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[bud]

Hmm, i can't see Di Resta being up to much in F1 to be honest, there are way better options than him....

why not? he was team mates to Vettel in F3 and owned him 20 to 1 so again why not?

If he was that good then he'd surely have been in F1 a while ago, or at least GP2... and being in DTM against the likes of Ralf Failmacher won't push you as much as the competition in GP2, and there are proven guys like Di Grassi gunning for F1 seats as well... that's my thinking anyway. I hope Di Resta proves me wrong if he gets a drive in F1 though!

He has been on the McLaren driver programme so he is that good and being in F1 has more to do with sponsors than talent alone. Vettel would not be where he is without Redbull backing.
clearly di Resta's McLaren Mercedes links have led him on his current path in DTM and with the Force India deal there is an opening in the F1 paddock in which theres no clash of sponsors.

[McLaren Fan]

I'm not sure they'd be able to achieve that now Gazza's gone. They might be able to move ahead of Toro Rosso but I can't see Sutil doing a Vettel unless it rains again at Monaco but more like Monsoon conditions.

Gascoyne is a great engineer and it's definitely a loss for them, but two things mitigate the matter quite substantially: first, the technical department was working as efficiently as it should have been because of his bust-up with Kolles; and, second, with McLaren lending a hand, they'll be receiving a fair bit more expertise than what they've lost.

di Resta looks a very good prospect, in my view. Like bud says, he embarrassed Vettel in the Formula Three Euroseries and you don't usually progress too far up McLaren's driver programme unless the team know you are of the very highest standard. The team takes on a reasonable amount of young talent and most of them don't make the cut. That di Resta has been in touring cars means very little. A lot of where you end up is do with the wheeling and dealing with sponsors, whether or not race seats are available, and McLaren want to make sure their drivers are absolutely ready to enter Formula One; it was not an accident that Hamilton has been as good as he has. Further, Schumacher raced sportscars in 1990 before he came to Formula One.

[KyrosV]

what happened to paffett?

[Gaz]

what happened to paffett?

di Resta looks like a better prospect i guess Paffett was looking like he was going to start in 08 with Pro-drive but that fell though.

[KyrosV]

what happened to paffett?

di Resta looks like a better prospect i guess Paffett was looking like he was going to start in 08 with Pro-drive but that fell though.

I mean where is he now? He must be pretty peeved that he was once first in Line and told to wait and race in DTM to then come back and find he has been shuffled down.

Prodrive must be pretty pissed with ForceIndia getting a mercedes parts deal too.

[bud]

what happened to paffett?

di Resta looks like a better prospect i guess Paffett was looking like he was going to start in 08 with Pro-drive but that fell though.

I mean where is he now? He must be pretty peeved that he was once first in Line and told to wait and race in DTM to then come back and find he has been shuffled down.

Prodrive must be pretty pissed with ForceIndia getting a mercedes parts deal too.

He is still in DTM and still an official McLaren tester, though i dont think he is as fast as de la Rosa.

and Prodrive wanted a complete car not just the drive train, Force India at least design and build their own aero and chassis.

[Gaz]

what happened to paffett?

di Resta looks like a better prospect i guess Paffett was looking like he was going to start in 08 with Pro-drive but that fell though.

I mean where is he now? He must be pretty peeved that he was once first in Line and told to wait and race in DTM to then come back and find he has been shuffled down.

Prodrive must be pretty pissed with ForceIndia getting a mercedes parts deal too.

He is still in DTM and still an official McLaren tester, though i dont think he is as fast as de la Rosa.

and Prodrive wanted a complete car not just the drive train, Force India at least design and build their own aero and chassis.

+1

[Kate]

On the subject of Fisichella, i just came across this video on Youtube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wnepNWQ0S ... re=related

Brilliant!would be great to see him back up the front again, making sure it isn't easy for anyone!

[Gaz]

On the subject of Fisichella, i just came across this video on Youtube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wnepNWQ0S ... re=related

Brilliant!would be great to see him back up the front again, making sure it isn't easy for anyone!

That was Hill Vs Schui Hill in the Jordan, schui having a moan that hill blocked him i think.

I've seen him do worse

[Kate]

On the subject of Fisichella, i just came across this video on Youtube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wnepNWQ0S ... re=related

Brilliant!would be great to see him back up the front again, making sure it isn't easy for anyone!

That was Hill Vs Schui Hill in the Jordan, schui having a moan that hill blocked him i think.

I've seen him do worse

ah,bollocks...just made myself lok stupid oh well...always good to see Micheal blocked!!!!even better if its an english man doing the blocking!!

[Gaz]

On the subject of Fisichella, i just came across this video on Youtube:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wnepNWQ0S ... re=related

Brilliant!would be great to see him back up the front again, making sure it isn't easy for anyone!

That was Hill Vs Schui Hill in the Jordan, schui having a moan that hill blocked him i think.

I've seen him do worse

ah,bollocks...just made myself lok stupid oh well...always good to see Micheal blocked!!!!even better if its an english man doing the blocking!!

Sorry

[texasmr2]

to both of you!!

[scotty]

So de la Rosa has been driving the Force India in testing...

What do we all make of that then? is it merely a part of the technical alliance or does it suggest he may get a chance to drive for them next season?

[KyrosV]

So de la Rosa has been driving the Force India in testing...

What do we all make of that then? is it merely a part of the technical alliance or does it suggest he may get a chance to drive for them next season?

Its Interesting that its De la Rosa and not Paffet. Pedro is Mclarens #1 Test driver. Surely they wouldnt let them use there #1 test driver Unless they were giving him a chance for a drive with Force India...

[darwin dali]

So de la Rosa has been driving the Force India in testing...

What do we all make of that then? is it merely a part of the technical alliance or does it suggest he may get a chance to drive for them next season?

Its Interesting that its De la Rosa and not Paffet. Pedro is Mclarens #1 Test driver. Surely they wouldnt let them use there #1 test driver Unless they were giving him a chance for a drive with Force India...

Nah, I think it's purely a matter of experience - PdlR knows the McLaren in and out and can compare behavior, differences, weaknesses of the Force India car.