Petrov in, Trulli out at Caterham

the drivers will probably perform the same and maybe Trulli will be slightly better for results but Petrov has potential for Russian billionaire oil money.

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Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz

I should have quoted Henners because all I was trying to do was Contrast The Headline of "The Mail" to Autosport.

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Corection "The Mirror" to Autosport. :rolleyes:

Realistically, what can we expect from Kovalainen and Petrov this year? Any hope there will be regular points finishes?

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Originally Posted by zako85

Realistically, what can we expect from Kovalainen and Petrov this year? Any hope there will be regular points finishes?

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I think getting a car in the points in a few races maybe 1/5 of the racing if they are lucky with rain race strategy and the car comes good. I think getting the challengers into Q2 consistently will be an accomplishment. However we won't really know until they go racing :dozey: ;)

Goodbye Jarno. Thanks for the memories and great Monaco victory :)

This must be a sad day for Pino, but I believe it was the right decision for Jarno.

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Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz

Heikki is my number two driver this year.

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Never mind Vergne is my #2 after Petrov. I hope he carries a can of whip@ss in that STR
Good thing Red Flag as Heikki spins off the track :burp:

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Originally Posted by Mr Alcatraz

I think getting a car in the points in a race or two is possible races if they are lucky with rain race strategy. Petrov will score points as long as they keep developing the car. I think getting the challengers into Q2 will be an accomplishment for Caterham. However we won't really know until they go racing :dozey: ;)

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Sad to see him go , but wherever that is , I will follow .
He's a truly honourable guy .

This from Autosport:
""Nobody knows this, but at this point I think I can publicly thank Jean Todt for having been one of the few top team managers to consider me during my career. No one knows this, but Todt offered me a seat at Ferrari," Trulli was quoted as saying by Autosprint.

"I won't tell you when exactly: I was racing for Toyota and I was doing very well. But I had signed a rather long contract with the Japanese, and in my career I've always honoured my commitments. In 15 years of F1 I've never needed lawyers."


He's one of the good guys .

Can't help but think that this alleged Ferrari offer must derive from around mid-2005, when Trulli was having a strong season and Barrichello was on his way out of Ferrari. In the end Ferrari opted for Massa - a move criticized at the time.

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Originally Posted by zako85

Realistically, what can we expect from Kovalainen and Petrov this year? Any hope there will be regular points finishes?

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Regular points finishes? They certainly aren't that good. Perhaps they can have a season like Williams last year - three top10 finishes all year.

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Originally Posted by Bagwan

Sad to see him go , but wherever that is , I will follow .
He's a truly honourable guy .

This from Autosport:
""Nobody knows this, but at this point I think I can publicly thank Jean Todt for having been one of the few top team managers to consider me during my career. No one knows this, but Todt offered me a seat at Ferrari," Trulli was quoted as saying by Autosprint.

"I won't tell you when exactly: I was racing for Toyota and I was doing very well. But I had signed a rather long contract with the Japanese, and in my career I've always honoured my commitments. In 15 years of F1 I've never needed lawyers."


He's one of the good guys .

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Proof, if ever it was needed, that nice guys don't win....