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suffolk009 said:
Just read a report that Lotus have done the deal with Pastor and his $20m. So Massa and Petrobras' $6m to follow Smedley to Williams. Looking like Perez' seat at McLaren if Hulk wants to move to a big team.
Ooooh Hulk in a McLaren would be awesome.As for the race, I hate this circuit. But will still watch to see who picks up the crumbs.
Jasandjules said:
suffolk009 said:
Just read a report that Lotus have done the deal with Pastor and his $20m. So Massa and Petrobras' $6m to follow Smedley to Williams. Looking like Perez' seat at McLaren if Hulk wants to move to a big team.
Ooooh Hulk in a McLaren would be awesome.Button won't go anywhere.
I can't find anything new on Lotus signings other than Grosjean has signed a contract and they are waiting for confirmation from GENII.
As I understand it the deal is that if the Quantum deal happens they have the cash to pay Hulk and he has the drive. If the Quantum deal doesn't happen Pastor gets it because he'll bring ~£20m PDVSA money with him that the team want.
Question is if Hulk does go to Lotus where does that leave Massa ? will Williams drop Bottas for him ?Does Massa go to Lotus instead, Pastor stays at Williams, Hulk stays with Sauber (now they are financially secure -ish) or goes to Force India/McLaren and Di Resta / Perez are out ?
I can't find anything new on Lotus signings other than Grosjean has signed a contract and they are waiting for confirmation from GENII.
As I understand it the deal is that if the Quantum deal happens they have the cash to pay Hulk and he has the drive. If the Quantum deal doesn't happen Pastor gets it because he'll bring ~£20m PDVSA money with him that the team want.
Question is if Hulk does go to Lotus where does that leave Massa ? will Williams drop Bottas for him ?Does Massa go to Lotus instead, Pastor stays at Williams, Hulk stays with Sauber (now they are financially secure -ish) or goes to Force India/McLaren and Di Resta / Perez are out ?
Crafty_ said:
Button won't go anywhere.
Question is if Hulk does go to Lotus where does that leave Massa ? will Williams drop Bottas for him ?Does Massa go to Lotus instead, Pastor stays at Williams, Hulk stays with Sauber (now they are financially secure -ish) or goes to Force India/McLaren and Di Resta / Perez are out ?
I agree on Button not likely moving from McLaren. I'd quite like to see Perez stay there too, he's a good racer and showed some good form in India.Question is if Hulk does go to Lotus where does that leave Massa ? will Williams drop Bottas for him ?Does Massa go to Lotus instead, Pastor stays at Williams, Hulk stays with Sauber (now they are financially secure -ish) or goes to Force India/McLaren and Di Resta / Perez are out ?
As has been said already, if Rob Smedley has gone to Williams, it would make sense to see Massa going too. However stories suggest that Smedley is taking a different role at Williams than he had at Ferrari, so perhaps it's not a given..
PeXy said:
Reading on autosport that Kimi has not been seen...suppose if he hasn't been paid and had a fallout he might not turn up?
More likely he's got bored and can't be arsed, like 2007.There was an article a little while back that said he was having difficulty getting the car set up so he could drive it in the latter half of the season. Certainly his performances have taken a nose dive, which seems to go hand in hand with him losing interest.
Crafty_ said:
More likely he's got bored and can't be arsed, like 2007.
There was an article a little while back that said he was having difficulty getting the car set up so he could drive it in the latter half of the season. Certainly his performances have taken a nose dive, which seems to go hand in hand with him losing interest.
Yes the change in tyres has really hurt Kimi - he seems to be somewhat similar to Button in that if the car is setup perfectly he is untouchable but if it is slightly off he struggles perhaps more than others. Then again his downward spiral also started the moment he signed for Ferrari and I can't help but wonder if Lotus have thrown all their weight behind Grosjean in a bid to reassure potential sponsors that they are still worth investing in, despite losing Kimi and their top tech guy to Ferrari. There was an article a little while back that said he was having difficulty getting the car set up so he could drive it in the latter half of the season. Certainly his performances have taken a nose dive, which seems to go hand in hand with him losing interest.
Of all the drivers, if unhappy, you would have to say Kimi is the most likely to stick 2 fingers up and simply not show up though.......
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