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Silly Season 2013 - 2014. Predicting the 2014 Grid
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Author:  RtN [ Mon May 27, 2013 2:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Silly Season 2013 - 2014. Predicting the 2014 Grid
These will probably be laughed at 6 months from now.

Red Bull - Renault

1. Vettel - He is under contract, and the way things are going I don't see a reason for him to leave.
2. Ricciardo - Both Didi and Tost are quite high on him. If he has a stellar European season I think he'll have the seat locked up.

Ferrari - Ferrari

3. Alonso - Duh!
4. Hulkenberg - Ferrari realises that they have to move if they want to hold onto the Hulk and promote him.

Lotus - Renault

5. Raikkonen - Kimi hangs around for one more season after the Red Bull rumours go nowhere.
6. Massa - Is seen as the best free agent who wants to stay in F1, and is cheap.

Mercedes - Mercedes

7. Hamilton
8. Rosberg

Force India - Mercedes

9. Sutil - Continues to impress, team keeps him on.
10. Magnussen - McLaren persuade FIF1 to give him a shot.

McLaren - Mercedes

11. Button
12. Perez - Will continue to gain the upper hand on Jenson and will establish himself as the no.1 driver before this season is out.

STR - Renault

14. Da Costa - Will build momentum in WSbR and will move from there to F1.
15. Vergne\Evans - Might keep JEV around as a benchmark for AFdC, might not.

Williams - Mercedes

16. Maldonado - Chavez' heir consolidates power, PDVSA's money keeps flowing, Williams stays in business.
17. Wickens\Bird - As part of the new engine deal, Mercedes parachute another of their young drivers in 3 years too late. Could also be Wehrlein.

Sauber - Ferrari

18. Bianchi - Jules remains in a holding pattern until Alonso is ready to give it up.
19. Frijns - Monisha realises the team is making a net loss on Gutierrez and chucks him for someone who might actually trouble the points.

Caterham - Renault

20. Pic - Brings money, isn't slow
21. van de Garde - Brings money, isn't terribly slow. Might also be Rossi if he finds something down the back of a sofa.

Marussia - Ferrari

22. Biggest wallet - Whoever brings the cash. Not entirely sure how much Chilton is bringing. Could well be booted for someone with more funding.
23. Marciello - Storms to European F3 title. Next highest on the FDA ladder behind Bianchi.

Webber leaves to drive Porsches and di Resta has a major falling-out with his team, leading to his dismissal.
Author:  RtN [ Mon May 27, 2013 3:18 am ]
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He's not a bad driver, but his team radio sometimes sounds like they are 2 minutes away from a domestic. Paddock whispers suggest he's pretty hard to work with too, and you can only get away with that if you are really, really good (Raikkonen, Kubica, Kyle Busch).
Author:  phil1993 [ Mon May 27, 2013 6:40 am ]
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I'd agree with most of RtN's choices to be honest.

Perhaps Felipe Nasr will find somewhere, ditto Alexander Rossi with Caterham. Pic has a long term deal with Caterham. I'd be surprised if Gutierrez was dropped already because it'd prove Sauber's investments now worthless. They don't usually can someone after one season.

I also think Di Resta will stay with Force India for one more season. A lot of deals will depend on finances, naturally. For that reason I'd expect Bottas to stay at Williams considering his ties with Wolff.

As we know, driver moves can be totally unexpected. After Monaco 2012, who'd have put money on Hulkenberg going to Sauber, Perez to McLaren, Massa still at Ferrari, Sutil back at Force India and Hamilton to Mercedes?
Author:  aerogi [ Mon May 27, 2013 7:08 am ]
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Isn't Cosworth planning of moving out of F1 because they don't have/ want to invest in the new turbo engines?
Author:  phil1993 [ Mon May 27, 2013 7:18 am ]
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aerogi wrote:
Isn't Cosworth planning of moving out of F1 because they don't have/ want to invest in the new turbo engines?


Yes, they're pulling out at the end of 2013.
Author:  kals [ Mon May 27, 2013 10:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Silly Season 2013 - 2014. Predicting the 2014 Grid
phil1993 wrote:
aerogi wrote:
Isn't Cosworth planning of moving out of F1 because they don't have/ want to invest in the new turbo engines?


Yes, they're pulling out at the end of 2013.


What we need Phil is for you to make some rather boring predictions about the 2014 grid, which (knowing your prediction accuracy) will be totally wrong and therefore the 2014 grid will be very different and exciting.

Predict away.

