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[TGLucario475]

i wanna see Prost come back

The team or the driver?

[Gaz]

[madbrad]

There are several drivers worse than JV would be and some of those will never develop their talent to become very good, who have drives. By that token it stands to reason that If teams take them they would take JV. But JV would never want to pay for a drive. He might take a big pay cut from whatever he got in his highest paying few years but it would probably still be too rich for some teams. I'm thinking now he's thinking that offer he rejected at BARHonda was better looking than he thought. What might have been eh? He could have stayed at that "low" rate and maybe did great things and really leave a mark. It was more money than he could get now. Plus he might not be trying a comeback now, which is really embarassing him, had that transpired.
Competitive teams can get better drivers than JV for the money, and I doubt he'd be interested in a back marker team. Then again he did got to BAR in the first place. I'm sure a top team would have taken him at the time, unless he had ridiculous salary demands. Who knows.
In some sense it would be nice to see him on the grid but ultimately I think I would be disappointed. And I don't think it's going to happen anyway.

[f1ea]

I also think it would be nice to have him on the grid... but I think he's past his opportunities. Simply put, F1 is for younger people that have top notch reflexes. Reflexes get lost as one gets older, there's no stopping that....... he could try to make it up with experience, or with some funky asian herbal teas.... but in the end there's so many new things, that his experience may already be outdated.

Some drivers reject drives because they feel they might get a chance to return... others choose to stay in not so good drives, but continue racing. This is much better. Barrichello, Fernando in Renault, Timo and so on are in a better position to be competitive than those who take sabbaticals and get away far from the scene, like Kimi or Jack Villeneuve. Regardless of their talents.

[madbrad]

Prost did alright though. He was 41 IIRC when he got his '93 title and he spent a year off.

[f1ea]

Prost did alright though. He was 41 IIRC when he got his '93 title and he spent a year off.

Of course. i know what you mean... F1 changed slower-ly then, and there's always going to be exceptions.

Also in the Fangio days... drivers were much older. But nowadays... these kids are born with a wheel in their hands and playing simulators/developing their reflexes by the age of 5. Now you can change so many things from the steering wheel, larger G forces...

[hesketh308]

Prost did alright though. He was 41 IIRC when he got his '93 title and he spent a year off.

Of course. i know what you mean... F1 changed slower-ly then, and there's always going to be exceptions.

Also in the Fangio days... drivers were much older. But nowadays... these kids are born with a wheel in their hands and playing simulators/developing their reflexes by the age of 5. Now you can change so many things from the steering wheel, larger G forces...

Prost was also just that freakin' good!!

Frank Williams told Mansell(the world champion at the time) to bugger off to Indycar the moment he heard Prost would be back

[madbrad]

Yeah the exception, that's what I meant. I didn't say that to say you were wrong.




JV certainly did start out as a wonderkid. Instant success in CART, ROTY then INDY500 the next year, then F1, beating his teammate in the first race and ordered to slow because of oil loss, overasll the team kept him from winning the title in 96. While he was mopping the floor with CART, Bernie had said that JV should be in F1, and he should be in a Ferrari. The 98 Williams of course was incapable of performing, but somehow that must've permanently affected his ability. OR he was never that good in F1 and the Williams that even a monkey could win a title in masked that.

[madbrad]

Prost did alright though. He was 41 IIRC when he got his '93 title and he spent a year off.

Of course. i know what you mean... F1 changed slower-ly then, and there's always going to be exceptions.

Also in the Fangio days... drivers were much older. But nowadays... these kids are born with a wheel in their hands and playing simulators/developing their reflexes by the age of 5. Now you can change so many things from the steering wheel, larger G forces...

Prost was also just that freakin' good!!



Frank Williams told Mansell(the world champion at the time) to bugger off to Indycar the moment he heard Prost would be back

Yes he was that good.




But I don't know about your statement about Mansell. During the press conference he held announcing his retirement, Head handed him a last minute higher offer, and mansell ignored it. Funny how he said something about opportunities in America, "If any", like he didn't know we all knew he had that Newman Haas ride already.