2018 Silly Season
Posted: 03 Feb 2017, 02:22
With the 2017 Silly Season at such a late stage as to almost be sensible, it seems suitably silly to open a thread for the next one (assuming of course that nobody else has done so yet).
I'd suggest that there are things to discuss, including:
Oh, and in true silly spirit, I'll have a dip and try to guess the 2018 grid based solely on speculation and no actual evidence:
Ferrari - Kimi Raikkonen & Carlos Sainz (DD: Charles Leclerc)
Force India - Esteban Ocon & Sergio Perez (DD: Alfonso Celis)
Haas - Antonio Giovinazzi & Kevin Magnussen (DD: someone from Ferrari)
McLaren - Fernando Alonso & Stoffel Vandoorne (DD: Lando Norris)
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton & Sebastian Vettel (DD: George Russell)
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen (DD: Red Bull Junior Team)
Renault - Nico Hulkenberg & Felipe Nasr (DD: Giuliano Alesi)
Sauber - Marcus Ericsson & Sergio Sette Camara (DD: none)
Toro Rosso - Pierre Gasly & Daniil Kvyat (DD: Red Bull Junior Team)
Williams - Valtteri Bottas & Lance Stroll (DD: Alex Lynn, just chillin')
I'd suggest that there are things to discuss, including:
- Valtteri Bottas only has a one-year deal at Mercedes. Are they fishing for Sebastian Vettel?
- Kimi Raikkonen will be 38 years old and out of contract again. Cue usual speculation.
- Carlos Sainz will be looking for some sort of potential race-winning car after having spent most of his adult life with Toro Rosso. Gasly to finally step up to F1?
- Sauber will probably have run out of money by then.
- Taki Inoue's triumphant return to the grid.
- Lando Norris will be old enough to get onto the grid.
Oh, and in true silly spirit, I'll have a dip and try to guess the 2018 grid based solely on speculation and no actual evidence:
Ferrari - Kimi Raikkonen & Carlos Sainz (DD: Charles Leclerc)
Force India - Esteban Ocon & Sergio Perez (DD: Alfonso Celis)
Haas - Antonio Giovinazzi & Kevin Magnussen (DD: someone from Ferrari)
McLaren - Fernando Alonso & Stoffel Vandoorne (DD: Lando Norris)
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton & Sebastian Vettel (DD: George Russell)
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen (DD: Red Bull Junior Team)
Renault - Nico Hulkenberg & Felipe Nasr (DD: Giuliano Alesi)
Sauber - Marcus Ericsson & Sergio Sette Camara (DD: none)
Toro Rosso - Pierre Gasly & Daniil Kvyat (DD: Red Bull Junior Team)
Williams - Valtteri Bottas & Lance Stroll (DD: Alex Lynn, just chillin')