#  @F1_AlmostMoves F1AlmostMovesandTransferRumours F1AlmostMovesandTransferRumours posts on X about formula1, formula 1, mclaren, f1 the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [---] [#](/creator/twitter::1529778934312755201/interactions)  - [--] Week [-----] -64% - [--] Month [-------] +230% - [--] Months [-------] +314% - [--] Year [-------] -31% ### Mentions: [--] [#](/creator/twitter::1529778934312755201/posts_active)  - [--] Month [--] -45% - [--] Months [--] +49% - [--] Year [---] -58% ### Followers: [-----] [#](/creator/twitter::1529778934312755201/followers)  - [--] Week [-----] -0.08% - [--] Month [-----] +0.96% - [--] Months [-----] +4.90% - [--] Year [-----] +8% ### CreatorRank: [---------] [#](/creator/twitter::1529778934312755201/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands) [formula 1](/list/formula-1) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [stocks](/list/stocks) [countries](/list/countries) [nascar](/list/nascar) [finance](/list/finance) [social networks](/list/social-networks) **Social topic influence** [formula1](/topic/formula1), [formula 1](/topic/formula-1), [mclaren](/topic/mclaren), [f1](/topic/f1), [ligier](/topic/ligier) #42, [renault](/topic/renault), [jordan](/topic/jordan), [in the](/topic/in-the), [grand prix](/topic/grand-prix), [drivers](/topic/drivers) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@unracedf1](/creator/undefined) [@frentzenhh](/creator/undefined) [@fastestpitstop](/creator/undefined) [@fraze1976](/creator/undefined) [@nardonariosfc](/creator/undefined) [@motorsport](/creator/undefined) [@formularacers](/creator/undefined) [@cheesypoofs](/creator/undefined) [@skysportsf1](/creator/undefined) [@dantheracer99](/creator/undefined) [@thebishf1](/creator/undefined) [@rodonf1](/creator/undefined) [@crystalracing](/creator/undefined) [@kobayashicore](/creator/undefined) [@formula1wimbo](/creator/undefined) [@seanbulldesign](/creator/undefined) [@sergiohincapie](/creator/undefined) [@senorsoupe](/creator/undefined) [@karunchandhok](/creator/undefined) [@theroboteer](/creator/undefined) **Top assets mentioned** [Ferrari N.V. (RACE)](/topic/ferrari) [Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC)](/topic/honda) [Toyota Motor Corporation (TM)](/topic/toyota) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "Christian Danner was in talks with AGS about a [----] seat as the team from Gonafron decided to enter for the first time in their short F1 history two cars for the season" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1554538723773235202) 2022-08-02T18:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "In [----] Brabham showed interest towards Keke Rosberg's services for the following year. They didn't know however that Keke's intentions were to retire from F1 at the end of the year. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1587600537419235329) 2022-11-02T00:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Ferrari sacked Ren Arnoux after the first race of the [----] season. Throughout the year he was linked to a comeback with Brabham who sacked Hesnault with Ligier who sacked de Cesaris and with Tyrrell who lost Stefan Bellof. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1608085166962114562) 2022-12-28T12:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Nico Hulkenberg could have gone to Lotus three times in half a year. In the summer of [----] it was rumoured that he might make a mid-season switch then after Raikkonen's injury he was offered the finn's seat. He was in talks about a [----] drive too. #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1610061504274997248) 2023-01-02T23:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Roberto Moreno tried to secure a drive with Scuderia Italia Ligier Minardi and Rial. Out of these teams he was the closest to join Minardi but he could not raise the sponsorship the italians were asking for. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1610777646220324864) 2023-01-04T23:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ligier were looking to sign Pierluigi Martini and Eric Bernard as their driver duo for [----] in their pursuit of returning to the first half of the grid. However both of them stayed loyal to their respective teams Minardi and Larrousse. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1611864414797586432) 2023-01-07T23:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "There were rumours back in [----] that Tecno might enter F1 the following year with Pedro Rodriguez and Clay Regazzoni as drivers. The team would have been run by Ron Harris and the cars were to be powered by Cosworth engines. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1612568628574015527) 2023-01-09T21:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Emmanuel Collard tested for Ligier ahead of the [----] season and was considered by the team but the blues were more keen on Brundle Bernard and Panis signing the latter two as Brundle went to Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1616537285616406528) 2023-01-20T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Onyx was planning to field an F1 team for [----] with their former F2 driver Riccardo Paletti at the wheel. Sadly Paletti lost is life at the Canadian Grand Prix so the project was aborted. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1618338835552931841) 2023-01-25T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As it was certain Ferrari weren't going to keep him for [----] Benetton Brabham and Ligier were all interested in the swede. They all missed out because Ron Dennis made Johansson an offer he could not turn down. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1620548974758461441) 2023-01-31T22:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Following a horrid season in [----] it was certain Ivan Capelli will leave Ferrari for [----]. For a while it looked like he will join Scuderia Italia one year later than he was supposed to. He also talked with Tyrrell and Minardi and was linked to Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1624894258439237633) 2023-02-12T22:12Z [----] followers, 13.1K engagements "Had Toyota stayed in F1 for [----] their drivers would probably have been Heikki Kovalainen and Kamui Kobayashi. The TF110 is considered by many as the best F1 car never to race. This awesome design was created by @seanbulldesign #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1627064261720817678) 2023-02-18T21:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Both Renault and Toyota wanted Kimi Raikkonen onboard for [----] Honda also had talks with the finn. But none of these teams could beat Ferrari to sign Kimi. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1631093794790600705) 2023-03-02T00:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Nelson Piquet was in negotiations with Ligier as they were getting Renault engines for [----]. The three-time world champion had an approach from Tyrrell what I've mentioned earlier and was also linked to Arrows and Larrousse. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1631797131303370755) 2023-03-03T23:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@SergioHincapie Never understood why he turned down Williams. I mean if it's true" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1632870790197571584) 2023-03-06T22:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After Prost's arrival to Mclaren John Watson was left without a drive for [----]. He had negotiations with Lotus but no agreement was made he also hoped to get the nr.2 Brabham but Parmalat wanted an italian there. Ligier and Toleman were also interested. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1640456767514595332) 2023-03-27T20:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In the October of [----] rumours emerged that if BAR-Honda loses Jenson Button in their legal battle with Williams Rubens Barrichello contracted to Ferrari could be the briton's replacement for [----] as the team's leading driver. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1646275840701788160) 2023-04-12T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] many italian media sources reported that Valtteri Bottas has signed to drive for Ferrari from [----] onwards replacing his compatriot Kimi Raikkonen. #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1646649774118936576) 2023-04-13T23:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "There was one very big question in [----] in Formula-1. When will Emerson Fittipaldi drive in [----] He had the option to remain with Lotus held talks with Brabham and Tyrrell and was linked to the upcoming Penske project before signing with Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1647732464419307523) 2023-04-16T22:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Among interest from the big boys Mclaren and Williams Ligier was also keen on getting Mika Hakkinen for [----]. His manager Keke Rosberg had conversations with the french outfit. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1654957560896561155) 2023-05-06T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Gianni Morbidelli was very close to make his return F1 in [----]. After Paul Stoddart's takeover he was in the frame for the seat alongside Alonso at Minardi but lost out to Tarso Marques eventually. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1657528926455975936) 2023-05-13T23:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tom Walkinshaw surprised everyone when he tried to sign Robby Gordon to Ligier for [----]. Tom hoped that signing the american would persuade Valvoline to join the team. Gordon was due to test in Estoril but it was called off in the last minute. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1660026168823672841) 2023-05-20T20:54Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements "In [----] Esteban Ocon came close to join Mclaren reportedly having seat fitting with the team. The team decided against Ocon in favour of Lando Norris the frenchmen's Mercedes links contributed to Mclaren not signing him. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1678514419695857665) 2023-07-10T21:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] there were rumours that Ford might take over the Beatrice/Haas team and would run a factory team in [----]. Drivers rumoured for the Ford drive were Cheever Warwick Boutsen and Brundle and even Niki Lauda's and Danny Sullivan's name were mentioned. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1678887598121426944) 2023-07-11T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It looked like Alain Prost will make his debut with Ligier in [----]. He was patronised be Elf. Other teams were also interested in the frenchmen. Among them were Brabham Lotus Tyrrell and Mclaren and it was the latter that Prost joined. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1679226501638627328) 2023-07-12T20:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Nelson Piquet had a rough season at Lotus. Thus in the brazilian media rumours spread that the 3-time champion might reunite with Brabham possibly having Mercedes engines in the back. Crazy rumours but good times. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1681800986199834624) 2023-07-19T23:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ahead of the [----] season Mark Blundell whose option was not taken up by Tyrrell was linked to join the Simtek team. I think the partnership of Blundell and Verstappen would have been very strong good for any midfield team to have. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1686136749636907008) 2023-07-31T22:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Josef Krl would have raced for HRT in [----] had they made the grid. The czech driver signed a contract to be Pedro de la Rosa's partner just before the team went into administration. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1686504898429431808) 2023-08-01T22:31Z [----] followers, 144.1K engagements "I wrote an article on how the upcoming silly season can unfold. Enjoy #F1 #Formula1 #SillySeason" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1686707299606228992) 2023-08-02T11:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After driving [--] years for Jordan in [----] Rubens Barrichello decided it is time to open a new chapter in his career. The brazilian had talks with Sauber and Tyrrell before agreeing to drive for Jackie Stewart's debuting team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1686845870820540416) 2023-08-02T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Luca Badoer could have made his Minardi comeback a year earlier in [----] as he was considered for a seat. The italian carried out some testing duties in the December of [----] he probably lost out on the seat due to not having the sufficient funds. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1687588836761620482) 2023-08-04T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Having raced for them in a few races in [----] already Alex Zanardi was very close to sign with Jordan for [----]. Tyrrell also lined him up as an alternative in case they couln't agree with de Cesaris and he was also linked to March. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1688310931376185344) 2023-08-06T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Charles Pic's manager Didier Coton had talks with Force India and Sauber as both teams made enquiries about the frenchmen. Pic didn't only have his talent behind him but reportedly [--] million euros worth of sponsorship. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1688666588180787201) 2023-08-07T21:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@nardonariosfc Correct he owns DAMS" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1688682728558886912) 2023-08-07T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Despite winning F3000 in [----] Vincenzo Sospiri never got a fair shot at F1. After his triumph he was in contention for a drive at Ligier and Tyrrell but missed out on the grid. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1689035233880895488) 2023-08-08T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Marco Apicella Emanuele Naspetti Andrea Montermini and even Andrea Chiesa were contenders for a [----] seat with Minardi. [----] wasn't Minardi's best F1 season but it also wasn't the worst with a young Christian Fittipaldi scoring a point in Suzuka. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1689405662340534272) 2023-08-09T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I always wondered why did the Brabham team struggle so much in [----] They had the same chassis which brought them [--] points in '91. They changed the Yamaha V12 engine to the Judd V10 which did quite well in the BMS's the previous year. 1/3" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1689634159302713344) 2023-08-10T13:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "I mean this is ART with capital letters" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1689664592400572416) 2023-08-10T15:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Brabham was interested in taking Ukyo Katayama for [----] but Larrousse snatched him. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was also in the running for the seat as were experienced midfielders Moreno and Pirro but Larini was linked to the team as well. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1689734647276564480) 2023-08-10T20:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After his consistent performanes in the Benetton Ferrari started negotiations with Thierry Boutsen. Despite the talks the italians rather brought Mansell in with the belgian taking the seat at Williams which was vacated by the briton. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1690118885670862848) 2023-08-11T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "What have I found oh dear" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1690121447170068480) 2023-08-11T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Jaguar borrowed Fernando Alonso from Renault for a test to measure it's test drivers compared to him. Of course rumours about Alonso going to Jaguar set off but the spaniard did not need to resort to Jaguar as he got the Renault drive. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1690489116973027330) 2023-08-12T22:23Z [----] followers, 36.8K engagements "In [----] there were rumours about Tyrrell fielding David Brabham for the final race of the season in the australian's home race. He could have have taken the seat of Olivier Grouillard. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1690848191376175104) 2023-08-13T22:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Mauro Baldi came extremely close to join Brabham but the team eventually opted for de Cesaris who had Marlboro's money behind him. Later on Baldi was rumoured to be going to Tyrrell but that did not materialise either. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1691196761870585856) 2023-08-14T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Mark Blundell had an impressive debut season in [----] scoring Yamaha's first F1 points and this attracted interest from rival teams namingly Footwork and Tyrrell. Brabham also had an option on him for '92 but did not take it. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1691593301281964536) 2023-08-15T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After impressive performanes in Formula Atlantic there were rumours that Gilles Villeneuve might make his debut in F1 in the latter part of the [----] season with the Wolf-Williams team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1691923119349612786) 2023-08-16T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Riccardo Patrese's name was connected to Ligier Sauber and even Mclaren in the '93-'94 silly season but he decided that nearly [--] years of F1 action was enough for him. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1692291311750025379) 2023-08-17T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A lot of drivers were trying to get the Tyrrell seat alongside Tora Takagi for [----]. The hopefuls were: Pedro de la Rosa Tarso Marques Norberto Fontana Jean-Christophe Boullion Vincenzo Sospiri Andrea Montermini and [----] Tyrrell driver Jos Verstappen. #F1 #Formua1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1692672317266993197) 2023-08-18T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Kamui Kobayashi was reportedly in talks with Manor to drive for them in [----]. Other names linked to the team were Kevin Magnussen Jean-Eric Vergne and Giedo van der Garde. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1693053943650152817) 2023-08-20T00:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Giancarlo Fisichella was linked with a move away from Benetton for [----]. It was rumoured that he might take the Ferrari seat vacated by Irvine while his former team Jordan also looked like a possible destination with Damon Hill retiring. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1693368154091565241) 2023-08-20T21:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In late [----] it looked quite certain Bruno Giacomelli would be on the [----] F1 grid. The question was with which team. A deal with ATS was really close according to reports while Mo Nunn also wanted the italian on board at Ensign. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1693748769970356312) 2023-08-21T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Rumours in early [----] suggested Eddie Cheever might make a return to Tyrrell to partner Brundle. However the team signed Philippe Streiff just before the start of the season. Cheever was also wanted by Benetton but BMW put Berger into that seat. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1695205507043082689) 2023-08-25T22:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] despite challenging for the title the relationship between Prost and Renault was getting worse and worse. Rumours started to circulate that the frenchmen might leave to drive for Ferrari in [----]. Eventually he signed on for [----] with Renault. #F1 #Formua1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1695904654465396810) 2023-08-27T21:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "This wasn't the end of the story however. After losing the championship to Piquet Prost criticised the team which resulted in Renault breaking his contract. Then Prost was able to find a place at his first team Mclaren and as they say the rest is history" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1695904657430680052) 2023-08-27T21:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ivan Capelli had a crash at the [----] US GP and it was questionable whether he could race in France and Britain. March lined up three possible replacements three italians Baldi Giacomelli and Apicella. But Ivan was able to race so there was no need. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1696250160987209799) 2023-08-28T19:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] there were rumours that Larrousse's intention was to have a full french line-up for [----] with a Bernard-Comas duo. In such case Aguri Suzuki would have left either to Brabham or Footwork but even Benetton was a possibility. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1698054311207399517) 2023-09-02T19:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Jean-Eric Vergne could have made his F1 comeback in [----]. The frenchmen was a contender for the Haas seat and was linked with Lotus before Renault's takeover and also after it. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1698804167442096129) 2023-09-04T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Before joining Williams Keke Rosberg tried to secure a seat with both Mclaren and Ligier for [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1699161629106057328) 2023-09-05T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In late [----] there were rumours that a drive-less Alain Prost might end up at Jordan in [----]. Reports claimed he had conversations with the team that amezed everyone in it's first season. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1699162765175455747) 2023-09-05T20:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Jochen Rindt recommended Leo Kinnunen to Lotus and thus negotiations started the finnish driver could have been Lotus's number two in [----]. However talks came to a halt after Rindt's tragic accident in Monza. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1700268768675655875) 2023-09-08T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ahead of the [----] season Stefan Johansson was one of the main candidates to get the Jordan drive alongside Bertrand Gachot. If the swede got the nod Jordan would have debuted with the same line-up Onyx had two years prior in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1700983754796519848) 2023-09-10T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Desperate for success BRM made an offer for [----] to established star driver Jacky Ickx and young prospect Francois Cevert. Both of them turned down the approach and stayed with their respective teams Ferrari and Tyrrell. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1701335308661297478) 2023-09-11T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After Bellof's fatal accident Tyrrell needed a driver for the number [--] car. The Fert brothers Alain and Michel were both rumoured for the seat their signing either of them would have pleased engine supplier Renault. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1702314618272555033) 2023-09-14T13:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As Damon Hill planned to retire at his home GP in [----] Jordan had to look for alternatives. Jos Verstappen tested with the car but both Mika Salo's and Nick Heidfeld's name appeared in the press. Test driver Shinji Nakano also had an outside chance. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1703874455141769682) 2023-09-18T20:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In late [----] rumours appeared that Michele Alboreto might make his debut in a private Williams in [----]. Italian Achili Motors bought an FW07 and planned to race it and Alboreto a friend of Piero Achili was rumoured to be the driver. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1705336044986482785) 2023-09-22T21:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Word has it that after his terrible [----] with Mclaren Ken Tyrrell tried to convince Michael Andretti not to return to IndyCar and have another shot at F1 in one of his cars. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1706054619980288107) 2023-09-24T21:14Z [----] followers, 18.8K engagements "In late [----] Autosprint linked Mauricio Gugelmin with a move to Lotus. In the meantime the brazilian held talks with Tyrrell and Minardi over a [----] drive before signing with Jordan. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1707184676446581146) 2023-09-28T00:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In late [----] rumours appeared that Ferrari-refugee Ivan Capelli is being courted by Larrousse and his ex-team March. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1707519874593943976) 2023-09-28T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ousted by Scuderia Italia Emanuele Pirro held talks with Tyrrell and Brabham about a [----] drive. He was linked to Jordan Minardi Larrousse and Andrea Moda too. But as those options did not materialize he was forced to take the touring car route. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1707900748359410090) 2023-09-29T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Hans-Joachim Stuck was ATS's first choice as a driver for [----] but as the german were pursuing better options the team had to look for alternatives. Rolf Stommelen was high on their wish-list but the austrian Harald Ertl also had a chance. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1708239550596686298) 2023-09-30T21:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ligier driver Andrea de Cesaris held talks with Jackie Oliver at the end of [----] with the view of joining his team Arrows for [----]. The roman was linked with many drives for '85 and despite all that he remained with the french outfit. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1708603340639088747) 2023-10-01T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Yesterday I wrote about Andrea de Cesaris having talks to join Arrows for [----]. The italian was actually closer to join the team a year before and it was proposed that he brings his Marlboro sponsorship with him. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1708976304660316538) 2023-10-02T22:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "There was a smaller soap-opera in [----] whether Sergio Perez will go to Renault for [----] or not. Williams also made an offer to the mexican but some rumours suggested he might replace Raikkonen at Ferrari. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1710049347507740728) 2023-10-05T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Johnny Herbert Pedro Diniz Juan-Pablo Montoya Ricardo Zonta Tora Takagi Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld were all linked to the Jordan seat which @frentzen_hh got. As they say.the rest is history #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1710436641310163448) 2023-10-06T23:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "1997 Formula Nippon champion Pedro de la Rosa held talks with Stewart over joining the team for [----]. Gianni Morbidelli was another candidate for the seat but the team decided to hang onto Jan Magnussen. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1710773287444156550) 2023-10-07T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tora Takagi was in contention to partner Panis at Ligier in [----] as their engine supplier Mugen-Honda would have liked to have a japanese driver. But it was Shinji Nakano instead who got the nod meanwhile the team was taken over by Alain Prost. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1711139182775583197) 2023-10-08T21:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Tyrrell needed a new first driver after losing Alesi to Ferrari. Talks were held with Brundle Martini Capelli and Gugelmin while approaching Donnelly before signing Modena. Tyrrell had high expectations for [----] but they failed to live up to it. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1711912882332414355) 2023-10-11T01:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@Motorsport These behaviours shouldn't be punished by upper organisations such as FIA. A bit of pushing I think is in the limit. Like the Ocon-Verstappen years ago. We should just stick to the law in these cases. You don't get jailed when you push one of your mates" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712097150048391624) 2023-10-11T13:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After impressing as MSC's sub Mika Salo became a hot property on the driver market. Jordan Williams Jaguar Prost and Sauber all showed their interest and even there was a chance for him to stay at Ferrari as the team personnel wanted him to stay. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1712225857492668417) 2023-10-11T21:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@nardonariosfc The answer is easy. Barrichello might have already signed by then when MSC broke his legs. Alas there were two drivers already(not to mention Irvine who nearly won that championship) so there was no room for Mika" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712229555224637538) 2023-10-11T22:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The model of the [---] Lotus which was due to be raced in [----] but never got built. Lotus used the [---] and it's updated version up until [----] when they introduced the [---] mid-season(fun fact:it was based on one of Newey's March design) #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712231476194934934) 2023-10-11T22:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After Akihiko Nakaya was refused the superlicence for [----] Dennis Nursey quickly got in contact with two french-speaking free agents Bertrand Gachot and Olivier Grouillard. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712587673284608245) 2023-10-12T21:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Pedro Diniz had lenghty negotiations with Benetton in [----] with the view joining Giancarlo Fisichella at the team in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712948247570845978) 2023-10-13T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "The Diniz-Benetton talks triggered Alex Wurz Benetton's second driver. His alternatives were Jaguar BAR and Sauber. In the end both Wurz and Diniz stayed with their respective team Benetton and Sauber. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712948276872286250) 2023-10-13T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@formularacers_ Let's hope they are so close now. They need just one small step. But it's probably the hardest to take" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712956518990012797) 2023-10-13T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@jeroenscholte50 @formularacers_ Wait and we will see. We will know in the Bahrain Q3 in [----] everything until that is just guessing" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712963785265135847) 2023-10-13T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@UnracedF1 @senorsoupe Never heard about it. But i think there's a reason why they rely on the stopwatch in motorracing instead of throwing coins all around the track😂 Stallone always made great sport films this also had potential. Rocky and Escape to Victory were top quality in my opinion" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1712966547327607101) 2023-10-13T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] after some stellar performances Eddie Irvine was a wanted man. Except Ferrari Williams was also interested in recruiting the Jordan driver while Norbert Haug also praised him leading to speculation he might be on Mclaren's list too. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1713302481436901654) 2023-10-14T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@gri_stan @nardonariosfc I belive he had the option to drive for Prost(and Minardi) the money was definetly there. He just decided to stop so it was his own decision" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1713673200834359552) 2023-10-15T21:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Philippe Streiff emerged as a surprise candidate to partner Senna at Lotus in [----]. The frenchmen's Elf and Renault connections played a part in him being considered. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1713674035974852809) 2023-10-15T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Just an article with pure old-school F1 speculation. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1 https://f1almostmovesandtransferrumoursandetc.blogspot.com/2023/10/rumours-youve-probably-never-heard.htmlm=1 https://f1almostmovesandtransferrumoursandetc.blogspot.com/2023/10/rumours-youve-probably-never-heard.htmlm=1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1713878839271526448) 2023-10-16T11:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Ousted by their respective teams Daniil Kvyat and Jolyon Palmer could have found berth at Williams in [----]. Except them Kubica and di Resta were considered for the seat alongside Stroll which eventually went to Sirotkin. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1714041632675217477) 2023-10-16T22:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Having already signed Eric Bernard Larrousse was on the looks for another driver preferrably with F1 experience. They approached Brabham's Brundle and Modena Roberto Moreno and Bertrand Gachot and Pierluigi Martini was linked to them too. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1714395608801267895) 2023-10-17T21:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Motoring News reported in [----] that the new Modena team might field a duo of Modena and de Cesaris altough the latter is likely to stay at Scuderia Italia. His partner could be Michele Alboreto at the expense of Emanuele Pirro. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1714801782776385701) 2023-10-19T00:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As Red Bull was entering F1 in [----] they wanted an experienced driver in the team. Alex Wurz was linked to the team having been around in F1 since [----] and as a bonus he was austrian. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1715112980579242434) 2023-10-19T21:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After buying out his contract with Minardi(doing it by buying the whole team by the way) Flavio Briatote wanted to put Giancarlo Fisichella into the Ligier team for the [----] season. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1716233962283000098) 2023-10-22T23:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Holy cow. This Chat GPT thing is very interesting. I just found out thanks to it that Eddie Jordan tried to take over Onyx before entering independently" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1717296977346498953) 2023-10-25T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@cheesy_poofs Asked for you: Yes there were discussions about Craig Pollock the manager of Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve attempting to take over the Jordan Grand Prix team in the late 1990s. In [----] Pollock was in talks with Eddie Jordan about a potential buyout" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1717314727217451070) 2023-10-25T22:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Autosport reported that Scuderia Italia driver JJ Lehto might be driving for Jordan the following season. Well for JJ it would not have made much of a difference as both teams had a difficult season in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1717648239418097702) 2023-10-26T21:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A lot of quality drivers were linked to join Williams for [----]. The team's future was amongst the most secure on the grid which made a seat in Grove very attractive. Among the potential drivers were Kubica Raikkonen Kovalainen Glock and Heidfeld. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1718028725965525315) 2023-10-27T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@YeOldeMMRF I'm not sure if Haas is the best place to debut at" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1718340817704665311) 2023-10-28T18:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Initially Timo Glock had a contract with Marussia to drive for them in 2013(and '14 too). This was terminated in the December of [----]. They've signed Luiz Razia as a replacement but as he was unable to secure the funding he was let go before the season began. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1718390043272704412) 2023-10-28T22:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Outside contenders to join Lotus for [----] were Heikki Kovalainen who had a very good season in the "other Lotus" Adrian Sutil despite the Lux-incident and the forever young Rubens Barrichello. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1719523708501360717) 2023-11-01T01:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Thierry Boutsen paid many visits to the Benetton motorhome. As it is rumours started going around that the belgian might return to his previous team for [----]. Later the belgian claimed that it had nothing to do with a potential switch. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1719872571808661979) 2023-11-02T00:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It is believed that Giancarlo Fisichella agreed a deal with Ferrari to drive for them from [----] onwards. However rumours say that this was vetoed by someone inside the team be it either Montezemolo Todt or even Michael Schumacher. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1720538699346137319) 2023-11-03T20:29Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements "@UnracedF1 When will the final season of Drive to Survive come After that there will be peace again" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1721688752098001359) 2023-11-07T00:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "At the [----] Italian GP both Damon Hill and Roberto Moreno were visitors at Tyrrell's motorhome to have talks about joining the team for '93 Autosport reported. Ferrari driver Ivan Capelli also had talks with the team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1722821444176953477) 2023-11-10T03:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Sebastien Buemi had talks with Force India regarding a [----] seat but the team eventually choose Adrian Sutil. The swiss driver was also linked to Lotus Sauber and Caterham but he was forced to remain on the sidelines. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1723121083241431124) 2023-11-10T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "As Ayrton Senna was reported to be having conversations with Williams and Ferrari rumours appeared that Nigel Mansell would jump in the Mclaren in [----] if the brazilian leaves. However this was denied by both Mansell and Ron Dennis. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1723829270663807351) 2023-11-12T22:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@UnracedF1 I just can't wait what F1 will do when Renault and Merc pulls out hopefully at the same time. It was Hans-Joachim Stuck who said manufacturers should only be allowed to supply engines not to run teams. 100% agree on that one. We need the privateers" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1724906208589668760) 2023-11-15T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It was rumoured that Antonio Pizzonia might get a drive at Super Aguri alongside Takuma Sato for [----]. The brazilian had talks with the team but their intention was to run two japanese drivers. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1724927607668375785) 2023-11-15T23:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "steal someone else's work in order to gain followers. It is plagiarism. I put a lot of my time into researching in the subject to share with fellow enthusiasts like myself and to pay respect to the drivers teams and to the sport we all love by remembering their time 2/3" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1726190499080569023) 2023-11-19T10:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "and to give possibly unknown information to the public. Now there is nothing illegal in copy pasting it in order to have followers on social media. However I consider it to be very unethical thing to do. Moral levels are way more important than followers. 3/3" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1726190502708404227) 2023-11-19T10:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Reportedly the upcoming Haas F1 team approached Patrick Tambay and Teo Fabi to drive fot them in their inaugural season in F1. Both men had a good reputation in the states Tambay was a CanAm champion while Fabi was a CanAm and CART front-runner. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1726343820588253545) 2023-11-19T20:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Reigning F3000 champion Olivier Panis claimed in a late '93/early '94 interview that he is in contact with two F1 teams. One was Ligier where he did end up the other one was Tyrrell where he could have partnered Katayama. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1726724317151678590) 2023-11-20T22:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@JCee8889 @UnracedF1 Wasn't it Sauber with Ferrari" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1726912768391930294) 2023-11-21T10:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Timo Glock won GP2 in [----] and his performances attracted interest among F1 teams. Eventually Toyota signed him snapping him up from Williams's nose which was the other team which was seriously interested in Glock. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1727104817968173476) 2023-11-21T23:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Early in the season there were rumours about Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes to join either Red Bull Ferrari or Aston Martin. In the summer there were strong speculation on Hamilton joining Ferrari which came to nothing as he renewed with Mercedes. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1727451511427318159) 2023-11-22T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Then today Christian Horner revealed that Hamilton was interested if there was a vacany at Red Bull and the parties had multiple talks. Take it with a pinch of salt but there were so many rumours there must be some truth behind it" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1727451519023235382) 2023-11-22T22:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Flavio Briatore was looking to bring Ivan Capelli to Benetton for [----]. However Tom Walkinshaw's arrival and his preference of Martin Brundle ended these plans. Also Capelli himself opted to wait for Ferrari rejecting Ligier in the process. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1728106339665342601) 2023-11-24T17:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@karunchandhok The one lap pace is closer than ever yet the gaps in the race are bigger due to the effect of turbulence the car ahead produces. Bottas in 18th was [--] tenths off in Q1. In [----] Sebastian Buemi was [---] second off the fastest time in Q1 in P18" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1728461878387458224) 2023-11-25T17:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@karunchandhok Yet in the [----] Abu Dhabi GP all constructors that scored points that year and finished were on the lead lap(with only Liuzzi and MSC failing to finish). Let's see how it will be tomorrow compared to this" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1728461956158308613) 2023-11-25T17:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After Red Bull decided in favour of keeping Kvyat at Toro Rosso for [----] leaving Pierre Gasly on the sidelines there were rumours that Renault is considering hiring the frenchmen to partner Hulkenberg. Gasly did join the team but [--] years later. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1728902202734027180) 2023-11-26T22:23Z [----] followers, 14.5K engagements "@cheesy_poofs @TheRoboteer Then it would definetly make sense to move the american races around May/June essentially inbetween Miami and Canada" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1729152983613817095) 2023-11-27T14:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Gerhard Berger held talks with all four top teams in [----] with a prospect of a [----] seat. Berger negotiated with his actual team Ferrari Benetton where he ended up and was also having talks with both Williams and Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1729272883006840955) 2023-11-27T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@formularacers_ It would make perfect sense for Nico Hulkenberg to buy himself out of his Haas contract. He would be very good for Williams with his experience and being a steady pair of hands. While Drugovich or Shwartzman could take his seat at Haas" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1729611507955114415) 2023-11-28T21:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Why do I keep seeing posts from toxic F1 fans sharing their toxic opinion and still arguing about the [----] season finale I'm just here for the retro stuff. So here's Pirro and de Cesaris at Spa in their Dallara's run by Scuderia Italia" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1729621110860153072) 2023-11-28T21:59Z [----] followers, 10.9K engagements "@I_Am_Edwards24 No. But when they got Ferrari engines for '92 Ferrari tended to offer a few drivers contracts which stated "providing a Ferrari engined car". So essentially Ferrari decided whether to put them into their them or to the customer in this case Scuderia Italia" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1729872372315119914) 2023-11-29T14:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@I_Am_Edwards24 Martini and Capelli signed such contracts initially Capelli was due to drive for BMS but got promoted to Ferrari allowing Martini in. Nannini had a similiar offer in [----] which he rejected" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1729872819562164659) 2023-11-29T14:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Apparently Perez "fans" are insulting Joe Saward for writing about a clause in Ricciardo's contract that would allow him to replace the mexican if he underperforms" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1730730092744102272) 2023-12-01T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Also it turns out the fight at the Abu Dhabi GP started from Red Bull fans insulting Hamilton fans for him not winning a race in the past two seasons" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1730730094589534659) 2023-12-01T23:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "The driver question at Ferrari was indeed complicated at the end of [----]. Lauda left and Ferrari was looking to fill the void left by the austrian. Enzo's first target was Andretti but the american refused the offer and stayed as Lotus. 1/4 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1731444473870119321) 2023-12-03T22:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "JJ Lehto and his manager Keke Rosberg was in contact with many teams regarding a [----] drive. These included Arrows Ligier Lotus Jordan and Tyrrell. Meanwhile brazilian media suggested that Mclaren could field an all finnish line-up in '94. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1732904249573470400) 2023-12-07T23:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Jean Alesi had a terrible campaign with Prost GP and he was looking for a way out and for a more competitive car for '01. It was rumoured that he might go to Jaguar while Peter Sauber also showed interest in re-hiring the frenchmen. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1733252726228647942) 2023-12-08T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "A deal was done between Alpine and Williams in order to put Alpine-junior Oscar Piastri into one of the Williams cars. The australian as we all know found a better seat at Mclaren and signed kicking off a legal battle for his services which Mclaren won. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1733984848946102397) 2023-12-10T22:59Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements "@FastestPitStop I think with the drivers making their debut younger and younger the retirement age will also go down. Majority of the drivers get exhausted after 12-15 years in the sport. No matter at what age they made their debut. There are exceptions of course" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1734218721940431079) 2023-12-11T14:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Motoring News reported that Coloni driver Bertrand Gachot could be switching teams and might be dressing up in blue for [----] as he was one of the many drivers who were linked to Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1734342716602155476) 2023-12-11T22:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "For [----] Scuderia Italia was expanding to two cars and two italian GP-winners were linked with that seat. One was Michele Alboreto who was let go by Ferrari the other was Riccardo Patrese whose Williams seat was under threat. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1736487291072270648) 2023-12-17T20:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "After he dominated the Monaco F3 race in [----] many teams showed desire to hire Tom Pryce. Among these were Hesketh Mclaren Embassy-Hill and Williams but they got beaten for the welshmen's services by Shadow. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1736842947012731342) 2023-12-18T20:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "For [----] Renault(Briatore) wanted to put Heikki Kovalainen into one of the Red Bull's through their engine deal. It was also rumoured the finn might even end up at Toro Rosso through various dealings but Red Bull did not want an "outsider". #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1737594111366951255) 2023-12-20T22:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@JaagupEsta They wanted someone who can fight for the championship and/or brings experience. Raikkonen was the main target there were talk of Montoya and even Pedro de la Rosa I belive the scenario Renault wanted was Webber at Renault and Heikki in the RB but RB refused" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1737654519134343580) 2023-12-21T02:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Christian Danner is a tall guy. He must have regretted it as he missed out on two drives in [----] due to that. He signed contracts with Ligier and later on with EuroBrun but he couldn't drive a single mile as he was too tall to fit into either car. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1738681815039131805) 2023-12-23T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@fraze1976 There was something like that now as you say it. At least he fit into the car even if it was a bit too tight for him. Imagine.Senna suspended Berger can't fit into the car so Mclaren starts the [----] season with Jonathan Palmer and Emanuele Pirro" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1738703103413596392) 2023-12-23T23:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Andrea Montermini was going to miss the [----] San Marino GP due to an appendectomy that took place on the monday before the race so Pacific needed a sub ready. 1/2 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1739031896862994676) 2023-12-24T21:14Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements "@KKozlovskiy @fraze1976 He did came to my mind also. Wonder what he could have done as a Mclaren nr1 in 1990" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1739034513689248220) 2023-12-24T21:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "If Jenson Button was forced to leave for Williams Nick Heidfeld would have taken his place at Honda. He reportedly signed a letter of intent with Honda that under certain circumstances he will join the team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1740498646477771232) 2023-12-28T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Daniil Kvyat have claimed that he was to replace Kimi Raikkonen for [----]. The former Red Bull driver said that talks took place around the time he finished third in the Chinese GP. Then came disasters with incident's with Vettel and his demotion. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1740801060619624713) 2023-12-29T18:24Z [----] followers, 32.8K engagements "Despite being the F3000 runner-up in [----] Nicolas Minassian found his chances of F1 limited. He talked with Minardi however as he described it the talks were brief and the opportunity quickly faded. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1741572864979914988) 2023-12-31T21:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@250GTE Fernando Alonso Doesen't ring a bell" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1741585352614138014) 2023-12-31T22:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Jonathan Palmer was a candidate to be Mclaren's number two driver in [----]. The briton was also rumoured for the same role at Williams a team where he was a test driver before by Autosprint. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742321400159838247) 2024-01-02T23:06Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] Keke Rosberg decided it was enough from retirement and looked to continue his driving career. There were rumours about him coming back to F1 with Benetton and Onyx reportedly making proposals to the [----] world champion. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743034033146048769) 2024-01-04T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@LittleRedRhino Keke was such a great and ballsy driver he would have deserved a seat in Maranello. I feel like he is way too overlooked. But it must be said the early 1980's grid was full of great drivers and it was very hard to stand out" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1743093844013396184) 2024-01-05T02:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "In the middle of [----] Bild reported that negotiations took place between Mclaren and Michael Schumacher about the german joining the team in [----] after his Ferrari contract expires. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743759152655012179) 2024-01-06T22:19Z [----] followers, 23.7K engagements "@huntbrothersF1 I suppose so. I don't know though that at this time(around June) Mclaren were aware of Alonso's ability" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1743764816521527648) 2024-01-06T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@Broekie83 [----] dream line up would have been: Ferrari:MSC & Raikkonen Mclaren:Montoya & Hamilton Renault being at the same level of these two with Alonso and Webber" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1743765725762769330) 2024-01-06T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "It was reported in the latter stages of [----] that Niki Lauda is looking to leave Ferrari as he felt Regazzoni was prioritized over him. It was rumoured that he might join James Hunt at Hesketh while Mclaren reportedly made an offer to the austrian. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744138415166079268) 2024-01-07T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It looked like Mclaren were to lose both drivers for [----] so they needed to take a look at the driver market. Two experienced pair of hands Riccardo Patrese and Martin Brundle was reportedly under consideration. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1744496369107190269) 2024-01-08T23:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Mclaren wasn't just in need of drivers the team was left without an engine supplier too as Honda pulled out. One rumour suggested that they could hijack Arrows by taking the Mugen-Honda engines and Michele Alboreto from them. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1744496374765265040) 2024-01-08T23:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "2009 WSR [---] champion Bertrand Baguette had hoped to secure a seat at Sauber for [----]. In a post-season test he impressed the team and it looked like he will at least get a role as a third driver. Baguette's name was also linked with seats at Renault and Campos. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1744839360577429760) 2024-01-09T21:51Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Mario Andretti had to make a choice between two offers for [----] one was from Alfa Romeo one was from Mclaren. The american choose Alfa which at the time was understandable as Alfa looked like a team on the rise while Mclaren was struggling. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1745125285714964966) 2024-01-10T16:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "It was reported that Pastor Maldonado was in talks with Force India over a [----] seat as his place was under threat as Renault was going to take over Lotus. Additionaly his PDVSA money would have outweighed Perez's mexican sponsors. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1745552852678771137) 2024-01-11T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@FrancoG02Franco Hulk was already signed for [----] by that point the rumours appeared. There were reports earlier that Renault could sign Hulkenberg but he opted to renew. The Perez to Lotus/Renault voices were stronger though and constant" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1745625924727341393) 2024-01-12T01:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@UnracedF1 I hope the jury lost the job after. Even if he was guilty(which he wasn't as he was threatened) how the hell can someone give someone [--] months for pepper-spray I don't know what the law says it's just my common sense" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1746304519087030400) 2024-01-13T22:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "In [----] Eddie Jordan offered Frentzen's contract to Toyota. The japanese did not take up the opportunity to sign the german driver but they told Jordan that they are very keen to hire his other driver Jarno Trulli. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1746653538023809080) 2024-01-14T22:00Z [----] followers, 18K engagements "Charles Pic was rumoured to return to Marussia for [----] his teammate Giedo van der Garde was also linked to the anglo-russian outfit. Interestingly Pic was reportedly on a multi-year deal at Caterham yet he had to leave after only one year. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1747492850051240242) 2024-01-17T05:35Z [--] followers, [----] engagements "Aguri Suzuki was heavily linked to Tyrrell in [----] to replace the retiring Nakajima for [----]. Of course it was through Honda connections but eventually Tyrrell lost the engines to Arrows so Suzuki ended up there instead. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748078059402518555) 2024-01-18T20:21Z [--] followers, [---] engagements "There were speculation that Arturo Merzario might be driving a third Brabham in the [----] Italian GP equipped with Alfa Romeo engines as a kind of warm-up for [----] as the milanese marque was going to be their engine supplier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1749514759676813815) 2024-01-22T19:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "His height and weight might have played a part in Nico Hulkenberg not getting seats at neither Ferrari or Mclaren as the new engines turned out to be heavier than anticipated teams preferred smaller and lighter drivers to be close to the minimum weight. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1750200757398171801) 2024-01-24T16:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@SkySportsF1 What everyone seems to forget is the fact the Faenza team would probably have folded a long ago if it wasn't for Red Bull. Of course now everyone wants to join F1 but it wasn't like that in the mid 2010's. If it wasn't for STR F1 wouldn't have had enough cars" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1750857378579325313) 2024-01-26T12:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@JoaoMiguelJorge @SkySportsF1 I remember that. Wonder how that would have turned out. Not to be misunderstood I don't support one company owning [--] teams but credit where credit is due. RB invested in Faenza. Mclaren Mercedes and Ferrari could have bought Manor or Caterham to have a B-team. They didn't" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1750868658656551031) 2024-01-26T13:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Both Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Wurz were mentioned as possible candidates for Ferrari for the [----] season. At this point there was a rumour that Schumacher might go to Mclaren while Irvine's place wasn't secure at all. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1751008096942543048) 2024-01-26T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@SlsMighty @UnbiasedFIA @TheTechnician44 Around that time it looked like F1 might turn MotoGP-ish with big teams passing their cars to small teams. It wasn't only Red Bull but Honda did it with Super Aguri Mclaren planned to do so with Prodrive" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1751012115635216598) 2024-01-26T22:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "I don't get why both Leclerc and Norris signed such long-term deals. Sure they must have exit clauses but it looks a bit bold to me" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1751014172500930769) 2024-01-26T22:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@SergioHincapie @senorsoupe Should save this for a later post but I recall JV saying in an interview that Newey told him to come to Mclaren as he really liked working with Jacques" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1751062672525640076) 2024-01-27T02:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@F1GuyDan Hamilton had an offer from Spyker and there were talk of a deal with Williams which would have meant Rosberg going to Mclaren with LH going to Williams but would still keep his Mclaren connections. The deal made sense to Mclaren. To Williams not so much" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1751367932695732556) 2024-01-27T22:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@dantheracer99 @F1GuyDan That situation was indeed a bit crazy. Seeing their [----] form there were rumours that Alonso might try to get out of his pre-contract. Raikkonen was on heading towards the exit door Montoya like-wise. I recall rumours on de la Rosa and Hamilton sharing a seat too" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1751729167857578383) 2024-01-28T22:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements "Enquiries were made towards Red Bull by Kimi Raikkonen whether a seat would be available for [----] alongside Vettel. The team opted to renew Webber instead. The iceman's management also had talks with Mercedes before he ended up at Lotus. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1752080435713122436) 2024-01-29T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@UnracedF1 @frentzen_hh I think there's one race difference. Irvine got suspended for [--] races in [----] but only made [--] in '93 so he had [--] less than HHF" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1752081867078054279) 2024-01-29T21:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@C4whaaa @UnracedF1 @frentzen_hh Depends on what we count as Grand Prix. Starts or entries" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1752084968858075472) 2024-01-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "Mclaren's Martin Whitmarsh wanted to loan their young drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne to other F1 teams for [----] in order for them to gain experience. Whitmarsh revealed talks were held with Lotus Force India and Marussia for the cause. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1752441681029321076) 2024-01-30T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@dantheracer99 I interpreted from the context that those talks included both drivers" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1752698029650416088) 2024-01-31T14:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@ForzaJules In junior formula they did show the same level at least. In F1 they never quite had as good equipment/position as Norris had. Maybe only Magnussen in [----] with Mclaren and in [----] with Haas" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1752700569989607741) 2024-01-31T14:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@rodrigolavino Agreed. FIA needs a strong leader that can shut such things down" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1752824146185048214) 2024-01-31T22:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "@TheBishF1 Don't want to come off as a boot-licker but I always enjoy reading your articles it's top stuff They are well structured and interesting having facts opinions personal experiences in perfect harmony. And it's easy to understand for me despite being non-native in english" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1753429658274509218) 2024-02-02T14:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "His impressive [----] form in the Larrousse his sponsors and his marketing value as a japanese driver landed Aguri Suzuki on the radar of many other F1 teams up and down the grid. 1/4 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1753468674357207404) 2024-02-02T17:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] rumours spread that Toro Rosso is considering dropping Brendon Hartley before the end of the season. Reported possible replacements were Jake Dennis and Sean Gelael. Dennis was Red Bull's Gelael was Toro Rosso's test driver at the time. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1754210135742849453) 2024-02-04T18:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Trivia: What is the common point between this Peugeot [---] and Ferrari winning the [--] hours of Le Mans in [----] #Peugeot #Ferrari" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1754622237611560974) 2024-02-05T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "In [----] there were rather weird rumours about Shinji Nakano ending up at Benetton. With Renault's withdrawal Flavio Briatore was eyeing the Mugen engines and it was speculated that he might hire Nakano in order to please the japanese engine maker. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1755359611123593556) 2024-02-07T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "See so much hate going towards Jos Verstappen. Sure he is one tempered fella who made mistakes in the past. But many people act like he is the Zodiac-killer. 🚨 It is probably no coincidence that the Horner story was first leaked in the Netherlands of all places. The personal relationship between Horner and Jos Verstappen has reportedly been badly damaged. And Max Verstappen is considered to be a loyal person whose loyalty lies https://t.co/fqIdbdNBdY 🚨 It is probably no coincidence that the Horner story was first leaked in the Netherlands of all places. The personal relationship between" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1755561682628464819) 2024-02-08T11:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Midland was eyeing Anthony Davidson for [----] with the brit testing their car in 2005(then it was still Jordan). Another name linked with the seat was Takuma Sato's but his chances were slim as the team had Toyota engines and Sato was a Honda protge. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1755670259527303168) 2024-02-08T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "When making the decision on Renault's [----] line-up Flavio Briatore did consider dropping Jenson Button in favour of Fernando Alonso. The italian eventually decided to keep Button in the race seat alongside Trulli giving Alonso the test driver role. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756037084874203349) 2024-02-09T19:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "Trivia: Which former F1 team contributed to both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reaching an important milestone in their careers #F1 #Verstappen #Hamilton" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756104677052109211) 2024-02-09T23:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "rik Comas's roll in the free practice of the [----] German Grand Prix. Luckily the crash wasn't as serious as spectacular it was. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1756106160078278933) 2024-02-10T00:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@Dared00 The direction is good. Manor operated in Formula-Renault before joining F1. Both drivers got their first test in a racing car with them" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756129737896800638) 2024-02-10T01:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "Eddie Jordan offered Erik Comas a drive in his new team for [----]. Comas wanted to join the team the obstacle was sponsorship. The frenchmen was sponsored by Elf who were unwilling to support this move and insisted for him to join Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756439856836739346) 2024-02-10T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@KareemfanWSR His management also had talks with Lotus and Scuderia Italia too. In an interview with italian Motorsport he said that he could possibly have joined even Williams given he wins F3000. Elf wanted him there but Mansell leaving Ferrari prevented any possibilities of that" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756442358550352373) 2024-02-10T22:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "After Kubica's rally accident many names circulated in the media as possible replacements at Renault/Lotus. Among them were test driver Senna while drivers left without a drive such as Liuzzi Klien Hulkenberg de la Rosa and Heidfeld were also in contention. #F1 #Formula1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756720680702292185) 2024-02-11T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements "@RobLMyers @hermides73 I know he was involved in shady dealings. But he was also involved in the teams getting money from TV broadcasts and also selling TV rights to multiple countries lifting them to another level. Without which we might not have F1 today" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1756790434511134945) 2024-02-11T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements "@RobLMyers @hermides73 You are saying that Bernie not paying taxes erases all his achivement Like winning championships with Brabham hiring Sid Watkins getting TV rights avenue for teams For the latter parts he should get some respect. He ran this business very well for [--] years" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1757021267754954890) 2024-02-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements "The Parnelli team intended to run a second car in [----] along Mario Andretti. Drivers rumoured for the seat were Arturo Merzario then at Williams and Hans-Joachim Stuck whose future was questionable due to March being unsure of entering F1 for [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1" [X Link](https://x.com/F1_AlmostMoves/status/1757089131618824560) 2024-02-12T17:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. 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"Christian Danner was in talks with AGS about a [----] seat as the team from Gonafron decided to enter for the first time in their short F1 history two cars for the season"
X Link 2022-08-02T18:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In [----] Brabham showed interest towards Keke Rosberg's services for the following year. They didn't know however that Keke's intentions were to retire from F1 at the end of the year. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2022-11-02T00:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Ferrari sacked Ren Arnoux after the first race of the [----] season. Throughout the year he was linked to a comeback with Brabham who sacked Hesnault with Ligier who sacked de Cesaris and with Tyrrell who lost Stefan Bellof. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2022-12-28T12:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Nico Hulkenberg could have gone to Lotus three times in half a year. In the summer of [----] it was rumoured that he might make a mid-season switch then after Raikkonen's injury he was offered the finn's seat. He was in talks about a [----] drive too. #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-02T23:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Roberto Moreno tried to secure a drive with Scuderia Italia Ligier Minardi and Rial. Out of these teams he was the closest to join Minardi but he could not raise the sponsorship the italians were asking for. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-04T23:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ligier were looking to sign Pierluigi Martini and Eric Bernard as their driver duo for [----] in their pursuit of returning to the first half of the grid. However both of them stayed loyal to their respective teams Minardi and Larrousse. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-07T23:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"There were rumours back in [----] that Tecno might enter F1 the following year with Pedro Rodriguez and Clay Regazzoni as drivers. The team would have been run by Ron Harris and the cars were to be powered by Cosworth engines. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-09T21:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Emmanuel Collard tested for Ligier ahead of the [----] season and was considered by the team but the blues were more keen on Brundle Bernard and Panis signing the latter two as Brundle went to Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-20T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Onyx was planning to field an F1 team for [----] with their former F2 driver Riccardo Paletti at the wheel. Sadly Paletti lost is life at the Canadian Grand Prix so the project was aborted. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-25T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As it was certain Ferrari weren't going to keep him for [----] Benetton Brabham and Ligier were all interested in the swede. They all missed out because Ron Dennis made Johansson an offer he could not turn down. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-01-31T22:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Following a horrid season in [----] it was certain Ivan Capelli will leave Ferrari for [----]. For a while it looked like he will join Scuderia Italia one year later than he was supposed to. He also talked with Tyrrell and Minardi and was linked to Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-02-12T22:12Z [----] followers, 13.1K engagements
"Had Toyota stayed in F1 for [----] their drivers would probably have been Heikki Kovalainen and Kamui Kobayashi. The TF110 is considered by many as the best F1 car never to race. This awesome design was created by @seanbulldesign #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1"
X Link 2023-02-18T21:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Both Renault and Toyota wanted Kimi Raikkonen onboard for [----] Honda also had talks with the finn. But none of these teams could beat Ferrari to sign Kimi. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-03-02T00:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Nelson Piquet was in negotiations with Ligier as they were getting Renault engines for [----]. The three-time world champion had an approach from Tyrrell what I've mentioned earlier and was also linked to Arrows and Larrousse. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-03-03T23:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@SergioHincapie Never understood why he turned down Williams. I mean if it's true"
X Link 2023-03-06T22:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After Prost's arrival to Mclaren John Watson was left without a drive for [----]. He had negotiations with Lotus but no agreement was made he also hoped to get the nr.2 Brabham but Parmalat wanted an italian there. Ligier and Toleman were also interested. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-03-27T20:52Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In the October of [----] rumours emerged that if BAR-Honda loses Jenson Button in their legal battle with Williams Rubens Barrichello contracted to Ferrari could be the briton's replacement for [----] as the team's leading driver. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-04-12T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] many italian media sources reported that Valtteri Bottas has signed to drive for Ferrari from [----] onwards replacing his compatriot Kimi Raikkonen. #F1 #Formula1 #NotSoMuchRetroF1"
X Link 2023-04-13T23:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"There was one very big question in [----] in Formula-1. When will Emerson Fittipaldi drive in [----] He had the option to remain with Lotus held talks with Brabham and Tyrrell and was linked to the upcoming Penske project before signing with Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-04-16T22:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Among interest from the big boys Mclaren and Williams Ligier was also keen on getting Mika Hakkinen for [----]. His manager Keke Rosberg had conversations with the french outfit. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-05-06T21:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Gianni Morbidelli was very close to make his return F1 in [----]. After Paul Stoddart's takeover he was in the frame for the seat alongside Alonso at Minardi but lost out to Tarso Marques eventually. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-05-13T23:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tom Walkinshaw surprised everyone when he tried to sign Robby Gordon to Ligier for [----]. Tom hoped that signing the american would persuade Valvoline to join the team. Gordon was due to test in Estoril but it was called off in the last minute. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-05-20T20:54Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements
"In [----] Esteban Ocon came close to join Mclaren reportedly having seat fitting with the team. The team decided against Ocon in favour of Lando Norris the frenchmen's Mercedes links contributed to Mclaren not signing him. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-07-10T21:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] there were rumours that Ford might take over the Beatrice/Haas team and would run a factory team in [----]. Drivers rumoured for the Ford drive were Cheever Warwick Boutsen and Brundle and even Niki Lauda's and Danny Sullivan's name were mentioned. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-07-11T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It looked like Alain Prost will make his debut with Ligier in [----]. He was patronised be Elf. Other teams were also interested in the frenchmen. Among them were Brabham Lotus Tyrrell and Mclaren and it was the latter that Prost joined. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-07-12T20:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Nelson Piquet had a rough season at Lotus. Thus in the brazilian media rumours spread that the 3-time champion might reunite with Brabham possibly having Mercedes engines in the back. Crazy rumours but good times. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-07-19T23:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ahead of the [----] season Mark Blundell whose option was not taken up by Tyrrell was linked to join the Simtek team. I think the partnership of Blundell and Verstappen would have been very strong good for any midfield team to have. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-07-31T22:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Josef Krl would have raced for HRT in [----] had they made the grid. The czech driver signed a contract to be Pedro de la Rosa's partner just before the team went into administration. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-01T22:31Z [----] followers, 144.1K engagements
"I wrote an article on how the upcoming silly season can unfold. Enjoy #F1 #Formula1 #SillySeason"
X Link 2023-08-02T11:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After driving [--] years for Jordan in [----] Rubens Barrichello decided it is time to open a new chapter in his career. The brazilian had talks with Sauber and Tyrrell before agreeing to drive for Jackie Stewart's debuting team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-02T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Luca Badoer could have made his Minardi comeback a year earlier in [----] as he was considered for a seat. The italian carried out some testing duties in the December of [----] he probably lost out on the seat due to not having the sufficient funds. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-04T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Having raced for them in a few races in [----] already Alex Zanardi was very close to sign with Jordan for [----]. Tyrrell also lined him up as an alternative in case they couln't agree with de Cesaris and he was also linked to March. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-06T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Charles Pic's manager Didier Coton had talks with Force India and Sauber as both teams made enquiries about the frenchmen. Pic didn't only have his talent behind him but reportedly [--] million euros worth of sponsorship. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-07T21:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@nardonariosfc Correct he owns DAMS"
X Link 2023-08-07T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Despite winning F3000 in [----] Vincenzo Sospiri never got a fair shot at F1. After his triumph he was in contention for a drive at Ligier and Tyrrell but missed out on the grid. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-08T22:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Marco Apicella Emanuele Naspetti Andrea Montermini and even Andrea Chiesa were contenders for a [----] seat with Minardi. [----] wasn't Minardi's best F1 season but it also wasn't the worst with a young Christian Fittipaldi scoring a point in Suzuka. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-09T22:37Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I always wondered why did the Brabham team struggle so much in [----] They had the same chassis which brought them [--] points in '91. They changed the Yamaha V12 engine to the Judd V10 which did quite well in the BMS's the previous year. 1/3"
X Link 2023-08-10T13:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"I mean this is ART with capital letters"
