petrov has a drive because of all the incentives and money coming to the team, via Russia....including meetings with Putin and so on.
Talent????? hahaha...maybe if he drives an F1 car long enough, he will get better.
Then there is Senna. Donot kid yourself about some BS of "senna-Lotus" bringing back memories as to why he is there.....
it is all about money.......another pay driver
The qualifying against Klien was embarrassing? Only embarrassing? Then what about barely being faster than Sakon Yamamoto?!Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
Not sure why people continue to mention Renault in this whole mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by RS
This team is not Renault team it's Genii Lotus whatever team with Renault engines and no money.
Looks like he would, he would probably even say thank you for the boot!Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
But hey there are billions of such people out there, and that's fine with me.
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by SGWilko
Still Boullier is just a clown.
One of the funniest things that I've read so far about Heidfeld losing his seat is the fact that Renault is only a number of points behind Mercedes in the constructors and that apparently by Senna now coming in to join that Mercedes can now relax a little more for the rest of the season!! :)
I think that demonstrates just how 'hard up' this team is. Will they be here next year? That is two years in a row now they have asked Bernie for an advance of the TV money. Does not sound good, does it......Quote:
Originally Posted by kfzmeister
In my opinion, Lotus Renault GP(*) is just not doing well as a team, point. First, their car has lost its pace throughout the year. Next, there were constant rumors in the press of financial struggles within the team. There was a speculation that they might switch to the less expensive engine, and later some whining about how little money the Russians and Lotus are giving the them. Instead of acknowledging this new reality, they try to shift blame onto Nick Heidfeld and they use that as an excuse to recruit another pay driver. That's the way I view it. Performance wise, Nick has been on the same level with Petrov, add or subtract a few points, which implies that both drivers are limited by the capability of the car. It's just a lousy team and it will keep on going down. I actually kind of feel a little sorry that Petrov had signed a two year contract with them.
(that's the name the team is registered with according to wikipedia)
Money bought Senna the drive apparently:
Heidfeld hoping High Court action can restore his Renault drive by Singapore - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com
I guess we all figured this anyway.Quote:
"This position is disputed by the team for apparently purely financial reasons. We do not intend to rest before Nick's legal position has been fully restored."