2014 / 2015 Silly Season. Drivers Market.

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Not to buy the Il_leone, as title sponsors.

 

[Greenlantern101]

To update the CONFIRMED list for 2015.

Merc - ___ & ___
RBR - DR & DK
Ferrari - ___ & ___
Williams - FM & VB
McLaren - ___ & ___
Lotus - PM & ___
ForceIn - NH & ___
Torro - MV & ___
Sauber - ME & FN
Marr - TBC & TBC
Cater - TBC & TBC

 

[The Artist.....]

Greenlantern101

Haven't Rosberg and Hamilton been confirmed for 2015; after all, Hamilton's contract goes through to the end of 2015, and Rosberg's through to the end of 2016? If these aren't confirmed, then I don't know how anyone else can be counted as confirmed either!

 

[Greenlantern101]

I think we have seen contracts get torn up too often. As far as I am aware Nico has not been officially announced by the team as driving for Mercedes next year and Hamiltons contract has not been renewed beyond the end of this season.

The same applies to Kimi. He has a contract but has not been confirmed by Ferrari as driving for the team next year.

It is also widely expected that Perez and Magnussen will be staying on but until the team announce / confirm their drivers for next year IMO they can't be counted as 'Confirmed'

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Sutil has demanded talks with Sauber after being replaced, I'm hoping these talks don't take place inside a wine bar.

 

[Greenlantern101]

BBWWWAaaaaahhhhhaaaaaaaaahhaaaaaa

All drinks being served in polystyrene cups.

 

[Incubus]

I think we have seen contracts get torn up too often. As far as I am aware Nico has not been officially announced by the team as driving for Mercedes next year and Hamiltons contract has not been renewed beyond the end of this season.'

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Not sure what you mean? Drivers under contract don't get "confirmed" by their team. What is there to confirm?

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Sutil has a contract with Sauber for 2015 yet their line up has been finalised without him.

 

[Il_leone]

contracts can be bought out and I don't think Sutil has leverage on his over what Nasr will bring

 

[The Artist.....]

Il_leone

This is a difficult one; if Sutil has a well written contract (which we don't know), and provided he has upheld his sides of the contract, it is very difficult to get a driver to move if they do not want to!

 

[Il_leone]

The Artist..... Sauber can honour the contract by paying him off if they don't want him to drive then fine unless it was proven expensive to pay him off rather than letting him drive the car

 

[The Artist.....]

Il_leone

That's exactly what I meant by saying "unless he has a well written contract"....

In 2010, Kimi Raikonnen was actually paid more by Ferrari than he would have been had he still been driving for them!!!

 

[Greenlantern101]

Incubus Well Alonso had a contract with Ferrari until 2016. And he has gone.

I think until a team actually state 'these are the drivers for next year' then you can take nothing for granted.

Or to put it another way I will be taking nothing for granted. You can do as you wish.

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

So Nasr is in, what about the guy who beat him to the 2014 GP2 title?

 

[Kamui-FastestChefInTheWorld]

The one who has been in GP2 for four years, and didn't get a single point in his first season? Sorry, Nasr's a better driver for me.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

All looking very messy at Sauber. Four drivers have race contracts (Sutil, Gutierrez, Van Der Garde, Nasr). The Contracts Recognition Board could be involved.

 

[Greenlantern101]

If the team don't want you to race, you wont be racing. The rest is just paper work.

 

[cider_and_toast]

And a lot of money that I thought Sauber didn't have?

 

[Bill Boddy]

Since no-one has made an official announcement at Ferrari it could still be that for next year their drivers will be Alonso, Vettel and Raikonnen. But who is going to be the Mercedes third driver?

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Susie Wollf?