nudge Posted August 29, 2019 Author Posted August 29, 2019 Mercedes officially confirmed Bottas new one-year contract.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 29, 2019 Subscriber Posted August 29, 2019 Hulkenberg to Haas then. He will have driven for all of the midfield teams apart from Toro Rosso.
Eco Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 Certainly was expecting, and happy about Ocon joining Renault. His story is one of the bests it seems, and I'm happy he's back in F1 next year. If it's Nico and Mags next year on the same team, that can certainly cause some problems internally,.
nudge Posted August 29, 2019 Author Posted August 29, 2019 Would be hilarious if Red Bull signed Hülkenberg next season Unlikely but I'd love him to finally get to drive a proper car and wipe the floor with the Renaults.
nudge Posted August 29, 2019 Author Posted August 29, 2019 Also interesting rumours regarding Bottas/Ocon/Mercedes: apparently Toto was willing to show Bottas the door and give Ocon his seat but Hamilton and the engineers (!) were against it.
Eco Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 Just now, nudge said: Also interesting rumours regarding Bottas/Ocon/Mercedes: apparently Toto was willing to show Bottas the door and give Ocon his seat but Hamilton and the engineers (!) were against it. So strange to me. Whereas replacing Hulk with Ocon makes sense to me, Replacing Bottas with Ocon makes absolute zero sense.
nudge Posted August 29, 2019 Author Posted August 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Eco said: So strange to me. Whereas replacing Hulk with Ocon makes sense to me, Replacing Bottas with Ocon makes absolute zero sense. Replacing Hülkenberg with Ocon only makes sense to me in terms of finances as Nico is a big earner and they already spent a lot of money to get Ricciardo last year. With the aim to reduce the spending it makes sense to replace one of the high earning drivers with a "cheaper" one. When it comes to skills and talent I personally think Ocon is overrated.
Eco Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, nudge said: Replacing Hülkenberg with Ocon only makes sense to me in terms of finances as Nico is a big earner and they already spent a lot of money to get Ricciardo last year. With the aim to reduce the spending it makes sense to replace one of the high earning drivers with a "cheaper" one. When it comes to skills and talent I personally think Ocon is overrated. and for that we will see. But also in terms of financing, I think a French Company getting a young French driver is a smart move. I like Hulk, I really do, but having never been on the podium and at 32, I'm not sure you can get any more out of him, and if that's the case, you need to move on and getting a young, talented, French driver is the smart play here IMO.
nudge Posted August 29, 2019 Author Posted August 29, 2019 Just now, Eco said: and for that we will see. But also in terms of financing, I think a French Company getting a young French driver is a smart move. I like Hulk, I really do, but having never been on the podium and at 32, I'm not sure you can get any more out of him, and if that's the case, you need to move on and getting a young, talented, French driver is the smart play here IMO. I'll make a bold prediction and say that Renault will not be in F1 (as a works team) come 2022.
Eco Posted August 29, 2019 Posted August 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, nudge said: I'll make a bold prediction and say that Renault will not be in F1 (as a works team) come 2022. That is bold, especially with some of the rumored changes which seemed to be geared more towards making it more a competitive field.
Subscriber RandoEFC+ Posted August 29, 2019 Subscriber Posted August 29, 2019 Yeah if Renault dont hit the front under the new regulations I can see them packing it in again. As for Bottas, I'm not surprised by those rumours. Toto wants the best two drivers in the cars because he's such a perfectionist. Bottas is the perfect number two for Mercedes though, he is fast enough, often enough to reliably pick up the slack when Hamilton has a bad day, generally at least. But he also isn't going to cause a Rosberg situation in the team because he isn't quite as good or consistent. The perfect team mate for Hamilton but not for the spectator unfortunately, as much as I like Valtteri.
Moderator Tommy Posted August 30, 2019 Moderator Posted August 30, 2019 Quote Steiner about Kubica: I don't know what Robert wants to do next year. I respect him very much, we talk sometimes, but his plans are not clear for us, it's a difficult situation, we won't decide for him. The main candidates for this moment are Grosjean and Hulkenberg. Imagine if they pick Kubica over Hülkenberg
nudge Posted August 30, 2019 Author Posted August 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Tommy said: Imagine if they pick Kubica over Hülkenberg The very definition of "silly season"
nudge Posted August 30, 2019 Author Posted August 30, 2019 Perez signed a new contract with Racing Point until 2022.
Eco Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 45 minutes ago, Tommy said: magine if they pick Kubica over Hülkenberg 43 minutes ago, nudge said: The very definition of "silly season" TBF, picking Grosjean over Hulk would still be considered 'silly seasson' material.
Moderator Tommy Posted August 30, 2019 Moderator Posted August 30, 2019 16 minutes ago, nudge said: Perez signed a new contract with Racing Point until 2022. Cool. I like Checo. Spectacular driver on a good day.
Eco Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, nudge said: Perez signed a new contract with Racing Point until 2022. No shocker there. Good driver, nice guy, and has money behind him.
nudge Posted September 3, 2019 Author Posted September 3, 2019 According to AMuS, Hülkenberg could join Haas or Alfa next season.
nudge Posted September 4, 2019 Author Posted September 4, 2019 Williams are considering a Latifi/Russell lineup for next season. Kubica is still an option as well though.
Moderator Tommy Posted September 4, 2019 Moderator Posted September 4, 2019 So I just had an idea. Alfa are maybe looking to replace Gio, but they need someone with Ferrari ties. Boom, sorted.
nudge Posted September 4, 2019 Author Posted September 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Tommy said: So I just had an idea. Alfa are maybe looking to replace Gio, but they need someone with Ferrari ties. Boom, sorted. Does it make sense for Ferrari though? I mean they are probably looking to put their talents into that Sauber seat to give them F1 experience and to evaluate them. Wehrlein surely doesn't fit into that category anymore? Kimi & Hülkenberg would be perfect really. With a view of Ferrari giving a Sauber seat one year later for Mick if he improves in F2 next season.
Moderator Tommy Posted September 6, 2019 Moderator Posted September 6, 2019 So apparently Karun Chandhok took Antonio Giovannazi for a spin around Monza, and Antonio's dad told him that his son already signed for Alfa Romeo next season.
nudge Posted September 6, 2019 Author Posted September 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tommy said: So apparently Karun Chandhok took Antonio Giovannazi for a spin around Monza, and Antonio's dad told him that his son already signed for Alfa Romeo next season. Well that's a pity.
Moderator Tommy Posted September 8, 2019 Moderator Posted September 8, 2019 So it seems that Haas is the only chance Hülkenberg has got. I have a stupid feeling that they'll stick with Grosjean again though.
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