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7 Feb 2003, 19:56 (Ref:499840) | #1 | |
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Will Montoya or Raikkonen win a race in 2003?
This may sound like an absurd question, but neither of them managed to do so last year, but then again, the F2002 was only beaten once, by Coulthard in Monaco.
But do you think Montoya or Raikkonen will get a win this year? I hope they do, because if next year is another winless season for them, their careers could stall due to unrealistically high media expectations. And if they do win, I hope it's on merit and not by the Ferraris having problems ahead of them. |
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7 Feb 2003, 20:01 (Ref:499844) | #2 | ||
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Ralf lucked into a win in Malaysia as well remember. I can't see it at the moment, I'll let you know after Aus.
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7 Feb 2003, 21:27 (Ref:499907) | #3 | ||
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Ralf's win was against the F2001 though!
They've certainly got it in them. But they need the car to have improved, as YM essentially said, if the car is ther they can win. Kimi came so close in France, and JPM has proved he can - the potential driver wise is there. It's if the car can conquer the Ferrari |
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7 Feb 2003, 21:39 (Ref:499916) | #4 | ||
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Which looks unlikely at the moment.
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7 Feb 2003, 21:45 (Ref:499925) | #5 | ||
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Maybe... We haven't seen the new McLaren yet.
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7 Feb 2003, 21:47 (Ref:499928) | #6 | ||
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and you won't until Imola, no official unvailing this year.
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7 Feb 2003, 21:48 (Ref:499931) | #7 | ||
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What? Really? Why so hush-hush?
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7 Feb 2003, 21:51 (Ref:499935) | #8 | ||
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Well they're running the MP4/17D until then so there's really no point launching a car that won't be running for 3 months.
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7 Feb 2003, 21:56 (Ref:499945) | #9 | ||
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Unless you are Ferrari...
By the way, here is the view from Juan's car this season: |
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(BTW, no it won't, there's no way he'll ever get that close, with the form they're showing in testing.) |
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7 Feb 2003, 21:59 (Ref:499953) | #11 | ||
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Hehehe... sure he will... Its Juan... he can put a tank on the second row
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7 Feb 2003, 22:04 (Ref:499963) | #12 | ||
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Have I stepped into some alternate universe!! I'm praising Ferrari and you're praising Juan .
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7 Feb 2003, 22:13 (Ref:499984) | #13 | ||
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Damon, my friend... I stopped my BS about Juan being "just another CART guy" after he got his 4th or 5th pole I may be prejudiced against CART, but I'm not so stupid as to be blinded by the fact that this guy is for real!
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i bet JPM wins a race this year ferraris luck can only last soo long even with the amazing set of wheels
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7 Feb 2003, 22:27 (Ref:500012) | #15 | |
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And here's Ferrari's view of the McLarens this season...oh dear, they got away that fast?
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I assume that is the view in the Ferrari rear view mirror?
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7 Feb 2003, 22:31 (Ref:500025) | #17 | ||
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I hope you are right Logrence, and McLaren are dominant, but I just can't see it happening |
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If anyone other than Ferrari was to win on merit then you'd expect JPM or KR to be the ones to do it. (presuming they're teams are 2nd or 3rd best) Then again, Ferrari not winning means something extraordinary occured.
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8 Feb 2003, 08:30 (Ref:500357) | #19 | |
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i think both these guys will win a race this year......I really want to see Kimi break his duck , and Montoya should be very fired up....it just so much depends on what cars the teams can produce.
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Problem is Michael doesnt need his car to be the best to win... If he has the best car he wins by a lap. The ferrari needs to be a pig or very unreliable for anyone else to win.
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Kimi was close to win last year, but Michael had a penalty that day...
I don't know. If for once the damn Ferrari #1 failed... |
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David, I think if Schu's car was equal to the Mclaren Williams then the fight would be a lot closer than you think.
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8 Feb 2003, 18:31 (Ref:500742) | #24 | ||
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If Schumacher finishes every race without any major dramas, he could make it a Ferrari clean-sweep of victories. If the hardware was more equal, both could win at least a few races. I don't expect Ralf or DC to take any wins unless they are lucky in the races Kimi, Juan and the Ferraris are all unlucky.
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Not so sure about that, Boots. On his day, DC is a match, and more than that, for anyone. Remember Brazil 01 and Monaco 02. Ralf is good too, if he can control the race from the front.
Will Kimi or Montoya win a race in 2003? I don't know. I hope so. I hope they both win at least one race each, but I can't really see the Ferrari going seriously backwards, so I fully expect TGF to win around 10 races this year, Rubens 3 or 4, and the remaining 2 or 3 will be won by the McLaren and Williams boys. Who will win those races is very difficult to say. It may well be much down to circumstance, as we saw in the Malaysian GP last year. |
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