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    Drivers that should be replaced after half 2017

    Kvyat - Toro Rosso out - ? In
    Palmer - Renault out - Kubica in

    More suggestions?

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    Raikkonen - he is way too far behind Vettel. Been asleep longer than sleeping beauty. Good performances here and there but he is too slow overall.

    Disagree entirely on Palmer. He has had terrible luck. I think his pace has improved relative to Hulkenberg's recently as well.

    As for kvyatt, he is running out of time but it appears as though Torro Rossi will keep him for 2018.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
    Raikkonen - he is way too far behind Vettel. Been asleep longer than sleeping beauty. Good performances here and there but he is too slow overall.

    Disagree entirely on Palmer. He has had terrible luck. I think his pace has improved relative to Hulkenberg's recently as well.
    Raikkonen will go, but not until end of season I think.

    Renault has improved, so also both drivers. But Palmer, has he shown enough? I still think Kubica deserves another go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post
    Raikkonen will go, but not until end of season I think.
    One of the conditions for Vettel's renegotiation of contract with Ferrari appears to be Kimi staying at Ferrari.

    The reason I suspect is that they get on quite well and Seb would rather have a No.2 who isn't going to infuriate him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    One of the conditions for Vettel's renegotiation of contract with Ferrari appears to be Kimi staying at Ferrari.

    The reason I suspect is that they get on quite well and Seb would rather have a No.2 who isn't going to infuriate him.
    Or beat him.
    Kimi is the Iceman, and is supposed to be cool and uninterested to media.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rollo View Post
    One of the conditions for Vettel's renegotiation of contract with Ferrari appears to be Kimi staying at Ferrari.

    The reason I suspect is that they get on quite well and Seb would rather have a No.2 who isn't going to infuriate him.
    I haven't run into this piece of news, but notice how carefully Seb and Kimi dance around each other on the race track. For example, the race start at Silverstone. They probably get along well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulland View Post

    I still think Kubica deserves another go.
    It is sad but I don't think RK will ever be able to cut it one-handed. F1 above all requires speed of response to sudden situations, something that RK's injury has seriously degraded.
    Kris Meeke got fired -PSG so terrified they quit!

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
    Raikkonen - he is way too far behind Vettel. Been asleep longer than sleeping beauty. Good performances here and there but he is too slow overall.
    I don't think that's enough to justify firing a driver in the middle of season. We know Kimi is behind Vettel, but that's probably why the management wants him employed anyways. Firing a driver in the middle of season should be based only on some kind of an extremely bad performance (think of something like Michael Andretti in 1993). Moreover, Ferrari is a business that certainly values brand awareness. Kimi is the last Ferrari world champion and someone who has been loyal to the team.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Black Knight View Post
    Raikkonen - he is way too far behind Vettel. Been asleep longer than sleeping beauty. Good performances here and there but he is too slow overall.
    Apparently Ferrari listened to recordings from the cockpit and discovered the reason for Kimi's sleeping problem is that he has been talking to himself while driving.

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    I can't agree more with Sulland.

    Kvyat us being out performed by Sainz, again.
    Palmer has been out of the points just as consistently as Hulkenberg has been in. Put Fernando here instead and watch them challenge for a podium next season.
    Raikkonen can be replaced by whomever. I love the guy but he is sadly past it.
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