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**derisgun** · 01-20-2008, 02:29 AM

Well, the Canadian's didn't really seem to take to Seb too well either...

But then again there are a lot of people who don't like Tracy!

Montoya hasn't been treated too badly, but a lot of people, me included, want to see him fall flat on his face! Franchitti actually has been pretty well received. Winning Indy so recently means people have a lot more respect for him. He's also never been an F1 driver, so he's not a has-been trying to scrape a ride.
And the NASCAR 'purists' are pretty divided about the open-wheel influx, so don't be too quick to judge that scenario. It's like saying 'The F1 world is captivated by Lewis Hamilton' No we're not! He's just another rookie who did well in probably the best car of the year.. Must F1 'purists' can see that and not get obsessive over one driver, just as those of us who properly follow racing know just how good Bourdais is, as opposed to those who just think of failed Indycar/CART drivers in F1 and lump him in with them...

Personally I don;t think getting beaten by Vettel is a disgrace, as Vettel (ironically) has much more F1 experience. I am growing ever more uncertain about Mark Webber's relative merits.. I hope 'Minardi' beat Red Bull this season, 'cos I ama huge Minardi fan. And I wonder why Webber has never raced for Renault, when you consider the talent Flavio has nurtured and discovered.. (Schumacher, Alonso, Fisichella, Trulli)
However he was wrong about one J.Button, but I still believe Toro Rosso has the more talented driver lineup, but experience (team and drivers) will count over the course of the season.

01-20-2008, 02:29 AM	#17
derisgun Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Well, the Canadian's didn't really seem to take to Seb too well either... But then again there are a lot of people who don't like Tracy! Montoya hasn't been treated too badly, but a lot of people, me included, want to see him fall flat on his face! Franchitti actually has been pretty well received. Winning Indy so recently means people have a lot more respect for him. He's also never been an F1 driver, so he's not a has-been trying to scrape a ride. And the NASCAR 'purists' are pretty divided about the open-wheel influx, so don't be too quick to judge that scenario. It's like saying 'The F1 world is captivated by Lewis Hamilton' No we're not! He's just another rookie who did well in probably the best car of the year.. Must F1 'purists' can see that and not get obsessive over one driver, just as those of us who properly follow racing know just how good Bourdais is, as opposed to those who just think of failed Indycar/CART drivers in F1 and lump him in with them... Personally I don;t think getting beaten by Vettel is a disgrace, as Vettel (ironically) has much more F1 experience. I am growing ever more uncertain about Mark Webber's relative merits.. I hope 'Minardi' beat Red Bull this season, 'cos I ama huge Minardi fan. And I wonder why Webber has never raced for Renault, when you consider the talent Flavio has nurtured and discovered.. (Schumacher, Alonso, Fisichella, Trulli) However he was wrong about one J.Button, but I still believe Toro Rosso has the more talented driver lineup, but experience (team and drivers) will count over the course of the season.
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