WTF is Alonso thinking??
08-30-2007, 07:07 PM
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WTF is Alonso thinking??
You're one of the best F1 drivers, and your thinking of going to winless Toyota??!!!
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/39851/
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/39851/
on big time!
08-30-2007, 09:00 PM
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You're one of the best F1 drivers, and your thinking of going to winless Toyota??!!!
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/39851/
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/39851/
So they have made Alonso an offer that he cannot not refuse
08-30-2007, 11:08 PM
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08-31-2007, 10:11 AM
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08-31-2007, 11:55 AM
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Another reason might be because they hired Ralfy for so much money. The only thing that he has in common with his brother is his name.
I am a little pissed about Toyota for dumping Cristiano DaMatta. He clearly wasn't the problem.
NASCAR people dislike Toyota because it's not an American brand, even though they make more cars here in the US than the US auto makers do.
The funny irony is that Toyota is a laughing stock in F1, yet the NASCAR folks fear them because they think that they will be the dominant manufacturer in the series. On the world stage, Toyota consistently gets their *** handed to them. It would be pretty pathetic if they turned out to dominate NASCAR IMO.
08-31-2007, 12:17 PM
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Update
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/formulaone/39870/
F1: Renault President - No Big Money for Alonso
08-31-2007, 12:27 PM
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Renault will more than likely have Heikki and Piquet Jr. driving for them next season with Fisi kicked to the curb.
I think that Renault really missed the boat by not looking at Sebastian Bourdais. They could've potentially had a top French driver in a top French car. C'est la vie.
08-31-2007, 04:58 PM
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Drivers in F1 are spectators too, they just get a better view of the track than the ones who pay for a seat in the bleachers....
Face it, they are all (for the most part) good drivers, the difference is all in the cars...
The problem for Alonso is that he has a massive case of extracranialintlitis, a common affliction that often happens to F1 drivers after they have been in a truly fast car for at least a couple of years. Some doctors believe it is caused by the high G forces only present in the fastest of F1 cars, but that has yet to be proven.
This affliction manifests itself by a serous swelling of the head. Some say it is caused by external social forces, they get so many people telling them they are so great, they think that they are responsible for it, even tho it is primarily the car...
Barrelofjello had a serious case of it and thought that he could make even a slow car fast. Look what happened when he went from Ferrari to wherever he is now. From a front of the pack to a back marker, I don’t even think he has one point this year. Same with Ralf and DC... Does anybody think that these guys forgot how to drive when they switched teams?
Put Scott Speed in a McLaren, or Ferrari and he would be right up there too. I think that a driver can bring some speed with him, but look at where each of the teammates qualifies. It is almost like the cars are gridded by manufacturer, each in line by pairs, each driver going just about as fast as his team mate. That in itself tells you something...
Face it, they are all (for the most part) good drivers, the difference is all in the cars...
The problem for Alonso is that he has a massive case of extracranialintlitis, a common affliction that often happens to F1 drivers after they have been in a truly fast car for at least a couple of years. Some doctors believe it is caused by the high G forces only present in the fastest of F1 cars, but that has yet to be proven.
This affliction manifests itself by a serous swelling of the head. Some say it is caused by external social forces, they get so many people telling them they are so great, they think that they are responsible for it, even tho it is primarily the car...
Barrelofjello had a serious case of it and thought that he could make even a slow car fast. Look what happened when he went from Ferrari to wherever he is now. From a front of the pack to a back marker, I don’t even think he has one point this year. Same with Ralf and DC... Does anybody think that these guys forgot how to drive when they switched teams?
Put Scott Speed in a McLaren, or Ferrari and he would be right up there too. I think that a driver can bring some speed with him, but look at where each of the teammates qualifies. It is almost like the cars are gridded by manufacturer, each in line by pairs, each driver going just about as fast as his team mate. That in itself tells you something...
08-31-2007, 08:30 PM
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The problem for Alonso is that he has a massive case of extracranialintlitis, a common affliction that often happens to F1 drivers after they have been in a truly fast car for at least a couple of years. Some doctors believe it is caused by the high G forces only present in the fastest of F1 cars, but that has yet to be proven.
Put Scott Speed in a McLaren, or Ferrari and he would be right up there too. I think that a driver can bring some speed with him, but look at where each of the teammates qualifies. It is almost like the cars are gridded by manufacturer, each in line by pairs, each driver going just about as fast as his team mate. That in itself tells you something...
