Schnell, some could say the same thing about Ant. He had a habit of getting caught up first lap incidents!
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Schnell, some could say the same thing about Ant. He had a habit of getting caught up first lap incidents!
It's a strange thing that Fisichella is capable of in an underperforming car, he can really drive the wheel nuts off it and overacheive with what he's got. If only he could of done that with decent cars, he would be legendary and up in the top five drivers for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
He will be more well known for being the underdog pick for the win.
Fisi is a solid driver but he's not top-rated because he was in a car capable of many wins and challenge for WDC he was next to useless at times - compared to DC's achievements with McLaren who at times managed to give Schumi a good run for his money, let alone Hakkinen.
Fisi win at the 2006 Malaysian GP said it all. He drove on the ragged edge to get that win, whereas in Alonso's wins looks easy.
It's really sad how Fisi's career has gone. He used to be a regular challenger for the podium at certain tracks even in a midfield car. One thing I could throw into the debate is the fact that traction control has now gone, and we're now seeing the Fisi of the late 90's, when, coincidentally, the car was without traction control. Maybe he excels more when his natural talent can be displayed without driver aids. I can throw in others who are similar:
Button - fastest lap early on in Bahrain in a mid-pack car
Trulli - great in every race so far
Heidfeld - doing a good job again, he started his F1 career before TC came in.
I'm sure Sutil will get better, he just needs to stop putting it in the scenery. Even then I think Fisi is too good for him though.
............being rammed by Sutil ain't fun though, is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
Whaaaat?Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
I think DC was hugely overated and was arguably driving in one of the top 2 teams/cars for at least 8 years and really did nothing with that.
he was always more likely to be passed than pass and couldn't rack up the wins in the same fashion that Massa is doing now given his opportunity.
D.C given the drives he has had, should have done more. Much. much more. He's always been a timid driver
Totally agree! Too coservative when he was in a winning car!Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Could anyone explain me why so many keep hyping Liuzzi, when he has done nothing in F1, besides getting beaten by 3 team mates in row?Quote:
Originally Posted by woody2goody
A year as a test-driver will give a driver less than being an actual racing driver will give, Alonso himself said that about his year at Renault doing testing in 2002.
DC had a certain Michael Schumacher as his greatest rival. Sometimes it was not much fun for drivers to have him as a rival.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
Sutil is not doing too well, but give him some races. He will never be a star driver though, I already thought last year that he was somewhat overrated when he struggled against Sakon in one race.
Some would say Massa is over rated and will never become WDC.Quote:
Originally Posted by truefan72
I'd say DC and Massa are about equal because they've done more than enough for a #2 in a top team paired with WDC because on a number of occasions they could beat their closest rivals, whereas Fisi struggled a bit even though I would put him in the same group - IMHO.
iI don't think Speed beat him. I think he's a solid driver, not a superstar but good enough to keep the car on the track most of the time and get the car to the end without problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
I know he crashed a coupe of times last season but he's been fairly good in his career so far.