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I would say that just means that Caterham haven't decided who will drive the car on which days. This may be because Vitaly Petrov is talking with the team, or it may jsut be because they haven't submitted the paperwork.
The 2012 Driver transfer discussion/speculation thread
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There is a thread already for Technical stuff like staff that moves from team to team that in turn helps the development of the car.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/showthread.php?t=228361&page=12
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Perhaps Pedro Diniz could make a comeback as a paying driver...lol
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I would love to see Karun with a full time drive, he is a really nice guy and I have had the pleasure to meet and talk to several times. Once was on a flight to Dubai last year, and the other time was at Silverstone. As I say what a nice guy, and very knowledgeable and not a bad driver. I would definitely have him in my team (if I had one). And I would have him over Karthikeyan any day.
But alas for him it looks like it will all come down to funding, which these days sadly can stop a good driver getting a seat. I have heard that if F1 doesn't work out for him then he would be very interested in LMP. I would be sad to see him go, but it would be better to see him racing than not at all. I also wouldn't rule out seeing him in Indy Car as I think that he definitely has the skill.
But alas for him it looks like it will all come down to funding, which these days sadly can stop a good driver getting a seat. I have heard that if F1 doesn't work out for him then he would be very interested in LMP. I would be sad to see him go, but it would be better to see him racing than not at all. I also wouldn't rule out seeing him in Indy Car as I think that he definitely has the skill.
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I'm pretty sure he was joking.
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Giedo van der Garde has joined Caterham. Now, we just need Petrov to find the money to buy out Jarno Trulli.
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I figured it was the Indian GP that got Narain back into the fold for antoher year at HRT.
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He certainly seems to think so:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97287
Though with the team moving Ricciardo to Liuzzi's car for the weekend to give Karthikeyan "lead driver" status, one has to wonder if they didn't deliberately hold him up in the pits so that Karthikeayn could finish the race ahead of him.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97287
Though with the team moving Ricciardo to Liuzzi's car for the weekend to give Karthikeyan "lead driver" status, one has to wonder if they didn't deliberately hold him up in the pits so that Karthikeayn could finish the race ahead of him.
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Bianchi wants to race as well as test in F1, that will probably be DTM since their are no clashes, he could do a Vietoris.
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I doubt it will happen. Trulli has a contract, and it seems that both Trulli and Lotus are intent on keeping each other. The only thing I see Vitaly recieving now is a reserve role. Maybe he can set himself up for a drive at Force India for 2013.
In other news, Karthikeyan will complete HRT's lineup for 2012.
That switched cars because Karthikeyan originally had Ricciardo's car. He didn't necessarily get anything more than a red T-Bar. He did outqualify Ricciardo, and there is no word of them holding Daniel up to make Narain beat him.
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Trulli's contract can be bought out. Why would so many stories link drivers to his seat if that wasn't possible?
No, Trulli is just insisting that he is still relevant to the sport. And what do you mean by "Lotus"?
Jules Bianchi is already there. Where have you been?
Again, where have you been? This isn't "news". It's olds. If you're not going to read the thread, don't bother posting in it.
Which would not offer him any added advantage since the cars were identical.
Of course there's not going to be any admission from the team. They put an Indian driver in the car for the Indian Grand Prix. They're not going to admit that they held their other driver up so that Karthikeyan could finish ahead of him, because that just looks bad for both them and India.
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All he did was post a link to a very reliable source. No one else had posted a reliable source.
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Because, as Ardius has said, people love to pick on Trulli whenever he underperforms, even if he has a valid contract, and even if the season starts in just over a month.
Well Caterham, not Lotus sorry, has said that Trulli's seat is open to whoever can pay half his salary, but that was a long time ago. Trulli doesn't want to go anywhere.
So I missed the fact that Bianchi is at Sahara. Sorry again.
Really now? This only happened a few days ago, and the only previous link posted was not from a source as reliable. You don't decide what's news, if it doesn't interest you, then just keep scrolling.
Huh? Yes, that's what I was trying to say. You said that he was given first driver status or some sort of advantage because of the fact that they switched cars for the Indian GP. That didn't happen.
But there is absolutely no proof of that. You just say that because you don't think that Narain could have beaten Ricciardo, like many other people may say. He returned to the seat ,and did a good job, and finished ahead, fair and square as far as we know. Daniel would have admitted soem funny business if there was any, he had nothing to lose, apart from an HRT seat. And when you're next in line to drive a Torro Rosso, that really wouldn't mean anything to him.
