F1 'Driver Of The Month' - March

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Your Driver Of The Month?

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liam2maps
Thanks Blake, Mark did have a hydraulic problem, NOT an engine failure like Amp and Vash stated.
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Yes, we were wrong, but the fact remains that both Williams cars retired due to mechanical failure. It's impossible to say whether Nico's car would have lasted through the race had he taken it easier in Bahrain, but given the reliability issues of the sister car...

Well, you can make up your own mind (obviously you have anyway :) )
 
amp88
Yes, we were wrong, but the fact remains that both Williams cars retired due to mechanical failure. It's impossible to say whether Nico's car would have lasted through the race had he taken it easier in Bahrain, but given the reliability issues of the sister car...

Well, you can make up your own mind (obviously you have anyway :) )
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I really don't think Nico's car would have lasted, I said this a while ago (to my credit). I also had concerns about Kimi's car too for that matter. With regards to Mark I definately thought he would come either 4th or 5th. He was letting himself known to Alonso.

Anywho next race in Australia, hope you're looking forward to it :D
 
kikie
Also Alonso (although he's not the "raw" talent as kimi)
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I still don't know why people is still stuck with that. Kimi only appears to be more agressive than Alonso on every race, while Alonso only shows his nuts when he really has to show them...

And, the numbers never lie: This is the 5th season for Raikkonnen in a competitive car, while Alonso has only 4 (if 2003's Renault could be called competitive). Alonso is a world champion, while Rai is not. And I just can't believe Raikkonnen has THAT bad luck... if he brokes so many suspensions and engines is because of something.


Oh, BTW, when they were both racing karts, Alonso was leading the races while Raikkonnen was 8th or 9th.


I'm just not blaming him. But I don't understand why people still adore Raikkonnen like if he was some sort of Gilles or Senna. Anyway, we'll see the thruth when Alonso moves to McLaren and Rai to Ferrari (I hope so) next year.
 
I voted Nico. I think he will learn not to push the car so hard, since it'll fall apart in the next race.

Second, of course, is Alonso.
 
darkfinal
I still don't know why people is still stuck with that. Kimi only appears to be more agressive than Alonso on every race, while Alonso only shows his nuts when he really has to show them...

And, the numbers never lie: This is the 5th season for Raikkonnen in a competitive car, while Alonso has only 4 (if 2003's Renault could be called competitive). Alonso is a world champion, while Rai is not. And I just can't believe Raikkonnen has THAT bad luck... if he brokes so many suspensions and engines is because of something.


Oh, BTW, when they were both racing karts, Alonso was leading the races while Raikkonnen was 8th or 9th.


I'm just not blaming him. But I don't understand why people still adore Raikkonnen like if he was some sort of Gilles or Senna. Anyway, we'll see the thruth when Alonso moves to McLaren and Rai to Ferrari (I hope so) next year.
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Kimi caused such a stir when he was picked over Nick to drive for McLaren Mercedes. Since then it has never died down. I understand what you are trying to say though. I guess you support Alonso, and fair enough, I think he's a worthy champion. Not only fast, but smart too. Why push when you don't need to.
 
Fernando.

Nico will surely get my vote sooner or later, once his error rate drops. His first two races were indeed impressive, but nowhere as much as JV's first races.
 
Carl.
Fernando.

Nico will surely get my vote sooner or later, once his error rate drops. His first two races were indeed impressive, but nowhere as much as JV's first races.
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JV did 30,000km of testing in the World Champion car before the season. At the time, running in practice was unlimited, and testing was too. The partnership between Williams and Renault was still very strong. Williams had stability, finance, and the best engine. Also, JV had won CART and the Indy500.

Rosberg isn't nearly as experienced, and comes into a team that is trying to recover from a couple of pretty awful years. Money is tight and they keep losing key staff.

So JV put the car on pole in his first race, taking full advantage of the 12-lap qualifying session. Rosberg made errors in his second quali run in Bahrain, but then so did a few others. And then Rosberg qualified 3rd on a track he'd never seen before in a car that has no real right to be there.

Time will be the ultimate arbiter of who is the better driver, but I think that Rosberg has done very much more with the tools at his disposal than did JV.
 
GilesGuthrie
JV did 30,000km of testing in the World Champion car before the season. At the time, running in practice was unlimited, and testing was too. The partnership between Williams and Renault was still very strong. Williams had stability, finance, and the best engine. Also, JV had won CART and the Indy500.

Rosberg isn't nearly as experienced, and comes into a team that is trying to recover from a couple of pretty awful years. Money is tight and they keep losing key staff.

So JV put the car on pole in his first race, taking full advantage of the 12-lap qualifying session. Rosberg made errors in his second quali run in Bahrain, but then so did a few others. And then Rosberg qualified 3rd on a track he'd never seen before in a car that has no real right to be there.

Time will be the ultimate arbiter of who is the better driver, but I think that Rosberg has done very much more with the tools at his disposal than did JV.
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Well, there wasn't much more JV could have done, could he? :p

JV was as fast, or faster than Damon Hill from the very first days of testing, and good machinery or not, he still ran a flawless race on his very first gp, with the pole as a bonus. So far Nico has been very impressive, but he also managed to make coslty mistakes in both races.

I'll concede that it's way ahead of anything JV has done since 1998 though. I also think almost everyone underestimated the potential of the 2006 Williams, and even more the Cosworth engine.
 
I have to go MS. After way to many races he has finally tied Senna for Pole Position, and nearly drove the Ferrari back to it's hated P1 at Bahrain. If not for piston crown issues, could of been a recognized threat at Malaysia as well.

Ofcourse a win would have been heavily protested given the flex-o-matic front wing...
 
GilesGuthrie
JV did 30,000km of testing in the World Champion car before the season. At the time, running in practice was unlimited, and testing was too. The partnership between Williams and Renault was still very strong. Williams had stability, finance, and the best engine. Also, JV had won CART and the Indy500.

Rosberg isn't nearly as experienced, and comes into a team that is trying to recover from a couple of pretty awful years. Money is tight and they keep losing key staff.

So JV put the car on pole in his first race, taking full advantage of the 12-lap qualifying session. Rosberg made errors in his second quali run in Bahrain, but then so did a few others. And then Rosberg qualified 3rd on a track he'd never seen before in a car that has no real right to be there.

Time will be the ultimate arbiter of who is the better driver, but I think that Rosberg has done very much more with the tools at his disposal than did JV.
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Indeed, but Rosberg hasn't had it hard either. He's had a silver spoon in his proverbial racing mouth when compared to someone like Webber for instance. Webber's had to fight so hard (tooth and nail) to gain the slightest piece of sponsorship. But Rosberg having a great last name can get it at the drop of a hat. Being the son of a champion opens a lot of doors :)
 

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