Wow, what a dick move

"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30) 09/17/2015 at 13:02 • Filed to: F1

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Merhi only informed of Rossi bumping him after arriving in Singapore?! Thats fucked up.

“I flew here on Monday and when I arrived the team gave me the news that I would not be driving and Rossi would replace me for five races,” he admitted.

I have heard it suggested that this is a backroom deal for Ferrari/Haas to test Rossi.

McMike > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 13:09

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F1 is a business. Feelings get hurt.

They couldn’t have told him before they made the announcement or a final decsion. You never tell the person you’re firing that they’re being fired ahead of time.

Sam > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 13:10

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That is pretty not cool, but I’d be interested to learn why they didn’t tell him. Maybe he wasn’t available to be infromed?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 13:12

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I was thinking it was Haas related as well. I don’t think it’s that dick, though. Merhi was never guaranteed the full season, and it was assumed that he would only be with the team for the first few races. Merhi is not paying for his drive, which is unusual for drivers in his position, so he’s not in any position to complain. It’s not like he has a contract that Manor are going back on. He’s already had more F1 races this year than he was expecting. I think it’s kind of a shame because he seems to have done very well to get past his tentative start to the year to regularly beating his pretty good teammate.

BeaterGT > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 13:14

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Like SidewaysOnDirt said, he was never promised the seat for the whole season. Also if anything sucks, it’s that his F3.5 seat isn’t available anymore because he put all his eggs in the F1 basket.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > McMike 09/17/2015 at 13:16

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Feelings get hurt.

Maybe a picture of Rossi with a receding hairline would cheer him up?

McMike > Sam 09/17/2015 at 13:18

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Maybe he wasn’t available to be informed?

Yeah, he was probably on a flight.

I commented earlier that it’s a business, and they told him when it suited them best.

Doesn’t suck any less from Mehri, though. I’m sure they’ll buy him a Mustaine-class ticket back to Spain.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > BeaterGT 09/17/2015 at 13:19

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Yeah, that’s the bit that really sucks, but he gave up his FR3.5 seat willingly. It probably would have made more sense to take the Manor drives for the exposure and experience, but stay focused on the junior series. Manor was never going to be his ticket to an F1 career, or at least not this year.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > McMike 09/17/2015 at 13:21

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Yeah, that flight to Singapore from Spain is kind of long.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sam 09/17/2015 at 13:23

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“I flew here on Monday and when I arrived the team gave me the news”

They did tell him, just not until he got there. It’s a long flight from Spain to Singapore and things in F1 happen very quickly.

LongbowMkII > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 13:59

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I read that it was so Rossi can get around next year superliscence requirements. probably ordered by Ferrari for the benefit of Ferrari Jr., er I mean Haas.

ceanderson920 > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 09/17/2015 at 14:20

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It sucks for Merhi But I am Glad Rossi gets to drive!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > BeaterGT 09/17/2015 at 14:43

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Exactly, he sold his old home, at least he has two more drives this year.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 09/17/2015 at 14:45

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“Would Mr. Merhi please come up to the cockpit for a word with the pilot.”