Hulk and Perez to Force India
Discussion
http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hulkenberg-and-p...
Looks like Force India have taken Perez for the money and his driving (better than Sutil and di Resta and improved through the year) and used the money to meet Hulk's terms. I think this is actually the best option available to Hulk given the problems at Lotus and have a feeling the Merc engine will be the best engine next year too.
I don't think either 2013 FI driver really pushed the car so will be good to see what these guys can do.
Looks like Force India have taken Perez for the money and his driving (better than Sutil and di Resta and improved through the year) and used the money to meet Hulk's terms. I think this is actually the best option available to Hulk given the problems at Lotus and have a feeling the Merc engine will be the best engine next year too.
I don't think either 2013 FI driver really pushed the car so will be good to see what these guys can do.
It will be interesting to see what Mclaren do in 2014. Driver wise, you have a rookie and a 'veteran' who could possibly leave after next year. Although it looks like he's trying to hang on for a year with a Honda engine, surely given the driver market he can't stay for another two years if Mclaren get better? I thought this year has really aged him and seems to have taken the fun out of it for him.
I can't really see next year for Mclaren being anything other than a fact finding year for Honda. They'll get a year's worth of data about what will, I think, be the best engine next year. Honda are apparently already trying to poach Merc staff and seem to have already built a practice prototype engine, so are clearly keen to hit the ground running. How much effort therefore are Mclaren really going to put in next year, seeing as a new engine in 2015 is basically going to require going back to square 1?
I can't really see next year for Mclaren being anything other than a fact finding year for Honda. They'll get a year's worth of data about what will, I think, be the best engine next year. Honda are apparently already trying to poach Merc staff and seem to have already built a practice prototype engine, so are clearly keen to hit the ground running. How much effort therefore are Mclaren really going to put in next year, seeing as a new engine in 2015 is basically going to require going back to square 1?
5RedLights said:
Sutil will just revert to "fightin' 'round the world". Both very average drivers that should go, or go to smaller teams. That they had a drive this year and Kobayashi and Heikki didn't have drives was ridiculous.
The same Heikki who had decent McLaren and Renault cars and was nowhere?The same one who had a Lotus in the last 2 races and was nowhere (in a car that was capable of podiums).
I don't see the attraction for drivers of F1 over Indy at the moment, other than fame. Moobs said:
I don't get why some people rate Heiki. Doesn't deserve a F1 seat on talent alone. mid tier driver at best.
I agree with OP that pairing is the best. And as I predicted at the start of the season - Mclaren would NOT win a race this year.
nice guy yep.I agree with OP that pairing is the best. And as I predicted at the start of the season - Mclaren would NOT win a race this year.
likeable character yep
useless driver yep
Moobs said:
I don't get why some people rate Heiki. Doesn't deserve a F1 seat on talent alone. mid tier driver at best.
I agree with OP that pairing is the best. And as I predicted at the start of the season - Mclaren would NOT win a race this year.
Yep, I agree. I was shouted down for suggesting Kovalainen was 'average' on another thread..... I think based on his performances average was a generous assessment. He is a nice guy but does he really deserve another chance in F1? I don't think so. He was nowhere despite having a car easily capable.... even Raikkonen's half-arsed efforts over the second half of the season have been easily scoring points. I agree with OP that pairing is the best. And as I predicted at the start of the season - Mclaren would NOT win a race this year.
Lotus should have let their reserve driver have a go, he couldn't have done any worse than Kovalainen.
Edited by VolvoT5 on Monday 25th November 21:35
delays said:
doogz said:
RJames said:
Wonder if DiResta could walk into Darios Target seat in Indycars.
That's what I was thinking.Budget is always a consideration, but I like the fact that Force India carry on the Jordan tradition of getting the best drivers possible.
In the last few years they've had Fisichella,Di Resta, Sutil, Hulkenberg, Liuzzi.....All strong drivers...but Perez and Hulkenberg is possibly their strongest combo yet.
Considering McLaren Have a partnership with Force India, I wonder if they are using this opportunity to benchmark Hulkenberg against Perez to understand if he could be a Button replacement...
In the last few years they've had Fisichella,Di Resta, Sutil, Hulkenberg, Liuzzi.....All strong drivers...but Perez and Hulkenberg is possibly their strongest combo yet.
Considering McLaren Have a partnership with Force India, I wonder if they are using this opportunity to benchmark Hulkenberg against Perez to understand if he could be a Button replacement...
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