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21 Feb 2017, 22:03 (Ref:3713801) | #201 | |
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Guess what I found out this morning? Campos had a massive setback. One seat cheaper for sale there.
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Gone a bit quest again in the last week or two?
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Talk of a Jeffri/Armand partnership there. That's a barren points haul if ever I saw one!
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I'd be less certain of that. What may be possible is a very quick pair of hands makes the occasional appearance with the team in one or two weekends. Unfortunate, especially considering what Ghiotto was able to do in his rookie season last year, but needs must.
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And now for GP2 read FIA Formula Two...
This is not what the motorsport world needed. It needed a new category that would promote engineering as well as driver skills to mirror F1 to a certain level. GP2 is fading because it costs too much to risk being an also ran. |
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On the driver front, even if it is Armand that gets the second Trident drive alongside Jeffri, I'm struggling to think of anyone that could fill the remaining seats at Campos or Rapax, as well as Hilmer or whoever takes the 11th entry (if anyone) - any thoughts? |
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This is good news if it means it becomes a proper single seater category with multiple engine makes in it. It could happen and I hope it does, as GP2 seems to have gone a bit downhill recently
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10 Mar 2017, 13:58 (Ref:3717768) | #211 | ||
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Great, but what about GP3? They can't name it Formula 3.
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I doubt it. People are reading too much into the name, Michel indicated the next chassis\engine package will be spec as well.
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10 Mar 2017, 21:26 (Ref:3717892) | #214 | |
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2017 FIA F2 Silly Season
Time for a thread title change I think with 5 drivers still to sign up for this years now named FIA F2 championship
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11 Mar 2017, 16:48 (Ref:3718001) | #215 | |
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Would Armand / Jeffri be possibly the worst lineup in the history of gp2? Trying to think of others.
Gp2 needs to be a spec series, it's expensive enough as it is. Too expensive really, they need to look into what they can do to make it more affordable and relevant. Hilmer won't show. Hopefully rapax and campos will. I think cecotto was trying to return again? What's happening with e.g. Dennis? Edit: Oh, Campos have just signed Boschung. Meh. Last edited by Nikki Katz; 11 Mar 2017 at 16:56. |
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How about Rapax, any ideas who might show up there? Canamasas perhaps? |
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This sort of thing can be achieved within a cost effective framework. |
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Regarding Rapax, Cecotto did an interview before Christmas saying he was working on getting the funds together for this year, i assumed the fact that De Vries tested with them added up to something or has he lost the McLaren support now Norris is on board?
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Autosport are saying that Mehri is testing for Campos next week for the second seat. Wasn't expecting that!
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De vries and Cecotto confirmed at Rapax according to Autosport.
Mehri would be very interesting if it comes off. I actually think the GP2 - sorry, F2 - field looks quite open so if he settles he could be a contender |
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Blimey, now that would be very exciting, i have always really rated him, i thought he got very short changed at Manor, would love to see him in GP2/F2 next year.
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De Vries is still part of Mclaren.
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Cecotto and De Vries are racing for Rapax as Rapax just said its F2 drivers fir this season
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