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Sainz has said that he doesn't want to be Red Bull's back-up option, so I'm guessing that he could be the first to fly the coop.
But at least they will be on an even footing.Just means one of them is for sure on the chopping block next year, but good news for both.
I think that there were enough mitigating circumstances to justify giving Kvyat a second chance.
I doubt JEV would have been much better at RBR. Toro Rosso always refreshed their line-up every two years. There's a reason why they kept JEV for a third, and it wasn't so that they could promote him - they wanted to keep him as a yardstick to judge incoming talent against because the YDP was restructured to only support four drivers a year. When Vettel left sooner than expected, Red Bull had a choice: to keep a driver who had reached his peak, or to take a gamble on an underdeveloped young driver.Kvyat didn't deserve to be promoted over JEV to RBR. Once at RBR he was average on his best days and woeful most days.
I could see someone approaching him for 2018. Mercedes-Benz because I think one of those will be gone by then.
To be fair, Ericsson hasn't been too bad this season in such a poor car. He has performed incredibly well on Lap 1 of every race, moving forward at every single GP, and he hasn't really made any mistakes (apart from Monaco). Yeah, there are other drivers we'd rather see in the Force India, but Marcus has at least performed as best as he can with the car he's got.
Nope.I haven't read the rest of this thread, but has there been any discussion about Esteban Gutierrez and his future at Haas? He still has not given the team any points.
Remains a mystery how he's managed to keep his career alive despite consistent mediocrity.I haven't read the rest of this thread, but has there been any discussion about Esteban Gutierrez and his future at Haas? He still has not given the team any points.
Haas have said that they will wait for now, and may not make an announcement until 2017. I'm guessing that they might be biding their time because they could scoop up a promising young driver. Antonio Giovinazzi springs to mind, but the decision by Red Bull to pass on Pierre Gasly might make Gasly available.I haven't read the rest of this thread, but has there been any discussion about Esteban Gutierrez and his future at Haas? He still has not given the team any points.
It's the Felipe Massa principle. Remember when Massa joined Sauber? He was terrible. But Ferrari picked him up, put him on rotation as a test and reserve driver, and when he had a second chance, he came back much stronger for it. Ferrari no doubt thought that they could do something similar with Gutiérrez, despite the rules limiting in-season testing.Remains a mystery how he's managed to keep his career alive despite consistent mediocrity.
Remains a mystery how he's managed to keep his career alive despite consistent mediocrity.
Meanwhile, Sky have suddenly started caring about Jolyon Palmer again now that his career is on the line and have been trying to link him to the vacant Force India seat.
Wouldn't surprise me.A friend tells me that that's Jonathan Palmer's doing
Also doesn't surprise me. The only place that I could see him winding up is Manor, but only if they're hard-up for cash.Others aren't so convinced outside the obvious merits of sponsorship.
Bottas and Stroll confirmed for Williams in 2017: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126958/williams-announces-stroll-and-bottas-for-2017
I have no strong feelings one way or the other. Probably because I don't know too much about him. "Lance St. Roll, patron saint of poor driving standards" was just an easy mark, reallymIsn't Lance St-Roll the second-favourite driver of @prisonermonkeys ?![]()
Isn't Lance St-Roll the second-favourite driver of @prisonermonkeys ?
Stroll's name is already being used in the same sentence as Jacques Villenueve which, imo, is a very good reason not to say that sentence.
A fuller explanation of what I am thinking:Isn't Lance St-Roll the second-favourite driver of @prisonermonkeys ?![]()
He's only the darling to the British Media, it's not really our problem that Australia gets the British coverage. It's Sky's fault really though, that they have an international audience and only really present to one country.- but is the darling of the media because he is British.
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Oh, I think it's a problem regardless of who broadcasts to whom. For one, it's a misrepresentation of his abilities, and secondly, the media shouldn't be taking sides like that.He's only the darling to the British Media, it's not really our problem that Australia gets the British coverage. It's Sky's fault really though, that they have an international audience and only really present to one country.