If Buemi doesn't up his game and Ricciardo does exceptionally well in Friday Practice, yes, he probably will be out.
If Buemi doesn't up his game and Ricciardo does exceptionally well in Friday Practice, yes, he probably will be out.
Interesting that the most impressive moment I can remember from Buemi's F1 career so far, is his very first F1 race, where he finished 7th (although with the help of a lot of attrition) and beat Bourdais.Quote:
Originally Posted by Giuseppe F1
Also after his third race (China) Buemi got a fair bit of praise and was considered to be a serious future prospect. Someone (guess that was Garry Walker) considered him to be already a match to Vettel. :D
Overall another example of a driver to show that a hazy early promise means nothing in the long run. Especially as he didn't have a groundbreaking junior record to back it up.
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Originally Posted by maximilian
very true...but STR took him on for a full time race seat to develop him after that. and it worked....Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
BMW wanted to have him for a full race seat too however Red Bull had an option on him and snapped him up after his first F1 race with BMW.Quote:
Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR
My point is only that RBR didn't give him his break through BMW did, and even when he joined the RBR family they only put him in an STR.
In that case-we are agreed. My point was that STR served a purpose for Vettel-letting him develop before going on to better things :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
It's a shame, as this trend of getting rid of drivers mid-season does nothing for STR's credibility, and Buemi does have the knack of producing solid results when you least expect it.
Alguersuari is probably a better prospect than Buemi, but the Swiss will be in his third season in 2011 and will surely raise his game accordingly.
As for Ricciardo, he hasn't been great in the few races I've seen him in, but he can obviously handle F1 machinery. I really think he should be in GP2 racing full time, as it never helps the current race drivers when another guy is taking their track time.
Paul Di Resta undoubtedly is a good driver, but I think Force India dropped the ball by taking time off of Liuzzi and Sutil, especially as both of their performances dropped off a fair bit in the second half of the season.
BMW were sorted for drivers at the time though. In 2007 Heidfeld was in the form of his career so far, and Kubica may as well be considered as an equal of Vettel anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
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Originally Posted by woody2goody
Either stick Paul in the race seat or let the race drivers get on with their work.
Preach it brother!Quote:
Originally Posted by maximilian