[Driver] Silly season in full swing

[ptclaus98]

Originally Posted by Super Hans

Ptclaus Just sent a nudge to Iceman1979
Iceman1979 No
Ptclaus What are you plans for 2011?
Iceman1979 Don't care
Iceman1979 has left the conversation

[strider]

I suppose this is the right thread for this news. According to the Beeb (and autosport.com for that matter), Karun Chandhok is very close to becoming a Campos driver.

They differ about the other driver. The Beeb says Bruno Senna will remain, based on assurances from his manager, whilst autosport seems to think that Lopez's bag of gold might swing the decision his way.

[Jamesy-18]

Not another pay driver please, one's enough with Petrov!

[GTRMagic]

Originally Posted by Mixer

Well you could argue that Vettel also took Red Bull's best chance for a first win away by shunting Webbo up the arse in Japan in the rain...

Kids....

[Jamesy-18]

Originally Posted by GTRMagic

Kids....

I think that if you were going to blame anybody for that incident it'd be Hamilton seeing as he was the one playing "games" behind the safety car at that moment that trigger the incident.

[Ralf's Girl]

*Yawn*

I think that subject was done to death a couple of years ago...

[Super Hans]

Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

*Yawn*

I think that subject was done to death a couple of years ago...

Correct.

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

*Yawn*

I think that subject was done to death a couple of years ago...

Originally Posted by Super Hans

Correct.

...and boring.

[jab]

Looks like we are approaching our final line-up

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (GB) – McLaren-Mercedes
1) Jenson Button (GB)
2) Lewis Hamilton (GB)
T) Gary Paffett (GB)

Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team (Ger) – Mercedes
3) Michael Schumacher (Ger)
4) Nico Rosberg (Ger)
T) Nick Heidfeld (Ger)

Red Bull Racing (Aut) – Red Bull-Renault
5) Sebastian Vettel (Ger)
6) Mark Webber (Aus)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (Ita) – Ferrari
7) Felipe Massa (Brz)
8) Fernando Alonso (Esp)
T) Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita), Jules Bianchi (Fra), Luca Badoer (Ita) and Marc Gene (Esp)

AT&T Williams (GB) – Williams-Cosworth
9) Rubens Barrichello (Brz)
10) Nico Hulkenberg (Ger)
T) Valtteri Bottas (Fin)

Renault F1 Team (Fra) – Renault
11) Robert Kubica (Pol)
12) Vitaly Petrov (Rus)
T) Jerome d’Ambrosio (Bel), Ho-Pin Tung (Chn) and Jan Charouz (Cze)

Force India F1 Team (Ind) – Force India-Mercedes
14) Adrian Sutil (Ger)
15) Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita)
T) Paul di Resta (GB)

Scuderia Toro Rosso (Ita) – Toro Rosso-Ferrari
16) Sebastien Buemi (Swz)
17) Jaime Alguersuari (Esp)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Lotus F1 Racing (Mal) – Lotus-Cosworth
18) Jarno Trulli (Ita)
19) Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)
T) Fairuz Fauzy (Mal)

Campos Meta 1/Hispania Racing (Esp) – Campos/Hispania-Cosworth
20) Karun Chandhok (Ind)
21) Bruno Senna (Brz)
T) Jose Maria Lopez (Arg)
(participation in doubt – could be renamed)

US F1 Team (USA) – US F1-Cosworth
22) Jose Maria Lopez (Arg)
23) Adrian Valles (Esp)
T) Alexander Rossi (USA)/Nic Jonsson (Swe)/Jonathan Summerton (USA)
(unlikely to participate)

Virgin Racing (GB) – Virgin-Cosworth
24) Timo Glock (Ger)
25) Lucas di Grassi (Brz)
T) Andy Soucek (Esp)and Luiz Razia (Brz)

Sauber F1 Team (Swz) – Sauber-Ferrari
26) Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn)
27) Pedro de la Rosa (Esp)
T) Bertrand Baguette (Bel)

Stefan Grand Prix (Ser) – Stefan
??) Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn)
??) Jacques Villeneuve (Can)
T) Pastor Maldonado (Ven)
(still hoping to race in 2010, but probably won't)

[Bononi]

So the prospect is that we'll have only 11 teams.

