why? Because their reflexes are slowing down. Biological fact.
Il_leone
World Champion
Ferrari's more to do with the fact Luca is back at the helm and they let people like Todt, and Brawn go. Plus the fact they can't throw money and simply test and their wind tunnel was found to be out of date. Off course when you have unlimited testing with two test drivers and a No 2 for Schumacher ...it is easy to see why he was so dominant
Alonso has finished 2nd 3 times in an inferior car to Vettel's Red Bull and people still call him the best all round driver on the grid . I don't have the same view about Raikkonen as he's proven to be a waste of money for Ferrari
The 1st surprise for 2015 is in.
http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/2015-pastor-confirmed-and-more-to-come/
http://www.lotusf1team.com/news-archive/2015-pastor-confirmed-and-more-to-come/
GOD DAM IT
Il_leone
World Champion
I guess it means Grosjean may find himself without a seat in F1 if Lopez wants to please Mercedes with a Merc backed driver or German driver
Merc engines should push the team forward ahead of Sauber but not sure if they can beat Force India with the money issues they have
I wish Lopes and his Genii crones would just
off and let him some proper F1 people run the team
I thought it was silly season, not plain stupid season.
He must still be in the black in the damage cost of repairs and money donated to keep a tit in a seat equation....
Interesting comment from Lauda. Looks like Alonso can't buy his way out unless Ferrari agree. Assuming Lauda is correct.
