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The article has no detail, and half of it is about Massa leaving.

There's been no announcement from Ferrari, although the deal was supposed to have been completed on Monday, so there's probably been leaked info.
 
JRS said:
Especially when ordered to move over for a whinging....
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Zero sympathy, simply don't sign a contract that pays you millions to be a no2 or be foreced to move over. In the same way I have zero sympathy for Rubens, Webber and Irvine. Even when it's clear what they are they still sign extensions.

Webber in particular, it's quite obvious the one year deal was to keep him in line and no doubt he was well rewarded for it. Now he's decided to quit he's making out it all got too much for him. Yeah Mark about 3 years too late.

No doubt Massa will be crying in a year or two about how Ferrari treated him, but if he was offered another deal this year you can bet he would have signed it, even though he knows all he is there for is to provide a tow for Alonso down the monza straight.

These drivers sell their soul, they deserve zero sympathy. Good riddance.
 
Totally agree with the above post

tummelv said:
If Sauber are gonna take a crap driver you're as well taking a pay one like Gutierrez. :(
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Probably true

If I were lotus diresta and hulk would be my top choice or keep RG and one of them
Wouldn't want Massa in the spare seat, that's just a waste
 
"Just leave me alone I know what im doing!"

Fernando kimi is faster than you...

"dont talk to me anymore. I give up"
 
Doh!

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/109802

Left hand not talking to the right hand? How long was the calendar when the 5 engines per season rules were implimented? 18 races wasn't it? Moving to 22 would mean 0.8 races per engine more (on average), or an increase of 22%.

And its not just a case of bumping the engine allowance to 6 either, as they are costly things and teams will have budgeted for them. Adding a 6th engine allowance would mean a 20% increase in engine costs to all teams.

Or... they could just drop the rubbish races :p
 
Has there been instances in the past where drivers left a team and then come back to that team later on in their career? Im sure there has but cannot recall.
 
Skeeter said:
Or... they could just drop the rubbish races :p
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Something tells me the Mexico won't happen.

In other news:

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Skeeter said:
And its not just a case of bumping the engine allowance to 6 either, as they are costly things and teams will have budgeted for them. Adding a 6th engine allowance would mean a 20% increase in engine costs to all teams.

Or... they could just drop the rubbish races :p
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The grid penalty for engine changes is a dumb rule. Asinine that Indycar decided to copy it from last year (especially as the teams leased engines from Judd\Chevrolet\Honda).
 
Reports coming through now stating that it was Domenicali who pushed for Ferrari to sign Kimi. Monty was against it. So, reading between the lines if Kimi doesn't perform, Domenicali is gone at the end of the season.
 
Spunkey said:
So, reading between the lines if Kimi doesn't perform, Domenicali is gone at the end of the season.
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I think its bigger than that. With Kimi and Alonso in the most successful team in F1, not winning at least one championship, regardless of who or which, will be considered entirely unacceptable.

Marinello expects a trophy at the end of the year. If not, it will accept Stefano's head, on a spike.
 
If I was Domenicali and was turning up to Monza with Ferrari in a similar/worse position than they are this year I'd be pretty terrified of the Tifosi.
 
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