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by TwistedArmco » 24 Jul 2008, 14:01
Very well presented topic by the way. Nice on Sanred'.
1. How do you rate the performance of these drivers ? Please feel free to add instances where these rookie's if at all, they have managed to impress you !
2. Where do you see them to be in the next 3 - 4 years ?
3. How good is their performance in comparison with their experienced team-mates ?
4. Do you think these guys can be a serious threat to title contenders like Lewis, Kimi, Massa, Kubica .. if they are given a car with equal performance ?
5. Give your suggestions on which Team they should be looking to move in the future years.
Piquet- 1) He's doing ok, was lucky to finish second at hock, but was very good in keeping his head. Has done ok in a c**p car. 2) I think he will retain his Renault seat for next year, and go to a smaller team after that. 3) Alonso has pasted him, and was so unlucky to have Piquet benefit from the safety car when Piquet was upwards of 20 seconds behind him on the road. 4) No. He can win a race, if it's a fluke race. But not otherwise. No championship, either. 5) Toyota or someone will poach him when he gets experience.
Glock- 1) He isn't doing too badly. Sometimes threatens the top ten, sometimes even his team-mate. Canada impressed me very much. Often very pacy. 2) He may get a second chance at Toyota, maybe alongside PK or Giorgio Pantano. 3) Trulli usually beats him, which is fair enough - Trulli is in his best ever season. 4) No. Glock can be consistent, but will never get into a race winning car. 5) He will stay at Toyota, maybe be hired by another midfield team.
Vettel- 1) Has done magnificently in a car about as good as the Renault. He has sometimes eaten Alonso, and often beaten Piquet, and barring misfortune, always his team-mate. Monaco was great, Hock and Montreal very good too. 2) Obviously going to Red Bull next year, probably on a two year contract, he will be poached by Ferrari. 3) Bourdais is no-one, Vettel is some-one, and has pretty much pasted him. 4) Yes. He can win a championship, put in a Ferrari that's good. He will be a future multiple race-winner. 5) Ferrari need him, want him. I guess for 2011.
Bourdais- 1) Not much to say. Has been trashed by Vettel, completely anonymous. 2) America/Sportscars. 3) Vettel isn't experienced. Vettel has outperformed him utterly, despite Vettel's bad luck. At Canada, Vettel and Button starting from the pitlane, overtook Bourdais by the third lap. On a track Bourdais knows. 4) No, he is mediocre. 5) He should try and get a second season at STR, and dominate whoever replaces Vettel there (Buemi, Alguesuari, Hartley?) He needs to prove he is good, but he will probably fail in even renewing his contract.
Nakajima- 1) It's hard to really tell with Nakajima. He is fast, but furious. He can put in entirely mistake free performances (Monaco - superb) and then at other places he can't (Canada, Britain). Who can really tell. Mind you, he is equalling Rosberg, and is def. on the positive side of my opinion. 2) Maybe follow the Toyota engines. He needs a dependable drive. 3) Very good indeed. He is on a par with Rosberg, in an odd Williams which is alternately fast and nowhere. 4) No. 5) Like I said Toyota, or staying with Frank would be good options. He deserves to stay for at least three years.
Sutil isn't really a rookie, and is not a future race winner.
No, I'm not calmer. Just more jaded.
