That was just a friendly "how's your father" move ;) :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by easy rider
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That was just a friendly "how's your father" move ;) :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by easy rider
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Originally Posted by easy rider
I remember seeing that. I thought, WTF, the guy can't control himself on the track. The right thing to do would have been to get out of the car first, and then punch Hamilton in the face, NASCAR style, like Senna did to Irvine in 1993.
You can argue on each side of this matter. Maybe Perez got a rough deal.. or maybe he just brought this upon himself. In the end, he still deserves to be in F1. Considering how much money matters these days, if his Mexican sponsors are still on board with him, we can see Perez in F1 in 2014 or 2015. I wouldn't be surprised if Gutierrez was sacked and replaced with Perez at Sauber eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by acescribe
I found this linked from thejudge13's blog.
A compilation of Maldonado's finest moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIf-dHbKpFI
I wouldn't condone that at all from either side, but I think Hamilton had more of a case to be angry than Pastor in that incident. Hamilton was on the end of a qualifying lap and Pastor was at the rear of a train of slow moving cars and should have made room. Lewis went past and Pastor attempted to squeeze him and when it didn't work, he decided to retaliate on the slow down lap. He should have had a one race ban for that and a couple of other incidents he'd already been involved in that season.Quote:
Originally Posted by zako85
Perez and Maldonado would be a lucrative and decent lineup for Sauber. Hopefully the new investors might realise this would be better for the team than forcing Sirotkin in too early. Give him Friday drives at every GP if necessary.
In the latest bizarre twist in the 2014 driver market, it now appears as though talks between Lotus and Hulkenberg have fallen through, at least in terms of filling in for Raikonnen at Lotus for the remainder of the season. In the short term this has opened the door to Heikki Kovalainen to fill in for Kimi Raikonnen for the final 2 races of the season, though this may not be confirmed until tomorrow whilst Lotus sorts out some contractual issues.
Whether or not Hulkenberg is still in the frame for a 2014 drive at Lotus remains unclear though it must now be in doubt, the Quantum investment deal in Lotus is still not done and "insiders" have their doubts whether it will happen at all. In these circumstances the drive will go to Maldonado as the team will require the generous sponsorship package that comes with him! This will leave Hulkenberg in a tenuous position, he could stay at Sauber, though this may hinge on sponsorship again, if Sauber decide that their young russian charge is ready for F1 then this leaves one seat, one that is likely to go to Perez in order to maintain thier Mexcian sponsorship, this leaves a return to Force India as his only remaining option, a far cry from the speculation earlier this season that he could end up at Ferrari and a crying shame, he's obviously a top drawer talent, he just needs a top drawer drive!
Perez definitely out of McLaren: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111281
A very dignified statement by him. I feel a little sorry for him now, but he hasn't matched Jenson and he is in his third year of F1. I think they are looking for an explosive new talent, like Hamilton was or Marquez in MotoGP this year.
Hope Perez find a drive somewhere, he is surely more worthy of the Sauber seat than Gutierrez, or Sirotkin!
I still think Perez should have stayed a Sauber one more year. I do agree that he is getting the shaft.
Oh well. I hope he ends up somewhere else and can continue to develop.
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Originally Posted by zako85
Punch Lewis....that would again be just another bad move by Maldonado, because it seems as though that as a young kid, Hamilton took up Karate, and has a black belt... :D