Liuzzi vs Speed

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Originally Posted by millencolin

but they have a years experience under thier belts now, they shouldnt be crashing. Hamilton isnt crashing, Heikki hasnt crashed as much as Liuzzi and Speed, Rosberg wasn't much of a crasher in his debut year last year...

Simply i think Speed isnt living up to his namesake and will probably be booted at seasons end replaced by Bourdais

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Much depends on where they start on the grid. It all gets back to qualies in my opinion. The only benchmark is 3rd tier equipment.

Scott Speed has a best finish of 9th this year. Luizzi's best finish this year is 14th if that helps. :)

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Originally Posted by millencolin

but they have a years experience under thier belts now, they shouldnt be crashing. Hamilton isnt crashing, Heikki hasnt crashed as much as Liuzzi and Speed, Rosberg wasn't much of a crasher in his debut year last year...

Simply i think Speed isnt living up to his namesake and will probably be booted at seasons end replaced by Bourdais

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Whaaaaat?

go back and look at Rosberg's first year, Look at Heikke this year, speed has had 1 crash incident, Liuzzi a couple more...which is the difference between them.

If anyone is leaving it is probably Liuzzi who has simply done nothing in his entire F1 career, Rember that Speed would have gotten points last year if stupid DC hadn't cried like a baby to the stewards.
I can name several great races by Speed and can'tthink of any by Liuzzi. Don't hold it against him becuase of his name or nationality. The boy can drive.

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Originally Posted by VkmSpouge

Speed and Liuzzi are both evenly matched and prone to making errors. It wouldn't surprise me if they both lost their race seats at the end of the year.

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explain to me where speed made errors in driving in 2007 races please

btw Liuzzi is also gaining a reputation as tough guy to pass, ala Trulli. Not because of speed but just frustrationg driving style. Even to those trying to lap him. I have heard more than one driver comment ant his frustration about Liuzzi not acknowledging the blue flags in a timely fashion.

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Originally Posted by RaikkonenRules

Scott Speed has a best finish of 9th this year. Luizzi's best finish this year is 14th if that helps. :)

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Someone pointed out before the USGP that of the (then) 20 starts by all cars from RB and STR in '07, Speed had the second best finish.

my two cents on this..
Liuzzi seems to be faster but Speed appears to be the better racing driver.

Luizzi does consistantly out-qualify Speed. However, Speed has shown great early-race aggressivness (with the occasional resulting wreck) and then consistant race speed. Luizzi seems to start less well, but makes himself exceptionally hard to pass. (Makes for lots of TV time, but unhappy fellow drivers.)

Neither one has done anything spectacular enough to get a better ride yet.

Pino, can we have a a poll on this please? With the following options

Liuzzi
Speed
Equal

Thanks.

Speed has impressed me a lot more than Liuzzi has. Even though Liuzzi has outscored Speed in points, 1-0, you can't forget that Speed outqualified Liuzzi at Indy in 2006, and was taken out in a first turn collision. If he would have made it through the first turn, he probably would have finished in the points instead of Liuzzi. Speed had a great run at Monaco this year, where Liuzzi wrecked. Speed also has had terrible luck as far as mechanical DNFs. He had tyre punctures in Melbourne and Catalunya, and he was caught up in somebody elses mess in Bahrain. I would replace Liuzzi if I were GB.

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Originally Posted by Mirabeau

Speed also has had terrible luck as far as mechanical DNFs

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...or something to with his driving style? ;)