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[lustigson]

Now that the 2006 Silly Season is almost over -- only three Red Bull seats remaining so nothing exciting expected there -- let's turn our attention to next next season: 2007.

I wonder what's going to happen. Either the biggest musical chairs since 1996 or conservatism on the teams' behalf... or somewhere in between. I think the latter, hence the following list:

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8 Mi
1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
T Lewis Hamilton

Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
Renault R27 RS27 2.4 V8 Mi
3. Giancarlo Fisichella
4. Heikki Kovalainen
T José-Maria Lopez

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF107 RVX-07 2.4 V8 Br
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Fernando Alonso
T Ricardo Zonta, Olivier Panis

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Ferrari F2007 2400 057 2.4 V8 Br
7. Felipe Massa
8. Vitantonio Liuzzi
T Luca Badoer, Marc Gené

Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA107 RA807E 2.4 V8 Mi
9. Rubens Barrichello
10. Jenson Button
35. Adam Carroll

WilliamsF1 Team
Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 V8 Br
11. Mark Webber
12. Nico Rosberg
36. Franck Perera

Red Bull Racing
RBR RB3 Ferrari 2400 057 2.4 V8 Mi
14. Christian Klien
15. Robert Doornbos
37. Sebastian Vettel

BMW Sauber F1 Team
Sauber C26 BMW P87 2.4 V8 Mi
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Alexander Wurz
38. Nelson Piquet junior

MF1 Racing
MF1 M17 Cosworth CA-02 2.4 V8 Br
18. Tiago Monteiro
19. Christijan Albers
39. Nicky Pastorelli

Scuderia Toro Rosso
STR 02 Ferrari 2400 056B 2.4 V8 Mi
20. Scott Speed
21. Neel Jani
40. Colin Fleming

Super Aguri F1
Aguri A01 Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 Br
22. Takuma Sato
23. Tarso Marques
41. Kosuke Matsuura

[wawawa]

You'll want to edit your tyres -- its back to single-tyres for '07.

And MS will still be there ;)

[xenna]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lustigson
Now that the 2006 Silly Season is almost over -- only three Red Bull seats remaining so nothing exciting expected there -- let's turn our attention to next next season: 2007.

I

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF107 RVX-07 2.4 V8 Br
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Fernando Alonso
T Ricardo Zonta, Olivier Panis


Somehow I can't seem to imagine that Olivier will still be in testing cars in F1. He might have retired then
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Ferrari F2007 2400 057 2.4 V8 Br
7. Felipe Massa
8. Vitantonio Liuzzi
T Luca Badoer, Marc Gené


[b]I am not so sure about Vitantonio in the Scuderia Ferrari team at all

[repcobrabham]

just 'avin' a larf, like...

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8 Mi
1. Fernando Alonso
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
T Lewis Hamilton

Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
Renault R27 RS27 2.4 V8 Mi
3. Mark Webber
4. Heikki Kovalainen
T José-Maria Lopez

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF107 RVX-07 2.4 V8 Br
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Giancarlo Fisichella
T Ricardo Zonta, Olivier Panis

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Ferrari F2007 2400 057 2.4 V8 Br
7. Kimi Räikkönen
8. Jarno Trulli
T Luca Badoer, Marc Gené

Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA107 RA807E 2.4 V8 Mi
9. Rubens Barrichello
10. Jenson Button
35. Adam Carroll

Pepsi-Max WilliamsF1 Team
Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 V8 Br
11. Nelson Piquet junior
12. Nico Rosberg
36. Franck Perera

Red Bull Racing
RBR RB3 Ferrari 2400 057 2.4 V8 Mi
14. Christian Klien
15. Robert Doornbos
37. Sebastian Vettel

BMW Sauber F1 Team
Sauber C26 BMW P87 2.4 V8 Mi
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Alexander Wurz
38. Dan Wheldon

MF1 Racing
MF1 M17 Cosworth CA-02 2.4 V8 Br
18. Tiago Monteiro
19. Christijan Albers
39. Nicky Pastorelli

Scuderia Toro Rosso
STR 02 Ferrari 2400 056B 2.4 V8 Mi
20. Scott Speed
21. Vitantonio Liuzzi
40. Neel Jani

Super Aguri F1
Aguri A01 Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 Br
22. Takuma Sato
23. Tarso Marques
41. Kosuke Matsura

[Ricardo F1]

If it's anything but an Alonso / Kovalainen pairing at Renault I'd be very surprised.

