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Old 11 Mar 2010, 20:46 (Ref:2649845)   #1
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The 2010 Danica vs. Simona Thread

Yannick asked for it in the "Silly Season" Thread with this quote:

"The big question will be: Is the "Danica vs Mike" thread on this board going to be replaced by a "Danica vs Simona" thread for 2010?"

To which DanicaFan replied:

"Nothing against Simona but I think she will be just another backmarker, no real threat to run up front.

Danica will destroy her in the races."

GAME ON!!!

Don't hold yourself back, NAC...

Last year, there were even friendly wagers on this...

Same rules as "Danica vs. Mike?" which I believe were:

Mike had to finish higher than Danica in a race where both drivers finished the race. Just one race...

Can Simona do that this year?

Weigh in on what you think the parameters should be...

Ought to be a lot of fun!!!

Sure was a hoot last year...

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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:16 (Ref:2649874)   #2
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If HVM hits the mark on the setups I think Simona de Silvestri has a pretty good shot at scoring some solid results. Going by the available resources she's definitely the underdog though.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:16 (Ref:2649875)   #3
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Not thinking there will be too much suspense this year....

Simona beats Danica in the second race of the year at St. Pete. And at least three times thereafter.

Conway V Moraes will be entertaining, too.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:28 (Ref:2649883)   #4
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Danica vs Simona vs Conway.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:29 (Ref:2649885)   #5
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Going by the available resources she's definitely the underdog though.
This is true but Danica has always been provided the best resources and still hasnt managed to do anything at all with it.

Danicas lack of racing talent will even out the battle.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:33 (Ref:2649891)   #6
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Err, she won at Motegi not that long ago mate. Future Indy 500 winner.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:38 (Ref:2649897)   #7
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Just a comparison before the season opener this weekend.

Simona has produced more results in a shorter amount of time than Danica has in her entire career.

5 wins before she has even competed in an Indycar has got to count for something.

Danica Pre Indycar Career:

2004 Toyota Atlantic Series - Wins 0
2003 Toyota Atlantic Series - Wins 0
2002 Barber-Dodge Series - Wins 0
2001 Formula Ford Championship - Wins 0
2000 Formula Ford Championship - Wins 0
1999 Formula Vauxhall Championship - Wins 0
1998 Formula Vauxhall Championship - Wins 0

Simona Pre Indycar Career:

2005 Formula Renault - Wins 0
2006 Formula BMW - Wins 0
2007 Champ Car Atlantic - Wins 0
2008 Toyota Atlantic Series - Wins 1
2009 Toyoata Atlantic Series - Wins 4
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 21:39 (Ref:2649899)   #8
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Err, she won at Motegi not that long ago mate. Future Indy 500 winner.
Fuel Strategy. Michael Andretti won that race.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 22:55 (Ref:2649946)   #9
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I can't wait for DanicaFan's race predictions.. I admire his devotion.

Simona to get in front by race #4.
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 23:17 (Ref:2649957)   #10
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Err, she won at Motegi not that long ago mate. Future Indy 500 winner.
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Fuel Strategy. Michael Andretti won that race.
I think Knowlesy was being sarcastic (or his account hacked by DanicaFan)
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Old 11 Mar 2010, 23:43 (Ref:2649968)   #11
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Somehow just KNEW that one of these threads was on the cards as soon as I saw the Simona thread.

This is going to be fun - looking forward to it.

Simona certainly appears to have something - will be good to see how the two of them compare across Simona's rookie season.
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Old 12 Mar 2010, 12:51 (Ref:2650265)   #12
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I've already said: the problem for Simona is that she runs with a small team that in recent years hasn't shown significant results...but she has a good curriculum...I am confident that she will do well, but she'll need some time to get acclimatized...and she has no experience with ovals...like for all the rookies, I expect her for the second group of road races (that is from Watkins Glen)...
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Old 12 Mar 2010, 13:46 (Ref:2650310)   #13
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I think Knowlesy was being sarcastic (or his account hacked by DanicaFan)
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Old 12 Mar 2010, 18:37 (Ref:2650505)   #14
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Somehow just KNEW that one of these threads was on the cards as soon as I saw the Simona thread.
Sometimes, I just like to stir the crock a little...

This has now been tagged as a "Hot Topic," so it will remain at the top of the page for the entire IRL Season



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Old 12 Mar 2010, 18:41 (Ref:2650511)   #15
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Who has the best car? ...
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Old 12 Mar 2010, 18:54 (Ref:2650522)   #16
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Who has the best car? ...

What you really mean to ask is:

"Who has the best engineers?"

A Dallara is a Dallara, but the dampers and other bits and tweaks by the engineers will be the difference.
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Of course. And the question was rhetorical anyway.
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Old 13 Mar 2010, 04:06 (Ref:2650789)   #18
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This is a legit question as it comes to oval tracks, and Simona is at a major disadvantage.

She's a rookie as far as that type of circuit, and HVM doesn't have a vast amount of experience either. As one of the Champcar teams, they don't have a thick book on the Dallara and have never had an experienced IRL driver to set them up.

One car teams get far less testing miles, and the input from all of the AA drivers has to help Danica too.

So on ovals, expect Patrick to be well ahead of Simona. The road course challenges will be the equalizer for the differences of equipment.
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Old 13 Mar 2010, 06:01 (Ref:2650801)   #19
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GAME ON!!!

Don't hold yourself back, NAC...

Last year, there were even friendly wagers on this...
Love the thread Tim, wondered what we were going to do this year for kicks

I'll give Simona mid season, maybe a little earlier then she will he tapping Danica's ass

The wagers - yea I won both, still waiting for Danifan to arrange the request. I live in hope
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FP1:

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12.  Simona de Silvestro  HVM                     1m33.4757s  + 1.7050s
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22.  Danica Patrick       Andretti                1m34.7795s  + 3.0088s
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Old 13 Mar 2010, 16:12 (Ref:2651088)   #22
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12.  Simona de Silvestro  HVM                     1m33.4757s  + 1.7050s
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22.  Danica Patrick       Andretti                1m34.7795s  + 3.0088s

I was just looking at that on Indycar.com
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12.  Simona de Silvestro  HVM                     1m33.4757s  + 1.7050s
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Anyone able to get the live video stream to work?
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it worked for the 1st session, 2nd is finished.
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