Hamilton blitzes final day of Jerez test
Feb 16, 2010 | 03:23 PM
#41
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Oh well. All's fair in love, war and F1!
At least we can agree on this.
Feb 16, 2010 | 04:41 PM
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I must disagree.
Alonso may be up there. But there is no way that Massa is a better bet to win the WDC than Lewis.
Vettel is a good bet. But with his recklessness, he may not even be the best driver on his own team. I like Webber on Red Bull.
Schumi is anything but a dark horse. The whole world is expecting him to blow away the grid. If anything - the expectations surrounding him are totally unrealistic.
Kobayashi?? A rookie with a new team. He won't place in the points this year.
Dark horses - IMHO - are Kubica, Barrichello, and Kov.
Alonso may be up there. But there is no way that Massa is a better bet to win the WDC than Lewis.
Vettel is a good bet. But with his recklessness, he may not even be the best driver on his own team. I like Webber on Red Bull.
Schumi is anything but a dark horse. The whole world is expecting him to blow away the grid. If anything - the expectations surrounding him are totally unrealistic.
Kobayashi?? A rookie with a new team. He won't place in the points this year.
Dark horses - IMHO - are Kubica, Barrichello, and Kov.
As long as Hamilton is in F1 he'll be a contender.
I think Vettel may be quicker, but Red Bull has two drivers that can lead the team.
Schumi deserves to never be doubted.
Kobayashi has shown race craft and confidence beyond his years which makes him a threat if sauber carries that testing pace into the season.
And of the darkhorses you've mentioned, Rubens is the only true race winner. Kubica only won because Hamilton took himself along with Kimi out of the race(i was there for that debacle) and Kov is a good driver in a supporting capacity which doesn't equal race winner.
EDIT:where'd she come from?!
Feb 17, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Massa career has consisted of him teaming with faster drivers and him never living under their shadow which is why he will always be a top runner...he doesn't talk about being the top driver, he earns/proves it. Massa deserves more respect after his performance in '08, people forget that statistically he had a better year than Hamilton and lost because 1)Hamilton is good & 2)Ferrari made some mistakes that year which were out of Massa's hands
As long as Hamilton is in F1 he'll be a contender.
I think Vettel may be quicker, but Red Bull has two drivers that can lead the team.
Schumi deserves to never be doubted.
Kobayashi has shown race craft and confidence beyond his years which makes him a threat if sauber carries that testing pace into the season.
And of the darkhorses you've mentioned, Rubens is the only true race winner. Kubica only won because Hamilton took himself along with Kimi out of the race(i was there for that debacle) and Kov is a good driver in a supporting capacity which doesn't equal race winner.
EDIT:where'd she come from?!
As long as Hamilton is in F1 he'll be a contender.
I think Vettel may be quicker, but Red Bull has two drivers that can lead the team.
Schumi deserves to never be doubted.
Kobayashi has shown race craft and confidence beyond his years which makes him a threat if sauber carries that testing pace into the season.
And of the darkhorses you've mentioned, Rubens is the only true race winner. Kubica only won because Hamilton took himself along with Kimi out of the race(i was there for that debacle) and Kov is a good driver in a supporting capacity which doesn't equal race winner.
EDIT:where'd she come from?!
Times are seriously changing....let us enjoy these once in a lifetime moments before the season starts
because you know excuses are a mofo when the Tifosi starts losing races. 
Feb 17, 2010 | 05:09 PM
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And of the darkhorses you've mentioned, Rubens is the only true race winner. Kubica only won because Hamilton took himself along with Kimi out of the race(i was there for that debacle) and Kov is a good driver in a supporting capacity which doesn't equal race winner.