2013 Silly Season

[Hawkmoon]

in other words a driver willing to be a #2 without question
alonso doesn't care one bit about "the team" he has and will always only care about himself no matter what

The statement is true if you replace Alonso with Hamilton, Vettel, Schmuacher and just about every other F1 driver you can name.

[CNR]

Red Bull	Vettel	Webber
McLaren	Button	Perez
Ferrari	Alonso	Massa - di Resta – Kovalainen - Sutil - Glock
Lotus	Raikkonen	Grosjean - Kovalainen
Mercedes	Hamilton	Rosberg
Williams	Maldonado	Senna – Kovalainen - Sutil
Force India	(di Resta) - Kovalainen	Hulkenberg - Sutil
Toro Rosso	Ricciardo	Vergne
Sauber	Kobayashi	alexander rossi
Caterham	Sutil – Glock -Kovalainen	alexander rossi
Marussia	Sutil - Glock
HRT	Sutil	De La Rosa

[keysersoze]

Ferrari: likely unchanged, with Kovalainen / Hulkenberg as outside bets
McLaren: likely unchanged, with Perez set if Lewis bolts
Red Bull: unchanged
Lotus: unchanged
Mercedes: Rosberg with Hamilton or Schumacher
Force India: di Resta and Hulkenberg or Pic
Sauber: Alguesuari and Perez, Kovalainen, or Pic
Williams: Maldonado and Senna or Pic
STR: unchanged
Marussia: Glock and Chilton
Caterham: van der Garde and Kovalainen or Senna
HRT: de la Rosa and Senna

Although I rate Petrov, I don't think he can be picked up if he doesn't bring funding. This paves the way for van der Garde, who probabaly brings a bit of cash. Kova's possibilities are Sauber and Ferrari,

Chilton had a good second half in GP2, and has funding. He should be headed for Marussia.

With his funding, and having been a tough teammate for Glock this year, Pic will be looking to upgrade to a mid-field team.

Narain is getting closer to Pedro at HRT, but PdlR should be a fixture for a couple more years.

If Williams decides to dump Senna b/c he can't get his qualifying form together, look for him to take his cash to Caterham or HRT.

Updating my own silly season line-up

Ferrari: Alonso and Massa, Kovalainen, Sutil, or Hulkenberg
McLaren: Button and Perez confirmed
Red Bull: Vettel and Webber confirmed
Lotus: Raikonnen and Grosjean likely
Mercedes: Hamilton and Rosberg confirmed
Force India: di Resta and Hulkenberg likely, Jules Bianchi slots in if NH leaves
Sauber: wide open (Kobayashi, Alguersuari, Schumacher, Sutil, Massa, Kovalainen in that order)
Williams: Maldonado and Senna, Sutil, or Kovalainen
STR: Ricciardo and Vergne likely
Marussia: Glock and Chilton or Pic
Caterham: Kovalainen and Pic or van der Garde
HRT: de la Rosa and Senna

[truefan72]

Adrian Sutil. to race next year ?
Welcome to the official Website of the Formula 1 Driver Adrian Sutil

website has not been updated in forever
last bit of news was February 2012

[zako85]

I am surprised that Williams went with two young drivers this year. This is, ex ante, an a-ok line up for an outfit that aspires to be just another midfield team, like STR or Force India. It would be a mistake to repeat that in 2013. They should at least pick up someone like Sutil or Heidfeld to be paired for Maldonado. Someone with good consistency, speed, and experience. A gutsier move would have been to hire Raikkonen in 2012, but for whatever reason Williams lacked the money and/or wisdom to do that. It seems like Williams is being run by accountants lately.

[CNR]

website has not been updated in forever
last bit of news was February 2012

it is at the top of the webpage
Next Destnation Australia
Race will start in D,M,S

[darkos]

It's not silly season, it's great. So many World Champions racing all together to prove them selfs and to fans whose still the best.

[CNR]

The Witness
Sauber mulls signing Schumacher or Huelkenberg

F1: Ferrari Has Not Re-Signed Massa Yet - Spokesman

Schumacher back to Ferrari
Adrian Sutil back to Force India
Nico Hulkenberg to Sauber

Paul di Resta got screwed over by Mercedes

[N4D13]

I don't really think that Schumacher is even considering a return to Ferrari - why would he want to come back to his old house only to play second fiddle to Alonso? And it's not like it looks that he could beat him, considering how he's struggled against Rosberg in the last few years. Yes, 2012 has been an improvement from him, but still, I can't see how he could manage to challenge Alonso in any way. And that's even assuming that Ferrari decided that replacing Massa with Schumacher would be a good idea - but I don't really think that it would work.

[truefan72]

The Witness
Sauber mulls signing Schumacher or Huelkenberg

F1: Ferrari Has Not Re-Signed Massa Yet - Spokesman

Schumacher back to Ferrari
Adrian Sutil back to Force India
Nico Hulkenberg to Sauber

Paul di Resta got screwed over by Mercedes

goo analysis and I think ythis is how it will play out

but I don;t think DiResta got screwed by Mercedes
I actually rate Hulkenberg much higher than DiResta and given the choice between Hamilton and DiResta, if you were mercedes who would you go for?