The 2019 Silly Season thread
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F1 2019 in a nutshell:
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
"Ferrari is faster"
Mercedes 1-2
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Good for Leclerc too, he's shown good pace and deserves this chance, just hope Ferrari give him the time and space he needs to get used to top flight F1 and become the driver he is promising to be.
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Really pleased that Ferrari have taken a chance on Leclerc. Now there might be a reduced chance of 2019 being another Hamilton-Vettel duopoly.
I'm also glad Kimi's staying in the sport at Sauber and hopefully it'll satisfy the Kimi fanboys who have been quite vocal about the possibility of Raikkonen leaving Ferrari or retiring altogether. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them also complain about how the top teams keep hiring the same drivers and don't give younger midfield men a chance
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Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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IceG wrote:So Leclerc swaps with Raikkonen:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/raik ... t/3174755/
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferr ... n/3174725/
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/raik ... 36/?nrt=54
Guess that means if Leclerc burns out early Kimi is on a short elastic string straight back.
Good for Leclerc, he looks the real deal.
Good for Ferrari going for new blood for a change.
Good for Kimi staying on because its fun.
And good for Sauber - WCC 2019?
I have good hope that Sauber can finish 4th again, like they did last time Kimi drove for them. Especially if Giovinazzi gets the second seat.
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Once I've been to the Ferrari museums in a week's time I'll report back on whether Kimi is being wiped from history and / or whether any Leclerc stuff is visible.
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But seriously, Kimi is the last person I'd expect to have a sentimental final chapter to his F1 career. Shows that people can always surprise you.
Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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I've never regarded him as a tintop racer so curios to see what he'll do when he eventually retires. Will he keep racing and on what level? I'm pretty sure he could just pick whatever series he wants if he wants to keep his career going in to the 40's.
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And that's what the talk will be about next. Rumours abound that Ericsson's not as secure as is traditionally made out, and some suggest that Raikkonen's bought a stake in the team which would dispense with the need for a paydriver in the second car. It's also unclear whether Raikkonen counts as the mandatory Ferrari driver in a Sauber seat and, if not, then Giovinazzi might still end up there...
...but trying to predict anything in this driver market is absolutely pointless, although I'm expecting a pale-faced, dishevelled Eddie Jordan to emerge from a darkened room, waving aloft his winning bingo card telling everyone that this is what he envisaged.
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Felipe Nasr - the least forgettable F1 driver!Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
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this happened..
a couple of days ago I again, jokingly predicted Helmut Marko will call Mick up after that performance at the Nurburgring..
and now... it's actually happened,
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmJ4_7HDfR ... 06iv47cyok
https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/mick- ... o/3174971/