Ferrari 'want Montoya'

celticfc · 03-06-2003 10:29am #1

Ferrari have said that they Juan Pablo Montoya to replace Michael Schumacher in 2005 (when his contract expires) if he quits the team or retires.

See here for the full story

Do yez think michael will retire when his contract ends??

dmeehan · 03-06-2003 11:09am

maybe he'll form a new team
or arent VW looking to start in F1? and BMW are looking to get out of williams??

theres some german options for him

Woden · 15-06-2003 2:17pm

i'd thought i'd heard somewhere that ferrari where making comments about montoya and how he was all talked up coming into f1 and look at him now type of thing not doing much? this being before the monaco grand prix, perhaps it wasn't ferrari but someone else but it was definitely mentioned.

Kalina · 21-06-2003 1:02pm

It's true, JPM made a greta debut but he's been a bit lacklustre up until the last few races. Still, the car let him down a few times.
He'd be great in a Ferrair, as long as Schumacher has retired of course.

Woden · 23-06-2003 11:18pm

well i think he's better then ralf anyway and i would have liked to see what he could do to take on michael near the end of the last race, ralf just doesn't have the bottle sometimes i think

Kalina · 24-06-2003 5:04pm

Originally posted by Dataisgod
ralf just doesn't have the bottle sometimes i think

I absolutley agree. Ralf just doesn't challenge Michael as strongly as he should and could. Yet I think Ralf is a great driver, he just chickens out when big brother gets in his rearview mirrors.
Maybe he is afraid of Michael's wife. I heard she banned Ralf from her house for months when he put Michael on the grass a few seasons back. Don't know how true that is though!:p

dmeehan · 25-06-2003 8:23am

also Mrs. R Schumacher and Mrs Montoya dont get on at all
handbags at 12 paces ladies:D

Dr. Dre · 26-06-2003 7:31am

Ralf: Could be excellent driver, sometimes doesn't seem to have the passion.

JPM: Unprofessional temperament, needs to get his head together and win a few more races in order to live up to his media hype, ITV are particularly guilty of talking him up.

Woden · 26-06-2003 11:36pm

I think i have to agree with you there Dr. Dre about ITV, i'm always hearing about whos going to be the next big thing, montoya, fisichella, rakkonien, heidfeld, (frentzen when he went to william), alonso, webber. So far i have to say the only people who have lived up to my expectations have been rakkonien and alonso, though i think webber is doing good things at jaguar, and i would really like to see fisi in a good car i think he has talent, all i see is his career slipping away, was it flavio who made him go to jordan, worst move of his career.

77horses · 03-07-2003 12:01pm

Yes Dr Dre.

Really unproffesional the winner of Monaco Grand Prix and 2 Place in the European GP.

Ok.... yeah..... another intelligent comment in the room?

::: VIVA COLOMBIA CARAJO!!!! :::::

Kalina · 03-07-2003 12:21pm

Originally posted by 77horses
Yes Dr Dre.

Really unproffesional the winner of Monaco Grand Prix and 2 Place in the European GP.

Ok.... yeah..... another intelligent comment in the room?

::: VIVA COLOMBIA CARAJO!!!! :::::

Dr Dre has a valid point about Montoya's temperament, 77. I'm a huge Montoya fan and up until the Monte Carlo Grand Prix his performance was, imho, poor. I think he was still stinging a bit after comments that Frank Williams and Patrick Head made about him. He needs to lose a bit of weight and focus a bit more on his racing, which he seems to be doing now in the last 3 races.
I think he's going to win a championship for Williams in the next couple of years, it's looking even more likely with the Williams-BMW partnership secure til 2009.

celticfc · 28-07-2003 11:53am

It's not just Ferrari who have big plans for Montoya when his contract ends next year.
McLaren want Montoya away from Williams & to join them & replace Coulthard for next year.

See here

Seth Brundle · 28-07-2003 12:55pm

if he continues to take digs at his team mate then he will have to find a new team

(http://planet-f1.com/Home/story_12487.shtml)

Kalina · 28-07-2003 3:47pm

Originally posted by kbannon
if he continues to take digs at his team mate then he will have to find a new team (http://planet-f1.com/Home/story_12487.shtml)

The unprofessional temperamnet, as mentioned above, is coming to the fore again. Montoya shouldn't be complaining about tiny incidents that happened last season and the season before, he's acting like a spoilt brat.

He's been linked to a McLaren seat for next season so meybe he won't need to worry about his spat with Ralf for much longer.

http://www.f1racing.net/news.php?ID=60573

Woden · 28-07-2003 4:30pm

his comments are true though ralf bottles it against his brother

Töpher · 28-07-2003 4:58pm

well apparently now mclaren want him...

Kalina · 29-07-2003 10:23am

Originally posted by Dataisgod
his comments are true though ralf bottles it against his brother

I agree but what's to be gained by acting like a 5 year old and complaining about Ralf all the time?
Ralf's performance or non-performance shouldn't affect Montoya in the greater scheme of things. He should concentrate onproving himself as a great and talented driver rather than badmouthing Ralf. The only place where JPM should try to show up Ralf is in the car.

Woden · 29-07-2003 11:00am

yes but one of the unwritten rules seems to be you never take your team mate out of a race due to your driving, montoya points out that ralf is willing to do this but won't put a move on his brother, perhaps montoya would not care if ralf treated all other drivers equally

Kalina · 31-07-2003 10:29am

I see your point Data, and it's true that Ralf should be more willing to try moves on his brother, and other drivers. Maybe it's a lack of respect he has for Juan Pablo and maybe he was trying hard to ruin his races last year and the year before.
I think that this season Ralf has more confidence in himself and in his position at Williams and he doesn't need to show up Juan Pablo, as they're matching each other performance-wise. Have there been examples of him trying dodgy moves on Juan Pablo this year? I can't remember but it seems like Juan Pablo is complaining about stuff from previous seasons, rather than concentrating on the better working relationship he has with Ralf this year.
I hope Juan Pablo stays with Williams for another few seasons, I think he and Ralf are great to watch and perfect team-mates to challenge each other all the time.

Woden · 31-07-2003 11:18am

i agree i do think they make a good combination, and perhaps there is some sour grapes on montoyas part that ralf is doing somewhat better this year. It does make life interesting though when teammates aren't the best of friends. I must admit though to not liking ralf very much for some reason.

Kalina · 31-07-2003 3:21pm

I like Ralf, I feel sorry for him a bit but maybe that's just the female sympathy coming through. My brothers absolutely despise him, they reckon he's the crybaby of the paddock. I tend to agree with them, he's worse than Michael at times!

chernobyl · 01-08-2003 1:59am

Originally posted by Kalina
he's worse that Michael at times!

Michael Schumacher bitching?
excuse me...

I know that now is not exactly the best time to make my case considering his lambasting of team orders @ Mclaren..but otherwise.

Ferrari 'want Montoya'

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