Caterham have completely changed their race driver line-up for the second year in a row.
The team has announced Kamui Kobayashi will return to Formula One with them after a one-year absence.
He will be joined by rookie Marcus Ericsson, who is set to become Sweden’s first driver to start a round of the world championship since Stefan Johansson in 1991.
Caterham also announced Alexander Rossi will continue as test driver alongside new hire Robin Frijns.
“It?s a great honour that the team hired me based on the value I bring in racing terms, and the experience I have and I am so happy that I am able to make this announcement today,” said Kobayashi. “I will do my very best to lead the team and work as hard as possible to achieve our targets.”
Kobayashi made his F1 debut with Toyota in 2009, then spent the next three seasons at Sauber. After being dropped by the team at the end of 2012 he raised money from fans to continue his Formula One career.
“I want to give special thanks to all the fans who have made donations to Kamui Support,” said Kobayashi. “Their donations and gestures gave me extra strength to come back fighting and I am very pleased that the money they raised not only helped me but will now go to helping Caterham progress this year.”
“Every single one of you who helped with Kamui Support will race with me in 2014 and that makes me very proud.”
Despite raising ??8 million from fans and sponsors towards a 2013 seat, Kobayashi said he was unable to secure a place with a competitive team before the start of last season. “My main priority is to secure the competitive F1 seat in 2014,” he said at the time.
Kobayashi spent last year driving for Ferrari’s AF Corse GT racing team in the World Endurance Championship. He also drove one of the team’s F1 cars at Fiorano and in a demonstration run at Moscow which was interrupted by a minor crash.
“For me, it?s a chance to start again with a new team but one that?s serious about progressing,” Kobayashi added, “and for the team, 2014 is the first chance to show what they can do with all the people and infrastructure they?ve built up in Leafield since moving there in 2012”.
Ericsson will graduate to Formula One five years after winning the Japanese Formula Three championship. He has raced in GP2 since then, winning three times in 84 starts.
The 23-year-old had his best chance to win the championship last year after slotting into the DAMS drive vacated by previous champions Romain Grosjean and Davide Valsecchi. But he endured a difficult first half of the season and didn’t score a point in a race until his tenth start, after which he raised his game and ended the year fifth, his best result so far in the championship.
“It?s obviously great for Sweden that we?ll have a Swedish driver back on the grid in 2014,” said Ericsson. “This is what I?ve been working for since I first started racing karts back when I was nine years old, and now I know I?m ready for the step up to F1.”
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Alec (@vonhoff)
21st January 2014, 10:31
Shame it wasnt Koba and VDG, but hey ho. Pic is no great loss IMHO.
Oople
21st January 2014, 11:07
I liked VDG. His second half was strong, and I think it would have done Caterham some good to have some consistency within the team.
It’ll take Ericsson and even Kobayashi some time to adjust to the Caterham settings, whilst Bianchi and Chilton (lol) will have the early season advantage.
Strontium (@strontium)
21st January 2014, 18:30
*Chilton retires out of the first five races*
Oople
21st January 2014, 21:01
Chilton will match his record of 19 consecutive finishes with 19 consecutive DNFs this year.
Oople
21st January 2014, 21:01
Chilton will match his record of 19 consecutive finishes with 19 consecutive DNFs this year.
TMF (@)
21st January 2014, 11:11
Would have been my preferred line-up too but at least VDG got a TD seat at Sauber and maybe we’ll see him back in 1 or 2 years.
Though really glad that KOB is back.
Mashiat (@)
21st January 2014, 12:22
Agree. My dream Caterham partership would’ve been either Kobayashi/ Petrov/ Kovalainen. But I guess somebody needs to bring the money eh?
Sergey
22nd January 2014, 11:47
Me too would prefer Kobayashi + Petrov lineup – both having quite a lot of F1 experience could contribute much more to the in season car development than Ericsson who couldn’t handle less powerful and less complicated machinery in lower formulaes – if he needed ten races to just overcome DNF in , I wonder which race will be his first finished in F1?
