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2011 driver market predictions
I suspect next year could see a bit of a shake up, certainly with Renault, HRT and Virgin.
I like Petrov i think he's had a solid if unspectacular debut with Renault but IMO he's too far behind Kubica to justify renault keeping him on, especially they do not rely on his funding as much for next year. I see Kovalinen or Glock replacing him next year with Chandock taking the Vacant seat at Lotus or virgin. At Force India i think Liuzzi has missed his chance and Paul DiResta will take over with Liuzzi disapearing into the reserve driver role. His (di resta's) friday tests must mean they are giving him as much time in the car to get his input into the design of next years car. Fauzy might step into a race seat instead of chandock at Lotus should Kovalinen depart. Food for thought what do you guys rekon? Dan |
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Liuzzi's just not good enough. He ought to go. He's had quite a few chances.
Schumacher perhaps ought to go. |
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The Renault seat really is the key to the driver market for next year. I suspect Sutil, Kobayashi or maybe Glock will get it.
If the Mercedes seat opens up I can't see who would get it other than Heidfeld to be honest. Sauber will drop de la Rosa but I think Petrov will end up there. Liuzzi will only stay at Force India if Sutil leaves - di Resta will be racing for them next year. I'm sure Maldonado and Perez will be in the mix somewhere, possibly Virgin or HRT. I'm not convinced there will be a 13th team either. |
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I think Petrov and Sauber would probably be a good fit, a solid driver who I think steadaly improves his driving and who's bringing some well needed money.
Di Resta hopefully gets the seat at FI, I've been waiting to see him in Formula 1. Maybe Perez to replace Kobayashi if he moves to Renault? |
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Kobayashi certainly deserves something better than that Sauber car.
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I'd be delighted at a Kobayashi/Perez line-up at Sauber.
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There seems to be quite a push for Perez because he has Telmex backing as well as ability.
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If Lotus (or for that matter anyone else) want to build for the future, a Kovalainen/Kobayashi package could be a serious (and by that I mean WCC) force in two or three years. At the risk of sounding like I'm posting after fifteen pints, if he plays his cards right, and is as good as he looks now, Kamui Kobayashi is a real star of the future. He has both a great aggressive streak - I would say he's one of the top five man-versus-man (as opposed to man-versus-clock) drivers, raw speed and an ability to combine those without stupid mistakes.
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I can't see there being many changes in the field for next year; for instance McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Red Bull, Toro Rosso and probably Mercedes will all field the same line up (assuming Schumacher doesn't retire of course). Renault will no doubt keep Kubica and given his improvements of late and funding, Petrov will probably be retained. I can't see Force India keeping Liuzzi, so that should see di Resta in there. Sauber will probably need some sponsors for next year so I expect de la Rosa to be dropped and probably Perez in his place (or for a bit of a wild card, maybe Guttierrez). I'd imagine Kobayashi will stay in the second seat. In terms of this years new teams, I'd guess Lotus will keep Trulli and Kovaleinen, unless a higher profile name becomes available although I guess there is always the possibility of Fauzy getting a drive, which would be a retrograde step in my view. I suspect that Virgin and HRT drivers will depend on funding although I'd imagine that the former would want to retain Glock.
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Yes, that's what I've heard too, and it makes sense. Wonder where Pedro would end up though, didn't he talk about moving to another team earlier this year? Difficult to see where he'd end up though.
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Compared to Kovalinen he is probbly the weaker driver but this may sound daft but i think Kovalinen is driving the best of his career at the minute and he is enjoying what he's doing. In terms of swapping Trulli for Fauzy, i think trulli's experiance and development knowlage is worth millions to Lotus. He made the Toyota a better car when he joined however reg changes did scupper his work. |
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You might be right but I think it's mostly a case of Kubica beeing excelent and the lack of testing for new drivers. F1 managment seriously need to bring back friday testing for third drivers! |
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I agree with Kipper that Petrov will likely be retained. In recent years Renault have preferred to build the team around one man (Alonso, Kubica). As a competent driver with financial backing, Petrov is ideal for the second seat.
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I realise that as we all saw Fisichella, Kovalinen, Piquet and now petrov playing second fiddle but from those only Petrov was a proper pay driver with mega backing IIRC. Piquet did bring some funds but Fisi was a veteran.
I dont think Glock would hassle Kubica too much but would be considerably faster than petrov. Surley this should be about having two drivers bringing home points for the WCC. Petrov might give them 7-8M a yer (for arguments sake) but he currently has 17 pts but if he had only 15 points less than Kubia so far, renault would go from 5th and jump ahead of mercedes into 4th. That must be worth a fair whack in TV money? |
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Can they switch drivers when a driver is banned?
I'd like to see Petrov stay. Also I don't know what other driver Renault should employ that even brings in money and decent results / backing for Kubica, esp with the team trying to cut costs. But without Petrov changing, the whole driver market will not move much, will it? I'd love to see Heidfeld back and Glock in better car. Heidfeld for Schu, Glock for Kobayashi, and Kob for Vettel |
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I really hope Heidfeld gets a seat at Mercedes or even Sauber. Perez will be in F1 sooner than Maldonado and he too can land at Sauber.
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Does anyone think Romain Grosjean would return to F1? He's currently doing wonders in GT1 and has a chance of winning the drivers championship.
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I'd like to see him return because I think he is an excellent prospect. He didn't cover himself in glory last year, but it's fair to say that the conditions in which he entered the sport were far from ideal.
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It's not just us that thinks that about Kamui Kobayashi. I hate to hype up the guy, but I've seen a clip on YouTube (not posting links due to His Shortanic Majesty taking them down) where Japanese TV spoke to Italian, British (Eddie Jordan in this case) and German TV people about Kamui Kobayashi. Marc Surer says he "could be the best ever". I think Marc's getting a little ahead of himself, but that's some praise indeed. He seems a genuinely nice bloke off the track, which is an important factor bearing in mind the number of championships that have thrown away by bad intra-team relations.
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