Romain Grosjean

[jens]

This guy gets too little attention IMO. I have to say that his career has seemed really impressive so far and I honestly do believe that he might be the real deal in formula racing. There is something 'hamiltonesque' in his driving - not just quick, but also aggressive. He has won F3 Euroseries before stepping into GP2 (like Hamilton did). Although he is a rookie in GP2, then he already seems as the quickest driver out there (although in qualifying he still struggles a bit). He is beating team-mate Filippi comprehensively, who is no slouch as last season showed.

I can't wait to see him in F1 and hope he gets a chance in 2009. Probably he'll debut at Renault... and alongside Alonso. This could be a Lewis II for the Spaniard. :s mokin:

(yeah, I'm hyping him a lot :p : )

[Nikki Katz]

He has been great so far. He is at probably the best team, but he dominated the Asia series and is very competitive now, making Filippi look awful (wasn't he one of the favourites going into this year???)
He has made some slightly dodgy overtaking moves though, he was accused of weaving in the Asian series and penalised for it in the main series; it's also possible that he overtook Petrov today under yellows, but the race director didn't spot this.
The problem is that with Super Aguri gone and Toro Rosso possibly going then there aren't really many F1 seats left; if he did get a seat next year it would probably have to be Piquet's. If Toro Rosso are still around then they'll probably field Senna but other than that I think that's about the end of the influx of drivers from GP2. Pantano has no chance.

[patnicholls]

He does look to be the class of the field, certainly was in the Asian series and despite an iffy start in Barcelona, is already up to second in the standings. His style is aggressive and the sheer pace he has is quite something.

Yep, we are now reaching the stage where we've had a big influx of GP2 talent (and indeed, the Vettels/Bourdais/Kubicas from elsewhere) into F1 in the past few years that it's now getting harder for anyone new to come in - simply because those who have done have got to be given some time to see whether they're any good in F1. The question to be asked in whatever case would be 'who would anyone new be replacing?' and it's hard to find the answer to that when most of the old guard - DC, Trulli, Webber, Fisichella, don't yet seem ready to step away.

If the right opportunity comes up for him though, I definitely think he has a big future.

[ChrisS]

A problem that GP2 is going to face soon is convincing F1 that GP2 drivers are good enough for F1.

For the past 3 years the top GP2 talent moved to F1. Some of the talent left behind is recycled and continues to race in GP2. Pantano, Filippi and many others are in their 3rd GP2 season, they were beaten by the past GP2 drivers that are now in F1 and F1 team bosses have no interest for them.

As a result, a young driver beating not highly regarded drivers doesn't get much attention. Its the problem F3000 had near the end. its the problem CCWS had that made Bourdais wait for 4 years before he could get in F1

[patnicholls]

True, Chris.

The maths is probably that in each year you've really got to be GP2 champ or very close to it for F1 to give you a look. With 20 seats on the F1 grid (as things stand) and many drivers staying in F1 for maybe a decade or so, there's limited scope for new folk to get in from GP2, WSbR, IndyCar, F3, test roles, or anywhere else.

The reality is that the Pantanos and Carrolls of this world won't be seriously looked at for F1 seats unless they sneak in with Force India or such like - last year's second place man Lucas di Grassi may be testing for Renault but I'll eat my shoes if he ever starts an F1 race. Nothing against those guys at all but unless there's a massive change to the length of F1 careers, only the top one or two each year will be even considered and the rest will have to find seats elsewhere in touring cars or GT racing.

Mind you, in Pantano's case, he's been in F3000/GP2 since 2001 barring his short Jordan stint, so he's basically made a career at this level and it doesn't seem to have done him any harm.

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[gloomyDAY]

This kid is washing out of F1.

Where is he going next year?