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Originally Posted by longisland
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Ever considered stand-up? :rotflmao:Quote:
Originally Posted by longisland
I don't get the love Heidfeld gets around here. He's average. Always has been. Always will be. Senna is even worse. The marketing guys will be hoping people won't see past the Lotus-Renault-Senna name to see the P16 he's likely to get each race.
If Kubica is indeed out for the year then Renault need a number 1 and the only number 1 that's been mentioned so far is Raikkonen. Renault would be mad not to enquire as to his availability. Stick him in the car for 1 year with a 1 year option and if it works out and Kubica comes back then Renault end up with one of the best driver lineups on the grid for 2012.
On the radio this morning they said it would likely be the full season. I think that's probably realistic, given the length of his recovery just back to normal fitness, never mind the level that F1 drivers require. If he gets back in the car towards the end of the year will of course depend on his recovery, but also on the performance of his replacement, if he's doing well then the team may wish to stick with him for the remainder of the year rather than have the disruption of switching drivers mid-season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave B
F1 is a cruel sport however, and there's no guarantee Kubica will be on the grid in 2012 even if fully recovered.
Options in order of preference:
Hulkenberg
Klein
Senna
A quick point: even though I consider Kubica to be a better driver than Heidfeld, the fact is that Nick managed to beat him in 2007 and 2009. So I'm guessing that Heidfeld is kind of underrated. Not that he is WDC material though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hawkmoon
Senna is the official reserve driver, Grosjean deserves another chance too, but he's got a GP2 drive fro now anyway.
I think Senna will fill in for the testing and the 1st few races, if he equals or betters Petrov then he surely is doing enough.
If Robert is to miss the whole year then maybe they will look to find a more experienced driver, but there aren't many out there at the moment. Liuzzi maybe, but he's not set the world on fire really. Hulk has only as much experience as Senna, although he may be a better prospect.
Hopefully Robert will be able to reclaim his seat before the end of the year too.
I can't see Kimi back, he's got a Citroen in WRC and seems happy to stay there, too late to make the jump back for this year (beginning at least)
Heidfield is the only other viable available driver out there really, but Renault have 2 reserve/testers with a years F1 experience so it would be rough on them to be overlooked when a genuine opportunity came up
That's true, but that's more to fill in should the main driver be injured / ill very shortly before a race, and they can fill in on a race by race basis. In this case it's slightly different, with over a month to go until the start of the season and them potentially looking for someone to drive in all the races.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robinho
Kimi's also used his own money for the WRC so I doubt he'd throw that away to drive in F1
The car looks fast this year, therefore they should have a fast driver too and I don't know any other faster than Kimi Raikkonen.
They should ask him .. maybe he can help them?
jas, you need to correct your signature - Kimi has already won his first rally:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/19/s...is-first-rall/
You are waiting for a WRC win, I guess :)