Curious statement from Montoya

[FourWheelDrift]

Talking about having to wait to see what Kimi does before deciding if he stays at McLaren with Alonso or go somewhere else.

Montoya said:

"There could be a place available at Toyota. BMW will have to try to improve. And the same goes for Renault. "If you look around there's nothing but available seats,"

Despite being a driver does he not follow F1. He says BMW have to improve, yes, but Renault have to improve as well? Over what, winning everything in sight and lapping everyone at the same time...! (I know he might be just talking about an available place but it just sounds funny). Anyway he also mentions Toyota who are stuggling by not getting the heat into their new Bridgestones this year (why they changed from Michelin I don't know) so clearly he's after the cash as well.

So what do you think will happen, Kimi to Ferrari, Montoya to stay?

Should he stay?

>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Thursday 30th March 11:23

[anonymous-user]

no. alonso would murder him in the mclaren. i think montoya will end up somewhere like BMW Sauber as a replacement for Villeneuve or Red Bull if Coulthard goes. There may be a place at Toyota for him and i think that would be a good move for him but that is dependant upon whether toyota want him!

i think kimi going to ferrari is a done deal. not sure whether he will fit in with the tifosi but so long as he wins will they really care?!?!?

there are still rumours that ferrari will hold on to schumacher in some role if he does retire, maybe they are thinking of a junior team too?? alesi and schumacher as team amangers !! that would be a laugh

[Marki]

When Montoya came to F1 i realy belived he was the next big thing ,, what a disapointment he has turned out to be

[flemke]

pablo said:

i think kimi going to ferrari is a done deal. not sure whether he will fit in with the tifosi but so long as he wins will they really care?!?!?

Perhaps so, but if he has in fact committed and signed it would be one of the best-kept secrets in the history of that little-old-ladies' tittle-tattle club.
I reckon that Ferrari have given him an option which it's up to him to take or leave. They would have done that to put a little more pressure on him and make it that bit more likely that, in a moment of delusional weakness, he would throw his life away by signing with them.
This would account for the persistent gossip out of Italy, home of the unsubstantiated rumour, that Ferrari's agreed a deal with KR and the insistence of KR, his managers, and McLaren that he's not committed and still considering what to do.

[flemke]

FourWheelDrift said:

Talking about having to wait to see what Kimi does before deciding if he stays at McLaren with Alonso or go somewhere else. Montoya said: "There could be a place available at Toyota. BMW will have to try to improve. And the same goes for Renault. "If you look around there's nothing but available seats," Despite being a driver does he not follow F1. He says BMW have to improve, yes, but Renault have to improve as well? Over what, winning everything in sight and lapping everyone at the same time...! (I know he might be just talking about an available place but it just sounds funny). Anyway he also mentions Toyota who are stuggling by not getting the heat into their new Bridgestones this year (why they changed from Michelin I don't know) so clearly he's after the cash as well.

Montoya is obviously hoping that Kimi signs away so that he can stay at McL. The teams that want Montoya are obviously going to pressure him into thinking that Kimi will probably stay at McL. and that he, Montoya, had better sign with them before they are forced to sign someone else instead.

I believe that the primary motive for Toyota's switch to Bridgestones was a much, much bigger deal whereunder Toyota will fit Bridgestones to its road cars as the standard factory spec.
With that incentive, it wouldn't have taken much for Toyota to change to Bridgestone for F1, seeing as how they'll have to use them starting next year and the early switch would give them a headstart over the Michelin runners.