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Mitch Alsup (Mitch_alsup)
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Username: Mitch_alsup
Post Number: 36
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 07, 2002 - 10:00 am: | |
I have watched Barichello drive for the last two years. I think that he is very fast, but he is much harder on the car than Shumacher is. This leads to his DNFs. |
Warren Dodge (Spiderman)
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Username: Spiderman
Post Number: 16
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 6:32 am: | |
Bite me Rick. I HATE Andretti almost as much as I hate that a$$hole JM and you know it. Should be over Friday after work with race tape. RB, however has to go. He does not have what it takes to consistantly finish on the podium. We need the next in line after MS retires to augment him until he does. Right now, that is not a clear choice. I would like to see an Italian, but as long as the next driver is good enough to whip the rest of the field, who cares. |
ross koller (Ross)
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Username: Ross
Post Number: 59
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 02, 2002 - 5:19 am: | |
tom, you are most probably right, and fisi himself thinks the same, as this interview w/ planet f-1 testifies:
No Big Teams, Please, I'm Italian
Fisichella thinks his nationality is preventing him from being snapped up by one of the big teams
01/05/02
JORDAN driver Giancarlo Fisichella has told Motorsport News that he believes one of the reasons why one of the bigger teams has not signed him is because he is Italian.
The talented Fisichella moved to Jordan from Renault this season, after breaking into Formula One with Minardi in 1996.
He explained his theory: "Patrese and Alboreto used to win, but they were driving Williams and Ferraris. I�ve never had a chance like that.
"Now it�s obvious that you can only win with three cars. Take Jacques Villeneuve � at Williams he won, now he�s floundering.
"But the richer teams like McLaren and Williams keep snubbing Italians and preferring drivers like Raikkonen. Perhaps it�s about mentality but the biggest teams prefer to take drivers from other nationalities."
In the same interview, the Italian admitted to regretting his switch from Renault to Jordan, as the Silverstone-based team has had a difficult start to the season, while Renault have continued the phenomenal turn-round in form they started under Benetton.
However Fisi is in good company. Both he and Jarno Trulli, who he swapped with, have yet to finish a race in 2002.
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rick catalano (Tatcat)
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Username: Tatcat
Post Number: 35
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 11:49 pm: | |
tom you've hit the nail on the head. at ferrari the buck is no.1. all them boys got to eat. they go where the money is. their not selling toyotas. why do you think the Old Man had andretti on the team. spiderman loves andretti. i've heard his views on that subject. there are several young guys who would do well but MS and RB are probaly the best match i can remember. being teamates in as stressful a situation as they are requires a great deal of mutual respect which i think they both have for each other. just being able to communicate at the level they have to has to be a significate factor in their success. Rubens is no threat to Micheal and can handle the rest due to his ability and the car. being second fiddle is a very difficult job and it takes a special kind of man to do it. Rubens should stay. we need to leave well enough alone. this is a time we as ferrari fans should be reveling in. its the beginning of a dynasty that hopefully will last years to come |
TomD (Tifosi)
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Username: Tifosi
Post Number: 653
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 11:15 am: | |
Warren
Why it is natural to have an italian in the f-car seat, I don't think ferrari is as much for it as many think. think about it, most italians route and worship ferrari no matter who is driving, by having a german and brazilian as driver you also attract support (ie $$$$) from Germany and Brazil, two of the biggest F-1 markets. I think Ferrari is more concerned about marketing than putting and italian in the drivers seat. |
Warren Dodge (Spiderman)
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Username: Spiderman
Post Number: 15
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2002 - 8:20 am: | |
RB is just a token. The car is clearly the class of the field. He is in over his head, like Eddie was, if he thinks he is in the same league as MS. Let him run his course and replace him with an up and coming Italian. |
Arnaldo Torres (Caribe)
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Username: Caribe
Post Number: 294
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2002 - 11:34 pm: | |
IMHO I completely agree with Dave. I think Barrichello has the worst luck out there, but if you only consider the times where he has been able to be competitive, he has been a much better performer than most of the field. During qualifying he has proven that he can keep up with MS, and during the races where he has not been taken out by accident or mechanical failure, he has performed to the level of Montoya or R. Schumacher for that matter. |
Dave L (Davel)
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Username: Davel
Post Number: 115
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2002 - 2:31 pm: | |
I think Rubens is doing great, but having some bad breaks. His qualifying is only second to Mike. His performance in Brazil was great, he did pass Mike and would have probably won. He is a good driver and is as good as all the others out there. |
ross koller (Ross)
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Username: Ross
Post Number: 54
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 30, 2002 - 1:50 pm: | |
wouldn't you rather see fisichella in that second seat ? i am a huge ms fan, but i also believe that the team plays a large role in the success of ferrari in f1. so the guy they pick to be the next king has to have the ability of course, but also the charm and leadership to keep the good people in modena. barichello seems to have half the equation. the other young hot shoes are fast but too inexperienced too engender confidence. fisi would be the right guy for both aspects. |