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Yes it has started well and truly now
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
1 Lewis HAMILTON Contract until 2012
2 Heikki KOVALAINEN Expires in a month.*
* Heikki is out of contract for next year in terms of his current deal at McLaren.
Heikki has confirmed that his McLaren option actually expires this month.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS
Time Glock
Nico Rosberg
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3 Felipe MASSA END of 2010
4 Kimi RAIKKONEN END of 2010*
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Fernando Alonso
BMW Sauber F1 Team
5 Robert KUBICA END of 2009
6 Nick HEIDFELD END of 2009
Heidfeld apparently talking to several teams.
Kubica doesnt look like he is going anywhere.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Christien Klien
ING Renault F1 Team
7 Fernando ALONSO UNTIL 2011*
8 Nelsinho PIQUET END of 2009**
* Original contract would have seen him without a contract next year but Alonso has signed a two year extension to that.
**
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN for NEXT year.
Panasonic Toyota Racing
9 Jarno TRULLI UNKNOWN
10 Timo GLOCK END of 2010
Both likely to stay unless Glock moving to McLaren is true.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN
Scuderia Toro Rosso
11 S?bastien BOURDAIS END of 2009*
12 S?bastien BUEMI END of 2009
* Belived to have raced for last time in Germany and set to be replaced.
Buemi is a Red Bull Junior and likely to continue. Has potential
POSSIBLE DRIVERS
Alguersuari, Red Bull's F1 reserve driver is hoping for a full-time Toro Rosso race seat in 2010.
Red Bull Racing
14 Mark WEBBER END OF 2009
15 Sebastian VETTEL END OF 2010
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN/ NONE
AT&T Williams
16 Nico ROSBERG END OF 2009
17 Kazuki NAKAJIMA END OF 2009
Rosberg wants deal Finalised by September so we shall know near then.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN
Force India F1 Team
20 Adrian SUTIL END OF 2009
21 Giancarlo FISICHELLA END OF 2009
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Bruno Senna
Tonio Liuzzi*
*
BrawnGP Formula 1 Team
22 Jenson BUTTON UNKNOWN contract BUT SAFE
23 Rubens BARRICHELLO END OF 2009
Rubens doesnt seem happy.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Nick Heidfeld (reports that he almost drove their for this season. One of the teams he is speaking to?)
Dallara-Campos
24 Told that one driver to be confirmed at Valencia. (Rumoured to be Pedro de La Rosa.)
25 TBC
USF1
26 TBC
27 TBC
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Jacques Villenueve
Danica Patrick
Manor F1
28 TBC
29 TBC
Likely looking at one driver to be an experienced driver and one to be a complete newbie.
OTHER POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota Development Driver)
Romain Grosjean (Renault Development Driver)
Nico H?lkenberg (Williams test driver)
Pantana
Karun Chandok
ALL drivers currently in GP2
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
1 Lewis HAMILTON Contract until 2012
2 Heikki KOVALAINEN Expires in a month.*
* Heikki is out of contract for next year in terms of his current deal at McLaren.
Heikki has confirmed that his McLaren option actually expires this month.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS
Time Glock
Nico Rosberg
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
3 Felipe MASSA END of 2010
4 Kimi RAIKKONEN END of 2010*
Kimi Raikkonen's Finnish agent, as well as Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali, have fended off the latest round of rumours regarding the 2007 World Champion.
But Riku Kuvaja, who is the Ferrari driver's agent and media spokesman in Finland, told the Iltalehi daily: "The contract is valid and we will adhere to it."
"There is nothing new," the Italian insisted. "Surely everyone remembers last season, when the rumours were the same."
"Believe the team and the facts, not rumours," Domenicali added, when asked why it is so strongly believed in the paddock that Fernando Alonso is set to replace Raikkonen.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090715135630.shtml
A tough season for the 2007 F1 world champion at Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen is to to quit Formula one to launch a full time rallying campaign next season the Finnish sports magazine Veikkaaja claims.
The 2007 world champion has recently contested three minor events in Finland and Italy, and will make his WRC debut in Finland at the end of this month.
It is suggested that while top teams can contractually forbid their drivers from participating in dangerous pursuits, Ferrari is keen to let Raikkonen develop his rallying hobby in order to make room for Fernando Alonso at the team next year.
