- 21 Jan 11, 16:12#235659
Ok, he wasn't brilliant the whole season, but that pole, the way he won it and the timing (in the end of season, so people still remember it freshly) should've been enough for him to warrant a cockpit next year. He was a lot better than the also rookie Petrov, for instance, and that one will stay at the grid.
still dont get why no one has snapped up the Hulk as a driver or reserve...
Me neither - surprised Mercedes don't, if i'm honest.
I just can't believe he couldn't get a drive though, it really is a joke. In some ways it simply makes F1 look bad.
Why? He wasn't that good.
That pole in Brazil showed a flash of brilliance that many drivers haven't, and that includes several established veterans!
Yeah but one drop of rain doesn't make a downpour. The way he's being talked about here, you'd think he'd embarrassed Rubinho or something. I'm not saying he's no good (that would be a frankly absurd insinuation, he's probably better at this stage of his career than a certain Scuderia driver was), I'm just questioning the idea it's somehow unthinkable he'd be passed over.
Ok, he wasn't brilliant the whole season, but that pole, the way he won it and the timing (in the end of season, so people still remember it freshly) should've been enough for him to warrant a cockpit next year. He was a lot better than the also rookie Petrov, for instance, and that one will stay at the grid.
can you imagine michael driving for mclaren at 50?!