F1 2010: Testing sessions thread

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

True, it is is possible - this motor racing, but it is probability on which odds are reckoned.

And is not at all on the side of teams like Sauber given that none of teams likely to occupy the top eight positions of all grands prix are in trouble with their designs.

And neither Kobayashi or de la Rosa are a Vettel.

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its top 10 positions this year

and there is an old saying in sports

"that's why they play the games" and in F1, "that's why they race on sundays"

who knows what will happen on any given race and i think that there are plenty of teams capable of winning races this year

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Originally Posted by truefan72

its top 10 positions this year

and there is an old saying in sports

"that's why they play the games" and in F1, "that's why they race on sundays"

who knows what will happen on any given race and i think that there are plenty of teams capable of winning races this year

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The top eight I referred to are those for the top four teams. I think the word "top" begins to degrade significantly beyond the first five positons anyway.

I'd say given the unreliability of gauging peformance the only cars in with a real probability of winning races are the top four teams.

IMO Kamui is a very fast driver and can surprise in an odd race. Same about Pedro. But I admit that it will be a very odd race.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

IMO Kamui is a very fast driver and can surprise in an odd race. Same about Pedro. But I admit that it will be a very odd race.

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Its too early to properly assess Kobayashi. He did not fair too well in GP2, but I do respect the "eye" of Peter Sauber to select good drivers.

He performed well at Yas Marina and could be the best prospect yet from Japan. Away from the Tokyo influence he can do well.

Agree i need to see some more races of Kobayashi. There's a lot of drivers with lots of victories in F3000, GP2 and no success in F1. The performance in feeders series is not a good parameter to analize a pilot. Koba show us that he is really fast, but this is not the only attribute that has to have a good F1 driver.

But Kamui did well in GP2. He won the asian championship!

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Originally Posted by F1boat

But Kamui did well in GP2. He won the asian championship!

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Right on! :D

His junior formula history is not as impressive as, say, Nico Hulkenberg but he has won a major international championship - he's the real deal people and this year he's gonna prove it! :)

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Originally Posted by Sonic

he's the real deal people and this year he's gonna prove it! :)

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you hope :D

actually, I do to! It would be nice to see a Japanese driver who is properly fast, rather than Nakajima who IMO was not good enough. how did I come to this conclusion? 2009; 35-0 to Rosberg vs Nakajima.

Sato was alright, Hopefully Kamui will be better though

time will tell.

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Originally Posted by F1boat

IMO Kamui is a very fast driver and can surprise in an odd race. Same about Pedro. But I admit that it will be a very odd race.

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They could surprise, but what if they are fighting with Ferraris for the lead? Maybe the engines will suddenly lose power for the next race... :p

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Originally Posted by UltimateDanGTR

you hope :D

actually, I do to! It would be nice to see a Japanese driver who is properly fast, rather than Nakajima who IMO was not good enough. how did I come to this conclusion? 2009; 35-0 to Rosberg vs Nakajima.

Sato was alright, Hopefully Kamui will be better though

time will tell.

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Nakajima was good enough IMO but bad luck stopped him from scoring in 2009 whenever he was having a good run.

Anyway, another question: Why are Lotus planning on running Fairuz Fauzy instead of Trulli or Kovy on the first day of testing this week? Surely, especially for a new team, it is much more beneficial - no, essential, for the race drivers to get as much mileage as they can before Bahrain.