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2015-2016 Silly Season
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Author:  Omega [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:33 am ]
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Mercedes
Hamilton - confirmed
Rosberg - confirmed

Ferrari
Vettel - confirmed
Raikkonen - confirmed 19-08-2015

Williams-Mercedes
Massa - confirmed 03-09-2015
Bottas - confirmed 03-09-2015

RedBull- Mercedes? Ferrari?
Ricciardo? seems certain but not confirmed
Kvyat? seems certain but not confirmed

McLaren-Honda
Alonso - confirmed
Button - confirmed 01-10-2015


Force India-Mercedes
Hulkenberg - confirmed 01-09-2015
Perez - confirmed 23-09-2015

Renault
Maldonado - confirmed 20-09-2015
Vandoorne?
someone from the junior program, like Palmer, Ocon?

Sauber-Ferrari
Nasr - confirmed 23-07-2015
Ericsson - confirmed 23-07-2015

ToroRosso-Renault?
Verstappen? seems certain but not confirmed
Sainz? seems certain but not confirmed

Manor-Mercedes
who knows

Haas-Ferrari
Grosjean - confirmed 29-09-2015
Gutierrez - most likely



In the summer break, we are usually kept excited by news and rumours about the seats next season. So far it has been quiet, but we already have a confirmed line up for next year: Sauber keep both drivers for 2016 (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/120062) as posted a couple of weeks ago.

According to rumours, Ferrari have showed interest in Bottas and Ricciardo so Raikkonen must leave, but this is denied by all parties.

And a new rumour is that Vandoorne will be announced as a 2016 McLaren driver in Spa in 10 days (article in Dutch: http://www.autosport.be/news/wordt-f1-zitje-stoffel-vandoorne-in-spa-bekendgemaakt.html)

What else do we have?
Author:  mclaren2008 [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 10:51 am ]
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we can only hope that that pointless baku race gets cancelled over christmas
Author:  Coldtyre [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:23 pm ]
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Why so much hate? They didn't cancel any race to introduce this one. For some fans it's more action in one season. If you don't like it, don't watch it.
Author:  RtN [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 12:37 pm ]
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Ferrari has cooled on Bottas as Williams' compensation demands are too much for them.

The 'new' rumour (which started about a month ago but got a fresh airing today courtesy of Bild) is that Ferrari will keep Raikkonen for next season and replace him with an out-of-contract* Verstappen in 2017.

*Bild also reports that Red Bull believe they have Verstappen under contract for 2017.
Author:  mclaren2008 [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:14 pm ]
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coldtyre wrote:
Why so much hate? They didn't cancel any race to introduce this one. For some fans it's more action in one season. If you don't like it, don't watch it.


My main issue is they called it the "European" Grand Prix when its nowhere near mainland Europe
Author:  Tobias [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:43 pm ]
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mclaren2008 wrote:
coldtyre wrote:
Why so much hate? They didn't cancel any race to introduce this one. For some fans it's more action in one season. If you don't like it, don't watch it.


My main issue is they called it the "European" Grand Prix when its nowhere near mainland Europe


Swiss GP in Dijon, Luxemburg GP in Germany. They have to give the child a name. No country can have two GPs (Russia and Azerbaijan are both part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics - in Bernie's mind still maybe :) )
Author:  Neil [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 2:53 pm ]
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mclaren2008 wrote:
coldtyre wrote:
Why so much hate? They didn't cancel any race to introduce this one. For some fans it's more action in one season. If you don't like it, don't watch it.


My main issue is they called it the "European" Grand Prix when its nowhere near mainland Europe


Welcome to the San Marino GP in Italy, not San Marino...
Author:  kals [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:43 pm ]
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To me it is unnecessary to further populate an already crowded calendar, which serves nothing than to 1) increase costs for teams that are already struggling for funding and 2) lining the pockets of Bernie and his cronies. Regardless of the venue, it is a race that isn't needed. But I'll still watch as I love F1 and that therefore makes me a hypocrite.
Author:  LucasWheldon [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 3:54 pm ]
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kals wrote:
To me it is unnecessary to further populate an already crowded calendar, which serves nothing than to 1) increase costs for teams that are already struggling for funding and 2) lining the pockets of Bernie and his cronies. Regardless of the venue, it is a race that isn't needed. But I'll still watch as I love F1 and that therefore makes me a hypocrite.


+1

added to the fact it'll br like russian gp, with bernie and the president of azerbaijan being shown more than the race itself

and those in-track messages from bernie saying "thank you mr soviet oligarch that rules this old soviet satellite"
Author:  Omega [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:26 pm ]
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They have to call it the European GP because nobody knows how to write the name of the country
Author:  Omega [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:27 pm ]
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Azerbai... Aserb... Azerbeid... Fuck it, European it is
Author:  LucasWheldon [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 5:55 pm ]
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at least the race is not being held at Kyrgyzstan
Author:  Tobias [ Wed Aug 12, 2015 8:56 pm ]
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Dont make suggestions...
Author:  Coldtyre [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 9:34 am ]
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Fuck, you can't even make decent puns out of these country names.
Author:  Mika Kimi [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:54 am ]
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Dieter Rencken:

Who holds the key to the 2016 driver market? He doesn't even hold road car keys yet.
Author:  Omega [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:21 pm ]
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Mika Kimi wrote:
Dieter Rencken:

Who holds the key to the 2016 driver market? He doesn't even hold road car keys yet.

I'd say the 2017 market.
Author:  2UncleanerLake53 [ Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:11 pm ]
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Image

The track layout seems to be much better than boring Sochi.
Author:  micha [ Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:53 am ]
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Omega wrote:
Mika Kimi wrote:
Dieter Rencken:

Who holds the key to the 2016 driver market? He doesn't even hold road car keys yet.

I'd say the 2017 market.



If he's moving at all its within the Red Bull family. If the other top teams are really after him, Red Bull will not let him go.
Author:  LucasWheldon [ Fri Aug 14, 2015 4:01 pm ]
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2UncleanerLake53 wrote:
Image

The track layout seems to be much better than boring Sochi.


seems very long, the walls must be very close to not afford mistakes
Author:  webbsy [ Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:42 am ]
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2UncleanerLake53 wrote:
Image

The track layout seems to be much better than boring Sochi.


And I thought the map of the Valencian GP looked awesome. We all know how the action on that track turned out. Unless there are undulations in the track to make it interesting and exciting, we could in F1 terms have another Pheonix on our hands.
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