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Lotus F1 Team have confirmed that the 2014 GP2 champion, and the team's current test driver, Jolyon Palmer will race for the team during the 2016 F1 season, alongside Pastor Maldonado.
Possible, it's not like they have many options. Vergne is not quick enough over one lap, decent racer but overall not even close to top drivers. Who else, Perez? I think he's staying at FI if he's smart. Only a couple of other names remaining.Jonnycraig wrote:Wouldn't be surprised to see Vergne go in there, especially given the rumours the last few days. Renault will want ideally a French driver in the car and if Total are staying around, they would be content with a French driver..iotar__ wrote:Grosjean to leave Lotus for Haas http://en.f1i.com/news/25781-grosjean-t ... -haas.htmlNice competent start from new team's management, what about current Lotus brains, they weren't interested? Too busy doing what exactly? Keeping their jobs by failing time after time I guess. They still have Palmer well prepared and in '17 Raikkonen might be available."Renault Sport F1 managing director admitted to Canal+ on its show 'The Grid' that it was a shame Renault had not factored retaining Grosjean in to its takeover negotiations at Lotus."
Dear lord.. when are we going to get rid of him!?stefan_ wrote:Maldonado confirmed at Lotus for 2016.
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He will be in F1 as long as he wants to be. $50m is just too much for teams to turn down, especially in the current F1 marketplace. It's anywhere from 30-50% of a mid pack teams annual budget through one deal.ME4ME wrote:Dear lord.. when are we going to get rid of him!?stefan_ wrote:Maldonado confirmed at Lotus for 2016.
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At first it was funny having him on the grid. Now the fun is over and he is just occupying a seat.
As long as there is dino oil under the ground the Maldonated one shall grace...erm grater.. the grid.ME4ME wrote:Dear lord.. when are we going to get rid of him!?stefan_ wrote:Maldonado confirmed at Lotus for 2016.
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At first it was funny having him on the grid. Now the fun is over and he is just occupying a seat.
If you're business is struggling for cash, you have no other option to take this clown... Not singing would probably mean direct bankruptcy.PlatinumZealot wrote:As long as there is dino oil under the ground the Maldonated one shall grace...erm grater.. the grid.ME4ME wrote:Dear lord.. when are we going to get rid of him!?stefan_ wrote:Maldonado confirmed at Lotus for 2016.
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At first it was funny having him on the grid. Now the fun is over and he is just occupying a seat.
Hate him as much as you want, he is a GP winner and I'd rather have a driver like him who drives at 150% than one that struggles to keep himself motivated...ME4ME wrote:At first it was funny having him on the grid. Now the fun is over and he is just occupying a seat.
I don't know. Was Total on Lotus-Renault cars when Petrov, Heidfeld, Kubica etc. were driving them? Was Total on Red Bull-Renault? Will Haas be running Ferrari engines? Yes. What fuel will they use? The same one as Ferrari? Will Lotus/Renault use Renault engines? I don't know.WilliamsF1 wrote:So if RG goes to Haas, could Total follow him?
Seems unlikely. Haas will be running Shell, and Total will want to be involved with Renault in 2017.WilliamsF1 wrote:So if RG goes to Haas, could Total follow him?
What a shame if that happens, especially with the previous two/three years he's had. I've been a Jenson Button fan since his Benetton and Renault days and he's one of the last few classic characters in F1 from when I was younger apart from Kimi and Fernando. He's had such a roller coaster career from being in the lows of Benetton and Honda to the heights of that Brawn GP World Championship and his first 3 years at McLaren. Hopefully him and Webber can team up for a all-star Porsche assault on the FIA WEC scene. At least he'll be able to dictate it and not Ron or Eric.Jonnycraig wrote:*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.
If he decides to go to WEC it will be with Toyota. He was talking to them last season before resigning with McLaren.superdowg316 wrote:What a shame if that happens, especially with the previous two/three years he's had. I've been a Jenson Button fan since his Benetton and Renault days and he's one of the last few classic characters in F1 from when I was younger apart from Kimi and Fernando. He's had such a roller coaster career from being in the lows of Benetton and Honda to the heights of that Brawn GP World Championship and his first 3 years at McLaren. Hopefully him and Webber can team up for a all-star Porsche assault on the FIA WEC scene. At least he'll be able to dictate it and not Ron or Eric.Jonnycraig wrote:*edit* Button also expected to announce his retirement this weekend.
Funny you mention his win. One of only few highlights of his F1 career. To me that's not worth much: he trew away that season and didn't score many points afterwards. He got beaten over the remaining of the season by B. Senna. He should have done so much better, that Williams was capable of a lot more than he exctracted.Phil wrote:Hate him as much as you want, he is a GP winner and I'd rather have a driver like him who drives at 150% than one that struggles to keep himself motivated...ME4ME wrote:At first it was funny having him on the grid. Now the fun is over and he is just occupying a seat.
Yes, he's done dangerous things, but to be honest, at this rate, I don't think he's been more dangerous than everyones favorite this year Verstappen (though he is still young).