2013 Silly Season Thread

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 04 Oct 2012, 21:52

I'm going for the red, white, and blue of the USA, and going for Alexander Rossi.

roblo97 · Post by **roblo97** » 04 Oct 2012, 21:55

dr-baker wrote:Because of this, I just want to add to the temporarily-dropped mix Nicolas Prost!!!
DanielPT wrote:
kostas22 wrote:And ALL of you got the Tricolore wrong. For shame...

And that would be me. The main perpetrator... To pile on it, I lived in France for 4 years...

And I lived in France for 10 months as part of a 4-year French degree. Shame on me for not engaging brain...

Yeah but if you think about it, which is worst, getting the tricolore wrong or playing borat instead of the national anthem of Kazakhstan in a country where borat was banned in the first place

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 04 Oct 2012, 21:59

DOSBoot wrote:I'm going for the red, white, and blue of the USA, and going for Alexander Rossi.

kostas22 ain't gonna be happy.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 04 Oct 2012, 21:59

Everyone knows that the next F1 star (besides Perez, of course) is ROBERTWICKENS

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 04 Oct 2012, 22:12

dr-baker wrote:Because of this, I just want to add to the temporarily-dropped mix Nicolas Prost!!!

Had to look up how young Nicolas Prost was these days - 31. What a 'young' driver.

Felip Massa's seat might not be safe...

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 04 Oct 2012, 22:13

Phoenix wrote:
DOSBoot wrote:I'm going for the red, white, and blue of the USA, and going for Alexander Rossi.

kostas22 ain't gonna be happy.

Then I'll play some patriotic music for him.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 04 Oct 2012, 22:14

Backmarker wrote:
dr-baker wrote:Because of this, I just want to add to the temporarily-dropped mix Nicolas Prost!!!

Had to look up how young Nicolas Prost was these days - 31. What a 'young' driver.

Felip Massa's seat might not be safe...

I think it's been posted before. But heck, it's going on my signature!

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 04 Oct 2012, 23:05

DRIES
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FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 04 Oct 2012, 23:12

PHILIPPE ALLIOT

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 05 Oct 2012, 00:11

Zsolt
nevermind
this is not blue

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Oct 2012, 02:18

Karthikeyan could be headed to IndyCar:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... switch/P2/

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Oct 2012, 02:23

Cynon wrote:Karthikeyan could be headed to IndyCar:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... switch/P2/

I wonder how competitive he would be

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Oct 2012, 02:25

eurobrun wrote:
Cynon wrote:Karthikeyan could be headed to IndyCar:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... switch/P2/

I wonder how competitive he would be

Unless you define competitive as "being able to keep up with E.J. Viso", then probably not very. He was okay in NASCAR trucks but my word he crashed into a lot of people by driving way over his head.

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Oct 2012, 02:35

Cynon wrote:
eurobrun wrote:
Cynon wrote:Karthikeyan could be headed to IndyCar:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... switch/P2/

I wonder how competitive he would be

Unless you define competitive as "being able to keep up with E.J. Viso", then probably not very. He was okay in NASCAR trucks but my word he crashed into a lot of people by driving way over his head.

Am I the only one that thinks that Viso has gotten slower

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Oct 2012, 02:39

eurobrun wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that Viso has gotten slower

Maybe, because you don't notice him as much because he isn't wrecking like a fool every other race like he used to.

F1 Adam · Post by **F1 Adam** » 05 Oct 2012, 10:18

Hearing that Jaime Alguersuari is going to be confirmed as a Force India driver sometime soon.

Could lead to Hulkenberg replacing Massa, and Massa replacing Perez?

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Oct 2012, 10:23

F1 Adam wrote:Hearing that Jaime Alguersuari is going to be confirmed as a Force India driver sometime soon.

Could lead to Hulkenberg replacing Massa, and Massa replacing Perez?

Massa will retire if he gets sacked by Ferrari, but other than that I would believe this is possible

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 05 Oct 2012, 11:25

Ruuuumours that Reverend Maldolan's place at Williams might not be secure because of PDVSA sponsorship...so whichever one of di Resta or Hulkenberg is losing out to Alguersuari to Williams?

