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[The Oz]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

[Jensonb]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

So Flabio replaced him with a top-drawer up and coming talent for the rest of that seaso...


No, wait, he hired Jacques Villeneuve.

[FRAFPDD]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

So Flabio replaced him with a top-drawer up and coming talent for the rest of that
No, wait, he hired Jacques Villeneuve.

i thought JV was a world champion?

[Jensonb]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

So Flabio replaced him with a top-drawer up and coming talent for the rest of that
No, wait, he hired Jacques Villeneuve.

i thought JV was a world champion?

Was a World Champion. Was. By the time Flabio pulled him out of enforced retirement he was a has-been and a part-time "pop singer".

[FRAFPDD]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

So Flabio replaced him with a top-drawer up and coming talent for the rest of that
No, wait, he hired Jacques Villeneuve.

i thought JV was a world champion?

Was a World Champion. Was. By the time Flabio pulled him out of enforced retirement he was a has-been and a part-time "pop singer".

and schumacher?

[F1er]

CHANGES OF DRIVER
19.1 a) During a season each team will be permitted to use four drivers. Changes may be made at any time
before the start of the qualifying practice session provided any change proposed after 16.00 on the
day of scrutineering receives the consent of the stewards.
Additional changes for reasons of force majeure will be considered separately.
Any new driver may score points in the Championship.
b) In addition to the above each team will be permitted to run additional drivers during P1 and P2
provided :
- the stewards are informed which cars and drivers each team intends to use in each session
before the end of initial scrutineering, changes after this time may only be made with the
consent of the stewards ;
- no more than two drivers are used in any one session ;
- they carry the race number of the nominated driver they replace ;
- they use the engine and tyres which are allocated to the nominated driver ;
- they are in possession of a Super Licence.
c) If one of the team’s nominated drivers is unable to drive at some stage after the end of initial
scrutineering, and the stewards consent to a change of driver, the replacement driver must use the
engine, gearbox and tyres which were allocated to the original driver (see Articles 25.3 and 28.4).

[Jensonb]

Hi,

Obviously, teams can change their driver line-up at any time throughout the season, but can a driver change teams mid-season? I can't recall a instance where this has happened before, but I guess that doesn't mean it's not possible.

I'm assuming that either regulations state they cannot ... or driver/team contracts preclude them from doing this (which would make sense).

Any help would be gratefully received.

Fisichella 2009???? Trulli got sacked from Renault and joined Toyota for the final few races of a seadson a few years back

So Flabio replaced him with a top-drawer up and coming talent for the rest of that
No, wait, he hired Jacques Villeneuve.

i thought JV was a world champion?

Was a World Champion. Was. By the time Flabio pulled him out of enforced retirement he was a has-been and a part-time "pop singer".

and schumacher?

Was always better than Villeneuve, and Rosberg still managed to make him look very ordinary upon his comeback.