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Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tifosi12
Post Number: 2440
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 1:11 pm: | |
oops, I meant Williams is the better package |
Andreas Forrer (Tifosi12)
Intermediate Member
Username: Tifosi12
Post Number: 2439
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 1:10 pm: | |
Rob, you got an excellent point there. I don't quite understand it either, unless it is purely $$$, which would be a sad statement about JPM.
Mc Laren is the better package and he faces though competition in either camp. Probably even thougher with Kimi than with Ralf. So I don't quite get it. |
rob guess (Beast)
Member
Username: Beast
Post Number: 387
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 10:14 am: | |
The main point that does not make sense here is the fact that the Williams BMW is perhaps the strongest total package in F1 right now. A driver would have to be stupid or plain greedy to want to jump to another team. McClaren was strong at the start of the season but have seemed to fall apart as of late other than Kimis strong finish at Indy. Aslo McClaren's new car never made it to the track. I see McClaren falling behing next year since they have not had a chance to try out all of the new concepts on the MP4/18 under race conditions. They have done a great job with last years car this season but that has more than likely hurt the team.
Williams on the other hand was not that strong to begin with. found the problems with the car corrected it and then became the care to have. A team that has a major breakthrough durring a season carries that momentum forward for the next year. Ferrari at the last couple of races even though they have won, I would not say that they made major improvements just a few small ones that have allowed MS to claw back to the front.
If i was in JPM shoes i would stay put at williams.
Rob Guess "The Other Rob" |
Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
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Username: Sloan83qv
Post Number: 649
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 9:58 am: | |
Contracts in F1 mean nothing when $$$'s are in play.
Let us see what happens in 2 weeks. |
Thomas I (Wax)
Member
Username: Wax
Post Number: 473
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 6:32 am: | |
Juan Pablo Montoya's not going anywhere in 2004 because he's under contract.
Other Headlines
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Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
Member
Username: Sloan83qv
Post Number: 647
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 04, 2003 - 6:00 am: | |
A good friend in Germany called me yesterday and told me that all the major papers were running the story.
The denials are standard operating procedure in F1
After the Japanese F1 last race the truth will come out, whatever it is. |
Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
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Username: Ralessi
Post Number: 389
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 9:06 pm: | |
This also goes hand in hand with all of the other rumors regarding F1 Drivers. Namely, Webber -> Williams Montoya -> Mclaren DC -> Jag.
But, they are what they are, and that is rumors. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 6473
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 5:59 pm: | |
OK, here's what I found...
Merc Deny Paying Williams For Montoya
03/10/03
Mercedes have denied reports that they are willing to pay Williams 25 million dollars in order to get Juan Pablo Montoya out of his Williams contract for 2004, and into the McLaren-Mercedes F1 car.
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Although McLaren team boss Ron Dennis has already stated that Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard will be his two drivers for next season, rumours regarding Montoya's future continue to run rife.
The latest, though, which were fuelled by German daily Bild stating that a 'reliable source' had informed them that McLaren were willing to paying an indemnity in order to secure Montoya's services before his Williams contract has expired, have been rubbished by Mercedes.
"There's nothing in it. We aren't conducting any negotiations. I can assure you we wouldn't pay an indemnity for anyone," Mercedes' motorsport boss Norbert Haug told SID.
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Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
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Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 6472
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 5:56 pm: | |
WTF!?!
Just a sec, I'll be right back. |
Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Member
Username: Ralessi
Post Number: 387
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 5:25 pm: | |
I can not possibly see why Montoya would want to go to Mclaren aside from differences with Frank/his management team at Williams
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Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member
Username: Fred
Post Number: 829
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 4:07 pm: | |
I saw Coulthard on speedvision and he said he had not intention of retiring. This was just a week ago. |
rob guess (Beast)
Member
Username: Beast
Post Number: 382
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 3:53 pm: | |
Ah yes the silly season.. You got to love it... I see JPM wearing blue and white myself.
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Rikky Alessi (Ralessi)
Member
Username: Ralessi
Post Number: 382
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 1:13 pm: | |
Where did you see this?
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Paul Sloan (Sloan83qv)
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Username: Sloan83qv
Post Number: 645
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 03, 2003 - 10:43 am: | |
Euro newspapers report that Montoya has left BMW for Mercedes Benz and Coulthard has retired.
Villenue has replaced JPM at BMW |