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Daniel Ricciardo would run rings around Hamilton in that Mercedes.
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From what I've read and seen around the interweb, it seems to be Bottas at Mercedes with a suitable payday and invoice tearing up for engine deals for Williams and probably Pascal in the 2nd seat.
I don't think it will be Alonso, too much history with him as team mate to Hamilton before that Mercedes probably don't want to revisit. Financially it seem that Mercedes have $15M per year to play with which is what they were due to pay Rosberg, so even a costly deal with Williams is 'cheap'. |
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They would have a wet behind the ears 18 year old with half a dozen runs in an old car and a super licence which still has wet ink. And who else? These new cars are going to not just need developing but if the suggestions are right, taming. That means experience and leadership. There isn't any of that available. |
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I reckon you are right. Fred may do it for free.
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We seem to be ignoring, consistently, the fact that Alonso is contracted to McLaren for 2017, and there is no hard evidence he has a get-out clause.
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Yes, like Rosberg had a contract with Merc?
Lets be honest, Alonso would jump in that Merc for free and Merc would pay Mc.. |
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In case alonso moves to merc then this would leave mclaren in a difficult situation driver wise with only vandoorne. Would mclaren call an experienced driver like button or massa?
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But Rosberg hasn't gone off to race for someone else. Unless Alonso has a get-out clause, of which I have seen no evidence, McLaren has zero incentive to let him drive for a competitor. And they don't need the money to allow Merc to buy him out (nor would it be worth Merc doing so).
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6 Dec 2016, 22:55 (Ref:3694328) | #165 | ||
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We know it's easy to get forgotten when you are driving a car at the back of the grid, I believe he has talent, so do Mercedes ..
He is young and more than up to doing a good job alongside Lewis, he is more the future than a driver like Fernando or Jenson don't you think ? |
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I'm inclined to agree, I think the same will be the case for VanDoorne at McLaren, I watched a superformula race recently, he was on his backside and getting trounced by the locals
I think the 2017 cars will be real animals, and the teams will soon realize you need a real man-like driver to handle them, not a boy......this is why I really believe an experienced set of hands will be required, such as Massa Button Davidson Montoya They have all been there seen it and done it.......and I bet Bernie will be pushing for a south-american driver . |
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"man like" driver and not a "boy".... you mean, drivers with serious car control abilities rather than driving a computer game really quickly?
in that case, sainz, ocon, verstappen and magnussen should do nicely. |
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no.......next years cars will be high down-force monsters......your list is the "boy" list for sure, they have talent for sure, but are still serving their apprenticeships IMHO.......they will be exposed in 2017 I am quite sure
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nah, going to have to disagree. i think the guys who are simulator bots will be caught with their pants down, but the ones with genuine superhuman car control abilities, the ones who can get in any car and get a good time out of it, they'll do well.
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There is no way on God's green earth JPM will be making a Formula 1 comeback. However much some people might like it, it's not going to happen.
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