Katherine Legge tests Minardi F1 car 22th november

so much for that

 

Wonder what she paid for the test?

 

I wonder what she paid for the repair!

 

Hell I could have done that. Better too, i would have gone off the first lap and pooped my nomex too..................

 

Not to be too smug about it, but this is the woman the UK press put miles ahead of 'our' Danica. Something that really irked me.

 

Of course, she's British, the UK press has a long history of doing such things. If Senna, and Prost hadn't pimp slapped Mansell on a regular basis they would have been screaming that he was better too. As far as thier individual ablities go, I'd put Danica ahead of Legge at this point because of the fact that she's has competed against the best in her chosen series and held her own at times. Legge might have won a couple of races and looked good doing it but who did she beat? Up and comers and never will be's. You could build a case that the competion was better when Danica was in atlantics. She didn't win the championship nor dominate. Legge is still an unknown. Actually i see her crashing out a lot in CART if she gets a ride there.

 

Apparently she didn't damage the car too badly. will run again today apparently.

The Minardi F1 Team today launched into the second day of its final test session at the Autodromo Vallelunga. Driving the Minardi Cosworth PS05 chassis today were Chanoch Nissany, continuing his ongoing programme with the team, Uruguay’s Juan Caceres, Davide Rigon of Italy, and Katherine Legge, who ventured on track late in the afternoon.

Unfortunately, the young British driver was caught out by the cold conditions on the first run, her car spinning and brushing a concrete wall at the side of the track. The resulting damage was relatively minor, but with light fading and temperatures falling, it was decided to postpone her test until tomorrow.

Katherine Legge
“It was great driving a Formula One car for the first time, even if I did end up learning about traction control the hard way! The accident was really just down to a lack of experience, but it most definitely hasn’t dampened my enthusiasm for continuing with the test tomorrow and trying to do the best job I can. I really want to thank Paul Stoddart and Minardi for what is a fantastic opportunity.”

 

Well, she has actually won a race. Three, to be exact.

Katherine will turn out to be a much better racer than Danica.

 

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=206477&FS=F1

 

Yes but that was in Atlantics with weaker comp. Legge still hasn't won anything in the big time. Danica is up against the best of the IRL. There is no way to know that for sure. Saying Legge will be better than Patrick is premature.

 

Mortica had two years in Atlantics with a very well-funded team, and couldn't close the deal.

Same deal in IRL. Sure, she's a "rookie", but she had a good team with a Honda. I'd be willing to concede on her having no wins, if she had been a consistent podium finisher. She obviously qualified well, but simply went backwards once the green flag fell. Looking back on her Atlantics career, it was much the same.

Legge at least makes passes for position, and damn good ones at that.

I guess we'll see next year when Legge gets a ChampCar ride, won't we?

 

Danica didn't win but she was no wanker either


2004 - Toyota Atlantic Championship

Patrick finished third in the Toyota Atlantic Championship posting 269 points and ten top-five results in 12 races in the Argent Mortgage Toyota/Swift
She was the only driver in Atlantic’s this season to complete every lap
She became the first female driver to win a pole position in Toyota Atlantic when she collected her first Atlantic pole position for Round 5 at Portland
She collected three podium results in 2004 finishing on the podium (3rd) at Monterrey, Mexico, second at Portland (Round 4) and third at Cleveland
At Denver (Round 10) she captured the Argent Fast Lap Award for posting the fastest race lap en route to a fourth place finish


Legge won three times but who did she beat to win? I've never heard of any of these guys and i haven't heard of too many of them being talked about for champcar rides or any other for that matter. Danica was running a against guys like Almendinger who are in champcars now. The field was a bit weaker last year then it was in previous years which flattered Legge a bit. We won't know anything next year because Legge and Patrick are running in two different series so we won't know who's better. I see Legge crashing out a lot next year she seemed a bit wild this year..................Mortica that's funny