Anyway, wishing him good luck, but IMHO the guy who scored 3 wins 84 starts has a huge and colorful tattoo on his forehehead: PAID DRIVER
Mashiat (@)
21st January 2014, 12:24
I wonder what numbers they’ll “Pic”. Geddit? Oh Nevermind…
Grosjean's smile (@testacorsa)
21st January 2014, 12:46
lol
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
21st January 2014, 13:25
That joke was Trulli amazing ;-D
Datt
21st January 2014, 13:48
lol! kimi a break
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
21st January 2014, 15:07
They have some Lewis ends to tie up there . BUT I think they will get there.
DanimalHouse (@thrillerwa09)
21st January 2014, 15:40
Oh for crying out Lauda.
BJ (@beejis60)
21st January 2014, 16:35
Looks like PIC needs to Hunt for a drive.
Mathers (@mathers)
21st January 2014, 17:25
Pic will have a Hill to climb to find one…
Strontium (@strontium)
21st January 2014, 18:31
Is there a Berger stall at the top of the hill?
TMF (@)
21st January 2014, 18:48
Pic seems he isn’t the Stewart of his own F1 career.
matt90 (@matt90)
21st January 2014, 19:41
Will you lot just be Kvyat!
Gerdoner (@gerdoner)
21st January 2014, 19:45
@keithcollantine Can there be multiple comments of the day? XD I nominate those ;)
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
21st January 2014, 23:12
Oh you’re all taking the Pic now! ;)
Prof Kirk (@prof-kirk)
21st January 2014, 23:40
I’m not sure Webber I can take any of you seriously
David-A (@david-a)
22nd January 2014, 4:44
COTD? These are the Wurz comments I’ve ever seen.
AlbertC (@albertc)
22nd January 2014, 5:19
That was just on the Vergne of being funny…
Todfod (@todfod)
22nd January 2014, 6:34
Its hard to come up with a comment that is better than Di Resta
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
22nd January 2014, 8:57
Well, you guys seem to be in fine Vettel.
DaveD (@daved)
21st January 2014, 21:17
Unfortunately, it won’t matter who was selected to drive for Caterham as it’s most likely a “one and done” situation. Fernandes is ready to pull funding if things don’t change drastically this year and I don’t see much chance of Caterham scoring lots of points.
And Bernie’s focus on starving the lower teams and making his favorite, already rich teams at the top, even richer….well, we’ll be down a couple more teams before long. Sad, but where Formula 1 is heading.
I totally agree with Fernandes about one thing: it’s much more exciting to watch a sport where there is actually a chance of an underdog winning a race.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25833881
hunocsi (@hunocsi)
21st January 2014, 10:33
You know what: I’m glad Kamui is the one driver for 2014 EJ got wrong.
Greg-C
21st January 2014, 12:06
How much bank interest does 8 million euro get ????
Timothy Katz (@timothykatz)
21st January 2014, 13:28
At current rates, about £3.95!
BJ (@beejis60)
21st January 2014, 16:38
He should have invested it in Tesla; would have about 36 million euro now.
DaveD (@daved)
21st January 2014, 19:19
+1 on that comment. Simple fact.
JCost (@jcost)
21st January 2014, 13:08
Crowdfunding at its best.
Oh Happy Day!
@HoHum (@hohum)
21st January 2014, 14:12
“Oh happy day”!? is this going to be the pattern for the future, fans funding their Fav driver so he can buy a drive? Meanwhile Bernies successors bank over half a billion a year as their share of the profit derived from Maxs sweetheart deal with Bernie.
Joshua Mesh (@joshua-mesh)
21st January 2014, 14:18
At least the public then get some say. The alternative is sponsor-funded drivers.
@HoHum (@hohum)
21st January 2014, 14:27
Sadly true.
Kimi4WDC
22nd January 2014, 2:36
Frankly this is my main beef with most of the teams now. They are just so incompetent at money side.
Why teams are not using the fans? Merchandise is fine but its old model. Their marketing teams should be fired together with Lotus management team.
Strontium (@strontium)
21st January 2014, 18:32
Me too!!!!!!!!!
Johnnie
21st January 2014, 10:33
I can’t belive it :o webbplats got a swede! Last timer was over 20 years ago
Johnnie
21st January 2014, 10:34
We * stupid Phone
Optimaximal (@optimaximal)
21st January 2014, 10:34
*slide-whistle*
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 10:42
@optamaximal Lots of sense in KK’s approach. He maybe could’ve wasted the budget on a seat at Caterham/Marussia in 2013, but he knew they didn’t have a chance. As 2014 is the first year of the new regulations and Caterham have concentrated on 2014 from mid-2012 already, he has a much better chance to be competitive with them now. In they meantime he actually gained some money as paid driver in Ferrari GT in 2013.
So, let’s not be too fast to dismiss him shall we?
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 10:43
@optimaximal Sorry for the mis-spelling of your name
Patrick (@paeschli)
21st January 2014, 11:45
@montreal95
Was thinking the same, this year, Koba will have the opportunity to score points, which wasn’t possible with the 2013 Caterham.
Now, Koba is also up-to-date with the latest generation of cars.
@HoHum (@hohum)
21st January 2014, 14:18
More to the point, with Pirelli promising durable tyres and the new powertrains promising loads of torque Kamui’s ” chuck it around” driving style should be more competitive, let’s face it he would never have been any good with last years vanishing tyres.
@HoHum (@hohum)
21st January 2014, 14:29
Above is supposed to be an answer to Davey below ???
TMF (@)
21st January 2014, 18:58
I hope that Caterham finds itself in the points next year. Fernandez already said that if they won’t he walks.
Hairs (@hairs)
21st January 2014, 10:47
COTD. :-)
Sauber (@mumito)
21st January 2014, 21:03
what does COTD mean?
Thks
JCost (@jcost)
21st January 2014, 13:10
LOL!
Who knows they will find the golden spot…
davey
21st January 2014, 10:36
Don’t get why so many fans want Kobayashi back, He’s nothing but average.
DRS has removed the only thing that kinda made him stand out over the rest & thats the fact he pulled off some banzai overtakes. But thanks to DRS now everyone can easily overtake at the push of a button there’s nothing about him that stands out, Nothing but a average driver who’s had his chance & did nothing to warrant his remaining in f1 beyond 2012.
Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
21st January 2014, 10:41
So you would rather have a dreary Pic or GVD in F1?
DaveF1 (@davef1)
21st January 2014, 10:51
While I prefer Kobayashi to both Pic and VdG, it doesn’t really matter if they have dreary or boring personalities. If they’re good enough for F1, than that should be the important factor.
maarten.f1 (@)
21st January 2014, 11:03
@davef1 Racing drivers are not supposed to have personalities. I’ve learned that from Top Gear a long time ago :p
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 11:01
@davey That’s the point you see. In your opinion he’s average, but most disagree. Very simple to understand
Slava (@)
21st January 2014, 11:09
I believe that if such a terrible racer like Grosjean (or Maldonado) is still in Formula 1 than it is totally comprehendible that Kobayashi deserves second chance.
If no more than average Sergio Perez signed a contract with legendary team than Kamui should be in F1.
Lucas Wilson (@full-throttle-f1)
21st January 2014, 11:15
@slava
Why in your opinion is Grosjean a terrible racer? Did you see some of his 2013 performances?
GeeMac (@geemac)
21st January 2014, 11:24
To add to that, Maldonado is a race winner. He had one legitimate shot at a race win and he took it, against Alonso in the form of his life no less. The same can’t be said of Perez (Malaysia 2012), Hulkenberg (Brazil 2012) or Grosjean (Suzuka 2013).
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 12:19
@geemac To be fair to Grosjean though he didn’t really stand a chance against the Red Bulls. And Hulkenberg was not in a car as remotely as good as the Mclaren so for him to even be in a contention for victory was a miracle. Agree about Perez. To see him going to a Mclaren while KK was left out of F1 altogether was a huge injustice
Kanil (@kanil)
21st January 2014, 16:46
I bet if Sauber wasn’t in such dire financial straits, they might’ve been able to let Perez at least mimic Alonso’s strategy (or even take a risk) and win Malaysia. Instead they played ultra-safe to try to get those points.
Or perhaps they genuinely thought giving the Ferrari a free lap on softs was somehow a reasonable choice, but I’d like to believe they aren’t that clueless.
Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
21st January 2014, 20:00
@montreal95 agreed, the Red Bull’s were just too fast and to rub it in Vettel was also on the best form arguably of his career. He maybe would’ve stood a chance against Webber had the strategies played out differently but it wasn’t Grosjean’s race to lose.
On Hülkenberg and Perez, they differ slightly due to the fact it was wet and that, well, those cars shouldn’t have been where they were – particularly Nico Hülkenberg’s.
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 21:09
@vettel1 Actually all Grosjean could do in Suzuka, was spoiling RBR’s race as much as possible and hope for the best, no strategy would move him up unless luck interfered. And he did it for Webber by getting in front of him at the start and spoiling his strategy which otherwise would be decent, giving advantage to Vettel’s strategy instead(in hindsight Vettel’s strategy turned out to be better but had Webber managed to stay in front at the start his strategy would work).
There’s a big difference in Perez Vs Hulkenberg situations and it concern whom they were fighting with. Ferrari was nowhere at the time of Alonso beating Perez. arguably it’s the Sauber that was the faster car. It’s no coincidence that Alonso considers Malaysia 2012 as the greatest race of his career. Compare that to Hulkenberg fighting with the Mclarens who were the fastest cars at the time of Brazil 2012
Kimi4WDC
22nd January 2014, 2:40
Same as VDG, half job done. Difference is, Grosjean did half job two years in a row. While with VDG we would not know if he really improved and would have done great in his second season.
The only thing that makes Grosjean shine is the contrast of his bad performances. Doesn’t matter how you spin it, he did his half the time.
Hotbottoms (@hotbottoms)
21st January 2014, 11:38
I agree that Kobayashi is an overrated driver, but I’m still very glad to see him in Formula One instead of Pic or VDG.
Sauber (@mumito)
21st January 2014, 21:04
He is not overrated. He is likeable. Its good to see him back.
Patrick (@paeschli)
21st January 2014, 11:51
I disagree totally except for this part:
@HoHum (@hohum)
21st January 2014, 14:24
Kamui is very entertaining on track, he is the best driver to watch for re-passing faster cars that have gotten past him, that is the kind of overtaking we want to see, DRS fails to be a substitute for proper overtaking.
Paul (@frankjaeger)
21st January 2014, 16:47
Kobayashi brings a lot of life to the proceedings, never afraid to capitalise on a opening, pacey qualifier, definitely deserves another shot and equally measures up, if not better, to drivers like Perez & Maldonado.
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
21st January 2014, 10:39
Great to see Kamui back. Marussia retain their two drivers and Caterham go for a new lineup again, can’t help but think if either of them is going to score points first, it will be Marussia…
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 17:55
@craig-o If it was all about consistency, I’d agree with you even though I think KK is the best overall driver of the four.But all will be decided by the car. If Caterham is faster, Marussia’s consistency will count for nothing. Remember this is the year of the regs change, not like 2012 to 2013
Bookoi (@bookoi)
21st January 2014, 10:42
Meanwhile Davide Valsecchi and Fabio Leimer are cursing the day they won their GP2 titles. It seems you’re better off running somewhere near the front and hanging around for several seasons looking solid at best.
SP (@jb001)
21st January 2014, 10:46
They didn’t have enough money to buy a seat in F1.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
21st January 2014, 10:43
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
21st January 2014, 10:48
Seriously though, I’m marking out like a child over this news. Thank you Based Caterham!!
Wow, it’s so awesome to see Kobayashi back again.
montreal95 (@montreal95)
21st January 2014, 11:03
hh YES YES! totally agree
karter22 (@karter22)
21st January 2014, 11:08
@magnificent-geoffrey
Totally agree with you on that! Best news so far!! I hope he has a chance to shine in that Caterham!
andae23 (@andae23)
21st January 2014, 11:08
@magnificent-geoffrey Can we expect a green fish this year?
Hamilfan (@hamilfan)
21st January 2014, 15:09
It’s done already @magnificent-geoffrey … Beautiful there mate .
US_Peter (@us_peter)
21st January 2014, 19:12
@magnificent-geoffrey *high fives* best F1 news of the winter so far.
