Andy_Bangle Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 McLaren: Valtteri Bottas will stick with the team for another season. Lewis Hamilton entering the last season of a three-year contract signed at the end of 2015. Ferrari: Vettel and Raikkonen stay put. Red Bull: Ricciardo and Verstappen staying at RBR. Haas: Grosjean and Magnussen sticking with Haas. Renault: Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Hulkenberg. That leaves Toro Rosso, Williams, and Sauber each with two seats open, one seat still available at Force India (alongside Esteban Ocon) and another McLaren, which is expected to keep Stoffel Vandoorne but awaits Fernando Alonso's decision now that it's switching to Renault power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andy_Bangle said: McLaren: Valtteri Bottas will stick with the team for another season. Lewis Hamilton entering the last season of a three-year contract signed at the end of 2015. Ferrari: Vettel and Raikkonen stay put. Red Bull: Ricciardo and Verstappen staying at RBR. Haas: Grosjean and Magnussen sticking with Haas. Renault: Carlos Sainz Jr. and Nico Hulkenberg. That leaves Toro Rosso, Williams, and Sauber each with two seats open, one seat still available at Force India (alongside Esteban Ocon) and another McLaren, which is expected to keep Stoffel Vandoorne but awaits Fernando Alonso's decision now that it's switching to Renault power. Mercedes? Quite a coup for McLaren to get Hamilton and Bottas Edited September 14, 2017 by Cuprabob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted September 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, Cuprabob said: Mercedes? Quite a coup for McLaren to get Hamilton and Bottas Sorry, was thinking of 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted September 14, 2017 Report Share Posted September 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Andy_Bangle said: Sorry, was thinking of 2019 Touché Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Palmer is out of job at the end of the season (or even before), he hoping for Massa's seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 I know Palmer has been unlucky but I just don't see the spark with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Conversely, I just think he is COMPLETELY out of his depth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just can't warm to him at all unfortunately, he isn't a character. There are a good few people offering other angles in F1 these days which is good he just comes across as dull and too corporate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 13 hours ago, CarMad said: Just can't warm to him at all unfortunately, he isn't a character. There are a good few people offering other angles in F1 these days which is good he just comes across as dull and too corporate. It's an interesting commentary on the current state of Formula One that this seems more important than how good a driver he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not really, I guess when I talk about him as a person I'm also commenting on how he drives although thats not how it reads, but I've made that point already. No spark on or off the track, solid maybe but exciting to watch or showing much potential, no. More than happy to be proven wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Not so much a comment on your comment as a general observation. I tend to avoid the whole circus and just watch the race (if I bother with that), so I see less of the drivers out of the car and care less about what kind of personality they portray. I suppose you could think of it as a coping mechanism on my behalf to make sure I see as little as possible of Hamilton being a tiresome tw@t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Robert Kubica and Paul di Resta will both test for Williams in Hungary later this month in bid to land a 2018 seat. http://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/41483083 I think Kubica will destroy PDR on the test day, bringing a big bank balance and PR bonus to the team, Massa won't be happy as his seat they're contesting. Edited October 3, 2017 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 I think PDR will get it as that's who young Lance would prefer and his money has a big say at Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Attraction to the team would surely be Robert Kubica as a come back. I doubt he will every get back to show the potential he was starting to show before the accident, but I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted October 3, 2017 Report Share Posted October 3, 2017 Another advantage PDR has is there are literally millions of Sky viewers petitioning Williams to give him a drive just to get him off the telly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2017 The biggest issue with Kubica is season long fitness is unknown. I'd like to see him take a Sauber seat next year, ideally Ericsson's as he's just a waste of grid space, always finishing +2 laps down. F1 should also get rid of Palmer & Kvyat to make room for some fresh talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Nando is staying put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Jenson Button has just lost his "job" to a 17-year-old, Lando Norris will replace Jenson as McLaren reserve/test driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Word on the street is that Martini want Di Resta in the Williams next year ahead of Kubica. It would seem that once he starts talking everyone turns to drink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) Toro Rosso goes with Gasly & Hartley for 2018, the only seats left up for grabs next season are at Sauber, and one at Williams (to replace Felipe Massa). Although according to some reports (which Williams deny) Kubica has signed a two-contract with Williams. Edited November 21, 2017 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 A good young couple of drives nice to see from Toro Rosso. Will be interesting to see how Kubica does if he does indeed sign for Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted November 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 10 hours ago, CarMad said: A good young couple of drives nice to see from Toro Rosso. Agreed, it's a shame that so many teams are just chasing the money (Williams/Sauber...) instead of investing in fresh talent, won't be long before every driver is over 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted December 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2017 Planet F1 reports that Williams has set its sights on Sergey Sirotkin to fill the vacant seat left behind by Felipe Massa. While Kubica reportedly impressed during the two-day Pirelli tire test, Sirotkin was also fast and brings with him significant sponsorship backing of roughly $15 million a year. A deal with Sirotkin has yet to be reached and even if one can’t be reached, Kubica won’t be the back-up for Williams. Instead, axed Toro Rosso driver Daniil Kvyat is said to be the team’s second choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuprabob Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Kvyat given Ferrari development driver role... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) . Edited January 16, 2018 by Andy_Bangle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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