Who do you want to see in F1 in 2010?
Bruno Senna could be in the F1 class of 2010
With potentially six new places available on the grid for F1 drivers in 2010 we’re set for an influx of new names next year.
Who will be the lucky half-dozen to get the places? Fresh new rookies? Experienced hands making comebacks? Third drivers hoping for race team promotions?
Here’s a list of some of the likely candidates – vote for the ones you most want to see in F1 next year.
You can pick up to six names from the list below. It includes a mix of drivers with F1 experience who might be looking for a way back in, and promising and/or well-backed rookies:
Who do you want to see in F1 next year?
- Bruno Senna (51%, 923 Votes)
- Lucas di Grassi (17%, 317 Votes)
- Vitaly Petrov (16%, 300 Votes)
- Andy Soucek (2%, 43 Votes)
- Giorgio Pantano (4%, 64 Votes)
- Pedro de la Rosa (12%, 213 Votes)
- Alexander Wurz (7%, 131 Votes)
- Marc Gene (2%, 38 Votes)
- Gary Paffett (7%, 132 Votes)
- Christian Klien (8%, 150 Votes)
- Anthony Davidson (25%, 461 Votes)
- Takuma Sato (17%, 301 Votes)
- Nelson Piquet Jnr (11%, 193 Votes)
- Franck Montagny (4%, 80 Votes)
- Christijan Albers (2%, 37 Votes)
- Nico Hülkenberg (33%, 598 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,819
Loading ...Here’s who I picked and why:
Anthony Davidson – Showed promise at Super Aguri before the team fizzled out. He’s a fine addition to the BBC commentary team but he’s too talented not to be racing.
Franck Montagny – Another talented driver who deserved a proper shot at F1, not a few perfunctory appearances for Super Aguri while they tried to find a Japanese driver to replace him with. Has shown good form in sports car and Indy Car racing since his last F1 appearance in 2006.
Bruno Senna – A strong second place in GP2 last year against a much more experienced champion.
Nico Hülkenberg – Very likely to get a seat and absolutely deserves it after storming this year’s GP2 championship.
Pedro de la Rosa – Stacks of experience and a nice bloke to boot – a fine choice for any of the new teams.
Lucas di Grassi – He’s blown hot and cold somewhat in GP2, but got a good response from Renault when he last tested for them.
More on these drivers
- Bruno Senna (Meet the rookies)
- Lucas di Grassi: Is he F1 material?
- Can Andy Soucek jump from F2 to F1?
- Giorgio Pantano beats Bruno Senna to the GP2 title – but will he reach F1?
- Wurz, Brabham and Gene win the Le Mans 24 Hours for Peugeot
- Christian Klien biography
- Alexander Wurz biography
- Pedro de la Rosa biography
- Anthony Davidson biography
- Takuma Sato biography
- Nelson Piquet Jnr biography
- Franck Montagny biography
- Christijan Albers biography
- Nico Hülkenberg (Meet the rookies)
- Nico Hülkenberg’s GP2 form points towards 2010 F1 debut for Williams
- Nico Hülkenberg wins GP2 title at Monza
Where is BETRAND BAGUETTE ?
He’s the chamion in the renault world series and very talented!!!
He drives for ‘Subway’
A name to watch out for in the future is Daniel Riccardo, talented young Aussie and just won the British F3 Championship. I would love to see another Aussie in F1 racing along side Webber.
where is michael schumacher on the list????
Where is Luca Badoer???
you stole my question!
Where is Kobayashi?
Where is Luca? Probably off getting lapped somewhere.
Im not even sure Luca knows where he is…
Anthony, right on !
it only let me pick 1 name!
I was only allowed one pick as well.
Max choices = 1 Keith !
same here….
where’s Bourdais, isn’t he even trying? or are the football cars enough for him?
I would like to see Jonathan Summerton, but I think he needs a tour in GP2 first. He’s done Formula BMW, Formula 3, A1GP and the Atlantic series, I believe, but now he needs to move up to GP2 for a season or two and prove himself.
He can’t get his superlicense in time. There is a decent article on USF1 and their driver thoughts in the F1-links on this site (the Donnington one, look for the Kyle Busch article).
windsor pretty much says that there are no US drivers that can get their superlicense in time….
I agree 100% about Summerton- I did an article with an interview with him for this site last year, he’s a fantastic guy with some real talent. If he dose need more time for a superlicense, I would love to see him bang wheels with some of the GP2 stars next season.
