Bottas in doubt
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Valtteri Bottas's participation in the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix will only be decided on after medical checks on Sunday morning, his Williams team has said.
The Finn went to hospital having suffered back pain during qualifying, putting him in doubt for Sunday's race.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118055
I dont' think Alex Lynn is in Australia to step in. Cannot believe they would run Susie Wolff !?
The Finn went to hospital having suffered back pain during qualifying, putting him in doubt for Sunday's race.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/118055
I dont' think Alex Lynn is in Australia to step in. Cannot believe they would run Susie Wolff !?
Pat Symmonds told Sky F1 that Susie Wolf was a test and not reserve driver, so I'd say that rules her out the equation and also begs the question of why she's there in the first place other than a marketing tool?!
Surely you'd have a test and reserve driver who's involved in the developement of the car and can jump in and be on the pace right away.
Williams may well regret not have a reserve plan in place.
Surely you'd have a test and reserve driver who's involved in the developement of the car and can jump in and be on the pace right away.
Williams may well regret not have a reserve plan in place.
team underdog said:
Pat Symmonds told Sky F1 that Susie Wolf was a test and not reserve driver, so I'd say that rules her out the equation and also begs the question of why she's there in the first place other than a marketing tool?!
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Toto Wolff will be keen to find out too.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/20/uk-motor-...
I heard Pat Symmonds comments of Sky that if Bottas was not fit for the next race then Susie Wolff would not drive.
Why not.Although they do not have an official reserve driver she is the development driver,simulator driver,done a couple of official F1 tests and driven in free practice 1 twice last year and is due to do the same this year.
Yes they may be able to get a better driver but he will not know the car so if I ran the team I would give her a chance as I think she would do a good job,she know the car,the first woman to race in F1 for years,excellent publicity for Williams and Formula 1 so why not give her a chance.
Perhaps Toto Wolff could give Williams a reason to run her in the car.Toto sold some of his shares in Williams as it was part of his contract with Mercedes and think he has more shares to sell in the future.
This is probably academic as I think Bottas will be ok for Malaysia.
Why not.Although they do not have an official reserve driver she is the development driver,simulator driver,done a couple of official F1 tests and driven in free practice 1 twice last year and is due to do the same this year.
Yes they may be able to get a better driver but he will not know the car so if I ran the team I would give her a chance as I think she would do a good job,she know the car,the first woman to race in F1 for years,excellent publicity for Williams and Formula 1 so why not give her a chance.
Perhaps Toto Wolff could give Williams a reason to run her in the car.Toto sold some of his shares in Williams as it was part of his contract with Mercedes and think he has more shares to sell in the future.
This is probably academic as I think Bottas will be ok for Malaysia.
VolvoT5 said:
btcc123 said:
I heard Pat Symmonds comments of Sky that if Bottas was not fit for the next race then Susie Wolff would not drive.
Why not
Because she is crap. Every time she has run the car she has been seconds off the pace. Why not
The experiment with Susie Wolff is over for now. In her second and final outing this year, she put in a respectable performance, finishing just two-tenths behind her team-mate.
While it is impossible to gauge how impressive her drive was, she exceeded the expectations of her Williams team, who set the Scot the target of being 0.5s behind Felipe Massa.
Official F1 Test Silverstone:
Experienced Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who was on track at the same time as Wolff, praised her impressive full track debut.
"She was pretty quick," said the Brazilian. "I was very happy for her when I saw her lap times.
"It would be good for a team to push Susie in driving at the races and it would be very interesting for everybody to have her in Formula 1."
Edited by btcc123 on Sunday 15th March 21:35
BTCC123, I realise it's your job as forum troll to poke the bear - but what exactly did you expect Massa to say? "Yeah, the boss' bit on the side got the keys, she was s
t"?
I used to know Susie when I was a kid. She was st. Several other girls on the girls were way, way better. She then went on to a career being st in single seat, and woeful in DTM. Finally, she married a team owner and got an F1 drive. Nothing - not 1 race, ever would make anyone want to pay her to drive their car on the basis of performance.
