2014 / 2015 Silly Season. Drivers Market.

[FB]

From here:http://formula1.ferrari.com/ferrari-driver-academy

At the moment, there are five drivers in the Ferrari nursery: Jules Bianchi, Raffaele Marciello, Antonio Fuoco, Lance Stroll and Guanyu Zhou. - See more at: http://formula1.ferrari.com/ferrari-driver-academy#sthash.Z1NWTweS.dpuf

 

[Il_leone]

thanks FB

Seems like Kimi is getting a reprieve as Ferrari do not have any academy drivers ready

unless someone still thinks Hulkenberg is worth a punt now but it appears he is not putting Perez in the shade as I thought

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29604437

 

[Il_leone]

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2014/10/16503.html

Its all well having a test but he won't get into F1 just look at Valsecchi being messed about

 

[Il_leone]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/29622051 getting even more silly

 

[Bill Boddy]

I seem to remember that Boulier rubbished Alonso when he joined Renault just after Alonso left. Has he changed his mind, or was it just for show?

 

[Il_leone]

Bill Boddy Yes Bouillier blamed Alonso for leaving the team in disarray

 

[cider_and_toast]

A well timed public show of support for the current driver line up could do two things, relieve a bit of pressure on them so that they can focus on racing until the end of the season. McLaren are almost certainly too far behind Ferrari to catch them now but with double points who knows? There has been a slight up turn in their performance in the last two races and with Ferrari now struggling with one driver going and one driver not performing as they would have liked, who knows what may happen.

Secondly, a public show of support for the two current drivers may put pressure on anyone wishing to join the team to either make his mind up or accept a deal that's on the table knowing that if he doesn't the team isn't too worried because they've still got a line up they can work with. While Alonso would bring a great deal to the McLaren party, there is a lot of baggage to be ditched first. (on both sides).

 

[Mephistopheles]

Il_leone I do not see anything silly in that report..

 

[Incubus]

That's true cider_and_toast but ultimately it might not make a lot of difference if, as many suspect, everything was already decided a long time ago and it's just a matter of sorting out one or two of the finer legal points before anyone may be in a position to officially confirm anything.
We just don't know what it is yet.

 

[FB]

If Button and Alonso were to team up at McLaren it would be a bit like Dad's Army racing Says he who's 10 years older than both

 

[F1Yorkshire]

http://sniffpetrol.com/2014/10/15/alonsos-options-for-2015/#.VD46KfldU8R

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

Says he who's 10 years older than both

Is that put together?

 

[FB]

You know I cry myself to sleep every night Chad Stewarthill

 

[Greenlantern101]

Now Alonso is going to race for Audi at the WEC.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/d...umours/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Incubus]

I've heard a rumour that Alonso has agreed a sensational deal to donate spare body parts to each and every team on the grid to be mounted on each car's air intake so that a little part of him is guaranteed to win the 2015 WDC.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Lot more rumours about Button leaving to join Webber in the Endurance series, Alonso to McLaren looking more definite now. If Button does retire from F1 what will Mephistopheles do?

 

[Road of Bones]

Be angry about it, of course! (mind you, so will I...)

 

[Bill Boddy]

Who covers the Endurance series?

 

[Greenlantern101]

Eurosport

 

[Road of Bones]

I think Motors TV do as well.