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I wonder what would you say if he was to drive a McLaren, Williams or BrawnGP car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
There is no hope left, he's 1.6 seconds/lap slower than Alguersuari and he will only finish in front of those who retire or have some freak problem.
No, because by their current high standards those words are apt.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
The Ferrari is easily a top 10 car and its a complete disgrace that a car is wasted languishing dead last.
I'm a Spurs fan. It was a complete and utter disgrace we were languishing in the relegation zone last season and we're one of the top 6/7 teams in the EPL.
What language?Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
That was a very very moderate language to describe such a bad (you notice I don't use much worse adjectives here) driver.
In fact compared with how people were treating Ide and Young back in the days I think I'm treating Badoer too nicely.
I don't mean swearing or any such like. In fact describing Badoer's performance as f***ing awful would be very fair, in my view!Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Hill was certainly getting on towards dead last in his last season ;) But there is a big difference between having a test and being expected to race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
I seem to remember Reutemann getting a test at the Argentine GP in '95 and yes we all applauded him - he was off the pace as you would expect, but it was just a bit of fun. Badoer is now going into a GP over a second slower than the next slowest guy.
Save the "genorisity, respect and manners" for Goodwood - this is racing and no quarter should be given.
IMO fairest way to describe his performance would be something I'd rather not post right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Even if Ferrari doesn't initiate replacing Badoer, the Italian may step out of the race drive voluntarily, because I think he himself must feel quite embarrassed too at the moment.
No. To use an anecdote, it's like taking someone that has worked in the mail room for under a decade and promoting them to the level of district manager for a week, just to 'reward them for their years of faithful service'.
One week later, it's a steady stream of poor choices, bad decisions, and the results that require a lot of explaning to your most faithful of clients and customers that have been with you for years. They will seriously question your sense of business accumen, and look at either having you replaced or look to others to do a better job since you cannot be relied upon anymore.
Just a comparison, look at it as you like...
These cars are hard to jump into and drive fast right away granted. But this guy is a freaking stone and probably shouldn't even be the test driver. But maybe he just wants to drive up through the pack to show his skills. They should have just braced the cheater's neck with his chin and raced on!!
Ferrari missed a golden opportunity this weekend. They should have put JV in the car. They would have had the father, son & holy Ferrari angle to play to the media. JV is just as capable as Luca when it comes to being the slowest in the field. Ferrari could have "leaked" to the Spanish media that they wanted to race Gene but the contract forbids them from doing so until Massa misses 2 races, blah blah. Most people are aware JV and Michael aren't the best of friends...more great media bait.
Regardless of who does what in the race, Ferrari has missed a chance to own the entire media corps for the weekend.