As the season starts to really unfold and performances for 2004 are showing, I wonder how it's going to line up next year. I know a lot of people speculate about this and have these wild dreams of JV joining ferrari and of other bizarre notions, but iut's going to be very interesting nontheless. I'm wondering given performance of teams and drivers, plus the contracts built in how the 2005 season will shape up team/driver wise. I see:
Ferrari:
MS
RB
-Like there was any doubt
Williams:
DC
Unknown
-I'm going out on a limb here, but it seems to me that since Ralf won't be with the team and monty leaving for McLaren, it's a good possibility that FW will seek to bring DC back into the williams fold. DC is fast and very experienced which I think FW is keen on getting. However seat #2 is entirely up in the air, since JB will almost certainly be staying at BAR and MW will only be gotten from flavio's clutches witha huge amount of money.
McLaren:
KR
JPM
- Already figured out, can't wait to see what happens.
BAR:
Jensen Button
Takuma Sato
-Most people don;t care for Sato, but given his relative speed and consistency, I doubt that Honda will let it's favorite son go.
Renault:
FA
Mark Webber
-Let's face it, MW is wasting his time a Jag and FB knows it. He'll move Jarno trulli off and bring in the Aussie to help push FA all the harder.
Sauber:
GF
FM
-I really doubt the team will dump GF until the end of his 2 year contract, and given the ferrarisauber partnerhsip I doubt that FM will be given the door, again.
Jag:
Klein
Unknown Pay Driver
-15million will definetly retain Klein's seat (as long as red bull stays cooperative) but the team will most likely pick up another pay driver.
Jordan:
Unknown Pay Driver
Unknown Pay Driver
-Unless something radical happens, it's further down the tubes for EJ and his folks......
Toyota:
Cristiano DaMatta
Unknown
-CDM's aa good boy for toyota and has some fan appeal in america, so he's worth keeping at this stage. No idea for 2nd seat, doubt it will be a pay driver though.
Minardi:
Pay Driver
Pay Driver
-The more things change the more they stay the same.
any information/views anyone else has would be greatly appreicated.
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