Luca Badoer Finally Gets Ferrari Drive

[Jon 'Massa' Beagles]

I think the confusion here may have come from the fact that Badoer hasn't participated in a recognised test session in the F60, but he must have tested the car over the winter at Fiorano/in the wind tunnel etc if Williams are saying that I would presume...

[ioan]

After being a loyal employee for nearly 10 years with a team. why would not like the team reward him with a drive

Maybe ecause they already paid him royally for 10 years?

[ioan]

http://www.forumula1.net/2009/f1/f1-...-f60-for-2009/
The article was written 12th January, 2009.

Check the helmet against Ferrari's own website:
http://www.ferrari.com/English/Scude...ca_Badoer.aspx


Check and mate.

This made my day!
You managed to give yourself the check and mate!

You obviously don't know much about the Ferrari drivers.

Thanks for the laughs!

[ioan]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/moto...ne/8178345.stm

That's just BS from Williams, Badoer NEVER drove the F60.

[ioan]

I think the confusion here may have come from the fact that Badoer hasn't participated in a recognised test session in the F60, but he must have tested the car over the winter at Fiorano/in the wind tunnel etc if Williams are saying that I would presume...

Yeah, he probably drove the car in the wind tunnel!!! :

AFAIK and I'm yet to see any hard proof of this not being true, the F60 was launched on the 12th January 2009 and since than Badoer never drove the car, and I doubt he drove it before the launch either as there is not even one mention of it.

[Garry Walker]

Okay, lets put an end to this charade and lets use FACTS (the enemy of every forum idiot).
According to Forix.autosport.com Luca Badoer has tested 5 times since last november, I will copy the data here because obviously not everyone has access to Forix.

1 17 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'23.264
108
2 18 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'22.425
127
3 19 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'22.866
120
4 16 Dec 2008 Algarve
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'31.320
71
5 17 Dec 2008 Algarve
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'30.163
75

As this shows, he has not tested this year, and he only tested with the F2008 car.

You dont trust forix? Okay, another source then.
Motorsport-total.com has test statistics from every year and I will here give a link to a page which shows how many test days every driver has had this year since 1st of january.
You will notice Badoer is not amongst those drivers, therefor he has not tested the current Ferrari car.

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/t...zem=8&zey=2009

Check and Mate.

[Garry Walker]

I think the confusion here may have come from the fact that Badoer hasn't participated in a recognised test session in the F60, but he must have tested the car over the winter at Fiorano/in the wind tunnel etc if Williams are saying that I would presume...

Tested the car in the wind tunnel? Jesus christ, you are 22 years old and you say such things.

[Jon 'Massa' Beagles]

Tested the car in the wind tunnel? Jesus christ, you are 22 years old and you say such things.

Lol yeah realised that as soon as I'd posted it...thought about editing then thought 'meh' they will know I didn't mean in the ACTUAL tunnel itself but rather in whatever other straight line tests etc.

My bad it would appear.

[pino]

Its funny how the only people who are giving support to Luca are non Ferrari fans..

Wrong ! I am a Ferrari fan :

[ioan]

Okay, lets put an end to this charade and lets use FACTS (the enemy of every forum idiot).
According to Forix.autosport.com Luca Badoer has tested 5 times since last november, I will copy the data here because obviously not everyone has access to Forix.

1 17 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'23.264
108
2 18 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'22.425
127
3 19 Nov 2008 Catalunya
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'22.866
120
4 16 Dec 2008 Algarve
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'31.320
71
5 17 Dec 2008 Algarve
Ferrari F2008 / 2.4 V8 1'30.163
75

As this shows, he has not tested this year, and he only tested with the F2008 car.

You dont trust forix? Okay, another source then.
Motorsport-total.com has test statistics from every year and I will here give a link to a page which shows how many test days every driver has had this year since 1st of january.
You will notice Badoer is not amongst those drivers, therefor he has not tested the current Ferrari car.

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/t...zem=8&zey=2009

Check and Mate.

Excellent info!
I think I will get myself a Forix subscription from now on, it will help put an end to speculations at an earlier phase.

Thank for sharing this info with us.