Three-car teams line-up silly season
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- 8th September 2014, 0:52 at 12:52 am #273984MeanderParticipant
If the rumour about 8 3-car teams in 2015 is true, as is claimed by a number of sources, that would throw the silly season into overdrive. What do you think the line-up would look like? Here’s my wild guess:
Teams to fold: Caterham, Marussia, Lotus
– Mercedes
Hamilton
Rosberg
Hulkenberg– Red Bull
Vettel
Ricciardo
Kvyat– Ferrari
Alonso
Raikkonen
Bianchi– Williams
Bottas
Massa
Nasr– McLaren
Button
Magnussen
Vandoorne– Force India
Perez
Grosjean
? (Palmer?)– Toro Rosso
Verstappen
Sainz
Gasly– Sauber
Gutierrez
van der Garde
de SilvestroMaybe with HUL and GRO reversed.
8th September 2014, 4:52 at 4:52 am #273990KingsharkParticipantTeams to fold: Caterham, Marussia, and Sauber.
Mercedes
Hamilton
Rosberg
AlonsoRed Bull
Ricciardo
Vettel
VergneWilliams
Bottas
Massa
NasrFerrari
Raikkonen
Hulkenberg
BianchiMcLaren
Button
Magnussen
VandoorneToro Rosso
Kvyat
Verstappen
SainzForce India
Perez
Palmer
FrijnsLotus
Grosjean
Maldonado
Van der Garde8th September 2014, 6:49 at 6:49 am #273992Little_M_LoParticipantWhat I’d want to see on the grid…
Red Bull – Ricciardo, Vettel, Vernge
Mercedes – Hamilton, Rosberg, Kobayashi (Imagine that xD)
Ferrari – Alonso, Raikkonen, Bianchi
Williams – Massa, Bottas, Nasr
McLaren – Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Lotus – Grosjean, Maldonado, Stockinger (Imagine that too..)
Force India – Hulkenberg, Perez, Ceccoto Jr.
Toro Rosso – Kvyat, Verstappen, Felix da CostaTeams to Fold: Caterham, Marrusia, Sauber.
8th September 2014, 10:02 at 10:02 am #274014BenHParticipantRB: Vettel, Ricciardo, Kvyat
Merc: Hamilton, Rosberg, Hulkenberg
Ferrari: Alonso, Raikkonen, Bianchi
Williams: Massa, Bottas, Nasr
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Grosjean
Force India: Perez, Vergne, Sutil (again!)
Toro Rosso: Verstappen, Sainz Jr, da Costa
Marussia: Chilton, Lotterer, de SilvestroIn another series:
Lotus: Maldonado, Cecotto, Canamasas
Probably destruction derby…8th September 2014, 12:57 at 12:57 pm #274045VMaxMuffinParticipantIn another series:
Lotus: Maldonado, Cecotto, Canamasas
Probably destruction derby…this made me laugh, hahahaha!
8th September 2014, 14:53 at 2:53 pm #274054R.J. O’ConnellParticipantI loathe the idea, for the record.
Mercedes: Hamilton / Rosberg / Di Resta
Red Bull: Ricciardo / Vettel / Vergne
Williams: Bottas / Massa / Nasr
Ferrari: Alonso / Raikkonen / Bianchi
McLaren: Button / Magnussen / Vandoorne
Force India: Hulkenberg / Perez / Frijns
Toro Rosso: Kvyat / Sainz / Verstappen
Lotus: Grosjean / Maldonado / Palmer
[Sauber: Rossi / Van der Garde / De Silvestro]Then again, the eighth team would not have the resources to run three cars, Force India and Toro Rosso could MAYBE run two teams – it’s a disgusting proposal that has more negative consequences to cancel out any good from some of these additions i.e. Jules at Ferrari.
8th September 2014, 15:12 at 3:12 pm #274056andae23ParticipantMercedes: Hamilton, Rosberg, Jaafar
Red Bull: Vettel, Ricciardo, Vergne
Ferrari: Alonso, Raikkonen, Bianchi
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Williams: Bottas, Massa, Nasr
Force India: Perez, Hulkenberg, Juncadella
Toro Rosso: Kvyat, Verstappen, Sainz Jr.
Sauber: Gutierrez, Van der Garde, ChiltonIt’s as realistic and dull as my imagination let me :P
9th September 2014, 11:03 at 11:03 am #274066hunocsiParticipantThis 3-car team thing won’t happen in my opinion, but I like to play with the idea of the lineups.
Teams that could fold: Caterham, Lotus (Marussia won’t because of the WCC 9th place, Sauber won’t because Stroll will buy the team)Which would obviously mean the last driver in Q1 would not qualify (as 26 cars are the maximum), with the top 10 drivers in FP3 being safe in case if they can’t do a timed lap because of a technical problem.
