Comments on: Who'll be on the grid next year? Introducing USF1/GPE http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/ ...Formula One isn't boring Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:26:56 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Riccardo Monza http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2480 Riccardo Monza Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:36:08 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2480 If Marco Andretti had a go in F1, let's hope he doesn't have the nightmare Michael Andretti suffered in the early 90's. Of course Mario was great in a good car back in the day. I think there's rumours about that Danica is heading to NASCAR maybe next year, for the dosh. Any thoughts on some of the drivers who race in the US for US teams but aren't American? Like Dario Franchitti or Justin Wilson, who's had a stint in F1 before? If Marco Andretti had a go in F1, let’s hope he doesn’t have the nightmare Michael Andretti suffered in the early 90’s. Of course Mario was great in a good car back in the day.

I think there’s rumours about that Danica is heading to NASCAR maybe next year, for the dosh.

Any thoughts on some of the drivers who race in the US for US teams but aren’t American? Like Dario Franchitti or Justin Wilson, who’s had a stint in F1 before?

]]> By: Ciaran Buttonham http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2481 Ciaran Buttonham Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:21:10 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2481 Marco Andretti is the ultimate choice for a Yank F1 driver in my opinion, but he's not going to leave the US yet and he hasn't won the Indy 500 yet. He's got a sweet setup with his own team, he'd be a small fish in a big pond in F1, much as Bourdais discovered. That's why I didn't really see fit to include him. Marco Andretti is the ultimate choice for a Yank F1 driver in my opinion, but he’s not going to leave the US yet and he hasn’t won the Indy 500 yet. He’s got a sweet setup with his own team, he’d be a small fish in a big pond in F1, much as Bourdais discovered.

That’s why I didn’t really see fit to include him.

]]> By: Peter http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 Peter Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:56:27 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2482 How about Marco Andretti? Struggling on ovals but not so shabby on road courses. How about Marco Andretti? Struggling on ovals but not so shabby on road courses.

]]> By: Chris Stephens http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 Chris Stephens Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:43:16 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2465 My preference is Conor Daly and A.J. Allmendinger or Jonathan Summerton. Danica isn't a road racer and makes more than her fair share of stupid mistakes. She might be able to buy my vote by posing fully nude, but she certainly wouldn't cut it in F1 for long. My preference is Conor Daly and A.J. Allmendinger or Jonathan Summerton.

Danica isn’t a road racer and makes more than her fair share of stupid mistakes. She might be able to buy my vote by posing fully nude, but she certainly wouldn’t cut it in F1 for long.

]]> By: Adam Milleneuve http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Adam Milleneuve Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:27:23 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2466 I would love to see Piquet in another team next year, he really is actually quite good - see this article - and enjoy the photo at the end! http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/nelson-piquet-jr/ I would love to see Piquet in another team next year, he really is actually quite good – see this article – and enjoy the photo at the end! http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/nelson-piquet-jr/

]]> By: Michael http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2477 Michael Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:52 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2477 Ciaran, fair point little Piquet is being shafted by Renault but that's always been their way for the No 2 driver under Flav. Brundle, Herbert, Trulli, Fisi (although he wilted went it all came to him) Kovi & now Piquet Fact remains that Scott Speed was every bit as good as Tonio & is the only US driver to have made it to F1 in the last decade or so. If USGPEF1 want somebody who's American & has experienced the circus before he should be considered. Tonio is rumoured to have a race seat at Force India next year. Whether that's for Fisi or Sutil - who knows Ciaran,
fair point little Piquet is being shafted by Renault but that’s always been their way for the No 2 driver under Flav. Brundle, Herbert, Trulli, Fisi (although he wilted went it all came to him) Kovi & now Piquet
Fact remains that Scott Speed was every bit as good as Tonio & is the only US driver to have made it to F1 in the last decade or so. If USGPEF1 want somebody who’s American & has experienced the circus before he should be considered.
Tonio is rumoured to have a race seat at Force India next year. Whether that’s for Fisi or Sutil – who knows

]]> By: Dave H http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2476 Dave H Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:27:28 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2476 Tonio Liuzzi should fit in quite well actually. He put in some great race performances in 2007 and Williams were looking to employ him before Toyota told them they had to have Nakajima as part of the engine deal. The fact that he's been kept on as test driver at Force India shows that he does provide valuable feedback in evaluating a car. Which is useful for a new team. Tonio Liuzzi should fit in quite well actually. He put in some great race performances in 2007 and Williams were looking to employ him before Toyota told them they had to have Nakajima as part of the engine deal.
The fact that he’s been kept on as test driver at Force India shows that he does provide valuable feedback in evaluating a car. Which is useful for a new team.

]]> By: Ciaran Buttonham http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2475 Ciaran Buttonham Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:24:41 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2475 In one sentence you say that we shouldn't dis Scott Speed, yet in another you intimate that Piquet is poor, whilst it is in fact him who is currently being shafted by his team. I was just curious to know why you think he deserves another chance? I'll look into Alvaro Parente. Maybe we should start a petition to get Carroll in to F1? In one sentence you say that we shouldn’t dis Scott Speed, yet in another you intimate that Piquet is poor, whilst it is in fact him who is currently being shafted by his team. I was just curious to know why you think he deserves another chance?

I’ll look into Alvaro Parente. Maybe we should start a petition to get Carroll in to F1?

]]> By: Michael http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2474 Michael Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:15:15 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2474 Don't dis Scott Speed - he was shafted by Torro Rosso. My thinking is these new teams need somebody on board with experience of current F1 cars & tracks. Throwing a team full of newbies out there is going to make little Piquet look good! Don’t dis Scott Speed – he was shafted by Torro Rosso.
My thinking is these new teams need somebody on board with experience of current F1 cars & tracks. Throwing a team full of newbies out there is going to make little Piquet look good!

]]> By: Red Andy http://www.f1badger.com/2009/06/wholl-be-on-the-grid-next-year-introducing-usf1gpe/comment-page-1/#comment-2473 Red Andy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:57:13 +0000 http://www.f1badger.com/?p=6147#comment-2473 Liam, Zanardi last raced in F1 in 1999. He unfortunately lost his legs in CART in 2001, though he has raced in WTCC since then and even tested for BMW's F1 team a year or two ago. I agree that Carroll deserves a race seat, he was superb in GP2 and obviously took Ireland to A1GP glory - I said way back in 2005 that Team GB should have ditched Robbie Kerr and put Carroll in the seat instead, glad to see I might have been right! One name I haven't heard mentioned is Alvaro Parente, another excellent Renault World Series/A1GP/GP2 driver. Maybe he's got more of a chance for Campos, but I reckon he definitely deserves an F1 break. Liam, Zanardi last raced in F1 in 1999. He unfortunately lost his legs in CART in 2001, though he has raced in WTCC since then and even tested for BMW’s F1 team a year or two ago.

I agree that Carroll deserves a race seat, he was superb in GP2 and obviously took Ireland to A1GP glory – I said way back in 2005 that Team GB should have ditched Robbie Kerr and put Carroll in the seat instead, glad to see I might have been right!

One name I haven’t heard mentioned is Alvaro Parente, another excellent Renault World Series/A1GP/GP2 driver. Maybe he’s got more of a chance for Campos, but I reckon he definitely deserves an F1 break.

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