massa's future at sauber

nreed · 31 Jan 2002, 16:58 (Ref:207495)

what do you think about massa saying he will only be at sauber for a year when he hasnt even raced yet?

LucaBadoer · 31 Jan 2002, 17:04 (Ref:207503)

well, he's gonna be a ferrari driver in '03...

hopefully

Mr V · 31 Jan 2002, 17:34 (Ref:207521)

when did he say this?? i don't suppose that peter sauber will be too pleased to hear it in public, even if he knows it's true!!

nreed · 31 Jan 2002, 19:47 (Ref:207631)

he said it recently, maybe even yesterday, and sauber has heard it. i doubt he'll be pleased if massa neads a year of welcome to f1. then what will felipe be doing next year?

Patrese256 · 31 Jan 2002, 21:36 (Ref:207770)

He only has a 1-year contract.

mac · 31 Jan 2002, 22:21 (Ref:207850)

Who knows where he'll be if Heidfeld beats him.

I'd get some results first, Felipe, before you start hinting that you're better than the team.

That's if that is what he said.

Ferrari2002 · 31 Jan 2002, 23:18 (Ref:207893)

well if he goes to ferrari its going to be the best move he can make because he will be the one to take over from schumacher think about it ok play second fiddle to micheal for 2 years till 2004 learn from the best they become number 1 in a great team

Patrese256 · 31 Jan 2002, 23:25 (Ref:207898)

Quote:

Originally posted by Ferrari2002
play second fiddle to micheal for 2 years

That's exactly why Kimi chose to sign for McLaren

nreed · 1 Feb 2002, 02:04 (Ref:207970)

he did in fact say it, and i agree patrese, that is why kimi steered clear of farrari, and he only signed with mclaren when told he would be davids equal.

jclab · 1 Feb 2002, 03:06 (Ref:207988)

This guy is gonna replace Barrichello at Ferrari next year. Don't forget that Ferrari recommended him strongly to Sauber. And you'll see , he is gonna fight close quarters with Heidfeld this year.

BBKing · 1 Feb 2002, 22:11 (Ref:208579)

Quote:

Originally posted by jclab
This guy is gonna replace Barrichello at Ferrari next year. Don't forget that Ferrari recommended him strongly to Sauber. And you'll see , he is gonna fight close quarters with Heidfeld this year.

It depends I would say. If he is too fast to be Schumacher's slave then he wont go to Ferrari.

paulzinho · 1 Feb 2002, 22:35 (Ref:208616)

As long as Ferrari carry on winning I'm not fussed but I'd prefer to see a Brasilian there.

DNQ · 2 Feb 2002, 06:50 (Ref:208749)

Yeah, despite my comments on other threads, I'm with the majority of you: Massa will be in a Ferrari come '03...

f1manoz · 2 Feb 2002, 08:46 (Ref:208755)

I'd be waiting to see the results of Massa before starting to think he's going to Ferrari alongside TGF. Ferrari won't want a driver who crashes too often, is outpaced easily.

Even if Massa does have a contract, it doesn't mean he'll be going there next year. Ferrari do have an abundance of drivers waiting at their door for a drive.

**touringlegend** · 2 Feb 2002, 10:26 (Ref:208776)

Is it me or is Sauber becoming a feeder to the top teams?

Surely Peter Sauber must be getting

off with all these drivers moving?

Patrese256 · 2 Feb 2002, 13:06 (Ref:208859)

Quote:

Originally posted by touringlegend
is Sauber becoming a feeder to the top teams?

A feeder for Ferrari more like until Ron ruined that plan

I guess a supply of Ferrari engines comes with certain conditions.

Tristan · 2 Feb 2002, 20:34 (Ref:209171)

One word: Renault?? This guy's too good to "do an Alonso".

Patrese256 · 2 Feb 2002, 20:50 (Ref:209187)

Is he? How do we know? He won, what...? The Italian F3000 title...? To me Massa is another case of hype. It's a trend that started with Button, continued with Raikkonen and now has passed to Massa. The media seem anxious to find a sucessor to MS. So far the only driver who has lived up to the hype is Montoya. Massa has done nothing yet, maybe he will, but let's wait and see.

Total-F1 · 2 Feb 2002, 22:19 (Ref:209253)

Ferrari in 2003?

That'll be because Michael Schumacher is going to retire at the end of this season.

nicker less · 2 Feb 2002, 22:27 (Ref:209263)

Massa is being a bit cocky saying, that he will only be at sauber for a year.
If he is at Sauber for one year it's more likly that he will be at Minardi in '03 rather than Ferrari in '03. (Minardi & Ferrari used for descriptive purposes only.)

Gt_R · 3 Feb 2002, 02:08 (Ref:209307)

Quote:"Massa is being a bit cocky saying, that he will only be at sauber for a year."

Look at it in this light. The contract spells one year. If he does very well, he'd be snatched up by some other team. If he doesn't, Sauber would end the contract and find another driver. Either way, he would only be at Sauber for a year.

But if he lives up to what he promise, i would not hesitate to add him to my list of drivers i support. He has a mentality quite similar to Senna and Montoya. If he see's a gap, he'd go for it regardless of the odds. And this guy actually says that he'd be more than glad to die on the race track, and trust his fate. If he learns a thing or two from his idol Michael Schumacher, and incorporate it into his own style, he would be a pretty strong driver.

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