I'm with SRRam, I'd love Heikki to get the seat, but fear Massa may be retained. Whilst the only true comparison we have is with Alonso, he's been far, far too far behind on many occasions, and isn't someone you can back for consistent middle-points finishes or podiums. Maybe the car suits Alonso more than him, but if that's the case then Ferrari won't be changing that next season, so changing the driver would appear to be logical. Of the drivers listed, 1 year would suit Kovalainen (or Schumacher) best, as it gives him 1 year to shine and force midfield teams (or maybe higher) to consider him for a long term contract. He's experienced enough to make 1 year count, which I don't think the FI pair could do. Also, if Kovalainen leaves it any longer at Caterham, he'll be nearly too old for teams to consider as a long term option, and he won't have much chance of career progression.
Right, cheers Silver and Tomcat. So if Hulk, or whoever, goes to Ferrari next year, it isn't certain that it will only be for one year. And anyway, if Vettel goes to Ferrari in 2014, there'll be at least one vacancy at Red Bull. If I was a young-and-up-and-coming driver, I'd see it as a good way to raise my stock, so to speak.
It'll be Massa, he seems happy to play second fiddle to Alonso and be used for strategy purposes, Ferrari don't really give a toss about the WCC, for them it's the WDC or nothing. Can't see Vettel going to Ferrari unless Newey goes too.
Breaking news: http://www.f1passion.it/2012/10/f1-ferrari-nico-hulkenberg-avrebbe-gia-firmato/ Well not really breaking news but reports saying Hulk has already signed for Ferrari.
But they won't announce it before Korea - great! I didn't know prancing horse was cavallino rampante Still, hope it's true...
Even though Silver has posted that link about Hulk, i still reckon it will be Massa. Vettel looks the sort of guy who'd want to drive for Ferrari, if he has a clause to sign in 2014, then there is no point in taking on a young charger like Hulkenberg, only to boot him out after 1 season. Unless Alonso plans to retire in 2014?
This is what Autosprint have to say: http://www.auto.it/autosprint/formula_1/2012/10/02-11758/Perché Massa sì e Perez no?
I hope it is Hulkenberg. Even if it turns out to be for 1 season only having a good season could do him wonders.
Article mentions Bianchi. i forgot about him, he's surely worth a shout as he's a ferrari driver all ready
Flavio on twitter says Massa will stay at Ferrari: https://twitter.com/BriatoreFlavio/status/253506116049334272 Though I have doubts about whether it really is Briatore - he's so active on twitter it makes me think it's just some loser with no life, but Fisichella follows him...
Now that Perez is out of the equation, I can't see anyone other than Di Resta going there. Coincidentally, if Schumacher wants to carry on, Force India seems his most likely destination. I doubt the car will be good enough for him to do the sort of job that Damon Hill did in his final years, but you never know. And commercially it makes sense: Force India seem to me to be the only midfield team that would benefit from the sort of profile that Michael Schumacher would bring. Schumacher-Sauber doesn't make sense to me. Firstly because I think what Perez has done this season won't be bettered for a long time (this year's Sauber is one of the best ever). Is Michael expected to win a race? Secondly, Sauber are known as the team of the hot young driver, and the plucky underdogs. Again, the only way Schumacher enhances their "brand" is to do something that hasn't been done before, such as winning a race. Perhaps most importantly, the one thing Schumi has had going for him at Mercedes is thatthe majority of eyes were on him, regardless of how well Nico was doing. But unless his results were a lot better than Kobayashi's, I know who I'd be watching.
Apparently the average word length in English is 5.084 so Kubica is actually a above average length word Then again its also technically Polish
Yeah, but 50% of a normal hand? Or 50% of an F1 driver fit hand? Also, it wouldn't surprise me if it takes a lot longer to recover the final 50%.
