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kenseiRossi was testing the F2005 yesterday.
hmmm?
Rossi's signed to ride for Yamaha next season in Moto GP, so he won't be around in F1 next year.
kenseiRossi was testing the F2005 yesterday.
hmmm?
Can you tell us when you post an article up? I was browsing around here, and I was just like "Hmm, this sounds familiar, wait a minute!".Diego440Barrichello had a multi-million dollar contract with Ferrari for 2006 and had chosen to give it up. It does not take a rocket scientist to work out that the only reason for the 33-year-old Brazilian to do that is because he has a better deal somewhere else, either financially or in terms of potential or both. That deal comes from BAR Honda, which has been looking for a top name to either replace, or race alongside, Jenson Button. Honda is not a company that is going to take any risks in this respect and so what was needed was a man who knows F1 and knows how to win races. At the moment that list is still relatively short: Michael Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso, Ralf Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya and to a lesser extent Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli and Jacques Villeneuve. Strip away the names of those under contract for 2006 and you end up with no names at all, but in F1 things are negotiable if all parties are willing to talk and so Barrichello and Fisichella ended up in the frame.
The question now is what BAR will do with its second car. Takuma Sato has been flailing about a little and needs some solid results to restore the reputation that was once in the same league as Button. Honda says that having a Japanese driver is not essential but, even if they do not admit it, they like to have a local hero to show off to the folks back home. What they really want is a local hero who wins. Sato scored 34 points last year but this year has managed just one but there are signs that he will score more. Button has 19 but a couple of good results would definitely change perceptions.
The fortunate thing for Takuma is that BAR is in no rush to make a decision about the other driver. Button needs to sort out his situation and if Takuma goes on failing to score the team has plenty of other choices.
BlakeCan you tell us when you post an article up? I was browsing around here, and I was just like "Hmm, this sounds familiar, wait a minute!".
Blake
RooRossi's signed to ride for Yamaha next season in Moto GP, so he won't be around in F1 next year.
Diego440Personally, I've always believed Massa to be one of the biggest no ones in F1. A lot of people have faith in him and consider him a good driver, but he rarely delivers. What's his best result? Fifth? With a Ferrari engine... please. It seems he's always got the best chances and he never does anything,... always battling for 8th place.
As for Rubens going to BAR, I think it's quite good, since BAR will eventually become Honda; and like Coulthard for RBR, Barrichello will be a great addition to BAR in terms of experience and expertise. Plus, he's pretty good... would like to see him go against someone instead of just guarding his team mate's position.
Button is going to Williams next year, either that or he isn't racing at all. However, I don't think Button is really that stupid.BMW318ciCBarchilleo would go to BAR if jenson goes to williams , I wouldn't think he would wanna go to BAR to be 2nd driver to Button
pSI civici'd give it to rubens because hes been doing it longer
JV still has a contract for next season you know, I think he'll be driving for them. Probably alongside Nick, or maybe Wurz or de la Rossa.BMW318ciCso BMW will have 2 new drivers for next year , who do you think the will be ?
OmnisDiego, what compels one to make such a comparison?
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