[CityDave]

• Teams Engines and Drivers line-up so far

• 1. Red Bull - Renault : Sebastian Vettel

• 2. Red Bull - Renault : Mark Webber

• 3. McLaren - Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

• 4. McLaren - Mercedes: Jenson Button

• 5. Ferrari - Ferrari : Fernando Alonso

• 6. Ferrari - Ferrari : Filipe Massa

• 7. Mercedes - Mercedes : Michael Schumacher

• 8. Mercedes - Mercedes : Nico Rosberg

• 9. Lotus - Renault : Robert Kubica / Nick Heidfeld / Bruno Senna

• 10. Lotus - Renault : Vitaly Petrov

• 11. Williams - Cosworth : Rubens Barrichello

• 12. Williams - Cosworth : Pastor Maldonado

• 14. Force India - Mercedes : Adrian Sutil

• 15. Force India - Mercedes : Paul Di Resta

• 16. Sauber - Ferrari : Kamui Kobayashi

• 17. Sauber - Ferrari : Sergio Perez / Pedro de la Rosa

• 18. Toro Rosso - Ferrari : Sebastian Buemi

• 19. Toro Rosso - Ferrari : Jaime Alguersuari

• 20. Lotus - Renault : Jarno Trulli / Karun Chandhok

• 21. Lotus - Renault : Heikki Kovalainen

• 22. Hispania - Cosworth : Narain Karthikeyan / Daniel Ricciardo

• 23. Hispania - Cosworth : Vitantonio Liuzzi

• 24. Virgin - Cosworth : Timo Glock

• 25. Virgin - Cosworth : Jerome D'Ambrosio

• Of the drivers that raced last year and are still with out a drive : Lucas di Grassi, Sakon Yamamoto, Christian Klein

This post has been edited by CityDave: 04 November 2011 - 07:00

[discopants]

Glock and D'Ambrosio have been announced as next season's drivers, as well as Petrov (signed a new 2 year deal a couple of days ago).

[xbl]

Should Renault - Renault not now be known as Lotus - Renault?

[Mr. Brightside]

Beastie, on 24 December 2010 - 15:59, said:

• Teams Engines and Drivers line-up so far

• 1. Red Bull - Renault : Sebastian Vettel

• 2. Red Bull - Renault : Mark Webber

• 3. McLaren - Mercedes: Lewis Hamilton

• 4. McLaren - Mercedes: Jenson Button

• 5. Ferrari - Ferrari : Fernando Alonso

• 6. Ferrari - Ferrari : Filipe Massa

• 7. Mercedes - Mercedes : Michael Schumacher

• 8. Mercedes - Mercedes : Nico Rosberg

• 9. Renault - Renault : Robert Kubica

• 10. Renault - Renault : TBC (Vitaly Petrov)

• 11. Williams - Cosworth : Rubens Barrichello

• 12. Williams - Cosworth : Pastor Maldonado

• 14. Force India - Mercedes : TBC (Adrian Sutil)

• 15. Force India - Mercedes : TBC (Vitantonio Liuzzi)

• 16. Sauber - Ferrari : Kamui Kobayashi

• 17. Sauber - Ferrari : Sergio Perez

• 18. Torro Roso - Ferrari : TBC (Sebastian Buemi)

• 19. Torro Roso - Ferrari : TBC (Jaime Alguersuari)

• 20. Lotus - Renault : Jarno Trulli

• 21. Lotus - Renault : Heikki Kovalainen

• 22. Hispania - Cosworth : TBC

• 23. Hispania - Cosworth : TBC

• 24. Virgin - Cosworth : TBC (Timo Glock)

• 25. Virgin - Cosworth : TBC (Jerome D'Ambrosio)

• Of the drivers that raced last year and are still with out a drive : Nico Hulkenberg, Pedro de la Rosa, Nick Heidfeld, Bruno Senna, Lucas di Grassi, Karun Chandhok, Sakon Yamamoto, Christian Klein

It should be Liuzzi/Di Resta IMO.

[CityDave]

Thanks all, tidied it up. Still no confirmation from Toro Rosso or Force India, I would expect them to stick with the same driver line ups as in 2010. Hispania are concentrating on next seasons car rather than choosing drivers at the moment.

[Mr. Brightside]

Beastie, on 24 December 2010 - 21:51, said:

Thanks all, tidied it up. Still no confirmation from Toro Rosso or Force India, I would expect them to stick with the same driver line ups as in 2010. Hispania are concentrating on next seasons car rather than choosing drivers at the moment.

Would you?

[CityDave]

Mr. Brightside, on 24 December 2010 - 21:52, said:

Would you?

Difficult to say I think it will be between di Resta and Liuzzi for the second drive. I would like to see di Resta racing in F1, but I also think Liuzzi should be given the chance I thought he was unlucky last season, this team is pretty good at keeping continuity. Sutil should be all but confirmed now all the top drives have gone.

[Mr. Brightside]

Beastie, on 24 December 2010 - 23:03, said:

Difficult to say I think it will be between di Resta and Liuzzi for the second drive. I would like to see di Resta racing in F1, but I also think Liuzzi should be given the chance I thought he was unlucky last season, this team is pretty good at keeping continuity. Sutil should be all but confirmed now all the top drives have gone.

