Trulli on Ferrari

[Ciro Pabón]

This could be a thread full of rants, so I beg you to stay as neutral as possible:

Jarno Trulli on Ferrari:

"In my opinion they are at least half a second faster per lap, even with respect to McLarens," he told Autosprint magazine. "The Championship already looks over to me before it has started."

"When you watch Ferrari's performance on the track your arms drop. They brake where they want but, above all, they accelerate where they want, when I always have to be careful giving power, which is no longer managed by traction control," he said.

"It's true that aerodynamic efficiency is even more crucial in Bahrain than at Jerez or Valencia because of the numerous fast bends. The asphalt gives better grip but Ferrari's superiority is disconcerting."

[Conceptual]

Coupled with Kimi's comments earlier, it may be a LONG year for any non-Red car...

Chris

[Harrelson]

Did he really say that?

We have to wait till Melbourne to know for sure

[Zycban]

I think this conversation goes every year, "test say this test say that... etc."

Nobody will know untill the season begins. For all we know the F1 2008 could have serious engine problems and will blow up frequently. What will you do with that speed when you can't reach the finish line?

I am not saying Ferrari is bad or anything, just that this kind of talk is always going around during the Silly season (wonder why it was named that ) and nobody will know untill the season starts.

EDIT: Although i don't think the red cars will be around the mid field much

[Mikacouli]

The difference in the last test between toyota and Ferrari was aprox. 1.5 sec. Last year that was the same difference between the two teams. Trulli is just annoyed his team can't do a better job. Maybe Ferrari is the quickest right now but I don't believe the difference between Ferrari and McLaren is half a second. Ferrari was last year also the quickest in winter testing but after a few races it was al McLaren to just loose it in the last races.

For me, to say the season is already over, is ridiculous. Let's wait and see.

[Vasco]

Mclaren did develop quite quickly during the year. However, the only reason they managed to close the gap as quickly as they did to ferrari was because of the whole flexi floor issue which set ferrari back quite a bit.

[bettonracing]

Mclaren did develop quite quickly during the year. However, the only reason they managed to close the gap as quickly as they did to ferrari was because of the whole flexi floor issue which set ferrari back quite a bit.

Also remember Ferrari lost 2 weeks from the damage in their wind tunnel early in the year...

Kurt

[mx_tifoso]

Trulli: Ferrari and McLaren a step ahead

It can be of no surprise that a team like Toyota does not progress as expected, seeing how there main driver mainly talks about how much better other teams are.

In almost every interview, Trulli manages to mostly talk a lot about how behind his team is, and the differences betweent them and their competitors.

Where in comparison, in Massa's interview by Autosport today he barely talked about rival teams. He sticks to his guns and only discusses how his team is doing at the moment, exactly how it should be IMO.

Because regardless of where you are in the field you shouldn't give so much credit to your rivals, and thats just what Trulli does extremely frequently.

[DaveKillens]

Toyota is Japanese, and in their culture, respect and saving face is important. So when Trulli starts to mention anything negative about his Toyota, it's an embarrasment to Toyota. Maybe it's his way to motivate the team for a better car, or maybe it's all the years of frustration of being in a well funded team with a car that deserves to do better. Or most likely, it's a bit of both.
Talk is cheap, and this time of year there's a lot of talking. For me, I'm waiting until the battle really starts in Australia.

[Belatti]

To motivate your team is a pretty difficult thing to do, and not all drivers can do that well.
Extremely cases where Schumacher-Ferrari and Senna-Honda (not Senna-McLaren).
Fangio, otherwise, just changed to the car he felt was going to be quicker that year (except in 1957). But he always kept the same mechanics (also friends) that where close to him.

Trulli cant motivate Toyota, like Button cant do it with Honda. They finish 7th and they are happy for all the effort the team did and they say: "race was good".
A driver that finishes 7th should be angry and dissapointed after the race. But they are happy with the money they earn, no glory hunger there.

[axle]

Trulli is definately *Quoted* praising other teams an awful lot. I expect there is more to his actual comments than we here, however it would be good to hear him talk about his own team more and what they are doing...

[mx_tifoso]

Or maybe Trulli should leave this unsuccesful side job and dedicate all of his time to wine making, as I've read that he is doing rather well with that.

Although I'm sure he's a good guy and all, but as Belatti said, I don't see much "glory hunger" in him anymore. And "glory hunger" is just what a team needs in their drivers, or else not much will get done.

Thats unfortunate for a team like Toyota, because we all know that there is a lot of potential within that team. IIRC, this is one of the very few motorsport categories where they have not been "succesful".

Possibly a younger lineup, including Glock, would spark an improvement within this faltering team. As I would most definately like to see them up there competing with the current top teams. It wouldn't be so bad to see a Ferrari chasing a Toyota for the lead every now and then!

[axle]

TBH all teams that arn't at or near the front need one racer and one brilliant car developer...they might not have the ultimate speed but the information they gove back to the team can help the real racer move fwd.