[lustigson]

Originally posted by wawawa
You'll want to edit your tyres -- its back to single-tyres for '07.

I wasn't sure about that... otherwise probably everyone on Bridgestones.

[Timstr11]

Originally posted by lustigson
Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA107 RA807E 2.4 V8 Mi
9. Rubens Barrichello
10. Jenson Button
35. Adam Carroll

It has long been confirmed that BAT sponsorship ends in Decemer 2006, so you can strike out (no pun inteneded) Lucky Strike.
Rumors has it that it might be Vodafone Honda.....

[tidytracks]

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8 GoodYear
1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
T Lewis Hamilton

Telefonica Renault F1 Team
Renault R27 RS27 2.4 V8 GoodYear
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Heikki Kovalainen
T Lucas di Grassi

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF107 RVX-07 2.4 V8 GoodYear
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Jarno Trulli
T Ricardo Zonta, Franck Perera

Pepsi WilliamsF1 Team
Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 V8 GoodYear
7. Mark Webber
8. Nico Rosberg
T. Alvaro Parente

Coca Cola Scuderia Ferrari
Ferrari F2007 2400 057 2.4 V8 GoodYear
9. Michael Schumacher
10. Vitantonio Liuzzi
35 Luca Badoer

Vodafone Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA107 RA807E 2.4 V8 GoodYear
11. Rubens Barrichello
12. Jenson Button
36. Adam Carroll

Red Bull Racing
RBR RB3 Ferrari 2400 057 2.4 V8 GoodYear
14. David Coulthard
15. Neel Jani
37. Nicolas Lapierre

Petronas BMW Sauber F1 Team
Sauber C26 BMW P87 2.4 V8 GoodYear
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Christian Klien
38. Nelson Piquet Jr

Scuderia Toro Rosso
STR 02 Ferrari 2400 056B 2.4 V8 GoodYear
18. Scott Speed
19. Robert Doornbos
39. Colin Fleming

Absolut MF1 Racing
MF1 M17 Cosworth CA-02 2.4 V8 GoodYear
20. Tiago Monteiro
21. Ernesto Viso
40. Robert Kubica

Sony Super Aguri F1
Aguri A01 Honda RA807E 2.4 V8 GoodYear
22. Takuma Sato
23. Hiroki Yoshimoto
41. Kosuke Matsuura

Direxiv F1 Team
DXV 01 Mercedes FO108 2.4 V8 GoodYear
24. Alexander Wurz
25. Clivio Piccione
42. Olivier Pla

[lustigson]

Originally posted by Timstr11
It has long been confirmed that BAT sponsorship ends in Decemer 2006, so you can strike out (no pun inteneded) Lucky Strike.
Rumors has it that it might be Vodafone Honda.....

Oh, crap... i forgot about that.

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8
1. Kimi Räikkönen
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
T Lewis Hamilton

Mild Seven Renault F1 Team
Renault R27 RS27 2.4 V8
3. Giancarlo Fisichella
4. Heikki Kovalainen
T José-Maria Lopez

Panasonic Toyota Racing
Toyota TF107 RVX-07 2.4 V8
5. Ralf Schumacher
6. Fernando Alonso
T Ricardo Zonta, Olivier Panis

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Ferrari F2007 2400 057 2.4 V8
7. Felipe Massa
8. Vitantonio Liuzzi
T Luca Badoer, Marc Gené

Vodafone Honda Racing F1 Team
Honda RA107 RA807E 2.4 V8
9. Rubens Barrichello
10. Jenson Button
35. Adam Carroll

WilliamsF1 Team
Williams FW29 Toyota RVX-07 2.4 V8
11. Mark Webber
12. Nico Rosberg
36. Franck Perera

Red Bull Racing
RBR RB3 Ferrari 2400 057 2.4 V8
14. Christian Klien
15. Robert Doornbos
37. Sebastian Vettel

BMW Sauber F1 Team
Sauber C26 BMW P87 2.4 V8
16. Nick Heidfeld
17. Alexander Wurz
38. Nelson Piquet junior

MF1 Racing
MF1 M17 Cosworth CA-02 2.4 V8
18. Tiago Monteiro
19. Christijan Albers
39. Nicky Pastorelli

Scuderia Toro Rosso
STR 02 Ferrari 2400 056B 2.4 V8
20. Scott Speed
21. Neel Jani
40. Colin Fleming

Super Aguri F1
Aguri A01 Honda RA807E 2.4 V8
22. Takuma Sato
23. Tarso Marques
41. Kosuke Matsuura

[BRG]

Now I don't mind a few flights of fancy, but the idea that MFI will still be around in 2007 is pretty far-fetched.

[GhostR]

You can get rid of Marlboro and Mild Seven as well... (or in theory, anyway).

[metz]

Originally posted by BRG
Now I don't mind a few flights of fancy, but the idea that MFI will still be around in 2007 is pretty far-fetched.

Speaking of sponsors, where did Allianz go?

[lustigson]

Originally posted by lustigson
I wasn't sure about that... otherwise probably everyone on Bridgestones.

It seems my guess was right.

[Jhope]

Originally posted by metz





Speaking of sponsors, where did Allianz go?

On Williams FWE-Plates and on the side of the head protection. The same place it was last season.

[Clatter]

Vodafone to Mac, Intel to BMW.

Who would have predicted that.

[coyoteBR]

Well, if you are talking about dreams becoming reality... It would be something like:

Ferrari (Pioneer/Absolut Vodka)
Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa

McLaren - Cosworth (Vodafone)
Kimi Räikkönen
Alexander Wurz

Williams – Toyota (Philips)
Nico Rosberg
Heikki Kovalainen

S/Briatore F1- Cosworth (easyJet/Telefonica)
Fernando Alonso
Giancarlo Fisichella

Toyota (Panasonic)
Ricardo Zonta
Jarno Trulli

Tyrrell - Mugen (PIAA/HSBC/RayBan)
Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button

RedBull – Ferrari (RedBull)
Juan Pablo Montoya
Christian Klien

Sauber – Cosworth (Oi cell Phones/Castrol)
Nick Heidfeld
Nelsinho Piquet

MF1 Racing – Toyota (EA Games/Intel)
Tiago Monteiro
Christijan Albers

Minardi – Zytek (The Palm Resort/Dubai)
Mark Webber
Can Artan

Super Aguri – Mugen (Kyocera)
Takuma Sato
Tarso Marques

Jordan Ireland – Cosworth (7Up)
Valentino Rossi
Scott Speed

VirginF1 – Mugen (Virgin America airlines)
João Paulo Oliveira
Susie Stoddart

Coulthard F1 – Toyota (RedBull/BP)
Lewis Hamilton

[jonpollak]

Fern to Mac????

We don't book 'em we just cook 'em
Jp

[PhilKerr]

Ferrari

Raikkonen
Massa


McLaren

Button
Montoya


Renault

Alonso
Kovalainen


Williams

Rosberg
Fisichella


BAR

Barrichello
Trulli


Toyota

R Schumacher
Webber


Red Bull

Coulthard
Klien


BMW

Heidfeld
Villeneuve


Minardi (refuse to call them Rosso)

Luizzi
Speed


Midland

Bunny pay driver 1
Bunny pay driver 2

[Tuffy]

Originally posted by Ricardo F1
If it's anything but an Alonso / Kovalainen pairing at Renault I'd be very surprised.

It seems some poeple written off Fisico too early.

[lustigson]

Originally posted by Tuffy
It seems some poeple written off Fisico too early.

