I think holding the Ferrari drivers for one more week is smart. They won't drop any more than they have. Their value can only go up.

 

I held onto Kimi, only to bring Buemi in on my squad. I think he is this season's dark horse.

When it comes to the younger guys in F1, I think it will be toss up a between Vettel and Buemi as to who will ring in the new era.

 

I'm tempted to drop Kimi and/or Barrichello to pick up Vettel, Buemi, and possibly a 3rd driver. I have made some absolute blundering mistakes these past few weeks, highlighted by dropping Vettel for Raikkonen.

 

I think the 1-2 punch is Buemi and Vettel.

Both which are on my squad.

 

But would you part with Kimi and Massa for those two?

Vettel is great and if you look back over my posts I have stated several times that I believe him to be the best young driver on the grid. But he is still prone to mistakes. Buemi is a good young driver but he won't consistently be challenging for podium finishes.

Think about it: If Ferrari can't figure itself out then nobody can. It appears that McLaren have already started to right their ship. Ferrari has to be next.

If you could get Vettel and keep the two Ferrari guys and Lewis, that would be the optimal lineup. I had that lineup before I traded Vettel in my 3 for 3 deal when I traded Vettel, Barrichello and Rosberg for Kimi, Massa and Alonso.

It looks bad now, but I am going to give my "All-Star" squad Bahrain before I give up on them.

 

Recap is up for China.

https://teamspeed.com/forums/pit-sto...tml#post297661

 

It was time for some big changes over at "BigE" racing. I kept Button and Webber (who I picked up a few weeks ago) and got rid of everyone else. That left me with a shopping budget of around 21 mil. I picked up Kimi at what I thought was a bargain at 7.9 which left me with 12.something. At that point it was either Alonso and Sutil or Buemi and most likely Bourdais. I wanted Buemi so I picked him up at 6.6 which left me with 6.2 mil. At that price range, Bourdais seemed to be the most attractive buy, so I picked him up.

Now I am fielding the following;
Button
Webber
Kimi
Buemi
Bourdais

If Kimi and Ferrari get their act together this week, Kimi and Massa values should skyrocket. I am hoping for a strong week from STR. They have been pretty consistent through the first three races. The times for PST viewing in Bahrain really suck. I will be in for the race on Sunday morning. The other parts are unlikely for me this week.

 

Going into Bahrain, sold Hamilton to pick up Raikkonen, Sutil ( again ) and Buemi. Raikkonen ain't gonna get any cheaper (Luckily i sold him when i did ) and Ferrari have to get their act together shortly, surely. McLaren still have some niggling issues for me.

Sutil
Button
Raikkonen
Vettel
Buemi

 

If you had Lewis instead of Kimi it would be just about perfect.

 

I need to just stop switching up my team so many times before the race! Loosing that value killed me lol. I'm hoping the testing done by Toyota in Bahrain is an advantage to them.... we will see in practice!

Kovalainen
Trulli
Webber
Rosberg
Glock