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Old 25 Oct 2006, 11:33 (Ref:1748838)   #1
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A few interesting tidbits from Motorsport News...
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Nelson Piquet Jr. has revealed that he is now being managed by Flavio Briatorie. His Renault contract is said to guarantee him three races in 2007.
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2005 Indianapolis 500 winner and IRL Champion Dan Wheldon is having talks with Spyker about a 2007 Formula One drive... A spokesperson for the Spyker team said that they were in talks with a number of drivers.
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Toro Rosso boss Gerhard Berger is said to be considering replacing Scott Speed with Robert Doornboss, to raise funds.
Not sure how reliable this paper is, but a few interesting rumors nonetheless.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 11:57 (Ref:1748877)   #2
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The most interesting one is the first one. If Piquet is to do some races next year, whose seat would he take? I assume Heikki's as Fisi has a contract?
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 12:01 (Ref:1748883)   #3
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Piquet Jr in F1 next year...interesting
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 12:19 (Ref:1748909)   #4
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Fisi is under fire...
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 12:21 (Ref:1748911)   #5
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Maybe he might get a ride at the team that gets Renault engines next season for three races.............
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 12:27 (Ref:1748920)   #6
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Heikki will be making way I'll bet.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 12:39 (Ref:1748931)   #7
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Depends which of Kovalainen and Fisichella comes out on top, and on whether Renault are still fighting for anything by the end of the season - if not, they might be prepared to risk 2 rookies. Otherwise, the 3 races being with another team seems more likely.

How much funding does Doornbos have, and won't the presence of Spyker make it harder for him to attract sponsors?
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 14:53 (Ref:1749057)   #8
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garunteed 3 races in a Renault...

is this indicative of Renault not interested in putting forward a solid title defence? no proven No 1 (not a knock on Fisi) and a rookie teammate who will not race a full season even if he does well enough to deserve it.

without knowing more about Jr's contract, it seems weird.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 15:17 (Ref:1749080)   #9
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Maybe Nelson will replace Fisi for one race and Heikki for another, then the third race he'll replace whoever is worse in the championship?
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 15:28 (Ref:1749090)   #10
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It doesnt sound like Flav to gaurentee Nelson 3 races..... it would send the wrong message to the staff and drivers that they are not looking challenge for the 2007 chmpionships....
I'll believe it when i see it....
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 16:02 (Ref:1749105)   #11
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Only means Fisi will have to upper his game a awful lot if he doesnt want to go from race driver to 3rd driver and no car to drive by the end of the 2007 season. Looking at things now, considering I expect Fisi to be beatten by Kovalainen quite easly, considering the new friday rules, I would be surprised if Piquet only made 3 races in 2007 for Renault. But we will have to wait and see, time will tell.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 16:45 (Ref:1749146)   #12
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I wouldn't believe what you read concerning Piquet Jr. Sounds like someone trying to stir the pot.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 19:09 (Ref:1749287)   #13
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The MN story doesn't say that Piquet will be driving in F1 next year, it just says he'll be doing three races. It doesn't mention what category they'll be in. Given that it is probable that Ricardo Zonta will be undertaking the bulk of the testing milage, it may be in Renault's interests to let Piquet occasionally race elsewhere to keep him 'match fit'. For instance, Piquet often competes in the Mil Milhas race in Brazil.
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 19:44 (Ref:1749312)   #14
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IMHO Fisi might not see out the 2007 season..
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Old 25 Oct 2006, 19:46 (Ref:1749314)   #15
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That's my bet. Fisi and Rubens are the ones in danger for 2007.
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Fisi is not going to make it is he? The writing is on the wall..
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Shall we take bets as to how far he goes?

No, it was clear that Renault only resigned him for continuity purposes. Nobody at the team believes he can lead a championship charge. Kovaleinen will be the main focus.
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Four Grand prix...That's all I give him, and he if he does not raise his game substantially he will gone..
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For instance, Piquet often competes in the Mil Milhas race in Brazil.
But it doesn't coincide with the F1 calendar and he first raced that race last year...
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But it doesn't coincide with the F1 calendar and he first raced that race last year...
True, but Renault could put a clause in Piquet's contract stating that he can't race anything other than a Renault F1 car. The point I was trying to make was that the story (paragraph to be more acurate) in MN stated that Piquet could do three races next year, not three F1 races/three Grands Prix. This could mean that if Piquet wishes he can do three races in some other category. In addition, if they were lining Piquet up to take over from Fisichella mid way through the season (which is a possibility), why would they specify three races?
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I find it interesting that STR are considering dropping Scott Speed... someone doesn't have their head screwed on! Liuzzi can hardly keep his car from spinning at least once a race - and Speed has been outperforming him in the 2nd half of the year.. Hmm. Doornbos is no star as it is..

This could mean Piquet driving in A1GP? 3 races?
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I wouldn't believe what you read concerning Piquet Jr. Sounds like someone trying to stir the pot.
Sounds like we're going back to thae days of Piquet snr...
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