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    Quote Originally Posted by charged View Post
    I would like 1/10th of his ability...... you guys must be fantastic drivers
    Oh come on, we are not paid millions to drive race car and finish the first lap after everyone has finished the grand prix.

    You've got to reckon that while he is much better than any of us, his performance in the last couple of races hasn't been exactly brilliant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    Oh come on, we are not paid millions to drive race car and finish the first lap after everyone has finished the grand prix.

    You've got to reckon that while he is much better than any of us, his performance in the last couple of races hasn't been exactly brilliant.
    True, and he was hired by, uhhh, oh yeah, people paid even more millions to manage a teams and have expectations laid upon them.

    With all of the talent out there, apparently, Fisi was deemed either the best available, or the best at that price, or...or...or...what?

    Most think that whomever is there is only to keep Massa's seat warm, and WHAT OTHER ACTIVE AND CURRENT F1 DRIVER was available? Maybe Rubens could be lured from Brawn? We can start a poll to see who WE think should take the thankless second seat at Ferrari for the next 5 races.....

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    Just for the record my comment about the slowness was for Badoer, not Fisichella.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    Just for the record my comment about the slowness was for Badoer, not Fisichella.
    I was referring to Badyouare too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    Just for the record my comment about the slowness was for Badoer, not Fisichella.
    I think he suffered because he had not raced for nearly 10 years. That added to the pressure of being an Italian at Ferrari, it was a disaster waiting to happen. At Fiorano he used to be as quick as the active F1 drivers, so he has plenty of skill.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dino Scuderia View Post
    He really is pathetic.

    Can such a driver be an effective test driver?
    granted he was pretty slow in the race, but he has not driven the 2009 car, he has not raced for 10 years. His ability as a tester is valued on his ability to translate what the car is doing to the engineers to lead parts development or tire development. He is no Schumacher, but Schumacher certain holds him in high regard since he calls him sometimes in the past on race weekend to discuss tire selection and setup....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wouter Melissen View Post
    I think he suffered because he had not raced for nearly 10 years. That added to the pressure of being an Italian at Ferrari, it was a disaster waiting to happen. At Fiorano he used to be as quick as the active F1 drivers, so he has plenty of skill.
    But why not choose Gene, who has won the last 24h of Le Mans and has had more racing experience lately?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    But why not choose Gene, who has won the last 24h of Le Mans and has had more racing experience lately?
    I think they just wanted to give Badoer an opportunity since he's been with the team for so long and after all, he is Italian
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
    But why not choose Gene, who has won the last 24h of Le Mans and has had more racing experience lately?
    I guess Spanish people wanted Gene and Italians Badoer. Given Ferrari is Italian and that both of them were not successful as F1 racers, they chose Badoer.

    Both would fail IMHO, so fail with an Italian
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    They shouldnt have picked either, they wouldve done much better with someone like Piquet or Bourdais.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fpv_gtho View Post
    They shouldnt have picked either, they wouldve done much better with someone like Piquet or Bourdais.
    I think you forgot a smiley there
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    I was dead serious. Bourdais was heavily rumoured to be in with a shot due to his manager for a start. Either way, any recent driver wouldve been in a much better position to perform than a driver who hasnt raced in F1 since '99 or one that, despite the LeMans win, hasnt raced F1 since '04.
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    Bourdais I'm ok with, but Piquet over Fisi... I don't know. Nelsinho had a second contract with the FIA for mowing the grass on race day using the Renault
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    Well Fisi's only come into the frame recently, perhaps as a result of Massa's scans showing he cant come back until 2010.
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    As I mentioned, both Piquet and Bourdais can be linked to stick around permanantly, and Ferrari don't want to be seen by Massa as shopping around for his replacement. Psychologically they are picking the drivers that can't be seen as a threat to Massa's seat...and maybe even Alonso's....
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