2014 driver line up market

[Greenlantern101]

Hmm I think I will wait for an official announcement before believing Force India have agreed their driver line up this early. It was FI that only agreed their drivers at the start of the third and final test last year.

 

[Il_leone]

I'm frustrated with both Farce India and Team Lopes ( full of false identities)

Farce india seem happy to be midfield team and snatch the odd podium and the way the team management seems to make decisions is a typical Indian way ( no disrespect) to business management - leave it right to the last minute and its usually a bit of rush

Team Lopes

- You've got a team that could be challenging for race wins and titles and you want a driver who brings £30m over one of the top performers this season

- That money is probably going to be spent on repair bills and the race results will probably be not as good

This will be the 2nd time in Nico Hulkenberg's career that Maldonado has messed up his F1 career if its true that Lotus have gone with Pastor

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives Sauber with Perez and 1 other driver not Gutierrez though

 

[Greenlantern101]

twitter feeds are having a nervous breakdown, the rumour mill is in top gear today.
Silly season is a good description.

 

[RasputinLives]

Brundle said someone told him its def Hulkenberg and Perez at Force India. However he didn't seem to believe it was a done deal either.

Il_leone I honestly think if you put Guttierrez and Perez in the same team next year Guttierrez would come out on top.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Reports in Germany suggest that Hulkenberg and Force India is a done deal.

Di Resta will choose Indy Car over DTM if he's left without an F1 drive IMO.

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives
Hulkenberg is an exceptional driver so its very difficult to say how good Gutierrez is but its fair to say Perez is a solid driver not a potential world class driver

- Sergio seems to make noises that he is happy he is now leaving and he wants to prove Whitmarsh wrong

Hulkenberg would thrash Perez at Force India I have no doubt

 

[Il_leone]

It seems like in Germany Hulkenberg has rejoined Force India because he is fed up with Lopes and all the other dickheads at Genii Capital who knows absolute about F1

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Pérez and Hülkenberg at FI according to The Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...whitmarsh-sergio-perez-force-india?CMP=twt_gu

 

[RasputinLives]

Rumours have it Charles Pic will be the one leaving Caterham and he does have a healthy budget and has been linked with a move to Sauber on previous occasions so maybe he'll end up there.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

ScarbsF1 adds that Sauber are closing in on Maldonado. This is getting quite interesting!
[edit] I assumed he was a shoe-in at Lotus?

 

[FB]

Aren't Williams supposed to have a contract with PDVSA for 2014? Looks like the Venezuelan Government could be coughing up twice to indulge Pastor.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Autosport seem to think Maldo to Lotus though he's had 'advanced talks' with Sauber.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111606
Wish he'd go to Sauber - no offence for Sauber fans but just feel Lotus stand a better chance than them next year so deserve a better driver than Maldo!

 

[FB]

Who could end up in the second Lotus seat if Hulkenberg goes back to FI?

 

[sushifiesta]

FB I think I read somewhere that PDVSA and Williams had agreed to Williams by mutual consent.... yes there's an article here: http://en.espnf1.com/williams/motorsport/story/134663.html . It suggests that Williams received a hefty pay off though.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Maldonado is really fecking up this driver market can't he just do his deal and let the rest follow now .

 

[Jen]

Don't say that HammydiRestarules, he'll just speed up and have several off.

 

[sushifiesta]

Maldonado is really fecking up this driver market, can't he just fuck off?

Fixed.

 

[teabagyokel]

If Maldonado's deal hits the skids, that won't be entirely unexpected...

 

[Greenlantern101]

and fucking awesome