Formula 1: Let’s Get Silly

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Published: October 8, 2010

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Silly season this year has been somewhat strange.

I say strange because there are not many seats up for grabs. Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, and MGP all have their lineups solidified through 2011.

But of course, this means nothing. In Formula 1, a contract is barely worth the paper it’s printed on.

The big news has been around Robert Kubica, who has been pegged as a future Ferrari driver. If you believe what you read in the press, then this might happen in 2011.

The belief is that he and Felipe Massa will swap spots.

I, for one, can’t see this happening. Massa (unfortunately) appears to have settled into a No. 2 role at Ferrari. Kubica is young, hungry, and has the ability to take mid-pack cars to places they’ve never been before. Some would put Kubica on the same page as Lewis Hamilton.

Could you see Fernando Alonso partnering with another Hamilton? I don’t think he would let the Ferrari brass make such a move.

Coincidentally, that rumour has now cooled.

In its place, a new one about how Kimi Raikkonen will take over Vitaly Petrov’s seat has popped up. Raikkonen proactively approached Renault, which was convenient for them, as it gave them leverage in sponsor negotiations with Petrov.

But now Raikkonen has now announced that he was never really interested in the seat and that reports in the press about his connection to Renault were exaggerated.

Oh really? And what will next year hold if Raikkonen doesn’t go to Renault? A mid-pack seat with a Formula 1 team (if they can afford him), or perhaps a chance to keep flipping Citroen C4s like he did in the Rally of Mexico?

Nice defence, but I’m going to stick with Eric Boullier's story on the matter.

However, if you believe that this was a commercial strategy, then it has obviously worked. Apart from signi...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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