Caterham 2015 driver lineup ideas?
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- 7th December 2014, 15:55 at 3:55 pm #288295WheelToWheelParticipant
It’s a king hurdle to climb, but if Caterham made it to 2015, who would they sign up?
7th December 2014, 16:35 at 4:35 pm #288299Bradley DowntonParticipantWhoever comes along with the most money.
7th December 2014, 16:40 at 4:40 pm #288300JamieFranklinF1ParticipantMe and @Bradley13? I’m sure we can have a whip round.
7th December 2014, 16:43 at 4:43 pm #288302Bradley DowntonParticipantOoo, I like that idea @JamieFranklinF1! I’ve just found £6.43 in my wallet, along with a £10 Argos voucher and a Waterstones loyalty card :P
7th December 2014, 17:13 at 5:13 pm #288303MathersParticipant@JamieFranklinF1 and @Bradley13 Can I be your race engineer? I’ve got a student loan that I’m not using for anything exciting we can spend on development?
7th December 2014, 17:15 at 5:15 pm #288304JamieFranklinF1Participant@Mathers @Bradley13 Looking good, guys! I’m getting into a more management role with Santander now, so I’ll persuade them to sponsor Caterham instead ;)
7th December 2014, 17:33 at 5:33 pm #288305Bradley DowntonParticipant@JamieFranklinF1 @mathers – Ah… this seems familiar…
7th December 2014, 20:37 at 8:37 pm #288314AnonymousInactiveSorry @Bradley13 and @JamieFranklinF1 I’ve just outbid you for the Caterham drive … I have a £20 WH Smith gift card, £120 in Nectar points and £7.50 in my wallet! See ya guys!
7th December 2014, 22:58 at 10:58 pm #288318GeorgeParticipantI heard Bernie might be looking for a job soon…
8th December 2014, 1:15 at 1:15 am #288321Little_M_LoParticipantSome say I’m the next Jack Brabham ;)
8th December 2014, 7:59 at 7:59 am #288323AnonymousInactiveIde – Inoue.
8th December 2014, 20:06 at 8:06 pm #288366AnonymousInactiveThey should go for the young Maldonados – Cecotto + Canamasas! They have the money to race for several seasons in GP2, despite the cars they destroy. And while Cecotto has become consistent I’m sure all it would take for the battle to start would be Canamasas running into him at the first race. They should be far behind everyone else so no one else should be at risk!
If they can’t tie any type of partnership with an existing team (but both McLaren and Ferrari wouldn’t agree with the Renault engines, and Lotus are out of money) they would likely pick either a super-pay driver and a good driver with experience (Vergne?) or two pay-drivers. Stevens should be on top of that list as he raced in Abu Dhabi, but they could pick Merhi, rent a car to Red Bull for Gasly (like Ricciardo at HRT) if he doesn’t sign with DAMS in GP2, rush a promise like Ocon to F1 or take Sirotkin if he still has backing. I think Palmer and Rossi could buy the seat for at least some races, Chilton might be there keeping an eye on the availability too.
8th December 2014, 23:29 at 11:29 pm #288413AnonymousInactiveIf I can’t have the seat (!) then it should be Jolyon Palmer and Alexander Rossi.
Would love for Rossi to bring Verizon in as a sponsor – another backer to snub McLaren!
9th December 2014, 7:14 at 7:14 am #288422Alex CrossParticipantThey may go for Esteban Gutierrez, he has quite a bit of money doesnt he?
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