Silly season: 2014 F1 driver market
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- 1st August 2013, 20:41 at 8:41 pm #229726
Iestyn Davies
Participanthttp://f1-facts.com/statistics/age Looking at the stats on here, for youngest competitors, Sirotkin should definitely wait a year, if not two – take a punt at a FR 3.5 title and then a year in GP2, but that’ll cost another £2 million quid at least. So, I can see why they would jump at the offer now (tbh, who wouldn’t).
2nd August 2013, 10:39 at 10:39 am #229727Enigma
ParticipantHow I want the grid for 2014 to look like, not very realistic:
Red Bull – Vettel, Alonso
Mercedes – Hamilton, Raikkonen
Lotus – Ricciardo, Bottas
Ferrari – Hulkenberg, Bianchi
McLaren – di Resta, Magnussen
Force India – Calado, Nasr
Toro Rosso – Vergne, da Costa
Sauber – Sirotkin, Frijns
Williams – Vandoorne, Evans
Caterham – Perez, Stevens
Marussia – Wickens, Sainz Jr.2nd August 2013, 12:35 at 12:35 pm #229728Ben Needham
Participant@enigma … i’d say it’s a little more than “not very realistic”!
It’d be an interesting winter if Rosberg, Button, Grosjean, Massa and Sutil leave completely and only three drivers to remain with their current teams!!
2nd August 2013, 12:49 at 12:49 pm #229729Meander
ParticipantIf everything in the rumor mill came true (it won’t, obviously), this would be next year’s (top) line-up:
Ferrari: Vettel, Raikkonen
Red Bull: Alonso, Ricciardo2nd August 2013, 20:00 at 8:00 pm #229730Bendanarama
ParticipantI’m predicting that Ferrari will drop Felipe Massa and hire Felipe Nasr. Because that would be hilarious.
2nd August 2013, 20:38 at 8:38 pm #229731JamieFranklinF1
ParticipantHaving a second shot at this in light of new developments…
Red Bull-Infiniti
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Daniel RicciardoImpressed by Ricciardo during the YDT, Red Bull decide that he is the man for the team, and bump him up into the vacated second seat.
Mercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Nico RosbergNo change.
Lotus-Renault
5. Romain Grosjean
6. Nico HulkenbergWith Raikkonen gone, Lotus decide to keep Grosjean. But they also take on Hulkenberg, whom has shown both speed AND consistency.
Ferrari
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Kimi RaikkonenFelipe Massa, despite having a good start to the year, finally has to leave the team, and replace him with someone whom had professed never to drive for the team again. It is money, the promise of a good car, or James Allison? Who knows.
McLaren-Mercedes
9. Jenson Button
10. Sergio PerezNo change.
Force India-Mercedes
11. Paul di Resta
12. Adrian SutilNo change.
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14. Antonio Felix da Costa
15. Jean-Eric VergneJust the one new junior this year, but with Carlos Sainz Jr waiting in the wings, Vergne needs to seriously up his game against the promising Felix da Costa.
Sauber-Ferrari
16. Pastor Maldonado
17. Robin FrijnsWith the team’s financial state, they go for Maldonado, hoping that he can bring some decent funds and the promise he showed in 2012. Gutierrez hasn’t done enough to justify him staying and Sirotkin is just too young, so the team opt for the promising Frijns.
Williams-Mercedes
18. Valterri Bottas
19. Sam BirdBottas stays thanks to a good year in 2013, despite an awful car. Bird gets the second seat, with discounted engines from Mercedes.
Marussia-Ferrari
20. Max Chilton
21. Jules BianchiNo change.
Caterham-Renault
22. Charles Pic
23. Alexander RossiVan der Garde is dropped at the end of the year, and replaced with Rossi to try and bring in more sponsorship from the US.
2nd August 2013, 20:40 at 8:40 pm #229732Travis
ParticipantMy Grid (Half Realistic/Half Wishful Thinking)
Red Bull- Vettel, Ricciardo
Mercedes- Hamilton, Rosberg
Ferrari- Alonso, Kobayashi
Lotus- Hulkenberg, Raikkonen
Force India- Grosjean, Magnussen
McLaren- Button, Perez
Sauber- Bianchi, Gutierrez
Williams- Maldonado, Bottas
Toro Rosso- Vergne, da Costa
Caterham- Pic, Nasr
Marussia- Wickens, Frijns2nd August 2013, 20:46 at 8:46 pm #229733JamieFranklinF1
ParticipantWon’t let me edit the post, but I’ll switch and put Bianchi into the Sauber seat instead of Frijns and Magnussen into the Marussia seat instead.
