F1 Silly Season 2005

[Mika]

Good to see the iceman out on top at his first day on!

BTW Remeber to look out for the white 'Mika03' number plated pulsar with the McLaren flags out the windows. Will most definitely be taunting the ferrari fans on lygon after a McLaren 1-2 (Kimi first, then JPM)!!!!

[lukits01]

YES! the days of Mclaren 1-2 are coming again!

Assuming they can avoid getting 1-2 blow outs!

[Beer Baron]

C'mon Roy, where's all the F1 gossip? What's the story with pizza boy?

Out or in?

[Roy]

I wouldnt have a clue who is getting the drive. I know who i dont want to get the drive:) right now im not so worried about Williams, we already have Weber, right now i just want DC to pick up the Red Bull drive.

In a way i want pizza boy to get the seat, just so mid season after being humiliated by Weber again he can get dropped and Williams hand the driver over to someone else:)

That will kill his career for sure:thumbsup:

What i did read is that WEST are being replaced by Johnie Walker:alcoholic:

[Beer Baron]

I wouldnt have a clue who is getting the drive. I know who i dont want to get the drive:)  right now im not so worried about Williams, we already have Weber, right now i  just want DC to pick up the Red Bull drive.  

In a way i want pizza boy to get the seat, just so mid season after being humiliated by Weber again he can get dropped and Williams hand the driver over to someone else:)

That will kill his career for sure:thumbsup:

What i did read is that WEST are being replaced by Johnie Walker:alcoholic:

Yeah, you got a point there. If webber is as good as we say he is, what does it matter if piss-on-ia gets the drive? surely the way we've talked webber up he will walk all over him. if not :Oops:

On the other hand I think it would be really good for webber to have a team mate he can work with. Otherwise there will be so much wasted energy spent clashing with piss.

[Beer Baron]

here you go Roy (taken from planetF1):

"David Coulthard will remain in F1 in 2005 as he's signed a deal to drive Red Bull Racing, that is according to the team's boss Dietrich Mateschitz.

In the latest instalment in the David Coulthard/Red Bull saga, reports have emerged claiming that Red Bull have come to the conclusion that they need at least one experienced man in their ranks.

"There is no way we would go forward if we had two inexperienced drivers in the car," a team source told The Sunday Mirror.

"We have to have a driver who can develop the car and establish a baseline for the engineers."

And that driver is none other than David Coulthard, who Mateschitz says has already done a deal with Red Bull Racing, the former Jaguar Racing outfit.

"When someone has won 13 grand prix races and also has such a personality, we don't need to discuss much," Mateschitz told Austria's Kronenzeitung newspaper.

However, he did add that "in terms of marketing two youngsters would be best" for Red Bull Racing in their debut season, but immediately conceded that "having an experienced driver is more intelligent."

Neither Red Bull nor Coulthard have confirmed these reports."

Looks like DC is back.

Richard

[Roy]

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Looks like DC is back.

Richard

[DSKYLINE2C]

Its not confirmed but I reckon hes back for sure.

In my opinion Red Bull have no other option. They obviously need experience to provide credible feedback to engineers and they need a driver that is reliable and reasonably quick.

Speculation has it that RB will opt for 1 full time driver and two part-timers that will alternate through the course of the season. Obvously DC would be the preferred full time driver. I think its a pretty good idea.

[lukits01]

just wondering that picture of DC earlier in the thread in the Red Bull car

behind the ****pit his name is allready written on it

Is it normal for teams to plaster drivers names if they're only testing the car once or twice?

[Kel]

Has anyone heard more on the DC link to Team Dubai?

Sounds like they'll be in the starting line up in 2006 and DC is tipped as driver, as well as being involved in the business side of the team.

[Silver-Arrowz]

Odds are he'll be racing for RBR.

Yeah Team Dubai are in talks with Mercedes for customer engines. Whispers say that DC would get the drive because of his relationship with Mercedes. But then again, Wurz is also in the running. Doubt it cause he's all testing these days.

[GTRSRULE!!!]

Odds are he'll be racing for RBR.

Yeah Team Dubai are in talks with Mercedes for customer engines. Whispers say that DC would get the drive because of his relationship with Mercedes. But then again, Wurz is also in the running. Doubt it cause he's all testing these days.

what team did Team Dubai used 2 b?

[Silver-Arrowz]

Nothing. They want to start up a new team from scratch.

[DSKYLINE2C]

so does that mean there will be 12 teams lining up on the grid in 06'? does the concorde agreement have any influence on the number of teams permitted?

[Kel]

Well, DC and Red Bull are confirmed - a one year deal at the bargain basement rate of $A5.3 million (half his salary last year).

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking-News/C...3391629895.html

I'd still marry him for his money

[Duncan]

*cough* my computer may be dead...but I can still get on the internet

[Silver-Arrowz]

Someone's going to be sleeping on the floor tonight.

[Beer Baron]

Well, DC and Red Bull are confirmed - a one year deal at the bargain basement rate of $A5.3 million (half his salary last year).  

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Breaking-News/C...3391629895.html

I'd still marry him for his money

excellent. The most interesting bit in that story is the part that says that heidfeld is now favoured over pizza for the williams drive.

[Roy]

So as much as id love to see Weber do well next year...does anyone think he will make the top 3 in the championship, or win a GP?

My money is on McLaren drivers and those red cars to fight for wins...Renault performance to fall off a little, BAR to be struggle to repeat 2004 results. Why did they let David Richards go?????

[Kel]

So as much as id love to see Weber do well next year...does anyone think he will make the top 3 in the championship, or win a GP?

My money is on McLaren drivers and those red cars to fight for wins...Renault performance to fall off a little, BAR to be struggle to repeat 2004 results. Why did they let David Richards go?????

I reckon Webber has the driving potential for a podium finish, it'll all come down to the car BMW Williams supply (apparently they are announcing details early Jan after they decide if Heidfeld or Pizzaboy will drive in the second seat).

The money is on BMW putting up a competitive, relaible engine this season (important when it needs to last 2 race weekends), but I think they will have better luck in 2006 under the v8/2.4L regs.