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[Quiet One]

Insider, on 13 July 2009 - 02:21 PM, said:

My point was that Kimi could care less about most of the technical side of F1 racing.  This from Chris Dyer in a Daily Telegraph article on Kimiin 2008:



JB was very much the same sort of driver until he met Brawn.  Kimi knows how to make a car go faster, for sure,[sorry!] but it's instinct more than engineering knowledge. Ross would want a little more input - it's the way he is - but, I think KR and JB are a hell of a driver team and if the rumours are true, it's a another master stroke from Brawn.

I thought JB's setup was still largely based on RB's car. With limited testing, you definitely need a more technically aware driver or you will spend half of the season playing guessing games with the setup, even with a car perfectly developed by the team. JB might have improved, but if I was Brawn I would feel safer knowing tha I have a driver with a high level of techical knowledge along with a great driver "by instinct"

And no, I am no referring to Alonso here before someone says something

[BradSpeedMan]

Insider, on 13 July 2009 - 02:21 PM, said:

My point was that Kimi could care less about most of the technical side of F1 racing.  This from Chris Dyer in a Daily Telegraph article on Kimiin 2008:



JB was very much the same sort of driver until he met Brawn.  Kimi knows how to make a car go faster, for sure,[sorry!] but it's instinct more than engineering knowledge. Ross would want a little more input - it's the way he is - but, I think KR and JB are a hell of a driver team and if the rumours are true, it's a another master stroke from Brawn.

nice paragraph, really enjoyed it thanks...... I have to agree with what you say here, he has his own way....the way you said it previously made him look incompetent though.

[AleHop]

Quiet One, on 13 July 2009 - 03:01 PM, said:

And no, I am no referring to Alonso here before someone says something

Of course not.

Everybody knows Alonso is both a driver with a high level of technical knowledge and a great driver "by instinct".

[Rainmaster]

I don't see Kimi at Brawn. He already said a lot of times that his last team would be Ferrari, and I'm not sure Brawn have the money to burn on a driver like Kimi if they can pay Button half as much to do the same job. It wouldn't be much of a master stroke to hire Kimi on current form for the kind of money he'd want.

I'm fairly certain Barrichello will be gone next season though, so they'll need someone competent to replace him. Maybe Kubica would fit in well, although that depends on whether they want a new lead driver or someone to be Button's next doormat.

[Cinco]

An update or two to my already awesome predictions:

Alonso -> Toyota for roughly $3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 per year and a sack of cornmeal.  I'm calling it.

Renault -> byebyetime, Flavio barters three of his exes in exchange for the team, Briatore F1 with Mecachrome engines even if Mecachrome filed Canadian Chapter 11 (which is the hardcorest Chapter 11 one can file) back when Andr�s had long flowing locks of spaghetti in his soup dish.  You thought I was going to say hair.  Anyway, Briatore F1 -> colossal flop with Nelson Piquet and Lucas di Grassi driving.  Or that weirdo guy Romain Grosjean (he soiled them.  Ahahahahahhahahahahaha.  Get it?  Gross jeans?  So like, if he crapped his pants, they'd be gross?  Ahahahahaha.  You probably didn't laugh.  I didn't either).

But seriously, I do think Alonso's headed to Toyota.  I have nothing to back it up but general awesomeness and stuff.

[Argento Reloaded]

My Predictions:

Brawn GP: Jenson Button and ... who cares? Maybe Bourdais so Ross can operate wiyhout being pointing guilty!
Red Bull: Webber - Vettel
Ferrari: Alonso - Massa
BMW: Kubica - Klien
Toyota: Glock - Trulli
Maclaren: Lewis - Rosberg
Williams: Sutil - Nakajima
Toro Rosso: Buemi - ???
Force India: Fisico - ???
Renault: Heidfield - Senna

[wapi]

I risk being the only one in this world, but...  Kimi will be driving Ferrari F61 next year. Fernando Alonso will be anounced to come to SF in 2011.

[Ikyrotz]

wapi, on 14 July 2009 - 01:12 PM, said:

I risk being the only one in this world, but...  Kimi will be driving Ferrari F61 next year. Fernando Alonso will be anounced to come to SF in 2011.

I agree. I don't think any business can afford (= explain to share holders) to pay tens of millions of euros to a driver for not driving. I think Kimi may have told Ferrari last year when his contract was extended that 2010 would be his last season, given the direction F1 was (and is?) headed, and hence Ferrari wants to secure they have Alonso when that happens. However, I have to say I'd like to see Kimi and Fernando battle it out in Ferraris come 2011...

[whiskee]

Finnish papers are now rumoring Rosberg has signed a long contract with BMW starting next season, three-folding his salary and ousting Heidfeld. Apparently this happened in Silverstone. He has to deny it and keep quiet until september. No point in posting a source, since it's written in moonman language.  