3rd August 2013, 7:42 at 7:42 am #229734Saints
ParticipantMy guess:
Red Bull
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Daniel RicciardoMercedes
3. Lewis Hamilton
4. Nico RosbergFerrari
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Felipe MassaLotus
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Romain GrosjeanMcLaren
9. Jenson Button
10. Sergio PerezForce India
11. Paul di Resta
12. Adrian SutilToro Rosso
14. Jean Eric Vergne
15. Antonio Felix da CostaSauber
16. Jules Bianchi
17. Sergey SirotkinWilliams
18. Pastor Maldonado
19. Valtteri BottasMarussia
20. Max Chilton
21. Felipe NasrCaterham
22. Charles Pic
23. Alexander Rossi3rd August 2013, 17:10 at 5:10 pm #229735Michael Christensen
ParticipantAlmost everyone has Antonio Felix da Costa as future F1 driver, He is talented, but in the light of his current 3.5 season?
3rd August 2013, 19:46 at 7:46 pm #229736Iestyn Davies
ParticipantRB are gonna put him in at some point, if not straight away then likely after half a season or so. If they don’t.. then DR and JEV have a while yet in Toro Rosso – Sainz Jr and Kvyat, next in line, are in F3/GP3 level, so require at least another full season at a higher level before stepping up to F1 (you could say two really). Marko likes to boot people out after 3 years tops (Buemi), so JEV has another year, Ricciardo perhaps a little longer if not taken by RB. However, peculiarly there are two drivers – Frijns and Coletti, that rejected RB funding or were previously on the program – so they could be brought in instead. Especially if Coletti wins the GP2 title. But, Marko doesn’t like to lose face and hire someone that rejected his advances/he already fired, so this leave da Costa in the plum seat to try and rediscover that blazing mid-12 form in the F1 car.
3rd August 2013, 19:48 at 7:48 pm #229737Iestyn Davies
ParticipantTechnically, that would also rule out Alguersuari, who is still testing Pirelli tyres and is still only what, 22/23? He could easily come in as a benchmark for da Costa to measure up against in 2015.
3rd August 2013, 20:02 at 8:02 pm #229738Deej92
ParticipantSome of these are completely rumour-based, and some are gut feelings.
Infiniti Red Bull Racing-Renault
1. Vettel, 2. Ricciardo
As suspected, Red Bull go with the young Aussie as he suits Red Bull’s requirement of a driver who will support Vettel.Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
3. Hamilton, 4. RosbergCoca-Cola Lotus F1 Team-Renault
5. Grosjean, 6. Hulkenberg
With an upturn in form, Grosjean is kept along with his Total money. They draft in Hulkenberg, after Raikkonen’s departure, and is now the de facto number 1 Lotus driver, despite being given the lower number. Nasr is placed as third driver. Lotus’ strong late-season form results in The Coca-Cola Company expanding their sponsorship to title sponsor.Scuderia Ferrari
7. Alonso, 8. Raikkonen
In a remarkable twist to the ridiculously silly season, Raikkonen shocks F1 with a return to the Scuderia 5 years after being dropped in favour of his now team-mate, replacing Massa who doesn’t regain enough form to stay. Ferrari make this move as they are now more desperate than ever to regain a championship.Emirates McLaren Mercedes
9. Button, 10. Perez
Despite many thinking the new title sponsor will be from Mexico, Emirates are named as such, after previously sponsoring McLaren in 2006. McLaren lazily don’t change their livery until 2015.Sahara Force India F1 Team-Mercedes
11. Sutil, 12. Calado
Force India’s dip in form results in di Resta heavily criticising the team and talking about leaving. Mallya isn’t happy with his attitude, despite some good results, and drops him, promoting Calado to the race-seat.Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault
14. Vergne, 15. da Costa
Vergne is retained and used to gauge da Costa’s performances. Sainz is lurking in the background as third driver, putting pressure on Vergne, and to a lesser extent da Costa, to perform.Sauber F1 Team-Ferrari
16. Bianchi, 17. Sirotkin
Bianchi is drafted in thanks to the Ferrari link. Sauber reluctantly place 18-year-old Sirotkin in the race-seat after being promised money from Russia. Gutierrez is dropped as he doesn’t improve and Slim’s money goes McLaren’s direction. But there remains a risk that Sauber could run into financial difficulties again as the Russian investors are slow in parting with their money.Williams F1 Team-Mercedes
18. Maldonado, 19. Bottas
Juncadella gets the third driver role and participates in a number of FP1s.Marussia F1 Team-Ferrari
20. Chilton, 21. Magnussen
Due to the McLaren link, Magnussen is placed in one of the seats in the same way Bianchi was by Ferrari.GE Caterham F1 Team-Renault
22. Pic, 23. Rossi
Rossi’s GE backing and decent GP2 season means he replaces van der Garde who is remains as test driver. This results in GE becoming title sponsors.3rd August 2013, 21:57 at 9:57 pm #229739Jamie
ParticipantThis would be my grid
5th August 2013, 17:48 at 5:48 pm #229740magon4
ParticipantChristian Horner confirmed talks in Hungary were about Alonso.
RBR really is playing this one really well… let’s see how it ends! - AuthorPosts
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