Katsuya Posted October 15, 2016 Report Share Posted October 15, 2016 Apparently, Stroll is confirmed as the Williams No. 2, but they can't announce it until he's 18 because it won't look good for Martini. The Ocon/Wehrlein thing is awkward too. Mercedes want Wehrlein promoted first, but Force India think that Ocon is quicker from their testing data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Congratulations to Jordan King, his daddy's money has finally got him a practice session seat with Manor in Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Seems a tad harsh, isn't he 5th in the GP2 series? Plus, there's loads of pay drivers in and around F1, it's hardly a sport for noble* laymen. *Noble in the moral sense, not the English upper class sense. Or the West Ham midfielder sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Oh I agree, but I've always had it out for King more than most because British drivers have mostly not been pay drivers and every opportunity he's had (including an hour long documentary on Sky covering his career, all two years of it) are because he has the financial advantages. It's possible I might be more annoyed because of the changes to the Nectar Points scheme in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 20, 2016 Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Force India look likely to be choosing between Kvyat, Ocon and Palmer for the second seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 20, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 I really hope Ocon nabs it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted October 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2016 Personally I don't think Merc is gonna allow Ocon to make a jump up the grid just yet, not before Wehrlein at the very least. They seem very strict on that matter, and the reason Ocon is even in the sport right now is because Haryanto's sponsorship fell through, else he had been a clear 2017 rookie. Force India obviously want Ocon over Wehrlein, because they feel Ocon has the bigger upside. But I think it's not their choice to make, and if they want a sweet Mercedes deal on the ICE's, they'll no doubt will end up with Pascal ahead of anyone else. Kvyat and Palmer I can't see drum up the funds to offer the same sort of financial gains that Wehrlein could bring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugobomb Posted October 21, 2016 Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 Doesn't the Russian government sponsor Kyvat like Venezuela did with Maldonado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 21, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 21, 2016 McLaren chief Ron Dennis is set to leave his role as chairman and CEO of McLaren Group, Autosport can reveal. Dennis, 69, will not have his current contract renewed when it expires at the end of this year. His departure will end an association with the Formula 1 team stretching back to 1980 and leave open the role of CEO, McLaren Technology Group, which comprises McLaren Racing, McLaren Marketing and McLaren Applied Technologies. McLaren Automotive, the separately-constituted road car division, is not affected by any change of leadership at McLaren Technology Group. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126728/ron-dennis-set-to-leave-mclaren-top-job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 ...huh. Kvyat is retained by Toro Rosso for 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 22, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Blimey. I'd suggest that if he doesn't impress in the fly-away races though, Gasly will oust him still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 8 minutes ago, Lineker said: Blimey. I'd suggest that if he doesn't impress in the fly-away races though, Gasly will oust him still. do you mean at the end of this season or start of next? It might help people buy in to the rumours that not everyone at Red Bull is a huge fan of Gasly though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 22, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 As in, after the fly-away's at the start of 2017. Australia etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Lineker Posted October 22, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Stonking pole lap from Lewis. Tomorrow should be an excellent race. Don't forget to watch @Meacon, it's your home race! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meacon Keaton Posted October 22, 2016 Report Share Posted October 22, 2016 Oh I'm all over it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Be interesting to see if that gearbox thing he complained about plays up again or if it was just a one-off issue for him. If he retires with it, does it look bad on Mercedes for not just taking a 5 place penalty and having him at least score some points? Also, in "well this isn't what I'd want", apparently Nasr is now most likely to go to Force India thanks to his money and Bernie pushing it so he can have a Brazilian driver on the grid. Bring back Rubens if you want that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted October 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Yeah, with the 'Verstappen Rule' (18+ and 40 superlicense points) in play teams have a MUCH harder time filling up their seats, and I guess it shows that Red Bull retains Kvyat rather than going with Gasly, despite the latter having the required points. But after Gasly, who do they have in the system, nobody of note. And for all the other teams, especially the the lower midpack it means that they can't take on untalented moneybags and need to work with the talent that actually are permitted to join. So the only moneybag drivers that are available are the ones grandfathered in, or the ones that have proven themselves by getting the points required. And it's an interesting development to say the least, and will provide a certain job security for the guys already on the grid. Since the group of superlicensee's will be a lot smaller and more exclusive as a result. On the flipside, it'll turn the lower teams into effective feeders for the big boys. Haas for Ferrari, Manor for Mercedes, Sauber for whoever wants to throw money at them. Because for them it'll be the only way to really make ends meet if they can't sign every random Venezuelan with oil backing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 All pretty simple for Lewis, really. Shame that we didn't see an actual Ricciardo-Rosberg fight but there were plenty of others to keep it entertaining. Meanwhile, on Jason's post above - rumour is that it's going to be Sauber-Honda from 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 That podium was great with Gerard Butler, although that poor Mercedes girl chose the wrong day to wear a black bra. Race was so-so, it is kinda amusing that Danny Ric's race was pretty much inadvertently ruined by his team-mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katsuya Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 24 minutes ago, Chris2K said: That podium was great with Gerard Butler, although that poor Mercedes girl chose the wrong day to wear a black bra. Race was so-so, it is kinda amusing that Danny Ric's race was pretty much inadvertently ruined by his team-mate. Sky were doing everything they could to, in some way, make it seem like Max parked there to deliberately fuck Ricciardo's race up, which was stupid. The only way it would have made sense - arguably - is if Red Bull tried to bring it out at a time when Ricciardo could have got the free pit stop, not Mercedes. Max's issue was gearbox, apparently, whilst Kimi's was because the wheel wasn't properly on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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