Liuzzi has had enough chances now, he isn't good enough.
Di Resta should get the seat, him and Sutil would be a decent line-up.

[CityDave]

Mr. Brightside, on 24 December 2010 - 23:05, said:

Liuzzi has had enough chances now, he isn't good enough.
Di Resta should get the seat, him and Sutil would be a decent line-up.

I would think the Mercedes guys are probably saying the same.

[flyingscot]

Given Di Resta won DTM it gives him more credibility than Luizzi who has struggled against most of his team mates.

Anyway this was being discussed in last year's thread by it seems to have hit mainstream press that Legard is looking like being replaced.

http://www.dailymail...han-Legard.html

I think the Mail calls it correctly. It is a gamble to have Brundle as main commentator as he is an excellent analyst and DC is also appears to me to be a bit wooden when they interview him during races.

[KilliePie]

I would have had David Croft and Martin Brundle for the TV coverage and put Legard on 5 Live alongside Anthony Davidson.

[discopants]

Who could be another pundit if DC goes on commentary ? Or would he stay as a pundit and during the Grid Walk go to the commentary box.

[Stu]

Beastie, on 24 December 2010 - 21:51, said:

Thanks all, tidied it up. Still no confirmation from Toro Rosso or Force India, I would expect them to stick with the same driver line ups as in 2010. Hispania are concentrating on next seasons car rather than choosing drivers at the moment.

Toro Ross have confirmed it'll be the same as last year, although there's a fair chance Daniel Riccardo will replace one of them at mid-season if they haven't done well enough.

Force India will be two from Sutil, di Resta and Hulkenberg I reckon - although Luizzi has a contract!

[CityDave]

flyingscot, on 26 December 2010 - 01:46, said:

Given Di Resta won DTM it gives him more credibility than Luizzi who has struggled against most of his team mates.

In the eyes of his fans, it does. But winning another series doesn't automatically mean he will make a better F1 driver. If Vejay Mallya thinks he can get more out of di Resta than Liuzzi and push Adrian Sutil he will change drivers. Also if Liuzzi had struggled against most of his team mates he would have been long gone. It also would seem hard to imagine Nico Hulkenberg without a drive, I would actually prefer that he got the drive, Nico would push Sutil hard from the start where as di Resta might take a bit of time, so it likely both Liuzzi and di Resta might miss out anyway. I'm not sure though if Force India would have two drivers of the same nationallity.

This post has been edited by Beastie: 26 December 2010 - 11:54

[drs]

flyingscot, on 26 December 2010 - 01:46, said:

Given Di Resta won DTM it gives him more credibility than Luizzi who has struggled against most of his team mates.

Anyway this was being discussed in last year's thread by it seems to have hit mainstream press that Legard is looking like being replaced.

http://www.dailymail...han-Legard.html

I think the Mail calls it correctly. It is a gamble to have Brundle as main commentator as he is an excellent analyst and DC is also appears to me to be a bit wooden when they interview him during races.

Its been in the mainstream press for months, someone has been leaking that Legard was being punted to Charles sale for months now.

[CityDave]

Hispania have signed Narain Karthikeyan up for next season. . He has been out of F1 since 2005 when he drove for Jordan. Also Senna and Chandhok are out of the picture for a drive at Hispania. Maybe Klien or Yamamoto?, Klien is solid but was never a stand out, Yamamoto is just not quick enough. Someone else maybe, there was rumours last season that de la Rosa would be heading for Hispania, better than what Hispania have had but not exactly raising the bar. Who do you think?

[Mr. Brightside]

$$$$$ < that's what it boils down to.

[CityDave]

Drake, on 07 January 2011 - 15:38, said:

$$ $ < that's what it boils down to.

with the Indian GP (provisional calender) 30th October

[drs]

Hispania have left FOTA, they say its because FOTA are more geared to the big teams, FOTA say its cos they havent been paying the bills.

[Skinto McGinto]

Bye Bye Legard, Hello Coulthard...

Brundle's on a charge now. Can't be any worse than the previous incumbents...

[Papad]

Great news that the Leg is away.

But DC?

A whiney Twynholm buftie and therfore most likely a Queens fan to boot.

[flyingscot]

Not only is Legard gone but FOM have now gone and done an HD feed which the BBC are taking so F1 will be on BBC 1 HD too next year.
Be interesting to see whether Brundle works as main commentator and how Brundle/Coulthard stacks up. Being the main TV commentator is difficult, James Allen for example always struck me as a bit of a numpty behind the microphone but he was good at analysis and in print is excellent.

Could they have swapped Crofty and Legard around?

[Mr. Brightside]

Two people who know what they're talking about on the F1, has that ever happened before?!

[drs]

When has Coulthard ever shown any knowledge of F1 beyond that which Red Bull tell him?

[Mr. Brightside]

drs, on 14 January 2011 - 12:32, said:

When has Coulthard ever shown any knowledge of F1 beyond that which Red Bull tell him?

Pretty much every time he has been on TV.