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19 Nov 2002, 15:29 (Ref:432274)
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Maybe Ralph Firman will get justice after all!
He now has a test with the BAR F1 team at Barcelona from the 14-15th of December driving one of this years cars. Dave Richards also said that they are watching the Formula Nippon series as part of a ongoing evaultation process. So it looks like people are beginning to sit up and take notice of Formula Nippon at last.
Lets hope Ralph can put in a good performance and hopefully lead to a full time drive or testing role. Here is the full story. http://www.crash.net/news_detail.asp...3&language_id= |
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19 Nov 2002, 17:53 (Ref:432416)
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 This is quite logical: One Ulsterman going out(Irvine) and other one going in (Firman).
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19 Nov 2002, 17:56 (Ref:432419)
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Is he that good? I know he was competitive in F3, but he spent an awful long time in the wilderness of Nippons
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19 Nov 2002, 18:33 (Ref:432451)
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It seems very logical to me. Having driven for Honda's favourite son - Nakajima - in F.Nippon, where else would they place him for an F1 try out?
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19 Nov 2002, 20:27 (Ref:432524)
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He is a extrmely talented driver, as good as Justin Wilson? I dont think so personally but hes still very good.
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19 Nov 2002, 21:08 (Ref:432561)
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yeah he won Brit F3. But he didnt seem to get it together too well in Japan, even when he was at Nakajima
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19 Nov 2002, 23:31 (Ref:432688)
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I agree, he didnt have a fantastic season. He was just very consistent all year and in the end it paid off. Stil credit where credit is due and he did deserve to win in the end I think. It just wasnt a outstanding season.
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19 Nov 2002, 23:34 (Ref:432691)
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Is he an Ulsterman? I always assumed he was born near the VD factory in Norfolk?
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19 Nov 2002, 23:59 (Ref:432714)
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His mum Angie is from Ulster.
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20 Nov 2002, 00:04 (Ref:432721)
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Does anyone know his homepage?
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20 Nov 2002, 00:11 (Ref:432724)
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ralphfirman.net i think
Id say he's British just bec ause he's got a terrible Norwich accent and lists Norfolk as his home 
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20 Nov 2002, 00:18 (Ref:432728)
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Thanks man.
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23 Nov 2002, 17:39 (Ref:435373)
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He was confused himself: I remember his Brit F3 car having a Union Jack in left side and Irish tricolor in the right side of the car, under the name.
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Um...good driver but he won the championship in his 6th attempt? Good luck in getting in to F1 then
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I still think he could make it into F1, all depends on how well he performs in the upcoming tests. If not oh well theres Formula Nissan with lots of top drivers such as. Justin Wilson, Ricardo Zonta, Marc Gene..
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Based on his experience Id expect him to be a very good, solid, test driver
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