Mercedes: Hamilton, Rosberg, Wickens
Red Bull: Vettel, Ricciardo, Vergne
Ferrari: Alonso, Räikkönen, Bianchi
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Williams: Bottas, Massa, Nasr
Force India: Perez, Hülkenberg, Palmer
Toro Rosso: Kvyat, Verstappen, Sainz
Sauber: Gutierrez, van der Garde, de Silvestro
Marussia: Chilton, Rossi, Marciello9th September 2014, 12:01 at 12:01 pm #274152BenHParticipantWhich would obviously mean the last driver in Q1 would not qualify (as 26 cars are the maximum)
Which then begs the question, what of 2015 and Haas?
Think that is my main stumbling point for this being in any way serious. If they are making this change then surely the need for another team is unfounded. And no team will want to go racing in F1 in this economy if they are not guaranteed to race, as exposure time is what the sponsors want. The backmarkers struggle enough for sponsors as is.
I really can’t see this happening. I think that yes, we may lose one team by the time Haas is here in 2015, but cannot see it being down to 8 and cannot see the return of the DNQ as standard in modern F1
9th September 2014, 16:34 at 4:34 pm #274178Deej92ParticipantI don’t think it will happen and I’ve always really disliked the idea. But the three teams most likely to pull out for me are Caterham, Marussia and Sauber (rather than Lotus).
Mercedes – Rosberg, Hamilton, Bottas
Red Bull – Vettel, Ricciardo, Kvyat
Williams – Massa, Vergne, Nasr
Ferrari – Alonso, Raikkonen, Bianchi
McLaren – Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Force India – Hulkenberg, Perez, Juncadella
Toro Rosso – Verstappen, Sainz, Gasly
Lotus – Grosjean, Maldonado, Ocon10th September 2014, 9:26 at 9:26 am #274165NickParticipantWorth to note Adam Parr said several and not all teams running 3 cars.
Mercedes
Rosberg
Hamilton
BottasRed Bull
Vettel
Ricciardo
KvyatWilliams
Massa
GrosjeanFerrari
Alonso
Raikkonen
HulkenbergMcLaren
Magnussen
Vandoorne
ButtonForce India
Perez
GutierrezToro Rosso
Verstappen
Sainz
GaslySauber-Stroll
Bianchi
StrollThis would leave 21 cars, enough for Haas to enter in 2016.
10th September 2014, 9:26 at 9:26 am #274207Iestyn DaviesParticipant@BenH Haas will enter in 2016 – and probably only if they can run a Ferrari customer car, like Prodrive wanted to do with McLaren in 2008.
I think the teams threatened are Caterham, Marussia and Lotus, who haven’t paid up to secure 2015 Mercedes engines just yet. Sauber can be saved by Stroll. But, if he doesn’t buy them and Lotus pay for the engines in early 2015, Sauber could be struggling to continue.
10th September 2014, 13:57 at 1:57 pm #274257AnonymousInactiveJust for fun…
Mercedes: Rosberg, Hamilton, Bottas
Red Bull: Ricciardo, Vettel, Vergne
Williams: Massa, Nasr, Grosjean
Ferrari: Alonso, Raikkonen, Calado
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Force India: Hulkenberg, Perez, Bianchi
Toro Rosso: Kvyat, Sainz Jr., Verstappen
Marussia: Chilton, Marciello, Cecotto Jr.10th September 2014, 18:15 at 6:15 pm #274264Iestyn DaviesParticipantI’d like to see:
Mercedes: Hamilton, Rosberg, di Resta (Frijns here in an ideal world, or swapped with Hulk)
Red Bull: Ricciardo, Vettel, Vergne
Ferrari: Alonso, Raikkonen, Bianchi
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Williams: Bottas, Massa, Nasr
Force India: Hulkenberg, Perez, Juncadella (Merhi)
Toro Rosso: Kvyat, Sainz Jr, Verstappen (Lynn/Gasly)
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Lotus: Grosjean, Maldonado, Pic (Ocon)
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Sauber: Van der Garde, Gutierrez, de Silvestro (Sirotkin)10th September 2014, 22:10 at 10:10 pm #274256AnonymousInactiveJust for fun, I don’t buy these claims…
Mercedes: Rosberg, Hamilton, Bottas
Red Bull: Ricciardo, Vettel, Vergne
Williams: Massa, Nasr, Wolff
Ferrari: Alonso, Raikkonen, Calado
McLaren: Button, Magnussen, Vandoorne
Force India: Hulkenberg, Perez, Bianchi
Toro Rosso: Kvyat, Sainz Jr., Verstappen
Marussia: Chilton, Marciello, Cecotto Jr. - AuthorPosts
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