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Then why has Caterham made no move to deny it? There are near-constant rumours that Trulli's seat may be available to the highest bidder. That, naturally, isn't going to sit well with Trulli, and he has commented on it in the past. But despite all this and the supposed validity of his contract, Caterham hasn't said a word about it. This has been going on for months; why is Jarno Trulli the only person saying that Jarno Trulli has a contract. I've heard rumours that Vitaly Petrov has had an agreement in place to take over Trulli's seat for some time, and that he only needs to finalise a sponsor by Tuesday. Just look at the CT01, which has massive blank spaces on its sidepods and so could easily fit in a new sponsor. Or the driver roster for Jerez, where Caterham have not finalised the running order of their drivers. All of this suggests that Vitaly Petrov taking over Jarno Trulli's seat is very possible.
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A source told me that Tom Cruise is in the process of buying out Mark Webber's contract for this season. This source has never lied to me before which makes him reliable. Tom Cruise has already driven a Red Bull car which makes this quite plausible. Red Bull have made no move to deny this rumor. Therefore it must be happening. I'm sure they'll announce it any day now.
jcmA source told me that Tom Cruise is in the process of buying out Mark Webber's contract for this season. This source has never lied to me before which makes him reliable. Tom Cruise has already driven a Red Bull car which makes this quite plausible. Red Bull have made no move to deny this rumor. Therefore it must be happening. I'm sure they'll announce it any day now.
Tom would probably be able to make better starts than Webber could
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You know perfectly well what I mean. I'm not saying that Petrov is going to buy out Trulli's seat - just that the team haven't seen fit to comment on it. They have made no more to put the rumours to bed by publicly supporting Trulli the way Ferrari support Massa every time a rumour about a seat buy-out comes up.
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Found this:
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sponsor-holding-up-petrov-s-2012-plans-manager/?v=2&s=1&i=20
Indecisive sponsor holding up Petrov's future.
"If, within the next few days, we don't succeed, we are going to talk to some other series and probably we are going to talk to Pirelli as well," she added. (Kosachenko)
(Me) Personally I think Pirelli would be the best option, If they can just get a team to cough up their 2011 car then it's smooth sailing, This role would give Petrov a cruisy way to build up some more driving experience (although with no competition as a drawback).
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sponsor-holding-up-petrov-s-2012-plans-manager/?v=2&s=1&i=20
Indecisive sponsor holding up Petrov's future.
"If, within the next few days, we don't succeed, we are going to talk to some other series and probably we are going to talk to Pirelli as well," she added. (Kosachenko)
(Me) Personally I think Pirelli would be the best option, If they can just get a team to cough up their 2011 car then it's smooth sailing, This role would give Petrov a cruisy way to build up some more driving experience (although with no competition as a drawback).
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I find it interesting that Caterham aren't running Jarno Trulli until Friday at Jerez. Giedo van der Garde is getting a look in on Thursday, which is strange. Perhaps Caterham are giving Petrov every opportunity to get the funds together..
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No different to Fauzy running in 2010 or Valsecchi and Razia in 2011....are people going to be speculating on Trulli till Australia qualifying?
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More likely we'll be speculating until Petrov's position - one way or the other - is confirmed. As far as I know, he is the only driver who can buy out Trulli's seat. I haven't heard two words about anyone else. The article RTSolvalou linked to states that Petrov's position hinges on a sponsor committing to him. With van der Garde testing on Thursday and Trulli testing on Friday, it makes no sense for Caterham to draft Petrov into the team after Trulli gets into the car, because they will have largely wasted time with a driver who will not be continuing with the team. So I think that the potential for Vitaly Petrov ultimately hinges on who drives the car on Friday. If Trulli drives, then I'd say his seat is safe until the beginning of the season (though if he does stay with the team, I very much doubt that he will see the season out). If Petrov drives, then it will no doubt be preceded or accompanied by an announcement that he is racing for Caterham in 2012 (again, it makes no sense to put a driver in the car if they are not going to race). And if Kovalainen or van der Garde drive on Friday - which I think is unlikely - then I'd say the whole affair is still open and Petrov is still negotiating to drive for the team.
From the sounds of things, they just need this potential sponsor (whoever it is) to sign off on the deal, committing the funds.
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So Petrov is in at Caterham, at least that's what Caterham's F1 site says so yeah I think we can belive this.
http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2012/vitaly-petrov-joins-caterham-f1-team
He joins and replaces with immediate effect
http://www.caterhamf1.com/news/2012/vitaly-petrov-joins-caterham-f1-team
He joins and replaces with immediate effect
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^Yeah, Petrov to Caterham
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97552
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97552
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So now the obvious question is what will happen to Jarno. No Italians on the grid for 2012. Seems a bit odd.
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