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%)
- Lucas di Grassi (17%)
- Vitaly Petrov (16%)
- Andy Soucek (2%)
- Giorgio Pantano (4%)
- Pedro de la Rosa (12%)
- Alexander Wurz (7%)
- Marc Gene (2%)
- Gary Paffett (7%)
- Christian Klien (8%)
- Anthony Davidson (25%)
- Takuma Sato (17%)
- Nelson Piquet Jnr (11%)
- Franck Montagny (4%)
- Christijan Albers (2%)
- Nico Hülkenberg (33%)
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
cyanide said on 23rd October 2009, 13:07
I hope the FIA did not use this voting system to decide the president :D
neracer said on 23rd October 2009, 13:49
lol. very likely though! what a shame for Vatinen.
chaostheory said on 23rd October 2009, 13:13
Anthony Davidson from your list.
Kimi Raikkonen from outside the list :)
RedBullRacer said on 23rd October 2009, 13:14
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)
Dingle Dell said on 23rd October 2009, 13:20
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!
GeeMac said on 23rd October 2009, 13:26
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).
Nik said on 23rd October 2009, 13:32
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.
Mark Hitchcock said on 23rd October 2009, 13:39
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,
Mark Hitchcock said on 23rd October 2009, 13:44
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)
SoLiD said on 23rd October 2009, 14:30
hype… don’t think you should be saying too much about a hype if you looked at what he did the last few years ;)
Mark Hitchcock said on 23rd October 2009, 14:36
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.
F1Outsider said on 23rd October 2009, 13:41
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.
three4three said on 23rd October 2009, 14:06
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. :)
UnicornF1 said on 23rd October 2009, 14:13
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
UnicornF1 said on 23rd October 2009, 14:16
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
ccolanto said on 23rd October 2009, 17:17
i second Jacques Villeneuve
Ratboy said on 23rd October 2009, 21:44
Didn’t Jacques Villeneuve walk away from F1, same with Montoya.
thats probably why they aren’t on the list
Pink Peril said on 24th October 2009, 2:48
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.
Knight001 said on 23rd October 2009, 14:14
My 6 I want to see in F1:
Hulkenburg
Senna
Klien
Kobayashi
di Grassi
Davidson
Anthony said on 23rd October 2009, 14:21
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)
AA said on 23rd October 2009, 14:26
+1 – agree with all of this.
SoLiD said on 23rd October 2009, 14:28
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.
Gman said on 24th October 2009, 2:23
Interesting- I had never heard of those guys before now. Thanks for the info :)
sato113 said on 23rd October 2009, 14:32
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.
HounslowBusGarage said on 23rd October 2009, 14:33
I’d just like to point out that I’m still available for next season and like Jensen, I’ll wash my own overalls . . .