Japanese Grand Prix 2014, Suzuka - Race 15/19

JRS · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:26

Skeeter said:
Oh sorry, I thought we were just making up stuff and posting it here as fact? Have I misunderstood?

Oh, I get you. Carry on as you were!

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:27

MooMoo444 · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:39

Crazy season

Chilton to possibly swap to Williams with Bottas taking a year out.

www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/655947

smr · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:39

Riccardo Adami, vettels ex race engineer, has signed for ferrari.

smr · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:42

Skeeter said:
Oh sorry, I thought we were just making up stuff and posting it here as fact? Have I misunderstood?

You sound quite bitter. Are you an Alonso or Vettel fan by chance?

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:44

smr said:
You sound quite bitter. Are you an Alonso or Vettel fan by chance?

I'm a Button fan.

smr · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:44

Then you dont like anyone to tell you whos going where before its official ?

MooMoo444 · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:45

Skeeter said:
I'm a Button fan.

Prefer zips myself. More sophisticated.

JBeck · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:46

smr said:
Riccardo Adami, vettels ex race engineer, has signed for ferrari.

Fact or fiction?

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2014 at 14:47

MooMoo444 said:
Prefer zips myself. More sophisticated.

Feels like some in here are still just grasping Velcro...

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Oct 2014 at 15:03

justbeats said:
Fact or fiction?

That one is fact, and widely reported. However, he was working with Vettel at TR, not RB, so it's probably not directly related.. There are often movements within the teams on the staff side. People don't always read into it like this! Its just the Vettel rumours giving it more significance!

JBeck · 3 Oct 2014 at 15:17

Malt_Vinegar said:
That one is fact, and widely reported. However, he was working with Vettel at TR, not RB, so it's probably not directly related.. There are often movements within the teams on the staff side. People don't always read into it like this! Its just the Vettel rumours giving it more significance!

But it's possible he may have moved there as a prerequisite for Vettels arrival. The hole in that theory is who would take the second RBR seat which I stuggle to visualize for some reason.

Malt_Vinegar · 3 Oct 2014 at 15:26

justbeats said:
But it's possible he may have moved there as a prerequisite for Vettels arrival. The hole in that theory is who would take the second RBR seat which I stuggle to visualize for some reason.

Of course, but it could just as easily be that they wanted a new engineer, approached a few people, and he was the best candidate willing to move!

F1 is a very small industry, and everyone knows everyone. If you dig hard enough, each person has a link to someone else

Housey · 3 Oct 2014 at 16:51

More noise on Alonso to Macca, Button t'other way, Vettel joining him....

Cavallino · 3 Oct 2014 at 17:18

Button to Ferrari?

Ugh....

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2014 at 17:43

Housey said:
More noise on Alonso to Macca, Button t'other way, Vettel joining him....

Wow, Ferrari must have an epic legal department. For that to happen they will need to terminate both Alonsos and Kimis contracts early, and make RBR terminate Vettels early.

I'm pretty sure they didn't just win the Euromilions... so....?

Housey · 3 Oct 2014 at 17:59

Alonso has an out...

MrKnifey · 3 Oct 2014 at 18:10

Maybe they have a clause in Kimis contact about his after mid season Standings.. you never know

On another note, I heard that Jarno Trulli is coming back and giving us some more Trulli Trains!

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2014 at 18:16

Housey said:
Alonso has an out...

Everyone has an out if the cheque is big enough.

El_Watcher · 3 Oct 2014 at 18:52

So is there a grand prix this weekend, or is it just a load of lawyers signing contracts?

Can we possibly keep this thread for Japanese grand prix stuff, and make another thread for all this bs.