Quote Originally Posted by steveaki13 View Post
Despite that incredible drive in Sepang 2nd & 3rd then battling for points with Hakkinen and Frentzen finished 7th there and again in Austria he ran in the top 3, and did I think score a 6th then.
Yeah Jos grabbed the only point at A1 ring. That Malaysia drive was amazing and it was sad he just missed out in the end. That race was amazing. It would never be allowed to run now. All those cars going off track would be considered far too dangerous. There looked to be a chance Verstappen could even win, certainly a good chance of a podium. The 2001 Arrows was dog slow with a very basic front wing just stuck on last years car, and a weak engine, though much more reliable.

Prost - Although a step forward from 2000 and the Yahoo Prost. In 2001 Mazzacane (who I loved at the time) showed really how out of his depth he was. Despite matching Gene at times in 2000, he was in a better car for 2001 and was still racing Minardi's. Although I think he deserved a bit more time.
Yeah I really liked him too and was sad to see him lose his drive. But frankly and sadly, his gulf to Alesi kinda showed that maybe Gené was quite poor, as though Gaston only outqualified Marc 3 times, he averaged 0.6-0.7off which for a rookie isn't too bad. Alain Prost said Gaston had to qualify within 0.5sec off Alesi in at least 1 of the first 4 races. I knew that was unlikely... Frankly, I think Alesi was quite poor by 2001, outqualified by Burti 3 times in 8 races, starting 20th in Austria. But most telling was his gulf to Trulli in his final races for Jordan. Even more telling was that Frentzen was noticeably quicker in the Prost, and almost as quick in the Prost as Alesi was in he Jordan, though his race pace was lacking.

I am quite enhoying this thinking back and giving thoughts on past seasons. I might do some more if no body minds.
I wouldn't be surprised if dj has some problem with it, but I don't. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I liked it.