F1 2011 season news / pre-season updates

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So far this is how it looks, stolen from F1fanatatics

Red Bull Racing-Renault
Race drivers
1. Sebastian Vettel (has 2011 contract)
2. Mark Webber (has 2011 contract)

Test drivers
Brendon Hartley (2010 driver)
Daniel Ricciardo (2010 driver)

McLaren-Mercedes
Race drivers
3. Lewis Hamilton (has 2011 contract)
4. Jenson Button (has 2011 contract)

Test drivers
Gary Paffett (2010 driver)

Scuderia Ferrari
Race drivers
5. Fernando Alonso (has 2011 contract)
6. Felipe Massa (has 2011 contract)

Test drivers
Jules Bianchi (has 2011 contract)
Giancarlo Fisichella (2010 driver)
Luca Badoer (2010 driver)
Marc Gené (2010 driver)

Mercedes Grand Prix
Race drivers
7. Michael Schumacher (has 2011 contract)
8. Nico Rosberg (2010 driver)

Test drivers
Nick Heidfeld (2010 driver)

Renault F1 Team
Race drivers
9. Robert Kubica (has 2011 contract)
10. Vitaly Petrov (2010 driver)

Test drivers
Jan Charouz (2010 driver)
Ho-Pin Tung (2010 driver)
Jerome D’Ambrosio (2010 driver)

Williams-Cosworth
Race drivers
11. Rubens Barrichello (has 2011 contract) | biography | articles

Test drivers
Valltteri Bottas

Force India F1 Team-Mercedes
Race drivers
14. Adrian Sutil (2010 driver) | biography | articles
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (2010 driver)


Test drivers
Paul di Resta (2010 driver)

BMW Sauber-Ferrari
Race drivers
16. Kamui Kobayashi (has 2011 contract)
17. Sergio Perez (has 2011 contract) |

Test drivers
Esteban Gutierrez (has 2011 contract)

Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Race drivers
18. Sebastien Buemi (has 2011 contract)
19. Jaime Alguersuari (has 2011 contract)

Lotus-Renault
Race drivers
20. Heikki Kovalainen (2010 driver)
21. Jarno Trulli (2010 driver)

Test drivers
Fairuz Fauzy (2010 driver)

HRT F1 Team-Cosworth
Race drivers
22. Sakon Yamamoto (2010 driver)
23. Bruno Senna (2010 driver)

Test drivers
Christian Klien (2010 driver) | biography | articles
Karun Chandhok (2010 drivers) biography | articles


Virgin Racing-Cosworth
Race drivers
24. Timo Glock (2010 driver)
25. Lucas di Grassi (2010 driver)

Test drivers
Jerome d’Ambrosio (2010 driver)
Luiz Razia (2010 driver)
 
is it just my memory that's faulty. But I swear all the good drivers never(but not the greats) signed these long contracts and always waited to see how there season was and who had the best car, with loads of signings and swapping happening in the last 3rd of the season.
 
Possibility of a seat at Red Bull. Lots of rumours going around about Webber being out at Red Bull - lining up Kubica as his replacement.

Certainly is a shame about Hulkenberg. He genuinely got better as the year went on and many people have him tagged as someone to watch - just looking at his previous championships shows that.
 
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I wish they would replace Massa with Kubica. I can also see Webber leaving F1 - would be great to have Kubica there. RBR would really be strong with Vettel and Kubica.
 
Webber deserves his seat at RBR, but I think he has lost it.(would be very sad to see him go, but everywhere available would be a step down in performance/and or chances of success )

Would be an excellent move for Kubica (or Rosberg if he is outed at Mercedes) but I would have trouble making a decision wheter to be No 1 at a manufacturer team like Renault (who should improve next season) or definite No 2 at Red Bull - very tough choice imo
 
Webber certainly deserves his seat, but after this season I really can't see him wanting to stay. Plus, with Vettel winning the championship he may not have much say over his seat anymore. Like you said FrankJH, who would want to be a definite number 2 at RBR?
 
As i said in the other thread, kubica will not move. even if he would wnat to be a no:2 which i doubt it. Renault will not let him go. They have no decent 2nd driver and not really much left to chose from.
 
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As i said in the other thread, kubica will not move. even if he would wnat to be a no:2 which i doubt it. Renault will not let him go. They have no decent 2nd driver and not really much left to chose from.
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I cant see them (Renault team) wanting too - but due to the Renault link, it could be "engineered" , although as you say it would be bad for Kubica so not sure he would be too happy about it

Is the Renault engine department completely seperate from the team (like Ilmor to Mercedes was) or are they one in the same (just thinking about possibility of strings being pulled behind the scenes)........
 
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