justinian said:
Apparently - according to Horner, there are only three drivers in the reckoning. Kimi and the two Torro Rosso drivers Verne and Ricciardo. Vettel is signed up until 2015 and with three WDCs should be more than experienced enough to develope the car. I think they would get one of the ToRo drivers as it would be a lot cheaper and less grief for their golden boy. British GP Selection: 1) Alonso |
Raikonen would beat Vettel in the same car I reckon, though how long term an option he would be am not sure; he's 33 already so at most he is around for another 5 years if that? I guess it's an easy way to defer finding a younger driver to bring in though.
depends whether Red Bull want to focus on the constructors or drivers championships, having an outright no.2 is great if you want to win WDC's but tends to make winning the WCC much more difficult especially if it's a competetive season, it's okay if you have someone with a lot of experience like Webber who kind of almost competes for the title but not quite, but a relatively inexperienced driver not so much, Lotus are suffering big time again this year in the constructors because Grosjean isn't good enough for instance, whereas Mercedes are doing quite well cause they have two good drivers in the team.
Hamilton will struggle I fear this weekend, he's not happy with the car and the Mercedes race pace still isn't there on the Pirelli tyres, I imagine it's between the Red Bulls and whichever one of Alonso or Kimi has better tyre wear in the race.
