The New Era: Why F1 Needs to Look After Its Young Stars

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Published: November 15, 2011

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The potential driver lineup options for a Formula 1 team are endless. The new driver juggernaut churns out at least half a dozen new candidates every year to rival the already seemingly endless list of hopefuls all aiming to get a coveted seat in the fastest cars in the world.

Unfortunately, the short-term mindset of this sport, along with its brutally competitive and financially orientated agenda, means that only the top handful of wealthy teams can afford to cherry pick their drivers and maintain their status quo. This has ultimately left a number of talented young hopefuls over the years on the outside looking in, or leaving this division of motorsports early in pursuit of drives and success in alternate formats.

The situation this winter is no different, with a number of young drivers anxiously hoping they avoid the ax.

There has been a lot of talk both in the paddock and in the press about the situation in the midfield, specifically at three teams: Force India, Williams and Torro Rosso.

The situation is simple. Force India have three drivers they need to fit into two spots, with the promising German Nico Hulkenberg wanting a race seat for next season. At Williams, there is much talk of a return for Kimi Raikkonen while the futures of both Rubens Barrichello and Pastor Maldonado are uncertain—however, the Venezuelan has the financial advantage. At Torro Rosso, both Daniel Ricciardo—currently on loan at Hispania—and Jean-Eric Vergne want the spots of the current duo Jaime Alguesuari and Sebastien Buemi.

That leaves potentially 10 drivers for six spots, and that's before we include the unconfirmed spot at Renault alongside Vitaly Petrov, the spot at the newly named Marussia—formerly Virgin—alongside Timo Glock and the two spots at Hispania.

That's now 10 spots, but we know it's not going to be the case that the 10 drivers mentioned above will all get a seat. Some wil...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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