Pick the drivers - Haas lineup announcement

[forty_three]

Just for fun, Haas set to announce their lineup next Tuesday. Thoughts?

I'm gonna guess Rossi and Raikkonen with Conor Daly as test driver.


Raikkonen knows the Ferrari engine, and has lived in the states before.

 

[forty_three]

For the record, the general consensus is Grosjean and Gutierrez.

 

[Retroram52]

I think there might be an American in this announcement.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Gutierrez and Verne

I would love Magnusson but I think he ends up taking Button's spot.

 

[IndyAndy]

I don't see Raikkonen leaving Ferrari.

Gutierrez seems like a lock.

I'm liking Rossi for the 2nd seat.

 

[forty_three]

Not listening so I don't know who is in the second seat. But Romain Grosjean gets the first one.

Big rumor in the UK that the seat opening at Lotus, and with Renault confirming they bought a controlling stake, will lead to Jenson Button in the Lotus next year.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

Grosjean is the only announced driver for now

would like to see Rossi there

but we shall see, still good this team looks promising enough to bring a driver from the middle of the grid, indicates they will indeed be competitive

 

[Retroram52]

IDK bout this selection. Seriously?

 

[forty_three]

I've never been a fan of Grosjean Retroram, but he does have experience in a new team and the development process. If they can't grab someone like Raikkonen, Button or Rosberg, he's not a terrible choice from a team standpoint.

But they really could use a stud driver will balls of steel. Someone exciting to get ESPN coverage stateside.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

Gutierrez it is!

 

[IndyAndy]

Gutierrez it is!

Works for me.

 

[Forty_Sixand2]

I like it. Two young guys with talent and enough experience that Haas can learn a lot about the cars and circuits with them. Grosjean has a little bit of Maldonado in him but I think he has grown out of it.

 

[forty_three]

Kind of ironic that with all the importance placed on where drivers are from and national pride in F1 that the American team will be going with a Frenchman and a Mexican.

Not what I would have gone with as an ideal pairing to draw in "American" racing fans.

 

[BoiseStateFan27]

They may have decided too quickly

Rossi has been showing he may be worth the seat.

 

[IndyAndy]

It seems that Magnussen was the 'fall back position' if they couldn't land Grosjean.

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