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[EwanM]

I would get rid of Piquet and give Grosjean the remaining races.

I'd rather Grojean focused on his GP2 season and won the title before being drafted into the Renault. It would build up his stock and take the heat off him. If he's thrown in at the deep end many will expect too much of him.

Whether it is a good thing or not buddy, he's the future for Renault. And we'll need to get behind him when Alonso leaves.

[headless]

Grosjean isnt a sexy name either.

[EwanM]

Hahah and what is a sexy name?

[headless]

Erm like... erm, I am thinking.
Oooh Patrick is a fine sexy second name!

[Jamie]

I would get rid of Piquet and give Grosjean the remaining races.

I'd rather Grojean focused on his GP2 season and won the title before being drafted into the Renault. It would build up his stock and take the heat off him. If he's thrown in at the deep end many will expect too much of him.

Whether it is a good thing or not buddy, he's the future for Renault. And we'll need to get behind him when Alonso leaves.

Grojean would get on Alonso's nerves. I think Piquet lets Alonso do what he has to do, in which works for the 2. I think it would be Piquet and Grojean for next season to be honest.

[EwanM]

Erm like... erm, I am thinking.
Oooh Patrick is a fine sexy second name!

What about horse?

[headless]

Nah it doesn't rock the boat for me.

[Hexagram]

I think it would be Piquet and Grojean for next season to be honest.

Alonso will be at Renault again next year, im 60% sure!

If Grosjean is coming into F1 which lets face it he is and Piquet has no future in F1 as he cannot deliver which lets face it, he can't. It makes sense for Renault to give Grosjean the remaining races so he can have some experience for 2010 and maybe score a point or two.

[digitaleye]

Do you know what? I think he should stay until at least the end of the season.

Fair play. What the point of bringing anyone else in?
They would only o the same, they will need to practice, so end of season winter testing is the best time.

Seems obvious, bring in Bourdais! Ready to go, no testing needed, and he's French that should mean something to Renault, no? Then at least we could see what Bourdais could do.

[headless]

Do you know what? I think he should stay until at least the end of the season.

Fair play. What the point of bringing anyone else in?
They would only o the same, they will need to practice, so end of season winter testing is the best time.

Seems obvious, bring in Bourdais! Ready to go, no testing needed, and he's French that should mean something to Renault, no? Then at least we could see what Bourdais could do.

Yes thats an interesting view.
Say he did really well at Renault, that would show STR.

If Grosjean is coming into F1 which lets face it he is and Piquet has no future in F1 as he cannot deliver which lets face it, he can't. It makes sense for Renault to give Grosjean the remaining races so he can have some experience for 2010 and maybe score a point or two.

Lets face it

[Hexagram]

If Grosjean is coming into F1 which lets face it he is and Piquet has no future in F1 as he cannot deliver which lets face it, he can't. It makes sense for Renault to give Grosjean the remaining races so he can have some experience for 2010 and maybe score a point or two.

Lets face it

[7UpJordan]

Seems obvious, bring in Bourdais! Ready to go, no testing needed, and he's French that should mean something to Renault, no? Then at least we could see what Bourdais could do.

That rumour materialised over the winter but flippin' Flavio killed the rumours off when he said he would not hire Bourdais because he was "too old". And apparenty he and Bourdais were never on good terms to begin with.

[Jamie]

Do you know what? I think he should stay until at least the end of the season.

Fair play. What the point of bringing anyone else in?
They would only o the same, they will need to practice, so end of season winter testing is the best time.

Seems obvious, bring in Bourdais! Ready to go, no testing needed, and he's French that should mean something to Renault, no? Then at least we could see what Bourdais could do.

Actually thats a pretty clever thing to say. Sponsors would go nuts for him plus elf aswell? So yeah, we never know now days though?

Bourdais with Reno colours

[EwanM]

Seems obvious, bring in Bourdais! Ready to go, no testing needed, and he's French that should mean something to Renault, no? Then at least we could see what Bourdais could do.

That rumour materialised over the winter but flippin' Flavio killed the rumours off when he said he would not hire Bourdais because he was "too old". And apparenty he and Bourdais were never on good terms to begin with.

Wouldn't want him anyways

[McLaren Fan]

From F1 Live:

Nelson Piquet contested his final Grand Prix for Renault at the Nurburgring last weekend, according to a Brazilian television network.

SporTV claims the 23-year-old will be replaced at the forthcoming Hungarian Grand Prix and for the remainder of the 2009 season by team reserve driver Romain Grosjean, a French-Swiss GP2 driver.

The Brazilian source also said Lucas di Grassi will be drafted in to Grosjean's test seat.

However, the news has not been confirmed by Renault, with team boss Flavio Briatore last Friday answering "we don't know yet" when asked if Piquet will still have his seat in Hungary.

Germany's Auto Motor und Sport believes the decision has been left up to the French team's engineers, with the Brazilian hopeful of getting one more chance after racing without the improvements featured on Fernando Alonso's car in Germany.

The French sports daily L'Equipe believes Renault is free to oust Piquet if it wants to.

Noting that the Brazilian has not scored a single point so far in 2009, the publication said Piquet's contract required him to score at least 40 per cent the points tally of his teammate by mid-season.

Fernando Alonso having scored 13 points after nine out of 17 races on the calendar, Piquet should have taken at least five points over the same period.

D.B. © CAPSIS International
Source: GMM

Hopefully this is true. Formula One is meant to be the highest category of motorsport in the world, so having clowns like Bourdais and Piquet involved isn't acceptable.