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Which rookie impressed you most in 2011?
Di Resta (14 in standings, 21 points) 47%  47%  [ 45 ]
Perez (16th in standings, 14 points) 47%  47%  [ 45 ]
Maldonado (19th in standings, 1 point) 1%  1%  [ 1 ]
d'Ambrosio (24th in standings, 0 points) 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
Ricciardo (27th in standings, 0 points) 2%  2%  [ 2 ]
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Maybe they wanted Webber to leave RBR after 2011, but then ALG and BUE haven't been good enough to take his seat.
Of course, for Red Bull, they're getting useless now.
Maybe the new duo will get a 2-years-chance again to prove that they're worth replacing Webber.
I still don't understand RBR's system :S


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At least they have a system. Wonder what Ferrari, McLaren or Mercedes will do when they lose a driver...


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They'll take a driver off a midfield team/rival like they've always done and they'll do it with plenty of time to spare as well. Mercedes and Ferrari have interests in young drivers anyway. Red Bull farming and dumping talented drivers doesn't make their system good.

Ferrari will probably target Perez next whose one of their young drivers. Mercedes have Di Resta developing nicely at Force India. Mclaren are big enough to get whoeever they want outside the Ferrari pairing, RBR pairing and maybe the Mercedes pairing. Who else wouldn't jump at the chance to drive for Mclaren? Just because they don't have a team to park their drivers doesn't mean these teams don't have promising youngsters.

Marko/Red Bull are intent on finding the next Vettel, which is odd, given they've got 10 years+ of the current version ahead of them. Dumping a 21 year old whose made and is making massive strides is just confusing.

I really liked Alguersuari. So to see him kicked to the curb is dissapointing especially when Schumacher, Maldonando, Trulli and a few others will probably be driving next season.


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Great to see Ricciardo get a decent seat, was worried he would have to go with one of the new teams again. Surprised by the Vergne decision was expecting Algy to stay put.


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Hulkenberg and di Resta announcement expected later. Some suggesting that Sutil is still part of the plans, which would be surprising

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I can't see in which way he could be a part of the plan without a racing seat.


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phil1993 wrote:
Hulkenberg and di Resta announcement expected later. Some suggesting that Sutil is still part of the plans, which would be surprising


And Bianchi as friday driver ?

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Possibly. I don't know. And I've been told by a friend of Hulkenberg that it'll be tomorrow not today. Who knows :p

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Shaddix wrote:
I can't see in which way he could be a part of the plan without a racing seat.


Security.

Stick him outside the motorhome, give him a shiv and watch all the journos scatter.

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Petrov is taking his rubles to Indycar if present rumours are to be believed.


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that could be pretty interesting


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Ian-S wrote:
Petrov is taking his rubles to Indycar if present rumours are to be believed.

I hope his sponsors don't think the St Petersburg race is in Russia..!

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Ian-S wrote:
Petrov is taking his rubles to Indycar if present rumours are to be believed.

Good for him, better to be racing than sat as a reserve in f1 and not racing.


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That will be his F1 career finished though if he goes to Indycars.


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Hulk and Di Resta for Force india??

https://twitter.com/#!/MBrundleF1/statu ... 7343755265


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Scirocco wrote:
That will be his F1 career finished though if he goes to Indycars.


Why?

Reference: Timo Glock


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micha wrote:


Yes. It will be announced tomorrow. The line up is di Resta, Hulkenberg with Bianchi as reserve

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codename_47 wrote:
Scirocco wrote:
That will be his F1 career finished though if he goes to Indycars.


Why?

Reference: Timo Glock

Petrov is older, and there's not a vacuum of young talent like there was when Glock came back to Europe.

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So I guess you guys are pretty stoked about the tumors, then


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VP is only 26, that's not exactly old!


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kals wrote:
VP is only 26, that's not exactly old!

It's ancient for someone who has yet to carve out his niche in F1.

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So I guess you guys are pretty stoked about the tumors, then


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