It is beginning to look as though Carlos Sainz Jr may well be lucky in not getting the chance to drive a Caterham.
Kobayashi out at Caterham?
- Thread starter Shogun
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Have the rules changed on driver changes? I thought you could only run four drivers per season in races; Andrea Moda were forced to keep Perry McCarthy for this reason.
I thought HRT ran into that issue in 2010 as well. I hope its still in place as you're making a mockery of the sport if you run more than 4 drivers.
Simtek ran 5 drivers in 1994, but one suspects that they were treated somewhat more leniently in this regard, for understandable reasons.
rufus_mcdufus
Champion Elect
Kamui's back for Monza:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115683
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115683
Apparently Lotterrer turned down the drive when told that Merhi would be in for Friday Morning practice.
They're trying to pay the bills I assume. Obviously it can't continue this way much longer though.
Dario Resta
Podium Finisher
Unfortunately, I think you're right. I'm a little surprised that Kamui can't drum up a bit more cash from Japan though. As things stand they won't get past the end of the season.
Maybe Kobash can pull off a miracle at Monza
Shogun
Rookie
Dario Resta Why invest in a driver when the car and the team are a dumpster fire? As much as Im a Koba fan, I wouldnt invest in him while he's with Caterham. Talk to me when he's with a more competitive team.
Dario Resta
Podium Finisher
I see your point, but surely any investor would want to keep him in the car. At least that way he can show what he can do and maybe end up somewhere better next year?
soccerman17
Race Winner
Definitely understand why you wouldn't want to invest in Kobayashi. I wouldn't. Caterham is absolutely irrelevant right now and its impossible for him to show what he can do because the car is so bad. Ya sure he can go around dominating Ericsson but that doesn't say much now does it?
Shogun
Rookie
The problem is that the car cant match the driver's potential. Youd be better off to grease the palms of a mid-level team to hire him next year or at least give him a one-off race to show what he can do in a decent car.
The problem there is that the decent cars have already attracted the big name drivers and why would they want to upset their championship hopes by bringing in an unknown. This will be why so many of the larger teams have adopted a smaller one.
Shogun
Rookie
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kobayashi-not-happy-with-caterham-situation/ I cant say that Im surprised and if I were Koba, Id do my job but make it very clear to them that Im not happy and go elsewhere when my contract is up.
Where can he go though?
Shogun
Rookie
Bill Boddy Honestly, I think he goes sports car racing or does Indycars.
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