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[Big Azza]

Lotus driver announcement imminent

An announcement regarding the driver line-up for the new F1 team Lotus is nearing.

The team's chief executive Riad Asmat told Malaysia's Star newspaper that the target is for an announcement next week.

"We will name two drivers and a reserve. Negotiations are still going on," he said.

Asmat also stated that the 2010 car will be tested in February at the Sepang circuit.

It is expected that Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy will be the reserve driver, and among the reported candidates for the race seats are Jarno Trulli, Kamui Kobayashi, Takuma Sato and Jacques Villeneuve.

Trulli and Kobayashi out of those 4 please!

OMG!!! Did someone say Sato!!!!

[vaptin]

[Big Azza]

Could STR be delaying announcing Alguersuari to see how well Hartley and Ricciardo do?

Perhaps.


But I thought they didn't care about Algy's talent. Didn't you hear? They want his money.


Besides, isn't Torro Rosso meant to change their name this season?

[Hansy]

I wonder why is Senna second driver for Campos. Are they getting a big name for first?

Seem's they may have an experienced F1 driver in mind or lined up as the #1????

↲There's Trulli, and Kovalainen. And Villenueve, and Ralf Any other possible driver would play 2nd to Senna, I believe.

[Jensonb]

Could STR be delaying announcing Alguersuari to see how well Hartley and Ricciardo do?

Perhaps.


But I thought they didn't care about Algy's talent. Didn't you hear? They want his money.


Besides, isn't Torro Rosso meant to change their name this season?

Not that I know of. Why would they need to do that?

[Big Azza]

Wasn't there a rule introduced which would split the sister-team relationship between STR and RBR?

[Jabberwocky]

I think that was just more of a technical sharing side.

[bud]

well if Ricciardo does go to STR I hope they dont screw him over like Jensonb has pointed out. not the best team to go to with Tost in charge!

[Jamie]

Could STR be delaying announcing Alguersuari to see how well Hartley and Ricciardo do?

Perhaps.


But I thought they didn't care about Algy's talent. Didn't you hear? They want his money.


Besides, isn't Torro Rosso meant to change their name this season?

Well Repsol arn't short

[Jensonb]

Wasn't there a rule introduced which would split the sister-team relationship between STR and RBR?

They just can't use the same cars any more. STR has to design and build its own chassis in 2010

[Jabberwocky]

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/n ... 3016.shtml

A Portuguese media source insists his heavily-backed countryman Alvaro Parente is "on the verge" of becoming Bruno Senna's 2010 race team-mate at Campos.

The 25-year-old GP2 driver, who made his F1 test debut with Renault last year after winning the World Series by Renault, is now sponsored not only by private Portuguese companies but also the government, the source said.

"Some of the companies have interests in Spain so it would be very positive for Alvaro's sponsors to be with a Spanish team," said the journalist Jorge Girao.

The sportmotores.

com writer also said Vitaly Petrov and Pastor Maldonado are in the running for the seat but that Campos "is tired of waiting for promised money".

[racechick]

Posible drivers for Sauber are Fairuz Fauzy (Petronas will be backing sauber) He was runner up in Formula renault 3.5.

Also possibly Vilaly Petrov and possibly Fisichella.

[Rusko]

kobayashi needs a drive, we need more agressive drivers on the grid to mix things up.

[racechick]

kobayashi needs a drive, we need more agressive drivers on the grid to mix things up.

Id give him a drive!!

[Big Azza]

kobayashi needs a drive, we need more agressive drivers on the grid to mix things up.

Id give him a drive!!

I know what's on your mind racechick:

Hamilton and Kobayashi on the same team...