Save us all!!! Danica candidate for USF1

It would be fun to watch her get totally demolished by PKjr!

 

It sure is nice to see all the support we Americans have for our own F1 team, way to go!

 

I can't stand Nascar! Oval track races are boring!

Would it be great to see Alonzo flipping her off when he can't get by her??? It would add some DRAMA to the sport again. Remember Bernie E says its not about the racing..its all entertainment and putting on a good show for the fans.

 

OK if this is going to be a Parade/Circus lets have Pamela Anderson or Ms Hilton get the ride.
What a fricken embarrassment.

 

So Danica is not in the running then?

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I think Danica in F1 is a fantastic idea, finally someone to overshadow Lewis....from a commercial point of view she is a great idea, why she gets so much negative publicity in the USA is beyond me considering she is one of the very few US drivers thats are know world wide.

 

With all this support, no wonder they dropped N.A. out of the calender.

ROFLMAO!

Flipping her off on the track because he couldn't flip her over in his hotel room.

 

Exactly. I could care less if she ever wins a race. If her name (and pictures of her scantily-clad body draped over a fake Cobra) will grab enough attention (and, subsequently, viewers and sponsors), we should all be ecstatic about this prospect. More viewers and more sponsors, means better coverage and perhaps better footing in America. If F1 was even half as popular in America as, say, American Idol, there would be at least one - maybe two - races in the states each year. And that would kick ass.

 

+1

I really think there zero chance of a 'US F1 Team' next year. it's all just pure speculation and waste of time.

 

The only upside to Danica getting a seat would be that we could all then see how bad she truly is. Watching her get lapped by a Force India would be very funny to me. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see an American F1 driver, I just don't think it's too much to ask for them to be good as well. A bad driver does nothing to help F1 in the US.

 

I sure hope that she drives F1! Then I won't have to waste my time beating on Hambone.

 

Scott Speed was an untalented loudmouth who thought he had it, when in reality he didn't.

The US once had proud F1 champions in Phil Hill and Mario Andretti. But loosers like Michael Andretti and Scott Speed have ruined that image. Danica won't fix that either.

 

Yup, that about sums it up, that should be his Biography in Wikipedia

 

Thanks, but that won't happen. His fans will write instead about his brave battle with his disease and how rotten a deal he got from the evil Europeans, Berger in particular. Just as Michael Andretti had all the DNA to make it to World Champion, but the evil Hakkinen joined forces with Andretti's ex-wife and robbed him of his seat.

Should Danica really make it into F1 (no worries, she won't), she will be obliterated, but that won't stop the press and fans on here to come up with a hundred reasons, none of which will have anything to do with her ability to drive.

 

Wow you people are insane!!!

Scott Speed no talent??? You mean no talent behind the wheel or in front of a camera???

Two totally different things. I for one dont get along with Scott but to say he has no talent is ignorant.

The only person I would put above him here in the is A.J.

Those guys were amazing coming up through the karting ranks and feeder series.

 

Not directed at you, but I can't really understand the Scott Speed hype here in the forum. Is it only because he's from the US? During his whole career, he got about zero coverage in the European media - not because he is not from Europe, (Felipe Massa or Mark Webber also got their fair share of attention), but because he plain sucks... I mean, of course you have every right to support the driver from your home country, but hyping him as a top driver who failed due to conspiracies etc is a bit of a stretch..

(and btw, EVERYONE in F1 was a huge star in karting and the lower formulas!)

 

To say Scott Speed doesn't have talent because he isn't one of the now 18 best in the world is probably a gross misstatement. He did appear to lack work ethic or ability to work as part of a team, or even to know when to keep his mouth shut in order to keep his ride in F1. But F1 is pretty rarified air. Part of being a successful race car driver is only partly about god given talent and conodition. Ability to work as part of a team and to please sponsors is probably more important. Scott didn't seem to have any of that.

