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Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 23 Jul 2011, 09:11
by dr-baker
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Priceless wrote:I particularly would like to see any female driver in F1... but to name one, I think I'd say Danica Patrick.
Everyone else on this forum will probably say Simona de Silvestro...
I would prefer Natascha Gachnang or Susie Stodart. Or perhaps Pippa Mann...
But NOT Milka Duno.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Jul 2011, 08:27
by dnhrudi
dr-baker wrote:Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Priceless wrote:I particularly would like to see any female driver in F1... but to name one, I think I'd say Danica Patrick.
Everyone else on this forum will probably say Simona de Silvestro...
I would prefer Natascha Gachnang or Susie Stodart. Or perhaps Pippa Mann...
But NOT Milka Duno.
or de Villota
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Jul 2011, 11:28
by Cynon
1993DonningtonNo1 wrote:For my first comment, I say Bryan Herta, tried to put himself in the frame for a Minardi drive for 2003. Instead, he went back to Champ Car and then IRL and now runs his own team and won this year's Indy 500 with Dan Wheldon (1998 Brit FFord: 3 Brits, 1 title and the winner is now an F1 Champ!)
This. Bryan Herta's driving style did not suit Champ Car racing and he really seemed as if he'd have done way better in F1 than in CART or the IRL.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Jul 2011, 12:01
by dnhrudi
Cynon wrote:1993DonningtonNo1 wrote:For my first comment, I say Bryan Herta, tried to put himself in the frame for a Minardi drive for 2003. Instead, he went back to Champ Car and then IRL and now runs his own team and won this year's Indy 500 with Dan Wheldon (1998 Brit FFord: 3 Brits, 1 title and the winner is now an F1 Champ!)
This. Bryan Herta's driving style did not suit Champ Car racing and he really seemed as if he'd have done way better in F1 than in CART or the IRL.
I tend to agree, David Empringham another.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 10:43
by stupot94
Jason Plato
Greg Moore
Sebastien Loeb
I know Petter Solberg had a Ferrari test
Drivers I would have wanted to see more of.
Martin Donnelly
Gilles Villeneuve
Many more years of hilarity with Taki Inoue
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 18:36
by Barbazza
If Plato had got into F1 he'd have raged around driving like an idiot and moaning that his car's too slow compared to the others and WAAHHHH! it's just not fair.
We've already got one of those, his name is Lewis Hamilton.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 18:52
by Faustus
stupot94 wrote:Jason Plato
Gonzo? Oh hell no! I had the misfortune of working with him for one race in the FIA sportscar championship, when he was driving with Bob Berridge in Berridge's Lola. Spa 2002 IIRC. Absolute arsehole.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 28 Jul 2011, 18:56
by mario
stupot94 wrote:Jason Plato
Greg Moore
Sebastien Loeb
I know Petter Solberg had a Ferrari test
Drivers I would have wanted to see more of.
Martin Donnelly
Gilles Villeneuve
Many more years of hilarity with Taki Inoue
Whilst Loeb did test an F1 car, and for a while Red Bull were seemingly considering offering him a one off Toro Rosso drive, he has now ruled out ever becoming a F1 driver. Asides from the issue of obtaining a Super Licence, he himself admitted that, at the age of 37, his stamina and physical fitness were probably not sufficient for him to last out a full race weekend. That said, I would be interested to see how he'd fare if he had another crack at Le Mans - he put in some very strong performances when he raced there before.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 15:46
by dnhrudi
Colin McRae did 25 laps in a Jordan at Silverstone in 96. Was 2 seconds off Brundle. which might not sound so impressive.... but first time in a single seater.!...He was a win it or bin it kinda guy but could have been great fun to have watched in F1
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 29 Jul 2011, 23:09
by stupot94
Faustus wrote:stupot94 wrote:Jason Plato
Gonzo? Oh hell no! I had the misfortune of working with him for one race in the FIA sportscar championship, when he was driving with Bob Berridge in Berridge's Lola. Spa 2002 IIRC. Absolute arsehole.
