Petrov in, Trulli out at Caterham

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Proof, if ever it was needed, that nice guys don't win....

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IMO this phrase, which is used often, doesn't mean anything. Häkkinen certainly qualifies into a nice guy category. I have heard Clark was a gentleman as well. I think we shall not mix up a "nice guy" tag off the track and on the track.

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Originally Posted by odykas

Goodbye Jarno. Thanks for the memories and great Monaco victory :)

This must be a sad day for Pino, but I believe it was the right decision for Jarno.

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The only thing that makes me sad is the way Jarno's ended is career : wasting 2 years on crappy car and beating by his Team-mate only because the car didn't suit his driving-style. But at the end of the day it's better this way as it was very frustrating always watching him starting races on back row. So thanks Jarno for the great memories and for an amazing win in Monaco and good luck to Petrov, hopefully his money will allow Caterham to build a better car in the future...

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Originally Posted by pino

the car didn't suit his driving-style.

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What is it that they say about bad workers.....???? ;)

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Originally Posted by jens

IMO this phrase, which is used often, doesn't mean anything. Häkkinen certainly qualifies into a nice guy category. I have heard Clark was a gentleman as well. I think we shall not mix up a "nice guy" tag off the track and on the track.

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Maybe, but he turned down Ferrari for perennial money burners Toyota based on moral values? Where were Toyota's morals when they threw in the towel....?

F1 is not termed the pirahna club because they like aquatics you know.....

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

What is it that they say about bad workers.....???? ;)

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You tell me...dunno any ;)

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Originally Posted by pino

You tell me...dunno any ;)

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The phrase over here is 'a bad worker blames his tools'

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

The phrase over here is 'a bad worker blames his tools'

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It's appropriate to english people...not italian ;)

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Originally Posted by pino

It's appropriate to english people...not italian ;)

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Actually, I'd agree on that - this is a land full of wasters, scroungers and feckwits, most of them in the Premier League!

And the only real workers left over here that are not parennial strikers are Polish......

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

Maybe, but he turned down Ferrari for perennial money burners Toyota based on moral values? Where were Toyota's morals when they threw in the towel....?

F1 is not termed the pirahna club because they like aquatics you know.....

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We don't know the details, so can not take the situation only from one angle of view. I'm not sure Ferrari deemed Trulli so vital that they were actually prepared to buy his long-term contract out, certainly worth of more than 10M $. In addition - Toyota looked promising in 2005, so at that time it was enticing to keep racing there with the hope of getting to the top even if you got an offer from a legendary team.

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Originally Posted by jens

We don't know the details, so can not take the situation only from one angle of view. I'm not sure Ferrari deemed Trulli so vital that they were actually prepared to buy his long-term contract out, certainly worth of more than 10M $. In addition - Toyota looked promising in 2005, so at that time it was enticing to keep racing there with the hope of getting to the top even if you got an offer from a legendary team.

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No , we don't know the details , but , the cost of any driver is a part of the package , and if there was any offer , it must have been a part of the calculation .
Sure , it was comfortable to stay earning at Toyota , but to drive for Ferrari is a dream for any Italian kid .
You can hear that in his words about the red squad .

He picked the wrong horse , and stayed loyal .