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This is all getting rather confusing.
Massa to Ferrari in preference to Hulkenburg? Weird.
They suggested on Sky today it could be Massa & Hulkenburg and Grosjean out of Lotus, but surely they need some money coming in?
I thought McLaren were linked to Telmex sponsorship next year to replace Vodafone, thus securing Perez' seat, but with various rumours suggesting Perez might not stay maybe that's not accurate.
How about:
Lotus: Perez/Massa
McLaren: Button/Hulkenburg
It would be a travesty if Lotus took Massa and Hulkenburg ended up without a decent drive again.
That would be cool :cool:
Way cool man. #like
To be honest Hulkenberg needs a top drive now. He is ready and there are drivers (massa and Perez or Button) who could easily be replaced by their teams, so it needs to be now.
Red Bull: Vettel & Ricciardo
Mercedes: Rosberg & Hamilton
Ferrari: Alonso & Kimi
McLaren: Button & Hulk
Lotus: Perez & Grosjean
As the top teams would be quite exciting.
Looks like the exit door might be shown to Massa........
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Looking at the drivers available, I am sure Hülkenberg is the kind of driver you would like to take gamble on if you actually had finances. Massa and Grosjean have both been left far behind their team-mates overall this year, so that if I was in Lotus' shoes and approached the 2014 season with such line-up, I wouldn't have confidence I would be getting satisfactory results. Sounds even less convincing than when before 2013 it was said Button-Pérez seemed a bit weak!
Hülkenberg is not proven yet, but there is a chance he could be pretty good. It has to be said Grosjean has seemed adequately fast from German Grand Prix onwards too, but as with many drivers, it is very much unclear if he can keep performing consistently like that over a full season. Alas I have lost faith in Massa with the exception of qualifying well on occasion.
Here's my dream driver line-up
1) Ferrari: Kimi/Fernando
Both drivers are evenly matched & considered as the best drivers & are at their prime in terms of skill albeit a fraction of a second off.
It was considered outrageous by most people until Ferrari actually signed Kimi.
2) Red Bull: Hulkenberg/Rosberg
Hulk was touted as the next big thing in F1, while Rosberg is perennially under rated even though he has comprehensively out performed the most successful driver statistically for 2 seasons and going toe to toe with the best thing ever happened to British Racing since Jim Clark.
If Red Bull remains dominant then we know by now this is a team sport & the driver is overrated.
3) Mercedes: Hamilton/Vettel
This is arguably the quickest pair of driver on the grid. This pairing gives the Vettel detractors to see his butt kicked. However, if Seb is able to win a WDC then this will disappoint most people he is the best there is.
Mercedes will be the best team to give both drivers the opportunity to settle the score. Lewis has a year head start but Seb is a German going to a German team. The car is the quickest in 1 lap so will be exciting to see who's on top Saturday.
4) Lotus: Button/Kubica
The Lotus is always gentle on the tires & this suits Button's smooth driving style. Button is untouchable when the car is on song . Every fan wants Robert to return to F1; just like Kimi, he has unfinished business in F1. Just like Kimi, he did his talking on the track & is an out & out racer.
5) Mclaren: Kevin Magnussen/Gary Paffet
Magnussen has a stand-out performance in Renault 3.5 series, IMHO, is the best feeder series to F1. Gary, just like Di Resta, is an accomplished DTM champion; he will be up to speed in F1 & may surprise a few.
6) Force India: Kobayashi/Bottas
I have a soft spot for Koba; he's not rated as a top line driver but he sure knows how to pass & brings excitement to the sport. Ban DRS & KERS & you will know what I mean.
Bottas shows glimpse of brilliance in Canada; he was pretty evenly matched with his more experience team mate but both failed to drive beyond the car's limit. The jury is still out on him & I'd like to see him in a more competitive machine.
7) Toro Rosso: Robin Frijns/Stoffel Vandoorne
Toro Rosso is essentially a junior team to RBR; the team's goal is to scout the future drivers for RBR. Therefore, it's important they do not limit their selection only to their junior program.
Robin Frijns is a classical case of a talent deprived of his opportunity due to lack of funding. Stoffel Vandoorne is equally impressive in his rookie season in Renault 3.5. Both drivers performed better than the RBR junior program driver of the likes of Antonio Felix De Costa & Carlos Sainz Jr.
8) Sauber: Bianchi/Pic
Bianchi has proven himself he deserves a more competitive car to showcase his talent. Pic, IMHO, is the best driver with sponsorship this season. He lacks the stand-out performance of Bianchi, Bottas & even Van De Garde. He does provide solid performance despite of the car's limitation. In any case, this duo is stronger than Gutierez/Sirotkin pairing in any given weekend.
9) Caterham: Rob Huff/Tom Chilton
Caterham has been over hyped & under achieved since it's incarnation. It's equally disappointing & painful to watch them slipped to the bottom of the pecking order & beaten by a 2-year old Marussia. For sure, they need money but more importantly, respectability for fans to take them seriously.
In my book, Tom is the more talented Chilton; both shares the equal love & financial support form the family so it's a no brainer. As for Rob, if you have to drive a crappy car scraping of positions in the middle of the pack, might as well do it in F1. F1 needs some real wheel to wheel racers & WTCC is the most competitive wheel to wheel series other than BTCC.
10) Marussia: Petrov/Sirotkin
It's a Russian team, there's a Russian GP next season & the team need Russian Rubles. A pair of Russian drivers will fit the bill & there's no two ways about it.
There you have it. My dream list for 2014. :lips:
longisland, I'm assuming the Williams team simply disappeared up Maldonado's butthole?
oops!
Yes. How can I forget Williams, the very team that brought the biggest anti-climax when Mansell's tire exploded in the final lap. It was like Massa crowned WDC for 15 seconds in 2007.
11) Williams: James Hinchcliff/Danica Patrick
Danica will be Bernie's wet dream & Hinch is currently the hottest Indy talent. Both drivers will attract great interest of the racing fans over the state side not to mention sponsors. They will definitely help to secure the Jersey GP & Danica might do a F1 version of Jersey shore.
A Go-Daddy Williams FW-36, sounds like a classic in making.