Rooney1987
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I wonder what will happen to Kovalainen will he get picked up the last few races he has had a great car done shit all with it not to forget last year.
No ideado him and hamilton both like a car set up with oversteer as well?
I like Kovi but his race pace has been pretty consistently shown up over the last two years to be honest. He puts in some great qualifying times, according to Whitmarsh he out qualified Hamilton on a number of occasions when fuel corrected, but if he can't produce in the race you can't see a big team giving him a race seat.I wonder what will happen to Kovalainen will he get picked up the last few races he has had a great car done shit all with it not to forget last year.
PIQUET SR: RENAULT WAS MANAGED BY ALONSO
Nelson Piquet Sr has launched another scathing attack on Renault, claiming the team "was managed by Fernando Alonso himself".
The French-based team were last week slapped with a suspended two-year ban after Nelson Piquet Jr deliberately crashed his car during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix while former team boss Flavio Briatore was handed an effective lifetime ban for his involvement.
Piquet Sr says his son was under enormous pressure at Renault and claims the whole debacle was "inevitable".
"This is not something that should exist in motor racing," Nelson Piquet Sr told the Brazilian media. "In my career I would never have thought about doing something like this. But the circumstances that made him do this were inevitable. He was under great pressure.
"This year was really very bad due to the favouring in terms of cars that Renault gave to Alonso. The team was not even managed by Briatore: it was managed by Alonso himself.
The former World Champion is also adamant that his son didn't come up with the idea to crash.
"Two hours before the race [Briatore] said [to Piquet Jr]: 'If you want to help the team then you have to do this'," Piquet said. "He accepted doing something under great pressure from Renault. He didn't have much else to lose in terms of his career.
"I knew that this was a crime. Manipulating the result of a race is a criminal act. There is no room for this in sport and especially when it is premeditated."
He's not very fast?Did they ever figure out why Heki did so badly at Monza despite being on a one stopper?
Trying to improve his son's image no one is gonna want to sign that little rat now.Nelson Piquet Snr really needs to shut up about the crash incident, he's not exactly covering the family name in glory by repeatedly bringing it up and taking cheap shots at other.
im pretty sure he would have known the only way his fuel stratagy was going to work was with a safety car otherwise he would have been stopping so early that it would have just been daft as it would have put him behind very slow cars for a number of laps?Alonso certainly had an involvement in spygate, but I'm not so sure about the crash.
He may have done, but I've certainly not seen anything to convince me that he knew.
autosport.com - F1 News: Barrichello closing on Williams dealRubens Barrichello is closing in on a deal with Williams for 2010, AUTOSPORT has learned, in a move that could see him swap places with Nico Rosberg.
On the back of a season where he has resurrected his Formula 1 career, having turned a lifeline from Brawn GP into a full-scale assault on the world championship, Barrichello is poised to extend his stay in F1 for at least one more year.
Although his performances for Brawn were not enough to guarantee his future at the team, with Rosberg's move to the Brackley-based team an open secret in F1, Williams is believed to be keen to tap into Barrichello's vast experience and speed as it continues its push back to the front of the grid.
With Williams expected to sign rookie Nico Hulkenberg, the team has set its sights on an experienced team leader to help guide car development and help bring on a rookie team-mate.
Sources have claimed that Barrichello recently visited the Williams factory at Grove to discuss the plans for next year, and it is understood that an outline deal either has already been agreed or is close to being concluded.
Speaking in Singapore last weekend, Williams technical director Sam Michael made no secret of the fact that the team's preference was for a driver line-up that featured both experience and youth.
"If you have someone who is very experienced that is great because they have experience on set-up and car direction," he explained. "And if you have someone who is young, then they bring enthusiasm.
"We've had many different drivers in Williams over the years in both camps - experienced guys and rookies, and they have all had their plus and minuses. But the most important thing is that they are fast, this is first and foremost for us."
Barrichello has won two races this year and currently lies 15 points behind team-mate Jenson Button in the world championship standings, with three races to go.
Although Barrichello is close to a deal with Williams, it is not impossible that he could be kept by Brawn GP if the team fails to reach agreement with Button about the financial terms of a new contract for 2010.
Discussions between the world championship leader and the team over money for next year have not yet reached a conclusion. It is understood the two parties are still some way apart in their discussions about just how much Button should be paid on the back of his strong campaign, having agreed to a cut-price deal this year to ensure Brawn GP's future in F1.
However, Barrichello may feel it is better to take a guaranteed seat at Williams in the next few weeks rather than wait until after the season for the chance of something that may not happen.
Williams also held talks with Robert Kubica earlier this year, but the Polish driver is now expected to take up an offer he has from the Renault team.
well it is not a move Ferrari could do much about. Santander is the new main sponsor of Ferrari and they dictate their drivers. They need a spanish driver and as it is also a Brazilian driver at the moment - they are trying to expand heavily in Brazil as we speak. One of the few banks that actually got stronger during the depression. This had nothing to do with ability.Yea he definitely wasn't treated right at Ferrari, that much has been made plainly obvious with the car development. And for LDM to bring Alonso's deal forward a year in spite of Raikkonen being the highest scoring driver in the last 6 races is a real shitty move.
