Driver Silly season in full swing - Page 5

Peralta · 23 Jul 2009, 02:47 (Ref:2506400)

Jeremy are you really Mario

csirl · 23 Jul 2009, 09:31 (Ref:2506481)

JV is past it. Will be a big expensive mistake for USF1 if he is signed by them.

strider · 23 Jul 2009, 10:01 (Ref:2506495)

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Originally Posted by jakabodix

First off, hello all.

Re. Guerrieri, I remember him doing the last year of F3000 and being quick, despite being only 19. In fact his pace in all of the series he's competed in has been impressive, but he always seems to be having to take a step back rather than a step forward. From F3000 he dropped back to Formula 3 and as you say he's gone from WSR to racing saloons in his home country. I would assume then that he lacks sufficient funding to progress up the ladder.

The chances of him getting an F1 drive are pretty minimal but I fully agree that he's a quick racer who deserves his chance at a higher level.

Hello jakabodix and welcome to the forum, especially since you're agreeing what I said about Esteban!

Funding is a big problem for him, but he has proved himself in every category in which he has raced and you can't do much better than that.

I just hope that someone can see the wood from the trees and gives him a test. That's all he needs. His ability will take care of the rest. There's even a group on Facebook supporting his claim to an F1 drive in 2010.

cos · 23 Jul 2009, 11:22 (Ref:2506525)

Motorsport Aktuell says Max Chilton could be in line for a seat at Manor (via Daddy Chilton buying into the team).

jab · 23 Jul 2009, 12:14 (Ref:2506558)

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Originally Posted by cos

Motorsport Aktuell says Max Chilton could be in line for a seat at Manor (via Daddy Chilton buying into the team).

And people think JV would be bad...he'd be 18 making his debut

**gomick** · 23 Jul 2009, 12:50 (Ref:2506595)

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Originally Posted by csirl

May be barking up the wrong tree here, but...

The Alguersuari thread mentions Torro Rosso chasing Repsol (spanish oil company).

I believe that de la Rosa's family are involved in the oil industry - it is the main source of their wealth - and this is the reason why Repsol have supported de la Rosa throughout his career.

If we're talking about both de la Rosa and Repsol being involved in F1 in 2010, then surely it will be as part of a package deal? Given the family connections, it seems unlikely that they will both end up in different teams i.e. Campos & Torro Rosso?

Remembering that de la rosa had repsol backing at arrows some years back...

Hope Max gets the Manor drive

Will there be any decent drivers who are worthy of F1 in the 3 new teams

csirl · 23 Jul 2009, 12:55 (Ref:2506602)

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Originally Posted by cos

Motorsport Aktuell says Max Chilton could be in line for a seat at Manor (via Daddy Chilton buying into the team).

Might as well be Max Mosley in the car......and could well be at this rate

strider · 23 Jul 2009, 14:34 (Ref:2506661)

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Originally Posted by cos

Motorsport Aktuell says Max Chilton could be in line for a seat at Manor (via Daddy Chilton buying into the team).

Now I can see why the word 'silly' appears in the thread title...

nycuk · 24 Jul 2009, 11:30 (Ref:2507095)

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Originally Posted by cos

Motorsport Aktuell says Max Chilton could be in line for a seat at Manor (via Daddy Chilton buying into the team).

No disrespect to Max Chilton but come on? He's been in F3 for three seasons (two of which he's spent with top teams) and has achieved nothing.

Daddy's got the cash alright http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/ar...5&in_page_id=2 (read down to No.18) but seriously, who makes this stuff up?

Last2LiftOff · 24 Jul 2009, 11:46 (Ref:2507106)

And the stuff that's out there this year! We'll be bringing forward the pay driver thread next.

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Originally Posted by Peter Griffin

And for all of you naysayers out there, I've got two words for you that'll change your mind: c'mon!....c'mon!

Jacques Rabbit · 24 Jul 2009, 20:03 (Ref:2507321)

Team US F1 are interested in Alex Wurz:
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...for-2010-seat/

strider · 24 Jul 2009, 20:13 (Ref:2507323)

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Originally Posted by Jacques Rabbit

Team US F1 are interested in Alex Wurz:
http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...for-2010-seat/

At last a sensible suggestion.

A brilliant development driver and a great personality, who has an excellent relationship with the people he works with.

Mr V · 24 Jul 2009, 20:55 (Ref:2507346)

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Originally Posted by strider

At last a sensible suggestion.

A brilliant development driver and a great personality, who has an excellent relationship with the people he works with.

Who ultimately wasn't that good for Williams after being out of a race seat for so long!

**chunterer** · 25 Jul 2009, 08:52 (Ref:2507517)

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Originally Posted by Mr V

Who ultimately wasn't that good for Williams after being out of a race seat for so long!