A friend of Raikkonen is quoted by Veikkaaja as saying: "Kimi doesn't talk about Formula One anymore. He just talks about rally
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090714120539.shtml
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Fernando Alonso
BMW Sauber F1 Team
5 Robert KUBICA END of 2009
6 Nick HEIDFELD END of 2009
Heidfeld apparently talking to several teams.
Kubica doesnt look like he is going anywhere.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Christien Klien
Christian Klien's contract means he could make his return to the Formula One grid next year at BMW Sauber.
The 26-year-old Austrian, who lost his Red Bull seat in 2006 and moved to Honda as a tester, has been Swiss-based BMW's reserve driver for the past two seasons.
The Austrian news source Vorarlberg Online believes his contract with the German squad guarantees him a full race seat by 2010.
The publication also believes Klien would replace Nick Heidfeld, who has admitted he is in talks regarding his future with other teams.
"It is far too early to talk about the driver market,? Klien commented.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090714113220.shtml
ING Renault F1 Team
7 Fernando ALONSO UNTIL 2011*
8 Nelsinho PIQUET END of 2009**
* Original contract would have seen him without a contract next year but Alonso has signed a two year extension to that.
**
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.
http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/090715142654.shtml
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN for NEXT year.
Panasonic Toyota Racing
9 Jarno TRULLI UNKNOWN
10 Timo GLOCK END of 2010
Both likely to stay unless Glock moving to McLaren is true.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN
Scuderia Toro Rosso
11 S?bastien BOURDAIS END of 2009*
12 S?bastien BUEMI END of 2009
* Belived to have raced for last time in Germany and set to be replaced.
Buemi is a Red Bull Junior and likely to continue. Has potential
POSSIBLE DRIVERS
Alguersuari, Red Bull's F1 reserve driver is hoping for a full-time Toro Rosso race seat in 2010.
Red Bull Racing
14 Mark WEBBER END OF 2009
15 Sebastian VETTEL END OF 2010
"He is driving extremely well," Horner said of the 32-year-old, "but the season is only half over so we are not in negotiations yet."nnThe Briton said both Vettel and Webber performed immaculately at Silverstone three weeks ago, confirming that "we have the strongest driver pairing in the field", according to Horner
http://www.onestopstrategy.com/dail...8146-Red+Bull+likely+to+keep+Mark+Webber.html
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN/ NONE
AT&T Williams
16 Nico ROSBERG END OF 2009
17 Kazuki NAKAJIMA END OF 2009
Rosberg wants deal Finalised by September so we shall know near then.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
UNKNOWN
Force India F1 Team
20 Adrian SUTIL END OF 2009
21 Giancarlo FISICHELLA END OF 2009
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Bruno Senna
Tonio Liuzzi*
*
Liuzzi all set to replace Fisichella at Force India
Tonio Liuzzi today indicated he may soon be able to announce his return to Formula One.
Liuzzi has spent the last two seasons as Force India's test and reserve driver, and it is believed his deal with the Silverstone-based squad guarantees a race seat next year.
Liuzzi did not refer to his contract at the Nurburgring on Saturday, but grinned when asked which of the three new entrants he most fancies for a ride next year.
"Maybe one of the present ones," he told the BBC. "Hopefully soon we can announce something.
I think we are really close to stepping back into a race seat.?
BrawnGP Formula 1 Team
22 Jenson BUTTON UNKNOWN contract BUT SAFE
23 Rubens BARRICHELLO END OF 2009
Rubens doesnt seem happy.
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Nick Heidfeld (reports that he almost drove their for this season. One of the teams he is speaking to?)
Dallara-Campos
24 Told that one driver to be confirmed at Valencia. (Rumoured to be Pedro de La Rosa.)
25 TBC
USF1
26 TBC
27 TBC
POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Jacques Villenueve
Danica Patrick
Manor F1
28 TBC
29 TBC
Likely looking at one driver to be an experienced driver and one to be a complete newbie.
OTHER POSSIBLE DRIVERS:
Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota Development Driver)
Romain Grosjean (Renault Development Driver)
Nico H?lkenberg (Williams test driver)
Pantana
Karun Chandok
ALL drivers currently in GP2
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