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
21st January 2014, 21:56
@us_peter http://i.imgur.com/SdrYB.gif
BasCB (@bascb)
22nd January 2014, 7:39
I think you will have to redo that livery though, from the shots they gave so far, Caterham are going to have a lighter green mixed with white for the season. Lovely to see a bit of colour back on the fish though @magnificent-geoffrey!
phildick (@phildick)
22nd January 2014, 9:03
@bascb You were right. And by looking how quickly things are changing in F1, I think that @magnificent-geoffrey will have more updates of his fish livery than Seb Vettel his helmet designs!
GeeMac (@geemac)
21st January 2014, 10:44
Fantastic to see Kamui back. I’d much rather have him battling at the back of the grid than not have him on it at all.
Most importantly, does this mean that @magnificent-geoffrey will have a green and yellow fish avatar this year?
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
21st January 2014, 11:49
@Geemac @andae23 Possibly…
andae23 (@andae23)
21st January 2014, 11:55
@magnificent-geoffrey Yay! :)
GeeMac (@geemac)
21st January 2014, 12:12
Brilliant!
iFuel (@ifuel)
21st January 2014, 14:56
Better make that fish BRG/lime green/white
Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
21st January 2014, 15:11
@magnificent-geoffrey So, what’s going to happen to that big Peter Sauber tatoo on your back ;-)
Tomsk (@tomsk)
21st January 2014, 10:44
Very welcome to see Kobayashi back. That should guarantee an extra level of madness at Suzuka. And good to see the team going back to a policy of at least one decent experienced driver again. Before 2013, they always had either Trulli, or Kovalainen, or both.
(What’s Heikki doing now, by the way? More golf?)
Ericsson’s an underwhelming choice, like Chilton last year. I’d have preferred to see Rossi get the drive, he looked ready for it in his practice runs. Maybe he’ll take to F1 better than GP2 – like Kamui did.
nidzovski (@nidzovski)
21st January 2014, 10:46
Hip hip hooray
DaveF1 (@davef1)
21st January 2014, 10:49
Is this Marcus Ericsson chap any good? I haven’t really watched GP2 in a while and I’ve not really heard much about him (positive or negative). Its a shame really considering neither Pic or VdG were actually that bad. I get replacing one with Kobayashi but I think they should kept one (preferably VdG) for stability reasons.
GeeMac (@geemac)
21st January 2014, 11:07
Sky seem to have done this just for you! ;) http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/17583/9117231/who-is-marcus-ericsson-introducing-caterhams-new-recruit
Iestyn Davies (@fastiesty)
21st January 2014, 20:20
He’s good, but went into GP2 a little early (could have taken a year in FR 3.5), and has been recovering ever since, as he told Ted Kravitz on Sky (who also saw him dominate Formula BMW UK and hence isn’t surprised he’s in F1).
Sergio B. Perez (@sergio-perez)
22nd January 2014, 9:16
Marcus Ericsson is surprisingly fast on a single lap. He got pole position driving for TOMS in Formula 3 in Macau, on a a very competitive field, including Jules Bianchi, Edoardo Mortara, Daniel Ricciardo, Valteri Bottas, er, Max Chilton. Got second place on the Qualification race but had a very poor start on the main race. Not a good starter- the opposite of Alonso. But expect someone fast in qualifying.
AlbertC (@albertc)
21st January 2014, 10:53
Finally! We (swedes) have been waiting far too long for this!
Next year we’ll have, a swede, a dane and two finns on the grid in Melbourne. Go Scandinavia!
Grosjean's smile (@testacorsa)
21st January 2014, 12:54
Hi five fellow scandinavian :D – I’m Danish.
f1 has been good to us lately (-Schumacher), and to get Kobayashi back is a real treat too.
I just can’t wait for this season to start – much better than Christmas!
JCost (@jcost)
21st January 2014, 13:23
Yes. A very different picture from years ago. Germans and Brits still dominate but we have less Brazilians and no Italians. Welcome Danmark and Sweden.
Timothy Katz (@timothykatz)
21st January 2014, 13:35
Gosh, when did we last have an Italian on the grid? Was it Trulli in one of the Lotuses?
Denis 68
22nd January 2014, 4:23
And it will be a Trulli long time before you will ever see another one. Italian drivers have not just disappeared from F1 but also from all the feeder series WSR 3.5, GP2 and GP3. No money no drive, it really is that simple.
Please nobody mention Marciello as he is not even Italian (He only races under an Italian licence)
Johnnie
21st January 2014, 15:54
Marcus has a strong teammate to beat.
OEL F1 (@oel-f1)
21st January 2014, 14:17
+1 Very good news!
FLIG (@flig)
21st January 2014, 11:06
Well done, Caterham. You have a new fan.
I’m curious about what number he’ll choose.
venom (@venom)
21st January 2014, 11:15
add me to the fan list,and the Japanese fans deserve this.!!
FlyingLobster27
21st January 2014, 21:33
Kobayashi chose 4, but of all people, Chilton beat him to it (didn’t think you’d see “Chilton beat Kobayashi” anytime soon, I bet).
So Kobayashi has got #10, while Marcus Ericsson has chosen #9.
Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
21st January 2014, 11:08
Yes! Kamui ‘banzai’ Kobayashi is back!
Don’t’ really care about Ericsson though, I reckon the Swedish F1 Fanatics are quite happy today, enjoy it while it lasts chaps.
Oople
21st January 2014, 11:12
Does anyone know if Kobayashi brings any new sponsorship with him?
I was hoping his Kamui Support Fund being so successful would attract some names to him (as he is a popular driver)!
Slr (@slr)
21st January 2014, 11:16
Yes!!! Thank you Caterham, I love you!!!
Calum (@calum)
21st January 2014, 11:24
Yay! Great to see Kobi back in F1! Best of luck to him and his teammate with Caterham this season! :D
HUHHII (@huhhii)
21st January 2014, 11:36
Glad to see Kamui returning to F1, but Ericsson’s hiring is rather weird. Does he really bring that much money to the table?
I’ve been watching him racing in GP2 during the last few seasons and he hasn’t convinced me at all. Frijns, Da Costa, Calado, Leimer etc. are all more capable to bring results in F1.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
21st January 2014, 12:14
@huhhii – Ericsson is believed to come with Business-to-Business opportunities that Tony Fernandes is keen to take advantage of.
WilliamB (@william-brierty)
21st January 2014, 13:48
@huhhii – Well, I think we can probably guess that it is something to do with Marcus’ bank balance. However, frankly, he definitely is the most sensible choice for Caterham bearing in mind the fact that they needed a pay driver. Would you want a Sergio Canamasas in your car? Or a Johnny Cecotto? Or a Sergey Sirotkin? Now that OGX, the company that sponsors Felipe Nasr, is bankrupt, Ericsson was the only option. And whilst he is unquestionably a pay driver, he does have a very decent turn of speed, and I expect him to fair better than Gutierrez and Chilton did last year.
HUHHII (@huhhii)
21st January 2014, 14:03
@william-brierty Retaining Van der Garde (he didn’t do that bad last season) or possibly re-hiring Petrov would be more sensible options. Caterham is already familiar with those guys and they both have experience from F1. They are capable to give better feedback from the car, which would make it a lot more easier for Caterham to improve their car during this crucial season. And of course having Petrov in your line-up during the inaugural Russian Grand Prix could be quite beneficial from marketing’s point of view.
WilliamB (@william-brierty)
21st January 2014, 15:03
@huhhii – If you remember to his final races for Caterham, Petrov lost his Russian investment, which essentially spelled an end to his career and would make him an nonviable option for Caterham. Also, if the report are right, Ericsson’s sponsorship package is larger than the McGregor sponsorship Van der Garde brought, although yes, I would prefer to see him in the seat than Ericsson.
HUHHII (@huhhii)
21st January 2014, 15:15
@william-brierty F1 boom is rapidly growing in Russia. As far as I know Petrov is still really popular there, so I don’t think finding new rich backers would be that difficult task, especially now when Russian GP is certainly going to happen. But I guess now it’s all too late for him.
Sharon H (@sharoncom)
21st January 2014, 17:27
According to Van der Garde himself, he chose to leave Caterham to do the sitting around in a polo shirt and headset thing at Sauber. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/305526/van-der-garde-i-could-have-stayed-at-caterham/
WilliamB (@william-brierty)
21st January 2014, 22:13
@sharoncom – I doubt that highly…