Who put out those Bloody press releases
ARSE-Backwards? As we like both our drivers...
In what seems to be a fairly universal
feeling in the F1 Paddock, I myself intoned Thars' Somme-thun' Fishy going on
at the 'lil Himnwil outfit Sauber. Since it seems at the very least the press
releases were issued in the wrong order regarding team principal Monisha Kaltenborn's
dismissal! Not to mention in the Wee hours of nothingness...
As Grizzled Journo' Joe Saward was the first to
point out the awkwardness of the situation, followed up by the Peacock-lite
(NBCSN) Booth Boyz' and Pitlane reporter, the Wee Willie Buxom (Will Buxton)
pointing out how Sauber's press release over Marcus Ericsson not getting equal
treatment was basically answering the question nobody had asked!
Although I found
the Swede's assessment of how he & Pascal Wehrlein would never go on
Holiday together not exactly a ringing endorsement of his feelings towards his
current team-mate...
Hmm? Wasn't that
an interesting In-car Radio conversation that FOM played during the Azerbaijan
GP, when Wehrlein asked if He was "Free" to race Ericsson ahead of him,
eh?
As the part that smelled the most fishy to me
was the innuendo over Monisha
not tolerating the rumoured request to start favouring the Swede over the
better German driver currently on Sauber's roster, especially since Kaltenborn
isn't known for her Bedside manner, as in just ask "Guido Duh
Dutchman," Ja Volt!
As I've turned my backside upon the female
Indian lawyer ever since her wreck-less handling of driver contracts regarding Giedo
Van der Garde's, which is sad, since I'd been a fan of Sauber's Forever, especially
since founder Peter Sauber had the Kahoonas to hire Kimi Raikkonen over his Red
Bull Benefactor Deeter Majestic's (Dietrich Mateschitz)
prized pupil Enrique Bernoldi Wayback in 2001!
And in fairness to Monisha, she's kept
the Minnowesqe F1 Team on the grid thru
some very trying times financially, as they now seem to be on the upswing,
regardless of what we may perceive 'bout the Honda Power Units they'll begin
utilizing next season.
As Will Buxton suggested that an announcement
regarding Frederic Vasseur as new Team Principal may be eminent during the
Friday (Free Practice) FP2 TV Broadcast, and he categorically does NOT believe
in favouring drivers!
As Y'all may recognize the name Fred Vasseur,
who was le Reggie's Debutante Team Principal upon Renault Sport's return to
Formula 1 in 2016, before he subsequently quit the Enstone based team.
As Vasseur, co-founder of ART Grand Prix has led
the premiere French racing team to multiple championship winning efforts,
albeit in the lower Feeder Series, nee Formula 3 Euroseries, along with leading
ART Grand Prix to consecutive GP2 titles with Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton
from 2005-06, Timo Glock in '09 and somebody named Stoffel Vandoorne in 2015. Along
with decimating the GP3 series, winning the championship from 2010-13 and
2015-16 to date!
Thus, when this happens? As Vasseur sounds
like a far better choice over another named being bandied about, as in Dr.
Colin Kolles, who once reportedly tried Blackmailing Mercedes and Toto Wolff;
SHEISA! Does Sauber really want that
type 'O headache?
as perhaps this changing of team boss simply
makes me believe that Sauber's new owners wanted a new leader instead, as I
hope they can improve their position with the much lamented Honda PU's next
season.
Hmm? With Longbow SA being an Equity firm, headed
by Pascal
Picci, who's currently running the Show, I'm wondering if this
could be some backdoor way for ART Grand Prix to become a future Formula 1
Constructor?
