Silly Season 2011 Thread

[nacho]

Kimi is a genuine Lada guy, I think his first car was a Lada.

[marcush.]

rumour was spread on RTL f1 broadcaster in germany that Ferrari is trying to place Massa with Sauber in 2011 and Kubica is joining the Squad...

[raymondu999]

Heidfeld to Renault then? :s

[marcush.]

I´m not sure if there is any substance to it ..it should have spread quick...but it did not..all made up stuff at this time?

[ESPImperium]

This Mess makes the Kubica-Fererri-Massa-Sauber thing look like a easy one to solve:

http://adamcooperf1.com/2010/09/22/batt ... otus-name/
http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2010/09/ ... -malaysia/

Team Lotus-Renault and Lotus ART-Toyota for 2011 any one??? We got 2 Red Bull teams, why not 2 Lotus teams???

[donskar]

rumour was spread on RTL f1 broadcaster in germany that Ferrari is trying to place Massa with Sauber in 2011 and Kubica is joining the Squad...

Good silly season stuff, but it does fit rumors from earlier this season AND Ferrari's past practice.

IMHO opinion, it would be a good move. Massa is a fine driver, but he is as good as he is going to get (no "upside"). Kubica IMHO is on the rise.

[raymondu999]

Just a silly question... but just wondering. How shocking would it be to everyone, if by some bizarre incident, Nick Heidfeld gets pole position in Singapore, and reveals that it's actually Kobayashi and delaRosa who aren't up to scratch in the first place?

[ESPImperium]

^^^ That place on the grid has got Red Bulls name on it IMO.

If theres a saftey car, more likley when, id expect Sauber to put Kobiyashai and Heidfeld on a strategy very simmilar to Valencia.

But id expect to start to hear more silliness before the end of the season, but id expect to see Lotus Racing change its name at this race to Team Lotus, as well as see them officially announce the Renault Engine/Gearbox/KERS aggreement for 2011 and 2012, confirm their line up for 2011 and posibly a couple of other plans.

[raymondu999]

I know that the RedBulls will probably take pole, and probably even a front row, but it was just a fun hypothetical thought

[ESPImperium]

It would be total fantasy if he did take pole tho!!

[rfs]

McLaren (as they were at the end of 2007) are after Vettel: http://uk.autoblog.com/2010/09/15/whitm ... gn-vettel/

Vettel has spoken about Mclaren: http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/2432 ... tion-open/

But who would make way? I think Lewis and Jenson will be there for a while. And in any case, why would Vettel leave a team that has Adrian Newey building such fast cars for him?

[andrew]

If Ferrari are still aiming for Vettel, I guess this would be his first choice rather than McLaren. Even if the car is a dog there is still the allure of Ferrari.

[segedunum]

rumour was spread on RTL f1 broadcaster in germany that Ferrari is trying to place Massa with Sauber in 2011 and Kubica is joining the Squad...

This one has been swirling for a while that a deals will be done for Webber, Kubica and/or Massa regardless of their contracts for next year.

[marcush.]

Again this time with sport1 FP1+2 broadcasters the issue of Massa to be transferred to Ferrari came up as more or less a fact...maybe Massas lack of speed is one indication..dip in motivation?

[aral]

rumour was spread on RTL f1 broadcaster in germany that Ferrari is trying to place Massa with Sauber in 2011 and Kubica is joining the Squad...

This one has been swirling for a while that a deals will be done for Webber, Kubica and/or Massa regardless of their contracts for next year.

Alln three have issued seperate statements, stating that there is absolutely no truth in these rumours. Thats all they are, rumours.