Kati 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 I'm not sure they would've replaced Massa, I believe the whole 'making him wait' thing was just to put more pressure and force him into the puppet position he ended up as. It'd be hard to find someone else who'd agree to such public embarassment.. As for Sutil, I must just say 'meh'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted December 16, 2012 I'm not sure they would've replaced Massa, I believe the whole 'making him wait' thing was just to put more pressure and force him into the puppet position he ended up as. It'd be hard to find someone else who'd agree to such public embarassment.. As for Sutil, I must just say 'meh'. Although Massa drove better the last few races like someone had given him a kick up the backside. Nothing like the threat of losing your (well paid) job to spur you into action Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nns2703 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2012 Sutil has declared that he is clear to race in all countries.Now,he is hot favourite to join Force India again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BradSpeedMan 6 Report post Posted December 17, 2012 Sutil has declared that he is clear to race in all countries.Now,he is hot favourite to join Force India again. I see you feeling very strong about this so I hope for you he gets the drive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted December 17, 2012 ...Saturday night's alright (for fighting).... Ba dum tish ah thang you! I'll just keep lining them up for you... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Shadow 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2012 It will be all right if Sutil gets the drive IF Force India are a mid pack team. However if they do surprise with regular podium showings, I'd be cautious when they bring out the champagne.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kati 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2012 Kamui is out for 2013 right when they announced Romain would stay at Lotus, so I'm guessing either that's a BIG coincidence (nooooooooooo) or that was the seat he was looking for, as he says 'no competitive options for 2013 left' (what means Force India isn't an option/competitive in his eyes). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nns2703 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2012 Sour grapes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted December 18, 2012 Sweet water melons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jem of the Shire 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2012 Heikki shouldn't be banished from F1 - give him the force india seat. Sutil coming back is punching above his weight. Does that count as a fighting metaphor?? Not my strong point haha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 Not your best shot, no... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4 Report post Posted January 6, 2013 Sweet water melons. Indeed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pabloh20 1 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 Indeed! She has exited dancing on ice already. She still managed to come close to getting them out on live tv before she left though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Senna's Ghost 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 Sutil had plenty of season's in F1 and in every season it followed the same pattern. One or two races where he looked good and he finished in a respectable position. The rest of the races he either crashed, got involved in an incident which resulted in a crash, or failed to finish for 1000 other reasons. The bloke's had his chance, he's been assessed by the teams and he wasn't good enough, or he wasn't an improvement on what they already had at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kati 0 Report post Posted January 7, 2013 There. You started. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaky2 1 Report post Posted January 12, 2013 C'mon Kati, that's not a strong point you're making there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kati 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2013 just trying to teach him a lesson. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dribbler 6 Report post Posted January 14, 2013 Indeed! 'The small ones are more juicy' (and less plastic). Still, funbags are funbags, I suppose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massa 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2013 I see a sixty-year-old woman, a thirteen-year-old boy, and a four-year-old notion that Sutil might have some kind of potential. (Sounds like he was, in fact, hired). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Shadow 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Should Force India hire Adrian Newey would be a more entertaining subject. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shampion 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2013 I'd like to see Newey with any other team, just to get some sense of the strength of "The Newey Factor" ...And I would like to see Sutil back one more time. Not enough drama in F1 now. (Rolling my eyes) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massa 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2013 The NHL and shampion returned on the same day? Canada must have been in a giving mood. Newey will take a team as far as he can given their resources (including the driver), just like the top drivers or any other component would. The delays make me wonder how bad the Force India situation has gotten. It would be the perfect deflection from their troubles to throw out a driver lineup, but maybe no driver wants to sign, or maybe they really can't sign anyone. Where's Peter Windsor when you need him? He was great at moving attention away from US F1 and onto drivers they had never even contacted (I always found it funny that while Peter was busy talking about Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch and Jonathan Summerton, the Andersons signed James Rossiter as their second race driver and didn't tell anyone). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shampion 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2013 Agreed! Unfortunately, I think Force India has much bigger issues than the driver line up for next season. I believe major damage control needs to be undertaken before sponsorship decides to distance itself from the team. They may be waiting for the dust to settle before deciding on a team-mate. Who knows, they may have to aquire a pay-driver before all is said and done. Hopefully not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Massa 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2013 We may be having a "should Force India hire Paul di Resta again?" thread this time next year. Sounds like he may be replaced, too. Not the sport's most massive loss if he's gone, but he probably had some upside. Oh, well. I don't lose sleep over the fact that someone who wants to drive an F1 car cannot because, well, there are a lot of people in the world who would like to drive F1 cars and don't have a seat. I'm not one of them, though. Motion sickness. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HandyNZL 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2013 ....pussy.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites