Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa

[Irisado]

If that list is even remotely serious, which I doubt, I think Badoer's seat is pretty safe to be honest.

I'm sure Ferrari would love Alonso to jump ship, but that's not going to happen this year, since it's totally impractical, and I think the same is true for any of the other drivers who have existing contracts, so that leaves very few choices.

As for some of those suggestions, André Lotterer, Luca Filippi, and Giorgio Pantano would all be next to useless in my opinion, so Ferrari would be better off sticking with Badoer.

Gene is not going to be much faster than Badoer, I think, and I doubt they'd let Piquet or Bourdais in the car, though I might be wrong about that. If they get rid of Badoer, then there's not really much harm to be done putting someone like Bortolotti in the car; after all, he can't be much worse than Badoer was at Valencia, now, can he?

I agree with most of this, but the problem is that Bortolotti hasn't even driven in GP2, and I think he would be at a huge disadvantage for that reasons, and do Ferrari really want to put a young Italian with no experience of F1 at all, not even a test, into a Ferrari at Monza, which has a unique aero package, is quite demanding as a result, and where he will face the most unbelievable pressure from the crowd and the media? That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.

[lostpin]

Ferrari have given up from this championship two races ago. The development of the cars has been frozen, so I really think that this very moment they aren't focusing on this season at all. That counts as another reason to let Badoer drive for the rest of the season, just for the fun of it..

[Ross Prawn]

Nigel Mansell hasn't announced another comeback for a couple of weeks now. So you never know ...

[Salamander]

Gene is not going to be much faster than Badoer, I think, and I doubt they'd let Piquet or Bourdais in the car, though I might be wrong about that. If they get rid of Badoer, then there's not really much harm to be done putting someone like Bortolotti in the car; after all, he can't be much worse than Badoer was at Valencia, now, can he?

I agree with most of this, but the problem is that Bortolotti hasn't even driven in GP2, and I think he would be at a huge disadvantage for that reasons, and do Ferrari really want to put a young Italian with no experience of F1 at all, not even a test, into a Ferrari at Monza, which has a unique aero package, is quite demanding as a result, and where he will face the most unbelievable pressure from the crowd and the media? That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen to me.

Well, I didn't say it had to be Bortolotti, I was just saying someone like him, meaning a rookie. I guess that was a bit of an extreme, though.

[Jordan]

Ralph Firman should replace him, clearly. Or Takuma Sato

[Enrique Bernoldi]

I can't see him running in Monza. It's got to the point where it's embarassing now Even Bourdais could do a better job!

[DemocalypseNow]

Enrique Bernoldi to replace him then? Ooft...that'd be even more painful to watch!
Williams basically wants Hulkenburg to replace Badoer, gives him seat time in an F1 race before his inevitable race contract with Williams begins next year.
But IMO getting Fisi would work for both sides. He is getting sacked by Force India at the end of the season anyway, and would you want to drive in crappy back-of-the-grid car for your last GPs or one that can score podiums? Plus Mallya donating Fisi to Ferrari would probs count as paying some of his debt back to them too (for terminating the engine supply contract early...)
And having a driver who has alot of experience, and has been racing in F1 this year would be benificial for Ferrari in scoring points in Constructors Championship. Something Badoer won't be doing if he stays on...

[Enrique Bernoldi]

Enrique Bernoldi to replace him then? Ooft...that'd be even more painful to watch!

Now I would LOVE to see that!