 

+1000

Andreas seems to think the only talented racing drivers in the world, are the ones running up front in F1. He has no appreciation for any current racing drivers who aren't named Kimi, Lewis or Fred.

 

To say that an F1 driver is not talented is completely the wrong choice of words (Unless you are talking about Yamamoto with Spyker, well, he did pay his way into F1.....) Anyway, Scott Speed is a very talented driver but lacks the necessity to be anywhere other than NASCAR. To be a successful racing driver today you need to be good with people and have a good understanding for business. Scott Speed had none of those.

I am all for an USF1 team... HOWEVER, we need to be open to signing non U.S. drivers, and we also need races in N. America

 

One of Danica's advantages in IRL racing has been the fact the cars are weighed without the driver. This gives her a 20-60 lb advantage over most male drivers. In F1 they weigh the car with the driver.

I think it would be great to have an attractive US female driver on a US team. Last time an American drove for an American team in F1 was Gurney and his Eagle.

If she tests well and races well, all her detractors can shut up. If not, they can say "I told you so". That is why they test drivers and then have races. Otherwise all us armchair captains could just decide who wins each race based on our omniscient understanding of the sport. It will sure be easier to get sponsors for her than for someone like Scott Speed.

Taz
Terry Phillips

 

And where exactly is Scott Notsomuch-Speed now? Ah yes, out of his F1 seat.

And A.J.? Ah yes, never made it to F1.

q.e.d.

Nonsense. I have the highest respect for super talent Vettel. Yes, the very same Vettel who took the car from Scott Whathappenedtoyour-Speed and turned that POS (the car, not Scott) into a winner.

You hit it on the nail. Just about everybody from Europe considered him a laughing stock and couldn't wait for him to be out of F1.

Don't get me wrong: I have every interest to have an US driver in F1. But Scott Cantgetupto-Speed wasn't the answer.

 

So, Danica would have an advantage because she weighs less? Great. Let's look for a midget to drive for the US then. It makes about as much sense.

 

Well one thing I know for sure is Andreas is the next Michael Schumacher since he knows everything about racing and what it takes to be a driver.

You just have it all figured out dont you? is it because you are European?

Do you know who AJ Allmendinger is? Did you know he turned down the Red Bull offer to persue racing here in the US? So why are you saying he never made it to F1.

Vettel? PLEASE, why dont you get an original opinion. I bet you werent praising Massa when he was in a Sauber. Vettel is a great driver but lets wait and see how it all pans out. People thought Heikki was going to set the world on fire too. ALL of these guys are great drivers. Put them all in a spec series and it would be amazing.

Get off your high horse and be a true fan of the sport. Open up your eyes to the fact that these are not 24 equal cars on the grid. You think the same car that Scott drove is the same one Vettel was driving? no changes what so ever?

I am not putting this all on the car but to say Scott didnt have any talent is ignorant. I didnt see Luizzi wowing anyone.

My point is for someone to come over from the States and have the limited time that Scott did cant exactly set the F1 world on fire. Look at how long Massa had to hang out and look at Webber.

Some drivers are better at communicating than others, F1 is about developing a car and a team. I am not even a fan of Scott but I feel it is a horrible thing to take away what he has accomplished in racing.

 

Why do you care what I think? It is completely irrelevant. What Mateschitz, Trost and Berger thought about Speed was the only thing that mattered. And they fired him. Mid season. For lack of performance. Case closed.

I know who Allmendinger is. He was another hopeful from the Red Bull driver talent search, but wasn't good enough for F1. Same is true for a bunch of other drivers, including Jani (my compatriot). Unlike you I can look beyond what country a driver comes from.

Regarding your comments about Massa: Apparently you haven't been on Fchat very long. Most people here know that I like Felipe a lot better in the Sauber than in the Ferrari.

Oh and regarding being a true fan of the sport: How many years have you been following F1 and how many GPs have you been to? My numbers: 30 and 20