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[mnmracer]

Watching the 2011 GT Acadamy on television, and jury member Eddie Irvine and British driver mentor Johnny Herbert are discussing who they should send home.

Johnny Herbert: But this guy, no matter what car we put him in, he always has an excuse.
Eddie Irvine: So we've found our Rubens Barrichello.

Burn!

[LewEngBridewell]

He achieved more than you, Irvine.....

[andrew]

Did he? Both have made it to 2nd in the championship and have a handful of wins, however only one of them still kids on they are F1 material and is nothing more than a bitter journeyman who is keeping a seat that he shouldn't have when there are faster younger drivers wiating to get into F1.

[LewEngBridewell]

Did he? Both have made it to 2nd in the championship and have a handful of wins, however only one of them still kids on they are F1 material and is nothing more than a bitter journeyman who is keeping a seat that he shouldn't have when there are faster younger drivers wiating to get into F1.

Well Rubens scored more wins and survived longer in the sport. This is another addition to to extremely long list of things that Irvine is bitter about... the patronising, cocky, controversial little s***

[andrew]

Yeah but Irvine does have a point at times. Barrichello should have quit years ago.

[acosmichippo]

Did he? Both have made it to 2nd in the championship and have a handful of wins, however only one of them still kids on they are F1 material and is nothing more than a bitter journeyman who is keeping a seat that he shouldn't have when there are faster younger drivers wiating to get into F1.

Well Rubens scored more wins and survived longer in the sport. This is another addition to to extremely long list of things that Irvine is bitter about... the patronising, cocky, controversial little s***

"It's not enough to survive; One has to be worthy of survival."

[LewEngBridewell]

Did he? Both have made it to 2nd in the championship and have a handful of wins, however only one of them still kids on they are F1 material and is nothing more than a bitter journeyman who is keeping a seat that he shouldn't have when there are faster younger drivers wiating to get into F1.

Well Rubens scored more wins and survived longer in the sport. This is another addition to to extremely long list of things that Irvine is bitter about... the patronising, cocky, controversial little s***

"It's not enough to survive; One has to be worthy of survival."

Fair point, although Irvine was hardly any better than Rubens. They were both flattened by Schumacher at Ferrari, so neither can classify themselves as being amongst the elite.

[racechick]

Irvine On so many fronts!

[andrew]

Barrichello On even more fronts!

[scotty]

Who was it that replaced Irvine at Ferrari again?

[andrew]

Who was it that thought driver 1A and driver 1B meant they were on equal terms with Michael Schumacher and fell for Ferrari saying they have no number 1 or number 2 drivers?

[Hammer278]

I prefer Irvine to Rubens anyday in F1...Irvine is at least fun when not racing. Rubens is known very well as the Moaner, and he's moaned one too many times during his years at Ferrari. No.2 is No.2. No one forced him to sign the contract.

And now his "Williams needs me more than I need them" is just sad...really should bugger off already.

[andrew]

Trying too hard to justify his place in a team through words and not through his on track performance. At least Irvine knew when to call it a day.

[LewEngBridewell]

At least Irvine knew when to call it a day.

Seems to be a decision he now regrets. You can tell he wishes he was still racing, what with all the condescending, arrogant, bitter, resentful and childish remarks he makes about everything currently going on in F1. The guy needs to grow a pair and start saying it to these guys faces, rather than through the media.

[racechick]

Irvine was always mediocre but he could talk a good story. Touch of the Blarney in him.