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27th October 2011, 13:04 #11
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27th October 2011, 13:10 #12
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I am not a believer of an alternative universe theory where every decision creates a new universe, etc - however, if that did exist - just think of the millions of different F1 outcomes there could be!
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27th October 2011, 13:20 #13
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27th October 2011, 13:26 #14
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27th October 2011, 14:03 #15
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27th October 2011, 15:42 #16
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Thanks, Ben. What strikes me most about F1 history, certainly in the older eras is how fate determined so much - from mortality through to simply choosing the right decision - being in the right car at the right time. Chris Amon for instance was a great driver, but always seemed to go a team when it wasn't quite at its best, and therefore never took a win. One decision different, and he could have been a champion, never mind just a race winner!
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27th October 2011, 16:01 #17
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27th October 2011, 16:01 #18
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27th October 2011, 18:36 #19
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In terms of "fate" I like to think about drivers, how would their careers have panned out and how would they be viewed now in an alternative scenario. Either with the choice of a different team or the teams themselves would have performed differently. Looking at Button, it certainly creates some thoughts, as he has had two different kind of careers. Until 2008 in midfield, being written off as a consequence. But since 2009 three years in a top team on the trot, creating a completely different view about him. But as we remember, his career was close to coming to an end with 2008, had Brawn not saved the team. Without this "new" career he would never had the chance to create a new impression.
Had one team gone on to being successful instead of the other. For instance, had it been BAR-Honda (or Toyota) instead of Renault, who went on to build championship winning cars in mid-noughties, what would it have done to the careers of Button (Trulli) or Alonso? Heidfeld is another popular case - no top cars, no wins, but...
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6th November 2011, 15:50 #20
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I love this kind of discussions. Cheers for starting this Bezza Some of my own favourite 'what ifs' would be:
Vanwall/Lewis-Evans: The very first constructor's champions. Vandervell's deteriorating health and a season marred by the death of promising upstart, Stuart Lewis-Evans damped the spirits of the team of subsequent entries proved unsuccessful. Had Lewis-Evans not died, could the team have found the energy to bring the 1958 championship into the following season? Or, if the team had still folded, would Lewis-Evans find a drive in a top end team?
Mercedes: After the 1955 Le Mans disaster, Mercedes decided to withdraw from all motorsports - an understandable but perhaps, unfortunate decision. Their two season in F1 proved to bring very impressive results and I'd guess that if they'd remained part of the sport (assuming the Le Mans incident never occured), they would have remained one of the big teams of the late 50s and carry that momentum into the 1960s. Hell, they would probably be a manufacturer right up to today without fail - I'm guessing their budget would suggest so.
Alessandro Nannini: Nannini was beginning to show some real speed by the time he suffered a career-ending hand injury in 1990. Maybe not world championship material but certainly a multiple race winner if he was to remain with Benetton. Would his presence at Benetton have affected the unknown quantity that was Michael Schumacher during the 1991 season?Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam
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