Comments on: Threatened F1 lawsuit doesn’t feature Bernie, Max http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/ Formula 1 Blog Journal of F1 Opinion Formula1blog.com is an online Journal of F1 opinion. The Aristarchus of F1. Auditors of F1 opinion. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: PeterRiva http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/comment-page-1/#comment-54196 PeterRiva Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:54 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=6229#comment-54196 Part of the problem here is that STR have a driver development program - so they are always desperate to find those new boys a seat. The other part of the problem was that Bourdais had been a major media winner and some people cannot take the year or two or three away from that position (big fish, small pond syndrome). As for his futue, Peugeot has committed to the next three years at LeMans with him as a driver... that is a lesser $ career but can prove solid, long lasting and honorable. He deserves at least that as one of maybe 20 men worldwide who can even drive those F1 cars. Let's not underestimate that difficulty - and in Q1 he was 5 times this year within 2 seconds of the starting grid. Last year Button never got that close. Part of the problem here is that STR have a driver development program – so they are always desperate to find those new boys a seat. The other part of the problem was that Bourdais had been a major media winner and some people cannot take the year or two or three away from that position (big fish, small pond syndrome). As for his futue, Peugeot has committed to the next three years at LeMans with him as a driver… that is a lesser $ career but can prove solid, long lasting and honorable. He deserves at least that as one of maybe 20 men worldwide who can even drive those F1 cars. Let’s not underestimate that difficulty – and in Q1 he was 5 times this year within 2 seconds of the starting grid. Last year Button never got that close.

]]> By: Tim Dev http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/comment-page-1/#comment-54122 Tim Dev Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=6229#comment-54122 Why? So he can help make the car faster? The driver is THE physical link the engineers have with the car. Telemetry can only tell them so much. If you need an example of a Dev/Driver I point to Alonso. Also Schumacher. Wurz is another. For the opposite I point to Hamilton. Great driver in a great car....SUCKS as a developer. You HAVE to be able to tell the engineers what the car is doing and what a little change does to the car so THEY can understand... Why? So he can help make the car faster? The driver is THE physical link the engineers have with the car. Telemetry can only tell them so much.
If you need an example of a Dev/Driver I point to Alonso. Also Schumacher. Wurz is another.
For the opposite I point to Hamilton. Great driver in a great car….SUCKS as a developer.
You HAVE to be able to tell the engineers what the car is doing and what a little change does to the car so THEY can understand…

]]> By: SJ Skid http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/comment-page-1/#comment-54052 SJ Skid Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:24:56 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=6229#comment-54052 When he's driving taxis, you all better remember who said it would happen first! When he’s driving taxis, you all better remember who said it would happen first!

]]> By: Negative Camber http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/comment-page-1/#comment-54050 Negative Camber Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:23:33 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=6229#comment-54050 James may be right. our man Paul Charsley made that point in podcast #116. Some people are just suited to certain cars. I think Le Seb is suited to sports cars to be honest. CART/CHAMP cars were also his cup of tea. Paul's example was Nigel coming up through the ranks and how the F1 car just suited him best. James may be right. our man Paul Charsley made that point in podcast #116. Some people are just suited to certain cars. I think Le Seb is suited to sports cars to be honest. CART/CHAMP cars were also his cup of tea. Paul’s example was Nigel coming up through the ranks and how the F1 car just suited him best.

]]> By: BobHereYo http://www.formula1blog.com/2009/07/16/threatened-f1-lawsuit-doesnt-feature-bernie-max-f1-formula1/comment-page-1/#comment-54035 BobHereYo Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:50:46 +0000 http://www.formula1blog.com/?p=6229#comment-54035 I think a good comparison was one that James Allen made in his recent blog article that compared him to Cristiano de Matta (need we say Alex Zanardi?). He could just never catch up to the F1 cars and it may well have been too many years in Champ Cars that did him in which I tend to agree with. The only ones who have done well were Villenueve and Montoya and both of them only spent three years in CART at the time and of course CART was at it's best with track challenges different engines/mfgs. Sebastian just could not get the handle and the bottom line with Toro Rosso, they will alway favor their developmental driver program drivers over anything else. I think a good comparison was one that James Allen made in his recent blog article that compared him to Cristiano de Matta (need we say Alex Zanardi?). He could just never catch up to the F1 cars and it may well have been too many years in Champ Cars that did him in which I tend to agree with. The only ones who have done well were Villenueve and Montoya and both of them only spent three years in CART at the time and of course CART was at it’s best with track challenges different engines/mfgs.

Sebastian just could not get the handle and the bottom line with Toro Rosso, they will alway favor their developmental driver program drivers over anything else.

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