Grid for 06 season

It's the silly season, so here is my worthless forecast:

Ferrari = Alonso/Massa
BAR= Barrichello/Sato
Renault= Kovalainen/Piquet
Williams= Button/Webber
McLaren= Raikkonen/Montoya
BMW= Heidfeld/Liuzzi
Red Bull Ferrari = Coulthard/ Speed
Toyota = R. Schumacher/Trulli
MidlandF1= Karthekayan/Fisichella
Minardi= Davidson/Rosberg

 

Renault would be absolutly retarded to let Alonso go, especially if he wins the World Championship this year. But I do like Massa getting a good ride. I've always thought he was an awesome driver, with a crappy car.

No doubt, Scott Speed will be in F1 next year, and he will be fast. Not surprised at all if he wins a race or 2.

If I were BAR, I'd choose Anthony Davidson over Takuma Sato any day. Takuma hasn't proven to me he can run up front consistantly, without crashing.

Ferrari: Barichello/Massa
Renault: Alonso/Kovalainen
BAR: Bourdais/Davidson
Williams: Button/Webber
McLaren: Montoya/Raikonnen
Toyota: Trulli/R. Shumacher
Sauber/BMW: Heidfeld/Villenueve
Midland/Jordan: Fisichella/Albers
Minardi: Sato/Liuzzi
Red Bull: Coulthard/Speed

Thought I'd throw Bourdais in there as a wild card. SOMEONE will come from Champ Car/IRL to F1 next year, I'm willing to guess Bourdais if anyone.

 

Agree with you on the Alonso comment. But stranger things have happened, albeit at Williams.

Good idea about Champ cars. Would be nice to see Bourdais in the mix.

Sato isn't the greatest, but probably the best Japanese driver there ever was and Honda has a huge market in Asia that likes him.

I'm surprised at your Villeneuve pick. I think his time at Sauber is up. He totally felt from grace in Monaco. I'm actually surprised he hasn't yet been replaced (and I'm no Jacques hater at all).

 

Okay. So which six?

 

It is said (but of course, a lot is said...) that Jordan/Midland's friday testdriver Robert Doornbos has a good chance to be driving for Midland next year. His testresults are impressing, most of the times better than his teammates so I think this rumour could be true.

 

I think after today's "race" it has become pretty obvious that Rubens is leaving the "team".

 

here are my picks

Ferrari MS / RB
Mclaren KR /JPM
Williams MW / Pizzonia
Renault FA / Rosberg
Toyota RS / JT
BMW NH / FM
Red Bull DC / Speed
Midland TM / Justin Wilson
BAR JB / TS
Minardi A couple of drunk NYC cabbies that won the lottery

Out of F1 JV, NK, JCF, CK, PF, CA

 

did anyone hear the rumor out the ferrari made an offer to jenson button of $20 million pounds for next season?

Seems to be just that, a rumor but still I was pretty excited to hear this.

I don't expect MS to retire I think he will be back next year but I think RB might move over to BMW or Honda.

Mclaren will not change their lineup KR and JPM are a killer combo.

Alonso will definitely still be with Renault but Fischi I'm not so sure.

Heidfeld goes to BMW, Webber stays with Williams.

Trulli and RS will stay with Toyota.

 

I will bite

Ferrari:
Michael Schumacher
Rubens

Renault:
Giancarlo Fisichella
Heikki Kovalainen (Good choice F1racer)

BAR Honda:
Takuma Sato (today for the first time I actually think he can improve)
Jenson Button

Williams:
Mark Webber
Anthony Davidson

McLaren Mercedes:
Kimi Raikkonen
Juan Pablo Montoya

Toyota:
Ralf Schumacher
Jarno Trulli

BMW:
Massa
Nick Heidfeld

Red Bull Ferrari:
David Coulthard
??????? (too many choices) not always a good thing

Midland F1:
- this team will be sold again to a consortium including David Richards, Irvine and some other Russian investors

Minardi Cosworth:
- the nightmare continues

Dubai F1:
- not yet! In time, once the A1GP is well established and can work as a feeder system for the F1 program. (Engineers, Mechanics, Drivers etc. etc.)

Just as a piece of information the names for the Dubai F1 program have been narrowed down to

Victory F1
Emirates F1
Falcon F1

... the future is always bright

 

Didn't you forget something?

Where is the soon-to-be 2005 WC?

 

I think he has Fernando going to the IRL

 

Oh wow!

I am sorry I meant:

Renault:
Fernando Alonso
Heikki Kovalainen - a long shot but its silly season and I can say Elvis is going to race too!

I have a feeling that Giancarlo Fisichella might be stranded in no mans land in 2006

 

Right where he belongs.

 

I think given the right atmosphere GF can be very useful for a team. His place is not at Renault and certainly no where near Flavio.

 

Just think how flabio would feel if Ferrari sniped another hot driver from him!

 

Where do i apply for that minardi ride? lol

 

Call up Paul S. At 1-900-DIP-**** it is only $99.99 per min

 

Briatore now has more control over Alosno as he's also his manager (talk about a conflict of interest) and will take a lot to let him go. But at the right price everything is for sale.....