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**Assauraarguck** · 10-06-2010, 12:37 AM

That's not only thinkable, but true. Nevertheless, he has done nothing to impress. A team's performance is most often an indicator of the drivers they employ. A real talented driver can elevate and motivate an entire team even when their car is originally inferior (a la Alonso and Kubica at Renault, Vettel at STR, etc.) and create a lot of momentum and buzz, which then attracts more sponsors, engineering talent, etc. A Buemi/Alguersuari line-up has none such momentum or buzz, they have gone stale as a driver combo and aren't going anywhere, despite occasional decent performances. Time for some fresh faces.

I agree with you - especially if you think of Kobayashi at Sauber (a less experienced driver, in a car on par [or certainly not much better than] with STR). And they have less resources at Sauber too. OK, so the Hulk and Kobay have been a little over-exuberant but that's to be expected from rookies. Algae doesn't seem to me as a mature driver - more like a driver that is well within his limits and not making any visible improvement over time. Yes he's young. But that shouldn't be an excuse.

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Assauraarguck Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	That's not only thinkable, but true. Nevertheless, he has done nothing to impress. A team's performance is most often an indicator of the drivers they employ. A real talented driver can elevate and motivate an entire team even when their car is originally inferior (a la Alonso and Kubica at Renault, Vettel at STR, etc.) and create a lot of momentum and buzz, which then attracts more sponsors, engineering talent, etc. A Buemi/Alguersuari line-up has none such momentum or buzz, they have gone stale as a driver combo and aren't going anywhere, despite occasional decent performances. Time for some fresh faces. I agree with you - especially if you think of Kobayashi at Sauber (a less experienced driver, in a car on par [or certainly not much better than] with STR). And they have less resources at Sauber too. OK, so the Hulk and Kobay have been a little over-exuberant but that's to be expected from rookies. Algae doesn't seem to me as a mature driver - more like a driver that is well within his limits and not making any visible improvement over time. Yes he's young. But that shouldn't be an excuse.
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