Silly Season 2011/2012

[Tozza Mazza]

My prediction for lineups, including predictions for 2011 constructors/drivers champs (ish).

Red Bull Racing - Renault
1 - Sebastian Vettel
2 - Mark Webber

Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes
3 - Jenson Button
4 - Lewis Hamilton

Scuderia Ferrari
5 - Fernando Alonso
6 - Felipe Massa

Mercedes GP Petronas
7 - Nico Rosberg
8 - Michael Schumacher

Lotus (Renault) GP - Renault
9 - Bruno Senna
10 - Robert Kubica

Force India F1 - Mercedes
11 - Paul Di Resta
12 - Nico Hulkenberg

Scuderia Toro Rosso - Ferrari
14 - Jaime Alguesuari
15 - Daniel Riccardio

Sauber F1 Team - Ferrari
16 - Kamui Kobayashi
17 - Sergio Perez

Williams F1 - Renault
18 - Pastor Maldonado
19 - Kimi Raikkonnen

Team Lotus/Team Caterham/Team AirAsia - Renault
20 - Heikki Kovaleinen
21 - Charles Pic

Marussia Virgin Racing - Cosworth
22 - Timo Glock (Poor Guy, he's still really quick IMO)
23 - Vitaly Petrov or some other Russian hotshot

HRT F1 Team - Cosworth
24 & 25 - THE HIGHEST BIDDER

[raymondu999]

That sensational headline bears little resemblance to what was said ...

“He’s turned a corner in everything he’s done, his life, his loves and his love of motor sport."

Which is why I linked the actual video rather than an article

[Trailer23]

Adrian Sutil is getting a bit eagar to know about his future with Force India. He wants to have a sitdown with Vijay Mallaya (soon). Apparently he just can't wait till December to know about his future.


http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/10/2 ... 9920111024

I think its clear by now that he's headed out to make room for Nico Hülkenberg.

What're his options? WilliamsF1...

[raymondu999]

I don't think anything's clear from that specific event. If you were him you would want that too. If you waited until after December to start looking, all the good seats would be taken.

[Richard]

Looks like they had a "drum-off" to decide who gets the seat.

To be serious though, why Hulkenberg? While surprised that Sutil is matched by a rookie, he's not slow either. If this goes through, then FI will have two very green drivers. Who is funding them?

[dren]

Sutil is pretty consistent. He'd be a good #2 somewhere.

[Trailer23]

I was thinking if Eric Boullier would consider giving a race seat to Sutil if Kubica wasn't able to recover by next year.

I think having two drivers (Senna & Grosjean)with very less experience would put a dent on their Championship position. In 5 Races, Senna has only scored once (9th) in a car which is supposed to be fast & consistant.

I know i've kinda put Vitaly Petrov out of this equation (for some reason).

[munudeges]

Well, Sutil is quite a competent driver, fast and consistent, with money and backing. I wonder why he would be getting dumped.

[dren]

He's kind of the next Nick Heidfeld. Consistent, occasionally quick, fairly reliable. Maybe he hit the wrong guy in that bar incident...

[Trailer23]

Nico Hülkenberg seems to have sealed the deal with Force India for next year.

That being said, Adrian Sutil apeears to have already been dropped by Force India (according to Autosport magazine).


http://www.planet-f1.com/driver/3213/72 ... rce-India-

[raymondu999]

Yes the smart money seems to say that it's a done deal. However I don't think it's very smart to be quoting Planet F1 - not a very popular site on this forum

[dren]

agree, they aren't the most reliable with the news

[raymondu999]

And a VERY bad track record of over-sensationalising headlines

[dren]

Yes, agree 100% with that. That was the first F1 site and forum I started frequenting, but I quickly shifted away.

[Gaara]

Kimi Raikkonen: WRC or F1?

http://www.f1zone.net/news/raikkonen-f1-or-wrc/9790/

A good article.