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Mansell's 1992 F1 championship-winning Williams FW12B had Active suspension, Traction Control, ABS and semi-automatic gearbox, which needed State-Of-The-Art Computers & Engineers.Quote:
Originally Posted by BenRoethig
As far as "Driver-Aids" went, it had the full-monty.
I'm just curious, why do I see this type of text time and time again from an American poster. Sour grapes? F1 is better now that it has ever been, last year's championship is a great proof of that and the drivers are now more professional than ever. Just look at them, they are real athletes and the margins between them are incredibly small. Mansell's championship was a joke, anyone who knows anything about F1 knows that. 2,5 seconds a lap faster than Ayrton Senna in Brasil 1992 qualifying says it all...Quote:
Originally Posted by BenRoethig
Dex, I think you see it because F1 isn't as popular in the U.S. as it is in other countries because you have many more choices for sports (and racing) entertainment in the U.S. than any other country. It's respected, but it's "something over there."
Maybe as a commentator or pit reporter :)
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Originally Posted by JSH
It's NOT what I suggested. If it came over that way I apologise. What I suggested is that if some driver from some other series thinks he can outclass her then just skip the big talk, take it to the track and let's see who comes out on top. It's safe to say that Danica will likely outperform most if not all F1 drivers on their first oval attempt, on the other hand I'm sure most of them would beat her on a road circuit.
Personally, I'm not sure if she'd do well in F1. Depends on the team I guess. I agree that there've been less talented drivers in the series. I also think that there's other IRL drivers who deserve the test more than her, but don't have the same connections nor the commercial value as Danica.
On another note, I still don't get it why someone would even want to run in a series which not even remotely has an even playing field. Is it really that much fun to get lapped every race, just because your car has less horsepower and worse aerodynamics than the others? Or having to retire because of mechanicals and engine failures every second race? Would you really prefer that to the IRL and seriously competing for wins, especially in Indianapolis?
Money makes the world go round I guess.
I think Marco is more credible then Danica because 1. His one win (another fuel run) was on a road course. 2. He has won in the IPS where she never won a race in Atlantics. 3. He makes mistakes but on Road Courses is much more comfortable then she looks. 4. He is much younger and has time to delevop. If Honda made him a test driver next year then he could be ready to race in another year or two after that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DavePI2
This is why Danica will never be in F1. It took Seabastian Bourdais 3 straight championships and dominating a series that was very similar to F1 (all road and street courses) to get a ride and he was from Europe and had already driven GP2 and i am pretty sure had already been a test driver in F1. Finally F1 doesn't need a publicity stunt as a driver. Even with it having almost no fans in the U.S. it is still the most popular series out there. And they have shown they don't care about America so they aren't going out of their way to find an American driver.
Bourdais was never in GP2. F1 had plenty publicity stunt drivers, most recently Scott Speed who was advertised as "obviously the best American driver out there". It could be argued that several current F1 drivers got their ride through connections rather than performance.
Marco and Graham are stronger on road circuits than Danica, but if Danica should happen to win the '500 and HondaF1 drop Barrichello then she's a realistic candidate.
This is really a bogus discussion because the title of the thread is inaccurate.
1. She said, if you READ her quote, that she was "dead set" on F1 some years back.
2. She said, if you READ the story, that she wanted to win an ICS championship first.
People change. The world changes. Situations change. Except for wanting to live a life of leisure with Julia Roberts on an island in the South Pacific for the rest of my life, I'VE changed.
I realize there are some on the forum who believe the goal of every race driver on earth is to be in F1. I don't.
Sure, F1 dosen't needs a publicity stunt as a driver, but there are tems in F1 that most definitly could use one.Quote:
Originally Posted by icehammer97
Danica maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity. It may never happen again(at least for a very, very long time) that we see a girl with her skills and her looks on the race tracks.
Her publicity value alone makes it stupid not to sign her, or at least give here some serious tests.
No, but F3000 essentially occupied the same position as GP2 does now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Komahawk
Speed actually outqualified and outraced Luizzi on more than a couple of occasions. The Red Bull program was full of holes, but it was about more than just creating "stunt divers". And I never saw any such advertisment touting Speed as "obviously the best American driver out there." Outside of maybe his family thinking that, I don't believe any such ad existed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Komahawk
It would be hard to find an F1 driver who DIDN'T get a ride through connections at some point, including Senna and Schumacher. Where I think Danica would stand out, were she to be "placed" in F1 by Honda: she would probably qualify as the least accomplished driver to ever make it to (modern) F1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Komahawk
Without proving her worth on a roadcourse, she could win "the 500" several years in a row, and that still wouldn't make her a realistic candidate for Formula One. Based on what I read today, I do think that Honda will test her in the near future. But her chance of replacing Barrichello at Honda F1 are about as realistic as my chance of finding Ivanka Trump in my hot tub late at night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Komahawk
If Danica is in demand at Honda F1, it is for PR and marketing reasons (IMO). Why else would an F1 team want her? Name me one reason, outside of PR and marketing. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?