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Thread: Johnny Herbert - wasted talent?
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24th September 2008, 00:21 #1
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Johnny Herbert - wasted talent?
According to Alan Henry he was!
That left me flabbergasted when I flicked through F1 Racing mag!
Henry defined 'wasted talent' as drivers who went on a path of self destruction - others listed were Rene Arnoux, JPM, Jan Magnussen but no way Herbert asked to have his legs crushed, nor lacked motivation. Poor Herbert literally had to go through blood, sweat and tears to live the F1 dream after a horrendous accident at Brands Hatch.
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24th September 2008, 00:42 #2
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He must have been smoking that stuff again.
When in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout
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24th September 2008, 04:28 #3
I would also point out that this was the same person who said Fernando Alonso would be lucky to win another F1 race ever.
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24th September 2008, 13:27 #4
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Originally Posted by Malllen
Herbert could have been so much more if not for his accident, but people tend to forget that when in Lotus he was usually faster than Mika Häkkinen in the same car."signature room for rent"
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24th September 2008, 14:36 #5
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24th September 2008, 19:57 #6
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I remember the excitement when Johnny finished fourth in his first Grand Prix in Brazil in '89. Unfortunately, when circuits requiring harder braking came up, it became apparent that he had not fully recovered from the Brands crash.
His record against Hakkinen at Lotus gives a glimpse of what might have been. I was delighted when he won his three GPs, and equally thrilled for him when he won Le Mans with Mazda.
Rather than a wasted talent, I tend to regard Johnny as a "talent thwarted". He had all the credentials - a top karter, Formula Ford Festival winner and British Formula 3 champion.
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25th September 2008, 07:04 #7
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25th September 2008, 07:54 #8
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Originally Posted by Garry WalkerRiccardo Patrese - 256GPs 1977-1993
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25th September 2008, 08:59 #9
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I think Herbert was always a strange one. When he was on form, the man was amazing. I remember 1999 when he raced the Stewart cars, and won at the Euro GP after a difficult season, and from that point on in the season, he was amazing. So the potential was there, but we rarely saw it.
I'd probably rate him like Heikki out of todays crops of drivers.
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25th September 2008, 19:45 #10
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It would be interesting to know whether Johnny himself felt that he should have achieved more, or whether he is just grateful to have had such a lengthy career at the top, considering the accident in 88.
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