SWANSONG

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:28 pm

Just to liven up the preseason, which experienced drivers are having their last F1 drives in 2006 ?
DC ?
JV ?
Fisi ?

cmlean · Post by **cmlean** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:18 pm

I'll go out on a limb

MS
DC
Sato

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:29 pm

MSC
&
JB
&
JV

....I think.....

Bundy · Post by **Bundy** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:11 pm

JV
JB
RS

rah · Post by **rah** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:11 pm

BlinkyBill · Post by **BlinkyBill** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:17 pm

JV - regardless of BMW's performance
M.Sch - becuase Ferrari wont win.
JB - forced retirement: because he will be outdriven by RB, will tear up his contract in a drunken temper tantrem and no-one else will offer him one.

mlittle · Post by **mlittle** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:20 pm

J. Villeneuve--gets beaten by Heidfield regularly this year
J. Button--same story at Honda(Barrichello outperforms him this year)

Ed · Post by Ed » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:02 am

Michael and Ralf Schumacher, David Coulthard and Jacques Villeneuve are all possibilities. It all depends on how they do during the season but I would say that Villeneuve's case is the weakest to remain beyond 2006.
Michael will decide fairly soon if he wants to stay and that will also depend on how the new Ferrari compares to the competition.

Ralf Schumacher bounced back later in the season and even had the upper hand with the TF105B. Trulli has had the time to adjust and if he gets the better of Ralf all season, it is unlikely that Ralf would be renewed with Toyota and other teams will not sign him. The same applies to Trulli too if things are turned.

Finally there is Coulthard although I suspect that he will spend at least another year at Red Bull and drive a fully designed Adrian Newey car.

All of the remaining drivers in top teams are likely to stay. There is no such thing as a guarantee though. Get it wrong enough times and you're out!

rah · Post by **rah** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:21 am

Ed wrote: All of the remaining drivers in top teams are likely to stay. There is no such thing as a guarantee though. Get it wrong enough times and you're out!

There are always exceptions to the rule. i.e. Sato.

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:34 am

MS 100%
DC 75%
RS 75%
JV 0%

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:13 pm

JV 100 %
RS 75%
DC 50%
MS 25%

See JV we do agree on some things

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:31 pm

JV 75%
RS 50%
JMP for the smokey

<T-K> · Post by **<T-K>** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 2:59 am

Lloyd wrote: JMP

How long have you been at the bar?

JayVee · Post by **JayVee** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:11 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:JV 100 %
RS 75%
DC 50%
MS 25%

See JV we do agree on some things

We sure do.

But how come a mere 25% for Michael ?

Julian Mayo · Post by **Julian Mayo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:45 pm

JayVee wrote:
Julian Mayo wrote:JV 100 %
RS 75%
DC 50%
MS 25%

See JV we do agree on some things
We sure do.

But how come a mere 25% for Michael ?

His, as I perceive it, arrogance. If HE believes he can win one more title he will stay. Regardless of anyone elses opinion (Unless he wins the title this year, then he will vanish faster than a a glass of Bundy's bundy)