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Title: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: Nickbat on 11 November 2013, 15:57:14
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24897809 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24897809)

About time Frank had a top driver again. ;)
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: tunnie on 11 November 2013, 16:20:20
Well dunno about top, but better than what they had before!
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: Varche on 11 November 2013, 16:25:55
Passable number two driver but then so is Maldonado. Williams need a better car.

I see Raikkonen is "sitting out" the last two Grand Prixs. makes sense allround
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: henryd on 11 November 2013, 18:57:21
Passable number two driver but then so is Maldonado. Williams need a better car.

I see Raikkonen is "sitting out" the last two Grand Prixs. makes sense allround

Having an operation on his back apparently,hope he can afford to go private ::) ::) :-X
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: Webby the Bear on 11 November 2013, 19:23:40
theres some really interesting moves. Maldonado to lotus I hear. hmmmm.
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: albitz on 11 November 2013, 19:27:22
I think Hulkenberg is more likely to go to Lotus tbh,but we shall see.
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: Webby the Bear on 11 November 2013, 19:31:14
what I cant understand is the perez dismissal. I think he;s done pretty well in a shite car. and then theyre going to stick a total novice in  ???
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: cleggy on 11 November 2013, 19:35:41
what I cant understand is the perez dismissal. I think he;s done pretty well in a shite car. and then theyre going to stick a total novice in  ???

Totally agree, seems an odd thing to do ???
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: Webby the Bear on 11 November 2013, 19:38:21
what I cant understand is the perez dismissal. I think he;s done pretty well in a shite car. and then theyre going to stick a total novice in  ???

Totally agree, seems an odd thing to do ???

yeah. I wonder how much button's had to do with that bearing in mind he out placed him in a few races  :-X
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: henryd on 11 November 2013, 20:16:02
what I cant understand is the perez dismissal. I think he;s done pretty well in a shite car. and then theyre going to stick a total novice in  ???

Totally agree, seems an odd thing to do ???

All down to money I suspect,the new boy probably brings sponsors with him.
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: albitz on 11 November 2013, 20:27:49
Hamilton was also a complete novice when he joined McCaren,and he immediately made Alonso look ordinary. ;)
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: tunnie on 11 November 2013, 20:37:59
what I cant understand is the perez dismissal. I think he;s done pretty well in a shite car. and then theyre going to stick a total novice in  ???

Totally agree, seems an odd thing to do ???

All down to money I suspect,the new boy probably brings sponsors with him.

Does appear to be a move to sponsored drivers. Maldonado brought around £30 million or there abouts with him to Williams I think?

Certainly think Perez has done ok, considering the lack lustre car
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: albitz on 11 November 2013, 21:25:25
Williams have said that Massa isn't going to be a paying driver. It will be useful to them to tap into his experience of how a top team like Ferrari work these days imo. It wont alter the fact though,that they need a huge injection of cash to get them back to the front again.
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: cleggy on 11 November 2013, 22:03:59
I wouldn't have thought the McLaren need a paying driver considering the wealth of the company owners :-[
Title: Re: Massa joins Williams to replace Pastor Maldonado
Post by: henryd on 11 November 2013, 22:14:30
I wouldn't have thought the McLaren need a paying driver considering the wealth of the company owners :-[

They are going to get a lot less TV money this year due to there lowly position so maybe could do with a few extra quid ??? :)