I could see that for Massa and Raikkonen, but Alonso and Button still seem full of life.
But you do need them to tell you where to go next.
None of which drive the car at race speed. That is why they need the input of the driver. Then experience wins, like it or not.
They can only get better. According to Kevin Magnussen, Renault are already developing their 2017 car full-time.
Nothing has been signed yet, and Vijay Mallya insists that Pérez has some kind of deal in place. I seriously doubt that Pérez will sign with Renault unless they're at least as good as Force India.
Yes because Renault has top team potential Force India doesn't.
That, to me, feels more like Renault are trying to demonstrate that Formula E is a viable career path for drivers. A lot of the Formula E grid is made up of former Formula One drivers - Buemi, di Grassi, d'Ambrosio, Senna, Vergne, Heidfeld, Piquet et al - who never really had any success, and drivers like da Costa, Frijns, Abt and Bird who never made it to Formula One despite lots of potential. On a certain level, Formula E looks like a bit of a consolation prize, a championship for drivers who couldn't cut it in the top category, and I am sure that no-one in the category wants to be seen that way. So by giving Buemi a test, they're probably hoping to turn the tide.
He got back to 3rd in that race, but he got excluded because of the fire extinguisher(which was leaking hardly his fault), even despite all this he still leads the championship so I still don't see your point.
He made up places pretty well in the race though so whats the issue.
The issue is that he's quick over one lap, but struggles throughout the race when he hits traffic. I have never seen him make a decisive move against another driver.
Pretty much. Formula One is supposed to be for the best and the brightest, and right now there are three other drivers - Sirotkin, Giovinazzi and Ghiotto - who have a better claim to being the best and the brightest.
Pretty specific way of saying how some one is better, I would rate speed and ability to score would be higher, and im almost certainly sure Redbull see the same thing.
Apparently that was down to the clutch. They rebuilt it and he improved straight away. Besides, he got himself back into title contention in a single race despite a ridiculous penalty (and that was before Gasly's disqualification).
He's had several impressive drives - like yesterday's race - where he has worked his way up. I'm not saying that he's ready for Formula One, just that he's impressive in his own way.
He's very good and won a world championship in an inferior car. He's stood up well against some very good team-mates, he's good for PR, he's very experienced in working well with engineers and he's unflappable. Seems like a good buy, even in his twilight years
What's over inflating achievements more? Jenson's title with a car that was dominant for 1/2 a season, or Hamilton's last 2 titles in a car that has been leagues ahead of the rest of the field?Except the BGP 001 was the dominant car for the first half of the season?
Don't get me wrong, I don't believe that discredits Button's title at all; he's a great driver. But let's not kid ourselves here. Even once Red Bull dethroned Brawn that year, in terms of having the fastest car, Brawn were still a relatively close second. To suggest otherwise is to over-inflate Jenson's achievements into something much larger, than they really were.
