Well you can safely say that Chandhok will not be the replacement, just noticed a few people on twitter saying that he has got the reserve driver's role at Team Lotus
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Well you can safely say that Chandhok will not be the replacement, just noticed a few people on twitter saying that he has got the reserve driver's role at Team Lotus
It will probably be the French driver,for the French team,but I would like to see the German driver in the car,Hulkenberg
I personally would like to see Heidfeld in the Renault.
But probably the best thing for Renault would be to approach Force India about taking Hulkenberg.
However I think they will put in one of their test drivers i.e Senna or Grosjean.
The team will obviously be in shock, but they need to make a call quite soon.
On the one hand they need to see how long Robert is likely to be out for, as if they need a driver for a season then their decision on a replacement will be a Hulkenberg or Heidfeld. Whereas if they think they only need a driver for 3 or 4 races, they may stick with Senna or alike.
Whatever they surely need to balance waiting for news of Robert with getting the new driver in asap so he can make full use of the limited testing availiable.
Maybe they are now racing under a British licence,and are based in the UK,as they have been for quite a few years,but the name and power unit are French.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
Maybe they are now racing under a British licence,and are based in the UK,as they have been for quite a few years,but the name and power unit are French.Quote:
Originally Posted by henners88
They will ask him for sure but I´m not so sure that he will accept the offer, he has his own rally team now. But perhaps he can put it on ICE for a year.
honestly, to me Hulkenberg is the best option out there.
young , fast, talented and a winner. Driving in a quality car like a renault will see him shine.
Renault should call Force India and make it happen IMO
Next on my list would be Klien
Senna is definitely no good, Grosjean might be interesting, but the other 2 are simply not ready IMO
I forgot all about Klien.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
I hope he gets some consideration.
My guess is that Renault's decision will depend on the length of Kubica's absence. If it's short-term then you're talking Senna or Grosjean. Why employ them as reserve drivers if they're not going to be used in circumstances like this.
If they're looking for a long-term replacement then I think who knows! It's too late for Villeneuve, and Renault and Raikkonen didn't exactly hit it off a while ago so I don't see that happening. Given that they seem to be a team on the up I would have thought Renault will want an experienced driver who can step right in and be up to speed quickly. For me that would be Heidfeld.