Thread: F1: Bourdais out...quick rant

i can too

im not discounting everyones perspectives here as well, this is my rant, and it is open for discussion

I'm in agreement with Tony. Which is why I'm glad Michael Ramies is being mentored in the UK. I'm pulling for the boy (sorry, a slight bit off-topic... until Mike makes it to F1).

And in F1 you really only have one shot. If you get into F1 unprepared like Bourdais for instance and not get the results the constructor is looking for, your career is pretty much done in F1.
Once you're fired no other team is going to want you. Which why everyone is worried about the 19yr old spanish kid because everyone thinks its too early for him.

Originally Posted by MontinolaRacing

also, F1 is not a spec series so the cars are so different to drive from team to team, year to year... some drivers driving styles dont mix well with what the car the engineers from the team produced. its very hard to get them to change the car to fit you, rather they would like to see you change.

And very few drivers can communicate what they feel into what the engineers can change for them. Every try to explain a simple issue to a propeller head IT guy?

That fact has set many drivers apart. If you read Steve Matchet's Life in the Fast Lane, he talks about Shui's ability to communicate exactly what he needed to the Benetton team to be the fastest on the track without the fastest car.

The era of engineer drivers is long gone. Another great read it the Unfair Advantage by Mark Donahue.

Originally Posted by dstylezs

Am i the only one who could sit and listen to challenge it talk F1 all day???

Couldn't agree more.

It would be great to have a day at a pro race (American LeMans Luguna maybe) with L4P Race Guru Challenge It holding class. I would love to learn more and reading his posts are just a dick tease!