Yours,

kals
Author:  F1Peter [ Mon May 27, 2013 10:50 pm ]
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I just feel like predicting the grid, will be fun to look back on :p

Red Bull:
Vettel
Ricciardo

Ferrari:
Alonso
Kobayashi

McLaren:
Button
Perez

Lotus:
Raikkonen
Sutil

Mercedes:
Hamilton
Rosberg

Sauber:
Hulkenberg
Frijns

Force India:
Bianchi
Di Resta

Williams:
Maldonado
Bottas

Toro Rosso:
Vergne
da Costa

Caterham:
Pic
Kovalainen

Marussia:
Chilton
Rich GP2 driver

And just for the sake of it, my predicted calendar changes:

Spanish GP will stay at Barcelona.
The Russian GP will be the only new GP on the calendar, while New Jersey and Thai will not happen.
Author:  Gohel91 [ Mon May 27, 2013 11:09 pm ]
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Coletti will probably get second race seat at Toro Rosso, GP2 title will definitely help
Author:  kals [ Mon May 27, 2013 11:27 pm ]
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Is Coletti a Red Bull junior driver?
Author:  ellis [ Mon May 27, 2013 11:30 pm ]
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He was, I assume he still is.
Author:  kals [ Tue May 28, 2013 12:16 am ]
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According to his wiki page he was dropped from the Red Bull junior program in 2008. I can't see any Red Bull logos on his website either.
Author:  StanV [ Tue May 28, 2013 12:36 am ]
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F1Peter wrote:
I just feel like predicting the grid, will be fun to look back on :p

Red Bull:
Vettel
Ricciardo

Ferrari:
Alonso
Kobayashi

McLaren:
Button
Perez

Lotus:
Raikkonen
Sutil

Mercedes:
Hamilton
Rosberg

Sauber:
Hulkenberg
Frijns

Force India:
Bianchi
Di Resta

Williams:
Maldonado
Bottas

Toro Rosso:
Vergne
da Costa

Caterham:
Pic
Kovalainen

Marussia:
Chilton
Rich GP2 driver

And just for the sake of it, my predicted calendar changes:

Spanish GP will stay at Barcelona.
The Russian GP will be the only new GP on the calendar, while New Jersey and Thai will not happen.


Sutil at Lotus? Any rumours or just a random guess? I can't really see him joining the team of Eric Lux
Author:  highgroove [ Tue May 28, 2013 10:12 pm ]
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F1 needs another new team IMO. Room for 2 more (drivers) would make things a little more exciting giving more opportunities to the great up ad coming talent. F1 becomes stagnant so quickly, Medicare drivers holding seats for 2/3/4 seasons before they are given the final boot. But by the time this has passed, those new talents have gone down alternative routes which very rarely lead back to F1.
Author:  Антон [ Tue May 28, 2013 10:25 pm ]
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Petrov will back for Sochi 2014 ;)
Author:  F1Peter [ Tue May 28, 2013 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Silly Season 2013 - 2014. Predicting the 2014 Grid
StanV wrote:
F1Peter wrote:
I just feel like predicting the grid, will be fun to look back on :p

Red Bull:
Vettel
Ricciardo

Ferrari:
Alonso
Kobayashi

McLaren:
Button
Perez

Lotus:
Raikkonen
Sutil

Mercedes:
Hamilton
Rosberg

Sauber:
Hulkenberg
Frijns

Force India:
Bianchi
Di Resta

Williams:
Maldonado
Bottas

Toro Rosso:
Vergne
da Costa

Caterham:
Pic
Kovalainen

Marussia:
Chilton
Rich GP2 driver

And just for the sake of it, my predicted calendar changes:

Spanish GP will stay at Barcelona.
The Russian GP will be the only new GP on the calendar, while New Jersey and Thai will not happen.


Sutil at Lotus? Any rumours or just a random guess? I can't really see him joining the team of Eric Lux


Needed to put someone in that seat, and figured after Grosjean they probably would want someone with experience rather than another gp2/support driver, but I completely forgot about the Lux/Sutil thing, pretty much guarantees that not happening. I don't know who Lotus would want, maybe Valsecchi or D'ambrosio?
Author:  StanV [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:06 am ]
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D'Ambrosio's chances are gone to be honest, don't expect him on the grid anymore. (1 season still made me feel proud!)
Author:  Tobias [ Wed May 29, 2013 9:13 am ]
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we should focus on Stoffel now.
Author:  Shaddix [ Wed May 29, 2013 9:47 am ]
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Some silly silly season:

Red Bull:
Vettel
Raikkonen

Ferrari:
Alonso
Bianchi

McLaren:
Button
Perez

Lotus:
Grosjean
Vergne

Mercedes:
Hamilton
Rosberg

Sauber:
Hulkenberg
Guttierez

Force India:
Massa
Di Resta

Williams:
Webber
Bottas

Toro Rosso:
Ricciardo
da Costa

Caterham:
Pic
Frijns

Marussia:
Chilton
Coletti
Author:  kals [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:38 pm ]
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Webber back to Williams? I hope those knife wounds to the backs of the Williams team members have healed well enough.
Author:  osella 1986 [ Wed May 29, 2013 7:11 pm ]
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LOLZ

Red Bull:
Vettel
Ricciardo

Ferrari:
Alonso
Bianchi

McLaren:
Button
Perez

Lotus:
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg

Mercedes:
Hamilton
Rosberg

Sauber:
Massa
Guttierez

Force India:
Alguersuari
Frijns

Williams:
Vergne
Bottas

Toro Rosso:
Buemi
da Costa

Caterham:
Pic
Rossi

Marussia:
Marciello
Chilton
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