Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichello?

Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichello?#297929

By acosmichippo - 07 Apr 12, 12:41

- 07 Apr 12, 12:41#297929

So after reading that Rubens would still drive for Ferrari if they asked him, I was wondering... Has Massa actually failed to the point that people think Rubens would be an upgrade?

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297931

By geetface9 - 07 Apr 12, 12:45

- 07 Apr 12, 12:45#297931

Barrichello in my opinion. I didn't start watching f1 til 2010 so massa has been extremely lackluster since I've been watching him. And barrichello has been in a williams

But barrichello has been runner up a couple times and I think I've heard that massa's championship contention in 2008 was kind of a one-off. Correct me if I'm wrong!

Not bad for a #2 driver

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297933

By Hammer278 - 07 Apr 12, 12:58

- 07 Apr 12, 12:58#297933

I rather have Narain Karthikeyan rather than Massa just for the kick of it. You never know, he might do better and if he does do better Ferrari would look like geniuses.

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297935

By andrew - 07 Apr 12, 13:24

- 07 Apr 12, 13:24#297935

Massa. No contest.

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297937

By Blackavar - 07 Apr 12, 13:49

- 07 Apr 12, 13:49#297937

Massa. No contest.

Indeed.

Realistically, Barrichello is past it. There's a reason he doesn't have a drive afterall. I know Massa has been poor last season and this season so far, but he's better than Barrichello.

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297951

By Ayrton Senna is God - 07 Apr 12, 16:06

- 07 Apr 12, 16:06#297951

Rubens couldn't do any worse, Massa is 19th in the standings FFS!

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297957

By acosmichippo - 07 Apr 12, 16:33

- 07 Apr 12, 16:33#297957

Rubens couldn't do any worse, Massa is 19th in the standings FFS!

And for perspective, Rubens finished last season in 17th. In a shitty williams.

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297966

By zurich_allan - 07 Apr 12, 17:42

- 07 Apr 12, 17:42#297966

Massa. No contest.

Indeed.

Realistically, Barrichello is past it. There's a reason he doesn't have a drive afterall. I know Massa has been poor last season and this season so far, but he's better than Barrichello.

No - the reason he doesn't have a drive is that he couldn't show anything in the worst Williams in 30 years and doesn't bring with him massive sponsorship. Barrichello IS (and I do mean that in the present tense) a better driver than Massa. If you could say Massa pre-accident then my answer might have been different as I genuinely rated him after '08 and into '09, but he simply hasn't been the same since then and Rubens is currently the better between the two, and by some margin too.

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297979

By LewEngBridewell - 07 Apr 12, 19:50

- 07 Apr 12, 19:50#297979

Rubens Barrichello by a country mile.

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297984

By f1usa - 07 Apr 12, 21:05

- 07 Apr 12, 21:05#297984

By all means keep Massa, so Kimi can avenge the screwing-over Ferrari gave him in 2009 season. Would be nice to see Lotus-Renault finish ahead of Ferrari in WCC points. :twisted:

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297990

By mnmracer - 07 Apr 12, 22:21

- 07 Apr 12, 22:21#297990

Can't believe I'd say this, but it would be Barichello, but only if I had to choose between the two of them. Both are way past it, although only one really has an excuse (age).

The less intelligent observers say anyone could do it in that car.

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#297993

By LewEngBridewell - 07 Apr 12, 23:29

- 07 Apr 12, 23:29#297993

Can't believe I'd say this, but it would be Barichello, but only if I had to choose between the two of them. Both are way past it, although only one really has an excuse (age).

Old Ruby was still a winner the last time he had a capable car, and was the better of the Williams drivers in terms of points in his final two seasons. He may not be the fastest guy on the grid, but he's solid and dependable, and brings home the points if the car is capable. Even this seems to be beyond the capabilities of Felipe Massa now.

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#298006

By bud - 08 Apr 12, 04:51

- 08 Apr 12, 04:51#298006

You'd have to ask Alonso who he will allow, I'm sure he is happy with Massa. In fact he's already stated this.

Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#298022

By AlesiRed27 - 08 Apr 12, 13:57

- 08 Apr 12, 13:57#298022

Alesi. Just for kicks

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Re: Right now, who would you rather have: Massa or Barrichel#298036

By LewEngBridewell - 08 Apr 12, 18:42

- 08 Apr 12, 18:42#298036

Alesi. Just for kicks ^^

This would be pretty fine. :thumbup:

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