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Rob Smedley is on his way to Williams too.
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It certainly would, seems Force India (maybe Sauber too) are hanging on to see what happens with Lotus so he should be on the grid next year but it is a sad state of affairs that Maldonado is even being considered in place of him.
The Massa and Smedley to Williams rumours I'm actually liking, Smedley is great and hope he is going to a higher up role there (although will miss the team radio) and it'd be nice to see what Massa can do as a potential team leader/mentor.
I'm kind of expecting some blow-ups next year after thinking about that. Good good.
- same really Hulk would be the guy i'd want in a Lotus. Huge potential there
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To be fair on Pasta face, you lot may give him a hard time, but if Lotus have a good car next year, he might actually put in some good results.
if Maldonado goes to Lotus, I won't be a Lotus fan anymore. I simply cannot stand him or his driving style. FFS I hope the Lotus board focus on raising cash other than PDVSA (which seems corrupt to the core - also Total/Grosjean partnership would not work anymore) and go with Boullier's Hulk recommendation
/rant over
/rant over
well that is no surprise tbh. too many roosters in that hen house
not sure he will go to McLaren. Whitmarsh is a McLaren test tube baby, secondly Brawn doesn't have fond memories of Honda when they left him out in the cold
if Brawn stays I think it will be Williams. I think he has a stake in that company already and they need some serious help over there. Nepotism isn't working over there.
not sure he will go to McLaren. Whitmarsh is a McLaren test tube baby, secondly Brawn doesn't have fond memories of Honda when they left him out in the cold
if Brawn stays I think it will be Williams. I think he has a stake in that company already and they need some serious help over there. Nepotism isn't working over there.
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He would certainly add to McLaren's "big name" signings that Whitmarsh was talking about a few weeks back, but I think Williams would be falling over themselves to get to him.
No surprise that Brawn is leaving Mercedes. Ever since Paddy Lowe arrived his days were numbered. Wolf, Lowe and Brawn as the 3 guys in charge just doesn't work.
I would love to see Brawn at Williams. Could be a great acquisition to the team with the massive changes for 2014. Also with Maldonado due to leave, it could open the way for Massa to join too. Could be exciting times for Williams. Maldonado IMO hasn't done enough anyway to warrant a seat next year at Williams, nor any team for that matter.
Only other places for Brawn to go, Lotus or McLaren? I just can't see the Lotus idea working. Yes they lost James Allison to Ferrari but Brawn isn't really a replacement.
McLaren could be a possibility. They have a budget / resources that could suit Brawn. He wouldn't have to deal with Mercedes as the teams 2014 power train supplier. Honda come in to fill that role next year. Brawn didn't have the best of relationships with them when in charge of the team a few years ago though. Maybe they can patch things up and move forward?
I would love to see Brawn at Williams. Could be a great acquisition to the team with the massive changes for 2014. Also with Maldonado due to leave, it could open the way for Massa to join too. Could be exciting times for Williams. Maldonado IMO hasn't done enough anyway to warrant a seat next year at Williams, nor any team for that matter.
Only other places for Brawn to go, Lotus or McLaren? I just can't see the Lotus idea working. Yes they lost James Allison to Ferrari but Brawn isn't really a replacement.
McLaren could be a possibility. They have a budget / resources that could suit Brawn. He wouldn't have to deal with Mercedes as the teams 2014 power train supplier. Honda come in to fill that role next year. Brawn didn't have the best of relationships with them when in charge of the team a few years ago though. Maybe they can patch things up and move forward?
He was speaking highly of him at the end of the Indian GP. Maybe he knew it was on the cards before todays announcement?
I think he did, which would be a bit of a shame.
There were rumours that Brawn might invest in Williams (which he denied), could be a good move though I think.
Andi.
I think he was a big factor, he even said in a recent feature on Sky (I think) that he was really hoping for Brawn to stay.
I'm sure it won't trouble him too much, guess it depends how good his relationship with Paddy Lowe is from the McLaren days. Personally he's never struck me as a leader, more of a techy numbers and engineering guy, but who knows.
YESSSS!!!!!! BRAWN BUTTON MCLAREN HONDA
Not a hope in hell after the last time.
The only way to get in to Williams is to buy Wolfs share in the company.
I'm for one sad to see him go and I don't Lewis will be happy either.
Can't wait to find out who is running the team in 2014 and how they are going to do it.
Wolf is running the financial side, Lowe the technical and sporting. They won't have a single team principal, as they apparently don't believe that is how things should be done now.
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Hmmm that sounds like the early days of Toyota, and that worked out well.
Can't see that working tbh but I hope I'm wrong.
If it was me I would have each drivers engineer in charge of each side of the garage but they still share data ect
and Low\Wolf get on with their bit.
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