Did you see that feature Ted Kravitz did when he became a marshall? He ranted at the first person he saw about the barrier design. Who does he think he is? Jackie Stewart?
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 08:18
by Yannick
Well, during the mid-90s, I would have liked to see Jörg Müller (recently, a WTCC driver and then the most likely German newcomer to follow Schumacher and Frentzen into F1 with BMW backing) race in F1.
But he stuck to BMW and instead, F1 got Ralf Schumacher one or 2 years later.
Now I hope he finally races in DTM next year with BMW.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 10:45
by mario
stupot94 wrote:Faustus wrote:stupot94 wrote:Jason Plato
Gonzo? Oh hell no! I had the misfortune of working with him for one race in the FIA sportscar championship, when he was driving with Bob Berridge in Berridge's Lola. Spa 2002 IIRC. Absolute arsehole.
Did you see that feature Ted Kravitz did when he became a marshall? He ranted at the first person he saw about the barrier design. Who does he think he is? Jackie Stewart?
To be fair, few drivers would be in a mood to be charitable if they've just crashed out of a race in a high speed corner. Also, on reviewing that short film, I'd have to say that Plato did have a point - with no padding on the end of the barrier, there was an unprotected steel post sticking out of the ground, which is a flawed design.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 04 Aug 2011, 13:11
by 1993DonningtonNo1
In reference to the the recent 20th Anniversary of his untimely death, Paul Warwick, brother of Del Boy and the Jochen Rindt of British F3K
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 10 Aug 2011, 09:56
by dinizintheoven
stupot94 wrote:Did you see that feature Ted Kravitz did when he became a marshall? He ranted at the first person he saw about the barrier design. Who does he think he is? Jackie Stewart?
...no, he thinks he's HWNSNBM. Delusions of grandeur will get you nowhere, Jase! Stick to Fifth Gear!
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 16:26
by cretoxyrhina
- Rob Nguyen
- more of Archie Scott-Brown
- Rick Mears
- Marko Asmer
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 18:08
by dr-baker
Pippa Mann, Josh Hill, Alice Powell.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 21:49
by TomWazzleshaw
Filipe Alburquerque
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 23 Aug 2011, 22:04
by the Masked Lapwing
Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 11:12
by Jeroen Krautmeir
Recent thought:
A.J. Allmendinger
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 13:58
by Salamander
Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Recent thought:
A.J. Allmendinger
Seconded, I think it's a tremendous shame and a waste of talent he wound up in NASCAR.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 15:03
by dr-baker
BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Recent thought:
A.J. Allmendinger
Seconded, I think it's a tremendous shame and a waste of talent he wound up in NASCAR.
Thirded.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 16:15
by DOSBoot
Ken Block. I know he's doing a test drive soon, but it would be nice to see him competing in the sport. Drifting is welcome, but not required.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 16:18
by DanielPT
DOSBoot wrote:Ken Block. I know he's doing a test drive soon, but it would be nice to see him
crashing in the sport. Drifting is welcome, but not required.
Fixed
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 16:51
by Pointrox
Wasn't his test session cancelled because he was too tall for TF110?
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 18:52
by DOSBoot
DanielPT wrote:DOSBoot wrote:Ken Block. I know he's doing a test drive soon, but it would be nice to see him
burning rubber in the sport. Drifting is welcome, but not required.
Fixed
Fixed the fixed.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 18:53
by DOSBoot
Pointrox wrote:Wasn't his test session cancelled because he was too tall for TF110?
I didn't hear anything about that. If there is an article on it, then I would like to see it.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 19:15
by dr-baker
DOSBoot wrote:Pointrox wrote:Wasn't his test session cancelled because he was too tall for TF110?
I didn't hear anything about that. If there is an article on it, then I would like to see it.
Here.Autosport.com wrote:Ken Block's planned Formula 1 test has had to be postponed, AUTOSPORT can reveal, because Pirelli cannot find a car big enough for him.
The WRC driver, who is famous for his Gymkhana videos, had hoped to run at Pirelli's August test at Monza in its updated 2009 Toyota test car.
