Di Resta & Hulkenberg for Force India
Force India have confirmed that Paul Di Resta & Nico Hulkenberg will be their race drivers next year. It was the announcement that was expected, but it is still a suprise move. Youngster Hulkenberg comes in for the experienced Adrian Sutil, who has been with Force India since its creation. However, Force India's new line-up is still seen as a strong one. The only question is who long they can keep them. Both have been rumoured to have caught the eyes of larger teams such as Mercedes and Ferrari, both of which could be looking for a new driver next year. At the moment however, Force India could have a very promising 2012.
For Adrian Sutil, time is now running out. There are now two seats left, one at Williams and HRT. His best option is at Williams; however, he is facing competition for that seat from Adrian Sutil, Rubens Barrichello, Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna. As for HRT, they seems to be setting their sights elsewhere. Specifically, they could be going with a Spanish driver. Either ex-Toro Rosso driver Jamie Alguersuari, or youngster Dani Clos. Whatever decisions are made, there are going to be some drivers who could be saying good-bye to the sport forever.
Possible Future GPs
After bringing F1 to new corners of the world, such as India, Korea and America, Bernie is still looking for new circuits to go to. Russia is already lined up for a slot on the 2014 calendar. There is also a likely chance that South Africa will be an F1 host in the next five or so years. But Bernie is not done there. Currently rumoured to be new hosts are Mexico, Argentina, France, Austria, Lebanon and many others. However, new races mean that old races have to go, and recently those race have been from Europe. If more have to go, it will be a huge shame, with the majority of F1 teams, drivers, fans, and team members from Europe. It is the home of F1, and should surely always be the heart of the F1 calendar.
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