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12 Nov 2006, 20:22 (Ref:1764400) | #1 | |
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Jarvis in his first weekend racing for GBR looked more convincing than Kerr ever has...
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amen to that...
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12 Nov 2006, 20:26 (Ref:1764402) | #3 | |
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Manning and Jarvis is the way forward for GBR I feel. Kerr wasn't bad, but we weren't getting anywhere with him.
I thought Jarvis did a great job this weekend all things considered. A large slice of luck in the feature was great reward. Another thing that surprised me was how tight the points battle is.....it is absolutely as close as you like! |
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12 Nov 2006, 20:32 (Ref:1764407) | #4 | ||
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race One he was dropping back rather than attacking and race two - fair play he stayed on the track but who did he actually overtake during the race, he drove like a scared little boy who was out driving his dads car. Im glad you lot aren't chosing the driver line up cos i want to see racing not follow the leader. |
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12 Nov 2006, 20:43 (Ref:1764420) | #5 | |
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Well race one, nobody really made any moves. The sprint race offers little in the way of points, so the risk to the race two starting position isn't worth it.
I too like to see racing, but at Beijing this is not going to happen. |
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12 Nov 2006, 20:51 (Ref:1764428) | #6 | ||
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Im not knocking the result but Luck played a massive part and for once, for TEAM GB it went the right way, even after thier initial plan backfired. |
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12 Nov 2006, 21:03 (Ref:1764443) | #7 | |
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nev - a quick search of your posts reveals this
1) You think Robbie Kerr's brilliant 2) You think every other British driver's over-rated 3) You think A1 team GBR is rubbish Is your response to today's race just another example of not letting facts get in the way of your own Kerr-tinted glasses? |
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12 Nov 2006, 21:37 (Ref:1764470) | #8 | ||
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I do think Robbie is better than Manning and Jarvis, i also do think that the team play a massive part in the results, so does luck. I also think im entitled to rubbish other peoples unfounded remarks. No i dont think every other British driver is rubbish, Justin Wilson is a brilliant driver and so is Marc Hynes. And as far as the Team is concerned, i express my opinion about it being the teams fault when they fail rather than always automatically blaming the driver, especially when its Robbie. Maybe if i was sad enough to tredge through all your posts i too would gain an "acurate" picture of you. |
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Calm down Robbie.
The team has failed on a number of occasions, I totally agree. I don't think Robbie has done a lot wrong either. He is just nothing special and it is nice to see others getting a shot. We saw how Manning came flying out of the traps quite nicely at Shanghai last season for example. I'd favour him of the three drivers, as he has some good experience to draw on. And I'd like to see Jarvis getting some shots as well to prove himself. Robbie has had a full seasons worth of races, so I'd like to see him try his hand at something else. Anyhow, we are moving drastically away from the Beijing topic here... |
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12 Nov 2006, 22:24 (Ref:1764509) | #12 | |
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Jarvis didn't make a big mistake like Manning did ... having said that he wasn't really on the pace either. Neither was Manning in the race. In fact no-one in the GBR car has been so far (including Kerr). I suspect Jarvis would not have done so well on a track where the faster guys can make their way through the field, or in a race without so many safety cars.
These forums are very anti-Kerr for some reason - hopefully we'll see what he can really do next race. How quickly people here forget Kerr driving from last place to 2nd last season ... far more impressive than Jarvis going steady and waiting for 50% (literally!) of the field to fall off, helped by the safety car no end. He's probably glad Arden aren't running the team anymore otherwise he'd have been last to pit!! Personally I just want to see GBR win ... its about time really!! |
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This was his first race for Team GBR after a minimal amount of testing on circuit where overtaking was to all intents and purposes impossible. I'd say that was pretty damn good. |
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12 Nov 2006, 23:17 (Ref:1764532) | #14 | |
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Absolutely.
They should keep him in for Sepang after this. |
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13 Nov 2006, 08:40 (Ref:1764704) | #15 | ||
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Can I suggest a separate Team GBR thread as there are obviously a few people with strong opinions on GBR drivers?
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Anyone that has a good opinion of Kerr appears to get slated/flamed immediately - e.g Nev being accused of being Robbie! Why don't fans of Manning & Jarvis get the same treatment? I also received a lot of stick for complaining about Arden (who got fired).
The fact is, even Surtees has now called Jarvis' race as 'sensible' and 'mature' ... he didn't have great pace, he just kept the fortunate advantage given to him by the timing of his pit and the safety cars. In a normal race he wouldn't have been up there. In the warm-up session he was nowhere (neither were Ned & Italy so what does that say about the pit stops being the deciding factor!?). Canada's pace was very impressive - again a rookie with only 1 race more A1 experience than Jarvis and the team sharing data with GBR. I think Canada should be the yardstick for how to judge the GBR drivers as we know other teams have certain advantages/disadvantages. Personally I think Jarvis and Kerr would make a great team going forward. Put Jarvis in on the new tracks so he can use the Rookie session to good effect. Robbie in for the rest. For sure we should be giving Canada a run for their money! |
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Jarvis ran a very strong and clever race. He's a clever lad and i'm sure the team now know who they will pick for Sepang. The team have access to all the facts and will know the pros and cons each driver brings. The one who lines up in Sepang is telling of their opinion on who has the greatest potential short-term...
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I used to be a big Kerr fan and after he defeated James Courtney to win the 2002 British F3 Championship I thought he was really something special.
He had a couple of bit seasons but on the whole the past two years he's dissapointed me. His racecraft seems good and he's not scared of sticking it in there but his overall pace isn't as strong as some and his performance in WSR this year has been very ordinary to say the least. Manning has the experience and I'm sure is the man to lead the team from now on but Jarvis did an excellent job yesterday. He may not have been the quickest man out there but compared to some of the guys ahead of him he also didn't have the experience of both the car and the series. He kept his head and was rewarded for it - I'm sure on a more open circuit with plenty of track time he would be given the chance to truly show his clear talents. |
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I'd like to see the team being made up of Manning and Jarvis with the team pushing as hard as possible to get Wilson in for a few drives. I still think that after this years performances in WSR Kerr is not up to the required standard. A driver with his experience should have blitzed the field but he was rubbish to be honest. And now a rookie in his first race has managed to get the joint-best result for the GB team whether by luck or skill. Kerr should be very worried about that.
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i think it's not as much that kerr should have "blitzed" the world series field, but he should have at least beat sean mcintosh...
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My opinion is that Darren Manning is probably the most accomplished of the three British drivers in A1GP, whilst Jarvis does seem to have the greatest amount of potential. Therefore, I think that the bulk of driving duties should be shared between those two. As for Robbie Kerr, he had a good number of chances last year and whilst he was good, he wasn't inspirational so a change is probably a good thing.
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I think we should get Jason Plato in there. He has talent and experience.
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