I'm not for a second saying Susie is anythng but a lovely girl. However, even hardcore feminists will see that her being on the grid is net negative - it's just not true that the way to the top is to shag the boss...
t"? I used to know Susie when I was a kid. She was s
t. Several other girls on the girls were way, way better. She then went on to a career being st in single seat, and woeful in DTM. Finally, she married a team owner and got an F1 drive. Nothing - not 1 race, ever would make anyone want to pay her to drive their car on the basis of performance.I'm not for a second saying Susie is anythng but a lovely girl. However, even hardcore feminists will see that her being on the grid is net negative - it's just not true that the way to the top is to shag the boss...
I think it's important to consider the role a test/development driver plays compared to a race driver. The first is all about consistency, feedback and accuracy of communication. The latter is all about the cut and thrust of beating the other drivers on the track.
Look at Luca Badoer as an example of an excellent test and development driver, but when given the chance to race in a competitive car he was hopeless. To a lesser degree Pedro De La Rosa and Alex Wurz, renowned as excellent test/development drivers but never shone in their races.
People on here are too quick to dismiss drivers as being 'crap'. NOBODY who drives an F1 car is a crap, not even Taki Inoue. There may well be other more deserving, or faster drivers but that doesn't dismiss them as 'crap'.
Look at Luca Badoer as an example of an excellent test and development driver, but when given the chance to race in a competitive car he was hopeless. To a lesser degree Pedro De La Rosa and Alex Wurz, renowned as excellent test/development drivers but never shone in their races.
People on here are too quick to dismiss drivers as being 'crap'. NOBODY who drives an F1 car is a crap, not even Taki Inoue. There may well be other more deserving, or faster drivers but that doesn't dismiss them as 'crap'.
btcc123 said:
VolvoT5 said:
btcc123 said:
I heard Pat Symmonds comments of Sky that if Bottas was not fit for the next race then Susie Wolff would not drive.
Why not
Because she is crap. Every time she has run the car she has been seconds off the pace. Why not
The experiment with Susie Wolff is over for now. In her second and final outing this year, she put in a respectable performance, finishing just two-tenths behind her team-mate.
While it is impossible to gauge how impressive her drive was, she exceeded the expectations of her Williams team, who set the Scot the target of being 0.5s behind Felipe Massa.
Official F1 Test Silverstone:
Experienced Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, who was on track at the same time as Wolff, praised her impressive full track debut.
"She was pretty quick," said the Brazilian. "I was very happy for her when I saw her lap times.
"It would be good for a team to push Susie in driving at the races and it would be very interesting for everybody to have her in Formula 1."
Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 15th March 21:35
Face it. She has NO track record worth speaking about. It would be a shameful day for F1 if she got to drive in a race.
Some Gump said:
BTCC123, I realise it's your job as forum troll to poke the bear - but what exactly did you expect Massa to say? "Yeah, the boss' bit on the side got the keys, she was st"?
I used to know Susie when I was a kid. She was st. Several other girls on the girls were way, way better. She then went on to a career being st in single seat, and woeful in DTM. Finally, she married a team owner and got an F1 drive. Nothing - not 1 race, ever would make anyone want to pay her to drive their car on the basis of performance.
I'm not for a second saying Susie is anythng but a lovely girl. However, even hardcore feminists will see that her being on the grid is net negative - it's just not true that the way to the top is to shag the boss...
Troll you say.Well I am sure Susie thought you were a toss*r as a kid and I guess your nickname relates to Forrest Gump a slow-witted and naïve tw*t.t"? I used to know Susie when I was a kid. She was s
t. Several other girls on the girls were way, way better. She then went on to a career being st in single seat, and woeful in DTM. Finally, she married a team owner and got an F1 drive. Nothing - not 1 race, ever would make anyone want to pay her to drive their car on the basis of performance.I'm not for a second saying Susie is anythng but a lovely girl. However, even hardcore feminists will see that her being on the grid is net negative - it's just not true that the way to the top is to shag the boss...
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