2008 Driver Line Up
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He won't. In fact, I think he can pretty much kiss his chances of a highly-competitve year good-bye. If the Reault R28 is good, then yes, he'll probably be up the front, but you know Flav is ging to out of his way to nurse Alonso's bruised ego. Alonso always liked being numero uno in the team but now it's going to happen even more simply because of how he feels he was treated at McLaren.
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I'm rather sceptical towards the Piquet Jr. move by Flavio, sure, he does deserve a chance as well. But if Kovalainen doesn't find a new seat, that'd be teh suckage...I really find him a good driver, it'd be sad to his career already over...
Mclaren perhaps?
Mclaren perhaps?
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Kovalainen has said many times that he will never be a number two driver, no matter what team he drives for. So it was expected that he would not stay with Renault if they signed Alonso.
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Renault can't have a good driver competing with Alonso, Alonso probably said that he'd come on the basis that Kova left.
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Cue the election campaign!
Fisi says "I can bring a lot to Force India".
Liuzzi thinks he's proven himself as "a quick and strong driver".
Rodriguez believes he's odds-on favourite.
Klien claims he can "really deliver feedback".
Four potential candidates, four inflated egos ... one available race seat.
Fisi says "I can bring a lot to Force India".
Liuzzi thinks he's proven himself as "a quick and strong driver".
Rodriguez believes he's odds-on favourite.
Klien claims he can "really deliver feedback".
Four potential candidates, four inflated egos ... one available race seat.
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He's a bit screwed then if every team has a #1, which is what a lot of people say no matter how close to equal they're treated.
Anyway, from the sounds of it it's down to Fernando that he left, rather than him leaving if Alonso joined. Fernando was wary of his pace and worried he would out-do him, and therefore asked him to be cut if he joined. Of course no one really knows who said what these days...
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Trulli needs to stay. There's nothing better than listening to his radio-messages during qualifying.
Rodriguez can count himself out. Fisico has lots of money, which rates highly in the FI1 motorhome. Meanwhile, Liuzzi proved to be just a tad behind Klien, but they were both quick, each with his pack of sponsors.
I want Liuzzi to get it.
Rodriguez can count himself out. Fisico has lots of money, which rates highly in the FI1 motorhome. Meanwhile, Liuzzi proved to be just a tad behind Klien, but they were both quick, each with his pack of sponsors.
I want Liuzzi to get it.
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Wooo!
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Well its good to hear that Kovalainen has finally got a seat. Its a waste to see a talent not getting a drive next year. I hope it won't be as controversial as Hamilton and Alonso but Kovalainen has stated he won't be a #2 driver, and Hamilton wants to be a #1 driver. I wonder how things would be like after this......
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Its a winning thing I guess. If Hamster wins, good for him, if Kova wins, good for him. Mclaren probably dont care tbh they just wanna win the constructors.
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Well yeah, that could probably be it, but there should be preferable treatment at McLaren. You know what happened with McLaren this year. Having to treat 2 drivers as equal results into nothing but trouble. (especially when both have a chance of winning the title) Surely Ron Dennis had learned his lessons.....
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But whats worse, favouring one over the other or givng them equal treatment? Either way one will always moan! Kovalainen would complain if Hamster got preferred, and equally Hamster would moan if they get treated equally. I imagine..At the end of the day they are both good drivers but Mclaren jsut need to let them get on with it./
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Haven't McLaren alway had a policy of no #1 driver. I think the reason it was nothing but trouble last season is because Alonso thought he, being the world champion, deserved to be the #1 driver. Now both drivers are in their second year and even though Hamilton did better, that was last season. Its all about "what have you won for me, lately". If Ron has a lesson to learn it is to make sure the drivers agree with how the team is run before a contract is signed.
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Although both Alonso and Heikki want to be No1 in the same team with Hamilton, I think that Alonso's ego played a bigger role, whereas I think Heikki wanting to be No1 is more ambition. Heikki and Lewis have a good relationship iirc, I can't see it happening again, McLaren will learn from their mistakes.
What seats have we got left?
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Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen on the same team. This is gonna get intresting!
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I doubt that is the case, two drivers equal status, don't expect a number 1 driver at Mclaren.
Hekki isn't going to be number 2 driver and for this reason I am now looking forward to 08 season very much. I can't think of a better candidate for the Mclaren seat.
Two fairly inexperienced drivers but both with huge amounts of talent. Ferrari are no doubt going to be very compeative with Mclaren hopefully having another head-to-head. Throw in BMW with the hope they improve even more to make this a 3 way challenge. Then finally with Alonso at Renault perhaps we can see a revitalised team and a four-way manufaturer battle for the constructors. This season has all the potential to be what it was last season and more, providing rule breaking is kept minimal and FIA intervetion is marginal.
I am now officially exited.
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I'll tell you what, this is the best driver combination I've seen in a very long time in F1...I wouldn't be surprised either if Heikki would be able to keep up with Lewis as well, if not beat him...
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I honestly think Kovalainen had a far better debut year than Hamilton did. The Finn had to deal with a bad car from the beginning of the year and while he made stupid mistakes, he came through in the end. Hamilton, on the other hand, had it easy from the beginning: a good car, an excellent team and nine straight podiums. Then he went and blew his championship lead and choked at the last minute. He's really not the sensation the press made hm out to be given that he collapsed under pressure. In all honesty, losing a seven-point lead in the final round like that should have been more than enough to win him a place in F1 Rejects' Reject of the Year award, were it not for Ralf Schumacher, Spygate and Honda.