Agreed DC, Summerton needs more time before he is ready for F1. I do not like the current trend of throwing 19 year olds into the fray. To many are being spat out and washed up before they are 22. Having said that, I would like to see Robert Wickens get an opportunity. He has been competitive at every level.
Kobayashi isn’t on the list
Here Here!!!!
he’d get my vote
+1
infact i think he is the next gen Sato. wreckless in a good way. his first race and he provided a great fight for a champion.
There’s just sumthing about Japanese kamakazi driving that gets my heart rate spiked!
Wow!
Nelsinho with 19 votes!!!!!!
Family matters…..
Sorry! wrong post..
I voted for him – for a new team he has some experience of tracks, is a former GP2 title holder, and imagine the press coverage you could offer sponsors? There would be a loot of it, especially early in the season and at the singapore race. Only offer him a 1 year contract and a performance based one at that though…
Christian Albers? If he’s on the list, then why not Zsolt Baumgartner, Markus Winkelhock and Yuji Ide?
And what happened to Paul Di Resta- shouldn’t he be under consideration?
Ned,
Robert Doornbos should be on the list before Christian Albers. Than Giedo van der Garde should also be there.
Do agree that Kobayashi certainly should be listed.
I think Yuji Ide isn’t allowed in a F1 car after the Imola crash, didn’t he have his superlicense taken off him
Yes I believe Ide did have his superlicense revoked….haven’t heard anything on him since.
How did Albers wind up on the list? Is he planning some sort of comeback? I must admit that, even though they were going out as I was becoming interested in the sport, I did love those Dutch Orange Spyker cars
Keith, either change the poll to radio buttons, or allow for multiple choices.
Paul di resta??
You need to fix the list, it says maximum one choice allowed. I’d love to see Sato and Kobayashi on the same team, that would be epic fun..!
Yes something was wrong with this woting i wanted:
Bruno Senna
Alex Wurz
Anthony Davidson
Takuma Sato
Frank Montagny
Pedro de la Rosa
I was told the same as the others, ‘maximum number of votes is 1′. Great idea though, and nice new way to do a poll
In no particular order:
Senna
Davidson
Petrov
di Grassi
Hulkenberg
Sato
Same problem… while it’s not fixed, here’s my list:
Senna
di Grassi
Hulkenberg
Klien
Wurz
Sato
Petrov
Hulkenberg
Senna
Kilen
Didn’t like any of the other choices, but I would like to see Summerton and perhaps Maldonado.
I’m with you on Maldonado, he’s got a lot of talent, just need to learn more
Senna
di Grassi
Hulkenberg
Soucek
Davidson
and Kobayashi (he should be among the choices)
Nice to see Ant getting the most support!!
“Nelson Piquet: 1 vote”
Congratulations Keith!
Nelsinho is a frequet reader of this blog!
He has 2 votes now.. his popularity doubled during the day!
that’ll be his dad then!
lol, sadly his dad voted for di Grassi…
Jr. just voted twice from a diferent computer…
It’s probably people with bad hand eye coordination trying to vote for Sato.
Davidson
Hulkenburg
Senna
Montagny
Kubayashi
De Grassi
Can you fix the system Keith?
I’ll name my picks here, seeing as the tick boxes aren’t working, and only a couple of them are on the list anyways.
Davidson – needs a chance to shine.
Senna – his name is Senna.
Klien – always liked him, think he should be back.
Wurz – ditto.
Kobayashi – drove an entertaining stonker in Brazil.
Villeneuve – I just like him and his attitude.
Hulkenberg – is awesome, apparently.
That is who I want to see in F1 next year.
Where’s Adam Carroll? I’d like to see him abd in that way support A1GP as a feeder series.
Agreed
Agree – Adam Carroll should be in F1
I picked Sato. He and Kobayashi would have great battles.
Sato and Kobayashi would have great battles, which would end in spectacular crashes…
Petrov obviously. I mean if our football team can beat Barcelona, why can’t our racers be just as good
Plus, if not for the technical problems he could very well be the champ this year.
For me, four GP2 kids: Senna, di Grassi, Petrov and Hulkenberg – promising talents all and a Russian in the field would be great for the sport.
