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21 Apr 2005, 10:35 (Ref:1283718)
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Pizzonia on stand by?
I've read that Jungleboy is on standby at Imola for some reason or other relating to Williams' regulars suffering various aches and pains..
What's all that about then? |
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21 Apr 2005, 11:54 (Ref:1283783)
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Apparently, Mark Webber cracked some ribs in pre-season testing and is still recovering, while Nick Heidfeld has complained of severe back pain in the last round of testing. So Williams have asked Pizzonia to go to Imola to be on standby in case one of the two frontrunning drivers pulls up sore. But Pizzonia isn't expecting to race.
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21 Apr 2005, 12:05 (Ref:1283789)
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Oh right, i see
Maybe he'll 'do a Davidson' though and get the nod right at the last minute? |
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21 Apr 2005, 13:48 (Ref:1283855)
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It always surprises me when teams don't bring their test drivers to races, because you never know when they will be needed.
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21 Apr 2005, 13:53 (Ref:1283857)
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I always thought most of the top teams had their 'third' driver knocking around the paddock on Friday and flew them back Saturday afternoon if they weren't needed. Reduces the sponsor work load of the main two aswell or something.
That said, now the European season has started they can just fly the drivers in as and when they're needed. |
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21 Apr 2005, 13:58 (Ref:1283859)
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They normally like to keep the test drivers on the same time zone as the test tracks - cuts down on jet lag. That's why Ant wasn't on-hand when Sato was taken ill - Ant had to fly out suddenly.
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21 Apr 2005, 21:47 (Ref:1284168)
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What happens if both drivers can't race?
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21 Apr 2005, 21:54 (Ref:1284171)
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Unless they can grab someone quickly and everyone else agrees then they can run them. This might be another team's third driver or tester. If not, which probably would end up being the case, then they will run only one car.
IIRC Jordan tried to borrow Frentzen when Arrows were on the way out, but he decided it would effect the proceedings he filed against Jordan for sacking him the year before. That is the closest something like I describe above has come to happening (in recent years - they used to try each other's cars for a laugh in the good old days). |
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21 Apr 2005, 21:58 (Ref:1284173)
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I'm too polite to even begin to answer the question if both drivers are 'unavailable' (my quotes), but I guess someone around here, with more manners than I have, will know.
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21 Apr 2005, 22:08 (Ref:1284181)
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Well no problem for Ferrari (Gene & Badoer), McLaren (dlRosa & Wurz), Red Bull (Klein, Speed, Janie & about two million others).
BAR did suprise me when Button wasn't availible, stupid enough that Sato wasn't about, but the race was in europe - there must have been plenty of guys just sitting at home no more than 2 hours away. |
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21 Apr 2005, 22:13 (Ref:1284186)
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Well it isn't that simple, even for the teams with two test drivers. Only one is a nominated third driver. Everyone would have to agree to it, at least
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21 Apr 2005, 23:41 (Ref:1284231)
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At f1racing.net, Webber is quoted as saying that he's 80% recovered and he will be racing this weekend.
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22 Apr 2005, 09:40 (Ref:1284408)
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No, it doesn't look like Jungleboy's gonna get his run now...
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