…But don’t worry, because we haven’t got much longer to wait until the F1 news machine cranks up a gear and we head to Spa for round 12 of the 2012 season. Of what news we’ve had this week, as the F1 teams enjoy another week off, here’s what’s coming up on #F1Chat…
Former Toro Rosso driver, Sebastien Buemi, says he’s close to a ride for 2013, but where do you think he would go? He’s not interested in driving for HRT or Marussia – would he go back to STR? He’s currently the third driver at Red Bull – would that be appealing to a team looking to sign him?
Jonathan Neale says McLaren are closer to an agreement with Lewis Hamilton over driving for the team beyond the end of this year, and according to Stefano Domenicali, Felipe Massa “knows what he has to do” to retain his Ferrari seat for 2013. Do you think this firms up what we’re yet to hear, that Hamilton will stick with McLaren and Massa will be on his way out at Ferrari? I know we’ve discussed this before, but I’m clutching at straws this week…
Williams are the most improved team since last year, having scored an impressive amount of points compared to last season. Pastor Maldonado has scored a win, but hasn’t scored since, while Bruno Senna has been scoring consistently. However, Maldonado continued to cast a question mark over his performance since his win in Spain, by crashing in a street demonstration in Venezuela last weekend. If Maldonado fails to deliver in the second half of 2012, could he be replaced in 2013?
Seeing as it’s been a slow news week, let’s also talk about what got you into watching F1 – what is it you love the most about the sport, and who is your favourite driver (past or present)?
Join us tomorrow at the usual time of 4pm Eastern US, 9pm UK when we will attempt to talk about a fairly slow news week in F1. Don’t forget to use the #F1Chat hashtag when answering the questions.
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