X Link 2023-08-10T15:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Brabham was interested in taking Ukyo Katayama for [----] but Larrousse snatched him. Heinz-Harald Frentzen was also in the running for the seat as were experienced midfielders Moreno and Pirro but Larini was linked to the team as well. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-10T20:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After his consistent performanes in the Benetton Ferrari started negotiations with Thierry Boutsen. Despite the talks the italians rather brought Mansell in with the belgian taking the seat at Williams which was vacated by the briton. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-11T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"What have I found oh dear"
X Link 2023-08-11T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Jaguar borrowed Fernando Alonso from Renault for a test to measure it's test drivers compared to him. Of course rumours about Alonso going to Jaguar set off but the spaniard did not need to resort to Jaguar as he got the Renault drive. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-12T22:23Z [----] followers, 36.8K engagements
"In [----] there were rumours about Tyrrell fielding David Brabham for the final race of the season in the australian's home race. He could have have taken the seat of Olivier Grouillard. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-13T22:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Mauro Baldi came extremely close to join Brabham but the team eventually opted for de Cesaris who had Marlboro's money behind him. Later on Baldi was rumoured to be going to Tyrrell but that did not materialise either. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-14T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mark Blundell had an impressive debut season in [----] scoring Yamaha's first F1 points and this attracted interest from rival teams namingly Footwork and Tyrrell. Brabham also had an option on him for '92 but did not take it. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-15T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After impressive performanes in Formula Atlantic there were rumours that Gilles Villeneuve might make his debut in F1 in the latter part of the [----] season with the Wolf-Williams team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-16T21:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Riccardo Patrese's name was connected to Ligier Sauber and even Mclaren in the '93-'94 silly season but he decided that nearly [--] years of F1 action was enough for him. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-17T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A lot of drivers were trying to get the Tyrrell seat alongside Tora Takagi for [----]. The hopefuls were: Pedro de la Rosa Tarso Marques Norberto Fontana Jean-Christophe Boullion Vincenzo Sospiri Andrea Montermini and [----] Tyrrell driver Jos Verstappen. #F1 #Formua1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-18T22:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Kamui Kobayashi was reportedly in talks with Manor to drive for them in [----]. Other names linked to the team were Kevin Magnussen Jean-Eric Vergne and Giedo van der Garde. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-20T00:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Giancarlo Fisichella was linked with a move away from Benetton for [----]. It was rumoured that he might take the Ferrari seat vacated by Irvine while his former team Jordan also looked like a possible destination with Damon Hill retiring. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-20T21:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In late [----] it looked quite certain Bruno Giacomelli would be on the [----] F1 grid. The question was with which team. A deal with ATS was really close according to reports while Mo Nunn also wanted the italian on board at Ensign. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-21T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Rumours in early [----] suggested Eddie Cheever might make a return to Tyrrell to partner Brundle. However the team signed Philippe Streiff just before the start of the season. Cheever was also wanted by Benetton but BMW put Berger into that seat. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-25T22:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] despite challenging for the title the relationship between Prost and Renault was getting worse and worse. Rumours started to circulate that the frenchmen might leave to drive for Ferrari in [----]. Eventually he signed on for [----] with Renault. #F1 #Formua1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-27T21:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"This wasn't the end of the story however. After losing the championship to Piquet Prost criticised the team which resulted in Renault breaking his contract. Then Prost was able to find a place at his first team Mclaren and as they say the rest is history"
X Link 2023-08-27T21:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ivan Capelli had a crash at the [----] US GP and it was questionable whether he could race in France and Britain. March lined up three possible replacements three italians Baldi Giacomelli and Apicella. But Ivan was able to race so there was no need. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-08-28T19:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] there were rumours that Larrousse's intention was to have a full french line-up for [----] with a Bernard-Comas duo. In such case Aguri Suzuki would have left either to Brabham or Footwork but even Benetton was a possibility. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-02T19:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Jean-Eric Vergne could have made his F1 comeback in [----]. The frenchmen was a contender for the Haas seat and was linked with Lotus before Renault's takeover and also after it. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-09-04T21:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Before joining Williams Keke Rosberg tried to secure a seat with both Mclaren and Ligier for [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-05T20:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In late [----] there were rumours that a drive-less Alain Prost might end up at Jordan in [----]. Reports claimed he had conversations with the team that amezed everyone in it's first season. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-05T20:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Jochen Rindt recommended Leo Kinnunen to Lotus and thus negotiations started the finnish driver could have been Lotus's number two in [----]. However talks came to a halt after Rindt's tragic accident in Monza. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-08T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ahead of the [----] season Stefan Johansson was one of the main candidates to get the Jordan drive alongside Bertrand Gachot. If the swede got the nod Jordan would have debuted with the same line-up Onyx had two years prior in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-10T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Desperate for success BRM made an offer for [----] to established star driver Jacky Ickx and young prospect Francois Cevert. Both of them turned down the approach and stayed with their respective teams Ferrari and Tyrrell. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-11T20:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After Bellof's fatal accident Tyrrell needed a driver for the number [--] car. The Fert brothers Alain and Michel were both rumoured for the seat their signing either of them would have pleased engine supplier Renault. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-14T13:33Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As Damon Hill planned to retire at his home GP in [----] Jordan had to look for alternatives. Jos Verstappen tested with the car but both Mika Salo's and Nick Heidfeld's name appeared in the press. Test driver Shinji Nakano also had an outside chance. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-18T20:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In late [----] rumours appeared that Michele Alboreto might make his debut in a private Williams in [----]. Italian Achili Motors bought an FW07 and planned to race it and Alboreto a friend of Piero Achili was rumoured to be the driver. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-22T21:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Word has it that after his terrible [----] with Mclaren Ken Tyrrell tried to convince Michael Andretti not to return to IndyCar and have another shot at F1 in one of his cars. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-24T21:14Z [----] followers, 18.8K engagements
"In late [----] Autosprint linked Mauricio Gugelmin with a move to Lotus. In the meantime the brazilian held talks with Tyrrell and Minardi over a [----] drive before signing with Jordan. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-28T00:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In late [----] rumours appeared that Ferrari-refugee Ivan Capelli is being courted by Larrousse and his ex-team March. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-28T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ousted by Scuderia Italia Emanuele Pirro held talks with Tyrrell and Brabham about a [----] drive. He was linked to Jordan Minardi Larrousse and Andrea Moda too. But as those options did not materialize he was forced to take the touring car route. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-29T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Hans-Joachim Stuck was ATS's first choice as a driver for [----] but as the german were pursuing better options the team had to look for alternatives. Rolf Stommelen was high on their wish-list but the austrian Harald Ertl also had a chance. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-09-30T21:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ligier driver Andrea de Cesaris held talks with Jackie Oliver at the end of [----] with the view of joining his team Arrows for [----]. The roman was linked with many drives for '85 and despite all that he remained with the french outfit. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-01T22:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Yesterday I wrote about Andrea de Cesaris having talks to join Arrows for [----]. The italian was actually closer to join the team a year before and it was proposed that he brings his Marlboro sponsorship with him. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-02T22:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"There was a smaller soap-opera in [----] whether Sergio Perez will go to Renault for [----] or not. Williams also made an offer to the mexican but some rumours suggested he might replace Raikkonen at Ferrari. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-10-05T21:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Johnny Herbert Pedro Diniz Juan-Pablo Montoya Ricardo Zonta Tora Takagi Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld were all linked to the Jordan seat which @frentzen_hh got. As they say.the rest is history #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-06T23:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"1997 Formula Nippon champion Pedro de la Rosa held talks with Stewart over joining the team for [----]. Gianni Morbidelli was another candidate for the seat but the team decided to hang onto Jan Magnussen. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-07T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tora Takagi was in contention to partner Panis at Ligier in [----] as their engine supplier Mugen-Honda would have liked to have a japanese driver. But it was Shinji Nakano instead who got the nod meanwhile the team was taken over by Alain Prost. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-08T21:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Tyrrell needed a new first driver after losing Alesi to Ferrari. Talks were held with Brundle Martini Capelli and Gugelmin while approaching Donnelly before signing Modena. Tyrrell had high expectations for [----] but they failed to live up to it. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-11T01:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@Motorsport These behaviours shouldn't be punished by upper organisations such as FIA. A bit of pushing I think is in the limit. Like the Ocon-Verstappen years ago. We should just stick to the law in these cases. You don't get jailed when you push one of your mates"
X Link 2023-10-11T13:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After impressing as MSC's sub Mika Salo became a hot property on the driver market. Jordan Williams Jaguar Prost and Sauber all showed their interest and even there was a chance for him to stay at Ferrari as the team personnel wanted him to stay. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-11T21:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@nardonariosfc The answer is easy. Barrichello might have already signed by then when MSC broke his legs. Alas there were two drivers already(not to mention Irvine who nearly won that championship) so there was no room for Mika"
X Link 2023-10-11T22:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The model of the [---] Lotus which was due to be raced in [----] but never got built. Lotus used the [---] and it's updated version up until [----] when they introduced the [---] mid-season(fun fact:it was based on one of Newey's March design) #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-11T22:19Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After Akihiko Nakaya was refused the superlicence for [----] Dennis Nursey quickly got in contact with two french-speaking free agents Bertrand Gachot and Olivier Grouillard. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-12T21:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Pedro Diniz had lenghty negotiations with Benetton in [----] with the view joining Giancarlo Fisichella at the team in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-13T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"The Diniz-Benetton talks triggered Alex Wurz Benetton's second driver. His alternatives were Jaguar BAR and Sauber. In the end both Wurz and Diniz stayed with their respective team Benetton and Sauber. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-13T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@formularacers_ Let's hope they are so close now. They need just one small step. But it's probably the hardest to take"
X Link 2023-10-13T22:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@jeroenscholte50 @formularacers_ Wait and we will see. We will know in the Bahrain Q3 in [----] everything until that is just guessing"
X Link 2023-10-13T22:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@UnracedF1 @senorsoupe Never heard about it. But i think there's a reason why they rely on the stopwatch in motorracing instead of throwing coins all around the track😂 Stallone always made great sport films this also had potential. Rocky and Escape to Victory were top quality in my opinion"
X Link 2023-10-13T23:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] after some stellar performances Eddie Irvine was a wanted man. Except Ferrari Williams was also interested in recruiting the Jordan driver while Norbert Haug also praised him leading to speculation he might be on Mclaren's list too. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-14T21:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@gri_stan @nardonariosfc I belive he had the option to drive for Prost(and Minardi) the money was definetly there. He just decided to stop so it was his own decision"
X Link 2023-10-15T21:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Philippe Streiff emerged as a surprise candidate to partner Senna at Lotus in [----]. The frenchmen's Elf and Renault connections played a part in him being considered. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-15T21:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Just an article with pure old-school F1 speculation. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1 https://f1almostmovesandtransferrumoursandetc.blogspot.com/2023/10/rumours-youve-probably-never-heard.htmlm=1 https://f1almostmovesandtransferrumoursandetc.blogspot.com/2023/10/rumours-youve-probably-never-heard.htmlm=1"
