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Thread: Underperforming drivers 2013
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18th April 2013, 20:38 #21
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I agree largely with the above.
The real underperformers are:
Grosjean - I thought he would have been on Kimis tail, but it appears he is maybe to worried about his incidents last year and maybe he has lost that spark.
Perez - As said he really hasn't shown much to prove he deserved this drive over Hulkenberg and the likes. He has been behind Jenson and appears to be generally struggling.
Maldonado - The car is a real dog, but he hasn't really looked like team leader and Bottas has outperformed him at times.
As expected:
Bottas - As said above he is doing a decent job but the car is terrible.
Chilton - I think Max was expected to struggle and certainly to be behind Bianchi. So really he is working hard and not making the mistakes the Caterham drivers are.
Overperforming:
Bianchi - He really has caught everyones attention and in doing a sort of Alonso in a Minardi job.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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18th April 2013, 20:45 #22
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Originally Posted by steveaki13
Like with Pérez, he probably has a fundamental issue in adapting to the car - something, which probably will be healed during the season. Rumours are that Grosjean has a problem with chassis. Reminds me Vettel from mid-2010, when he had a couple of underwhelming races after which his chassis was changed and he became more competitive again. So we will see.
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18th April 2013, 20:53 #23
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I hope so Jens.
Because Romain was so good in terms of pace last season it just seems strange to see him struggling so far behind Kimi.
Fingers crossed he can improve in Bahrain.I still exist and still find the forum occasionally. Busy busy
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18th April 2013, 20:53 #24
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Originally Posted by truefan72
Sutil looked good in the second race due to a tyre choice which put him in a false position. When the tyres failed he fell back to where you'd expect him to be.
I would say, though, that Paul needs to up his game this year or he might never get the seat he, desires.
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18th April 2013, 23:02 #25
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I think that all three drivers can do better, but there minds are not on the road, it is on money. They basically having competition under each other.
This is not so important. This stage is only not to make a mistake and not to destroy the tyres. We will see tomorrow on proper stages.
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