^ I think you're onto something here. Heck, they'd only have to build one competitive car that way. Talk about being able to maximize your funds.

l8r)

 

Regulations allowed the Williams BMW bigger fuel capacity and bigger wheel & tires for the open top prototypes back in 1999 if I recall, and had it not been for contact with Auberlin's BMW backmarker...Katayama was certainly driving (as it turned out) the wheels off the Toyota GT-One.

 

Keeping on the Renault path, between Jarno Trulli and Piquet Jr, it sounds like they wouldn't be the 1st team to provide an A spec car for their #1 driver and a B spec car for their #2 driver.

 

but that would leave them with 2 drivers that suck.... and still no competitive cars

 

Well, they COULD have signed Heidfeld a few weeks ago, so that driver that sucks issue is their own f'in fault. And the no competitive cars, well same deal there I suppose.

 

Its sad to see that Heidfeld wont be racing this year, he was always one of the guys i would pull for

 

Yeah, he reminds me a lot of Jenson. Nice and smooth driver, but he's going to need a quick car to win races....also just like Jenson.

 

i was never impressed with heidfeld. it always seemed like he only stepped up his average game when kubica started doing really well.

 

He has shown flashes of greatness, not super consistent though. But a very smooth driver much like Jenson like you said

 

Jens and quick-nick always neede to be in the "right mood" that day to be bothered with driving HARD for the race. Both of them give up positions in the early stages and lack the killer instinct to consistently pass non blue-flagged cars.

IMHO it has always been a question of desire and hunger for those two to really shine.

Fair disclosure: i've been a Button fan since the dark ages of BAR.

 

Nick Heidfield being out would also remove one rolling chicane for Alonso!

 

^ Ah the poor GT-one (the car, not the user on EvoM)...... Never won much of anything, but was blazingly fast and scarry prior to its frequent, impending critical failure/wreck.

 

At least he would have been a quick rolling chicane

 

Line up for Test 3

Provisional testing line-up:
McLaren
Wednesday: Lewis Hamilton
Thursday: Lewis Hamilton
Friday: Jenson Button
Saturday: Jenson Button

Mercedes GP
Wednesday: Michael Schumacher
Thursday: Nico Rosberg
Friday: Michael Schumacher
Saturday: Nico Rosberg

Red Bull
Wednesday: Sebastian Vettel
Thursday: Sebastian Vettel
Friday: Mark Webber
Saturday: Mark Webber

Ferrari
Wednesday: Felipe Massa
Thursday: Felipe Massa
Friday: Fernando Alonso
Saturday: Fernando Alonso

Sauber
Wednesday: Pedro de la Rosa
Thursday: Pedro de la Rosa
Friday: Kamui Kobayashi
Saturday: Kamui Kobayasi

Williams
Wednesday: Rubens Barrichello
Thursday: Rubens Barrichello
Friday: Nico Hulkenberg
Saturday: Nico Hulkenberg

Renault
Wednesday: Vitaly Petrov
Thursday: Vitaly Petrov
Friday: Robert Kubica
Saturday: Robert Kubica

Force India
Wednesday: Paul di Resta (morning) / Adrian Sutil (afternoon)
Thursday: Adrian Sutil
Friday: Vitantonio Liuzzi
Saturday: Vitantonio Liuzzi

Toro Rosso
Wednesday: Sébastien Buemi
Thursday: Sébastien Buemi
Friday: Jaime Alguersuari
Saturday: Jaime Alguersuari

Lotus
Wednesday: Fairuz Fauzy
Thursday: Heikki Kovalainen
Friday: Heikki Kovalainen
Saturday: Jarno Trulli

Virgin
Wednesday: Lucas di Grassi
Thursday: Lucas di Grassi/Timo Glock
Friday: Timo Glock
Saturday: TBC

 

UMMMM didn't see this coming

http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/...-to-merge.html

Can anyone verify this? Any other sources?