X Link 2023-10-16T11:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Ousted by their respective teams Daniil Kvyat and Jolyon Palmer could have found berth at Williams in [----]. Except them Kubica and di Resta were considered for the seat alongside Stroll which eventually went to Sirotkin. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-16T22:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Having already signed Eric Bernard Larrousse was on the looks for another driver preferrably with F1 experience. They approached Brabham's Brundle and Modena Roberto Moreno and Bertrand Gachot and Pierluigi Martini was linked to them too. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-17T21:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Motoring News reported in [----] that the new Modena team might field a duo of Modena and de Cesaris altough the latter is likely to stay at Scuderia Italia. His partner could be Michele Alboreto at the expense of Emanuele Pirro. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-19T00:32Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As Red Bull was entering F1 in [----] they wanted an experienced driver in the team. Alex Wurz was linked to the team having been around in F1 since [----] and as a bonus he was austrian. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-19T21:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After buying out his contract with Minardi(doing it by buying the whole team by the way) Flavio Briatote wanted to put Giancarlo Fisichella into the Ligier team for the [----] season. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-22T23:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Holy cow. This Chat GPT thing is very interesting. I just found out thanks to it that Eddie Jordan tried to take over Onyx before entering independently"
X Link 2023-10-25T21:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@cheesy_poofs Asked for you: Yes there were discussions about Craig Pollock the manager of Formula One driver Jacques Villeneuve attempting to take over the Jordan Grand Prix team in the late 1990s. In [----] Pollock was in talks with Eddie Jordan about a potential buyout"
X Link 2023-10-25T22:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Autosport reported that Scuderia Italia driver JJ Lehto might be driving for Jordan the following season. Well for JJ it would not have made much of a difference as both teams had a difficult season in [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-10-26T21:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A lot of quality drivers were linked to join Williams for [----]. The team's future was amongst the most secure on the grid which made a seat in Grove very attractive. Among the potential drivers were Kubica Raikkonen Kovalainen Glock and Heidfeld. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-10-27T22:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@YeOldeMMRF I'm not sure if Haas is the best place to debut at"
X Link 2023-10-28T18:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Initially Timo Glock had a contract with Marussia to drive for them in 2013(and '14 too). This was terminated in the December of [----]. They've signed Luiz Razia as a replacement but as he was unable to secure the funding he was let go before the season began. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-10-28T22:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Outside contenders to join Lotus for [----] were Heikki Kovalainen who had a very good season in the "other Lotus" Adrian Sutil despite the Lux-incident and the forever young Rubens Barrichello. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-01T01:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Thierry Boutsen paid many visits to the Benetton motorhome. As it is rumours started going around that the belgian might return to his previous team for [----]. Later the belgian claimed that it had nothing to do with a potential switch. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-02T00:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It is believed that Giancarlo Fisichella agreed a deal with Ferrari to drive for them from [----] onwards. However rumours say that this was vetoed by someone inside the team be it either Montezemolo Todt or even Michael Schumacher. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-03T20:29Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements
"@UnracedF1 When will the final season of Drive to Survive come After that there will be peace again"
X Link 2023-11-07T00:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"At the [----] Italian GP both Damon Hill and Roberto Moreno were visitors at Tyrrell's motorhome to have talks about joining the team for '93 Autosport reported. Ferrari driver Ivan Capelli also had talks with the team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-10T03:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Sebastien Buemi had talks with Force India regarding a [----] seat but the team eventually choose Adrian Sutil. The swiss driver was also linked to Lotus Sauber and Caterham but he was forced to remain on the sidelines. #F1 #Formula1 #NotYetRetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-10T23:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"As Ayrton Senna was reported to be having conversations with Williams and Ferrari rumours appeared that Nigel Mansell would jump in the Mclaren in [----] if the brazilian leaves. However this was denied by both Mansell and Ron Dennis. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-12T22:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@UnracedF1 I just can't wait what F1 will do when Renault and Merc pulls out hopefully at the same time. It was Hans-Joachim Stuck who said manufacturers should only be allowed to supply engines not to run teams. 100% agree on that one. We need the privateers"
X Link 2023-11-15T21:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It was rumoured that Antonio Pizzonia might get a drive at Super Aguri alongside Takuma Sato for [----]. The brazilian had talks with the team but their intention was to run two japanese drivers. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-15T23:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"steal someone else's work in order to gain followers. It is plagiarism. I put a lot of my time into researching in the subject to share with fellow enthusiasts like myself and to pay respect to the drivers teams and to the sport we all love by remembering their time 2/3"
X Link 2023-11-19T10:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"and to give possibly unknown information to the public. Now there is nothing illegal in copy pasting it in order to have followers on social media. However I consider it to be very unethical thing to do. Moral levels are way more important than followers. 3/3"
X Link 2023-11-19T10:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Reportedly the upcoming Haas F1 team approached Patrick Tambay and Teo Fabi to drive fot them in their inaugural season in F1. Both men had a good reputation in the states Tambay was a CanAm champion while Fabi was a CanAm and CART front-runner. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-19T20:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Reigning F3000 champion Olivier Panis claimed in a late '93/early '94 interview that he is in contact with two F1 teams. One was Ligier where he did end up the other one was Tyrrell where he could have partnered Katayama. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-20T22:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@JCee8889 @UnracedF1 Wasn't it Sauber with Ferrari"
X Link 2023-11-21T10:37Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Timo Glock won GP2 in [----] and his performances attracted interest among F1 teams. Eventually Toyota signed him snapping him up from Williams's nose which was the other team which was seriously interested in Glock. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-21T23:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Early in the season there were rumours about Lewis Hamilton leaving Mercedes to join either Red Bull Ferrari or Aston Martin. In the summer there were strong speculation on Hamilton joining Ferrari which came to nothing as he renewed with Mercedes. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-11-22T22:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Then today Christian Horner revealed that Hamilton was interested if there was a vacany at Red Bull and the parties had multiple talks. Take it with a pinch of salt but there were so many rumours there must be some truth behind it"
X Link 2023-11-22T22:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Flavio Briatore was looking to bring Ivan Capelli to Benetton for [----]. However Tom Walkinshaw's arrival and his preference of Martin Brundle ended these plans. Also Capelli himself opted to wait for Ferrari rejecting Ligier in the process. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-24T17:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@karunchandhok The one lap pace is closer than ever yet the gaps in the race are bigger due to the effect of turbulence the car ahead produces. Bottas in 18th was [--] tenths off in Q1. In [----] Sebastian Buemi was [---] second off the fastest time in Q1 in P18"
X Link 2023-11-25T17:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@karunchandhok Yet in the [----] Abu Dhabi GP all constructors that scored points that year and finished were on the lead lap(with only Liuzzi and MSC failing to finish). Let's see how it will be tomorrow compared to this"
X Link 2023-11-25T17:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After Red Bull decided in favour of keeping Kvyat at Toro Rosso for [----] leaving Pierre Gasly on the sidelines there were rumours that Renault is considering hiring the frenchmen to partner Hulkenberg. Gasly did join the team but [--] years later. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-11-26T22:23Z [----] followers, 14.5K engagements
"@cheesy_poofs @TheRoboteer Then it would definetly make sense to move the american races around May/June essentially inbetween Miami and Canada"
X Link 2023-11-27T14:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Gerhard Berger held talks with all four top teams in [----] with a prospect of a [----] seat. Berger negotiated with his actual team Ferrari Benetton where he ended up and was also having talks with both Williams and Mclaren. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-11-27T22:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@formularacers_ It would make perfect sense for Nico Hulkenberg to buy himself out of his Haas contract. He would be very good for Williams with his experience and being a steady pair of hands. While Drugovich or Shwartzman could take his seat at Haas"
X Link 2023-11-28T21:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Why do I keep seeing posts from toxic F1 fans sharing their toxic opinion and still arguing about the [----] season finale I'm just here for the retro stuff. So here's Pirro and de Cesaris at Spa in their Dallara's run by Scuderia Italia"
X Link 2023-11-28T21:59Z [----] followers, 10.9K engagements
"@I_Am_Edwards24 No. But when they got Ferrari engines for '92 Ferrari tended to offer a few drivers contracts which stated "providing a Ferrari engined car". So essentially Ferrari decided whether to put them into their them or to the customer in this case Scuderia Italia"
X Link 2023-11-29T14:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@I_Am_Edwards24 Martini and Capelli signed such contracts initially Capelli was due to drive for BMS but got promoted to Ferrari allowing Martini in. Nannini had a similiar offer in [----] which he rejected"
X Link 2023-11-29T14:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Apparently Perez "fans" are insulting Joe Saward for writing about a clause in Ricciardo's contract that would allow him to replace the mexican if he underperforms"
X Link 2023-12-01T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Also it turns out the fight at the Abu Dhabi GP started from Red Bull fans insulting Hamilton fans for him not winning a race in the past two seasons"
X Link 2023-12-01T23:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"The driver question at Ferrari was indeed complicated at the end of [----]. Lauda left and Ferrari was looking to fill the void left by the austrian. Enzo's first target was Andretti but the american refused the offer and stayed as Lotus. 1/4 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-03T22:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"JJ Lehto and his manager Keke Rosberg was in contact with many teams regarding a [----] drive. These included Arrows Ligier Lotus Jordan and Tyrrell. Meanwhile brazilian media suggested that Mclaren could field an all finnish line-up in '94. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-07T23:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Jean Alesi had a terrible campaign with Prost GP and he was looking for a way out and for a more competitive car for '01. It was rumoured that he might go to Jaguar while Peter Sauber also showed interest in re-hiring the frenchmen. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-08T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"A deal was done between Alpine and Williams in order to put Alpine-junior Oscar Piastri into one of the Williams cars. The australian as we all know found a better seat at Mclaren and signed kicking off a legal battle for his services which Mclaren won. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-12-10T22:59Z [----] followers, 14.3K engagements
"@FastestPitStop I think with the drivers making their debut younger and younger the retirement age will also go down. Majority of the drivers get exhausted after 12-15 years in the sport. No matter at what age they made their debut. There are exceptions of course"
X Link 2023-12-11T14:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Motoring News reported that Coloni driver Bertrand Gachot could be switching teams and might be dressing up in blue for [----] as he was one of the many drivers who were linked to Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-11T22:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"For [----] Scuderia Italia was expanding to two cars and two italian GP-winners were linked with that seat. One was Michele Alboreto who was let go by Ferrari the other was Riccardo Patrese whose Williams seat was under threat. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-17T20:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"After he dominated the Monaco F3 race in [----] many teams showed desire to hire Tom Pryce. Among these were Hesketh Mclaren Embassy-Hill and Williams but they got beaten for the welshmen's services by Shadow. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-18T20:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"For [----] Renault(Briatore) wanted to put Heikki Kovalainen into one of the Red Bull's through their engine deal. It was also rumoured the finn might even end up at Toro Rosso through various dealings but Red Bull did not want an "outsider". #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-20T22:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@JaagupEsta They wanted someone who can fight for the championship and/or brings experience. Raikkonen was the main target there were talk of Montoya and even Pedro de la Rosa I belive the scenario Renault wanted was Webber at Renault and Heikki in the RB but RB refused"
X Link 2023-12-21T02:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Christian Danner is a tall guy. He must have regretted it as he missed out on two drives in [----] due to that. He signed contracts with Ligier and later on with EuroBrun but he couldn't drive a single mile as he was too tall to fit into either car. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-23T22:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@fraze1976 There was something like that now as you say it. At least he fit into the car even if it was a bit too tight for him. Imagine.Senna suspended Berger can't fit into the car so Mclaren starts the [----] season with Jonathan Palmer and Emanuele Pirro"
X Link 2023-12-23T23:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Andrea Montermini was going to miss the [----] San Marino GP due to an appendectomy that took place on the monday before the race so Pacific needed a sub ready. 1/2 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-24T21:14Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements
"@KKozlovskiy @fraze1976 He did came to my mind also. Wonder what he could have done as a Mclaren nr1 in 1990"
X Link 2023-12-24T21:25Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"If Jenson Button was forced to leave for Williams Nick Heidfeld would have taken his place at Honda. He reportedly signed a letter of intent with Honda that under certain circumstances he will join the team. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-28T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Daniil Kvyat have claimed that he was to replace Kimi Raikkonen for [----]. The former Red Bull driver said that talks took place around the time he finished third in the Chinese GP. Then came disasters with incident's with Vettel and his demotion. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2023-12-29T18:24Z [----] followers, 32.8K engagements
