Comments on: F1 links: Mercedes-Schumacher speculation

By: David A

David A — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:15:42 +0000

Why would Mercedes want to hire a proven cheat?

Because you’re just bitter and he’s a seven time WDC?

By: Bartholomew

Bartholomew — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:06:08 +0000

Im sorry about these postings of mine , done late at night when I come back from the bar after having had a few. From now on, no more late night postings, specially after having gone out.

By: Chaz

Chaz — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:19:31 +0000

Vettel on Nascar… http://en.redbulletin.com/articles/_nascar_can_teach_f1/

By: Patrickl

Patrickl — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19:21 +0000

That story doesn’t add anything that Keith didn’t already report here before.

By: DGR-F1

DGR-F1 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:49 +0000

Hmmm, Williams’ new investor Totto Wolff – is this going to be the return of Wolff Racing too?

By: LC Coelho

LC Coelho — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:00:34 +0000

I don’t see Schummacher driving for another team except if they are all red.
And how many deadlines will the British GP have?

By: Simone

Simone — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:12:36 +0000

EJ has said it will happen – must be true..

By: Chaz

Chaz — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:16:26 +0000

I would be absolutely gob smacked if Michael were to race for Mercedes. It would be great but it seems to far fetched.

Mercedes would have to pay out vast amounts to get him released from Ferrari, and Michael would want long term peripheral and or subsequent deals. Besides I just can’t see Michael leave the red team unless the ‘price was right’, and of course we all have our price.

However, I think it’s just a publicity stunt by Mercedes especially considering they are now F1 owners. But then again this is F1 and anything’s possible…

By: Clay

Clay — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:27:35 +0000

We’ve said all year that 2009 showed the world that F1 is more about the car than the driver – Honda 2007/08 vs Brawn 2009 is a case in point. Same drivers, different car, different results. So Fry might have a point, that whether they have Button or Rosberg or Schumacher or Sutil (for example) it really won’t matter unless they build a top flight car. Invest more heavily in engineering talent, build a fast car, and then the top drivers come to you rather than the other way around (Toyota should have done the same).

Button has very little contractual loyalty as indicated before with the Williams saga of ‘04/05. I will laugh for a long time if Mercedes end up smashing McLaren again in 2010 – but I don’t think it will happen. McLaren bounced back from a terrible 2006 with the quickest car of 2007 (ignoring spygate info of course) and then had an even better 2008. I’m guessing Jenson probably thought that as Brawn/Honda had so long to develop the 2009 car and much less time to develop the 2010 car that they will come back to the pack a little in 2010.

Mclaren on the other hand will have spent a long time developing the 2010 car once they realised the 2009 car wasn’t going to win the world title – they’ll be stupid if they didn’t do that. Jenson has gone to the right team, but I still think he’ll be beaten by Lewis.

By: Matt Fry

Matt Fry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:55:56 +0000

Perhaps when you can tear yourself away from the tabloids (admittedly unlikely), you can ready some intelligent insight.

From the ultimate authority on F1.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2009/11/schumacher-and-mercedes-is-it-serious/

However, as Nick Banks points out above – Raikonnen would be the ultimate fit for Mercedes.

By: Matt Fry

Matt Fry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:49:00 +0000

I’d wager that seems funnier to you than it actually is..

By: Matt Fry

Matt Fry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:47:02 +0000

The finest talent in F1.

By: Bartholomew

Bartholomew — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:32:58 +0000

So next year it will be :

Hamilton and Button on the Black Beer Bomber
Alonso and Massa on the Spaghetti Special, and now
Kaiser Schumacher and Herr Rosberg on the Panzer Mk IV

Lets hope the Russians dont wake up, then it would be :
Gintonik and Moonshineev on the Ural V-12 gas propelled

Fast Fred Numumba and Anaclet Ngonga for the USF1 from Charlotte, North Carolina

Cheers IV a good 2010 !

By: Mahir C

Mahir C — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:32:18 +0000

Just read on itvf1 website that Schumacher denied he is going to drive for Mercedes.

By: Pedel to the Vettel

Pedel to the Vettel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:46:39 +0000

what lewis hamilton is going to Mercedes????

By: steph

steph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:32:11 +0000

I don’t see why Mercedes would want to because 1/ noone knows if he would race for a full season and 2/ noone knows if he would have a long term contract. If Mercedes want to win they need a good but permanent driver

By: PJA

PJA — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:20:34 +0000

If Fry thinks that Button owed his Championship to Brawn, then Button leaving the team won’t be that big a loss.

Also if Brawn really wanted Button they would have tried harder to get a deal signed and wouldn’t allow something such as visiting a rival team breach of contract clause end negotiations.

Although there are claims Button would have made more money at Brawn, it isn’t clear the length of the deals offered by McLaren and Brawn as I think this could have played an important part in his decision to join McLaren.

By: PJA

PJA — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:14:46 +0000

I just can’t see Schumacher returning to F1 with anyone other than Ferrari.

By: Arkadiusz

Arkadiusz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:27:46 +0000

Even though, I’m a Schumacher fan, I don’t want to see him back in formula one driving for Mercedes. I don’t want a Michael Jordan style return.

By: Icthyes

Icthyes — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:26:47 +0000

Wishful thinking, as much as I’d like to see him come back.