F1 Transfer Gossip

[f1since08 60]

Barrichello almost made a comeback with Caterham!

[Skiddyboy13 0]

Nasr in with Sauber next year. Not so sure that's good news...

[VetteIfan 0]

Talk about a move outta nowhere. Even Randy Orton would be jealous. 

I don't think it's such a bad thing, unless you think Van Der Garde, Gutierrez or Sirotkin is a hugely more exciting prospect. Nasr's race craft has tended to be a bit ropey in GP2 at times, but that's the only major concern I would have for him coming in to F1 right now. He's spent enough years in GP2 to be ready by now. 

[Skiddyboy13 0]

It's just a shame, once again it seems the actual champion of GP2 has been totally ignored. I've heard nothing of rumors about Palmer, and with Caterham/Marussia being questionable, he probably won't get a seat.

I'm also surprised that Nasr took up the move. Williams were clearly supporting him, giving him frequent time in the car. And surely Massa doesn't have long himself left before hanging up the helmet? And Bottas could easily be poached for 2016? I would of thought Nasr would of been a shoe in for a seat should either of them leave (Or even simply him replacing Massa in 2016 - who knows). But instead he's cut ties and gone to a team which is seriously struggling. And honestly, his future career might be seriously hit if Ericsson can beat him - even with the extra years experience for Ericsson, it wouldn't look good for Nasr.

[Jiggy 5]

Nasr got that Banco de Brasil sponsorship, or else I'd have liked to see Vergne or whatever Red Bull-reject would miss out on the Toro Rosso-seat. Odd to see German and Dutch media got it wrong, especially the German ones.

[f1since08 60]

Skiddyboy13 said:

It's just a shame, once again it seems the actual champion of GP2 has been totally ignored. I've heard nothing of rumors about Palmer, and with Caterham/Marussia being questionable, he probably won't get a seat.

I'm also surprised that Nasr took up the move. Williams were clearly supporting him, giving him frequent time in the car. And surely Massa doesn't have long himself left before hanging up the helmet? And Bottas could easily be poached for 2016? I would of thought Nasr would of been a shoe in for a seat should either of them leave (Or even simply him replacing Massa in 2016 - who knows). But instead he's cut ties and gone to a team which is seriously struggling. And honestly, his future career might be seriously hit if Ericsson can beat him - even with the extra years experience for Ericsson, it wouldn't look good for Nasr.

That's what I was thinking. I mean OK, you are going to take an F1 drive if you're offered it but he was next in line for Williams who are the second best on the grid!

[Chadwick8505 0]

Well I guess that's one way to keep an F1 team on the grid. Sad to see Sauber have to resort to this but you gotta do what you gotta due.
But to be fair it's a better lineup than their current one

[VetteIfan 0]

Skiddyboy13 said:

I'm also surprised that Nasr took up the move. Williams were clearly supporting him, giving him frequent time in the car. And surely Massa doesn't have long himself left before hanging up the helmet? And Bottas could easily be poached for 2016? I would of thought Nasr would of been a shoe in for a seat should either of them leave (Or even simply him replacing Massa in 2016 - who knows). But instead he's cut ties and gone to a team which is seriously struggling. And honestly, his future career might be seriously hit if Ericsson can beat him - even with the extra years experience for Ericsson, it wouldn't look good for Nasr.

You've got to make a move when you can. Nasr has probably got no guarantee he'll be in the Williams when Bottas or Massa leaves. If he passed up the opportunity to join Sauber now and never got that seat at Williams it would hinder his future career much more to not get a seat at all. And besides, I don't think Massa is going to retire in a hurry when he's in such a good car, and same for Bottas. The only car you'd leave a Williams for right now is a Mercedes.

[alonsofan46 0]

I think some people here are being too harsh on Nasr. Yes , he brings money but he's still got some real talent. More than some of the drivers on the grid at the moment anyway.

[MBKF1 91]

Well I bet none of the stupid Twitter rumour accounts got that one right. Certainly was not expecting this news this morning! Well I say fair enough, a seat has come up, he has the money and he's done pretty good in GP2 this year. He can't get a drive at Williams until at least 2016 so why not. Prove yourself in a lower team and they may well still take you on at Williams for 2016. I hope he does well.

[Skiddyboy13 0]

Talking about Sauber... They might be in a bit of a pickle. Nasr signing for them means they now have 3 drivers contracted for 2015. Sutil signed for a fixed 2 year contract last year. I honestly hope they sort this asap. As we could really do without contract disputes and with Sauber not a million miles away from money issues, having to pay him out might be a bit of an issue.

http://adamcooperf1.com/2014/11/06/sutil-in-dispute-with-sauber-over-2015-contract/

And Sutil's girlfriend is clearly not happy  :p

[buttonfan 5]

Oh yes, so that means no more Jennfer Becks in our TV from 2015? :( 

[alonsofan46 0]

mike96 said:

Oh yes, so that means no more Jennfer Becks in our TV from 2015? :( 

We should start a petition to get Sutil back into Sauber.  :p

[buttonfan 5]

#BringAdrianBack

[GoldenColt 1]

Sutil can stay away for all i care, just make sure Jennifer will be on the grid.

Now that he's set to leave Sauber, do you think glassware will be allowed again in their motorhome?

[buttonfan 5]

Apologies for the earlier post.


#JenniferStay

[MBKF1 91]

Well that's her followed then!

[APR193 0]

Don't think anyone expected the Nasr Sauber deal to happen but by far the biggest surprise for me today, Sutil isn't gay?

[RevolvingPrawn 1]

@APR193 Haha! That run :p 

[Liaveil 147]

It's a tragedy really when drivers like Maldonado, Ericsson and even Massa to an extent are already confirmed and there's Button who's still performing well looking more and more likely that he's off and Vergne who proved he was just as good as Ricciardo at STR struggling to stay on the grid.

I really don't see where the logic would be in Mclaren dumping Button yet though. I'm obviously not on the inside but to me it only seems logical to have Button partner Alonso (assuming he's joining) for a year at least and give Magnussen an extra year to develop alongside two of the best drivers going before one of them retires. Alonso did just that after his first seasons and he was all the better for it. The more experience the better while they're developing their relationship with Honda, and Button obviously has that connection going for him as well. I'm baffled as to why a team that wants the best drivers available at the time aren't doing that. Magnussen is young enough that a year out to develop further won't hurt his career, especially if he's guaranteed a Mclaren seat in the future. Right now, he's still too rough around the edges.

[GoldenColt 1]

RevolvingPrawn said:

@APR193 Haha! That run :p 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaG5SAw1n0c

[buttonfan 5]

Speaking of Sauber look who's got it rong again..

https://twitter.com/MonsieurF1/status/529004470609653760 

[f1since08 60]

Right Ok, the latest thing doing the rounds is that Alonso will replace Massa at Williams...

[RevolvingPrawn 1]

The next thing will be Alonso to replace Pedrosa and ride for Honda in MotoGP next season.

[alonsofan46 0]

fIsince08 said:

Right Ok, the latest thing doing the rounds is that Alonso will replace Massa at Williams...

And which anonymous twitter account have you gotten that from ?