2019 Driver Speculation

[Penfold]

Is that you, Iron Mike?

[Penfold]

Kvyat confirmed for Toro Rosso.  How exciting.

[Chrill]

Very.

[Chrill]

Helmut Marko rules out Vandoorne for second Toro Rosso seat, calling him "not fast enough for us":
https://www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/vandoorne-not-fast-enough-for-toro-rosso-marko-20181001

[Penfold]

This from the guy who gave J.R. Hartley a seat....

[Penfold]

Georgie Porgie (Russell) gets to race for Williams next year: https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/12/george-russell-handed-f1-debut-with-williams-in-2019/

[Chrill]

Quite. Cubit or Macaroni to race alongside him, it seems.

[Chrill]

New layout for our grid then. I've removed Buemi and Albon from Toro Rosso based on them being conformed as drivers in Formula E next year. Hartley, Wehrlein, Ticktum, Schumacher, Kubica, or Vergne may all still be in the run for that second Toro Rosso seat anyway.



Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport:
44. Lewis Hamilton (link)
77. Valtteri Bottas (link)

Scuderia Ferrari:
5. Sebastian Vettel (link)
16. Charles Leclerc (link)

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing Honda:
10. Pierre Gasly (link)
33. Max Verstappen (link)

Renault Sport Formula One Team:
3. Daniel Ricciardo (link)
27. Nico Hulkenberg (link)

Haas F1 Team:
8. Romain Grosjean (link)
20. Kevin Magnussen (link)

McLaren F1 Team:
55. Carlos Sainz (link)
?. Lando Norris (link)

Racing Point Force India F1 Team:
11. Sergio Perez (link)
18. Lance Stroll (link)
31. Esteban Ocon (link)
?. Nicholas Latifi (link)

Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda:
26. Daniil Kvyat (link)
25. Jean-Eric Vergne (link)
94. Pascal Wehrlein (link)
?. Dan Ticktum (link)
?. Mick Schumacher (link)
?. Robert Kubica (link)
31. Esteban Ocon (link)
?. Alexander Albon (link)
?. Sebastien Buemi (link)

Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team:
7. Kimi Raikkonen (link)
?. Antonio Giovinazzi (link)

Williams Martini Racing:
63. George Russell (link)
18. Lance Stroll (link)
35. Sergey Sirotkin (link)
?. Artem Markelov (link)
?. Nikita Mazepin (link)
?. Oliver Rowland (link)
?. Robert Kubica (link)

[Chrill]

Also, 63 is almost 100% sure to be his number. It's free, and it sort of spells out GR. See?

[Penfold]

I do.

Quite. Cubit or Macaroni to race alongside him, it seems.

I forget, which ones are Cubit and Macaroni?

[Chrill]

I forget, which ones are Cubit and Macaroni?

Kubica and Markelov. 

[Penfold]

They're the chaps.

Just for future reference, I shall be referring to Mazepin (should he venture into F1) as Battenberg.  This obviously requires no explanation.

[Chrill]

I'll call him Princess Cake for the same reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_cake

[Chrill]

Mika Hakkinen is only 50 years old, he can easily make a return to F1:
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/hakkinen-would-only-return-to-racing-to-kick-some-butt/3194961/

(No, I'm not serious)

[Penfold]

I'll call him Princess Cake for the same reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_cake

I'd say use prinsesstarta, that's a fantastic name.