Why not put Rossi in the car for Spa? He couldn't be worse than poor old Luca, but at least he'd guarantee Ferrari a bucketload of media coverage.
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Why not put Rossi in the car for Spa? He couldn't be worse than poor old Luca, but at least he'd guarantee Ferrari a bucketload of media coverage.
Because with that they will have used up their 4 allowed drivers for this season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Brockman
I guess it will be Badoer until they find someone suitable for racing that car.
Badoer said after qualifying that he was in the range that Ferrari targeted for him at this race. That the Valencia race is being treated as a major test session because it is his first run, a new circuit and he could not test before running - he has not driven anything for many months.
He will be racing at Spa and he said that the Belgian Grand Prix will be the first racing test versus Valencia being run for him as a test session only.
Yeah, sure! :\
Everyone would say the same if found themselves in his shoes.
Test or no test he is way to slow and didn't improve his pace compared to the others at all after 2 days in the car!
This is what I can't figure out...I mean, he's a Ferrari test driver. Doesn't that job involve driving the damn car? At race speeds?Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
In all honesty, what has he been paid to do that he's THAT at sea in the car?
There are quite a few drivers, already named here on this thread who could have done better than Badoer. That Ferrari chose him is their business; I guess that just about sums it up.
Yesterday I realized that I have no idea what he might do during testing given how slow he is. :sQuote:
Originally Posted by RalfsLastFan
I know the test drivers are supposed to be very consistent in order to be a good benchmark when various parts are being evaluated, but surely they need to be fast to make use of those new parts in a way similar to what the race drivers do.
I'm really shocked by his poor showing.
And it's not just that his lap times are bad because he might have made some mistakes here and there while pushing the car to the limit, not at all, I watched his on board footage and line comparisons and he was missing like 90% of the apexes, was breaking way earlier than any other driver and he used the full width of the track only when he made a mistake and slid wide!
Will SchM be fit enough for the next race?
Right now they are pretty much hurting their own business with this all times worse driver choice. And it's not like if he was one of those pay drivers with more cash than talent, nah Ferrari are actually paying him for this! :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
No. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce