Silly season 2016

[Nickel]

*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

Good god, why switch series to keep losing?

[superdowg316]

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

I can see it considering that him and Alex Wurz are close friends, but Mark Webber has been trying hard to get Jenson into WEC: http://autoaction.com.au/mark-webber-tw ... orts-cars/

IIRC as well, Button was also a candidate at some point to be in the third Porsche that Hulkenberg ended up winning with, wasn't he?

[iotar__]

*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

Good god, why switch series to keep losing?

A lot of money to drive fast cars ?

[if] So is it Vandoorne or Magnussen? I could try to guess if I knew who is making decisions at McLaren: Dennis, other owners, Honda, team's sporting and technical side. I thought they'd keep Button because lack of decision is the easiest and they have bigger problems but now I have no clue, although the sent some small signals with Magnussen looking at other teams and Boullier saying they wouldn't mind. That was before Button's supposed retirement.

[Jonnycraig]

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

I can see it considering that him and Alex Wurz are close friends, but Mark Webber has been trying hard to get Jenson into WEC: http://autoaction.com.au/mark-webber-tw ... orts-cars/

IIRC as well, Button was also a candidate at some point to be in the third Porsche that Hulkenberg ended up winning with, wasn't he?

He's also good friends with Antony Davidson and Mike Conway.

[Starscreamer]

Mercedes: Hamilton & Rosberg

Ferrari: Vettel & Raikkonen

Williams: Bottas & Massa

Red Bull: Ricciardo & Kyvat

Force India: Perez & Hülkenberg

Renault: Maldonado & Frijns

Toro Rosso: Verstappen & Sainz

Sauber: Nasr & Ericcson

McLaren: Alonso & Vandoorne

Manor: Rossi & Wehrlein

Haas: Guttierez & Grosjean

[Sevach]

Will we even have RBR and STR teams next season?

[langwadt]

*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

Good god, why switch series to keep losing?

afaik Toyota will switch to a turbo engine for 2016, if Porsche can do it why not Toyota

[langwadt]

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

Good god, why switch series to keep losing?

A lot of money to drive fast cars ?

[if] So is it Vandoorne or Magnussen? I could try to guess if I knew who is making decisions at McLaren: Dennis, other owners, Honda, team's sporting and technical side. I thought they'd keep Button because lack of decision is the easiest and they have bigger problems but now I have no clue, although the sent some small signals with Magnussen looking at other teams and Boullier saying they wouldn't mind. That was before Button's supposed retirement.

afaik neither of them really bring any money, but they are much cheaper than Jenson, I guess they could go for Vandoorne
thinking he is faster but until they make the car work that doesn't matter and trying to develop a car with a total rookie seems risky

[Wayne DR]

Renault: Maldonado & Frijns

Why would Renault/Lotus chose Frijns over Palmer, who has Friday practice experience...

[Racer X]

Renault: Maldonado & Frijns

Why would Renault/Lotus chose Frijns over Palmer, who has Friday practice experience...

Why would they chose Maldonado...... lol Don't they want to finish more then half the seasons races?

[Wayne DR]

Why would they chose Maldonado...... lol Don't they want to finish more then half the seasons races?

There is only ONE reason Crashdonado is on the grid, and that is the $50 million in PDVSA sponsorship he brings. They don't want him, just his cash!

When you consider that Manor is running at just over $80 million for a season, it is just too much to pass up.

Personally, I would like to see a special "Crashdonado" clause in the Sporting Regs. Whoever has him in their team can run a third pedal powered car especially for him, so they can have two real drivers!

[Wayne DR]

afaik neither of them really bring any money, but they are much cheaper than Jenson, I guess they could go for Vandoorne
thinking he is faster but until they make the car work that doesn't matter and trying to develop a car with a total rookie seems risky

I think read somewhere that Vandoorne's Contract with Mclaren says if he wins the GP2 Championship, they will get him a drive in 2016.

[FW17]

If Perez moves to Lotus/Renault F1 for next year it could possibly one of the worst driver pairings for the team. The two of them have absolutely no respect for each other. Don't see them working together.

[Sevach]

*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.

If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.

Good god, why switch series to keep losing?

This is WEC we are talking about, there are many ways to go and no guarantees that Porsche will be leading next year.

[WaikeCU]

Webber, Button and Hulkenberg in one car would be a mad lineup!