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Originally posted by Dan Fielden
If Pantano is (Droped/sacked/leaves) call it what you will, this would be the 5th year running where a driver has come in Mid season.
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Drivers have been replaced for various reasons for as long as F1 has existed, not just in the last few years. The situation was far worse in the early/mid 90's, eg in 1994...
- Over 40 drivers did at least one race,
- Johnny Herbert drove for 3 teams (Lotus, Ligier and Benetton),
- Only 5 teams kept the same drivers all season,
- Larrousse, Lotus and Simtek used 6 drivers each! (sadly due to injuries and Roland Ratzenburger's death as well as cashflow problems)
Changes in driver lineups are at least an interesting novelty, livening up otherwise boring races.