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I cannot speak for Ferrari, but I would guess there weren't too many candidates willing to be second fiddle to Schu.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Funny you mention Nico and Button in the same breath - I'm hoping to be as smug and self satisfied as St.D come the end of the year! ;) LOL.
Actually Massa had beaten Villeneuve in equal cars not Nakajima, before he got into the Ferrari, so I fail to see how his reputation was worse than that of Rosberg who up to now showed little but his fathers name and a couple of good races in 4 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
Take last year for example when he drove one of the 6 DDDifusser designed cars and was pretty much anonymous.
You are right only 50% of the grid would have jumped to the chance of driving for the team who had won 5 consecutive constructors championships, no matter if in the other seat was MS, FA or Prost in his glory years. Still Ferrari chose the guy who went on to dominate Raikkonen in 2 seasons out of 3 together, strange. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Sonic
Because Mercedes wanted German drivers, Heidfeld was looking to get into McLaren and MS kept them waiting with his decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
TBH I would have taken Sutil over Rosberg, but probably the Rosberg name is much more marketable for Mercedes than Sutil.
Well, when Massa's move to Ferrari was announced, many people were surprised and it was said that "he was hired only because his manager is Todt Jr". When Rosberg was hired by Mercedes, no-one was really surprised. Massa beat Villeneuve, but nobody made a big deal of it, because everyone considered JV to be well past his prime. Massa was still viewed as the same driver, who had been beaten by Heidfeld and Fisichella in previous seasons. Massa rarely appeared in the list of Top10 drivers in 2005.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Just goes to show how people prefer stupid conspiracy theories instead of making use of their brains.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
And still he went on to become a championship challenger to the uber hyped Hamilton and only lost by one point. Which again only points to what I said above.Quote:
Originally Posted by jens
I think that, because of his vast experience, SchM will be able to be more cool under close racing conditions. I feel that it will be all about saving tyres as well as going fast. I predict SchM for the podium.
Well, I am not that critical of Nico. In my opinion he is the third best German driver on the grid, after Michael and Vettel. He is fast, maybe not amazing, but fast and, from what we saw last season, consistent. He also seems to be able to improve, which is a very important characteristic of a driver and one in which he is not dissimilar to Felipe Massa himself. Nick Heidfeld for example I think has reached his peak and can only go down. IMO he won't return in F1 if Michael is OK with his neck and his fitness. Sutil can be very fast, but is also crashaholic and in the one race in which FI had a great car last year, Fisichella owned him badly. So I think that Nico was a sound choice, although if I was sure with Michael driving I would have picked a solid number two driver like Heidfeld or Ralf Schumacher. But as MGP was likely not sure that Michael is coming back, Nico was a very good choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by ioan
Yes, I think that he may disappoint today, but will strike back tomorrow. I am very interested to see his battle with the Ferrari drivers and Button, who may be in similar position, and the Red Bulls and Lewis, who might shine today and disappoint tomorrow. I am not sure what will happen with Nico, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valve Bounce
Maybe there won't be a battle; he may just play a Prost type race game and come in for the kill when they all bugger up their cars or their tyres.Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat