Renault is trying to get Alonso, according to Giancarlo Minardi

You don't know that, andrew might be a much better looking fellow than Jenson (althoug i'm pretty sure Jense as got a bigger wallet) ..than again, his wife might also be hotter than Jessica, but again, Jessica probably has a bigger purse!!!

choices, choices!!!

 

Life is all about choices, lol.

 

Alonso ten years from now:

Still jumping teams afterhis temper tantrums cause a fall out
Still regarded by f chatters as the best driver on the grid at 45

 

Probably what will happen

 

Renault reportedly looking to dump Loldonado and getting Magnussen.

 

Actually, that'd be great if Magnussen got a seat. He seems capable and I feel a bit sorry for how things have shaped up for him so far - politics/money has kept him out of a secure race seat rather than a lack of talent.

All the best,
Andrew.

 

Latest report:

Pastor Maldonado could lose Renault seat over late payment - BBC Sport

 

All true, and though I didn't read why Maldonado might not get his seat (IIRC it was quite late when I posted), money was one of my assumptions...

That, and his obvious talent of wrecking the **** out of any car he gets near. Last year he didn't crash so often but with this, his speed went down. Lotus obviously was very clear on the ''do not crash this car'' briefing to him. The team already didn't have a packet of crisps between all 200+ people there for the weekend, another written of lotus million euro repair cost claim surely wouldn't help things.

Maldonado is a damn quick guy but he's proven so far that whilst he's quick, he writes cars off about as quickly, and when asked not to crash so often, his speed goes down significantly. Grosjean was the same, got a kick in the nuts and some help from his psychologist, and changed for the better. He's now quick and much less crash prone that before.

In other words, Maldonado has proven he can't be quick without writing of cars right left and center, so what is the point for him to stick around? 50 mil just about covers the bill for the crashes and lost points due to it...So time for a new kid IMO.

I like Magnussen. Would be great to see if he takes the Mclaren's properly. And a zoom in on Ron Dennis' face each time...

 

Not only is Pastor a disaster as a driver, he has been an outspoken, proud in his own words, supporter of Maduro and Chavez before that. Since PDVSA loses money on every barrel of oil it produces, spending $50mm to increase sales might not be such a good idea. Chavez spent the money to stroke his ego, Maduro is mini-Chavez. The new government is quite likely to move away from anything that smacks of a Chavez/Maduro pet project.

 

Good. I hope they don't pay and that idiot leaves the sport. Worst driver since Ide.

 

Maldonado is the teflon don. Somehow he always survives. Wish he'd go away but he refuses lol

 

It's all a saga about Venezuelan politics and the extreme need of F1 teams for drivers who come with big cash sponsors. Kind of a sad state of affairs.