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mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:42 am

Button is apparently retiring from F1

StanV · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:51 am

Looks like a reliable source.

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 11:39 am

StanV wrote:

Looks like a reliable source.

Two sources; Ted in the pre-amble before the race yesterday and the Telegraph is now running with it as well.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motors ... a-One.html

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:13 pm

You could tell from the way he was talking that he was someone happy with his future. Getting away from McLaren after this year would do that :lol:

Fabs · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:44 pm

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:49 pm

Fabs wrote:

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

Well how about a Porsche line-up of Webber, Button and Montoya for Le Mans 2015. A man can dream, right?

Gaara wrote:

Getting away from McLaren after this year would do that :lol:

Only this year? What about 2013 and 2014 then?

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:52 pm

Fabs wrote:

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

And Top Gear in the off-season.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 12:54 pm

kals wrote:

Gaara wrote:

Getting away from McLaren after this year would do that :lol:

Only this year? What about 2013 and 2014 then?

To be honest, not as bad as this year. They were difficult yeaa but he was still scoring plenty of points and finishing races.

kals · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:00 pm

Gaara wrote:

kals wrote:

Gaara wrote:

Getting away from McLaren after this year would do that :lol:

Only this year? What about 2013 and 2014 then?

To be honest, not as bad as this year. They were difficult yeaa but he was still scoring plenty of points and finishing races.

Yes and no. 2013 was a let down for Jenson as he struggled to deal with Perez and came across as a whiner too often. 2014 was even worse performance wise than 2013. For a team of the size and resources of McLaren, those two years were probably worse than the slump of 1994-1996.

Антон · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:04 pm

RtN wrote:

StanV wrote:

Looks like a reliable source.

Two sources; Ted in the pre-amble before the race yesterday and the Telegraph is now running with it as well.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motors ... a-One.html

Good

Fabs · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:05 pm

RtN wrote:

Fabs wrote:

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

And Top Gear in the off-season.

He'd be excellent for that indeed.

Gaara · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:06 pm

Fabs wrote:

RtN wrote:

Fabs wrote:

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

And Top Gear in the off-season.

He'd be excellent for that indeed.

It'll be a waste since Chris Evans is going to kill it.

StanV · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:23 pm

kals wrote:

Well how about a Porsche line-up of Webber, Button and Montoya for Le Mans 2015. A man can dream, right?

I really think there's a real chance of them all being in the same team. Only a matter of Porsche wanting to 'risk' throwing them all together.

What a sight it would be though!

RtN · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:28 pm

Fabs wrote:

RtN wrote:

Fabs wrote:

Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

And Top Gear in the off-season.

He'd be excellent for that indeed.

I'm glad you think so as it's pretty much nailed on if he retires from F1.

Omega · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:54 pm

kals wrote:

Gaara wrote:

kals wrote:

Only this year? What about 2013 and 2014 then?

To be honest, not as bad as this year. They were difficult yeaa but he was still scoring plenty of points and finishing races.

Yes and no. 2013 was a let down for Jenson as he struggled to deal with Perez and came across as a whiner too often. 2014 was even worse performance wise than 2013. For a team of the size and resources of McLaren, those two years were probably worse than the slump of 1994-1996.

I think they would be very happy to come near the results of 1994-1996

Fabs · PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:59 pm

Gaara wrote:

[quote="Fabs"][quote="RtN"][quote="Fabs"]Onto WEC for him then :thumbsup:

A driver as consistent as him is golden.

And Top Gear in the off-season.[/quote]
He'd be excellent for that indeed.[/quote]

It'll be a waste since Chris Evans is going to kill it.[/quote]
Not saying I'm going to watch it though lol

webbsy · PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:35 am

Quote:

I think they would be very happy to come near the results of 1994-1996

Oh for sure, in 94 with that grenade of a Peugeot engine they still scored 8 podiums and finished 4th in the constructors, 95 (which is more comparable to Honda today) they scored 2 podiums and 4th in constructors, while in 96 they scored 6 podiums and again 4th in constructors.

Show's just how far they have fallen because they would leap at any of those results today.

acopip · PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:32 am

So actual rumors going on:

-Grosjean to Haas (I would not understand that step)
-Button retiring and racing in WEC, Vandoorne taking his seat (man, Button needs to go to BBC or Sky, we can't just lose this guy, great person :yes:

)
-Renault buying Lotus, Maldonado probably out because Renault doesn't need a paydriver and the contract was made with Lotus
-Red Bull and Toro Rosso will go with Ferrari, with VAG entering in 2018
-Manor seals a deal with Mercedes, giving Wehrlein the possibility to race in 2016

Also, Vergne could be an option for both Renault and Haas.

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:20 am

so you'd rather see Button in a TV role than actually racing? :slaphead:

micha · PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 8:28 am

acopip wrote:

So actual rumors going on:

-Grosjean to Haas (I would not understand that step)
-Button retiring and racing in WEC, Vandoorne taking his seat (man, Button needs to go to BBC or Sky, we can't just lose this guy, great person :yes:

)
-Renault buying Lotus, Maldonado probably out because Renault doesn't need a paydriver and the contract was made with Lotus
-Red Bull and Toro Rosso will go with Ferrari, with VAG entering in 2018
-Manor seals a deal with Mercedes, giving Wehrlein the possibility to race in 2016

Also, Vergne could be an option for both Renault and Haas.

point 1: Lotus still not saved officially. Haas actually looks promising with their Ferrari tieup. No other real options. I understand it. It's a gamble, wait for Renault to save Lotus or secure a ride in F1. If the deal falls trough and Lotus goes bust he's left empty handed.

Point 3: Maldonado is pretty much confirmed for 2016. Renault probably wants his monies which he apparently still has.

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