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Topic Started: Jun 15 2009, 12:43 PM (594 Views)
RJHSaints
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ELUSIVEJIM,Jun 18 2009
12:16 AM
Red Andy,Jun 17 2009
05:20 PM
Alien_SAP_Fiend,Jun 17 2009
05:07 PM
I mean, when was the last time an Italian drove for Ferrari?

Larini in 1994. <whistle>

But then Enzo was never very keen on having Italians drive his cars after Lorenzo Bandini was killed in the 1960s. Not that he was still alive in 1994 but the ethos presumably lived on.

Still, there are plenty of examples of drivers being picked on the basis of nationality rather than ability. Sato at Super Aguri/Honda/Jordan, Ide and Yamamoto also at Super Aguri, Klien at Red Bull/Jaguar....the list goes on and that's just in the last few years. Really what USF1 are doing is nothing new, and there is a huge amount of young talent in the States although most appear to aspire to NASCAR now as that is where the big money is.

A presence in the US has to be something F1 will aim for in the future, especially if the manufacturers stick around, so I can see the logic behind a so-called "All-American" effort. Besides which, I doubt the "Americans-only" philosophy will hang around much longer than it takes the team to get established in F1.

Well Rats and Senna died the last time a Italian drove for Ferrari.

Think Italians should be banned from sitting in a Ferrari at a F1 event <sarcasm>

Massa is actually Italian in heritage, his grandfather moved to Brazil from Italy. But he hasn't caused any deaths. <think> :P
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RJHSaints,Jun 18 2009
02:35 PM
ELUSIVEJIM,Jun 18 2009
12:16 AM
Red Andy,Jun 17 2009
05:20 PM
Alien_SAP_Fiend,Jun 17 2009
05:07 PM
I mean, when was the last time an Italian drove for Ferrari?

Larini in 1994. <whistle>

But then Enzo was never very keen on having Italians drive his cars after Lorenzo Bandini was killed in the 1960s. Not that he was still alive in 1994 but the ethos presumably lived on.

Still, there are plenty of examples of drivers being picked on the basis of nationality rather than ability. Sato at Super Aguri/Honda/Jordan, Ide and Yamamoto also at Super Aguri, Klien at Red Bull/Jaguar....the list goes on and that's just in the last few years. Really what USF1 are doing is nothing new, and there is a huge amount of young talent in the States although most appear to aspire to NASCAR now as that is where the big money is.

A presence in the US has to be something F1 will aim for in the future, especially if the manufacturers stick around, so I can see the logic behind a so-called "All-American" effort. Besides which, I doubt the "Americans-only" philosophy will hang around much longer than it takes the team to get established in F1.

Well Rats and Senna died the last time a Italian drove for Ferrari.

Think Italians should be banned from sitting in a Ferrari at a F1 event <sarcasm>

Massa is actually Italian in heritage, his grandfather moved to Brazil from Italy. But he hasn't caused any deaths. <think> :P

He has killed Kimi's Career <sarcasm> <whistle>

Yes but he is Brazilian more than Italian so lucky for Ferrari <roflmao>
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