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11th August 2009, 06:53 #1
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Getting a US driver in GP2 Asia
Would there be a possibilty to get that young US driver in F1 by
competing in the GP2 Asia Series?
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11th August 2009, 19:18 #2
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Originally Posted by Placid
I am also starting to have doubts if GP2 Asia will continue this year, because the purpose of the series was to generate asian talent, and despite the fact that we got a Japanese champion in Kamui Kobayashi, then he has little chance of making it into F1 simply because he isn't talented enough.
Originally it was also intended that there would be a GP2 America series going all the way from Canada to Argentina, but it never materialised.
So to answer your question, then GP2 Asia is NOT the right stepping stone to F1. You have to do really well and show true talent in the GP2 main series to get a seat in F1.Supporting Ogier in the WRC & Ferrari in F1 & Ducati in MotoGP.
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12th August 2009, 18:17 #3
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Originally Posted by MikeD
Oh, Speed was in GP2 in its first year wasn't he? He actually did well (finished 3rd I think, but miles behind Kovalainen in 2nd) and wound up in F1 the following year. But the whole point of Toro Rosso was to test out several young drivers for the main team, and the Red Bull young driver program also had a tendency to be rather quick to replace drivers or shift them into minor series.
But basically if another American driver wanted to get into F1 ignoring the USF1 effect then they'd really need to get a drive in the GP2 main series, or another reasonably good feeder series (WSR?). NASCAR doesn't hold much relevance to F1 and the IRL would need to build up its' reputation; it's probably still too oval based at the moment too. And then getting into F1 is far from a certainty - only a few GP2 drivers have so far made it, and most of those were the championship contenders.
I hope that GP2 Asia does come back, it's pretty much the only thing on in the winter, and some of the drivers in the series are so bad it's funny.
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27th August 2009, 22:06 #4
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News in the GP2 paddock is that Abu Dhabi will indeed be the opening race in the 2009/10 GP2 Asia championship. There will be 6 rounds and all of them will be in the Middle East to try and save costs of going to the expensive rounds in e.g. China & Malaysia.
GP2 Asia Series 2009/10
October 23-24 - Abu Dhabi (test)
October 31-November 1 - Abu Dhabi (F1 support)
TBC - Qatar (maybe 2 rounds)
Februrary 5-6 - Abu Dhabi
February 26-27 - Bahrain
TBA - Bahrain (F1 support)
Personally I don't like the idea of all the races to be in the middle east (it hardly fits the Asia name of the series). Suzuka, Singapore and Malaysia should be a part of GP2 Asia IMHO.
Another news is that Meritus will join the GP2 main series in 2011, but since the grid is maximised by 26 cars it will have to buy into or overtake a slot from another team (*cough* *cough* DPR/Herck team).Supporting Ogier in the WRC & Ferrari in F1 & Ducati in MotoGP.
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27th August 2009, 22:14 #5
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Originally Posted by Nikki KatzSupporting Ogier in the WRC & Ferrari in F1 & Ducati in MotoGP.
still 3rd after penalty
[WRC] Vodafone Rally de Portugal...