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Sorry dude but I strongly disagree with you. As someone who works with the next generation of drivers in karting at the moment we are always trying to stress that they need to have two styles of driving - on track, and then road - we train them for both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
It does our cause no end of harm when tales of top class drivers stupidity on the public highway reaches their impressionable ears.
It's shocking, but it seems that I agree completely with you...Quote:
Originally Posted by gloomyDAY
If an F1 driver killed someone whilst driving they should be stripped/suspended anyway. Doing doughnuts on a closed road isn't the same thing.
In theory, a driver should be able to turn up at a track and drive. Anything outside of his job should be private and not subjected to media scrutiny.
In practice, as this forum proves quite conveniently, the opposite is true. Part of the role of a driver these days is to represent his team, his sponsors and the sport as a whole because the worlds eyes are on F1.
I think that somewhere between the 2 extremes is where the answer lies and I'm sure the FIA isn't going to be punishing drivers for doing 35 in a 30 zone. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if behind this is a train of thought leading to the FIA's road safety campaign. Look at the sterling work Schumacher has been involved with for several years now after his indiscretions? The FIA's been championing road safety for years and is doing a superb job aided and assisted by FIA drivers. Perhaps this is behind their thinking with this initiative.
I'm sure it is - http://www.makeroadssafe.orgQuote:
Originally Posted by skc
I fear this would be a slippery slope and is a whole can of worms that is best left unopened. In the end the drivers are individual contractors to the teams. They do not work for the FIA and I don’t really feel it is the FIA place to impose these kinds of restrictions on them. The super licence should be based on whether they physically capable and able to drive an F1 car safely and really very little else. The teams and sponsors will generally impose most of the other requirements.
I suppose the open ended point that the article does not address is really what sort of offense would be sufficient to justify a race ban.
But then again wouldn't you say that it's possible (not that it has ever happened... God forbid) that innocent people died in traffic accident and and it's for them that our governments need to do these things (and I can barely see any other real use for them) I mean only a slow witted man would think that only those stupid enough to do silly things when driving die in car crashes, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
And it's a good thing from the FIA because it takes a very ugly fact in consideration... that this world is made of many stupid people who would try to do silly things just because their 'idols' did it too... and as I've said above it wouldn't be much if only their lives would be in danger but you might die walking on the side walk because some idiot tried to imitate (unsuccessfully) Hammy boy and I don't want that, I don't want you to die Sainty... not like that. I want you to get older and live the smooth transition to senility, use diapers again, get abandoned by children, sleep all day and all the other stuff that make those golden ages... golden... and be truly relieved when that final moment comes.
I don't know what GV did but if he was driving on public roads like he was on a circuit than that's a really stupid behavior.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
let me give you a subtle hint: an enormous paycheck... there you go, mistery solvedQuote:
Originally Posted by Saint Devote
Yep massive pay check, free watches, free phones....must be a tough life getting all that and doing a job you love.
exactly....Quote:
Originally Posted by I am evil Homer