Adrian Sutil has secured a deal with Sauber to ensure himself a race seat for 2014. He will effectively make the inverse move of Nico Hulkenberg who joined Force India following his departure at Sauber.
It's the old right place right time conundrum, dan has got both if those right, now he has to make good in 2014 which I think he will.raymondu999 wrote: I have to admit at this point that it doesn't look that way. But whether or not Dan deserves the seat more than say a Hulkenberg or a Grosjean is a different issue (not that they're in the running for that seat)
Dan was certainly at the right place at the right time, and I don't blame him for that, as I don't blame Vettel for being the better STR driver at the time of DC's retirement.djos wrote:It's the old right place right time conundrum, dan has got both if those right, now he has to make good in 2014 which I think he will.raymondu999 wrote: I have to admit at this point that it doesn't look that way. But whether or not Dan deserves the seat more than say a Hulkenberg or a Grosjean is a different issue (not that they're in the running for that seat)
It's a Shame hulk isn't at Ferrari with Alonso next yeah IMO.
Oh that's harsh comparing Dan to a wannabe like Perez!raymondu999 wrote:Dan was certainly at the right place at the right time, and I don't blame him for that, as I don't blame Vettel for being the better STR driver at the time of DC's retirement.djos wrote:It's the old right place right time conundrum, dan has got both if those right, now he has to make good in 2014 which I think he will.raymondu999 wrote: I have to admit at this point that it doesn't look that way. But whether or not Dan deserves the seat more than say a Hulkenberg or a Grosjean is a different issue (not that they're in the running for that seat)
It's a Shame hulk isn't at Ferrari with Alonso next yeah IMO.
Whether Dan is deserving of a top drive or not I'm not so sure. In my mind at the moment he's more Perez-level than Hulkenberg/Grosjean-level.
Having seen Vergnes interview on Sky at Korea, his run of poor results since Britain is no surprise. The bloke looked completely destroyed and at the risk of this becoming a driver thread, I actually agree with him that Ricciardo is no better than him.djos wrote:So after Dan scored 60% of STR's points this year and comprehensively out qualified JEV, does anyone still think JEV deserves the RBR seat more than Dan?
I dont see a great difference between the two drivers though Ricciardo has been more consistent through the season.djos wrote:Even well before the announcement it was blatantly obvious Dan was the faster of the two drivers.
No.dren wrote:Doesn't Sauber have Russian money coming in now?
I thought a driver and his manager talking with the bosses of a team he hasn't officially signed with after his last race for a team he's known to be leaving would be a significant thing.Manoah2u wrote:why is it so interesting, we all know he's linked to the lotus seat, right?
Meaning Hulk didn't have the required sponsorship $$$. The Mexican loot has run out, time for Sauber to panic...Jonnycraig wrote:Adam Cooper claims Sauber turned down keeping Hulk:
http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/11/27/hulk ... -him-down/
