Abu Dhabi Young Drivers Test

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:12 pm

You can't really compare the times. Different time of day, different set-up etc.

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:55 am

Lady Felchington wrote:

Look at all the Belgians getting on the bandwagon

Don't sprain your ankles falling off it when he proves to be another mediocre post-GP2 driver.

ZL11 · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:53 am

so apparently this test proved to everyone how jerome d'ambrosio is the greatest race car driver ever

ZL11 · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:53 am

Lady Felchington wrote:

Look at all the Belgians getting on the bandwagon

Don't sprain your ankles falling off it when he proves to be another mediocre post-GP2 driver.

well mediocre would be a huge improvement over the GP2 season he just had

Omega · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:40 pm

show me where we act like that

Fabs · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:22 pm

Yay Belgian bashing once again because 2 people have been impressed with him.

Don't be so lame.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:47 pm

to make things clear, I only used those stats because everyone was saying how impressive Ricciardo was
d'Ambrosio is not the new Vettel/Alonso/Hamilton, but he could be a new Sutil/Heidfeld/Fisichella/... with some luck

ZL11 · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:27 pm

yeah maybe if 3/4ths of the f1 grid retires tomorrow

Shaddix · PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2010 9:54 pm

tell me why he would be crap then
I'm not saying he is WC material, but he isn't too crappy for F1

DNQ · **Joined:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:14 am **Posts:** 25

I've long worried that Webber's retirement will signal another big lull without Aussie F1 involvement - hopefully Daniel Ricciardo means that will not be the case - he certainly has performed well in the car so far :flag:

phil1993 · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 9:33 am

You've kinda not argued your point. You've looked at the less good drivers supposedly that have gone on to do better than the junior formulae stars...

Rubmifer · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 11:48 am

Lady Felchington wrote:

Shaddix wrote:

tell me why he would be crap then

3 seasons of below average results in GP2, and the only championship he's won, is the IFM series, where of the top 15 drivers in the season he won it, I've only heard of 2 others. His only claim to fame is that he beat Kobayashi in GP2, but does that really matter? Hulkenberg smashed Maldonado in GP2, but looks who's about to replace him at Williams. Di Resta beat Vettel in Euro F3 a few years ago, look who just won the championship.

So he hasn't got much going for him, I don't even expect him to be signed for an F1 team, unless he pays his way in to HRT or Virgin, unless he does another (his 4th) season of GP2, and wins the series.

He can't help it that DAMS can't built a decent car. He was on his way to a fantastic win in Spa for example when once again his car failed him.

Fish88 · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 12:06 pm

Kobayashi crushed him in GP2 Asia BTW, just saying.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:04 pm

Fish88 wrote:

Kobayashi crushed him in GP2 Asia BTW, just saying.

because DAMS would get more money if Kobayashi won that title
he finished runner up in the Asia Series that season
in the main GP2 series he always crushed Kobayashi

Fish88 · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:29 pm

Shaddix wrote:

Fish88 wrote:

Kobayashi crushed him in GP2 Asia BTW, just saying.

because DAMS would get more money if Kobayashi won that title
he finished runner up in the Asia Series that season
in the main GP2 series he always crushed Kobayashi

Shaddix · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 1:56 pm

ok, let us assume that Kamui just was better in the Asia series for some other reason
what do you think is the most important? a handful of races in the dessert or a whole season with a better competition on GP tracks in Europe? You can barely say Asia series is a prestigious championship
... I mean, even Herck did well in the Asia Series :lol:

Bleu · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:51 pm

If DAMS is so bad team why did he not change to other team then? I don't think there is a big difference between teams in general. The team Maldonado drove this year was midfield team last year.

Artur Craft · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 3:58 pm

I really like Belgium and Belgians and it would be nice to see a F1 driver from there but D'Ambrosio simply isn't F1 material. GP2 is a farce, that's why he "crushed" Kobayashi. I very much doubt that Hulkenberg would beat Maldonado in really equal conditions. Driving for the same team doesn't necessarily means the same perfomance for the car in GP2.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:10 pm

Bleu wrote:

If DAMS is so bad team why did he not change to other team then? I don't think there is a big difference between teams in general. The team Maldonado drove this year was midfield team last year.

DAMS and Renault are linked up
he also didn't have enough money for a high-end team
DAMS is crap, just check their failure-rate and you can see what I'm talking about

Fish88 · PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:11 pm

Shaddix wrote:

ok, let us assume that Kamui just was better in the Asia series for some other reason
what do you think is the most important? a handful of races in the dessert or a whole season with a better competition on GP tracks in Europe? You can barely say Asia series is a prestigious championship
... I mean, even Herck did well in the Asia Series :lol:

Maybe because the cars are different. DAMS sucks in GP2 main, and they are the best in GP2 Asia. The experience from there Asia season clearly didn't helped them on the other car because they are completely different.

Kobayashi got a very specific driving style, and apparently the old GP2 car suits him better. Already in his first GP2 Asia season he snatched up some wins, so that does say he likes that car.

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