I have to agree, an awfully underwhelming piece of news there.

strider · 25 Jul 2009, 09:16 (Ref:2507526)

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Originally Posted by Mr V

Who ultimately wasn't that good for Williams after being out of a race seat for so long!

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Originally Posted by chunterer

I have to agree, an awfully underwhelming piece of news there.

Sorry, I have to disagree completely.

It's a horses for courses situation. Williams were looking for results and there was also something of a clash with Rosberg, who wanted to do his own development, rather than be guided by Alex. For all that I seem to remember that he picked up a podium for them in Canada.

USF1 will be very much the new kids on the block and are planning to run probably an inexperienced American driver in the second driver, so having Alex there in the other car is the perfect fit.

As a bonus, I know someone in F1 who has worked with a lot of drivers now, including three World Champions, but if you were to ask him to name his favourite, it would be Alex, no question.

**chunterer** · 25 Jul 2009, 09:28 (Ref:2507531)

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Originally Posted by strider

Sorry, I have to disagree completely.

USF1 will be very much the new kids on the block and are planning to run probably an inexperienced American driver in the second driver, so having Alex there in the other car is the perfect fit.

As a bonus, I know someone in F1 who has worked with a lot of drivers now, including three World Champions, but if you were to ask him to name his favourite, it would be Alex, no question.

But other than 1996/7 when did Alex ever look like he was gonna set the world alight?

A competent, experienced driver Wurz maybe but there are arguably quicker and some considerably younger drivers around with more recent F1 running who would offer this stability for the kid in the other car that the team thinks it needs.

1/ R Barrichello
2/ A Davidson
3/ C Klien (although he ain't that great either)
4/ N Heidfeld
5/ G Fisichella
6/ V Liuzzi

I could go on......

Alex Wurx would make a great advisor and development guy (if they were allowed to test) but even Alex would probably admit he hasn't got what it would need to be an out and out competitive F1 racer anymore.

The point Windsor made in FP1 is telling, he said they will be aiming for a driver friendly, easy to set up car, to me this suggests they have no idea who will be driving yet and leans towards novices more than old hands perhaps?

**Born Racer** · 25 Jul 2009, 12:52 (Ref:2507617)

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even Alex would probably admit he hasn't got what it would need to be an out and out competitive F1 racer anymore.

I think Alex did admit as much, and jumped before the inevitable push.

strider · 25 Jul 2009, 15:53 (Ref:2507792)

It's not worth taking the discussion any further, because we are talking about different scenarios. We shall simply have to wait and see.

The only driver on your list, chunterer, who I would see as serving a similar role for USF1 would be Anthony Davidson.

shambles · 25 Jul 2009, 16:29 (Ref:2507830)

Rosberg will be at McLaren and Alonso at Ferrari.

I also think that Senna will be in at Brawn one year later than it should've happened; Barrichello will retire and young Rahal will be alongside Wurz or AN OTHER oldie. Campos will have De la Rosa; Manor, well who knows maybe Sato; Force India will have Sutil and Liuzzi and BMW will not have Nick Heidfeld...

Marbot · 25 Jul 2009, 16:52 (Ref:2507846)

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Originally Posted by shambles

Rosberg will be at McLaren and Alonso at Ferrari.

I also think that Senna will be in at Brawn one year later than it should've happened; Barrichello will retire and young Rahal will be alongside Wurz or AN OTHER oldie. Campos will have De la Rosa; Manor, well who knows maybe Sato; Force India will have Sutil and Liuzzi and BMW will not have Nick Heidfeld...

And your thoughts on tonights lottery numbers are ?

shambles · 25 Jul 2009, 16:56 (Ref:2507847)

haha! 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, it's a sure thing.

Taprobane · 26 Jul 2009, 08:49 (Ref:2508202)

If USF1 have their American hot shot maybe they wouldn't want someone like Davidson who is likely to show their boy up, would sort of defeat the purpose of the 'American' team if a foreigner came in and thrashed their guy...

**chunterer** · 26 Jul 2009, 09:32 (Ref:2508225)

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Originally Posted by Taprobane

If USF1 have their American hot shot maybe they wouldn't want someone like Davidson who is likely to show their boy up, would sort of defeat the purpose of the 'American' team if a foreigner came in and thrashed their guy...

Clears throat....

Well there is a danger that a lot of out of work F1 drivers would be able to do that.

strider · 29 Jul 2009, 10:41 (Ref:2510642)

Suddenly there are a couple of out-of-work established F1 drivers on the market - Nick Heidfeld and Robert Kubica. That should shake things up, but will make it even more difficult for a new, young driver to make the breakthrough.

Jaime, you were just in time, mate!

jab · 29 Jul 2009, 11:19 (Ref:2510659)

To be fair, there were plenty of established drivers on the market already - Sato, Davidson, Klien, Liuzzi, Ralf, and now Bourdais and probably soon Piquet. And Heidfeld was always likely to be on the market

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