My prediction on that, could indeed prove right.;)

[Sakae]

The idea of GPMA is not dead yet, and one wonders whether this is just beggining, end, or beggining of the end? Think about it. Is Alonso signing for a year and then on the move one more time in 2008 to stay in F1, or is he moving with MacLaren to another series, should that one take off? From some other sources we heard, that final decisions about life elsewhere are expected any day now, as they all reaching the point of no return.

[Clatter]

As predictions go this thread is starting to look so far off the mark, its scary.

[petri]

Originally posted by repcobrabham
just 'avin' a larf, like...

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8 Mi
1. Fernando Alonso
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
T Lewis Hamilton

[

Impressive!

Not so impressive:

Originally posted by Ricardo F1
If it's anything but an Alonso / Kovalainen pairing at Renault I'd be very surprised.
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[TT6]

Originally posted by lustigson
I wonder what's going to happen. Either the biggest musical chairs since 1996 or conservatism on the teams' behalf... or somewhere in between. I think the latter ]

Seems like musical chairs indeed.

[lustigson]

Boy, does this Alonso-McLaren thing make it difficult to predict, or what? Like Autosport.com says, this move throws the entire market open. Everything depends on which driver leaves McLaren: Räikkönen or Montoya... and to where?

There's three major scenarios, from my point of view, and I'll put them in order of likelyhood:
1. Räikkönen leaves McLaren and joins Ferrari -- this one is widely expected to happen -- and Montoya stays
2. Montoya leaves McLaren (or is forced out) and Räikkönen stays -- this would be '88-'89 all over again
3. Räikkönen leaves McLaren for Toyota -- which would be my preferred option and, I think, the smarter thing to do for the Finn.

In the first case, the list would roughly look like this:
McLaren: Alonso, Montoya
Ferrari: Räikkönen, Massa
Renault: Fisichella, Kovalainen
Toyota: Schumacher (Ralf, there is no other ;-)), Trulli (?)

In the second case, I think:
McLaren: Alonso, Räikkönen
Ferrari: M. Schumacher, Massa
Renault: Fisichella, Kovalainen
Toyota: R. Schumacher, Trulli or Montoya

In the third case:
McLaren: Alonso, Montoya
Ferrari: M. Schumacher (?), Massa
Renault: Fisichella, Kovalainen
Toyota: Räikkönen, R. Schumacher

However, it could be entirely different, still. The Autosport article says only six drivers have a confirmed 2007 race contract: Alonso (McLaren), R. Schumacher (Toyota), Button and Barrichello (Honda), Rosberg (Williams) and Heidfeld (BMW). So... we could yet have an other 1996 at our hands. I wonder...

[SeanValen]

All this Kimi to Ferrari rumours I think could be something else. What if it's reuniting with Newey at Redbull which has Ferrari engines.


Redbull are serious about their f1 dig, long term, more so then say Renault.

[Ricardo F1]

Originally posted by petri


Not so impressive:

Originally posted by Ricardo F1
If it's anything but an Alonso / Kovalainen pairing at Renault I'd be very surprised.

Hey I'm very surprised ; anyone on this board not?

[Eliteboy27]

I have just come home from work, and havent the time to read nearly 300 messages, so I am sorry if this has been covered elsewhere today, so...............

Here is my predicted grid for 2007

Pro-Drive (formerly)Renault:
Heikki Kovalainen
Giancarlo Fisichella

Mclaren
Fernando Alonso
Juan Montoya

Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen
Felipe Massa

Honda
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

Williams
Nico Rosberg
Narain Karthikayen

BMW
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli

Toyota
Ralf Schumacher
Mark Webber

Red Bull Racing
Christian Klien
Vitantonio Liuzzi

Scuderia Toro Roso
Scott Speed
??

Midland
Renta driver 1
Renta driver 2

Once again sorry if this has been covered.

I have been fairly ralistic with a bit of wild guessing, which is what silly seasons are all about

add your teams and driver line up and let''s see who is closest.