[steve nielsen]

2 new sponsorship deals anounced today: CNN with Lotus an Renault will be sponsored by LADA

[icemachine]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

2 new sponsorship deals anounced today: CNN with Lotus an Renault will be sponsored by LADA

Renault-Nissan owns a 20% stake in LADA I believe, so its not quite as crazy as it sounds but I'm still

[jab]

Originally Posted by Bononi

So the prospect is that we'll have only 11 teams.

Don't you think Campos/Hispania will make it now? I know it's a bit tight for timing but they're pretty much ready to go. And even if they miss Bahrain, they still should make it to Australia and do 18 races

[Sodemo]

I think Campos will make it. Maybe.

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

I think Campos will make it. Maybe.

50/50

[Yannick]

So when Stefan GP arrives at the circuit gates, will FOM allow them into the paddock or will they block them from entering? There almost cannot be a worse place to be locked out of the racetrack than the Sakhir desert where it's hot, sandy and you cannot park and wait for better things to come tomorrow unless your truck is full of water instead of equipment. Kurtkoy, where Super Aguri was not let in is a much friendlier place to stay. Wasn't it Charles Nickerson who flew all the way to Sao Paulo only to be shown the door?

[Sodemo]

Originally Posted by Yannick

So when Stefan GP arrives at the circuit gates, will FOM allow them into the paddock or will they block them from entering? There almost cannot be a worse place to be locked out of the racetrack than the Sakhir desert where it's hot, sandy and you cannot park and wait for better things to come tomorrow unless your truck is full of water instead of equipment. Kurtkoy, where Super Aguri was not let in is a much friendlier place to stay. Wasn't it Charles Nickerson who flew all the way to Sao Paulo only to be shown the door?

They could always buy tickets from the stalls.

[duke_toaster]

It was Malaysia where Phoenix Finance were told they weren't welcome, IIRC.

[Racenut7]

Entry List

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (GB) – McLaren-Mercedes
1) Jenson Button (GB)
2) Lewis Hamilton (GB)
T) Gary Paffett (GB)

Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team (Ger) – Mercedes
3) Michael Schumacher (Ger)
4) Nico Rosberg (Ger)
T) Nick Heidfeld (Ger)

Red Bull Racing (Aut) – Red Bull-Renault
5) Sebastian Vettel (Ger)
6) Mark Webber (Aus)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (Ita) – Ferrari
7) Felipe Massa (Brz)
8) Fernando Alonso (Esp)
T) Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita), Jules Bianchi (Fra), Luca Badoer (Ita) and Marc Gene (Esp)

AT&T Williams (GB) – Williams-Cosworth
9) Rubens Barrichello (Brz)
10) Nico Hulkenberg (Ger)
T) Valtteri Bottas (Fin)

Renault F1 Team (Fra) – Renault
11) Robert Kubica (Pol)
12) Vitaly Petrov (Rus)
T) Jerome d’Ambrosio (Bel), Ho-Pin Tung (Chn) and Jan Charouz (Cze)

Force India F1 Team (Ind) – Force India-Mercedes
14) Adrian Sutil (Ger)
15) Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita)
T) Paul di Resta (GB)

Scuderia Toro Rosso (Ita) – Toro Rosso-Ferrari
16) Sebastien Buemi (Swz)
17) Jaime Alguersuari (Esp)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Lotus F1 Racing (Mal) – Lotus-Cosworth
18) Jarno Trulli (Ita)
19) Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)
T) Fairuz Fauzy (Mal)