McLaren have just stated they have made no decisions re their second driver yet.
Sorry but that is completely untrue. All of it.well it is not a move Ferrari could do much about. Santander is the new main sponsor of Ferrari and they dictate their drivers. They need a spanish driver and as it is also a Brazilian driver at the moment - they are trying to expand heavily in Brazil as we speak. One of the few banks that actually got stronger during the depression. This had nothing to do with ability.
Stay off the green. Alonso's move for Ferrari was talked about looonnngg before Santander had any involvement with Ferrari.well it is not a move Ferrari could do much about. Santander is the new main sponsor of Ferrari and they dictate their drivers. They need a spanish driver and as it is also a Brazilian driver at the moment - they are trying to expand heavily in Brazil as we speak. One of the few banks that actually got stronger during the depression. This had nothing to do with ability.
Banco Santander Brasil Has Our Attention - Morningstar - Stock StrategistSorry but that is completely untrue. All of it.
read the post above you dumb feckStay off the green. Alonso's move for Ferrari was talked about looonnngg before Santander had any involvement with Ferrari.
Banco Santander Brasil Has Our Attention - Morningstar - Stock Strategist
you dumb feck - read up or even try to do a simple google to check out if it is true or not. Needless to say Santander signed an agreement with McLaren in 2007 when their driver was erm, Alonso..
Wow you're a real conversationalist aren't you. Do you react to different opinions like that in person? I hope so because you deserve the inevitable smack in the face that would follow.read the post above you dumb feck
Nothing more than a co-incidence, as is the Ferrari issue. Considering the contract for Alonso was signed as long ago as in July 2008. It's quite clear that Santender are doing any of the driver picking that you seem to think they're doing.Banco Santander Brasil Has Our Attention - Morningstar - Stock Strategist
you dumb feck - read up or even try to do a simple google to check out if it is true or not. Needless to say Santander signed an agreement with McLaren in 2007 when their driver was erm, Alonso..
Nothing more than a co-incidence, .
you can probably note that this is nothing but your own drivel i.e without any decent links. could ask the gardener here and he might also have an opinion on this - obviously worth as much as yours, ie feck all.Wow you're a real conversationalist aren't you. Do you react to different opinions like that in person? I hope so because you deserve the inevitable smack in the face that would follow.
Post hoc ergo propter hoc.
Santander do not choose Ferrari's drivers, just like Philip Morris did not choose Ferrari's drivers before that, and Santander did not pick McLaren's drivers. Oh and if you think that Santander's deal with McLaren is evidence that they picked the drivers, don't forget that Alonso was released from McLaren after 12 months.
Believe it or not the top F1 teams do not have pay drivers, in any form.
So you posting a link to a news report about Santanders operations is evidence that they instigated Ferrari's deal with Alonso?you can probably note that this is nothing but your own drivel i.e without any decent links. could ask the gardener here and he might also have an opinion on this - obviously worth as much as yours, ie feck all.
yeah... but i bet ferrari let it slip to them that alonso would be a driver if they sponsered themLuca di Montezemolo said, in his own words "sponsors do not choose our drivers". Plus Alonso's deal was signed over a year before Santander became Ferrari sponsors. .
This.So you posting a link to a news report about Santanders operations is evidence that they instigated Ferrari's deal with Alonso?
Your ignorance of the world of F1 combined with your unfounded arrogance makes you look like a complete twat. Your immediate response to differing opinion was to call people 'dumb fecks', do you think that makes your argument somehow infallible?
Luca di Montezemolo said, in his own words "sponsors do not choose our drivers". Plus Alonso's deal was signed over a year before Santander became Ferrari sponsors. Plus Santander are not Alonso's management team. Plus you basically don't know what you're talking about.
Nakajima is a basically a pay driver. Ferrari and McLaren do not have pay drivers.Yeah the teams choose the drivers but im sure sponcors/engine suppliers have had a say do you really think Williams wanted Nakajima.
Of course, but thats astute business acumen. They hired Alonso on his driving ability alone, not because Santander would definitely sponsor them.yeah... but i bet ferrari let it slip to them that alonso would be a driver if they sponsered them
Quite likely, but that is Ferrari luring Santander with the prospect of Alonso, no Santander telling Ferrari which driver to sign.yeah... but i bet ferrari let it slip to them that alonso would be a driver if they sponsered them
So Ferrari wanting Alonso had nothing to do with him being a 2 time world champion, available and generally quite good?Banco Santander Brasil Has Our Attention - Morningstar - Stock Strategist
you dumb feck - read up or even try to do a simple google to check out if it is true or not. Needless to say Santander signed an agreement with McLaren in 2007 when their driver was erm, Alonso..
Obnoxious and arrogant whilst also completely wrong?I see Ahmed is being his usual self
That's practically his middle nameObnoxious and arrogant whilst also completely wrong?
I'm not familiar with him but if thats his usual self then yea pretty much.