Who can you see in F1 in the near future?

[The Local Ride]

Just watched Adam Carroll win the A1GP title. I think he has what it takes to be a contender in F1.

Interested in hearing opinions on upcoming racers who could get a start on an F1 grid.

[Scotracer]

Paul di Resta.

And no, it's not bias!

[Roland Ehnström]

Kamui Kobayashi

Romain Grosjean

Nico Hülkenberg

Bruno Senna

Filipe Albuquerque

[kilcoo316]

Unfortunately, it is probably going to depend on marketability for the 3 new teams coming in.


Just taking one team we know to be interested...


The Yank looked quite decent at Brands Hatch on Sunday... what chance he gets a go in any USGP car? (at least a test)

Or would they go for the Andretti name (even if it came with questionable performance)...

Or one from left field... would they look at a good 'ol NASCAR driver... a name - Ernhardt Jnr... a youngster - Kyle Busch..



If Prodrive were to come in and market Aston Martin... what would they want? Adam Carroll might get in there.

[WhiteBlue]

I would still like to see Miss Patrick compete in 2010 although I do not believe that Windsor can pull that off. If he does he should probably make the team garb white just to stick it up to Bernie.

[Dukeage]

Peter Windsor would be unwise to give Danica a race seat, she doesn't have a good record in IRL on road courses - and this year she will probably recieve a kicking from a less then stellar GP2 driver.

[Roland Ehnström]

Or one from left field... would they look at a good 'ol NASCAR driver... a name - Ernhardt Jnr... a youngster - Kyle Busch..

I'm pretty sure Junior would be hopeless in an F1 car... He's an old-style NASCAR oval racer. And nothing more. Kyle however is a true driving talent, I would love to see him in an F1 car! By the way, didn't Jeff Gordon get an F1 test a few years ago?

IMHO Danica would be better off switching to NASCAR rather than F1.

[kilcoo316]

I would still like to see Miss Patrick compete in 2010

Not good enough to get a drive to make it desireable for me.


Not that that might stop them - she's certainly marketable and would raise the profile of USF1/USGP/whatever they went with.

[kilcoo316]

I'm pretty sure Junior would be hopeless in an F1 car... He's an old-style NASCAR oval racer. And nothing more.

Probably right.

Kyle however is a true driving talent, I would love to see him in an F1 car! By the way, didn't Jeff Gordon get an F1 test a few years ago?

Yeap, Jeff Gordon got a shot at it and was sh!t if I remember right...

Or am I getting confused with another driver over to test in the Jag?

[bhall]

Yeap, Jeff Gordon got a shot at it and was sh!t if I remember right...

Or am I getting confused with another driver over to test in the Jag?

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/20 ... toya_x.htm

Gordon's fastest lap in the low-slung, needle-nosed Williams was just 1.3 seconds off the pace set by Montoya, who in turn was 1.1 seconds slower in the Chevy.

[modbaraban]

I'm surprised that nobody mentioned Brandon Hartley. Oh and maybe Davidson will get another chance if there is a crowd of new teams elbowing each other at the gates of Berneiland, like mr.E is trying to make us think.

[Roland Ehnström]

Well, I havn't been overly impressed with what I have seen from Brandon Hartley so far. Not extraordinary fast and way too prone to make mistakes. He's got Red Bull backing, but there are surely hundreds of youngsters out there sharing his talent.

Davidson is getting rather old, isn't he?

[Chaparral]

Id be very surprised not to see this young American guy in a seat at some stage - Ive watched him race he's the real deal in and out of the car

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Summerton

The other one thats impressing is an Australian guy - Daniel Ricciardo who's won 3 of the first 4 races in the British F3 championship this year - again the real deal in and out of the car.

http://www.danielricciardo.com/

Both are Red Bull team guys but dont hold that against them

[SoliRossi]

Daniel Ricciardo for sure.

[natef1]

Interesting one.

I think Bruno Senna/Romain Grosjean getting a chance one day soon, and if USF1 come to be, perhaps Andretti.

Anthony Davidson is too good a commentator to go back to F1!