Campos Meta 1/Hispania Racing (Esp) – Campos/Hispania-Cosworth
20) Karun Chandhok (Ind)
21) Bruno Senna (Brz)
T) Jose Maria Lopez (Arg)

Stefan Grand Prix (Ser) – Stefan
22) Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn)
23) Jacques Villeneuve (Can)
T) Pastor Maldonado (Ven)

Virgin Racing (GB) – Virgin-Cosworth
24) Timo Glock (Ger)
25) Lucas di Grassi (Brz)
T) Andy Soucek (Esp)and Luiz Razia (Brz)

Sauber F1 Team (Swz) – Sauber-Ferrari
26) Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn)
27) Pedro de la Rosa (Esp)
T) Bertrand Baguette (Bel)

[jab]

Yes, I posted that yesterday...

[Down F0rce]

Is that an official entry list or just speculation? It's unlikely that Stefan would be given US F1's car numbers, if they are allowed in then all the teams below USF1 on the list would be bumped up with Sefan being added at the end, or USF1's numberw being skipped (as was the case with Arrows a few years ago) and Stefan being assigned 28 & 29.

[ECW Dan Selby]

Speculation. Stefan have yet to be granted an entry.

I did ask this in the other topic but it seems to have been overlooked:
Anyone know if Stefan are still planning on launching the car today???

Selby

[jab]

If you look at the original list that I posted yesterday on the previous page, you'll see that it's speculative. I put Stefan down as "still hoping to race"

They won't be on the official list. I'm pretty sure they'll have to wait

[Racenut7]

Entry List

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (GB) – McLaren-Mercedes
1) Jenson Button (GB)
2) Lewis Hamilton (GB)
T) Gary Paffett (GB)

Mercedes GP Petronas Formula One Team (Ger) – Mercedes
3) Michael Schumacher (Ger)
4) Nico Rosberg (Ger)
T) Nick Heidfeld (Ger)

Red Bull Racing (Aut) – Red Bull-Renault
5) Sebastian Vettel (Ger)
6) Mark Webber (Aus)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (Ita) – Ferrari
7) Felipe Massa (Brz)
8) Fernando Alonso (Esp)
T) Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita), Jules Bianchi (Fra), Luca Badoer (Ita) and Marc Gene (Esp)

AT&T Williams (GB) – Williams-Cosworth
9) Rubens Barrichello (Brz)
10) Nico Hulkenberg (Ger)
T) Valtteri Bottas (Fin)

Renault F1 Team (Fra) – Renault
11) Robert Kubica (Pol)
12) Vitaly Petrov (Rus)
T) Jerome d’Ambrosio (Bel), Ho-Pin Tung (Chn) and Jan Charouz (Cze)

Force India F1 Team (Ind) – Force India-Mercedes
14) Adrian Sutil (Ger)
15) Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita)
T) Paul di Resta (GB)

Scuderia Toro Rosso (Ita) – Toro Rosso-Ferrari
16) Sebastien Buemi (Swz)
17) Jaime Alguersuari (Esp)
T) Brendon Hartley (NZ) and Daniel Ricciardo (Aus)

Lotus F1 Racing (Mal) – Lotus-Cosworth
18) Jarno Trulli (Ita)
19) Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)
T) Fairuz Fauzy (Mal)

Hispania Racing (Esp) – HRT-Cosworth
20) Karun Chandhok (Ind)
21) Bruno Senna (Brz)
T) Jose Maria Lopez (Arg)

Sauber F1 Team (Swz) – Sauber-Ferrari
22) Pedro de la Rosa (Esp)
23) Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn)
T) Bertrand Baguette (Bel)

Virgin Racing (GB) – Virgin-Cosworth
24) Timo Glock (Ger)
25) Lucas di Grassi (Brz)
T) Andy Soucek (Esp)and Luiz Razia (Brz)

[csirl]

I hate the way they keep on skipping number 13. Superstitious nonsense.