LellaLombardi · Post by **LellaLombardi** » 05 Oct 2012, 11:33

Backmarker wrote:Ruuuumours that Reverend Maldolan's place at Williams might not be secure because of PDVSA sponsorship...so whichever one of di Resta or Hulkenberg is losing out to Alguersuari to Williams?

The question that must be asked is, without his PDVSA sponsorship, is he good enough to be in F1 on merit? I'd say no...

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 05 Oct 2012, 11:45

LellaLombardi wrote:The question that must be asked is, without his PDVSA sponsorship, is he good enough to be in F1 on merit? I'd say no...

We are talking about the same Pastor Maldonado won won a race, right?

With a little bit of discipline, he could got a long way. With a lot of discipline, he could be a regular race winner.

Vitaly Petrov managed to turn himself around over the 2010-2011 summer break. I see no reason why Maldonado couldn't do the same.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 05 Oct 2012, 12:45

Captain Hammer wrote:
LellaLombardi wrote:The question that must be asked is, without his PDVSA sponsorship, is he good enough to be in F1 on merit? I'd say no...

We are talking about the same Pastor Maldonado won won a race, right?

With a little bit of discipline, he could got a long way. With a lot of discipline, he could be a regular race winner.

I've never done this before but: This.

Pamphlet · Post by **Pamphlet** » 05 Oct 2012, 13:27

Alguersuari is now following Force India (which means a lot considering it's pretty much the only F1-related thing that he's following aside from the official Twitter of the circuit of Catalunya). The guy who's making LosMinidrivers also seems to have attained some sort of confirmation on this from either Jaime himself (they're both Spanish) or Force India.

Hulkenberg is also now following Alonso.

Boom.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 05 Oct 2012, 13:42

Pamphlet wrote:Alguersuari is now following Force India (which means a lot considering it's pretty much the only F1-related thing that he's following aside from the official Twitter of the circuit of Catalunya). The guy who's making LosMinidrivers also seems to have attained some sort of confirmation on this from either Jaime himself (they're both Spanish) or Force India.

Hulkenberg is also now following Alonso.

Boom.

Seriously? This is amazing.

BBC ain't gonna be happy at this.

Pamphlet · Post by **Pamphlet** » 05 Oct 2012, 13:54

Phoenix wrote:
Pamphlet wrote:Alguersuari is now following Force India (which means a lot considering it's pretty much the only F1-related thing that he's following aside from the official Twitter of the circuit of Catalunya). The guy who's making LosMinidrivers also seems to have attained some sort of confirmation on this from either Jaime himself (they're both Spanish) or Force India.

Hulkenberg is also now following Alonso.

Boom.

Seriously? This is amazing.

BBC ain't gonna be happy at this.

https://twitter.com/AlguersuariJA/following
https://twitter.com/NicoHulkenberg/following

Sure seems like it.

solarcold · Post by **solarcold** » 05 Oct 2012, 17:45

So how do you think - whatwillkimidonext.com ?

Post by **Ataxia** » 05 Oct 2012, 18:24

solarcold wrote:So how do you think - whatwillkimidonext.com ?

He'll stay at Lotus.

Pamphlet · Post by **Pamphlet** » 05 Oct 2012, 19:00

solarcold wrote:So how do you think - whatwillkimidonext.com ?

SPOILER ALERT: He will celebrate his birthday. No, really.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 05 Oct 2012, 21:37

Pamphlet wrote:
solarcold wrote:So how do you think - whatwillkimidonext.com ?

SPOILER ALERT: He will celebrate his birthday. No, really.

And he'll do so with a magnum and coke before taking a dump...

IceG · Post by **IceG** » 05 Oct 2012, 21:45

Heikki to Williams with Botas promoted to a drive - old Finn teaches young Finn.

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 05 Oct 2012, 22:20

IceG wrote:Heikki to Williams with Botas promoted to a drive - old Finn teaches young Finn.

Would Williams be considered late to the "A1GP in F1" fad in this instance if that is the case? A1 Team Finland? Er, F1 Team Finland?

