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Prost gets over looked, unfairly I feel, because he was up against Senna. AP would be the first to admit that AS had more raw speed and would take greater risks, but I think on balance it was too close to call between them. In '88, AP outscored AS and under today's system would have been champ. Then again, reliability cost AS the '89 title so it evens out. I think Joe Ramirez said something along the lines of, if the setup was perfect, AP was unbeatable where as AS could drive around niggles with the car and he was superior in that regard to AP.
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Originally posted by Richard.John View PostYou may know that I am a fan so I am biased, I admit, but he didn't manage back to back titles and very nearly a third without god given talent and a racing brain that his rivals (excluding MS) clearly lack. No advantage was needed I feel.
TBH until this year I was not a fan of Alonso, but certainly had no major issues with him. After the way he has behaved this year though, I fail to see why anyone would remain a fan.
Hey Ho each to there own though ! If he wins next year either a race or the championship and keeps his mouth shut, then maybe I'll start to slowly respect the guy again !
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Simmy,
I would add that all the greats do that and Fernando is no exception. They all try to create an environment that allows them to win at the expense of their lap dog. Senna vetoed Derrick Warwick many moons ago when at Lotus. When asked whether he felt bitterness, DW said no as AS did what he had to do for the benefit of his career. The best are bastards that's for sure.
M. Schumacher wrote the book in this regard. Granted, his team mates were not at his level but still but it's telling that he wouldn't team up with a certain Finn last season for fear of being shaded by his speed, no doubt.Last edited by Richard.John; 12-12-2007, 13:59.
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So, Heikki has supposedly got two offers on the table, and it is being reported that it is McLaren and Toyota. I wonder if the problems between Renault and McLaren will have some bearing on a possible Heikki McLaren drive. As far as I am aware, Briatore still manages Heikki.
I would imagine Trulli must be sweating a bit at the moment - He could suddenly find himself with no where to go.
I'm very interested to see how McLaren perform next year without Alonso, and vise versa how well Renault perform.
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Originally posted by Richard.John View PostM. Schumacher wrote the book in this regard. Granted, his team mates were not at his level but still but it's telling that he wouldn't team up with a certain Finn last season for fear of being shaded by his speed, no doubt.
saw this earlier
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I believe that MS would have beaten Kimi over the whole season but his outright speed would have been more than a match for the great one. It has ben suggested that it was the reason why as Luca committed to Kimi but Todt/Schu were forced into a corner. We may never know of course but MS did seem rather cool in terms of body language at Monza(?) '06.
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Originally posted by DavidHolliss View PostI think it would have been a very close battle and either could have come out on top, was strange (and sad) the way MS retired really.
saw this earlier
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/7139910.stm
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Originally posted by Richard.John View PostDC and RB are next.
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