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21st December 2007, 14:26 #21
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Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Piquet a qualifying specialist? I'm not up on his GP2 career, but how often has he been accustomed to a knock-out qualifying format with an F1 caliber grid? He was OK in testing for Renault in '07, did nothing spectacular; he may surprise us, like Hamilton, but there's no indication that he can be on par with a two-time WDC.
Alonso may have something to prove, to the critics or to himself, but since every team save Ferrari contacted him when he left McLaren, I'd say his reputation and future are safe.
I'm not up on Peter Windsor, but what little I've read of his in F1 magazine, he clearly exhibits a great deal of insight as to HOW a driver is fast, and has often broken down, in technical jargon that is somehow readable, exactly WHAT a driver is doing in each phase of a corner. Apparently, Lewis has something special; the next two years will tell if he has the technical abilities to put it all together, because it's obvious he has the Schumacher-like ability to play unfair yet somehow garner the respect of his team.
Naturally, as that BWW ride becomes more and more competitive, both drivers will have to prove they deserve it. Kubica got on terms with Heidfeld later in the year. I predict this will be the most boring intra-team battle, both making Q3 regularly and doing extremely well, taking their fair share of the results, giving us nothing to talk about.
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