2014 driver line up market

[RasputinLives]

Il_leone you don't think the fact Van Der Garde's father-in-law has just bought a big chunk of Force India might push them in the dirrction of hiring him over Perez?

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Maldo @ Lotus announcement expected this afternoon apparently.

 

[sushifiesta]

 

[Greenlantern101]

At least it will get the drivers market moving again. Its all rather stagnant this week.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Maldo and Grosjean both confirmed at Lotus.
http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/11/29/lotus-finally-confirms-maldonado-deal/

 

[Josephiah]

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

(edit: I've no objection to Grosjean of course; quite the opposite!)

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives
Possibly if that means there would be an influx of Dutch sponsorship for FI - apparently Perez has $10m sponsorship

so would a company like Orange want to sponsor Force India - that orange livery is an opportunity to brand your name I must admit
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Maldonado 's deal with Lotus -

1) FInancial sense it means Lotus get essentially free engines with Pastor's sponsorship covering that cost element plus his wages

2) Practical sense Lotus are a weaker team - they can't afford to run two top drivers who are going to be consistent in fighting for podiums and wins

3) It makes a mockery that it is suppose to be a top team in F1 and yet it running a pay driver


I hope Grosjean wipes the floor off Pastor because it looks like they are going to be candidates for disappointment of 2014 already with this line up - I don;t expect them to be as strong for constructors championship

I hope Pastor gets booted out of F1

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Hulkenburg to Force India - really not a good career move unless the car turns out to be a blinder

Sutil to Sauber - lucky he still has an F1 drive it has to be said


One remaining Sauber seat - anyone's guess but it appears Di Resta is out of F1 for this season

 

[RasputinLives]

Sutil to Sauber? has that been confirmed?

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Capri-sun and Jose Cuervo. Interesting cocktail. Might have to try that.

 

[sobriety]

Capri-sun and Jose Cuervo. Interesting cocktail. Might have to try that.

MY THUMBS HAVE GONE WIERD!!!!

 

[teabagyokel]

Can't just mix liquids on F1 cars: Shell and Martini would be disgusting.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Yeh I can't stand Martini.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Diaego have missed a trick sponsoring McLaren. Their Smirnoff brand would go perfectly with the Austrian team. Maybe they could get Jaegermeister to sponsor them too.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

So Crashtor is now at Lotus uber .


Hulkenberg and Perez to Force India.


Leaving my poor di Resta out in the cold .

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives It seems to be the conjecture that Sutil will go to Sauber and swap seats with Hulkenberg effectively

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[RasputinLives]

It is? I've not seen that anywhere.

 

[Il_leone]

RasputinLives

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/25158108

Read about Hulkenburg's seat in the article seems to say Sutil will get it

 

[Il_leone]

Pastor whingeing Williams held him back - a good job before he junks a lot more chassis into the wall

 

[teabagyokel]

They tried to hold him back when the was pointing at walls and opponents but didn't manage it.

Grosjean suddenly the sensible one at Lotus.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

And Hulkenberg to Force India:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111717