2014/15 Silly Season

[the_end90]

I saw on the Facebook of Force India that Hulkenberg was confirmed as dirver for the 2015 season

[turbof1]

I saw on the Facebook of Force India that Hulkenberg was confirmed as dirver for the 2015 season

CONFIRMED:

http://www.forceindiaf1.com/news/detail ... a-for-2015

[ringo]

I think more or less FI stays the same. As for Sauber i'd really like to see Sutil go home...

[Racer X]

Yes I don't see any other team taking Perez. So I bet the reason they are taking long to present Perez had to do with Telmex the details of the sponsorship. But Sergio should be presented soon I agree I expected Hulk and Perez to stay.

[acosmichippo]

Why don't you think anyone else would take Perez? He's a solid package of performance and money.

[SectorOne]

Pretty sure Perez already has a two-three year contract,

edit:

Madrid, Dec 12 (EFE).- Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez will race next season for British-based team Sahara Force India after signing a multi-year contract.

http://noticias.alianzanews.com/309_his ... india.html

[Racer X]

It's not that I don't think Perez or Hulk are bad I think they are a great pair of drivers. Both would do great in top teams but I do not think the top teams want them right now. Because Alonso Vetel Ham Kimi their are enough drivers still active that are taking up space on the top teams... older yes but still amassing They are old but still have speed.

Like Massa yes he's older but he's still fast. The only older driver I think should leave is Button but I think he should leave to a Midpack team. I don't know who McLaren should give a chance to but deff not button. HE plays politic too much and hasn't really been that great.

[acosmichippo]

Ah, TOP teams, that's a bit different than "any other teams".

[Itchy_digits]

Are these posts about Ricciardo and Vergne actually related to the silly season anymore?

I like to come here and read about rumors not speculation on which STR driver has been the best over the last few years. Can you guys create an STR thread or something to continue this discussion? [-o<

[turbof1]

Agreed. The same about Kimi. I removed those posts. The thread is about movements on the F1 driver market, people.

[Vasconia]

I saw on the Facebook of Force India that Hulkenberg was confirmed as dirver for the 2015 season

CONFIRMED:

http://www.forceindiaf1.com/news/detail ... a-for-2015

Very happy with this, though I was expecting more from Nico in this secondl half season. Hopefully we will see the best Nico again, 2016 should be the year to sign with a bigger team, my money goes to Ferrari, a Vettel/Hulkenbreg Ferrari team could be awesome.

[lebesset]

there seems little doubt that McLaren want one of the top 3 drivers at the wheel in 2015 , and that negotiations are well underway
no secret that jenson would like to be there , so why the announcement from his agent about looking at the WEC ?

as I see it the best pairing that McLaren could achieve would be a top3 driver plus button , , exWDC , multi race winner , already accustomed to the team
so why the announcement from button's agent at this point ?
my guess would be that it is an attempt to show that he has an alternative so that he doesn't get screwed on price , looks like that process has already started with statement from boullier that he wants a top driver plus a young charger [ anyone believes that it is boullier who will make the decision ? didn't think so ]

[adrianjordan]

Just a PR thing is my take on it. Shows that Button has options and kind of tries to nudge McLaren towards making a decision...

[Nickel]

So more on topic, does Vergne get dropped from the field next year? If not, where's left for him to go? Mclaren and Ferrari are undoubtedly not going to snap him up. Sauber? Is the general feeling that he deserves the boot? Tost seemed to say he deserved a drive somewhere, just not young enough to be with them anymore...

[marcush.]

is Button a poker king? I don´t think so.He just wants to bring across he is still feeling the urge to race -and values himself worthy of a top seat be it Formula 1 or WEC..
Considering the fact that Mclaren remains in Limbo with making choices ....which is not really logic in my view -you commit to a decision and push through - and not negotiate for ages and publicly admit to not being sure which is the right direction to follow...
At a certain point the dices just fall and Mclaren has no options left.