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22 Mar 2004, 15:26 (Ref:915226) | #26 | ||
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JV was mis-guided by his manager POLLOCK in trying to lead a team especially as most of the Williams team were against him before he left! Pollock's name should be re-named with a B |
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22 Mar 2004, 15:33 (Ref:915248) | #28 | ||
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hrug: I don't know about that, driving good cars is one thing, leading a team is another one. Problem is that JV didn't even try to do that and...... someone merge this thread with the other one.
Back on topic; coincidence or not, but BAR is doing good. Not sure if that's because of Sato coming in or JV leaving, but definitelly something has changed. To good. |
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Obviously the fact they have more money now that he's gone is a good thing for the team and yes it's showing. I was meerly aiming at looking at how the team is performing and speculation on how they would do if he was still there. Hats off to them for doing as well as they are however IMO they could have done better with a different driver. On the contrary I'm no more of a Villenuve fan as I am of TGF. However I found it quite humorous that i had to scroll through 20 some-odd posts to find 2 or 3 meaningful posts. Seems most of you hate him so much that whenever someone mentions him it's almost like taking his name in vain. No wait that would be worship.... Last edited by dcp2685; 22 Mar 2004 at 15:57. |
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Your correct dcp, there seems to be a huge amount of JV bashers here. However, there are also a lot of outspoken JV fans who seem to be very easily insulted, which results in threads that turn into slanging matches.
I remember getting a lot of stick last year for merley comparing Barichello favoribly to JV. I don't think fans of many other drivers are so eaisly insulted (in my experience!) |
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22 Mar 2004, 16:24 (Ref:915309) | #31 | |
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22 Mar 2004, 16:43 (Ref:915337) | #32 | ||
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JV experience will be miss at BAR, remember he did a lot of work to make a competitive car and i think that he deserve a bit of respect.
I am shure that a lot of anti-JV will say that JV is not the one that bring the sucess to the team but he did his part(a verry good one)and now it's Button and sato and Michelin to finish the job. Sato well...he should be replace soon. |
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22 Mar 2004, 16:59 (Ref:915366) | #33 | ||
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maby not replaced. but i agree HE SHOULD BE replaced. Dave Richards who thinks he is so beyond being god had admited Sato needs to stay on the track a little bit more and is going to take Sato under his wing and help him understand the car a little more based on DR's own golfing experience!?! and when he is finnished doing that maby he will cure the world of cancer.
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B.A.R. needed a fresh start...and it's going well, rejoice at that.
Apparently Taku spun on his qualifying lap because he was trying to take that section 'flat' for the first time... having not tried it out in practice first! I would have passed this and other gems on in my 'watching on TV with a driver' thread, but they shut me down for appearing too smug! Doh! Last edited by Rennen; 22 Mar 2004 at 17:14. |
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Sato was there bcos of Honda wants a japanese driver in?
They can have Villenuve instead of sato, but will have without an engine :P |
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Every time Villeneuve's name is mentioned, the insults come flying. For God's sake...
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It's ok. DR has vowed to give him lessons.
But seriously. Point 1: Give the guy a chance. He has struggled a bit but at least he is not floating around the track like some other drivers (whos names I will not mention). Point 2: It is unfair to try and compare Sato to Villeneuve and frankly it is insulting to Jacques. |
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22 Mar 2004, 19:54 (Ref:915584) | #39 | |
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I find it very ironic that the complaining about reliability which was used to muddy the argument about Jaques' 2003 season is conveniently ignored by those that wish to run Sato down. He would certainly have scored points had the Honda held together, and I can't honestly see how much more could be asked of him at this stage. Apart from not binning your qualifying lap, but even the sublime Alonso managed that faux pas.
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Another Villeneuve thread.
My eyes are getting heavy reading it..... My opinion? Well, Villeneuves a better driver possibly, he has a world title, but the better choice for this year is Sato. Just as quick, just rather rough edged at the minute. I rate him though. And if Jacques had stayed on, his whingeing and destabilising attitude may have ruined BAR's start to the season. Remember, Villeneuve Snr. (yes, the genuine great in the Villeneuve family) was a rough diamond to begin with. In the end, he should have been a multiple champ. Maybe Sato could follow in his footsteps!!!! Last edited by Knowlesy; 22 Mar 2004 at 20:18. |
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Here Here Glen, Sato did a fine job. He started nearly as well as Alonso and was on the pace. Give him time and I am sure he will make a better, he did outqualify Fisi when he was at Jordan (That sounds familiar!!)
