2012-13 Silly Season

This forum gives you a chance to be able to communicate with your fellow F1 fans.
User avatar
donald29
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4007
Joined: 25 May 2007, 17:52
Location: Kent

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by donald29 » 10 Jul 2012, 11:05

They should sign Schumacher for one season before bringing Perez or Vettel in for 2014. :p

User avatar
iceT
Donator
Donator
Posts: 42
Joined: 26 Feb 2012, 08:08

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by iceT » 10 Jul 2012, 11:11

true, true, considering it's been the one car scoring majority of the points so far this season....

User avatar
sportingcp
GP2 Driver
GP2 Driver
Posts: 210
Joined: 16 Mar 2012, 14:47

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by sportingcp » 10 Jul 2012, 11:12

So Red Bull will mantain the same drivers for the next year and then a complete change to 2014. I don´t see Hamilton driving for Lotus. Who would they replace? Maybe this is a bit crazy but I think there is a possibility that Jaime Alguersuari will be the 2nd Ferrari driver in 2013.

Two spanish drivers, Alguersuari already talked, I think, about the possibility he will return next year.. I would like to see Kubica there but it seems unlikely and i don´t know if Perez will accept just 1 year at Ferrari.

And then, in 2014, Alguersuari would move to Red Bull and Vettel to Ferrari. I don´t know, that´s just a silly prediction :p. But still who knows. There are some things that are unclear. Schumacher will continue? If he won´t then he opens space to Lewis in Mercedes. And McLaren who will they choose if Lewis leaves?
Last edited by sportingcp on 10 Jul 2012, 11:23, edited 3 times in total.

User avatar
donald29
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4007
Joined: 25 May 2007, 17:52
Location: Kent

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by donald29 » 10 Jul 2012, 11:13

As I said before, if Lewis wants to leave McLaren in order to escape the problems that they have had (pace and blunders) Mercedes is not the team to move to!

User avatar
iceman1
F1 Legend
F1 Legend
Posts: 23702
Joined: 16 Sep 2006, 15:50
Location: North Pole
Contact:

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by iceman1 » 10 Jul 2012, 11:26

donald29 wrote:They should sign Schumacher for one season before bringing Perez or Vettel in for 2014. :p
That would be amazing. But I am afraid, Alonso will destroy him. They should rename the team to Scuderia Alonso :zz:

User avatar
donald29
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4007
Joined: 25 May 2007, 17:52
Location: Kent

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by donald29 » 10 Jul 2012, 11:27

Of course Alonso would destroy him, Alonso would destroy pretty much anyone. But Schumacher returning to Ferrari would still be a nice story. :p

User avatar
mikhailv
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4110
Joined: 31 Mar 2008, 15:27
Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by mikhailv » 10 Jul 2012, 13:44

Alonso-Hamilton at Ferrari please.

Jaime and Fernando do not get along. At all. Not one single, bit.

Mclaren without lewis will be lost.

User avatar
donald29
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4007
Joined: 25 May 2007, 17:52
Location: Kent

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by donald29 » 10 Jul 2012, 15:09

Really? How do you know that about Jaime and Fernando?

And yes as I said before McLaren are in trouble if they lose Lewis. They'd need to build a car with a big performance advantage to win the title if Button were their lead driver and they havn't done that for a long long time.

User avatar
iceman1
F1 Legend
F1 Legend
Posts: 23702
Joined: 16 Sep 2006, 15:50
Location: North Pole
Contact:

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by iceman1 » 10 Jul 2012, 17:01

How about Kovaleinen to Ferrari? I remember MTV3 wrote something about that few weeks ago.

He's doing a good job with Caterham, and he used to be a #2 driver in his old days with Mclaren.

User avatar
mikhailv
F1 Routinier
F1 Routinier
Posts: 4110
Joined: 31 Mar 2008, 15:27
Location: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by mikhailv » 10 Jul 2012, 17:08

donald29 wrote:Really? How do you know that about Jaime and Fernando?

And yes as I said before McLaren are in trouble if they lose Lewis. They'd need to build a car with a big performance advantage to win the title if Button were their lead driver and they havn't done that for a long long time.
I read it ages ago

User avatar
tderias
PL Manager
PL Manager
Posts: 1696
Joined: 06 Jun 2011, 14:59

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by tderias » 10 Jul 2012, 18:16

Lewis and Fernando are a dream team. They seem to have developed a good amount of respect for each other recently, but I just don't see it happening.

StratCaster
kart driver
kart driver
Posts: 29
Joined: 25 Sep 2011, 00:24

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by StratCaster » 10 Jul 2012, 18:40

iceman1 wrote:How about Kovaleinen to Ferrari? I remember MTV3 wrote something about that few weeks ago.

He's doing a good job with Caterham, and he used to be a #2 driver in his old days with Mclaren.
I read that today too and I think that would be the most exciting move for me too. Heikki deserves at least a test, he seemed to match Lewis better than Button is currently doing and I think some time working on the development side has given him the opportunity for working on a positive team building attitude, something Ferrari needs. I think Kovalainen's days of languishing at the back are numbered and he'll move back up very soon, unless they're paying him boatloads which I doubt is the case. Hell even seeing him move up to midfield would be fun, I think Sauber is a prime candidate. Heikki is a good performer and I always keep an eye out for him.

Grosjean isn't locked in either I believe, he'll be an interesting wild card although I foresee him signing another 1 year with Lotus. Heikki, Grosjean and the Sauber boys have the most interesting and open career paths at the moment.

User avatar
iceman1
F1 Legend
F1 Legend
Posts: 23702
Joined: 16 Sep 2006, 15:50
Location: North Pole
Contact:

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by iceman1 » 10 Jul 2012, 18:53

StratCaster wrote: Grosjean isn't locked in either I believe, he'll be an interesting wild card although I foresee him signing another 1 year with Lotus. Heikki, Grosjean and the Sauber boys have the most interesting and open career paths at the moment.
I don't think that. Boulier is Grosjean's manager and they think the Frenchman is the future for them. Don't forget has has sponsorship from TOTAL for $10M.

F1Fan88
GP2 Driver
GP2 Driver
Posts: 304
Joined: 15 Jan 2011, 18:13

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by F1Fan88 » 11 Jul 2012, 11:48

Red Bull have two drivers in title-winning form at the moment, and given how well the RB8 suits Mark and the tenacious performances he's put in, I wouldn't be surprised if he came back to take the title.

StratCaster
kart driver
kart driver
Posts: 29
Joined: 25 Sep 2011, 00:24

Re: 2012-13 Silly Season

Post by StratCaster » 11 Jul 2012, 18:23

iceman1 wrote: Boulier is Grosjean's manager and ... Don't forget has has sponsorship from TOTAL for $10M.
Ah, didn't know the details, that makes sense. So he's in a similar position to Vettel, Hamilton, and Alonso, he has a drive at his current team until the car underperforms or he falls off form (unlikely in the near future) and has no real reason to leave (barring a dream contract from the current top teams)

If Lewis jumps my money is on Mercedes, they'll cater to him and Rosberg seems to be an agreeable teammate.

Post Reply