I am agreeing with all of those that say Massa needs to be treated at least like a 1A. Without developing both cars Fernando will always be one point shy of the title.
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I am agreeing with all of those that say Massa needs to be treated at least like a 1A. Without developing both cars Fernando will always be one point shy of the title.
Ferrari brought in Alonso to win the title for them. Massa knows that he has no chance against him (see Nurburgring '07 or Malaysia '10). Let's not be stupid about suggesting that Massa will ever win another title with them, nor that Ferrari should treat him better. They gave him an equal playing field in '10. I remember in '10 Alonso, new to the team, hung behind Massa a few races, then took over going into the pits at Malaysia. he clearly established himself as the #1 driver then and never looked back. Cracks me up when Massa has his occasional good race or quali where his times are better than Alonso's. Occasional is key here. It's a dog eat dog sport and if you are unable to survive, you get eaten up. Massa is lucky that he's still in the team. Bottom line. Accident or not, he 's simply not in the same class. If he were, he would not have driven like he did in Silverstone '08, spinning the car over and over again. That race alone would have won him the champaionship.
Back to the topic, there's really only one thing that they need. A faster car......and Briatore to whip it all into shape. :D
I seriously hope you meant that as a joke :( The day someone lets this despicable waste of skin and organs back into the sport will be the day F1 dies for me. The only track record this low-life scumbag has is perennial corruption and cheating. We're talking about a man, who willingly risked the lives of drivers and mechanics for a second spared in pit-stops (Verstappen, Hockenheim '94) and told drivers to crash on purpose to rig race results. You can't be serious!Quote:
Originally Posted by kfzmeister
I really hope that Fernando and Massa can have a winning car in 2013. I think it`s easier for them to improve if they can get the windtunel working 100%
They should catch up with McLaren and Red Bull. The rules are very stable for next year, so McL and RBR can't really make a lot of steps ahead. If anything, the next season should see the bunch come closer and closer as the season progresses. Unless of course some decide to sod development on the 2013 challenger in favour of a head start for 2014, but Lotus, Sauber or Force India would be the ones to suspect. The top-teams will likely develop deep into the season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anders Grøndal
I hear that.
Nope, Mia is right, you're wrong:Quote:
Originally Posted by wedge
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Originally Posted by f1.com
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Originally Posted by kfzmeister
What about Germany 2010?!
Equal playing field my arse.
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Originally Posted by ioan
Massa had already become number two by then. My quote above pretty clearly states that. No?Quote:
Originally Posted by me
Corruption and cheating are a part of F1, surely you are not that naive. Would you have cared, if instead of Piquet it was Karthikayen that crashed that day? I think not. They're ban expires this year (2012). Symonds has been working behind the scenes already. You'll see Briatore on the grid next year as well. Hopefully running things for Ferrari instead of Stefano. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dj_bytedisaster
Ferrari should finally give Alonso the best car, then he will bring them the title. If the car is over half a second slower per lap every race than the RB, not even a driver of Alonso's calibre can do anything.