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22 Mar 2004, 20:29 (Ref:915628) | #42 | ||
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It's not as simple as it is being made.
1. It's early in the season. 2. I doubt that had Jacques been wanted at BAR, he'd be earning all that money. So the money factor for 2004 would probably be out of the question anyway. 3. Jacques is not the devil, though. He and Button ended up having a friendly teammate relationship. The problems were between David Richards and Villeneuve. I doubt the whole team was hoping to see Jacques go, and I doubt the atmosphereis much better just because DR says so. |
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By the evidence, Dave Richards is doing a grand job at the moment. IMO It was a logical choice to have Sato as the second driver, Honda links, test driver etc. Davidson would have been preferable but Honda may not have been so keen if one of their countrymen didn't have the drive. A little cynical I know, but that's my opinion. By the way, and with all respect, cancer isn't something to joke about. |
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Doesn't it seem sad that drivers like Fisichella, Coultard, Barrichello, and Ralf all have secure seats in F1, despite having had race winning cars for many more seasons than Jacques, yet failing to chalk up as many wins as he (let alone a WDC) that it is Jacques who doesn't have a drive in F1??? Sad indeed. |
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I find it very hard to believe that some of you are associating the improvement in BAR's performance with the departure of Jacques. That is the most absurd theory I've heard for quite some time.
Clearly, the management influence of David Richards, engineering expertise of PRODRIVE and the extra resources of Honda are starting to pay dividends. If Jacques was still in the team, I'm sure there would have been two BAR's at the front of the field. In fact, it is a point of much irony that the team is starting to reach its potential only after Jacques departed (and must be a great disappointment for the man himself) - but to attribute a cause and effect to that is naieve and foolish in the extreme. The fundamental competitiveness of an F1 car is due to so much more than the influence of the driver. Even the testing role is now subordinated to some great extent by the powerful simulation technologies available. That the team is reportedly happier now with the departure of Jacques is in no small part the making of David Richards - for he first instigated the rot as a negotiating ploy. However, if you asked a team member whether they'd prefer a driver who is easy to get on with or a driver who is (say) 3 tenths faster per lap, the answer is clear (this is F1 after all) and a grumpy driver is always acceptable so long as he is fast (and anybody who doubts Jacques inate speed knows not what the @#$% he is looking at and should take up another interest pronto). |
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I think a lot of BAR's improvement is down not to more money but to running on tyres which aren't developed specially for another team.
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JV has the experience and that counts for a lot. Sato will never have the experience without racing so its unfair to judge him in his 2nd season racing against a veteran in the game. IMO Sato is every bit as quick he just does not have the seat time. Seat time or the lack there of is the Sato's biggest weakness. Someone said that Sato and Massa were not performing but Massa actually has been faster than his teammate in the first two races. Think about that. Sato has been pretty close to Button on pace just not on consistency. In the first race he got a raw deal from the start. His aggression (again because of seat time) got the best of him in quali and during the race. I admire the fact that he races hard. He may never be as skilled as MS but he does put all he has into the craft. I hope he will be rewarded as Button was during this season.
http://sohc.vtec.net//article_files/...R_Malaysia.PDF The above is a comparison someone from www.vtec.net made of lap times between Sato and Button and other drivers. Sato is not lost, not in the wilderness nor clueless. He is pushing hard and that is the only way to excell. |
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JV was actually fairly canny, but a bit pompous too. Hist undoing.
Sato V JV? I'd pick Sato for this season, as BAR have an experianced driver already in Button. Sato has lap pace, testing will improve that a bit but not his weakness. He just needs a calmer race head, and only race experiance on the track will do it. As for the improvement in BAR, I'd put it down to DR's team now being settled in under prodrive, Honda getting really fired up, and more than any other single factor, the switch to Michelin tyres from Bridgestone's designed first and foremost with Ferrari in mind. Edit: Oh yeah, when you read that graph, remember, Taku was on a two stopper and so fairly heavy on fuel and most likely running slightly differant tyres and setup to allow for this. Last edited by golem; 24 Mar 2004 at 05:22. |
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