Edited by whiskee, 15 July 2009 - 04:33 PM.

[Persevere]

The Toyota-Alonso alliance has gotten some press over the last couple of months and, if nothing else, it smells of intrigue.  The one factor that may dampen the flame under this rumor is the question of exactly how secure is the Toyota F1 team under the watchful eye of Toyota corporate?  Will board memebers be swayed by the possibility of genuine success with Alonso 'tweaking' the team for real improvements... or will they look at their balance sheet and wonder how they can continue to justify huge amounts of money poured into what has been a losing, and sometimes embarassing, proposition?  I certainly don't wish the team ill but upper management back in Japan holds the purse strings and they will make their decision devoid of emotion.  With that bit of white noise done, it's good to see the advent of the true silly season in Formula One because it takes your mind off the idiots who run the sport.

[mikathegreat2]

Persevere, on 15 July 2009 - 05:41 PM, said:

The Toyota-Alonso alliance has gotten some press over the last couple of months

Actually a couple of years!

[mikathegreat2]

After all the rumors of who's gonna replace Felipe & Nelsinho & also Shumi returning aswell as BMW Sauber withdrawing, here's my updated 2010 predictions:
Brawn GP
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Jenson Button & Alex Wurz

Red Bull Racing
Engine: Renault
Drivers: Mark Webber & TBA

Toyota Racing
Engine: Toyota
Drivers: Timo Glock & Jarno Trulli/Kamui Kobayashi (can't decide)

Scuderia Ferrari
Engine: Ferrari
Drivers: Fernando Alonso & Sebastian Vettel/Michael Schumacher

McLaren Mercedes
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg

Renault F1
Engine: Renault
Drivers: Lucas Di Grassi & Heikki Kovalainen

WilliamsF1
Engine: Toyota
Drivers: Nick Heidfeld & Nico Hulkenberg

Scuderia Torro Rosso
Engine: Ferrari
Drivers: S�bastien Buemi & Bruno Senna

Force India
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Adrian Sutil & Tonio Liuzzi


New Teams
Campos Grand Prix
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Vitaly Petrov & Romain Grosjean

Manor Grand Prix
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Lucas Di Grassi & Kazuki Nakajima

Team USF1
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Dario Franchitti & David Brabham

[Piotr]

mikathegreat2, on 29 July 2009 - 12:25 PM, said:

After all the rumors of who's gonna replace Felipe & Nelsinho & also Shumi returning aswell as BMW Sauber withdrawing, here's my updated 2010 predictions:
Brawn GP
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Jenson Button & Alex Wurz

Red Bull Racing
Engine: Renault
Drivers: Mark Webber & TBA

Toyota Racing
Engine: Toyota
Drivers: Timo Glock & Jarno Trulli/Kamui Kobayashi (can't decide)

Scuderia Ferrari
Engine: Ferrari
Drivers: Fernando Alonso & Sebastian Vettel/Michael Schumacher

McLaren Mercedes
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg

Renault F1
Engine: Renault
Drivers: Lucas Di Grassi & Heikki Kovalainen

WilliamsF1
Engine: Toyota
Drivers: Nick Heidfeld & Nico Hulkenberg

Scuderia Torro Rosso
Engine: Ferrari
Drivers: S�bastien Buemi & Bruno Senna

Force India
Engine: Mercedes
Drivers: Adrian Sutil & Tonio Liuzzi


New Teams
Campos Grand Prix
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Vitaly Petrov & Romain Grosjean

Manor Grand Prix
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Lucas Di Grassi & Kazuki Nakajima

Team USF1
Engine: Cosworth
Drivers: Dario Franchitti & David Brabham

You are kidding, right? WURZ to Brawn?? Heidfeld to Williams??? DiGrassi to Renault??????? Kubica out??? Better lay off them funny cigarettes...

[JHS]

Piotr, on 30 July 2009 - 02:48 AM, said:

You are kidding, right? WURZ to Brawn?? Heidfeld to Williams??? DiGrassi to Renault??????? Kubica out??? Better lay off them funny cigarettes...

I think his "predicitons" are more opinionated than based on facts. His USF1 prediciton for one i don't think you'd ever seen that line-up in that team.

[Piotr]

JHS, on 02 August 2009 - 08:38 PM, said:

I think his "predicitons" are more opinionated than based on facts. His USF1 prediciton for one i don't think you'd ever seen that line-up in that team.

I think I have to agree....



Now, if Danika would offer to stroll down the grid in her underwear and getting dressed for the race next to her car, how many teams would offer her a ride???
Just wonderin'

[JHS]

Tell me i'm not the only one who finds Danica an ugly bitch?

No offence meant of course.

[Rainmaster]

Still worthy of a ride though.

