Susie Stoddart signs for AMG-Mercedes in DTM

[c6erb]

www.motorsportvision.co.uk/news/article.asp?NewsID=1383

[porkus]

www.dtm.de/newsausgabe.en.php?id=3277

[c6erb]

www.dtm.de/newsausgabe.en.php?id=3285

[john75]

Thats a surprise marks the end of her single seater days.

[rubystone]

She used to work in GPW's shop at Silverstone and I found her quite rude there - I hope she's improved from a PR perspective now!...never thought she was a good driver in any case

[daydreamer]

I've never rated her either but:-

autosport said:

Scottish driver Susie Stoddart was again the quickest of the rookies in her Mercedes, outpacing Vanina Ickx, Daniel la Rosa and Mathias Lauda.

Can't really argue with that.

[FourWheelDrift]

I don't rate Mathais Lauda (tail end charlie in A1GP), so doesn't probably mean anything either

[john75]

rubystone said:

She used to work in GPW's shop at Silverstone and I found her quite rude there - I hope she's improved from a PR perspective now!...never thought she was a good driver in any case

She certainly has an abasive tongue throught it was just me.

[rubystone]

FourWheelDrift said:

I don't rate Mathais Lauda (tail end charlie in A1GP), so doesn't probably mean anything either

Nor me - classic case of trading on a name - I've been waiting for Piquet to trip up too....

[jellison]

They will both be no where - - read more on Lauda - useless by all accounts.

Maybe Stddart just blew the right team manager.

Legge sounds a huge amount better and I hope SHE does really well with Vasser showing her the ropes.

[john75]

jellison said:

Maybe Stoddart just blew the right team manager.

Their I am talking about her having a rough tongue.

[pistonsleeper]

Daimler-Benz seem to be supporting a few British drivers! I wonder if this has anything to do with Project Kimber buying the rights to the Smart Roadster?

[woof]

Susie Stoddart has failed to impress in any formula - big backing - tons of PR
Chicken out of F3 - because she was out of her league
She'll do nothing in the DTM

Katherine Legge has done a good job in the US but Danica Patrick is probably still head of "girls"

[john75]

woof said:

Susie Stoddart has failed to impress in any formula - big backing - tons of PR Chicken out of F3 - because she was out of her league She'll do nothing in the DTM Katherine Legge has done a good job in the US but Danica Patrick is probably still head of "girls"

Out of the following which one do you think will be F1 World Champion first ?

Katherine Legge
Susie Stoddart
Ruth Senior
Sarah Playfair
Pippa Mann
Jodi Hemming

[jellison]

I hope Vannia Ickes kicke Stoddart arse
www.crash.net/babe_view~cid~1~picid~236370.htm

[GarrettMacD]

jellison said:

I hope Vannia Ickes kicke Stoddart arse www.crash.net/babe_view~cid~1~picid~236370.htm

I don't think that'll happen, for no other reason than Ickx being in a brand new team (Midland) and they will struggle with setup since they have no comparative data to work with. Stoddart seems to have landed a bloody good seat with AMG-Mercedes.

Ickx is by far the better driver though, I seem to remember her being very quick in LMES, in a Courage or something like that.

Anyway, we ALL know that Bernd Schneider is the king...

[Ahonen]

GarrettMacD said:

Anyway, we ALL know that Bernd Schneider is the king...

Nah, his time has passed. Ekstrom is the new king...

[GarrettMacD]

Ahonen said:

GarrettMacD said: Anyway, we ALL know that Bernd Schneider is the king... Nah, his time has passed. Ekstrom is the new king...

It was a post-modern ironic statement

I agree, Schneider is past his peak, but its always good to see him on track. Very disappointed with Hakkinen, I expected him to blow everyone's doors off. Alesi too, to a lesser extent. Frentzen seems to be there to boost his retirement fund...

[Ahonen]

Hakkinen did the job at Spa, though, and was only pipped by Schneider in the championship at the final race. He'll be right up there this year.

I hope Vanina does okay, but I think she's got a heck of a fight on her hands. She is quick and amazed me (and the rest of the team) at both Spa and LM last year. I think there's an ulterior motive though - to maybe eventually get a drive in an Audi sportscar.

[GarrettMacD]

Ahonen said:

I think there's an ulterior motive though - to maybe eventually get a drive in an Audi sportscar.

What, someone named Ikcx, in a sportscar, probably at the Le Mans 24hrs ??? That's a very vivid imagination you have...