Aside from that, Anthony Davidson is an obvious choice, I’d love to see what he could achieve in a decent car. I’d miss his commentary though. Maybe he could combine both jobs and talk us through practice sessions from on-track
And finally, Takuma Sato. I know he’s had more chances than most, but he’s surely one of the most likeable drivers of the decade.
Bruno Senna – Just cause its Senna, havnt seen him race yet
Vitaly Petrov – Very quick, should be a good fit for F1 bringing it to Rus
Pedro de la Rosa – Needs to be on the gird, wasted as a tester
Gary Paffett – Going strong in DTM, better than Ralf S.
Anthony Davidson – For sure we need Ant on the gird
Nico Hülkenberg – GP2 Champ says it all really
Only given one vote so I didn’t bother.
Senna
Sato
Davidson
Hulkenberg
Paffett
Di Grassi
Why Paul Di Resta is not in the list?
seconded
Something must be said about Bruno Senna:
Yes, his family name helped a lot, but when his uncle died it interrupted his career (then in karts) and he stayed away from motorsport for almost a decade… despite all of that, since he came back, he won races in every series he’s participated and, despite never being champion, he always came very close to that with little experience… he deserves his shot at Formula 1, and I’m glad to see everyone agrees…
I always wonder about Bruno just how different he would be now as a driver if he had not stayed away from motorsport for that period of time. It is a shame that his career was interupted in that way (although completely understandable)
Fix your broken poll!!
Who the hell would want Wurz back? He couldn’t cope the last time.
PAUL DI RESTA – you missed him
Nico Hulkenberg
- Best new talents
Anthony Davidson
Christian Klien
- Proven ability, yet to see their full potential
Gary Paffett – deserves a shot at last.
Nelson Piquet… because I think it would be hilarious
I’m joking, scratch that one.
Bruno Senna – to see if he lives up to all the hype – I very much doubt he will, but I just want everyone to stop talking about him just because of his surname… it was never like this with Damon Hill…
My choices:
Bruno Senna – Looks fast and would be great to have the Senna name back in F1
Pedro De La Rosa – I always thought he was a good driver and after so long as a test driver it would be great to see him get one full season as a main driver before he retires
Gary Paffett – Definitely deserves a chance in F1 after doing well in other series. In hope he doesn’t become one of those talented drivers who looked good elsewhere but never even got a chance in F1
Anthony Davidson – Another driver who deserves another chance in F1 after doing well with Super Aguri
Takumo Sato – F1 is more entertaining with Sato in, and with Nakajima more than likely losing his seat it is important for F1 to have at least one Japanese driver
Nico Hulkenberg – Can’t wait to see how fast he is in F1 after dominating GP2
Klien … wasn’t given a proper chance and deserves another shot …
why isn’t Jacques Villeneuve on the list????????
Thats what I was gonna say…where’s Jacques?
I hope the FIA did not use this voting system to decide the president
lol. very likely though! what a shame for Vatinen.
Anthony Davidson from your list.
Kimi Raikkonen from outside the list
I’m going to list mine here rather than vote for just one because this list is in no particular order:
Anthony Davidson
Takuma Sato
Bruno Senna
Lucas Di Grassi
Nico Hulkenberg
Kamui Kobayashi (not on original list but should be)
Sad, only allowed to pick one instead of the said SIX. Got cheated. Anyway I only want to see Bruno Senna, at least that’s a consolation prize for me, than to remember myself that the Yawn Toad guy has been eleceted as FIA.T president… boring!
I’d like to see:
Senna
Petrov
Paffet
Davidson
Sato
Hulkenberg
If this was a “who would you like to see NOT driving next year?”, I’d say:
Grosjean (not good enough yet);
Trulli (his 15 minutes of fame is up); and
Nakajima (not bad, but he hasn’t scored a point in what has been quite a competitive car).
The ones I’d be very interested in seeing:
Senna
Davidson
Sato
Hulkenburg
Of the others, some I don’t know enough about, others I wouldn’t care to see. Would be nice for de la Rosa to get a break, and definitely Kobayashi too.
Bruno Senna – I’ll be honest, I’d just love to see the Senna name back in F1.
Ant Davidson – Just really like the guy and didn’t really appreciate him when he was in F1 before.
Kobayashi – He’s not on the list but his race in Brazil is one of the most exciting debuts I’ve seen for a while.
Alex Wurz – As with Ant, I didn’t really take much notice of him when he was in F1 but since he left I’ve grown to like him.
