anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?

anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225363

By jasonf1fan - 14 Nov 10, 20:29

- 14 Nov 10, 20:29#225363

like renault?

what do you guys think?

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225364

By McLaren - 14 Nov 10, 20:32

- 14 Nov 10, 20:32#225364

If I owned a team i'm not sure I would trust him with one of my cars

He's fun to watch at times,dangerous others.Yes it would be good but is anyone willing to take the risk.

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225365

By jasonf1fan - 14 Nov 10, 20:40

- 14 Nov 10, 20:40#225365

McLaren wrote:If I owned a team i'm not sure I would trust him with one of my cars
He's fun to watch at times,dangerous others.Yes it would be good but is anyone willing to take the risk.

tbh i would, his second half of the season was really good!
and he finished higher then petrov in the WC

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225367

By Jabberwocky - 14 Nov 10, 20:41

- 14 Nov 10, 20:41#225367

he does try his best, but like you said would you sign him if you where paying for parts?!?!

yea I would sign him, lits face it I am sure he has made sauber some money this year.

A racing car that does not win, is just art

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225368

By Denthúl - 14 Nov 10, 20:45

- 14 Nov 10, 20:45#225368

I don't think Kobayashi is particularly dangerous. I'd sign him instantly, given the chance. I think he's capable of winning races, maybe even of challenging for titles. Only time (and luck with cars) will tell.

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225369

By jasonf1fan - 14 Nov 10, 20:48

- 14 Nov 10, 20:48#225369

im glad to see im not the only one who would sign him

why dont they then? does petrov really bring that much money?

edit- or any other team lol

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225371

By hamilton08 - 14 Nov 10, 21:01

- 14 Nov 10, 21:01#225371

He should get Petrov's seat I think at Renault he is so much better

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225372

By vaptin - 14 Nov 10, 21:04

- 14 Nov 10, 21:04#225372

He can have Massa's seat at Ferrari, I turned into a massive fan after Suzuka, seriously though I think he's a talented driver, but he just needs to wait for his chance.

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225373

By kaizensuru - 14 Nov 10, 21:09

- 14 Nov 10, 21:09#225373

He proved to be very good from day 1, so add me to the list.

Important things, one after another.

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225375

By myownalias - 14 Nov 10, 21:17

- 14 Nov 10, 21:17#225375

I would like him in a better car but maybe not next year; maybe 2012 onwards, give him another year to mature; he has slowly matured this season; he was being sensible today, not giving away positions easily but not making rash moves when he knows the position was lost, the Sauber was poor in Abi Dhabi. Yes he has had a lot of retirements but how many of those have been with reliability issues rather than crashes, and of his finishes, he has scored in all but two of them, not so bad for a team thrown together!

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Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225395

By hesketh308 - 14 Nov 10, 22:22

- 14 Nov 10, 22:22#225395

Hmmm, thinking about it, i quite liked Kobayashi at Sauber this year. He was the fiery racer who was part of the underdog team, and almost always proved good entertainment to watch and follow, and I would quite like it to stay that way

vaptin wrote:He can have Massa's seat at Ferrari, I turned into a massive fan after Suzuka, seriously though I think he's a talented driver, but he just needs to wait for his chance.

I agree that Massa needs to go, Ferrari need a solid number 2 driver to aid Alonso and to help them in the constructors championship. For me, Massa just didn't do this. Ferrari basically need another Barrichello.

Bring back gated shifters

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225397

By vaptin - 14 Nov 10, 22:34

- 14 Nov 10, 22:34#225397

Well, it depends on if this really was just a blip recovery year for Massa, he's shown potential to be fast, just needs to find consistency which I hoped will come with time. But if he doesn't perform next year, he really has to go.

Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225435

By Bubbie - 15 Nov 10, 00:08

- 15 Nov 10, 00:08#225435

Koby gets a lot of TV coverage, and good talk ups from the commentators. I think any team would do well to have him. Just make sure to get some sponsors on the car to make your money worth it.

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Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225445

By 7UpJordan - 15 Nov 10, 00:13

- 15 Nov 10, 00:13#225445

He should stick with Sauber for the moment, they have come on-song in the latter half of this season and could be worth watching next year as they will be going into the winter on a stable platform, unlike last year when Ned Flanders was doing the dirty.

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Re: anyone else here like to see Kobayashi in a better team?#225452

By Big Azza - 15 Nov 10, 00:20

- 15 Nov 10, 00:20#225452

I would like to see Kobayashi in a Ferrari but I just think I'd prefer to see him in a car with a Japanese engine.

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