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| "Nice" Champ Car drivers don't do well in F1; is there a link? How will Bourdais do? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 14 2007, 06:09 PM (231 Views) | |
| Mrs Shrek | Aug 14 2007, 06:09 PM Post #1 |
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There seems to be a strong inverse relationship between the niceness of the Champ Car champion and his odds for success in Formula One. Those who’ve ranked high on the rootability meter – Cristiano da Matta and Alex Zanardi – fared poorly in Formula One. Those who’ve won – Juan Pablo Montoya and Jacques Villeneuve – were whiny little jerks. And now here comes Sebastien Bourdais, who seems to be as nice as they come. It may just be the glasses, which could very well hide a temperamental egomaniac ready to ascend to the highest pantheon of Formula One greatness. But I’m not holding my breath. <snip> I’m guessing that Bourdais is being hired by Red Bull to serve as a solid barometer to judge Vettel. And Bourdais doesn’t sound like he’s under any illusions: “That’s something you have to accept at some point. In the meantime, I wasn’t going to make it at Ferrari or McLaren or any of the top teams, it looks like. I was getting very close to the end of my (time) window when Toro Rosso called and said, `Well, we’d like you to test our cars.’ Obviously, I was interested.” Link |
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| Rams | Aug 14 2007, 06:35 PM Post #2 |
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I would definately have Bourdais in the whiny category tbh. |
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| Mrs Shrek | Aug 14 2007, 06:43 PM Post #3 |
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are you trying to suggest he has a chance of winning?
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| Paul_Murtagh | Aug 14 2007, 07:02 PM Post #4 |
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Nice thought Mrs S! Montoya and Villeneuve showed when they came into F1 that they were prepared to ruffle a few feathers in order to be successful, whereas Zinardi and Da Matta didn't quite stamp their authority on the sport. From the impression I get of Bourdais is that he is a nice guy away from the track, but on the track he is a very competitive driver who isn't afraid to get aggressive to win. Although he won't win with Toro Rosso he could display the characteristics to get him to the top, like Alonso, Schumacher, Senna and others before him |
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| Monty | Aug 14 2007, 07:26 PM Post #5 |
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Yup his moaning after getting beaten by Doornbos early in the season was stupid, RD was clearly quicker yet he made up some crap about him moving 3 times across the track i couldnt see more than 1. I wait for his arrival with baited breath but i think he will do a bad job
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| flood1 | Aug 17 2007, 02:35 AM Post #6 |
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Paul Tracy on Bourdais
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| Rams | Aug 17 2007, 08:00 AM Post #7 |
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The problem is Torro Rosso are not likely to do anything, in fact he'll be lucky if he even scores a single point. I guess he sees it as a stepping stone to Red Bull if DC retires. |
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| Red Andy | Aug 17 2007, 08:19 AM Post #8 |
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DC will never retire, he is like the Queen Mother - going on and on and on until he's just an embarrassment to everybody.
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| Rob | Aug 17 2007, 03:05 PM Post #9 |
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Leave Prost out of this.
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Aug 17 2007, 04:08 PM Post #10 |
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Queen Mother is dead, don't you mean the queen who won't give way to Prince Charles? Unless you know something we don't, perhaps she's holed up with Elvis. |
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| Red Andy | Aug 17 2007, 05:21 PM Post #11 |
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I know she's dead now, but she lasted an awful long time! |
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| TheCompleteGuitarist | Aug 17 2007, 06:16 PM Post #12 |
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Bet the great grand kids had a good laugh when granny came over. Do you think she brought them pocket money at the weekends and had them sleep over? Sorry, thought perhaps you were living some kind of fantasy in which she was still alive and Jenson Button was leading the WDC, maybe a shrine somewhere. |
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| AndyW76 | Aug 18 2007, 09:24 AM Post #13 |
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Careful, super chin has hidden powers, like the ability to carry excessive stubble.
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| AndyW76 | Aug 18 2007, 09:26 AM Post #14 |
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I thought the queen mother spent all her time drinking gin and betting on the trotskis. |
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