However, during a seat fitting at Toyota's Cologne headquarters, it was found that Block's legs were too long for him to be able to fit in the car.
Pirelli had hoped to be able to find an alternative chassis for Block, but so far its hunt has not been successful - which is why the August run has had to be called off.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 19:45
by DOSBoot
Well, it says it's postponed, so he hopefully might do it in the near future.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 25 Aug 2011, 13:55
by dinizintheoven
Note to Pirelli: does it have to be a Toyota? Justin Wilson's Minardi must be kicking around in one of Paul Stoddart's warehouses. That should do the trick. Failing that, take a two-seater Minardi and remove the front seat. Even Matt Neal would be fine in there.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 26 Aug 2011, 08:17
by jpm
the Masked Lapwing wrote:Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall
BUY THIS MAN A BEER! The enforcer in an F1 car would be excellent!
Continuing this theme, Tim Slade; how come he dropped off the single seater ladder? He's now giving Lowndes a run for his money...
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 09:54
by 1993DonningtonNo1
1993DonningtonNo1 wrote:For my first comment, I say Bryan Herta, tried to put himself in the frame for a Minardi drive for 2003. Instead, he went back to Champ Car and then IRL and now runs his own team and won this year's Indy 500 with Dan Wheldon (1998 Brit FFord: 3 Brits, 1 title and the winner is now an F1 Champ!)
In reference to my earlier comment, R.I.P Dan Wheldon.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 17:06
by AdrianSutil
Without wanting to put this into bad taste, but Dan Wheldon deserved a shot at f1.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 17:32
by DemocalypseNow
John Cleland. No-one would dare get on his bad side.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 18:15
by stupot94
AdrianSutil wrote:Without wanting to put this into bad taste, but Dan Wheldon deserved a shot at f1.
He was offered a place at the BMW Sauber team in 2007. But he turned it down since he found out he wouldnt be getting much track time.
I was going to say him too.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 20:30
by AdrianSutil
stupot94 wrote:AdrianSutil wrote:Without wanting to put this into bad taste, but Dan Wheldon deserved a shot at f1.
He was offered a place at the BMW Sauber team in 2007. But he turned it down since he found out he wouldnt be getting much track time.
I was going to say him too.
In all honesty, I only found out about that yesterday when reading the news reports over his fatal crash.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2011, 20:51
by dr-baker
AdrianSutil wrote:stupot94 wrote:AdrianSutil wrote:Without wanting to put this into bad taste, but Dan Wheldon deserved a shot at f1.
He was offered a place at the BMW Sauber team in 2007. But he turned it down since he found out he wouldnt be getting much track time.
I was going to say him too.
In all honesty, I only found out about that yesterday when reading the news reports over his fatal crash.
Me too.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 14 Oct 2017, 12:26
by 1993DonningtonNo1Mk2
Sorry to rake over old ground, I swear it won't happen again but I've read the latest sob-story about Robin Frijns on Autosport Plus, yes it is unfortunate but it is partly his own fault.
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 15 Oct 2017, 17:48
by AdrianBelmonte_
Jordi Gené, but only with the Bravo F1
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 17 Oct 2017, 10:03
by 1993DonningtonNo1Mk2
Dave Coyne
Re: Drivers we'd have liked to see in F1
Posted: 25 Oct 2017, 12:40
by yannicksamlad
1993DonningtonNo1Mk2 wrote:Dave Coyne
I remember seeing him race- he was good.
Fabio Leimer, James Calado , Luca Filippi , Davide Valsecchi , Soheil Ayari, Sergio Canamasas, Johnny Cecotto Jr
( I am assuming nothing too odd happens and any of the above suddenly gets a drive)
1982 European Formula 2 championship ; 14 out of the top 15 in the Championship table had an F1 drive at some point. Lots of opportunities to get into F1 ..but not now . It's a shame there are fewer opportunities now. I do think new faces , and from different countries with different stories behind them , helps keep up the interest .