Frank Williams confirms the inevitable... or did he?

[ralf fan]

Frank Williams has told a "source" that RS will leave WIlliams for sure in 2005!

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/headlin...12114747.shtml

A "source" well thats credible

[pole2pole]

I heard Montoya saying on the radio five live f1 show that ralf was going to toyota

[Burton]

The deal is DONE RS in a Toyota next year.

[Kicking-back]

I don't think there's been any doubt for a while that Williams will have two new drivers in 2005.

[f1manoz]

Ralf is leaving Williams? Has the world gone MAD!

Frankie my boy, put Our Webber in the car

[Knowlesy]

Frankly I'm sick of hearing the words "source" and "credible". Can we all just cool it with those two words for like a week or something. That would be nice.

Anyway.......

If Frank did tell his credible, un-named source this then it's the best decision Frank has made this year!

Common sense, of course, says that he made this move some while ago.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally posted by knowlesy
Frankly I'm sick of hearing the words "source" and "credible".

Well, its fair to say that what's "source" for the goose is "source" for the gander. But we could run the concept up the flagpole and see which way the wind blows. Or we could kick it over the backstep and see if the cat licks it up!

*Ahem* Or not as the case may be.

[Burton]

My source, is entirely credible. Sadly I can't reveal it.

[BootsOntheSide]

Hopefully the discussion of this can end, at least until an official announcement is made.

[Led ZeppF1]

Originally posted by pole2pole
I heard Montoya saying on the radio five live f1 show that ralf was going to toyota

Juan said: “If I was a betting person I would say (Ralf was going to) Toyota.”

http://www.planet-f1.com/news/story_15998.shtml

[RWC]

I think frank is mad not negotiating with ralf
...at least he could give the imression of wanting him so that ralf doesn't try too hard getting another drive then finds himself without any when franks true intentions become clear

[avsfan733]

Originally posted by Burton
The deal is DONE RS in a Toyota next year.

may I ask whose wall your compound eye is currently on?
..aka where did you get that confirmation?

[Skam85]

Webber/Davidson/Heidfeld would be the list of three FW should go for. Sorry Inigo!

[Andrew2001]

Webber and Villeneuve @ Williams in 2005
Raikkonen and Montoya @ McLaren in 2005
Klien and DC @ Jaguar in 2005
Ralf and Da Matta @ Toyota in 2005
Schumacher and slave labourer @ Ferrari in 2005

Thats what I think.

[gomick]

Webber and Villeneuve @ Williams in 2005 ..... put davidson in it - villeneuve has had his time in the sun.....

[pole2pole]

Williams have just said they want webber. I heard is on bbc radio five live.

[Kicking-back]

Good.

[grumpy1]

OK I'm going to confirm 2 things that my source confirmed today.
1.Ralf has signed with Toyota.
2.Webber will be at Williams next year and expect an announcement on that after the USGP.
Now to put the cat ammongst the pigions so to speak.
Webbers team mate at Williams is firming as being Anthony Davidson from BAR.He is the short priced favorite to get the second seat.

The Grumpy1

[Tweed]

hope so! would be good

[JohnSSC]

My sources tell me that without question there will be two drivers with Williams next year!

My sources deal only in absolutes!

[grumpy1]

Originally posted by JohnSSC
My sources tell me that without question there will be two drivers with Williams next year!

My sources deal only in absolutes!

That was a given and I take it you ment new drivers
My source has confirmed Webber but according to him the second spot is up for grabs.Does your source indicate the second driver?

The Grumpy1
P.S.This is not having a go at you either.

[Kicking-back]

Word at the weekend is that Frank wants Webber and Coulthard, but Patrick Head is less keen on DC.

This was in several of the Sunday papers.

[BSchneiderFan]

Everyone seems to be taking it for granted that Webber will go to Williams - it may be so, and I'd be willing to defer to various people's "sources". BUT... Webber is managed by Briatore, who has conspicuously failed thus far to confirm Trulli at Renault for 2005 (perhaps merely as a bargaining tool, but perhaps not), and we are also told that Toyota are making big-money overtures to Webber, money that Williams will not match. The contractual situation with Jaguar is also still far from clear. So perhaps a bit of caution is necessary. After all, as far as I can recall, the following drivers have been linked with a Williams drive next year:

Ralf Schumacher
Mark Webber
David Coulthard
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Hakkinen
Kimi Raikkonen
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli
Giancarlo Fisichella
Nico Rosberg
Nelson Angelo Piquet
Antonio Pizzonia
Marc Gene
Scott Dixon
Anthony Davidson
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

They can't all drive for Frank.

[Jordi]

Delete Häkkinen from that list...

Button, Dixon and Räikkönen have contracts for next year.
Does Barrichello have a contract as well, I don't remember.

And I don't see Piquet or Rosberg getting the drive, so..

That'd leave it at
Ralf
Webber
DC
Jacques
Quick Nick
Jarno
Fisico
Pizzonia
Gené
Ant Davidson

And you could probably scrap Ralf as well..

[BSchneiderFan]

Nonetheless, they were all 'connected' with the drive.