2013 Silly Season

[Roamy]

I think I will just agree wholeheartedly with this post!! Although Massa is getting fired!!

[Roamy]

So here is what we have for next year:

Red Bull - Vettel / Webber
Nothing to see here.
McLaren - _____ / Button
Hamilton extremely likely to sign, he just hasn't done so yet.
Ferrari - Alonso / ____
Massa is IMO likely to re-sign for Ferrari. They still gave him the gig after his 2010 and 2011 seasons, so what's the difference?
Lotus - Raikkonen / ____
If D'Ambrosio impresses this weekend then Grosjean is on serious notice. I definitely think Grosjean will finish the season regardless of anything D'Ambrosio does but next year is uncertain.
Mercedes - Rosberg / ____
Schumacher should re-sign on the strength of his current form, IMO. But he would still be driving a midfield car...
Williams - Maldonado / ____
Williams are 8th in the WCC and and it is a total waste of a good car. Senna needs to go. Maldonado is already signed but he needs to not crash - pure and simple.
Sauber - ____ / ____
Both should be retained, but need to be more consistent. Perez might yet sign for Ferrari but he has denied he will.
Force India - ____ / ____
I don't see the hype about di Resta personally, but both drivers are good enough to be retained.
Caterham - ____ /____
Petrov has finished ahead of Kovalainen more often than not but I must admit I haven't really been paying attention.
STR - ____ / ____
Both drivers are pretty evenly matched in the races but have been let down by a poor car.
Marussia - Glock / ____
Anyone care to comment?
Hispania - De La Rosa / ____
See above.

Looks like a pretty boring silly season to be honest! :\

I think I will just agree wholeheartedly with this post!! Although Massa is getting fired!!

[Malbec]

He cant possibly be worse than Narain, Narain finishes last every race Saying that, Chandhoks record isnt much better either I just think with both of their ages, Karthikayen is maybe past his best, where as Chandhok still has time to develop, thats why I think he deserves the seat more than Narain

Narain brings Tata automotive money, Chandhok doesn't....

[The Black Knight]

What do you all reckon of this for silly season talk?

'Ferrari could turn to Schumacher' | Sky Sports

[Tazio]

I'll take it in a heartbeat over Massa, but he is not one of my preferred choices.

[F1boat]

It'd be very nice, he may win that elusive 92nd win!

[rjbetty]

Ok I'm gonna try this. In brackets are the drivers I think are in the frame, and are listed roughly in order of what I believe is their likelihood of getting the drive.


Red Bull:
Justin Bieber and Superman (same old)

McLaren:
Jenson Button & ________________, (either Lewis Hamilton or Paul di Resta)

Lotus:
Kimi Raikkonen 4000 & Romain Grosjean

Ferrari:
Fernando Alonso & _______________ (Felipe Massa, Nico Hulkenberg, Paul di Resta, Sergio Perez, Heikki Kovalainen)

Mercedes:
______________ & Nico Rosberg (Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Paul di Resta)

Sauber:
______________ & _______________ (Sergio Perez, Kamui Kobayashi, Heikki Kovalainen, Jaime Alguersuari, Felipe Massa, Esteban Gutierrez, Charles Pic)

Force India:
______________ & _______________ (Paul di Resta, Nico Hulkenberg, Jaime Alguersuari, Felipe Massa, Jules Bianchi, Heikki Kovalainen, Charles Pic)

Williams:
Pastor Maldonado & _______________ (Bruno Senna, Valtteri Bottas)

Toro Rosso:
Daniel Ricciardo & Jean-Eric Vergne

Caterham:
_______________ & _______________ (Heikki Kovalainen, Vitaly Petrov, basically anyone else out of a drive in above teams, like Kobayashi)

Marussia:
Timo Glock & ______________ (Charles Pic, Pay Driver)

HRT:
Pedro de la Rosa & ______________ (Narain Karthikeyan, Pay Driver)



I just cannot see Lotus binning Grosjean.
I root for Caterham, but Kovalainen deserves more.
I really hope Alguersuari gets back in somewhere.
I hope Schumacher does stay one more year. He has finally gotten at least on terms with Rosberg. Maybe he feels there's not much improvement left and 44 is simply too told for F1. I don't know if Mercedes are going anywhere though,given they are scaling back apparently (a great disappointment).
Can't see Toro Rosso ditching their drivers at all.

[Rollo]

I wanna see Kobayashi at Ferrari. I think Hamilton will remain at McLaren, and I suspect Schumacher will hang up his boots.

Massa is likely to be at Sauber I suspect and I wouldn't be at all surprised if either Luiz Razia or Davide Valsecchi find themselves in F1 in 2013.

[CNR]

McLaren:	Jenson Button
Red Bull:	Vettel	Webber
Ferrari	Alonso	? (Perez)
Lotus	Raikkonen	Grosjean
Mercedes	?	?
Williams	?	?
Sauber	?	?
Force India	?	?
Caterham	?	?
STR	Daniel Ricardo no contract for next year yet
Marussia
Hispania	De La Rosa management role ?

Raikkonen locked into 2013 contract now
HRT wants to keep De La Rosa for management role | YallaF1.com

[CNR]

Jenson Button happy to have Paul di Resta as a McLaren team-mate should Lewis Hamilton move to Mercedes - Telegraph
Jenson Button happy to have Paul di Resta as a McLaren team-mate should Lewis Hamilton move to Mercedes

Jenson Button says he would have no issue working with Force India’s Paul di Resta at McLaren should Lewis Hamilton move to Mercedes, denying that there would be any conflict of interest.