Hulkenberg – Hype, hype, hype. Lets hope he lives up to it.
Lucas di Grassi – Just to make up the numbers,
Oh and someone else who isn’t on the list that I’d like to see is Brendon Hartley. Maybe just because I’m drawn to anything New Zealand but I’ve liked him since I first saw him.
He needs a lot more experience though or he’ll just be slated like the rookies this year (who all deserve at least another year, especially ALG and Buemi)
hype… don’t think you should be saying too much about a hype if you looked at what he did the last few years
I’m not saying it’s unfounded hype. Not at all.
I just haven’t been following his career very much, yet when I think of future talents his name is always one of the first in my mind. The reason for that is because of what other people have said about him.
Apart from Nico Hülkenberg, there’s nobody else on that list that I would care to see. At first I wanted to see Bruno Senna, but he’s been too much of a prima donna.
You should create a poll with drivers that shouldn’t be in F1.
My six:
Kobayashi (even though he’s not on the list)
Senna
Hülkenberg
Davidson
Sato
Petrov
Would be good to See Davidson back, think there’s lost potential there. Petrov would be good not least for getting some involvement from that region. As with Davidson, I think Sato may have a bit left in him and would love to see it. Kobayashi for me is (as is Senna Hulkenberg) a no brainer.
I vote for (order of preference):
1. Nico Hülkenberg
2. =====> JUAN PABLO MONTOYA!!!!!!!!!
3. Bruno Senna
4. Pedro de la Rosa
5. Vitaly Petrov
6. Takuma Sato
Oops sorry, I forgot Jacques Villeneuve!
1. Nico Hülkenberg
2. =====> JUAN PABLO MONTOYA!!!!!!!!!
3. =====> Jacques Villeneuve!!!!!!!!!
4. Bruno Senna
5. Pedro de la Rosa
6. Vitaly Petrov
i second Jacques Villeneuve
Didn’t Jacques Villeneuve walk away from F1, same with Montoya.
thats probably why they aren’t on the list
Hello my name is Juan Pablo Montoya, you killed my F1 career – prepare to die !
Agreed, bring back Montoya !
From the list I picked Senna, Sato, Davidson, Hulkenberg, Di Grassi & Paffett.
Sato & Davidson because I’d like to see them back, and the rest because I’d like to see what they can do. As for options not already on the list I’d like to see Montoya (obviously), Black Jack, Hartley, Riccardo, Kobayashi & Patrick all plying their trade in an F1 car.
My 6 I want to see in F1:
Hulkenburg
Senna
Klien
Kobayashi
di Grassi
Davidson
Well.. since the list only let me choose 1, I will write down my own list:
1) Michael Schumacher (why discount him?? he can still make a comeback)
2) Kobayashi (impressed me in brazil!)
3) Nico Hulkemberg (GP2 champ)
4) Anthony Davidson (has my own name, and everybody says hes good)
5) Bruno Senna (just because of the name..)
6) Nelson Piquet Jr. (I just want to see if he’s really that bad on another team, or if its true it was renault the problem)
+1 – agree with all of this.
As A Belgian, I would love to see Baguette or D’Ambrosio in F1.
Baguette is WSR champion wich is big and D’Ambrosio did a descent GP2 season, but the DAMS team faded second half of the season… He did much better than Koboyashi in the same team.
Interesting- I had never heard of those guys before now. Thanks for the info
my top six are:
Sato (obviously)
Klien
Wurz
de la Rosa
Davidson
and Senna
so mostly returning drivers and Senna to see what he’s like. and (KAMAKAZIE) KOBAYASHI!!! of course but hes not on the list.
I’d just like to point out that I’m still available for next season and like Jensen, I’ll wash my own overalls . . .
Common Guys give a chance to the poor fellow Piquet Jnr.
He needs to be given one more chance.
I’m not sure he deserves it. But I want to see what he can do. I still feel sorry for him!
Rumour has it that Petrov will take part in Renault’s rookie race-off event, possibly lending credence to the suggestion the team will be purchased by a guy from Russia with connections to current Renault sponsor MegaFon.
Hmmmm..not sure if its the same guy, but could Mikhail Prokhorov be buying Renault F1 AND the New Jersey Nets in the same timespan?
poll still not working..
max choice = 1
Where’s Paul Di Resta on that list??
why not have Loeb on the list?