John

[SeanValen]

We got a thread on the silly season of 2007:

http://forums.autosp...&threadid=84189

[SeanValen]

Toyota are serious about f1, they could offer Kimi big bucks, plus neither Ralf or Trulli are the star driver Toyota need to mount a championship in 2007, if indeed they get competitive enough by then.


Ferrari isn't the only choice for Kimi.

[Mauseri]

McLaren
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Fernando Alonso
T. Juan Montoya

[Eliteboy27]

Here is my predicted grid for 2007

Pro-Drive (formerly)Renault:
Heikki Kovalainen
Giancarlo Fisichella

Mclaren
Fernando Alonso
Juan Montoya

Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen
Felipe Massa

Honda
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

Williams
Nico Rosberg
Narain Karthikayen

BMW
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli

Toyota
Ralf Schumacher
Mark Webber

Red Bull Racing
Christian Klien
Vitantonio Liuzzi

Scuderia Toro Roso
Scott Speed
??

Midland
Renta driver 1
Renta driver 2

John

[Exar Kun]

Originally posted by micra_k10
McLaren
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Fernando Alonso
T. Juan Montoya

You could probably bankroll RBR and Midland for the combined salaries of those drivers!

[Dudley]

Originally posted by micra_k10
McLaren
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Fernando Alonso
T. Juan Montoya

I think we're supposed to take this thread seriously.

[Sakae]

Originally posted by Eliteboy27
I have just come home from work, and havent the time to read nearly 300 messages, so I am sorry if this has been covered elsewhere today, so...............

Here is my predicted grid for 2007

Pro-Drive (formerly)Renault:
Heikki Kovalainen
Giancarlo Fisichella

Mclaren
Fernando Alonso
Juan Montoya

Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen
Felipe Massa

Honda
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

Williams
Nico Rosberg
Narain Karthikayen

BMW
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli

Toyota
Ralf Schumacher
Mark Webber

Red Bull Racing
Christian Klien
Vitantonio Liuzzi

Scuderia Toro Roso
Scott Speed
??

Midland
Renta driver 1
Renta driver 2

Once again sorry if this has been covered.

I have been fairly ralistic with a bit of wild guessing, which is what silly seasons are all about

add your teams and driver line up and let''s see who is closest.

John

WTH happened to MS?

[Eliteboy27]

He retired. Did no one tell you???;)

[Sakae]

Maybe, but I would not bet on that as yet.

[Sakae]

Originally posted by SeanValen
Toyota are serious about f1, they could offer Kimi big bucks, plus neither Ralf or Trulli are the star driver Toyota need to mount a championship in 2007, if indeed they get competitive enough by then.


Ferrari isn't the only choice for Kimi.

It is if he wants to stay in F1. It is not, if he wants to joint GPMA.

[capture_the_flag]

Originally posted by Tuffy



It seems some poeple written off Fisico too early.

Yeah, and one season... oh, wait... one race was enough for many people for this. :
They probably forgot his earlier 8 seasons or so...

[rhm]

You've got Mark Webber at Toyota. What's the thinking behind that? Are they going to become a home for drivers who disappointed, but weren't bad enough to be out of a job altogether?

[etoipi]

Has everyone written off Super Aguri F1 in 2007 already? Who is going to drive for them?

[Rob Silver Speed]

Renault:
Heikki Kovalainen
Giancarlo Fisichella

Mclaren
Fernando Alonso
Pedro de la Rosa

Ferrari
Kimi Raikkonen
Felipe Massa

Honda
Jenson Button
Rubens Barrichello

Williams
Nico Rosberg
Mark Webber

BMW
Nick Heidfeld
Jarno Trulli

Toyota
Ralf Schumacher
Juan Montoya

Red Bull Racing
Michael Schumacher
Scott Speed

Scuderia Toro Roso
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Katherine Legge

Midland
Renta driver 1
Renta driver 2

[senna da silva]

Originally posted by rhm
You've got Mark Webber at Toyota. What's the thinking behind that? Are they going to become a home for drivers who disappointed, but weren't bad enough to be out of a job altogether?

