Kimi's future - No racing in 2010?

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Originally Posted by fousto

well he probably just wants to sit on the sidelines collecting his 45 mil. Seeing how Mercedes has signed Nico and JV there is no top seat left unless Force India does something. He could probably get a ride there anytime.

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Jacques Villeneuve???
Magic mushrooms are not good for you.

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Originally Posted by Bezza

Kimi has a contract with Red Bull for 2011 and will come back refreshed and ready.

Vettel will be off to Mercedes in 2011 and thats where Kimi comes in, with Heidfeld the one-year stop gap until then.

I'll check this in a year - bet you I'm right :)

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Aren't you forgetting Nico Hulkenberg? There are high expectstions for him - since Hamilton no other driver has entered f1 with such credentials.

If he acquits himself extremely well in the Williams I am sure there will be a bid by the "Vaderland" for his services at Mercedes Benz as it lloks to be a German driver only team from now on.

Wonder if Mercedes will really leave Ross Brawn to run things - the tempation to interfere may prove too much.

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

Wonder if Mercedes will really leave Ross Brawn to run things - the tempation to interfere may prove too much.

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If they do so, they may end up like the old Honda.

Now Raikkonen's camp admits they will consider Mercedes...
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80215

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Originally Posted by Koz

Jacques Villeneuve???
Magic mushrooms are not good for you.

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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

link you say:

http://www.imakesh!tup.com
or
http://totalf1.com/details/view/3257...sive_training/

Btw all BS aside Kimi has now said he will consider the Mercedes seat

Give it another week and the realisation of being out will kick in and he'll be saying that he will consider USF1 or Lotus too.

Take the bloody offer Kimi!

I really hope he goes to Mercedes. It would be a shame to see one of the best leave. Hakkinen pulled the same trick on me... I really don't see these sabbatical years viable.

and btw what's the deal with Mclaren? are they that desperate to have that number one on their car? This would be their 3rd year in the last 4 they would have it although they won only once.

If Kimi goes to Mercedes... I doubt it. It seems illogical and impossible. If he indeed goes to Mercedes I think that it was orchestrated from the beginning, a big theatre. But I doubt it...

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

Aren't you forgetting Nico Hulkenberg? There are high expectstions for him - since Hamilton no other driver has entered f1 with such credentials.

If he acquits himself extremely well in the Williams I am sure there will be a bid by the "Vaderland" for his services at Mercedes Benz as it lloks to be a German driver only team from now on.

Wonder if Mercedes will really leave Ross Brawn to run things - the tempation to interfere may prove too much.

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When did Mercedes state that it is going to be an all-German team? Currently they have signed a driver whose grandmother and aunt used to live in my hometown and there are definitely no Germans there. I'd say they are pretty international so far. :)