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 05 Oct 2012, 23:30

IceG wrote:Botas promoted to a drive

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 05 Oct 2012, 23:50

Weird, considering Caterham isn't going anywhere notable. As always, Autosport or it didn't happen.

eichy · Post by **eichy** » 06 Oct 2012, 01:26

Where would Maldonado go then? :shock:

sswishbone · Post by **sswishbone** » 06 Oct 2012, 06:15

Maldonado takes funding to sauber, even with Telmex deal remaining extra money is always welcome, and Sauber has been a good ground for tempering rashness. Just look at Kobayashi's shift from 2009 - 2012

Post by **mario** » 06 Oct 2012, 08:29

Pamphlet wrote:
solarcold wrote:So how do you think - whatwillkimidonext.com ?

SPOILER ALERT: He will celebrate his birthday. No, really.

Asides from the two year contract he signed with Lotus, with most of the other top teams locking their drivers into long term contracts Lotus represents the best seat available to Kimi for next year.

IceG wrote:Heikki to Williams with Botas promoted to a drive - old Finn teaches young Finn.

I'd also like to see an article from a credible news outlet back that story up - whilst the promotion of Bottas wouldn't be surprising given that they've spent much of this year preparing him for the role, hiring Heikki would be a pretty surprising move given how dependent Williams have been on Maldonado's sponsorship from PDVSA.

McDuck · Post by **McDuck** » 06 Oct 2012, 09:01

Kobayashi deserves a drive with a decent team in F1 next year. Ferrari would be wise to give him a shot instead of the Hulk or Dario's cousin.

The latter two can continue to rot at Jordan for all I care.

IceG · Post by **IceG** » 06 Oct 2012, 09:09

Heikki and Bottas (with 2 x t - sorry): I was just putting it out there, no source.

But seriously, Heikki is wasted at Caterham, Senna is probably off due to performance and inconsistency, Maldonado is a liability. The standard 'old charger and young Turk (or Finn!)' combo could do something, especially if they don't threaten each other.

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 06 Oct 2012, 09:42

Cynon wrote:
IceG wrote:Heikki to Williams with Botas promoted to a drive - old Finn teaches young Finn.

Would Williams be considered late to the "A1GP in F1" fad in this instance if that is the case? A1 Team Finland? Er, F1 Team Finland?

Sponsored by Nokia and Sampo Group, Aaro Vainio hired as test driver.

Actually, who will be test drivers for next season?

Ferrari - Davide Rigon
McLaren - Gary Paffett and Oliver Turvey
Red Bull - Sébastien Buemi
Mercedes - Sam Bird
Enstone -Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Sauber - Robin Frijns? (Rumoured for a race seat, maybe a year testing first?)
Williams - Susie Wolff and a younger driver (Bacheta if he impresses in test?)
Force India - Jules Bianchi (if he doesn't get promoted to a race seat), Luiz Razia? (2nd in GP2 this year, lots of money, was at the YDT for Force India), Christian Vietoris, Robert Wickens or Roberto Merhi (thanks to Mercedes link?)
Toro Rosso - Sébastien Buemi and Antonio Felix da Costa
HRT - Ma Qing Hua and Daniel Juncadella (Luis Perez-Sala's nephew)
Marussia - Max Chilton (if he doesn't get promoted to a race seat), Rio Haryanto (Carlin driver in GP2, tested at the YDT, Indonesian money)
Caterham - Giedo van der Garde (if he doesn't get promoted to a race seat) and Alexander Rossi

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 06 Oct 2012, 09:47

Backmarker wrote:Sauber - Robin Frijns? (Rumoured for a race seat, maybe a year testing first?)

This is the first I've heard of those rumours

Backmarker · Post by **Backmarker** » 06 Oct 2012, 10:40

eurobrun wrote:
Backmarker wrote:Sauber - Robin Frijns? (Rumoured for a race seat, maybe a year testing first?)

This is the first I've heard of those rumours

Frijns could be Sauber or Williams testdriver

Heeft overstappen Perez gevolgen voor Robin Frijns?

Admittedly the race seat thing is people putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5 (Robin Frijns is a young driver testing for Sauber; Kimi Raikkonen was a young driver testing for Sauber; Kimi Raikkonen got a race seat; therefore Robin Frijns will get a race seat), but he seems pretty nailed on for a testing role at one of the F1 teams, most likely Sauber or Williams.