Heidfeld too young for taking part in Le Mans, but he is older than when he raced at Le Mans with the famous CLRZack wrote:Now that is what icall 'the Famous quote'...iceman1 wrote:Nick heidfeld wrote: The 33-year-old said recently he wants to be back on the F1 grid in 2011 because “I feel too young for DTM or for taking part in Le Mans”.
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Expecting Sutil to move, probably Renault.
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I don't think so. He has said that he wants to stay at Force India. So I think he and Liuzzi wil be driving for that team, next year. To be honest, I expect Renault and Toro Rosso to keep the same line up as well. So that leaves only Sauber and the new teams.
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I fully expect Paul Di Resta there next season, he's been quick in testing and in the odd practice session and I don't see both drivers lasting for next season, as Sutil may be off to a different team (Williams or Renault possibly) and Liuzzi may not be performing well enough to keep his job, though I think it would be harsh to do that on his current performances.
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Kubica to replace Schumacher in 2011?
Yeah Bring him in(GMM) According to an Italian website, Mercedes wants to secure the services of Polish driver Robert Kubica.
Omnicorse.it claims that on Friday in the Valencia paddock, a member of the German team made an offer to accommodate Kubica, 25, in 2011.
Kubica currently drives for Renault, and it had been expected he would remain with the team after Ferrari re-signed Felipe Massa for next year.
But Omnicorse said it is possible Kubica will replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes, even though the seven time world champion has a three year contract.
According to the rumour, Kubica is being offered a generous retainer for three years, including the option of a further two-year deal.
The report follows hot on the heels of stinging criticism of Schumacher’s lacklustre return to F1 this year after a three-year retirement.
“From inside the team we see things in a totally different perspective,” chief executive Nick Fry said in response to the criticism.
“We’re very comfortable with Michael’s performance and I can’t see any reason why he won’t come good.”
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The rumours changed again, sigh!iceman1 wrote:Kubica to replace Schumacher in 2011?Yeah Bring him in(GMM) According to an Italian website, Mercedes wants to secure the services of Polish driver Robert Kubica.
Omnicorse.it claims that on Friday in the Valencia paddock, a member of the German team made an offer to accommodate Kubica, 25, in 2011.
Kubica currently drives for Renault, and it had been expected he would remain with the team after Ferrari re-signed Felipe Massa for next year.
But Omnicorse said it is possible Kubica will replace Michael Schumacher at Mercedes, even though the seven time world champion has a three year contract.
According to the rumour, Kubica is being offered a generous retainer for three years, including the option of a further two-year deal.
The report follows hot on the heels of stinging criticism of Schumacher’s lacklustre return to F1 this year after a three-year retirement.
“From inside the team we see things in a totally different perspective,” chief executive Nick Fry said in response to the criticism.
“We’re very comfortable with Michael’s performance and I can’t see any reason why he won’t come good.”
GP Week tells that Robert Kubica is aiming for Red Bull.
- I will make my own decisions very soon. After that the situation is clear, Kubica told in Valencia.
- We are not concentrating on next year, we are concentrating on year 2012, Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli said.
To be changed soon - rko281, where are you??? LOL
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Kubica will stay at Renault for 2011. He can't go to Red Bull next year anyway. (Aren't both drivers signed for next season yet ?) When he stays to be a regular points scorer he'll go to Red Bull in '12. And then Webber will go to Renault. As Renault is Red Bull's engine supplier this looks most obvious to me.Wolfie wrote:
The rumours changed again, sigh!
GP Week tells that Robert Kubica is aiming for Red Bull.
- I will make my own decisions very soon. After that the situation is clear, Kubica told in Valencia.
- We are not concentrating on next year, we are concentrating on year 2012, Kubica's manager Daniele Morelli said.
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RBR would be stupid to get rid of either driver, they're both flying at the moment - particularly Webber
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Forgot about one man in my previous post : Kimi Raikkonen.
Kubica ready to commit to Renault
3 options then :
Kimi returns and 2011's Renault line-up will be Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen
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Kimi doesn't get enough icecr...uhmm...money, Vitaly and Robert stay
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Kimi doesn't get enough money, Vitaly stays... Robert goes to another team. Althought for 2011 it'll probably stay similar to this year as almost all teams that want Kubica already have drivers under contract for next year (Mercedes,Red Bull,Ferrari)
Also, Renault in talks with MasterCard ? Sounds good.
Kubica ready to commit to Renault
Spoiler:
Kimi returns and 2011's Renault line-up will be Robert Kubica and Kimi Raikkonen
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Kimi doesn't get enough icecr...uhmm...money, Vitaly and Robert stay
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Kimi doesn't get enough money, Vitaly stays... Robert goes to another team. Althought for 2011 it'll probably stay similar to this year as almost all teams that want Kubica already have drivers under contract for next year (Mercedes,Red Bull,Ferrari)
Also, Renault in talks with MasterCard ? Sounds good.
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I think Renault will stay with Kubica and Petrov. Kubica is doing a great job, the car is good, so why should he move? Or even more important, where should he go? All the seats in the topteams are gone. His best option is Renault. And Petrov is doing quite a good job as well. I expect Renault to keep him. He is a rookie in F1 and needs time to develop himself. It would be stupid not too keep him and to have another team profit from his experience. Experience that he earned at Renault. So I think for Renault it is the best to keep him.
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... And Petrov's money is highly needed too.R.? wrote:I think Renault will stay with Kubica and Petrov. Kubica is doing a great job, the car is good, so why should he move? Or even more important, where should he go? All the seats in the topteams are gone. His best option is Renault. And Petrov is doing quite a good job as well. I expect Renault to keep him. He is a rookie in F1 and needs time to develop himself. It would be stupid not too keep him and to have another team profit from his experience. Experience that he earned at Renault. So I think for Renault it is the best to keep him.