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30th June 2024, 03:41 #1
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Just for Bagwan, drivers who might not belong in F1
https://jalopnik.com/talentless-bill...ely-1851563737
What say you Bagwan?
A bit harsh no doubt, as I think Stroll might still have a drive on a team without his father involved. Though he certainly isn't one of the sports top talents, he's better than some on the current grid. And being paired up with Alonso is tough for anyone, as he's a driver rarely beaten by the closest of margins even in equal machinery. So for Lance.... I give a maybe.
Right now the only driver I would say for certain that doesn't belong in a seat is Sargeant. He's just not making progress, even if in a backmarker car. At some point most start getting it right, but for now it's not Logan.
Zhou is hard to measure really. Once again in a backmarker car and up against Bottas, neither of them have any points this year. But I think Zhou at least has some potential, and at times has had decent races considering the car.
Ocon is out at Alpine, and I really don't expect him to get a seat mostly likely. Though he's not a terrible racer really, he seems to have an attitude on par with the best of the best, and no skillset to match. He seems to get in his own head and see the red mist around any teammate, and that's not a good thing for an F1 driver.
And as much as I hate to mention it, Danny Ric is walking a fine line at the moment. He seems to be gaining some momentum against Yuki and driving better, but right now with less than half the points as Yuki there might be better options.
As I said, I'm still on the fence with Lance. What does everyone else think?
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1st July 2024, 20:48 #2
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Well , Air , to start with , I think there are a couple of reasons that Lance is still there .
First , he's the kid .
And second , he's , according to Fred , a guy who's sensitive to , and able to pin point issues to solve in the set-up of the car . Alonso says he's making the car faster and easier to drive , and while this might not quite sound like a very valid reasoning after this last update on the car , Lance is pointed to as valuable by a legend .
On a similar basis , although maybe not legendary , Yuki has said the badger has been a great asset in set-up and mentoring departments at the same time as bringing the fun character .
He hasn't scored as much as wanted , but it sounds as though he's been an asset that has helped the team up to the score they do have .
I've never been an Ocon fan . He's a disruptive little turd .
Zhou and Bottas are invisible , and I haven't much on the team dynamics , but the car isn't there , so it's hard to judge .
And , even Logan is hard to quantify completely when you hear he hasn't run the equal spec to Albon for most of the season .
It's gotta be hard to see the other driver moving up with equipment you don't have , and then , when you do get the update , he moves on again , always a step ahead .
The poor guy seems to be out of his depth , but behind an eight-ball .
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2nd July 2024, 01:14 #3
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I mostly thought you might enjoy the article title, you have to admit they were fairly creative in attempts to hate on Lance!
As for Alonso's comments... you know at first I thought it was just keeping Lawrence happy, as nobody wants to anger a team owner. But not being one to bite his tongue often, he would have probably slipped by now if that was the case. Maybe his opinion would change if Lance was any consistent challenge to him, but being who he is that is rare.
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2nd July 2024, 01:20 #4
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Just for Bagwan, drivers who might not belong in F1....
...All the ones they choose for FGP." Lady - I'm in an awful dilemma.
Moe - Yeah, I never cared much for these foreign cars either."
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3rd July 2024, 16:01 #5
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1st October 2024, 00:57 #6
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1st October 2024, 01:55 #8
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