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[racechick]

Baldiserri(Ferari) has claimed that Lewis will struggle without traction control I look forward to seeing him eat his words. Lewis has coped without traction control for many a year. The way Lewis drives the car, pointing in the front and catching the back when it steps out , I imagine he will love driving without traction control.

[McLaren Fan]

Baldiserri balderdash it sounds to me.

[TheRoswellite]

Mr. B is enveloped in a "red mist" of his own making, or perhaps he has just had a touch too much Chianti pre-interview (more red mist)..............maybe just wants to say SOMETHING....about something, keep things moving in the off season, certainly a "no harm-no foul" call for LH, as it is too absurd to be taken seriously.

Let us all move on to something more...................legitimate?

[bud]

just trying to psych him out, if anything i think Lewis will shine.

[Martin]

Lewis was absolute master of GP2, traction control was new to him last year.
This is just a very amaturish attempt at gamesmanship. Ferrari must be really worried about LH if this is the best they can do.

[f1ea]

maybe just wants to say SOMETHING....about something, keep things moving in the off season

yup, seems like it.
The question is, how much of a "struggle" is he actually talking about...

[8-ball]

Lewis was absolute master of GP2, traction control was new to him last year.
This is just a very amaturish attempt at gamesmanship. Ferrari must be really worried about LH if this is the best they can do.

the gp2 car and an F1 car are two very different beasts. lewis' driving style is similar to Alonso's just less aggressive. They were both reliant on TC to stop them crashing into the sidewall but i think Lewis will cope without TC better than everyone on the grid.

[texasmr2]

Yah I dont think there is any foundation behind his comment's. From what I have seen concerning Lewis's car control is he remind's me alot of Senna, amazing car control. I expect to see some amazing performance's from Lewis this year.

[7UpJordan]

The mind games have already begun.

[f1usa]

Mind games yes, traction control appears to be kicking Kimi's arse. Planetf1.com post "Kimi in Favor of More Tests for Schumi" this sounds like a cry for help.

[Martin]

Actually not forms of T.C. have been banned, we still have the original version - the drivers right foot!
I think that Lewis's right foot works well.

[woodbine2]

bourdais should do well without tc.schumachers tips to raikkonen and massa should help them.and hamilton should do well without it also.i'd love to see how the others cope

[McLaren Fan]

It's all a load of rubbish. The best drivers have to change and adapt their styles throughout their careers. Look at Senna: he drove turbocharged cars, non-turbocharged cars, cars with traction control and cars without it. In all, he was fantastic. If you cannot adapt reasonably quickly then you're not Formula One material.

[TheRoswellite]

It's all a load of rubbish. The best drivers have to change and adapt their styles throughout their careers. Look at Senna: he drove turbocharged cars, non-turbocharged cars, cars with traction control and cars without it. In all, he was fantastic. If you cannot adapt reasonably quickly then you're not Formula One material.

EXACTLY................it's almost the definition of a really good driver. Case-in-Point: Jim Clark. He was almost too adaptable, with so much skill that he only needed a bit of consistency from the machine and he could bring the package home. You can imagine him telling his mechanics, "No it's not perfect, but leave it alone.....I CAN MAKE IT WORK." After which he posts another P1.

PS: It will be interesting to see how the boys all adapt....(Monaco...in the rain?)

[phil]

it's all pre season psyc, to unsettle the opposition