If Renault get out Flav goes to Toyo?

[repcobrabham]

Originally posted by repcobrabham on Dec 6

Intel McLaren Mercedes
McLaren MP4-22 Mercedes FO108B 2.4 V8 Mi
1. Fernando Alonso

edit: petri

[repcobrabham]

Originally posted by senna da silva


If Renault get out Flav goes to Toyo?

that reminds me of when i was playing football in the street with friends as a kid; the ball went flying into the tail of our neighbour's vintage corolla and the TA was knocked off the badge...

MW has got a year to extricate himself from 2005, and don't forget toyota offered him big bucks to move there last year. it's a possibility.

[gerry nassar]

Please keep all 2007 silly season talk in this thread. Thanks.

[V10 Fireworks]

Originally posted by repcobrabham


that reminds me of when i was playing football in the street with friends as a kid; the ball went flying into the tail of our neighbour's vintage corolla and the TA was knocked off the badge...

MW has got a year to extricate himself from 2005, and don't forget toyota offered him big bucks to move there last year. it's a possibility.

It was an awful gamble for MW to go to team with second-rate un-committed engine supplier like BMW.

Hopefully MW can still get to a good team, maybe Williams can be good. But Rosberg could be a risk... yet "F3000 champion" J. Wilson was no trouble it's possible Rosberg may be no trouble.

If MW had gone to Toyota for big bucks, then Trulli would never have gone there and we would have never seen the Toyota-Trulli combination. If MW had gone to Renault, it would have been spectacular because he would refuse to be slower than Alonso without trying really hard.. maybe some spectacular loses and things would of been great to see some fire at Renault instead of consistant reliable Fisico. But never mind, 2006 & indeed again in 07 the order of the teams will be reset, and contracts up for grabs.

[kamix]

Originally posted by rhm
You've got Mark Webber at Toyota. What's the thinking behind that? Are they going to become a home for drivers who disappointed, but weren't bad enough to be out of a job altogether?

I'd Hardly call Trulli a disappointment. Outdrove this years world champ to the point of being kicked from the team. Ralf on the other hand would be a disappointment if I had a reason to care about him.

Anyway I think MW will go to Renault (if they exist still) or Ferrari, unlikely to be Toyota (since he seems to prefer 'private' teams).

[lustigson]

OK, let's have a go on the 2007 grid, based on the stories of yesterday and today.

Toyota
1. Kimi Räikkönen (WDC winner in '06 sees more perspective for Toyota than Ferrari)
2. Ralf Schumacher (alledgedly on a five-year contract)

McLaren-Mercedes
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. Fernando Alonso

Ferrari
5. Michael Schumacher (no retirement just yet; probably on a one-year contract extension)
6. Felipe Massa

Renault
7. Mark Webber (drafted back into the Briatore fold in Fisichella's seat)
8. Heikki Kovalainen (Briatore says he's "90 percent certain" and who am I to argue with him ;))

Honda
9. Jenson Button (long-term contract)
10. Rubens Barrichello (second of two-year (?) contract)

Williams-Toyota
11. Nico Rosberg (firm contract for '07)
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (final chance in a 'top' car; finally at Williams)

Red Bull-Ferrari
14. David Coulthard (is this his year? )
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (graduates from junior team)

Sauber-BMW
16. Nick Heidfeld (long-term contract)
17. Christian Klien (go Swiss-Austro-Saxxon team go!)
(Robert Kubica still test driver)

MF1-Cosworth
18. Tiago Monteiro (or any other driver with rougly nine million dollars to spend)
19. Christijan Albers (announced a two-year contract with Midland, so...)

STR-Cosworth
20. Scott Speed
21. Neel Jani (graduates from test seat into race car)

Aguri-Honda (a Honda junior team, anyone?)
22. Takuma Sato
23. Sakon Yamamoto

[mark f1]

Agree with Lustigson except that I thiink Schumi will retire, Raikkonen in at Ferrari and Trulli stays at Toyota.

Mark