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27 May 2004, 20:24 (Ref:985432)
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Ant to Williams?
According to Autosport, Ant Davidson is in the frame for a Williams drive. At last he's beginning to get the recognition he deserves!! His performances in Friday practice have been simply stunning, he's consistently quick over many laps and on circuits he's never driven before!! IMO it's no coincidence that BAR have made progress this year; presumably he has made some contribution to their emergence as a front running team, otherwise what is the role of a test driver? Well done Ant!
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27 May 2004, 20:27 (Ref:985437)
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I think we've been over this here a few times.
He'd be a good shout, alongside Webber or Coulthard. |
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27 May 2004, 20:57 (Ref:985455)
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I don't know much about Davidson, but I was surprised at how fast he comes to grips with a F1car. It showed at Minardi and it shows at BAR. Can't see why he shouldn't have a shot at racing in F1.
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27 May 2004, 21:10 (Ref:985467)
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Considering how knowledgable this forum is, I was kind of surprised that not too many people mentioned Ant when the subject of possible replacements at Williams was raised. I mean what's all this nonsense about getting Villeneuve back or Coulthard? We need some new blood to challenge Michael. Button's doing a good job, but another serious challenger wouldn't go amiss.
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27 May 2004, 21:15 (Ref:985471)
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My mail was a starting drive where he is now.Either way he regarded highly by all in the paddock so a starting drive some where is given.
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27 May 2004, 21:18 (Ref:985475)
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mike bt, welcoem to the forum.
 We do mention him, but it gets lost in the Villeneuve stuff.  Anyway. Ant is a possibility and there is at least one member who thinks he'll do well  Don't worry this forum hasn't forgotten AD. Generally there is a list of potential William's drivers and AD is in with a chance. Personally I think it depends on Williams getting another driver who they are satisfied can challenge for the title. AD's relative lack of race mileage is his main problem as Head indicated, but if they get a more known quantity first then they might take a (little) risk. It also looks like Pollock will allow his man (at the moment) to race for Williams if the opportunity comes up (according to Autosport this week). Last edited by Adam43; 27 May 2004 at 21:19. |
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27 May 2004, 21:29 (Ref:985481)
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27 May 2004, 21:43 (Ref:985490)
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Richards.
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27 May 2004, 21:53 (Ref:985501)
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   you see JV is in there again. Sorry, time for bed I reckon
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27 May 2004, 21:54 (Ref:985504)
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I agree with you Adam that his lack of recent F1 racing mileage could be a disadvantage, but I think his racecraft is not in question, he has raced at all levels from junior karts to F3 ( and sportscars) and has consistently been a winner. No doubt he'll make a few mistakes when he gets a drive, but as well as driving fast, he learns fast. I reckon if the 2001 British F3 season had had a couple of more races, he'd have beaten Sato to the title.
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27 May 2004, 22:38 (Ref:985556)
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another hype lol
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28 May 2004, 00:12 (Ref:985606)
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Davidson is clearly on the Williams short-(long-?)list. But I don't think we can make any judgements until we know a) whether Ralf is leaving, and b) what kind of experience Williams will be looking for.
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28 May 2004, 00:43 (Ref:985624)
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Davidson does appear to be a quality driver, but why would Williams take on somebody else's tester when they have two of their own. Two who are both familiar with the car and also have F1 race experience.
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28 May 2004, 00:45 (Ref:985626)
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davidson's recent performances during the practices for GPs warrants a good look from any team, this guy is pretty fast...
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28 May 2004, 04:12 (Ref:985707)
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e-a has a point there. One of the new drivers could be a tester. I guess AD has a slight advantage over these because by the end of the year he'll have driven all the GP tracks in contemporary machinery.
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28 May 2004, 05:21 (Ref:985747)
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EVERY driver is linked to Williams..i don't take any seriously anymore.
Just look at the list.......it's enough for Williams to change a driver at every race. 
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28 May 2004, 08:35 (Ref:985851)
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One reason could be that they have their own doubts about Pizzonia's racecraft
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28 May 2004, 10:08 (Ref:985999)
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I think there's a quote somewhere in the previous thread from Patrick head saying that Ant isn't really in contention. And I'm not convinced that he should be. Test drivers tend to run higher revs on the engiens, and can use up the tyres more aggressively, and will foten do those laps on lower fuel, so I don't think he's faster than Jenson on merit. Consdiering their past F3 rivalry he may be roughly equal to Sato.
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28 May 2004, 10:23 (Ref:986018)
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Ant's doing himself no harm at all in terms of getting noticed. But I agree it's probably a little premature to be talking of him in a Williams seat. However, I would like to see him in a half decent race seat next year. Trouble is, while things are going so well for BAR it'd be kind of difficult to leave, but I can't see him replacing Jense or Taku. Unless, of course, one of them moves elsewhere...
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28 May 2004, 10:37 (Ref:986040)
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Davidson is driving the BAR hybrid on Friday test sessions, its not the same car that Button and Sato are driving so its pointless comparing times
Both of Davidson's previous F1 drives ended with him beached in a gravel trap and I am sure that Frank will be more conscious of that than his tests in a hybrid car |
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28 May 2004, 11:51 (Ref:986139)
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It's not a hybrid car.
It's a 2004 spec. |
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28 May 2004, 12:09 (Ref:986155)
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Good point AA...what has filtered through to me is Ants feedback is exceptional, they also respect that he doesn't chuck it off and waste every teams time on test days.
Sorry to be a bore...(making a karting example again)...but if you accept that MS and the late Senna were the product of their fathers sticking them in karts at an early age...please consider my experience running my own British championship winning team for 8 years...there were a whole group of young karters that stood out after the Franchitti, Guy Smith, Manning era...Dan Wheldon, Mark Taylor, ANT, Jenson Button, Gary Paffett, Justin Wilson, Gareth Howell, Robbie Kerr and a few others, who always would siv their way through to the front time after time after time. It's such a shame that people in motor racing never noticed. Laterly lads like Lewis Hamilton have been spotted and backed because Martin Hines (Zip Kart multi WC) involved Ron Dennis in his karting series. That Mercedes link helped Gary Paffett too (now a front runner in DTM) As far as I am aware the only reason Williams have commented on Anthony is because journalists asked PH and Sir FW about him...nomore than that as far as I'm aware! |
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28 May 2004, 13:45 (Ref:986263)
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Nice to hear from you again Rennen and please pass my best wishes to ANT.
As far as the Willy drive goes, if Sir FW was bold enough to give Jenson a try, then why do people believe he would not do the same with ANT, especially bearing in mind your comments above. With regard to Sato in F3, it is widely recognised that he was running a development Honda engine which rather flattered his talent. I'm not saying Taku isn't a good driver, just that it wasn't necessarily a level playing field in F3 that year. I hope one of the big teams has the balls to give Anthony a chance as under the current test rules, he will not be able to take part in Friday testing next year! It would be a huge shame if so much talent were to hidden from the top team owners. |
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28 May 2004, 14:15 (Ref:986312)
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Ralf-critics must be worried now..rumours have it that Ralf may not leave Williams afterall
Silly me..this is the silly season! 
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28 May 2004, 14:16 (Ref:986314)
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I suppose a lot depends on how big (or not) a fan Sam Michaels is
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