"Despite being the F3000 runner-up in [----] Nicolas Minassian found his chances of F1 limited. He talked with Minardi however as he described it the talks were brief and the opportunity quickly faded. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2023-12-31T21:31Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@250GTE Fernando Alonso Doesen't ring a bell"
X Link 2023-12-31T22:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Jonathan Palmer was a candidate to be Mclaren's number two driver in [----]. The briton was also rumoured for the same role at Williams a team where he was a test driver before by Autosprint. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-02T23:06Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] Keke Rosberg decided it was enough from retirement and looked to continue his driving career. There were rumours about him coming back to F1 with Benetton and Onyx reportedly making proposals to the [----] world champion. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-04T22:17Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@LittleRedRhino Keke was such a great and ballsy driver he would have deserved a seat in Maranello. I feel like he is way too overlooked. But it must be said the early 1980's grid was full of great drivers and it was very hard to stand out"
X Link 2024-01-05T02:15Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"In the middle of [----] Bild reported that negotiations took place between Mclaren and Michael Schumacher about the german joining the team in [----] after his Ferrari contract expires. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-06T22:19Z [----] followers, 23.7K engagements
"@huntbrothersF1 I suppose so. I don't know though that at this time(around June) Mclaren were aware of Alonso's ability"
X Link 2024-01-06T22:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@Broekie83 [----] dream line up would have been: Ferrari:MSC & Raikkonen Mclaren:Montoya & Hamilton Renault being at the same level of these two with Alonso and Webber"
X Link 2024-01-06T22:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"It was reported in the latter stages of [----] that Niki Lauda is looking to leave Ferrari as he felt Regazzoni was prioritized over him. It was rumoured that he might join James Hunt at Hesketh while Mclaren reportedly made an offer to the austrian. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-07T23:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It looked like Mclaren were to lose both drivers for [----] so they needed to take a look at the driver market. Two experienced pair of hands Riccardo Patrese and Martin Brundle was reportedly under consideration. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-08T23:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Mclaren wasn't just in need of drivers the team was left without an engine supplier too as Honda pulled out. One rumour suggested that they could hijack Arrows by taking the Mugen-Honda engines and Michele Alboreto from them. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-08T23:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"2009 WSR [---] champion Bertrand Baguette had hoped to secure a seat at Sauber for [----]. In a post-season test he impressed the team and it looked like he will at least get a role as a third driver. Baguette's name was also linked with seats at Renault and Campos. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-09T21:51Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Mario Andretti had to make a choice between two offers for [----] one was from Alfa Romeo one was from Mclaren. The american choose Alfa which at the time was understandable as Alfa looked like a team on the rise while Mclaren was struggling. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-10T16:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"It was reported that Pastor Maldonado was in talks with Force India over a [----] seat as his place was under threat as Renault was going to take over Lotus. Additionaly his PDVSA money would have outweighed Perez's mexican sponsors. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-11T21:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@FrancoG02Franco Hulk was already signed for [----] by that point the rumours appeared. There were reports earlier that Renault could sign Hulkenberg but he opted to renew. The Perez to Lotus/Renault voices were stronger though and constant"
X Link 2024-01-12T01:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@UnracedF1 I hope the jury lost the job after. Even if he was guilty(which he wasn't as he was threatened) how the hell can someone give someone [--] months for pepper-spray I don't know what the law says it's just my common sense"
X Link 2024-01-13T22:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"In [----] Eddie Jordan offered Frentzen's contract to Toyota. The japanese did not take up the opportunity to sign the german driver but they told Jordan that they are very keen to hire his other driver Jarno Trulli. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-14T22:00Z [----] followers, 18K engagements
"Charles Pic was rumoured to return to Marussia for [----] his teammate Giedo van der Garde was also linked to the anglo-russian outfit. Interestingly Pic was reportedly on a multi-year deal at Caterham yet he had to leave after only one year. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-17T05:35Z [--] followers, [----] engagements
"Aguri Suzuki was heavily linked to Tyrrell in [----] to replace the retiring Nakajima for [----]. Of course it was through Honda connections but eventually Tyrrell lost the engines to Arrows so Suzuki ended up there instead. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-18T20:21Z [--] followers, [---] engagements
"There were speculation that Arturo Merzario might be driving a third Brabham in the [----] Italian GP equipped with Alfa Romeo engines as a kind of warm-up for [----] as the milanese marque was going to be their engine supplier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-22T19:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"His height and weight might have played a part in Nico Hulkenberg not getting seats at neither Ferrari or Mclaren as the new engines turned out to be heavier than anticipated teams preferred smaller and lighter drivers to be close to the minimum weight. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-24T16:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@SkySportsF1 What everyone seems to forget is the fact the Faenza team would probably have folded a long ago if it wasn't for Red Bull. Of course now everyone wants to join F1 but it wasn't like that in the mid 2010's. If it wasn't for STR F1 wouldn't have had enough cars"
X Link 2024-01-26T12:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@JoaoMiguelJorge @SkySportsF1 I remember that. Wonder how that would have turned out. Not to be misunderstood I don't support one company owning [--] teams but credit where credit is due. RB invested in Faenza. Mclaren Mercedes and Ferrari could have bought Manor or Caterham to have a B-team. They didn't"
X Link 2024-01-26T13:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Both Jacques Villeneuve and Alex Wurz were mentioned as possible candidates for Ferrari for the [----] season. At this point there was a rumour that Schumacher might go to Mclaren while Irvine's place wasn't secure at all. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-01-26T22:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@SlsMighty @UnbiasedFIA @TheTechnician44 Around that time it looked like F1 might turn MotoGP-ish with big teams passing their cars to small teams. It wasn't only Red Bull but Honda did it with Super Aguri Mclaren planned to do so with Prodrive"
X Link 2024-01-26T22:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"I don't get why both Leclerc and Norris signed such long-term deals. Sure they must have exit clauses but it looks a bit bold to me"
X Link 2024-01-26T22:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@SergioHincapie @senorsoupe Should save this for a later post but I recall JV saying in an interview that Newey told him to come to Mclaren as he really liked working with Jacques"
X Link 2024-01-27T02:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@F1GuyDan Hamilton had an offer from Spyker and there were talk of a deal with Williams which would have meant Rosberg going to Mclaren with LH going to Williams but would still keep his Mclaren connections. The deal made sense to Mclaren. To Williams not so much"
X Link 2024-01-27T22:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@dantheracer99 @F1GuyDan That situation was indeed a bit crazy. Seeing their [----] form there were rumours that Alonso might try to get out of his pre-contract. Raikkonen was on heading towards the exit door Montoya like-wise. I recall rumours on de la Rosa and Hamilton sharing a seat too"
X Link 2024-01-28T22:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements
"Enquiries were made towards Red Bull by Kimi Raikkonen whether a seat would be available for [----] alongside Vettel. The team opted to renew Webber instead. The iceman's management also had talks with Mercedes before he ended up at Lotus. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-29T21:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@UnracedF1 @frentzen_hh I think there's one race difference. Irvine got suspended for [--] races in [----] but only made [--] in '93 so he had [--] less than HHF"
X Link 2024-01-29T21:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@C4whaaa @UnracedF1 @frentzen_hh Depends on what we count as Grand Prix. Starts or entries"
X Link 2024-01-29T21:43Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"Mclaren's Martin Whitmarsh wanted to loan their young drivers Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne to other F1 teams for [----] in order for them to gain experience. Whitmarsh revealed talks were held with Lotus Force India and Marussia for the cause. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-01-30T21:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@dantheracer99 I interpreted from the context that those talks included both drivers"
X Link 2024-01-31T14:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@ForzaJules In junior formula they did show the same level at least. In F1 they never quite had as good equipment/position as Norris had. Maybe only Magnussen in [----] with Mclaren and in [----] with Haas"
X Link 2024-01-31T14:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@rodrigolavino Agreed. FIA needs a strong leader that can shut such things down"
X Link 2024-01-31T22:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"@TheBishF1 Don't want to come off as a boot-licker but I always enjoy reading your articles it's top stuff They are well structured and interesting having facts opinions personal experiences in perfect harmony. And it's easy to understand for me despite being non-native in english"
X Link 2024-02-02T14:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"His impressive [----] form in the Larrousse his sponsors and his marketing value as a japanese driver landed Aguri Suzuki on the radar of many other F1 teams up and down the grid. 1/4 #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-02T17:21Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] rumours spread that Toro Rosso is considering dropping Brendon Hartley before the end of the season. Reported possible replacements were Jake Dennis and Sean Gelael. Dennis was Red Bull's Gelael was Toro Rosso's test driver at the time. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-02-04T18:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trivia: What is the common point between this Peugeot [---] and Ferrari winning the [--] hours of Le Mans in [----] #Peugeot #Ferrari"
X Link 2024-02-05T21:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"In [----] there were rather weird rumours about Shinji Nakano ending up at Benetton. With Renault's withdrawal Flavio Briatore was eyeing the Mugen engines and it was speculated that he might hire Nakano in order to please the japanese engine maker. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-07T22:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"See so much hate going towards Jos Verstappen. Sure he is one tempered fella who made mistakes in the past. But many people act like he is the Zodiac-killer. 🚨 It is probably no coincidence that the Horner story was first leaked in the Netherlands of all places. The personal relationship between Horner and Jos Verstappen has reportedly been badly damaged. And Max Verstappen is considered to be a loyal person whose loyalty lies https://t.co/fqIdbdNBdY 🚨 It is probably no coincidence that the Horner story was first leaked in the Netherlands of all places. The personal relationship between"
X Link 2024-02-08T11:58Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Midland was eyeing Anthony Davidson for [----] with the brit testing their car in 2005(then it was still Jordan). Another name linked with the seat was Takuma Sato's but his chances were slim as the team had Toyota engines and Sato was a Honda protge. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-08T19:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"When making the decision on Renault's [----] line-up Flavio Briatore did consider dropping Jenson Button in favour of Fernando Alonso. The italian eventually decided to keep Button in the race seat alongside Trulli giving Alonso the test driver role. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-09T19:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"Trivia: Which former F1 team contributed to both Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton reaching an important milestone in their careers #F1 #Verstappen #Hamilton"
X Link 2024-02-09T23:55Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"rik Comas's roll in the free practice of the [----] German Grand Prix. Luckily the crash wasn't as serious as spectacular it was. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-10T00:01Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@Dared00 The direction is good. Manor operated in Formula-Renault before joining F1. Both drivers got their first test in a racing car with them"
X Link 2024-02-10T01:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"Eddie Jordan offered Erik Comas a drive in his new team for [----]. Comas wanted to join the team the obstacle was sponsorship. The frenchmen was sponsored by Elf who were unwilling to support this move and insisted for him to join Ligier. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-10T22:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@KareemfanWSR His management also had talks with Lotus and Scuderia Italia too. In an interview with italian Motorsport he said that he could possibly have joined even Williams given he wins F3000. Elf wanted him there but Mansell leaving Ferrari prevented any possibilities of that"
X Link 2024-02-10T22:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"After Kubica's rally accident many names circulated in the media as possible replacements at Renault/Lotus. Among them were test driver Senna while drivers left without a drive such as Liuzzi Klien Hulkenberg de la Rosa and Heidfeld were also in contention. #F1 #Formula1"
X Link 2024-02-11T16:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"@RobLMyers @hermides73 I know he was involved in shady dealings. But he was also involved in the teams getting money from TV broadcasts and also selling TV rights to multiple countries lifting them to another level. Without which we might not have F1 today"
X Link 2024-02-11T21:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements
"@RobLMyers @hermides73 You are saying that Bernie not paying taxes erases all his achivement Like winning championships with Brabham hiring Sid Watkins getting TV rights avenue for teams For the latter parts he should get some respect. He ran this business very well for [--] years"
X Link 2024-02-12T12:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements
"The Parnelli team intended to run a second car in [----] along Mario Andretti. Drivers rumoured for the seat were Arturo Merzario then at Williams and Hans-Joachim Stuck whose future was questionable due to March being unsure of entering F1 for [----]. #F1 #Formula1 #RetroF1"
X Link 2024-02-12T17:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
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