Red Bull Picks Scott Speed As 2006 Third Driver...
Posted by Jagdpanzer
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"Red Bull Racing is due to announce that Scott Speed is to join the team as test and reserve driver next year. The news means that one of the three current Red Bull Racing drivers is going to find himself in trouble as there is no room in the team for both Christian Klien and Tonio Liuzzi. It remains to be seen what will happen but it is thought likely that whichever driver is not chosen to be the second driver will walk."
I guess this means Liuzzi will get his walking papers after the season...
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
"Red Bull Racing is due to announce that Scott Speed is to join the team as test and reserve driver next year. The news means that one of the three current Red Bull Racing drivers is going to find himself in trouble as there is no room in the team for both Christian Klien and Tonio Liuzzi. It remains to be seen what will happen but it is thought likely that whichever driver is not chosen to be the second driver will walk."
I guess this means Liuzzi will get his walking papers after the season...
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
According to Autosport, it looks like Liuzzi is the favoured one to stay.
Is it certain that he will be in GP2 next year?
Scott Speed deserves a testing chance, but not a race drive yet IMO... so I hope those Minardi stories are just stories!
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I saw the Minardi story too. I don't know if Red Bull is really serious or not, but they do have a backlog of drivers in their Red bull feeeder program.
Honestly, I think the only way Liuzzi will remain is if he get a couple of podiums in the final races he will drive after Monza. Otherwise I think Klien deserves to stay. He has shown pretty good pace all things considered....
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
Honestly, I think the only way Liuzzi will remain is if he get a couple of podiums in the final races he will drive after Monza. Otherwise I think Klien deserves to stay. He has shown pretty good pace all things considered....
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
Over the last couple of years i stopped getting the impression that Stoddart is acting for the benefit of his team.
To me it's more like a tool for his political(FIA?GP**? anything else?) and other ambitions.
As for Klien vs Liuzzi this year showed what difference an extra season makes.I hate to be a pessimist but the net result would probably leave one of them disappearing completely off the F1 scene.Which would be a shame.
To me it's more like a tool for his political(FIA?GP**? anything else?) and other ambitions.
As for Klien vs Liuzzi this year showed what difference an extra season makes.I hate to be a pessimist but the net result would probably leave one of them disappearing completely off the F1 scene.Which would be a shame.
I'd like to see next year's Red Bull team consisting of DC and Liuzzi in the race seat and Scott Speed in the third seat. Klien is good, but I think Liuzzi deserves a chance. He was as good as Klien with half as much experience, so he could turn out to be really good.
And Scott Speed is a fantastic marketing tool.
And Scott Speed is a fantastic marketing tool.
gary42 Wrote:
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> If you want a yank in F1, why not Marco Andretti.
> He looks quick enough, but daddy doesn't seem to
> want him to come to Europe and upstage him. Would
> rather he spends his whole life going left.
The word is that Mario wants Marco to get into F1 and is trying to groom him to do so. The problem lies with Michael, as he remembers his own disastrous efforts with McLaren and is reluctant to allow Marco to give it a go.
Why anyone would want to spend their entire career racing on ovals is beyond me...
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/2005 09:21PM by Jagdpanzer.
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> If you want a yank in F1, why not Marco Andretti.
> He looks quick enough, but daddy doesn't seem to
> want him to come to Europe and upstage him. Would
> rather he spends his whole life going left.
The word is that Mario wants Marco to get into F1 and is trying to groom him to do so. The problem lies with Michael, as he remembers his own disastrous efforts with McLaren and is reluctant to allow Marco to give it a go.
Why anyone would want to spend their entire career racing on ovals is beyond me...
"There are some pikeys there at Turn 10 putting tarmac down - what do you think of that?" - Martin Brundle
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/05/2005 09:21PM by Jagdpanzer.
Just to throw my weight into the Klien vs Liuzzi comparison, yes I agree that Klien has done the better job overall this season, and if anyone is going to get the job for 2006, I'd prefer it to be him.
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Locke Cole Wrote:
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> Just to throw my weight into the Klien vs Liuzzi
> comparison, yes I agree that Klien has done the
> better job overall this season, and if anyone is
> going to get the job for 2006, I'd prefer it to be
> him.
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but liuzzi's a much beter looker
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Tony
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> Just to throw my weight into the Klien vs Liuzzi
> comparison, yes I agree that Klien has done the
> better job overall this season, and if anyone is
> going to get the job for 2006, I'd prefer it to be
> him.
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but liuzzi's a much beter looker
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Tony
Nik_I Wrote:
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> scott speed in a red bull.... even if it is a
> tester position, I HATE THAT GUY!
Why?
He's a decent driver, with a great name for a racing driver (although it is a bit cheesy). He represents the key to an American interest in F1. The Yank market is absolutely huge, and F1 needs to break into it further than it's done already. I hope that Speed gets a race seat, ideally with Red Bull, in 2007.
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> scott speed in a red bull.... even if it is a
> tester position, I HATE THAT GUY!
Why?
He's a decent driver, with a great name for a racing driver (although it is a bit cheesy). He represents the key to an American interest in F1. The Yank market is absolutely huge, and F1 needs to break into it further than it's done already. I hope that Speed gets a race seat, ideally with Red Bull, in 2007.
why does f1 need to breal into the us market?
the us doesnt generaly like playing with others and prefers making its own games with its own rules. there's been a lot stronger reasons than scott speed for american interest to lighten up, but it hasnt happened.
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Tony
the us doesnt generaly like playing with others and prefers making its own games with its own rules. there's been a lot stronger reasons than scott speed for american interest to lighten up, but it hasnt happened.
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Tony
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