|
| Site Partners: | SpotterGuides | Veloce Books |
| Related Sites: | Your Link Here |
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 17:11 (Ref:193884)
|
#1 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 1,189
 |
What if Lauda manages to beat PDLR and Irvine.
He said he will try hard to beat them on the test drive on Jan 13. What if he does?
What would be the implications for Schumacher who needed Irvine to be his slave by contract? What would the "old timers were better" say? What do you expect to be a reasonably good time for Lauda compared to that of Irvine? -Faster. -Slower Within the second. -Between 1 - 2 seconds. -More than 2 seconds. Last edited by BBKing; 4 Jan 2002 at 17:14. |
||
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 17:23 (Ref:193888)
|
#2 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2000
Posts: 2,245
|
I'm pretty sure, Alain could kick Burti's arse in a regular way last year !
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 17:28 (Ref:193890)
|
#3 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,168
|
I really cant wait to see Lauda in that Jag.
FANTASTIC!!! (and I bet he beats PDLR and Irv) |
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 17:36 (Ref:193892)
|
#4 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2000
Posts: 2,739
|
Well for starters Lauda will be driving the R2 and not the R3. I also doubt that he would, even if he could, push it hard. So it's most probably he will lap a couple of seconds off the pace.
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 18:07 (Ref:193903)
|
#5 | |
|
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,953
|
Has he been training hard?
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 19:09 (Ref:193934)
|
#6 | |
|
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 729
|
This could be very interesting. On the one hand, Lauda has said that a monkey could drive a modern F1 car. At the press conference, he downplayed it: "I said every monkey could drive a Formula One car so I see myself as a monkey too."
For his part, Irvine joked, "We're going to need to put an even smaller steering wheel on to get it past his belly. ... It's been a long time since he's been in a Formula One car. I've driven cars from his era and it was like driving in a saloon car, you know. They were so easy, it was incredible. I think it'll be an eye-opener for him." I'm with Fast Eddie on this. Modern drivers, like most athletes, are generally better than their predecessors. Certainly today's drivers are better trained and in better shape, and Lauda's reflexes aren't what they used to be. Lauda won't come close to a competitive time. |
|
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 19:51 (Ref:193958)
|
#7 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 5,035
|
If he gets even within a few seconds of the regular drivers it will just show how much of a farce F1 really has become.
But I've got a feeling that fitness may get the better of him, but I'd love him to show up the two "stars"! |
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 21:03 (Ref:194008)
|
#8 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 1,168
|
I'd love to see Niki go quicker than Irv and PDLR but realistically I think he'll probably be at least 3-4 secs off the pace. Max Biaggi drove a Ferrari a year or two ago and was only three secs off a decent time. Did Colin McRae drive a Jordan or a Stewart a while ago too??? Anyone got any details???
Go Niki go... Show the "young" pups how its done!!! |
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 21:04 (Ref:194010)
|
#9 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 652
|
Can't see him coming anywhere close - but it would be highly amusing if he did!
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 21:15 (Ref:194016)
|
#10 | |||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2001
Posts: 1,168
|
Quote:
http://www.f1-live.com/f1-2001/en/he...03240846.shtml |
|||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 21:26 (Ref:194025)
|
#11 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 652
|
He also tested a '96 Jordan at Silverstone, briefly...
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 21:39 (Ref:194033)
|
#12 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 1999
Posts: 12,451
|
I bet Nicky was glad he didn't have to ride along!
P.S. I think Prost could beat half the current field in equal equipment. I'd love to see him race Lauda in the old Ferraris! |
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 22:06 (Ref:194051)
|
#13 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 13,211
|
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.....THE RAT WILL BE TOO BUSY COMMENTATING FOR RTL TO BE DRIVING THAT QUICKLY!!
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 22:10 (Ref:194055)
|
#14 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 631
|
An onboard RAT CAM may be just what he needs...then he can do 2 jobs at the same time....Something that appently Mr Rahal was incapable of doing !
|
||
|
|
|
|
4 Jan 2002, 22:35 (Ref:194078)
|
#15 | ||
|
Veteran
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 7,491
 |
Alain was racing in the nineties and retired at his top - he could have gone a couple more rounds before retiring. On the other hand, Niki came from the seventies era, and his fitness, form, experience, is long forgotten. TIME is very unforgiving. If Niki comes within 3 seconds of the other two, I'll jump into the Brisbane River.
That is not to say that I don't admire Niki, who I consider to be one of the bravest F1 drivers ever. Don't forget, the current cars are totally different from Niki's era. OK, make that 5 seconds. |
||
|
|
|
 |
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Who manages James Courtney? | HRT433 | Australasian Touring Cars. | 20 | 10 Apr 2006 03:20 |
| PDLR in a McLaren? | Barbazza | Formula One | 6 | 13 Mar 2003 09:29 |
| Irvine blames PDLR | Wrex | Formula One | 31 | 26 Sep 2002 12:07 |
| Lauda investigates Irvine to Jordan offer | Nicholas | Formula One | 9 | 21 Aug 2001 06:09 |
| PDLR to MInardi??????? | steve nielsen | Formula One | 10 | 31 Jan 2001 21:06 |
Linear Mode
