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9 Nov 2005, 21:18 (Ref:1456688)
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no 2006 seat for Karthikeyan
Reuters is reporting Karthikeyan couldn't raise enough money from his backers to buy a Midland seat, so he'll be testing on the sidelines in 2006.
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9 Nov 2005, 21:20 (Ref:1456689)
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He's said himself testing with a bigger team may be more positive than racing down the back
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9 Nov 2005, 22:34 (Ref:1456748)
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Uhn, somebody will surely miss him... or better, his money.
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9 Nov 2005, 22:38 (Ref:1456754)
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I thought he was in the running for the Williams 3rd seat????
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9 Nov 2005, 22:45 (Ref:1456764)
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I thought he was replacing Michael Schumacher??
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9 Nov 2005, 22:51 (Ref:1456767)
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??????????????
Don't know about that one. Michael is gonna give it another year. Just to make sure he truly has lost it................  I'll get me coat. |
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9 Nov 2005, 22:53 (Ref:1456770)
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9 Nov 2005, 22:57 (Ref:1456774)
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I thought he was quite impressive, given the machinery, last year. Hope he comes back with a better team
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9 Nov 2005, 23:02 (Ref:1456781)
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This is one thing that gets me.
He has obvious talent. He did in British F3, but he can't grab a drive. To do what he did with the Jordan was pretty spectacular, but nothing. |
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9 Nov 2005, 23:15 (Ref:1456791)
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I think Monteiro did better than him such that I am not overly surprised. One thing is clear in my mind though, he certainly deserves a seat more than Sato does.
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9 Nov 2005, 23:44 (Ref:1456806)
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Both Monteiro and Karth... are excellent drivers, IMHO.
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10 Nov 2005, 00:31 (Ref:1456830)
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The thing is Midland is the only team left now that is still taking pay-drivers... so if Karthikeyan isn't first up with the funds then he'll be left out in the cold.
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10 Nov 2005, 00:54 (Ref:1456838)
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I'm amazed no team signed him up,after waht they said about him at the start of the year,that he is a fantastic driver,well i knew he wasnt that great and he would only last 1 year in f1.
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10 Nov 2005, 09:28 (Ref:1457033)
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All the reports I've seen make no mention of money being a problem for him, but I ssupect that's an attempt from his PR people to try and spin coverage away from the fact that he bought his 2005 drive? He looked promising early in the season, but the reality is mroe that Montiero took a while to get up to speed, and was dominant from about Monaco onwards. Commercially he would be a good Williams 3rd driver, he's probably in the same league as Pizzonia, and who knows how he could do with a year of solid testing in a car which handles more like an F1 car?
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10 Nov 2005, 15:28 (Ref:1457300)
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I think if he gets Williams' 3rd seat, he would benefit more than Pizzonia did, as this year William's 3rd driver will tke part in Friday practice sessions and last year, Pizzonia was out of the car for at least 2 months before the Monza GP. |
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10 Nov 2005, 15:34 (Ref:1457305)
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Getting your name in the spotlight on Fridays hasn't helped anybody else, no matter how well they've done. I doubt either Pizzonia or NK will be back in a racing seat - neither of them are good enough. The idea that Ferrari would want him for anything other than commercial reasons is laughable.
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10 Nov 2005, 15:42 (Ref:1457311)
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Commercial reasons are precisely why Ferrari might want him in the future
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10 Nov 2005, 17:09 (Ref:1457357)
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If Ferrari have the Marlboro money they won't need Karthikeyan... Besides, there's this long queue of Räikkönen, Rossi and co. having to drive in 2007.
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10 Nov 2005, 18:10 (Ref:1457396)
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Midland-Jordan weren't to impressed.http://www.f1racing.net/en/news.php?newsID=103049
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10 Nov 2005, 18:13 (Ref:1457397)
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Rather than Midland/Jordan not being impressed, I'd simply suggest Colin Kolles is saying this now because Karthikeyan won't be there.
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10 Nov 2005, 18:16 (Ref:1457401)
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Given the way they've each conducted themselves in the past, I'd be inclined to side with NK on this. |
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10 Nov 2005, 19:45 (Ref:1457489)
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11 Nov 2005, 02:20 (Ref:1457805)
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if NK had a fair offer he would be racing with midland. Why would NK say he cannot afford the seat when he can. Kolles is furious because NK made the cost of the seat public and made them look like bunch of money sucking vampires..Which they are !
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11 Nov 2005, 05:15 (Ref:1457832)
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Sad to see him leave F1, he was quick and seemed to have his feet on the ground still, unlike some of the other drivers.
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13 Nov 2005, 02:05 (Ref:1459328)
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He was doing well up until the point that Kolles became more involved in the team. The first third of the season, I though he was terrific. After that, he looked a bit glum. For whatever reason, Kolles seemed to immediately really, really dislike Karthikeyan and he never really got back the form he had at the start.
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