this is from where I got the figures
http://www.speedtv.com/commentary/35227/
the quote about the Daytona 500 below the first picture is what surprised me the most
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this is from where I got the figures
http://www.speedtv.com/commentary/35227/
the quote about the Daytona 500 below the first picture is what surprised me the most
Are the moderators happy to have this kind of talk?Quote:
Originally Posted by Timber
If this was about a race, or a religion, people would be going crazy! However it's about the french, it seems fine.
If I said something like that about Karthikeyan, along similar lines, but apart india rather than france - it would be considered outrageous, because it would be considered racist. However because it's against a nation (dare I say it - a mainly white population?) rather than a race, this somehow make's it acceptable?
Sort it out mods please - I find it very offensive!
IMO he deserves a shot. But F1-teams are generally sceptical about drivers from the current US-OW scene. Let's face it, Bourdais is dominating a rather weak series. Tracy is injured, Wilson gets crashed out every race. The rest of the pack is simply too weak to seriously challenge Bourdais. His (quite impressive) successes cannot be compared to those of Villeneuve (who won the CART title in a unified and highly respected series) nor Montoya (who won the CART title when the scene was already split, however all the high profile teams were still in CART at that time).
Even the IRL would be a much tougher challenge for Bourdais, and he'd struggle to make the top5 there.
Are you kidding , IRL is a joke ... Runing around in circle .. Bourdais would win that serie in the first year ...
I don't think so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timber
Well, I think it is fair to say that oval and road course racing is different enough to make a direct transition difficult. My own guess is that Bourdais would struggle as much in IRL as Hornish would in Champ Car.
Hornish sucks in road courses. He is not a good example. If you put Castroneves, or Kannan, even Wheldon in CHAMP they would be fighting for wins every weekend.
Which is why Hornish is a perfect for my transition example. He is of oval background, and Bourdais of roadcourses. I do not debate the talent of the IRL field, which is certainly above CC, only the skill required to move from being an all oval race to all road courses or the other way around.Quote:
Originally Posted by rlenis
you seem to forget that Bourdais has won oval races
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timber
I really cannot understand the significance.