DC v AD

[j4kwan]

Man, if I were BAR I'd sooner hire Anthony Davidson than David
Coulthard as next year's racer. AD's cheaper, smaller, faster, smarter, calculated...only thing DC has to offer are memories of past victories...experience don't count if you can't execute any more!

hey DC, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!

[Monstrobolaxa]

And would you prefer Davidson or Mika? Mika has been offered contract by David Richards....but now it's a little late...Mika has changed his mind about coming back (at least he says). He spent a whole lot of time preparing physicly....but has changed his mind.

But if there still was the change who would you choose?

Don't forget that part of Davidsons speed is caused by the fact that he's always on new tires and he's doing the development work on the car...so that is part of the explanasion for his Friday speed. (in any case I agree he's good and fast)

[Guest]

Man, if I were BAR I'd sooner hire Anthony Davidson than David
Coulthard as next year's racer. AD's cheaper, smaller, faster, smarter, calculated...only thing DC has to offer are memories of past victories...experience don't count if you can't execute any more!

hey DC, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!

you are an idiot

[bernard]

I wouldn't necessarily team up with everybody that praises Davidson's speed. He has been fast, but does anybody know his actual race pace? Sure, he is an F3000 champion, but it wouldn't be the first time success from lower series failed to materialize in f1.
So I would remain extremely skeptical about his pace, other 3rd drivers have been fast on tests too, but williams is the latest example of upgrading a non-ready tester to a driver seat, with bad results.

[bernard]

you are an idiot

hit a sore spot, didn't he? I bet you are a DC fan.
j4kwan was only telling us the facts about David, I'm sorry if you can't handle the truth.

[GuestAgain]

Surely you dont have to be a fan to know what is fact.
That he is smaller? maybe.
Cheaper? que?
Faster? How can anyone jugde that he (Davidson) is faster based on practice or testing?
Smarter? please help.
And WHAT exactly is he calculating?

[Monstrobolaxa]

Well to tell you the truth I really think David has passed his time....I was a Damon Hill fanatic and at the begining of 1999 I had to accept the fact that Damon was out of date....it's called ageing as they get older they tend to not risk as much as they did when they were new in the sport....I happens to almost every driver!

And about F3000 champions....Wasn't Damon Hill the first F3000 winner to become F1 World Champion? This tells alot about the old F3000.....with the new regs for F2 the statistics might change...but in any case F3 (british and european) and F. Renault have always produced better drivers then the guys who step into F1 from F3000! It seems that F3000 is more or less a step back!

[j4kwan]

keke - i knew i'd provoke someone...
hey - i'm a JV fan...but really, he should not have come back...

[sharkie17]

Man, if I were BAR I'd sooner hire Anthony Davidson than David
Coulthard as next year's racer. AD's cheaper, smaller, faster, smarter, calculated...only thing DC has to offer are memories of past victories...experience don't count if you can't execute any more!

hey DC, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!

you are an idiot

wont you get your lazy ass to register?

it really makes you a big man when you call someone an idiot as a "guest".

[McLaurin]

DC is still a great driver who has lots of experience as well.

[j4kwan]

I didn't say he wasn't a great driver. I said AD would be better for BAR next year than DC.

DC is a great driver - he's not a great racer! he WAs a great racer.

Seems like DR has the same notion today....

[Aradea]

You're absolutely right, DC WAS a great driver. But not anymore...
Can't you see, he's driving a McLaren for god's sake ! shouldn't he be on a podium at least for one time ??!! he could not even make it to the top four. His time has passed, he's not competitive anymore

I am not saying that AD is a great driver and is a great replacement if Button can't/won't drive for BAR next year. But I really think that AD needs the opportunity to prove himself and to others that maybe he is as good as JB or other young drivers.

That's why I prefer AD to DC cos I don't think DC is good enough anymore, bu if there's another candidate for the job such as Mika then maybe I'll go with Mika.

(If I could choose a pair of drivers for BAR next year, I would go with Button & Alonso. that's a dream pair...)

[Mikacouli]

Man, if I were BAR I'd sooner hire Anthony Davidson than David
Coulthard as next year's racer. AD's cheaper, smaller, faster, smarter, calculated...only thing DC has to offer are memories of past victories...experience don't count if you can't execute any more!

hey DC, see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!

Are you still a child? I hope so

[Monstrobolaxa]

Well....end off discussion....the contract recognition board has sent Button back to BAR.

In any case I kind of agree with j4kwan.....if you have the experience but you can't execute you're more or less lost! Coulthard has passed his time....his time was from 95 to 2000 (at least in my opinion) after that he's fell back and now his know-how is more usefull as a test driver then a GP driver.

[Guest]

you are an idiot

hit a sore spot, didn't he? I bet you are a DC fan.
j4kwan was only telling us the facts about David, I'm sorry if you can't handle the truth.

actually i am not a fan but we have seen before that when u put testers in that they have failed miserably Gene for example. possibly knows the car the best but still couldn't get into the points and was getting beat by a jag at one of the races how pathetic is that. i don't doubt anthony's speed im just saying why not have someone you know who has won races in there instead of someone who is a huge risk