Silly Season 2016/2017

[Vasconia]

Oh lawd how i miss guys like Kobayashi in F1.

+1

He was an spectacular racer. I will never understand why he isnt racing in F1.

[Manoah2u]

sponsorship, interest and bad management, that's the issue.

Good management might have brought him sponsorship to be able to participate in F1 long enough to convince other parties of his qualities, so the root imho
would be lack of management. Kamui always seemed like a honest racer, pure talent based, not portfolio based. Unfortunately, that's not how today's world of F1 works.

interest is the big other issue. the point being, what interest has the 'world' in a japan through a japanese driver, and what interest has japan for the world through the
platform of formula 1? At the time, there were all sorts of things going on in F1. Toyota leaving, Honda had left, iirc the Japanese GP has been cut from the list too, and
in the midst was also economical turmoil, scandals in F1 causing sponsors to leave, and a sudden 'rise' of paydrivers that would give teams the opportunity to 'keep afloat'
thanks to driver money, and meanwhile there were threats of F1 teams stepping out and starting their own 'formula', and then the Fukushima disaster happened in which
saw Japan divert attention to many other 'things'. In other words; sports and racing weren't a priority of interest.

well, that's how i read it anyway.

[PlatinumZealot]

Kobayashi shouldn't have left the Ferrari factory role for Lotus. That was his biggest mistake. He might have been in the Haas now if he had stayed.

[FW17]

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

[iotar__]

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

- Here we go again. That's not even wishful thinking it's something even more bizarre including replacement.
- Of course you wouldn't bet a single cent on this event and you don't think Hamilton will quit if he loses.

[Scuderia1967]

It's now official: Banco do Brasil won't sponsor Sauber next year

http://grandepremio.uol.com.br/f1/notic ... o-a-sauber

[ClarkBT11]

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

- Here we go again. That's not even wishful thinking it's something even more bizarre including replacement.
- Of course you wouldn't bet a single cent on this event and you don't think Hamilton will quit if he loses.

If Nico loses the championship will you quit f1technical? [-o<

[Manoah2u]

oh dear, i wish the ignore function would include avoiding seeing these completely d*mb**s statements in quotes, too. gawd.

btw

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

who is PH?????

Phil Hill?

If Nico quits, i can see Alonso going there.

[Manoah2u]

It's now official: Banco do Brasil won't sponsor Sauber next year

http://grandepremio.uol.com.br/f1/notic ... o-a-sauber

good.

[PlatinumZealot]

oh dear, i wish the ignore function would include avoiding seeing these completely d*mb**s statements in quotes, too. gawd.

btw

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

who is PH?????

Phil Hill?

If Nico quits, i can see Alonso going there.

It's Pascal Hu-werhlein.

Like cool hu-wip ..

Say it like Stewie!

[WaikeCU]

oh dear, i wish the ignore function would include avoiding seeing these completely d*mb**s statements in quotes, too. gawd.

btw

I think Nico will quit if he loses and PH will take the seat

who is PH?????

Phil Hill?

If Nico quits, i can see Alonso going there.

It's Pascal Hu-werhlein.

Like cool hu-wip ..

Say it like Stewie!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZ3CWxTf4g

How's that novel going?

[Sniffit]

It's now official: Banco do Brasil won't sponsor Sauber next year

http://grandepremio.uol.com.br/f1/notic ... o-a-sauber

As I understood it they will not be in F1 at all. Which might make Nasrs future as a racer a bit unsecure.

[Manoah2u]

nah, it makes Nasr's race future immediately terminated. the only sad part about all that is that it means there won't be a Brazilian on the grid next year.

[Scuderia1967]

It's now official: Banco do Brasil won't sponsor Sauber next year

http://grandepremio.uol.com.br/f1/notic ... o-a-sauber

As I understood it they will not be in F1 at all. Which might make Nasrs future as a racer a bit unsecure.

Yes, they're leaving F1 for good

[Scuderia1967]

nah, it makes Nasr's race future immediately terminated. the only sad part about all that is that it means there won't be a Brazilian on the grid next year.

And for many years to come, I'm afraid, unless Sérgio Sette Câmara and Pedro Piquet seriously raise their game: Sérgio was pretty good in Macao, but he was transparent in Euro F3, scoring only two podiums and finishing a distant 11th in the championship in what was his second year in the category, this time with full Red Bull backing, and the youngest in the Piquet dinasty finished in an even more distant 19th place, with no podiums.
I almost forgot about Matheus Leist, who won the british F3 season, but seeing what a disgrace that championship is these days, it's hard to tell if he is really good or not