[mikathegreat2]

JHS, on 03 August 2009 - 05:22 PM, said:

Tell me i'm not the only one who finds Danica an ugly bitch?

No offence meant of course.

Get out of my house!!!! No seriously!

[JHS]

El Maestro, on 03 August 2009 - 07:20 PM, said:

Still worthy of a ride though.

Really? I can think of better drivers that are worthy of a ride. She's talented, but so to was Piquet in GP2. I don't think she's cut out to be an F1 driver.

Looks doesn't earn an F1 drive. Talent does.

[Rainmaster]

JHS, on 03 August 2009 - 08:18 PM, said:

Really? I can think of better drivers that are worthy of a ride. She's talented, but so to was Piquet in GP2. I don't think she's cut out to be an F1 driver.

Looks doesn't earn an F1 drive. Talent does.

I didn't mean that kind of ride. I think she would do pretty badly in F1 too and as far as I can tell she isn't worthy of a seat.

[Quiet One]

El Maestro, on 03 August 2009 - 08:43 PM, said:

I didn't mean that kind of ride. I think she would do pretty badly in F1 too and as far as I can tell she isn't worthy of a seat.

Yup....not until F1 cars come equipped with klaxons to honk her by.

[pabloh20]

Quiet One, on 03 August 2009 - 09:03 PM, said:

Yup....not until F1 cars come equipped with klaxons to honk her by.

It'll give a whole new meaning to a commentator saying 'Danica blocked Alonso's hot lap, so Alonso has just given her the fist'.

[Quiet One]

pabloh20, on 03 August 2009 - 09:17 PM, said:

It'll give a whole new meaning to a commentator saying 'Danica blocked Alonso's hot lap, so Alonso has just given her the fist'.

brilliant.

[Piotr]

JHS, on 03 August 2009 - 05:22 PM, said:

Tell me i'm not the only one who finds Danica an ugly bitch?

No offence meant of course.

she may be a bitch, but i wouldn't call her "ugly," although if you'd give Nico some make up, it would be a close one. of course, I'm not quite decided if he is actually a man....

[Kay]

Updated the original post now to include new rumours.

[JHS]

http://www.crash.net...re_in_2010.html

http://www.crash.net...2010_style.html

Two interesting articles on crash.net as regard to who goes where next season. After my initial sceptism again, i now admit it's likely that Ferdi will go to Ferrari next season.

[JHS]

Okay, seeing as this topic is lacking a bit of chat, a quick summary of the latest rumours:

De La Rosa and Petrov for Campos, to be sponsored by Telefonica and BBVA

Summerton and Wurz for USF1 with Youtube sponsorship (confirmed) and Best Buy.

Rosberg to McLaren.

Nakajima out of a race seat, test driver for Toyota?

Hulkenberg to be at Williams alongside either Nick, Heikki or JV.

Kubi to Renault.

That's all folks......for now.

[Grabthaw the Hammerslayer]

Piotr, on 04 August 2009 - 04:29 AM, said:

she may be a bitch, but i wouldn't call her "ugly," although if you'd give Nico some make up, it would be a close one. of course, I'm not quite decided if he is actually a man....

Ha ha you fancy Nico!

[Piotr]

meanioni, on 21 August 2009 - 05:24 PM, said:

Ha ha you fancy Nico!

Nope, just making a fair comparison. In fact, if I were gay, I'd say Nico would be very near the bottom of the list. Luckily for me and my wife, I'm not. Nico is an attractive man the same way a Barbie doll may be considered an attractive woman - plasticky and phoney.

[Piotr]

JHS, on 20 August 2009 - 10:11 PM, said:

Okay, seeing as this topic is lacking a bit of chat, a quick summary of the latest rumours:

De La Rosa and Petrov for Campos, to be sponsored by Telefonica and BBVA

Summerton and Wurz for USF1 with Youtube sponsorship (confirmed) and Best Buy.

Rosberg to McLaren.

Nakajima out of a race seat, test driver for Toyota?

Hulkenberg to be at Williams alongside either Nick, Heikki or JV.

Kubi to Renault.

That's all folks......for now.

Actually, the latest rumor has it that Kubica's manager has been talking to Brawn (as unlikely as it sounds). Although Renault seems to be really hot for Kubi, he himself is believed to prefer Williams at this time.  To make it more interesting, Toyota is rumored to be very unhappy with Williams and ready to yank the engine-supply contract, and Williams is believed to be talking to Renault to get THEIR engine. In a strange way, it actually would work in Kubica's favor, because Williams could can Kaz and free up the seat for Robert, who has ties with Renault. Of course, the engine situation becomes irrelevant if Rosberg goes to McLaren, which will not happen IF Heikki will actually have a good second half of the year.
(Wow- I actually sound like I know what  I'm talking about...)