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Ferrari confirmed it will not introduce new engine in this weekend’s Italian GP, instead it intends to extend the development time of its fourth and most likely final specification power unit for the 2017 Championship.
Wow! Like to see that crystal ball you have there. What makes you believe Mercedes will remove Bottas? Or, would it not be better to hire Vettel than Alonso considering he's only going to be 30 next year?dren wrote:It'll be for Mercedes, but if Alonso leaves for Mercedes, he'll likely be at Mclaren... unless Hamilton jumps ship at Mercedes, too.
Even Marchione was pretty cautious when he spoke tomorrow, just saying that the car was better than expected.GPR-A wrote:What a pleasant change indeed. All that chest thumping has been overshadowed with complete restraint. Same goes for Ferrari fans. Whatever happens with the first race, I hope this change of attitude is permanent.
How is it logical that without a seating available at merc Vettel will want to change from a team which last year scored more points than McLaren the whole hybrid era combined (with more than 100 its difference)? It would be more reasonable for him to go to Findia or Renault for the look of things. True that Mclaren can indeed do a big jump this year, but there is zero indication of that so far. Quite the contrary I would say... but who knows?? Just seems you have a very partial and completely unfounded visiondren wrote:I expect Mclaren to make a nice improvement this year. How much is yet to be seen. But, saying Vettel goes to potentially Mclaren is only logical if a seat at Mercedes isn't open due to Alonso making the jump.
Since Bottas is only signed to a one year deal, I'd say Mercedes replaces him with Vettel or Alonso if Bottas doesn't perform to a similar level that Rosberg did.
Big Mangalhit wrote:How is it logical that without a seating available at merc Vettel will want to change from a team which last year scored more points than McLaren the whole hybrid era combined (with more than 100 pts difference)? It would be more reasonable for him to go to Findia or Renault for the look of things. True that Mclaren can indeed do a big jump this year, but there is zero indication of that so far. Quite the contrary I would say... but who knows?? Just seems you have a very partial and completely unfounded visiondren wrote:I expect Mclaren to make a nice improvement this year. How much is yet to be seen. But, saying Vettel goes to potentially Mclaren is only logical if a seat at Mercedes isn't open due to Alonso making the jump.
Since Bottas is only signed to a one year deal, I'd say Mercedes replaces him with Vettel or Alonso if Bottas doesn't perform to a similar level that Rosberg did.
That's my point. You can see the tension building over the last two years. It's obvious a lot of effort went into the car this year. If it fails to win races and challenge for the championship, the pressure from the top is going to cause an implosion. Allison was smart and got out of there. I see Vettel likely leaving, too, especially if a Mercedes seat is open.Vasconia wrote:Unless there is an enormous crisis inside the team Vettel won´t leave Ferrari, the only real chance would be if he can join Mercedes. But, does he really want to be in the same team with Lewis? I doubt it.